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ProPublica obtained a recording of a call that the First Liberty Institute held with donors. [For full disclosure, I have spoken at several First Liberty events.] As readers of this blog likely know, First Liberty has litigated landmark religious liberty cases before the Supreme Court, including Kennedy v. Bremerton School…

‘We’re not weird. We are other things, perhaps, but we’re not weird,’ Trump insists

In December 2023, we asked whether the supply-and-confidence agreement between the Liberals and the New Democrats would survive in 2024. It didn’t.

Donald Trump’s running mate had awkward experience ordering sweet treats on the campaign trail

Campaigns had clashed over whether candidates should be audible while opponent is speaking

The court, however, doubled down, denying undocumented families a motion to intervene in favor of the program

Officers reject obstruction charge after arguing that they didn’t destroy public records

Texas Republicans have been trying to reduce the state’s high property taxes for years, but some acknowledge eliminating them would be too expensive.

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