Category: Politics
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Supreme Court Ends Deportation Limbo. Next Time, Use the Front Door.
The Supreme Court refused to revive administrative closure, the Biden-era rule that let immigration judges shelve deportation cases. Ending deportation limbo is the right result, but the same-day Trump-Texas settlement that killed the rule is a tactic conservatives should think twice about.
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Ex-FBI Officials Hit With New Hunter Biden Laptop Charges. Now Prove It.
Prosecutors filed a superseding complaint accusing two ex-FBI counterintelligence officials of obstructing Congress and lying about their roles in the Hunter Biden investigations. Lying to Congress is a crime, but a complaint is only an accusation, and DOJ must now prove its case in court, not on a campaign calendar.
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Your Health Insurance Bill Jumped 9%. Your Paycheck Didn’t.
Workers now pay $7,471 a year toward family health insurance premiums, up 9% while wages rose 3.7%, and small-business workers pay $2,847 more than those at big companies. Here’s what is driving the bill, how Washington made it worse, and the conservative fix that puts buying power back with families.
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Your Social Security COLA Is 3.6%. Inflation Already Spent It.
The 2027 Social Security COLA is 3.6%, about $75 a month for the average retiree. But gas, utilities, insurance and Medicare are eating the raise, and the retirement trust fund is on track for a 22% automatic cut in late 2032. Here’s the honest math and what a responsible fix looks like.
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Israel Election Day: Netanyahu Faces His Biggest Test Since Oct. 7
Israelis are voting in their first national election since Oct. 7, a referendum on Netanyahu against former military chief Gadi Eisenkot. Final polls show neither bloc at 61 seats. Here is what is at stake for the U.S.-Israel alliance and what to watch.
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California Noncitizen Ballots: DOJ Loses a Race It Started Late
A 2-1 Ninth Circuit panel tossed the DOJ’s emergency bid to set aside mail ballots from 20,000-plus people it calls likely noncitizens, calling the emergency partly self-made. Noncitizen voting is illegal, but election integrity has to be done early and by the book.
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DOJ Flags 400-Plus Noncitizen Voters in Washington. Check Every One.
The Trump DOJ says more than 400 people registered in Washington without U.S. citizenship cast 1,500 votes, and it wants their ballots set aside. Every name deserves a check through due process, and the DOJ owes the public its evidence.
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Even Hochul Said Yes to School Choice. Other Democrats Are Stalling.
New York’s Kathy Hochul opted into the federal school choice tax credit, but most Democratic governors are still stalling ahead of the Jan. 1 deadline. Why their fraud questions deserve answers, why the delay looks political, and why families should speak up.
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James Comey Charged a Third Time. This Leak Case Has a High Bar.
The Trump DOJ has charged former FBI Director James Comey a third time, over a 2016 leak to The New York Times that his lawyers say two U.S. Attorneys declined to prosecute. Leaks are serious, but a decade-old case filed without a grand jury has a high bar to clear.
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Microsoft Offers 60,000 Workers a Buyout. That Beats a Pink Slip.
Microsoft offered voluntary buyouts to about 60,000 employees, roughly 27% of its workforce, as it pours money into AI data centers. A voluntary exit beats mass layoffs, the AI bet belongs to shareholders, and Washington should stay out.
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