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Apr 21, 2026Center Right

Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) got himself into a bit of trouble responding to a social media post that claimed “26 ships in Iran’s shadow fleet have made it past the US blockade in the Gulf of Oman” with a one-word response: “awesome.” The senator now contends that his response was merely sarcasm and that “Trump’s […]

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‘Baddies Gone Wild’ star claims Zeus Network CEO promised he’d make her a TV star in return for sex: suit

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‘Baddies Gone Wild’ star claims Zeus Network CEO promised he’d make her a TV star in return for sex: suit

The lawsuit claims the alleged actions happened for years.

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Sen. John Hickenlooper fends off progressive challenger in Colorado Democratic Senate primary

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Sen. John Hickenlooper fends off progressive challenger in Colorado Democratic Senate primary

Sen. John Hickenlooper overcame a bid from state Sen. Julie Gonzales, NBC News projects, after she argued Democrats need a new generation of leadership.

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Colorado AG Phil Weiser wins Democratic primary for governor over Sen. Michael Bennet

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Colorado AG Phil Weiser wins Democratic primary for governor over Sen. Michael Bennet

Weiser NBC News projects that Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser will move on to the general election after he defeated Michael Bennet, who has been in the Senate for 17 years.

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Phil Weiser holds off Sen. Michael Bennet to secure Colorado Democratic governor nomination

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Phil Weiser holds off Sen. Michael Bennet to secure Colorado Democratic governor nomination

Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser mounted a come-from-behind victory Tuesday over Sen. Michael Bennet (D-CO) in Colorado’s Democratic gubernatorial primary. Pundits had expected Sen. Michael Bennet (D-CO) to coast through the Democratic primary when he first announced his candidacy in April 2025. But Weiser, who has sued the Trump administration over 60 times, successfully parlayed […]

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Why Arizona Sen. Ruben Gallego Is Under Federal Investigation Over Suspected Campaign Finance Violations

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Why Arizona Sen. Ruben Gallego Is Under Federal Investigation Over Suspected Campaign Finance Violations

A spokesperson for the Arizona Democrat has said that President Trump is “targeting” him with the probe.

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Chris Murphy calls Supreme Court ‘arm of the oligarchy’ after campaign finance ruling

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Chris Murphy calls Supreme Court ‘arm of the oligarchy’ after campaign finance ruling

Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) on Tuesday accused the Supreme Court of being an “arm of the oligarchy” after it handed down a ruling allowing political parties more freedom to spend money for their candidates. In a 6-3 decision, the justices ruled it is a violation of the First Amendment to limit the amount of money […]

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Liberty a work in progress in Chris DeMarco’s first season at helm

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Liberty a work in progress in Chris DeMarco’s first season at helm

The Liberty entered Tuesday 12-8 and in fifth place, having hit a rough patch of late, dropping four of their past five games.

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Sen. Schmitt offers glimmer of hope after birthright citizenship 'mistake' from SCOTUS

The Citizenship Clause of the 14th Amendment states, "All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside."President Donald Trump issued an executive order on his first day back in office making it U.S. policy not to issue citizenship documents to a person whose mother was unlawfully in the country and whose father was neither an American citizen nor a permanent resident at the time of the person's birth.'The Court has made a mistake that will seriously affect the country's future.'This order has been at the center of a legal battle that culminated in the U.S. Supreme Court's determination on Tuesday in Trump v. Barbara that "children born in the United States to parents unlawfully or temporarily present are 'subject to the jurisdiction' of the United States and are citizens at birth under the Fourteenth Amendment's Citizenship Clause."Unwilling to suffer the fallout of the high court's ruling, some conservatives are looking for legal ways to prevent America from cheapening citizenship and becoming a spawning ground for opportunistic foreigners.Missouri Sen. Eric Schmitt (R) noted in the wake of the consequential ruling that "the majority tried to constitutionalize unlimited birthright citizenship. But Justice Kavanaugh MAY have left Congress a door."Justice Brett Kavanaugh wrote in a partially dissenting opinion:The Executive Order does not violate the Fourteenth Amendment. But the Order does contravene a federal statute, 8 U.S.C. § 1401(a). Congress could — consistent with the Fourteenth Amendment — amend § 1401(a) or otherwise enact new legislation establishing exceptions to birthright citizenship for children born to foreign citizens unlawfully or temporarily in the country. But Congress has not yet done so.RELATED: SCOTUS rules on Trump's birthright citizenship order Sen. Eric Schmitt. Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc/Getty ImagesRecognizing that the high court's decision "will destroy the republic" but is unfixable with ordinary legislation, Schmitt advocated that "we must do what the Constitution commands in moments of national crisis: We must amend the Constitution and restore American citizenship. We must again put 'We the People' first.""When the Court entrenches its mistake as a constitutional command, the remedy must match the injury," the Missouri senator wrote. "Congress can propose an amendment under Article V, and the states can ratify it. That process is purposefully difficult. It requires two-thirds of each chamber of Congress and ratification by three-quarters of the states."The senator announced that he is filing legislation to amend Section 301 of the Immigration and Nationality Act.Schmitt's proposed "American Citizenship Act" would clarify the meaning of the Citizenship Clause such that a person born in the United States would be "deemed subject to a foreign power if neither parent of such person is a United States citizen or has been lawfully admitted for permanent residence at the time of such person's birth."The act would not apply retroactively to persons already born."That amendment will restore the original American understanding of citizenship. It will restore the right of the American people to define their own political community," Schmitt said. "And it will ensure that citizenship once again reflects allegiance, permanence, and membership in the American nation."The clarification proposed by Schmitt appears to be in keeping with the longstanding American understanding of the clause referenced by Justice Samuel Alito in his dissent in Barbara.Alito, like Justice Clarence Thomas, railed against the majority's apparent revisionist history and suggested that the court broke from tradition in its interpretation of "subject to the jurisdiction thereof," taking it to mean "subject to the laws that apply to everyone who is present within the country's borders."The conservative justice stressed that this interpretation presents at least three "fatal problems" on textual grounds:"It gives the Fourteenth Amendment's citizenship test a meaning that plainly differs from that in the Civil Rights Act, even though it is beyond any reasonable dispute that Congress did no such thing";"The Court cannot explain why the Fourteenth Amendment did not confer citizenship on children born in the United States to tribal Indians"; and"The Court cannot explain why the phrase 'subject to the jurisdiction' of the United States applies to naturalized citizens." Alito said in conclusion that "the Court has made a mistake that will seriously affect the country's future."President Donald Trump suggested that the Supreme Court's mess could be cleaned up "in Congress through Legislation, with the support of the President."He stressed that "no long and unwieldy Constitutional Amendment is necessary!"Like Blaze News?

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