Palin Tied to Builder Who Allegedly Bribed Trump Admin

By William Bredderman

The developer whom a House committee accused of using cash and connections to get a federal permit has six-figure dealings with the former Alaska governor.

How Biden’s Naïve Saudi Trip Could Cost Him the Midterms

By François Picard, A. Craig Copetas

He made the humiliating pilgrimage to Jeddah desperate for concessions that would isolate Putin and reduce gas prices back home. So far, he’s got nothing to show for it.

SCOTUS’ Abortion Ruling Is a Disaster for Free Expression

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Providing information about abortion access is literally illegal in some states, and the chilling effect could even spread to states where abortion is still legal.

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Teachers Unions Are Why More Parents Want School Choice

By Mary Katharine Ham

They oversaw the biggest destabilization of public schools in a generation. Now teachers unions are blaming everyone else for parents wanting better options.

‘Grifter’ Really Is the Only Word to Use for Jordan Peterson

By Anthony L Fisher

The Intellectual Dark Web self-help guru came to fame as a “free speech warrior,” but his latest rants show he’s always been a religious social conservative terrified of modernity.

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JD Vance’s Campaign Fundraising Is Down to Its Bootstraps

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Would Josh Hawley Call a 10-Year-Old a Woman?

Nothing, not even a young child forced to get an abortion after being raped, is too horrible for conservatives to not want to try to score culture war points.

A Judge Pulled a Gun in the Courtroom—and Then It Got Weird

“The whole trial was insane,” said one lawyer, who later reported the weapon-wielding jurist to the FBI.

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