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The recent Senate hearing on judicial impeachment prompted the predictable response: that Congress has no business second-guessing judges for anything short of criminal conduct. This conventional wisdom deserves more scrutiny than it typically ...

The following is an excerpt from the forthcoming book, "Stuck: How Money, Media, and Violence Prevent Change in Congress." Standing five feet, five inches tall, with a thick mustache and a warm smile, Henry Waxman says that he came to Congress to ...

This summer, the world has come to America. Fans from dozens of countries have crossed oceans for a chance to watch the World Cup on American soil. The nearly six-week-long spectacle culminated on Sunday as Spain lifted the trophy above defending ...

How far will New York Gov. Kathy Hochul go to keep immigrant criminals in this country? So far, she'll even pardon a man convicted of an aggravated felony, if that's what it takes to prevent the United States Supreme Court from setting a ...

It is so hard to watch what is happening in France. On Saturday night, masked rioters looted shops in Paris, Marseille, Lyon, and Bordeaux and set cars ablaze along the Canal Saint-Martin, one of the loveliest corners of Paris. In Limoges, the spire ...

In addition to winning the presidency in 2024, Republicans also won America's economic majority. Becoming the economic majority happened quickly for Republicans, and the conditions driving it appear to be increasing. If continued, this trend will ...

Importing people who hate America didn't end well. See if you can spot any similarities in these four events. During the weekend, President Donald Trump attacked Iran, Ndiaga Diagne opened fire at a bar in Austin. He wore a "Property of Allah"

On Aug. 10, Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey signed a bill allowing abortion at any point in pregnancy. Abortion advocates call it "closing the gaps" in "abortion rights protections." Abortion foes call it "abortion until birth," making it legal to ...

John Fetterman has been one of Pennsylvania's most persistent advocates for legalizing marijuana and rolling back the criminalization of basic drug use. At a time when politicians have often treated marijuana users with a holier-than-thou attitude ...

For me, peak Colbert has been what he's done with "The Late Show" since he got fired. It's akin to the way Republican Gov. George Ryan cleared death row in my home state of Illinois on his way to prison: With nothing to lose, the man was at his ...