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FBI Knew of Central Epstein Victim 11 Years before She Testified: ‘They Could Have Unravelled the Entire Network’

By Zachary Evans 9:58 AM

An alleged victim of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein was known to federal authorities 11 years prior, ABC News reported on Thursday.

Mike Lee Slams Equal Rights Amendment as Part of ‘Radical Pro-Abortion Agenda’

By Zachary Evans 9:55 AM

Senator Mike Lee (R., Utah) on Wednesday criticized the Equal Rights Amendment during a town hall appearance in Salt Lake City, Utah.

This Day in Liberal Judicial Activism—February 20

By Ed Whelan 8:00 AM

Justices Brennan, Marshall, Blackmun, and Stevens dissent from Justice White’s majority opinion in Committee for Public Education v. Regan.

Let Them Live

By The Editors 5:48 PM

Democrats are likely to succeed in blocking Ben Sasse’s bill once more, exposing the dehumanizing rationale at the heart of the argument for abortion.

N.Y. County Legislators Propose Bill to Ban Smoking in Private Homes

By Tobias Hoonhout 4:34 PM

Suffolk County is proposing the most stringent anti-smoking law in New York — banning private citizens from smoking in their own homes.

Puzzling Eleventh Circuit Ruling on Florida’s Re-Enfranchisement of Felons

By Ed Whelan 3:19 PM

In a ruling today in Jones v. Governor of Florida, an Eleventh Circuit panel held that a state constitutional amendment that conditions the restoration of a felon’s voting rights on ...

George Zimmerman Files Defamation Lawsuit Against Warren, Buttigieg

By Mairead McArdle 12:49 PM

George Zimmerman filed a lawsuit against Pete Buttigieg and Elizabeth Warren, alleging that they slandered him as a racist in order to "garner votes."

Bill Barr Derangement Syndrome

By Rich Lowry February 19, 2020

The Left has worked itself into a panic over the attorney general.

‘The Face of Public Corruption’: Illinois Republicans ‘Disappointed’ by Trump’s Pardon of Ex-Gov. Blagojevich

By Mairead McArdle February 18, 2020

Illinois Republicans expressed Tuesday they are 'disappointed' with President Trump's decision to commute the sentence of former governor Rod Blagojevich.

DOJ Denies Coordination between Barr and Giuliani in Letter Detailing Ukraine ‘Intake Process’

By Tobias Hoonhout February 18, 2020

Rosen’s letter also emphasized that attorney general William Barr 'has not discussed matters relating to Ukraine with Rudolph Giuliani.'