SCOTUS Nukes Blockade On Trump’s Border Wall Construction
'The Government’s interest therefore outweighs any aesthetic, recreational, and environmental harm alleged by respondents.'
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A Trump Amnesty Deal Would Betray Not Just His Voters But All Americans
America's immigration laws are not something the Republican Party or Trump should trade away after a bad election.
Freedom Caucus Demands GOP Leadership Pass ‘Unfinished’ Agenda Before Dems Take Congress
'Moreover, we request that we not leave town until we accomplish these objectives. Every one of us — including those leaving Congress on January 3rd — should be committed to finishing the job.'
Florida Offers Blueprint For Other States To Shutter Islamist Terrorist Orgs Like CAIR
'Florida is holding CAIR accountable,' Gov. Ron DeSantis said.
Electing John Thune Senate Minority Leader Would Be ‘Rewarding Failure’
Sen. Ron Johnson says it would be 'political malpractice' to rush a conference vote on leadership this week. Several others agree.
House Race Separated By 99 Votes Shows Why ‘Rare’ Noncitizen Voting Does Matter
Approximately 99 votes separate the candidates in one North Carolina congressional race, showing exactly why noncitizen voting could potentially have a major impact on U.S. elections. The narrow North Carolina race is one of many too-close-to-call races coming out of Tuesday’s midterm elections. Democrat Chuck Hubbard…
Why Vibes Now Matter More Than Ideas In Recent Elections
For the foreseeable future, Republicans need to imitate the Democrats and start seeing themselves more like influencers than as statesmen.
Blue Wave Enshrines Child Butchery In State Constitutions
Protections for girls sports passed in some states, but the majority of ballot initiatives favored extreme, undefined rights for the transgender industries.
Blue Wave Enshrines Child Butchery In State Constitutions
Protections for girls sports passed in some states, but the majority of ballot initiatives favored extreme, undefined rights for the transgender industries.
Left-Wing Academia’s Newest Phobia Is The Western Canon
New civics schools on college campuses are attempting to recover what's long been lost.
Here’s What Democratic Socialism Would Really Cost Americans
Before embracing the promise of Democratic socialism, voters should ask if they are prepared to pay for the additional costs.
Neocon Marc Thiessen Denies Reality And Lies About J.D. Vance
That Washington Post content creator Marc Thiessen is out here lying wouldn’t be worth commenting on if not for his reportedly being one of the main people who advised President Trump that striking Iran would be a good time for all. So he needs to be corrected. In a piece of content this week for
DOJ Initiates Criminal Probe Into Supreme Court Dobbs Leak: Report
The Department of Justice is pursuing a criminal investigation into the individual(s) responsible for leaking the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision, according to a new report. The New York Times first reported on the probe’s existence on Thursday, with Fox News later reporting similar findings. Unnamed sources told the…
Stephen Miller To Take Over As White House Chief Of Staff
Miller has demonstrated laser focus on mass deportations and how government policy needs to benefit the American people.
Neocons Are Desperate To Blame The GOP Midterm Wipeout On Everything But Iran
They blame tariffs, corruption, immigration enforcement–anything but the one obvious thing: the Iran war and its associated costs.
Christian Conservatives Can’t Import A New Electorate Like Democrats, But We Can Have Lots Of Babies
While Democrats wave the next generation of leftist 'Americans' across the Rio Grande, Christians contracept their way out of cultural renewal as they throw up their hands in defeat.
Mississippi’s Midterm Upset Proves That Demographics Matter Now More Than Ever
The demographic shift in Mississippi proved decisive in this year's election.
Democrats’ War Against The Supreme Court Is About To Get Even Worse
The Supreme Court is now under threat more than ever following Tuesday's midterm elections.
GOP Believes Mississippi Will ‘Break Our Way’ In Tight Senate Race
An RNC official tells The Federalist that the brunt of the outstanding ballots in the razor-thin race are coming from Republicans.
In Midterms Full Of Defeat, Colorado Parents Teach A Powerful Lesson About Political Victory
As Lee told The Federalist, 'Someone told me the other day that I was running this campaign like a bake sale.'
Hey, John Cornyn: I’m So Glad You’re Going
The departure from the Senate of Thom Tillis, Susan Collins, and John Cornyn is addition by subtraction. Music to the ears.
Rediscovering The Declaration And America’s Founding Principles
Matthew Spalding’s 'The Making of the American Mind' could prove to be the defining book on the Declaration of Independence for our time.
Exclusive: DOJ Stops Race-Based Funding For Federal Student Aid
'Given the progress that the United States has made toward remediating illegal discrimination in K–12 education, it may prove difficult for a voluntary desegregation plan today to establish the factual predicates needed to survive strict scrutiny,' the opinion states.
The Wall Street Journal Pretends To Not Understand J.D. Vance Or Iran
'This'll be over by August, by the end of August. And we'll have two months before the midterm elections for gas prices to come down and for Americans to sense victory.'
Turns Out, Dangling Amnesty In Front Of Illegals Won’t Win Over Minorities To The Republican Party
If the price of a vote is agreeing not to enforce America's borders or laws, it's a price Republicans should refuse to pay.
Post-Election Data: Immigration Is A Winning Issue For Republicans
Amid Republicans’ many losses in the 2026 midterms is a silver lining indicating that the party still holds an advantage over Democrats on a key policy issue: immigration. NBC News exit polling suggests that, despite Democrat-led opposition to immigration enforcement and deportations, the GOP is generally viewed as…
Muslim Candidates Ride Democrats’ ‘Blue Tsunami’ Into Power As The Red-Green Alliance Rises
NBC exit polling puts Muslims at just 1 percent of overall voters, but they swung overwhelmingly Democrat (86 percent).
After Deeply Unpleasant Campaign Season, Dems Promise To Soothe Economically Anxious Americans With Screeching Lawfare Jihad
It was a double-negative election, two messages about negating and impugning.
Newsom’s Dirty Medicaid Trick Sticks Californians With Pricier Premiums Or A Budget Shortfall
Because Newsom leads from behind, Californians will face either higher health insurance premiums or yet another state budget shortfall.
Cormac McCarthy Was A Great Author Who Doesn’t Deserve A Bad Biography
Tracy Daugherty's 'Cormac McCarthy: A Legacy Revisited,' leaves readers with the impression he doesn't like his subject, much less understand him.
Chicago Bishop Publicly Awards Billionaire Who Donated $1.1 Million To Kill Babies
Catholic Church awardee Michael Sacks’ $1.1 million pro-abortion dollars financed the killing of an estimated 1,833 precious children.
Legalizing Weed Created A Health Disaster That’s Only Going To Get Worse
The damage legalized marijuana has inflicted on today's youth cannot be instantly undone by alterations or label redesigns.
Democrats Wipe Out Republican Control Of State Governments
Following Tuesday’s midterm elections, much attention has been paid to the beating Republicans took at the federal level and what Congress will look like come next year. But unfortunately for the GOP, those losses are only the tip of the political iceberg. In “purple” and “red” states across the country, Republicans…
Vance: The Iran War Cost Us The Midterms
“The reason we lost is the war. The president himself said so last night,” Vice President J.D. Vance said in a post-mortem of the midterm results in an X post on Wednesday. Democrats flipped seven Senate seats in Iowa, Kansas, Maine, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, and Texas. Both Alaska and Mississippi Senate…
The ‘Blue Tsunami’ Isn’t What Neocons Want It To Be
A few days before this week’s midterm elections, which saw Democrats run the table and reclaim control of the House and Senate, The Wall Street Journal’s nonsubstantive Peggy Noonan said this was exactly what she was hoping for. Unfortunately for her and other terrible people like her, she got what she wanted but not…
Here’s The Good And Bad Of 2026 Midterm Ballot Initiatives
While not an exhaustive list, here's a breakdown how the biggest measures fared on Tuesday night.
Mike Johnson Isn’t Running For GOP House Leader. His Successor Can’t Be Another Useless Republican
'Instead of standing firm on our principles, you have governed out of fear,' Rep. Steube told Republican leadership.
Tuesday’s Blue Tsunami Proves Texas’ Problem Was Never ‘Candidate Quality’
A closer look at the margins doesn’t lend any credence to the idea that Paxton or French alone torpedoed the GOP’s chances.
Democrats Vow Lawfare Hours After Winning On ‘Affordability’
Voters wanted relief at the pump and the grocery store. Democrats won control of Congress Tuesday night and immediately told Republicans to lawyer up. Thirty-nine percent of voters listed the economy as their top issue, according to an NBC News exit poll. That same poll found that 88 percent of voters with financial…
The Best And Worst Explanations For Republicans’ Midterm Losses
The big result to watch for now is what lesson Trump and the GOP will take from Tuesday night. Recovery depends on taking the right ones.
Voters Who Claim To Reject Unlimited Abortion Are Duped Into Affirming It In 3 States
Democrats have used deceptive language before.
In Rare Midterms Bright Spot, Idahoans Reject Radical Abortion Initiative
It was a rare conservative win in an otherwise dismal midterms.
The Nationwide Collapse Of The Republican Party Is Trump’s Fault
The Iran war and the costs it imposed on the American people were a betrayal of what Trump ran on in 2024, and voters have just confirmed it.
Iran Nuked Us After All
Regime-change adventurism on the other side of the world caused a devastating regime change here.
Republicans Got Pummeled In The Midterms, But Dems Will Overplay Their Hand
Voters didn’t just reject Republicans, they opened their arms wide to a socialist movement antithetical to foundational American values.
The GOP Midterm Disaster Can Be Traced Back To Charlie Kirk’s Assassination
Kirk's death cast a shadow over the second Trump administration and marked off a downward spiral that may have reached electoral rock bottom last night.
After Midterm Drubbing, Senate GOP Leadership Should Resign
Senate GOP leaders have spent more time fighting the voters who elected them in 2024 than their Democrat counterparts.
Republicans Learned Nothing From 2006 About Midterms And Foreign Wars
Tuesday’s midterm elections are shaping up to be the “biggest national wipeout for Republicans since 2006, when voters brutally punished the GOP for an ill-advised and poorly planned war in the Middle East,” The Federalist’s CEO and co-founder Sean Davis said in a post on X. In 2006, 56 percent of voters disapproved…
Exit Poll: Iran War Was ‘Crucial Or Major’ Factor For 3 In 4 Voters
As Republicans see electoral losses across the country, about 74 percent of voters said the Iran war was a “crucial or major” factor in their vote for Congress, and Democrats won 63 percent of those voters, according to NBC exit polls. Only 26 percent said the war was a “minor factor or not a factor,”
Virginia Enshrines Unregulated Abortion On Demand In Constitution
Virginia voters overwhelmingly approved a constitutional amendment that will allow abortion on demand, at any point in a pregnancy, for any or no reason at all in Tuesday’s election. As of press time, approval of the amendment received about 62 percent of the vote, though final vote tallies are still being made and…
SCOTUS Grills Colorado For Boxing Christians Out Of ‘Universal’ Preschool Program
'[Y]ou can have a vegetarian school, but you can't have a Catholic school; you can't have a Jewish school. ... How do you respond to those concerns?' asked Justice Kavanaugh.
Stupid Voters Are The Biggest Threat To America
Too many 'progressives' would rather take out Trump than stop socialists from burning down the republic. Now that’s stupid.
Shock Dem Endorsement Of Mike Rogers Came Too Late For 2 Million Early Voters In Michigan
America's ever-expanding early voting period has rendered late endorsements all but moot.
Supreme Court Weighs If Colorado Can Make Christian Schools Enroll Trans Kids To Get Funding
The St. Mary v. Roy case presents SCOTUS with the opportunity to continue a broad course correction in religious liberty jurisprudence.
Pro-Trans Doctors Lied To Keep Federal Money Flowing For Puberty Blockers
The NIH awarded millions of dollars in grants for studies seemingly designed to reach a particular conclusion pushing puberty blockers.
Skip Travel Sports And Put Your Sons In Little League
Like many aspects of American life, little league baseball is suffering. Saving America, in a small way, means saving little league.
One Ongoing Scam Cost Medicare $15 Billion. Can Washington Shut It Down?
A $15 billion wound-care billing loophole finally got closed, but Medicaid programs still aren’t flagging their riskiest providers.
Could You Rebuild American Civilization From The Ashes?
Kurt Schlichter's latest novel, 'American Warlord,' asks the difficult questions about what happens when politics breaks down.
NYT: Our Elections Are Super Secure. Also, Look At All These Noncitizens Who Voted By Accident
Noncitizen voting is so 'rare' that The New York Times dedicated an entire piece to covering noncitizens who illegally voted.
Report: Islamic Groups Urged Violence, Called America ‘Satan’ — And Got $47 Million From Taxpayers
Abdul El-Sayed has appeared at a number of the mosques and institutions listed.
‘He’s Amazing’: Indiana’s Charlie Becker Praises God After Comeback Win
Indiana Hoosiers wide receiver Charlie Becker had a stunning performance in his team’s comeback overtime victory against the Minnesota Golden Gophers on Saturday. But rather than take the glory for himself, the young athlete gave it all to God. “First off … The God I serve is so remarkable. He’s amazing,” Becker told…
Media Are Still Lying About Child Protection Measures On The Ballot
More than a year after the Nebraska law went into effect, there is no evidence of any kind that strangers are forcing children to show them their genitals so they can play youth sports.
Court Stops Michigan’s Leftist Elections Chief From Destroying Pollbooks
Judge Michael Riordan last week issued a restraining order against Benson’s rule, which seems to be in conflict with federal election law.
Somali ‘Interpreters’ Raise Electioneering Concerns At Maine’s Polls
'...[V]irtually every one of these rules was violated over and over again by a small cadre of political activists...' The Maine Wire reports.
I Saw Slotkin Threaten GOP Staff. She Deserves An Ethics Probe
Now you can sign a Change.org petition calling on the Senate to open an investigation into Sen. Elissa Slotkin's threats against Republican staffers.
Evidence Suggests Alaska’s ‘Decoy Dan’ Illegally Colluded With Democrat Dark-Money Group
An FEC complaint alleges that the decoy's campaign illegally colluded with a dark-money group that ran ads against GOP Sen. Dan Sullivan.
What Did Abdul El-Sayed Say After October 7? Wayne County Won’t Let Voters See
Wayne County told Michigan voters they'll have to wait until after Election Day for a response to a records request about Abdul El-Sayed.
Democrats Run On Trump Hatred Because They Have No Vision For America
Democrats may gain politically from the Iran War, but opposition to Trump supplies no answer to their own crisis of national identity.
The Media Won’t Tell You Felony Violent Crime Is Plunging Under Trump
The reasons behind these record crime reductions aren't difficult to understand.
A Communist Retaking Power In Brazil Will Increase Anti-American Foreign Influence Ops
Lula's victory hands the godfather of our hemisphere's socialist movement four more years at the helm of Latin America's largest country.
Serbia Offers A Masterclass In Secure Elections For Americans
I traveled to Belgrade, Serbia, this past weekend as an international observer of the country’s Oct. 25 parliamentary elections. What I witnessed was a remarkably thorough system of election security, administered by election officials representing competing political parties, with multiple safeguards designed to…
Minnesota Rep: By 2016 Everyone Knew Ilhan Omar Married Her Brother
Evidence suggesting Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., married her brother goes back at least to 2016, when the Obama administration opened an investigation into the alleged marital and immigration fraud. Republican Minnesota State Rep. Kristin Robbins said everyone in her state knew about it the whole time. “This has been an…
‘Trans Kids’ Madness Is Built On A Foundation Of Constant And Increasingly Aggressive Lies
'Sex-rejecting medicine is fraud from the diagnosis to the coding to the treatment.'
Study Links Frozen Embryo Transfers To Higher Rates Of Childhood Cancer
Pediatric cancer rates doubled in children born of frozen embryos. Most IVF transfers around the world involve cryopreserved embryos.
DHS: Trump Admin Revoked Immigration Status Of 2.2 Million Illegals
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced Thursday that it has revoked or terminated the immigration status of about 2.2 million illegals since President Donald Trump came into office, setting them up for removal from the United States. In doing so, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) ended…
‘Decoy Dan’ Exposes Democrats’ Bogus Excuses For Opposing SAVE Act
If Americans can learn one thing from the Decoy Dan debacle, it's that Democrats don't actually care about making voting easier -- they just care about maximizing their chances at winning.
Sen. Johnson Launches Probe Into Alaska’s ‘Decoy Dan’ Senate Race Scandal
'If true, the alleged efforts described in the October 28, 2026 article, would amount to a disturbing effort to undermine the integrity of the 2026 U.S. Senate election in Alaska.'
The Democrats’ ‘Affordability’ Plan Is To Expand Welfare And Punish Elon Musk
When voters elect Democrats, they should prepare for an 'affordability' agenda that does nothing they want.
5 Reasons Americans Should Be Concerned About Abdul El-Sayed’s Muslim Brotherhood Ties
With the rise of the red-green alliance, the Muslim Brotherhood has a dangerous and unprecedented political opportunity.
Report: Russia Hoaxer Marc Elias’ Firm Was ‘Part Of’ Peltola Plot To Rig Alaska Ballot
The Democrat attack dog's law firm represents Mary Peltola's campaign, accused in the 'Decoy Dan' ballot scheme to confuse voters.
Defense Lawyers For The SPLC Appear To Bizarrely Undermine The SPLC In Court
The defense brief, saying explicitly that the government's informant was 'taking SPLC records and privileged information,' is corroborating government claims. They just said in court that documents obtained by prosecutors are real.
SCOTUS Gears Up To Decide Whether Colorado Can Exclude Christians From ‘Universal’ Preschool Program
'This case is important because it's an example of the ways that governments have been trying to evade the protections that the Supreme Court has spent decades reaffirming for religious exercise.'
Islamic Rules Could Get Dogs Banned From Classrooms In Maine’s Largest School District
Islamic beliefs regarding the impurity of dog drool could lead to pups being barred from classrooms in Maine's largest city.
Nevadans Consider Popular Measure To Require Identity Verification For Mail-In Voting
Strong support for Question 7 shows that many Nevadans see voter ID as a clearer way to ensure voters are properly identified.
Helping Democrats Win In 2026 Should Disqualify You From Being A ‘Conservative Leader’
Self-styled 'principled conservatives' and the dissident influencers who claim to oppose them are working toward the same goal: sinking Trump’s political movement.
Here’s How Rural And Small-Town America Can Resist Hostile Left-Wing Takeovers
Traction for the hostile invasion of rural America depends on conservative turnout.
Congress Shouldn’t Seat Anyone Elected With Terror Ties, Such As Sayed And Omar
The only check on the loyalty of those whose names appear in gold plate on the door is their oath to the Constitution. Those who cannot take that oath in good faith ought not to be seated by Congress.
Stopping Mass Immigration Depends On Finishing The Border Wall
The Big Bend Sector includes 517 miles of the 1,254-mile Texas-Mexico border, and construction was ongoing there until federal District Court Judge Kathleen Cardone ordered a halt earlier this month.
Virginia AG: ‘AR-15s Are Machine Guns Except That They’ Are Not
Democrats and the corporate media are notorious for deceiving Americans about their Second Amendment rights.
For Every Minute They Acknowledged Democrat Scandals, Corporate Networks Spent Three Attacking Republicans
A new study from NewsBusters shows networks are piling on the negative for GOP candidates while keeping negativity at bay for Dems.
ProPublica Spends Millions From Left-Wing Groups Writing Hit Pieces On Democrats’ Favorite Targets
ProPublica's smear campaigns act as springboards that give Democrats and their media allies the talking points they need to advance their agenda.
NYT Columnist Wants Democrats To ‘Drain’ Trump Allies’ Bank Accounts To Save ‘Democracy’
New York Times columnist Jamelle Bouie wants Democrats to “begin the reconstruction of American democracy with the rule of law in mind” if they win next Tuesday. His proposed starting point? Draining Stephen Miller’s bank account. In his Wednesday op-ed entitled “Trump Cannot Be the End of the Story,” Bouie lays out…
Democrats Care Too Much About Power To Distance Themselves From Terrorism Apologists
A free society cannot survive unless terrorists, supporters of terrorists, and apologists for terrorists are driven from polite society and politics.
America’s Future Is Either Mass Immigration Or Mass Deportations
Republicans have to decide whether they will be the party that fights to preserve America or go along with the party trying to destroy it.
Democrats Need To Keep Women Angry To Win Elections
Democrats are masters at spinning a narrative that allows them to swoop in and save women from the supposed horrible injustices they face every day.
How To Build A Family Legacy That Lasts Centuries
Austin Ruse's latest book, 'Not Just for Kings: Cultivating a 500-Year Vision for Your Family,' makes the case for building big and influential families.
Doctor: Serial Baby Murderer Kermit Gosnell ‘Could Not Have Been Prosecuted’ Under Virginia’s Abortion Amendment
'The primary objective of this proposed amendment is to codify "abortion on demand" for any reason and at any time during a woman’s pregnancy.'
The Lazy ProPublica Hit Piece On Cleta Mitchell Is Full Of Howlers
Watch with great care when lazy journalists start using the word 'unprecedented.'
The Lazy ProPublica Hit Piece On Cleta Mitchell Is Full of Howlers
Watch with great care when lazy journalists start using the word 'unprecedented.'
ProPublica ‘Exposes’ Cleta Mitchell As Effective Coalition Builder Who Gets Things Done
For an outlet hell-bent on maligning Mitchell, ProPublica produced an article that sounds like a glowing review of her effectiveness in the conservative movement.