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Trump signs minibus spending bill with $6.5 billion in earmarks

Kevin R. Kosar - February 6, 2026 5:23 am

Can the late shah’s son sell the Trump administration on leading a postcleric regime in Iran?

Proposed California ‘wealth tax’ may backfire on liberal politicians as state’s revenue base dries up

Trump’s $1.5 trillion ‘Dream Military’ budget proposal promises a Golden Fleet, a Golden Dome, and a host of bright, shiny new weapons

The federal government booked a $1.8 trillion deficit last year

Trump administration military strikes against drug cartels in Mexico would carry risks

John Scott Lewinski - January 30, 2026 5:30 am

RIP the ‘rules-based international order’

Jamie McIntyre - January 30, 2026 5:25 am

Florida MAGA bastion draws comeback from ex-lawmakers who once represented other states

David Mark - January 30, 2026 5:03 am

Doubts abound about proposed dual citizenship ban

Michele Chabin - January 23, 2026 5:25 am

Maine’s bipartisan brand of political nepotism

Taylor Millard - January 23, 2026 5:21 am

What’s stopping Trump from using the Insurrection Act in Minnesota?

Jeremy Lott - January 23, 2026 5:15 am

Trump’s Greenland quest ends with a whimper, not a bang

Jamie McIntyre - January 23, 2026 4:54 am

Make regime change great again?

John Scott Lewinski - January 16, 2026 5:36 am

Legislative tool to circumvent House leadership gets biggest win yet on Obamacare subsidies vote

Kevin R. Kosar - January 16, 2026 5:35 am

Trump’s ‘no limits’ view of presidential powers remakes the executive branch into international juggernaut

Jamie McIntyre - January 16, 2026 5:29 am

Will this Upper West Side-based House district elect a full-throated Israel supporter?

Ron Kampeas - January 9, 2026 4:34 am

María Corina Machado beat out Trump for the Nobel, but may have lost the bigger prize

Jamie McIntyre - January 9, 2026 4:27 am

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