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Arrests, Prosecutions, Deportations Fuel Record Drop in Crime

The U.S. has been running a real-time experiment on two approaches to criminal justice: the Biden-era emphasis on social justice versus the Trump administration’s embrace of traditional law and order. The results are now in. The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) reported this morning that felony violent crime fell 25% in 2025. Rape declined 13%, robbery fell 27%, and aggravated assault dropped 31%. Read More

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Blanche Slams CBS's Brennan Over Coverage of Alaska Senate Race

"You're not telling the truth. You're not being honest with the voters," he told CBS's Margaret Brennan in response to her framing of the question of the two Dan Sullivans. "It is not just two Dan Sullivans running in Alaska." "The head of the Alaska Election Commission, not President Trump, not me, has said that the second Dan Sullivan is running solely to confuse voters," he said. Read More

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Cortes: End the Russia-Ukraine War by the Holidays

As the days grow shorter and temperatures turn chilly, especially in the northern U.S., minds start to turn toward the upcoming holiday season. For too many Americans, though, paying for heat will present a hardship this winter, as heating oil and other fuel prices have soared, in large part because of the ongoing Black Sea war. Read More

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