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By Kyle Becker It was rarely the case in the past that the broader American public knew the names of judges beneath the Supreme Court level. The second Trump term changed all of that. Now, there are district court judges whose very names elicit eye rolls from millions of political observers. Jeb Boasberg. Tanya Chutkan. Juan Merchan. We can add another to that list: Indira Talwani . That is because not just once, but twice she has intervened to block the Trump administration from enforcing an executive order to track mail-in ballots. The President of the United States, undoubtedly, has authority over the U.S. Postal Service. And equally beyond dispute, he has the authority to enforce U.S. statute, such as 18 U.S.C. § 611 .  It reads as follows: It shall be unlawful for any alien to vote in any election held solely or in part for the purpose of electing a candidate for the office of President, Vice President, Presidential elector, Member of the Senate, Member of the House of R...

By JACOB MAGID WASHINGTON — The US-controlled Board of Peace accomplished what many observers thought was impossible until just two weeks ago, when it coaxed Hamas to accept a proposal that envisions the terror group handing over all of its weapons. Briefing reporters hours after Hamas approved the disarmament proposal, a senior US official indicated that its implementation could begin immediately because approval from Israel wasn’t even necessary to move forward. The US official reasoned that Israel had already, in September, agreed to US President Donald Trump’s 20-point plan for ending the Gaza war. Jerusalem was just being asked to uphold its commitments from that umbrella framework, whereas the 15-point disarmament plan was a matter for the Board of Peace and Hamas only. But Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu saw things differently, and came out against the disarmament plan, insisting that the Israel Defense Forces would not c...

Defense filing says the bullet's downward trajectory from the rooftop posed no risk to the crowd at Utah Valley University By Michael Ruiz Lawyers for accused Charlie Kirk assassin Tyler Robinson are arguing that prosecutors haven't established a case for the potential death penalty in a new court filing made public Tuesday night. "The facts and the law require this Court to strike the sole aggravating factor," defense attorneys Kathy Nester, Michael Burt, Richard Novak and Staci Visser wrote in a 41-page brief. After a weeklong preliminary hearing in early July, Judge Tony Graf Jr. gave both sides in the case time to file briefs before he makes a decision on whether there is enough probable cause to send the case to trial — which he is expected to announce on Sept. 1. Robinson, 23, is accused of shooting the 31-year-old Kirk at Utah Valley University on Sept. 10, 2025, during a Turning Point USA event. Kirk had founded the group to promote conservatism o...

By Teri Christoph Well, this should send the open-borders crowd straight into a tizzy. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents may soon be adding a rather unusual piece of equipment to their enforcement arsenal: gloves capable of delivering an electric shock. An official Department of Homeland Security (DHS) acquisition planning document released Monday shows the agency is getting ready to spend up to $20 million on a somewhat whiz-bangy new piece of law-enforcement gear capable of delivering an electrical jolt to help agents subdue individuals who might resist during a detainment. The DHS notice said the solicitation for a no-bid contract could be published as soon as Friday. Confirmed: @ICEgov officers could soon be equipped with gloves capable of delivering electric shocks to gain compliance from combative individuals. The @AP is reporting that a DHS notice published yesterday lays out how ICE plans to spend up to $20 MILLION to purchase thousands… — Ali Bradley (@A...

By Josh Christenson WASHINGTON — Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley beat Democratic socialist Francesca Hong in a come-from-behind victory during the Wisconsin gubernatorial primary Tuesday night. Crowley was ahead of the 37-year-old state representative and member of the Democratic Socialists of America 39.8% to 39.4% when the race was called by the Associated Press at 3:34 a.m. Surveys ahead of the Badger State Democratic contest had consistently showed Hong besting Crowley by double digit percentage points. Crowley had also dropped out of the race weeks before and even endorsed another opponent, before re-entering the contest and receiving the backing of outgoing Gov. Tony Evers. Democratic Wisconsin Gubernatorial candidate Francesca Hong speaks to reporters after voting in the primary election on August 11, 2026 in Madison, Wisconsin. Getty Images “Our team campaigned clean, our souls are intact and we really made meaningful change for the progressive movement,” Ho...

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By Teri Christoph Another day, another attempt by the TDS-riddled media to gin up a story about President Trump where one doesn't exist. This time around, it's the decoy mission the president and his security detail were forced to take on July 8 when returning from a NATO summit in Turkey . The Washington Post reported Monday that Trump "flew in secret" on a different plane than the media and some White House staff after U.S. intelligence detected "a credible plot to fire a missile at the plane Mr. Trump was on as he left the Turkish capital of Ankara." The assassination threat is believed to have originated with Iran. Citing "a U.S. official familiar with the operation and another person with knowledge of the president’s travel" – the leakers hid under a shield of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak about it – the Post detailed what allegedly happened: The administration has claimed that Trump departed Turkey on July 8 on t...