President Donald Trump and his MAGA agenda are not shy when it comes to bending conservative norms. In his second term, states’ rights, once a rallying cry for conservatives, are under pressure. Trump has strong-armed private companies and universities, and is testing the approach to free speech, while showing flexible foreign policy when it comes […]

An Obama-appointed judge who recently ruled against a key provision of the Laken Riley Act repeatedly donated to Democratic causes and candidates, according to a Washington Examiner review of campaign finance records. Judge Indira Talwani, an Obama appointee previously under fire for blocking Planned Parenthood’s federal de-funding, handed down a decision Friday declaring a criminally […]

In California, it apparently pays to pay the governor.  After contributing to Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA), wealthy donors secured multi-million dollar state contracts, massive tax credits, favorable executive actions, and appointments to prestigious university posts, a Washington Examiner review of public records has found. Since Newsom took office in 2019, state records show that the […]

Florida Democrat Jennifer Jenkins entered the 2026 Senate race on Wednesday, setting up a challenge to Sen. Ashley Moody (R-FL) in a state where Democrats have struggled to find their footing. Jenkins, a former Brevard County school board member and speech pathologist, released a launch video casting herself as a fighter for working families, drawing […]