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There’s a Chance To Hold Brennan Accountable

John Brennan’s name has resurfaced in a serious way just weeks before the Durham statute of limitations expires.

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Brennan Was Only Top CIA Official To Back Obama in ’08

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What ICE’s Big Payday Means for America

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Fed Has To Be Cleansed of Its Deep State Groupthink

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The Return of ‘All-of-the-Above’

The Green New Deal is dead.

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The Truth Behind the ‘Kids Can’t Read’ Discourse

Every month or so, for the past few years, a new dire story has warned of how American children, from elementary school to college age, can no longer read. And every time I read one of these stories, I find myself conflicted.

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Middle Class Bears the Consequences of Mass Migration

I want to reinforce what you’re saying here, which is the American people overwhelmingly support mass deportation of all illegal immigrants. And this is what’s very important-is that the American ruling class, they are physically and culturally disconnected from the consequences of mass migration.

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After Police Cuts, Overtime Costs Strain LA’s Budget

With donuts now over $20 a dozen and a cup of coffee topping $3, working a shift for the Los Angeles Police Department isn’t what it once was.But with overtime pay at 1.5 times the regular hour

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Photo Essay: ICE in L.A.

Onlookers watch a fire destroy the Lucky Ave Wholesale Center in Downtown L.A., June 19, 2025. The federal campaign to deport undocumented immigrants in Los Angeles began in early June when ICE agents arrested workers at a nearby garment factory.

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Susie Wiles Brings Calm, Helping Trump Rack Up Wins

Donald Trump calls her the Ice Maiden. But in person, the very private White House chief of staff, Susie Wiles, is warm and hospitable a€” as long as you don’t cross her.

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WH Blasts Newsom’s Wildfire Recovery Claims, S.C. Tour

The rubble that defined the Los Angeles landscape in the wake of historic wildfires has been hauled away, leaving behind acre after acre of empty dirt lots where homes once were and will be again. The all-consuming question: When?

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Why the Big Bill Might Not Be the Elixir Dems Imagined

Democrats’ initial optimism is fading as the bill’s political reality sets in.

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Brennan, Comey and the Reckoning Long Overdue

New CIA review exposes how intelligence officials sidelined experts and pushed the discredited Steele dossier to fuel the Trump-Russia collusion hoax

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Criminal Investigation of Comey and Brennan Is a Warning

This goes deeper than political revenge.

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Trump Nobel Nomination Deserves Serious Consideration

President Donald Trump’s nomination for a Nobel Peace Prize shouldn’t be laughed at. His accomplishments this year are extraordinary.

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The Settler Violence Myth

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The Impossible Geography of Survival in Gaza

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Did Sheryl Sandberg Play a Role in Hit on Brett Kavanaugh?

When Congress grills former White House Chief of Staff Jeff Zients about who was running the government in the Biden years, they should have him explain his connections to the Kavanaugh hit, too.

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Third-Party Efforts Are Jokes. Musk’s Might Not Be

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Chicago Residents Fed Up With Mayor Brandon Johnson

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson faces backlash over crime, immigration, and hiring practices as approval ratings hit record lows.

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Who’s Afraid of Mamdani?

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People Connecting Dots of What Dems’ Open Border Wrought

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The Many, Many Obstacles to Hiring 10,000 ICE Agents

The agency has historically struggled to fill open positions – and more money won’t necessarily solve the problem.

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Restoring the Rule of Law After Brennan and Comey

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Biden Doctor Pleads Fifth at House Oversight Deposition

Former President Joe Biden’s White House physician declined to answer questions before a House Committee as the GOP-led panel ramped up its investigation into Biden’s age and health.

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A New Twist on an Old Bet With Buffett

A new wager of the century?

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This Isn’t the First Misstep for Powell’s Fed

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Mamdani’s Identity Games

Questions arise about his Columbia application, a Hanukkah video, and his father’s comparison of the U.S. to Nazi Germany.

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Republicans Try a Novel Pitch: Make Virginia 2021 Again

Abigail Spanberger and her Democrats are dubious that a state hit hard by DOGE will buy what Glenn Youngkin’s heirs are selling.

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Ending the Corruption Known as ‘Climate Policy’

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