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If You’re A Conservative Woman, You’re Probably a ‘Handmaiden to the Patriarchy,’ According To Hillary Clinton

2 weeks ago | thepoliticalinsider.com | Virginia Page Allen

With one broad stroke, Democrat Hillary Clinton called all conservative women “handmaidens” in remarks at an event in New York City earlier this month. “Well, first of all, don’t be a handmaiden to the patriarchy, which kind of eliminates every woman on the [Republican] side of the aisle, except for very few,” Clinton,77, said when asked what advice she would give to the first female president. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, and former Rep.
The border crisis was intentional, but why?

3 weeks ago | thepoliticalinsider.com | Ken LaCorte

How did the border explode into chaos during the Biden administration? More interestingly, why? In just three years, about 10 million people flooded America’s southern border … a population larger than Los Angeles, Chicago, and Houston combined. It wasn’t a response to war or natural disaster. It was Biden administration policy, implemented intentionally from his first day. And it handed Donald Trump a lifeline back into the Oval Office. The Biden administration didn’t stumble into this.
80 Pro-Palestinian Protesters Arrested At Columbia University

1 month ago | thepoliticalinsider.com | Virginia Page Allen

Police responded Wednesday to a request for help from Columbia University after a large group of pro-Palestinian protesters forcibly entered a campus library and declared it a “liberation zone.” The New York Police Department made 80 arrests, but no charges had been brought as of early Thursday morning, NYPD told The Daily Signal. “I hope they will face serious consequences for their unlawful actions,” Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., said of the protesters in a post on X.
DHS Secretary Calls For Death Penalty For 2 Alleged Human Smugglers

1 month ago | thepoliticalinsider.com | Virginia Page Allen

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is requesting the death penalty for two alleged human smugglers from Mexico. “Under the Immigration and Nationality Act, alien smuggling acts that result in death are capital crimes punishable by death,” Noem explained in a statement Tuesday evening. “And under the Federal Death Penalty Act, those who intentionally participate in conduct knowing that it could result in the loss of life may be eligible for capital punishment,” she added.
Trump Order Strips Funding From Sanctuary Cities Engaged In 'Insurrection'

1 month ago | thepoliticalinsider.com | Bethany Blankley

President Donald Trump issued an executive order on Monday to enhance national security and enforce federal immigration and criminal law in so-called sanctuary jurisdictions and take a range of actions against those obstructing enforcement, including eliminating their federal funding.
Waste Of The Day: NY Staircase Costs Almost $1 Million Per Step

1 month ago | thepoliticalinsider.com | Jeremy Portnoy

Topline: Every journey starts with a single step, but the cost of each step isn’t usually $935,000. That’s how much New York State will spend to repair each of the 77 stairs leading up the grand entrance to the Capitol building in Albany after ignoring the maintenance for over a decade. The cost gradually rose from $17 million in 2014 to $72 million today.
What Trump’s Tariffs Mean for YOU

2 months ago | thepoliticalinsider.com | Anthony Kinnett

Tony Kinnett interviews expert public finance economist EJ Antoni to understand the different uses and impacts from tariff policy as the Trump administration targets trade deficits with this economic tool. Antoni is a research fellow in The Heritage Foundation’s Grover M. Hermann Center for the Federal Budget at The Heritage Foundation. Tony Kinnett: What are your thoughts on the list of tariffs right off the bat? EJ Antoni: Oh, a lot of mixed feelings.
Yes, Trump Could Serve a Third Term. Law Professor Explains How

2 months ago | thepoliticalinsider.com | Virginia Page Allen

President Donald Trump could not run for a third term, but he could be president a third time, according to Cornell law professor Bill Jacobson. The 22nd Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is clear that no one can be elected to the office of the president “more than twice.” “But there’s nothing in the Constitution that prohibits someone from serving a third term,” said Jacobson, founder and publisher of Legal Insurrection.
NPR CEO's Disastrous Congressional Testimony Proves Why We Need to Defund NPR

2 months ago | thepoliticalinsider.com | Jarrett Stepman

It’s now obvious why NPR’s CEO didn’t show up to defend her taxpayer-funded network at a congressional hearing last year. On Wednesday, National Public Radio’s Katherine Maher testified before the House Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency and demonstrated why sometimes it’s better to plead the Fifth. If you watch nothing else from the hearing, this clip demonstrates everything you need to know about NPR’s leadership. In just two minutes Rep.
Report: More Than 451,000 Criminal Aliens Arrested in Texas Over 14 Years

2 months ago | thepoliticalinsider.com | Derek Ellerman |Bethany Blankley

More than 451,000 criminal noncitizens have been arrested and booked into local Texas jails over the past 14 years, according to an updated report published by the Texas Department of Public Safety. Among them are 322,000 who are confirmed to be in the U.S. illegally, according to available U.S. Department of Homeland Security data. The data covers June 1, 2011, through Feb. 28, 2025, and represents DPS and local law enforcement agencies that participate in DHS’ Secure Communities program.