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Tuesday, August 18, 2026Truth in Journalism · Independent, Daily
Elections

Milwaukee Election Commission Reviews Absentee Ballot Delay After Human Error in Primary

Courts & Law

FBI Documents: Alleged Chinese Spy Sold Access to Rep. Eric Swalwell

Immigration

USCIS Backlog Lets Visa Applicants Remain Years While Cases Pend, Ex-ICE Official Warns

Elections

California Says It Does Not Track Noncitizens Removed From Voter Rolls

Courts & Law

Federal Prosecutors Charge 11 in Decade-Long Marriage Fraud Scheme as Supreme Court Locks In Birthright Citizenship
Politics · Story of the Day

Biden-Era Inflation Drives Prices Up 29% Since 2020, BLS Data Show

Consumer prices have surged nearly 29% since 2020, with most of the increase occurring during Joe Biden's presidency, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data.

April Clark · Aug 18

Biden-Era Inflation Drives Prices Up 29% Since 2020, BLS Data Show

Courts & Law

Jeffries Signals Openness to Supreme Court Expansion, Citing 'Dramatic Reform'

Jeffries Signals Openness to Supreme Court Expansion, Citing 'Dramatic Reform'

Liam Walker · Aug 18

Texas AG Paxton Warns 110 Cities Against Raising Property Taxes Above State Limit

Liam Walker · Aug 18

DOJ Asks Supreme Court to Lift Block on White House Ballroom Project

Liam Walker · Aug 18

FBI Documents: Alleged Chinese Spy Sold Access to Rep. Eric Swalwell

Liam Walker · Aug 17

Federal Prosecutors Charge 11 in Decade-Long Marriage Fraud Scheme as Supreme Court Locks In Birthright Citizenship

Liam Walker · Aug 17

Abbott Proposes Mandatory 10-Year Sentences for Texas School Predators

Liam Walker · Aug 15

Study Finds Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson Speaks Most During Supreme Court Arguments

Liam Walker · Aug 15

Heidi Beirich, Former SPLC Official, Arrested on Fraud and Money Laundering Charges

Liam Walker · Aug 15

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Free Speech in America

The First Amendment fights defining the moment — from campus to Congress.

Elections

Election Integrity

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Immigration

Immigration Enforcement

ICE, the border, and how enforcement actually works.

Courts

The Legal Landscape of Abortion

Where the law stands, state by state, after Dobbs.

Culture

The Transgender Debate

The policy, the science, and the legal battles explained.

Elections

Redistricting, Unveiled

Maps, gerrymanders, and the fight for the House.

Politics

Texas Rep. Harrison Urges Special Session on Sharia Law Concerns

Texas Rep. Harrison Urges Special Session on Sharia Law Concerns

April Clark · Aug 18

Milwaukee Election Commission Reviews Absentee Ballot Delay After Human Error in Primary

April Clark · Aug 17

California Says It Does Not Track Noncitizens Removed From Voter Rolls

April Clark · Aug 17

Ballot Language Disputes Intensify Ahead of Major State Referendums

April Clark · Aug 16

Trump Administration Launches 'Treatment First' Homelessness Strategy in California

April Clark · Aug 16

Obama Expected to Campaign for El-Sayed After Michigan Senate Primary Win

April Clark · Aug 16

Democratic Socialists Target Labor Unions to Expand Influence Within Democratic Party

April Clark · Aug 16

Colonial North Carolina’s Unrest Set Stage for Revolution

April Clark · Aug 15
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Culture & Media

Top Tennis Players Back WTA Rule Barring Men From Women’s Competition

Top Tennis Players Back WTA Rule Barring Men From Women’s Competition

Theo Ramirez · Aug 9

White House Report Criticizes Smithsonian’s American History Museum for Omissions

Theo Ramirez · Aug 9

WNBA Faces New Tensions Over Player Treatment and Transgender Athlete Debate

Theo Ramirez · Aug 8

PBS and NPR Remain Operational After Federal Funding Cut, Rely on Surge in Private Donations

Theo Ramirez · Aug 1

Poynter to Honor Chuck Todd Amid Fauci Diary Revelations

Theo Ramirez · Jul 28

Trump’s Joke Comparing Kaitlan Collins to Dylan Mulvaney Draws Media Criticism

Theo Ramirez · Jul 27
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