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Supreme Court ruling on Colorado conversion therapy case is not a clear win for conservatives
In an 8-1 decision authored by Justice Neil Gorsuch, the Supreme Court held on March 31, 2026, that a Colorado law prohibiting licensed counselors from performing “conversion therapy” on minors was likely unconstitutional as applied to talk therapy. Justice Elena Kagan filed a separate concurrence, joined by Justice Sonia Sotomayor. ...Read more
What a US attorney general actually does – a law professor spells it out
President Donald Trump fired Attorney General Pam Bondi on April 2, 2026, only 14 months after she was sworn into office, making her time in the role the shortest in 60 years.
While much recent attention has focused on Trump’s decision to fire Bondi, there has been less attention on what the attorney general actually does, or what ...Read more
Trump $2.2 trillion budget pairs defense boost with agency cuts
President Donald Trump asked Congress to enact a $2.2 trillion budget for discretionary programs, seeking a massive increase in defense spending, while also renewing his push for steep cuts to domestic agencies.
The budget proposal released on Friday requests $1.5 trillion for defense, a significant increase over the $1 trillion sought for ...Read more
Trump Truth Store temporarily closes on account of low sales amid Iran war
Just a few months after opening, the controversial Trump Truth Store in Crystal Lake, Illinois, has temporarily shut down, citing a drop in sales amid the ongoing Iran war.
In a notice to customers, business owner Lisa Fleischmann posted on Facebook on March 26 that the MAGA-themed shop “is closed until further notice.”
“I am not even ...Read more
Editorial: In war, strength without strategy is weakness
There are moments when a president must project resolve. The American people expect it. Adversaries watch for it. Allies depend on it. But resolve without clarity is not leadership; it is risk.
President Donald Trump’s recent address on Iran was forceful in tone, but thin in substance. It leaned heavily on certainty and dominance yet offered ...Read more
Editorial: A promising plan to spur housing gets wrecked by Congress
Among the few things that Americans agree on these days is that housing is too expensive. With a shortfall of at least 3.7 million homes, the obvious solution is to build more. Regrettably, a once-promising effort in Congress intended to do just that now seems to be falling apart — a victim of populist politics gone awry.
Over the past two ...Read more
Editorial: Mills, Cherfilus-McCormick should leave Congress
Two members of Florida’s congressional delegation — one Democrat, U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick of Miramar and one Republican, Cory Mills of New Smyrna Beach — have become embarrassments to this state, their constituents, their parties and Congress itself. To give all voters the chance to find someone who can do the job unhindered ...Read more
Pam Bondi’s extreme political loyalty to Trump wasn’t enough to save her job
After President Donald Trump fired Attorney General Pam Bondi on April 2, 2026, news reports suggested that she fell from grace, not for being too independent, but for not being effective enough at defending him and prosecuting his political enemies.
As The New York Times reported the previous day, Trump was disappointed with “Ms. ...Read more
Reps. Cline, Kiggans propose legislation to reinstate police partnerships with ICE
U.S. Reps. Ben Cline and Jen Kiggans introduced legislation that would require state and local law enforcement to enter into cooperative agreements with Immigration and Customs Enforcement in order to receive certain federal grant funding.
The Virginia Republicans’ bill would effectively mandate that state and local police perform some ...Read more
Claire Valdez wins Bernie Sanders endorsement in primary for Velazquez seat
NEW YORK — Assemblywoman Claire Valdez Thursday picked up the endorsement of Sen. Bernie Sanders in the Democratic primary for the 7th Congressional District seat held by Rep. Nydia Velazquez.
The progressive lawmaker joined Mayor Zohran Mamdani in backing Valdez, a former union organizer and low-wage worker, over Brooklyn Borough President ...Read more
Courts likely to block Trump's effort to curtail mail-in voting
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s effort to curtail mail voting through executive order will likely be ruled illegal in at least one of several lawsuits filed this week, experts said, the latest in the president’s long-running effort to assert federal control of elections.
Democratic party groups and civil rights organizations have ...Read more
Hegseth asked US Army chief to step down, Pentagon says
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has asked Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George to step down, according to Pentagon officials, a move that comes after President Donald Trump warned of military escalation against Iran.
The officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, confirmed an earlier report from CBS News, which cited people ...Read more
Trump will impose 100% tariff on some patented drugs
The Trump administration will impose tariffs of as much as 100% on certain imported medicines, albeit with several key exemptions, a maneuver to pressure drugmakers to manufacture more in the U.S.
The new levy, which President Donald Trump authorized on Thursday, applies to patented drugs made in countries that lack tariff deals with the U.S. ...Read more
Don Lemon skewers Trump, Kristi Noem's husband on 'The View'
Don Lemon appeared on ABC’s “The View” Thursday where he attempted to turn the tables on President Donald Trump.
The former CNN host told the talk show’s panels that he feels he’s being targeted by the Trump administration as evidenced by the president having called him “the dumbest man on television.”
Moderator Whoopi Goldberg ...Read more
Trump adjusts metals tariffs for simplification, efforts to avoid them
President Donald Trump on Thursday signed a proclamation that seeks to simplify tariffs on metal imports and address efforts by producers of metals outside of the United States to circumvent the import taxes, according to seniors administration officials.
The 50% duties on aluminum, steel and copper imports that Trump imposed last year have ...Read more
Trump attacks Bruce Springsteen after singer's Minnesota No Kings appearance, tour kickoff
President Donald Trump attacked Bruce Springsteen on social media April 2, days after the singer appeared at an anti-Trump rally in St. Paul and kicked off his tour in Minneapolis by calling out “corruption in the White House.”
“Bad, and very boring singer, Bruce Springsteen, who looks like a dried up prune who has suffered greatly from ...Read more
Senate tees up bill to end Homeland Security shutdown
WASHINGTON — The Senate took the first step Thursday in a GOP-backed plan to reopen the Department of Homeland Security, sending the House for a second time its bill to fund the department except for immigration enforcement.
In an early-morning pro forma session, the Senate agreed, by voice vote, to table a House measure that would have ...Read more
Maryland legislature passes bill to protect emergency abortion care
BALTIMORE — The Maryland General Assembly has passed legislation requiring hospitals to provide emergency abortion care when needed to stabilize a patient. The House of Delegates passed the bill Thursday, 96-37, after the state Senate passed the bill in February.
“We have re-instituted a basic protection for women who, regardless of ...Read more
Colorado appeals court throws out Tina Peters' 9-year prison term, orders resentencing
DENVER — The Colorado Court of Appeals threw out the nine-year sentence for discredited elections clerk Tina Peters on Thursday and ordered that she be re-sentenced by a district court judge.
The panel of three judges found that Mesa County District Court Judge Matthew Barrett wrongly based part of the original sentence on Peters’ exercise ...Read more
Trump speech on Iran war, recent remarks on oil, NATO, daycare costs land with a thud
President Donald Trump’s meandering speech on the Iran war late Wednesday — in which he paired promises of a swift exit with new threats of escalated bombing and denied responsibility for the Strait of Hormuz — did little to assuage U.S. allies and world markets concerned about the conflict’s ongoing disruptions to the global oil supply....Read more
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