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Birth Tourism Is Now Legal and You’re Picking Up the Tab

September 28, 2026 7:30 amSeptember 28, 2026 7:31 am

In June, the Supreme Court decided Trump v. Barbara and settled the birthright citizenship question for a generation. Chief Justice Roberts wrote for the majority that children born on American soil to parents here unlawfully are “citizens at birth” under...

Supreme Court Clears Trump Admin to Use Voter Citizenship Verification

September 25, 2026 11:47 amSeptember 25, 2026 12:10 pm

The Supreme Court on Friday cleared the way in a 6-3 decision, for the Trump administration to move forward with its plan to use a modified centralized database to verify voters’ citizenship. In a seven-page opinion issued just 39 days...

AZ Democrat Mendoza Scrubbed Social Media on Policing, Racism and LGBTQ Issues Before Congressional Run

September 25, 2026 11:37 amSeptember 25, 2026 11:37 am

Democratic congressional candidate JoAnna Mendoza removed social media posts discussing police funding, systemic racism and LGBTQ+ issues before launching her campaign against Republican Rep. Juan Ciscomani in Arizona’s 6th Congressional District, according to an Arizona Republic review of archived internet...

Everything Online Feels Like a Scam

September 25, 2026 7:00 amSeptember 25, 2026 7:01 am

I almost miss the Nigerian prince. You remember him. He had several million dollars, a complicated banking problem, questionable spelling, and, for reasons never fully explained, needed my help. It was a simpler time. The scam practically introduced itself. Delete...

Two More Hospitals Close Youth Transgender Clinics in Settlement With Trump DOJ

September 25, 2026 6:00 amSeptember 25, 2026 6:01 am

Late last week, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that New York University Langone Hospitals (NYU), and University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), will end providing dangerous “gender affirming care,” medically known as transgender interventions for minors. On Friday, the...

Sister Company of Brightline West High Speed Rail Plans Imminent Chapter 11 in New Jersey

September 24, 2026 7:13 amSeptember 24, 2026 9:55 am

The sister company of Brightline West, the high speed rail company in Florida and the planned line from Los Angeles to Las Vegas, is preparing to file for bankruptcy. Wednesday, the Wall Street Journal reported, “Florida Railroad Brightline Plans Imminent...

The Paradox of Protecting Children

September 24, 2026 5:00 amSeptember 24, 2026 5:01 am

A child does not understand jurisdiction. She does not understand reasonable cause, dependency petitions, safety plans, evidentiary standards or the benevolent intentions of the state. She understands arms. Smells. Voices. Her blanket. Her bed. Her dog. Her brother sleeping down...