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Ohio is suing Norfolk Southern in federal court for “recklessly endangering” the health of residents in East Palestine, Ohio, and the surrounding area after a train derailment in the state last month sparked a public health and environmental emergency.

I often joke that I survived Washington because I had low expectations, but last week’s hearing of the House Weaponization of the Federal Government subcommittee would have tested the lowest of my low expectations.

Officials with the United States Navy have renamed two ships whose names have ties to the Confederacy.

The University of Notre Dame’s gender studies program is hosting a talk with the author of a book titled “Queer Holiness.” 

Michigan’s highest court is considering a rule change that would require judges to refer to attorneys and litigants by their preferred pronouns.

Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin (R) stated more “gender-neutral bathrooms” should be added to public schools.

An audit has revealed that over 42,000 federal employees have repeatedly failed to file their taxes, owing $1.5 billion in unpaid taxes, with the IRS having little ability to punish them.

Former President Donald Trump has called for the committee investigating the January 6, 2021 unrest at the Capitol to be "tried for fraud and treason," claiming that crucial video footage was omitted and that recently-released security footage shows Capitol Police escorting some alleged Trump supporters through the Capitol building.

Only a few weeks ago, city officials in Port Wentworth, Ga., attacked one of their police officers for posting online his perspective on biblical marriage.

Russia has banned Transparency International, a Germany-based NGO funded by George Soros, for interfering in the internal affairs of Russia and posing a risk to its constitutional order and security.