Author: Molly Parks, Washington Examiner
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What is the Insurrection Act, the law at the center of the debate over Trump deploying the National Guard?
This story was originally published in October 2025. In January 2026, President Donald Trump threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act in Minnesota over widespread protests against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The unrest comes after two shootings involving ICE officers in Minneapolis, one of which resulted in the death of 37-year-old Renee Good, within a week.…
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Trump likely to bar Exxon from Venezuela oil investment: ‘They’re playing too cute’
President Donald Trump told reporters he may exclude Exxon Mobil from his coordinated effort to provide security guarantees for American oil companies in Venezuela following their response to his administration’s offer. “I didn’t like Exxon’s response,” Trump said. “We have so many that want it. I’d probably be inclined to keep Exxon out. I didn’t…
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New Jersey signs legislation banning cellphones in schools
K-12 students in New Jersey will no longer be allowed to use their cellphones in school starting in the fall of 2026. Gov. Phil Murphy (D-NJ) signed a bill into law on Thursday establishing “phone-free” schools in the Garden State. The bill, also supported by Gov.-elect Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ), bars the “nonacademic use” of smartphones…
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Zelensky calls for ‘clear response’ from US after Russia’s use of nuclear-capable missile in strikes
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is calling on the United States to give a “clear response” to an overnight barrage of Russian military strikes in Kyiv and Lviv, which included the launch of a nuclear-capable missile. Russia’s Ministry of Defense confirmed it launched the nuclear-capable Oreshnik ballistic missile on Thursday evening, marking the second time the…
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Trump says US could control Venezuela ‘much longer’ than a year
The United States could oversee the political happenings in Venezuela for “much longer” than three months to a year, President Donald Trump said. Trump made the comments in a two-hour interview with New York Times reporters, less than one week after the U.S. military staged an overnight operation to capture former Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro…
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Federal judge rules Trump administration can share illegal immigrants’ Medicaid data with ICE
The Trump administration can continue its practice of sharing the biographical, location, and contact information of illegal immigrants between federal agencies early in the new year, a federal judge ruled on Monday. U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria, an appointee of former President Barack Obama, of the Northern District of California, issued the preliminary injunction order…
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Beatty sues Trump and Grenell over Kennedy Center name change
Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-OH) filed a lawsuit over the name change of the John F. Kennedy Center to the Trump-Kennedy Center on Monday evening. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced last week that the building would be renamed the Trump-Kennedy Center after a board vote, following months of President Donald Trump teasing the move.…
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Paul’s annual Festivus report calls out $1.6 trillion in government waste
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) released his annual “Festivus Report” on Tuesday, spotlighting over $1.6 trillion in wasteful government spending. Between discovering Veterans Affairs cash spent on teaching teenage ferrets how to binge drink to discovering $14.6 million spent on having monkeys play a Price Is Right-like video game, the Kentucky fiscal hawk bared all the…
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Erika Kirk vows to get Vance ‘elected for 48’ at AmericaFest
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Turning Point USA CEO Erika Kirk promised to put the organization’s weight behind getting Vice President JD Vance elected as the next president of the United States. With the spotlight on her as the opening speaker of TPUSA’s AmericaFest on Thursday, Kirk used her speech to highlight the large student attendance in the audience, commit…
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Barbara Rose Johns statue to go up on Capitol Hill in place of former Robert E. Lee statue
A statue honoring Civil Rights activist Barbara Rose Johns will be unveiled Tuesday on Capitol Hill, taking the spot upon which a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee once stood. The statue will represent Virginia in the Capitol building, honoring Johns for famously taking a stand against racial segregation in education by organizing a…