Major Cabinet position contenders face the Senate. If President-elect Donald Trump has Wheaties in one of his kitchen cabinets, he might want to eat a big bowl of them this morning (Jan. 15). Several of his Cabinet nominees should think about doing the same because it’s time for Senate confirmation hearings. Pete Hegseth, Trump’s secretary…
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As Pete Hegseth faces the Armed Services Committee in an effort to secure his bid to be secretary of defense today (Jan. 14), there’s an undercurrent of fear on both sides of the political divide. The former Fox News personality is the proverbial canary in the coal mine for a string of upcoming nominees, and…
The clean up guy might be getting weary. James Carville is not used to being wrong – about anything. However, a seismic shift over the years of Donald J. Trump must have messed with his dome. Specifically, he seems to have lost some of his skills as a kingmaker in the Democratic Party. Some might…
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2025 might have to give us a few months before we all get on for the ride. Editor’s Note: From the Back Forty is Liberty Nation’s longest-running and most popular weekly column. The Heartland was all in with good wishes and Godspeed for former President Jimmy Carter. Folks watched as current and past presidents, the most exclusive…
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It’s an ambitious move, but congressional Republicans are ready to try. Border security, lower taxes, and a debt limit increase – can Trump have it all in one big, beautiful reconciliation bill? That has been the question of late, and congressional Republicans seemed uncertain in recent days whether it could – or should – be…
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On Tuesday, January 7, the House passed the Laken Riley Act – a short bill that seeks to require the detention of any illegal alien who commits burglary or theft. With a 264 to 159 result, all Republican and 48 Democratic representatives voted to advance it to the Senate. This is not the first time…
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Food rights and federalism clash in the MAHA era. Legal counsel for Amish food rights activist Amos Miller claimed victory in a recent Pennsylvania decision that permits the feisty farmer to continue selling his raw milk outside of the state but not “within the Commonwealth.” The ruling permits Miller to keep his business afloat to…
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She was uniformly panned for doing nothing, and if you buy her book, she’s willing to tell you all about it. An avalanche of money was spent without practical effect, and then people asked questions, wondering what the real purpose of it all was. No, we’re not talking about Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign. The now…
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The holiday season is in the rearview mirror, but millions of frustrated Canadians were gifted a belated Christmas present. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, speaking outside his Rideau Cottage residence on Jan. 6, announced that he has resigned as Liberal Party leader and will remain prime minister until his successor has been chosen “through a robust…
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The waning days of President Biden could have long-ranging implications. Imagine for a moment the CEO of a Fortune 500 company who makes a series of decisions so damaging to the business that the board votes him out before the end of his contract. And then ask whether the decisions that the old chief executive…
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Prior to the drama of January 6, 2021, many Americans likely didn’t give presidential elections much thought beyond Election Day. Now, however, the certification of electors leads the news cycle – and it has everyone’s attention. Today, the joint session of the new 119th Congress will meet to count and certify the electors and confirm…
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Editor’s Note: From the Back Forty is Liberty Nation’s longest-running and most popular weekly column. Flyover folks were anticipating a lovely, positive transition from 2024 to the new year full of optimism, common sense, and a whole host of magical surprises that the next administration would gift the American people. Well, that might be a tad…
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