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4,842 stories Updated Sep 5, 2025 Related desks: Elections National Security

The lead Sep 5, 2025 37

Time for Republicans to Get Serious About Confirming Trump’s Nominees

Senate Democrats are delaying Trump’s nominees using procedural tactics. It’s time Republicans step up and break the gridlock.

Shane Harris

Sep 4, 2025 75

BREAKING: Trump’s Successful DC Crime Crackdown Sends His Approval Rating to Record Highs

President Donald Trump now enjoys the highest approval rating of his presidency, fueled in large part by a dramatic drop in violent crime in Washington, D.C. following his decision to deploy the National Guard and federalize the city’s police force.

Shane Harris

Sep 4, 2025 43

DC’s Dem Mayor Says City Will Work with Trump on Crime “Indefinitely”

Alan Jamison

Sep 4, 2025 9

Choose or Lose: Will Democratic Governors Take Free Funding for School Choice?

Outside Contributor

Sep 4, 2025 93

Leftists Add Narcoterrorists to Their Mt. Rushmore of Heroes

Trump’s strike on a Venezuelan drug cartel boat exposes a stark contrast in priorities between conservatives and the progressive left.

Shane Harris

Sep 4, 2025 43

Is There a Constitutional Right to Burn the American Flag?

President Trump's executive order on flag burning has reignited legal debates over First Amendment protections and national symbolism.

David Lewis Schaefer

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