Thomas Massie's Attempt To Impeach Pete Hegseth Is Derailed
The House voted 211-204, largely along party lines, to refer the impeachment effort to a committee, effectively killing the proposal.
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Impeachment Articles Highlight Pete Hegseth's 'Extrajudicial Killings' and His Assault on Free Speech
The two charges are both connected to the Pentagon's summary executions of suspected cocaine smugglers.
Massie Is Giving Over 300 Civilian War Dead a Voice In Hegseth's Impeachment
The charges against the secretary of defense include his negligent attack on an Iranian school and his deliberate attacks on drowning Caribbean sailors. That’s important.
Firing Hegseth
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Andrew McCarthy on the Hegseth Impeachment
A prominent conservative legal commentator explains why Hegseth should be convicted on at least some of the charges.
Thomas Massie Is Right To Impeach Pete Hegseth
Plus: Stephen Miller's promotion to White House chief of staff, Democrats' push for progressive policies, and the emerging 2028 presidential field.
Deference, the Insurrection Act, and Statutory History
A guest post by Prof. Joshua Braver.
Yes, the Midterms Were About the Iran War
Iran may not be the only reason the Republicans did poorly, but it certainly seems to be a major one.
Impeach Pete Hegseth
He deserves it for his role in starting an unconstitutional war and perpetrating over 200 murders.
Midterms Massacre, Woke 2.0, Fan Fiction
Robby Soave and Christian Britschgi discuss the fallout from the 2026 midterm elections, the possibility of Woke 2.0, and the 2017 film The Death of Stalin.
Langley Donors Shift Republican in 2026
The community home to the CIA and many military contractors no longer favors the Democratic Party.
J.D. Vance Blames Iran for Republican Midterm Wipeout
Robby Soave and Amber Duke recap the 2026 midterms and what they mean for future of the GOP.
Republicans Fumble Their 2024 Gains With Arabs in Michigan
Democrats alienated Arab Americans in the last election. Now Republicans have driven them back.
Impeach Pete Hegseth for the Disastrous Iran War
Congress shouldn't be afraid to remove the secretary of defense for his many war crimes and misdemeanors.
How Democrats Can Stop the Iran War Now
Congress has some options for constraining the president’s war-making powers. Will it use them?
Will the Iran War Cost Republicans Control of the Senate?
In several key Senate races, GOP candidates broke against Trump's wildly unpopular war. But only after previously supporting it.
With or Without Netanyahu, Israel Will Want American Taxpayers To Keep Funding Its Wars
Benjamin Netanyahu and his challenger Gadi Eisenkot disagree on some policies, but both still expect the U.S. to provide billions of dollars in military aid.
New Brennan Center Report on Curbing Executive Power
Many of their recommendations are well-taken.
Leaked Files Reveal ICE Liaisons to U.S. Military Commands With Access to Surveillance Tech
ICE has people attached to the U.S. military headquarters in charge of Africa, the Middle East, Latin America, and special operations. They're listed as users of Palantir-provided surveillance systems.
Wives for Sale, Poisoned Husbands, and 12-Year-Old Brides: The Grim Reality of Preindustrial Marriage
“Traditional” marriage was rarely about love and more about who happened to be around.
Ninth Circuit Rules Trump Illegally Federalized National Guard in Los Angeles
The ruling is an important decision on judicial review of executive invocation of emergency powers to use the military for domestic law enforcement.
New Book Says Jared Kushner Funneled Money to Middle East Mercenaries. Kushner Denies It.
Princes and Thieves makes explosive claims about the Trump family’s role in Middle Eastern intrigue.
America Is Spending Billions To Fight the War on Terror in Africa. The Terrorists Are Winning.
Terrorism fatalities in Africa rose more than 100,000 percent between 2002 and 2022, according to the federal government.
Could a Libertarian Swing the Texas Senate Race?
Libertarian Senate candidate Ted Brown discusses Ken Paxton's corruption scandals, James Talarico's economic policies, and why Texas isn't as free as Republicans claim.
Crime Is Down in D.C., but Trump's National Guard Deployment Probably Isn't the Cause
Crime has been dropping nationwide, a trend that started before Trump took office.
Trump's 50% Tariffs on Canadian Goods Illegally Rely on a Superseded Statute, a Lawsuit Argues
The import taxes fit a pattern of dubious legal rationales for the president's protectionist policies.
Trump's $8 Billion Diesel Bailout Pays Farmers for a Problem He Created
The new Harvest Fuel Relief program is the latest payment to farmers squeezed by the president’s own war and tariffs.
Trump's War With Iran Pushed Him To Waive a Century-Old Shipping Law. Commerce Boomed.
The Jones Act requires all goods moved between American ports to be carried on American-built, American-crewed ships.
To Avoid Criticizing Trump's Tariffs and War, Vivek Ramaswamy Takes on Data Centers
Republicans who want to speak to voters' anger over higher prices without criticizing the president who's caused them are in a bind.
Blame Russia, Not Zelenskyy, for the Ukraine War's Endless Slog
Restricting Starshield and ending intelligence sharing would be remarkable betrayals.
The Federal Government Collected $5.4 Trillion. It Still Can't Pay Its Bills.
Entitlement spending, defense spending, and interest payments on the debt continue to climb.
Trump's Plan To Buy Russian Diesel Would Violate Federal Law
If laws passed by Congress do not apply to presidential actions, then we no longer live in a democracy.
Trump Fired Kimberly Guilfoyle for Influence Peddling That Pales Next to His Presidential Profiteering
If the former ambassador tried to use her office for personal gain, she was only imitating her boss.
No, Giving Immigrants Research Jobs Is Not Fraud
J.D. Vance says he's probing universities for visa fraud, but the investigation is really about protectionism.
Inside the Trump Administration's War on The Hague
In the name of national sovereignty, the U.S. government is trying to ban foreign governments—and American citizens—from voluntarily working with a war crimes tribunal.
Europe Grapples With 'Hybrid Warfare' While Rebuilding Its Defense Capabilities
Russia is targeting western nations with arson, bombings, assassination plots, and cyber-attacks.
Livestreaming an Execution
Plus: Tariffs and Michigan, LGBT teens, Stewart Brand fanfare, and more...
The Pentagon Is Eating Silicon Valley
An influx of military spending has been moving tech companies away from serving consumers and back toward chasing government contracts.
Republicans Are Getting Grilled Over Trump's Tariffs
From Maine to Michigan, voters are fed up with tariffs and trade wars.
How Drones Went From Tools of the Powerful to Weapons of the Masses
Two very different sorts of drone warfare
A Survey of Crime Experts Deflates the 'Trump Effect' That Supposedly Reduced Homicides
The respondents did not think much of the policies that the president says produced "the largest drop in violent crime in American history."
Compendium of Writings on the October 7 War and Related Issues
Over the last three years, I have written a number of pieces on October 7, its aftermath, and Western reactions to it.
Want To Stop the Iran War? Don't Pay the Bill
Congress can stop Trump's Iran war by failing to fund it.
I Asked the White House's New AI Chatbot About Tariffs. It Told the Truth.
America.gov says that tariffs "can raise the price buyers pay. Domestic goods that compete with those imports can also become more expensive."
U.S. Troops Finally Leave Iraq. When Are They Leaving the Rest of the Middle East?
Ending over 20 years of intervention is a step in the right direction, but tens of thousands of soldiers remain in the war-torn region.
Nancy Pelosi Championed a Hong Kong Dissident. She May Have Doomed Him.
American politicians who cooperate with foreign activists, whether individual or institutional, often do more harm than good.
Trump's Iran War Is Losing With Everyone (Even Republicans)
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