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Constitutional Law Expert Hans von Spakovsky Discusses Major Supreme Court Battles, State of the Rule of Law in Wide-Ranging Interview

BREAKING

Karmelo Anthony Housed in Isolation for His Own Safety

ActBlue CEO Pleads the Fifth in House Hearing on Alleged Foreign Donations

Poll: Just 10 Percent of Europeans View U.S. as an Ally

Vance: Iran Deal Could Happen in a Week or Months from Now — but ‘Absolutely’ Before Midterms

House Advances ICE and Border Patrol Reconciliation Bill

Trump Calls on Thune to Fire Senate Parliamentarian to Pass SAVE America Act

Trump Formally Nominates Todd Blanche as Attorney General

Whistleblower Vindicated: Biden Officials Invented Loophole to Impose Gender Identity, Flout Court

Sen. Rand Paul Releases Timeline of Dr. Fauci’s Extensive Contacts with the U.S. Intelligence Community

Commentary: The Left’s Cycle of Manufactured Hysteria, Institutional Damage, and Quiet Retreat from the Smoking Wreckage

Music Spotlight: Carrie Brockwell

Congress Scrambles on FISA as Pulte Appointment Sparks Revolt

Teachers Union May Have Used Pension Funds for Progressive Activism

U.S. Lawmakers Discuss Social Security, Have No Plan to Prevent Insolvency

Commentary: Bill Gates’ Billions Shape U.S. Medical Research

NATIONAL

Harmeet Dhillon Discusses Trump DOJ’s Strategy for Taking Down Democrat Gun Bans

The Trump administration’s Department of Justice (DOJ) is planning to force Second Amendment cases to the Supreme Court, a top official told the Daily Caller News Foundation Monday. Under Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon, the Second Amendment Section of the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division was established on Dec. 4, 2025. While lawsuits against Denver, the District of Columbia and Colorado over gun and magazine bans have generated headlines, Dhillon told the DCNF there was a strategy behind the cases the Civil Rights Division brought.

Whistleblower Vindicated: Biden Officials Invented Loophole to Impose Gender Identity, Flout Court

Sen. Rand Paul Releases Timeline of Dr. Fauci’s Extensive Contacts with the U.S. Intelligence Community

Commentary: The Left’s Cycle of Manufactured Hysteria, Institutional Damage, and Quiet Retreat from the Smoking Wreckage

Music Spotlight: Carrie Brockwell

Congress Scrambles on FISA as Pulte Appointment Sparks Revolt

Teachers Union May Have Used Pension Funds for Progressive Activism

U.S. Lawmakers Discuss Social Security, Have No Plan to Prevent Insolvency

Commentary: Bill Gates’ Billions Shape U.S. Medical Research

U.S. Begins Next Wave of Self-Defense Strikes on Iran

Florida Supreme Court Allows State Republicans to Use New Congressional Map

Spy World Says It’s Pivoting to China After Years of Whistleblower Warnings

DHS Directs ICE to Deport Noncitizens Who Illegally Vote in U.S. Elections

Florida Supreme Court Allows State Republicans to Use New Congressional Map

The Florida Supreme Court declined Wednesday to halt the use of a new congressional map that state Republicans passed earlier this year amid a mid-decade redistricting push. Gov. Ron DeSantis had signed the map into law in May, after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a Louisiana redistricting case that the state's existing congressional map that includes an additional majority-black district violated Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.

AI Software Cuts Sepsis Deaths in Half at Florida Hospital

Anti-ICE Protesters Who Disrupted Minnesota Church Service Avoid State Charges

Ohio State University Announces $100 Million Settlement in Sexual Assault Cases

Florida Sues OpenAI over Claimed AI Harms, Including Aiding Mass Shooters, Encouraging Suicide

Georgia Congressional Candidate John Cowan Campaigns as Pro-Trump After Decrying Him as ‘Drunk Uncle’ in Past Social Media Posts

Shamso Ahmed Hassan, Hanaan Mursal Yusuf

Two Minnesota Women Arrested in $21 Million Medicaid Fraud Scheme Targeting Autism Services

Arizona U.S. Sen. Ruben Gallego Establishes Legal Defense Fund Amid Ethics Complaint over Alleged Sexual Misconduct

Ex-CIA Official Charged After FBI Search Finds $40 Million in Gold Bars, $2 Million in Cash, and Rolex Stash

Sherrod Brown Dodges ICE Question as Ohio’s U.S. Senate Battle Heats Up

Commentary: The Left’s Cycle of Manufactured Hysteria, Institutional Damage, and Quiet Retreat from the Smoking Wreckage

In the #MeToo years, the Left’s signature slogan was “Believe All Women!” That directive was used to bolster Christine Blasey Ford’s preposterous and easily refuted 2018 allegations that some 35 years earlier she had been sexually assaulted by Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, when both were teenagers.

Commentary: Bill Gates’ Billions Shape U.S. Medical Research

Jun 11, 2026

Commentary: Public Schools Are in a Downward Spiral

Jun 10, 2026

Commentary: The Way China Captured California

Jun 9, 2026

Commentary: Allegations of Corruption by Top Democrats and Reinvestigations

Jun 6, 2026

Commentary: May Jobs Report Shows The Summer Hiring Season Started with a Bang

Jun 5, 2026

Commentary: Violent Crime Drops as More Americans Pack Heat

Jun 5, 2026

Commentary: California’s ‘Wealth’ Tax is Coming for Everyone

Jun 4, 2026

Commentary: It’s Time to Act Against China’s Maritime Tsunami and Rebuild America’s Shipyards

Jun 3, 2026

Commentary: Congress Should Not Turn Away from Judges Behaving Badly

Jun 2, 2026

Nashville to Host 2030 Super Bowl in New Titans Stadium

National Football League (NFL) owners voted Tuesday at the Spring League Meeting to award Nashville as the 2030 host city for host Super Bowl LXIV, which will mark the first time Tennessee will host the NFL’s championship game

Hollywood Executive Chris Fenton Eyes Tennessee Expansion While Launching New Family Film ‘Bad Counselors’

Preventive Healthcare Goes High-Tech with Specialized Whole-Body MRI Clinics

Declining Literacy Rates Spark New Concerns About Civic Understanding Among Young Americans

French Company Vies with American Company to Acquire Iconic Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Whiskey

Dr. Omar Hamada Identifies the Five Medical Tests You Must Take for Early Detection of Deadly Illnesses

Tennessee Nurses Are Logging in as Online Nurse Practitioner Programs are Booming Across the State

In-N-Out CEO Confirms Move to Tennessee, Cites Difficulty of Raising Families and Running Businesses in California

What Tennessee Residents Need to Know About Online Casinos in 2025

Academic Challenges Affecting College Students

Music Spotlight: Carrie Brockwell

Carrie Brockwell's latest album, That's Real, is a breezy country-infused Yacht Rock-inspired record that encourages listeners to embrace authenticity, let go of expectations, and simply groove.