A longtime House Republican who sits on Congress’ powerful tax-writing committee is retiring after 20 years on Capitol Hill. Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Fla., announced on Tuesday that he will not…

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte warned European leaders that they need the U.S. in order to defend themselves, comments that come as tensions between the U.S. and Europe have escalated amid…

Matthew Cavedon Christmas came early for Mesa man Cole Spencer after he won a $150,000 settlement for police brutality without being represented by a lawyer. While his case has had…

Solveig Singleton Commentators continue to perpetuate the incorrect idea that the past Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s efforts to cap fees and charges for financial services promote “affordability.” What would the…

Alex Nowrasteh and Jerome Famularo House Representative Glenn Grothman (R‑WI) just reintroduced the Safeguarding Benefits for Americans Act to block non-citizens from receiving welfare benefits. Representative Randy Fine (R‑FL) also…

President Donald Trump said Iran appears to be looking to negotiate with the U.S. amid a growing military buildup in the Middle East. In a Monday interview with Axios, Trump…

A top Senate Republican is demanding that the heads of several immigration-focused units at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) testify publicly before the Senate.  Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., called…

Evan Sankey Following days of rumors, China’s government announced on January 24 that General Zhang Youxia, the most senior People’s Liberation Army (PLA) commander below President Xi Jinping, and General…

Mike Fox Nearly three weeks ago, I wrote about how the January 7 killing of Renee Good by an ICE agent followed a familiar script. Seventeen days later and just…

Walter Olson This is a story from Minneapolis, via law professor Steve Vladeck, but it’s not closely tied to the ICE roundups of recent days or the deaths that have…