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Of 257 Democrats in Congress, just 15 were willing to sign onto a coalition to combat rising socialism and communism. As part of their “Promise to America,” the 15 Democrats declare (among other things): “We are capitalist, not socialist,” “We want safety, not lawlessness,” “We are proud, not ashamed of America.”
In other words, more than 90% of congressional Democrats declined to sign onto a statement opposing socialism, at a time when Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) candidates are surging. Yet rather than mount a group effort to stop the growing rise of socialism, most Democrats appear to have no problem with it.
As U.S. Nears Its 250th Birthday, Nearly
3/4 Still Say They’re Proud To Be American:
I&I/TIPP Poll replies
3/4 Still Say They’re Proud To Be American:
I&I/TIPP Poll replies
The poll, taken from May 26 through May 28, has a +/-2.7 percentage point margin of error.
But there might be an asterisk on the poll, at least as far as the demographic breakdown goes.
For instance, as a matter of politics, one group is far more proud to be American than others: Republicans. They tip the scale at 89% proud vs. just 9% not proud. Democrats are least proud (but still a majority): 62% proud, 36% not proud. Independents are slightly more: 64% proud, 29% not proud.
What’s behind this? The real dividing line isn’t party affiliation, but ideology.
Among those who describe themselves as “conservative,”
The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that states can bar transgender female competitors from playing girls’ sports in a landmark decision with major implications for more than half the country, where such policies are in place.
In a 6-3 opinion, the high court determined that neither Idaho nor West Virginia had violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment with their bans, as well as that Title IX allowed states to separate sports teams on the basis of biological sex.
But the majority opinion by conservative Justice Brett Kavanaugh also underscored the importance of treating transgender athletes with respect.
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has issued his first public statement after the Supreme Court on Tuesday overturned his executive order restricting birthright citizenship.
The president said the Supreme Court’s decision upholding that anyone born in the United States automatically becomes an American citizen was “too bad for our Country," but that Congress could “easily” address it with legislation.
Trump declared that “No long and unwieldy Constitutional Amendment is necessary!”
However, the Supreme Court’s ruling Tuesday makes it clear that it would be necessary to amend the Constitution.
Nobody is less motivated to watch a WNBA game than I am.
In fact, the only WNBA action that I have ever seen is clips on X that I scroll by, mostly without watching.
But even I know who Caitlin Clark is and why she is so popular among basketball fans. She is the person who put the WNBA on the map, whose jersey sales, along with her now-famous teammate Sophie Cunningham, outsell those of every other WNBA player combined by a whopping 2-1 margin.
In case you didn't know, Cunningham is the woman in the now-viral meme template: Both Clark and Cunningham are absolutely despised
What a can of frickin' worms SCOTUS opened up today with that birthright decision.
I mean, God bless the president for being magnanimous - if ever you expected him to blow, it would have been that one.
Guy's full of surprises and even sometimes springs them at the most opportune moment.
But the decision has opened a Pandora's box of 'What are we gonna do NOW, George?' speculation that's some part fantasy and some parts that have you thinking, 'There may be something to that...'
...You don’t need to worry about waiting in line, assimilating or learning English. Just break into McAllen, TX and pop out a baby in the McDonald’s bathroom.
The song “Right Here, Right Now” by Jesus Jones opens with the line, “A woman on the radio talks about revolution, when it's already passed her by.” There are some people who peaked in high school and never got over it – never changing their hair or general style from when they were at the pinnacle of popularity. It’s sad, really, not that the person seems frozen in the midst of good memories from long ago, but that they haven’t continued to advance since then. Life has lapped them; passed them by and left them in the dust. In many ways, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is like that person who hasn’t
Justice Clarence Thomas, in a lengthy dissent, took the majority to task for interpreting the Constitution to mean that citizenship is automatically conferred on anyone born in the United States, regardless of the legal status of the parents.
Thomas argued that the ruling “devalues” what it means to be an American citizen.
In a 6-3 decision on Tuesday, the majority held that an executive order President Donald Trump issued on the first day of his second term violated the Constitution. The order directed that only children born on American soil to legal residents are automatically citizens of the United States. The Fourteenth Amendment states, in part, “All persons born or naturalized in
If only the memories of Joe Biden’s presidency could fade as fast.
Former First Lady Jill Biden’s memoir “View from the East Wing” has drawn its share of much-deserved mockery since its June 2 release, but nothing describes its failure better than the speed that it disappeared from the New York Times Best Sellers list after debuting at No. 1 a few short weeks ago. It’s enough to make an American wonder if maybe there was something fishy about it in the first place. Well, turns out there was — and for a change, The New York Times itself provided the clues.
EXCLUSIVE — The author of multiple books on healthcare compliance was sentenced Tuesday to federal prison for fraudulently billing Medicare as part of a $136 million scheme that spanned several U.S. states, the Washington Examiner has learned.
Jean Wilson, 54, received a 10-year prison sentence, followed by three years of supervised release, in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey for her role in the medical billing scam involving illegal kickbacks and massive quantities of phony prescriptions. According to the superseding indictment, Wilson owned and operated two telehealth companies that paid medical providers to place bulk orders of orthotic devices and prescription drugs for Medicare patients
The U.S. Supreme Court just handed birthright citizenship to illegal immigrants’ children and birth tourists; the implications for young Americans will be severe.
In Trump v. Barbara, SCOTUS struck down President Donald Trump’s January 2025 executive order that would have denied automatic U.S. citizenship to children born in the U.S. if neither parent was a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident. This part of the decision was somewhat expected. However, Chief Justice Roberts, writing for the majority, enshrined in the U.S. Constitution the principle that nearly all children born on U.S. soil are citizens at birth. There is a narrow exception for children born to foreign diplomats, but other than
Alito: John Roberts Sold Out The Declaration
Of Independence ‘Only Days Before’
250th Anniversary replies
Of Independence ‘Only Days Before’
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Chief Justice John Roberts declared Tuesday that all foreigners have a claim to American citizenship, so long as they happen to be born here. In doing so, as Justice Samuel Alito pointed out, he reimposed the British system of subjecthood totally rejected by the American founders “only days before” the country is set to celebrate its 250th anniversary of independence from that very system.
“According to the Court, the Fourteenth Amendment’s Citizenship Clause codified the British rule of birthright subjecthood with only one new exception, which was needed to accommodate the unique status of American Indians,” Alito wrote, dissenting from Roberts’ attempt to reimpose medieval feudalism. “That is a curious claim,
In dissents released today, Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito slammed the historical illiteracy of Chief Justice John Roberts in imposing a “medieval English ‘feudal’ principle” on the American people, allowing any foreigner to become a citizen simply by being born on American soil.
In his majority opinion for the court, Roberts strained to reimpose a form of feudalism soundly rejected by the American Founding. That legal principle guarantees random foreigners the privilege of American citizenship through an English common law basis that the Founders rejected. Feudalism reflected a king-subject relationship based on soil, and the Roberts court’s reasoning imposed that alien tradition
Highmore, South Dakota, population 647 according to the 2024 census, looks like the classic, tiny American farming community. There are all of two notable facts in the Wiki entry for the wee burg - one is that it was named for its 'lofty altitude.' No further explanation for that is available other than a footnote referencing a 1908 railway guide. And that there's been a local post office in operation since 1882. Hardy souls those early folks in the high plains.
Had to be tough.
And I'm pretty sure it still is if the town has remained at its close-knit size. As of early yesterday morning, Highmore is going to have
Congressional conservatives are slamming the Supreme Court of the United States after it ruled to strike down a request from the president to redefine birthright citizenship.
The 6-3 decision comes after President Donald Trump’s administration argued that the birthright citizenship clause of the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution applied to descendants of slaves in the 1800s, and not to the chain migration the United States has been subject to in recent decades.
Chief Justice John Roberts delivered the opinion of the Court, joined by Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, Amy Coney Barrett, and Ketanji Brown Jackson. Brett Kavanaugh concurs in part in the judgment and dissents in part.
As U.S. Nears Its 250th Birthday, Nearly
3/4 Still Say They’re Proud To Be American:
I&I/TIPP Poll replies
3/4 Still Say They’re Proud To Be American:
I&I/TIPP Poll replies
The Fourth of July is usually a time for fireworks, picnics and, for some, quiet reflection on what it means to be an American. But this Fourth is special, marking the 250th anniversary of the United States. Are Americans still proud of what they’ve built? A solid majority says yes, the latest I&I/TIPP Poll shows.
The national online I&I/TIPP Poll asked 1,589 adults: “As the United States approaches its 250th anniversary, how proud are you to be an American?” The response was strong: 72% said they were either “very proud” (48%) or “somewhat proud” (24%), while 24% said they were
The left, to no one’s surprise, is freaking out about the Supreme Court’s ruling that a president can fire an official who works in the executive branch. They are freaking out not because the ruling favors President Donald Trump, but because it will return the federal government to its constitutional roots.
Liberal Justices on the court spoke for the freak-out crowd when they said that the conservative majority in Trump v. Cook “reshapes our government,” and that “dozens of independent commissions are now likely to become purely executive agencies, shifting tremendous power over broad swaths of American life into the President’s hands,” Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote in the dissent.
Scary sounding, right?
The Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday in a 6-3 decision that federal limits on how much political parties can spend in coordination with their candidates violate the First Amendment, delivering a major victory for free speech and party operations and for Republicans. It should have an impact on the 2026 midterm elections.
In National Republican Senatorial Committee v. FEC, the justices overturned the 2001 Colorado II precedent, clearing the way for unlimited coordinated spending by parties. The ruling is expected to reshape the 2026 midterm battlefield by empowering official party committees over super PACs.
Monday on MS NOW’s “The Last Word,” Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-PA) claimed Secretary of State Marco Rubio cut off her mic and called her question stupid during a congressional briefing on Iran.
Dean said, “We had a conference call. It was not a classified call with, Secretary Rubio and Mr. Wyckoff. And it was bipartisan members of Congress, a House, members, Republicans, Democrats. Mr. Rubio gave a very brief opening, just talking about the, the shots back and forth over the course of the last four days, then sent it open to questions. We didn’t learn much of anything. I have to be very, very honest with you.
WASHINGTON – States can ban transgender women and girls from competing on female sports teams, the Supreme Court ruled June 30 in addressing a major cultural and political flashpoint before adjourning for the summer.
The decision is another setback for the LGBTQ+ community from the high court, which has issued a series of recent rulings against transgender Americans. The court said West Virginia's and Idaho’s bans on female transgender athletes do not violate either the Constitution or a federal law barring sex discrimination in education.
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday blocked President Donald Trump’s contentious attempt to limit citizenship at birth for those born on U.S. soil, delivering a major blow to his agenda. The court, divided 6-3, ruled that the executive order Trump issued Jan. 20, 2025, the first day of his second term, was unlawful. Five justices said the order fell foul of the Constitution’s 14th Amendment, which has long been interpreted to bestow birthright citizenship on almost anyone born in the United States.
Homeowners in California county angry
after neighborhood demands they take down
American flag replies
after neighborhood demands they take down
American flag replies
Homeowners in a southern California neighborhood were outraged Monday after their local Homeowners Association demanded they take down their American flag as Americans nationwide prepare to celebrate the nation's 250th birthday.
Three homeowners in San Marcos, identified as Terri Collins, Amy Cooke and Chris Cooke, said their HOA warned them that they could face a $100 fine if they continued flying American flags outside their homes.
“I’m not taking my flag down,” Collins said. “They can fine me, $100, $200, $1,000, I’m not paying it.”
The local homeowners association attempted to describe the display of the American flag as "political" and has been pushing neighbors to take down their flags
Homeowners in California county angry
after neighborhood demands they take down
American flag replies
after neighborhood demands they take down
American flag replies
Homeowners in a southern California neighborhood were outraged Monday after their local Homeowners Association demanded they take down their American flag as Americans nationwide prepare to celebrate the nation's 250th birthday.
Three homeowners in San Marcos, identified as Terri Collins, Amy Cooke and Chris Cooke, said their HOA warned them that they could face a $100 fine if they continued flying American flags outside their homes.
“I’m not taking my flag down,” Collins said. “They can fine me, $100, $200, $1,000, I’m not paying it.”
The local homeowners association attempted to describe the display of the American flag as "political"
Two days ago, Beth Ann Bossio woke up to the news that Pennsylvania would not have a booth at the Great American State Fair, the Fourth of July celebration underway on the National Mall in Washington.
The decision was made by Gov. Josh Shapiro (D-PA), who told the New Republic he would not send a delegation to the fair in honor of America 250 after his administration said it canvassed opinions among Pennsylvania businesses and told the reporter, “None of them were interested.”