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HHS report finds no strong evidence supporting ‘Gender-affirming care’ effectiveness
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HHS report finds no strong evidence supporting ‘Gender-affirming care’ effectiveness

By Abigail Anthony | National Review There is not strong evidence that “gender-affirming care” for minors is effective for treating gender dysphoria or improving mental health, according to a report issued on Thursday by the Department of Health and Human Services, based on a review of existing literature. The researchers found that existing studies suffer from bias and methodological errors, while the literature also fails to appropriately consider potential “harms” such as the loss of sexual function. "The 'gender-affirming' model of care includes irreversible endocrine and surgical interventions on minors with no physical pathology," reads the report's foreword. "These interventions carry risk of significant harms including infertility/sterility, sexual READ T...
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Supreme Court orders temporary halt to deportation of Venezuelans under Alien Enemies Act
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Supreme Court orders temporary halt to deportation of Venezuelans under Alien Enemies Act

By Andrew C. McCarthy | National Review The Supreme Court acted Friday night to block the Trump administration from deporting Venezuelan aliens held in Texas whom the administration claims are members of Tren de Aragua (TdA) and, hence, argues are removable under the president’s Alien Enemies Act (AEA) proclamation. Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito dissented from the Court’s one-paragraph order. The Court indicated that Justice Alito is writing on the matter and we can expect him to issue an opinion shortly. Pending that, it is not clear to me whether the two justices are dissenting because they believe that the Court’s intervention is premature, that the Court READ THE FULL STORY AT NATIONAL REVIEW
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Trump Administration freezes $2 billion after Harvard refuses to meet demands
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Trump Administration freezes $2 billion after Harvard refuses to meet demands

By James Lynch | National Review The Trump administration is freezing over $2 billion in federal funds to Harvard University, hours after the Ivy League school indicated it rejected the federal government's demands for various policy reforms intended to restore ideological balance on campus. The multi-agency Joint Task Force to Combat Antisemitism announced on Monday evening it would freeze Harvard's $2.2 billion in multiyear grants and a $60 million contract. "Harvard’s statement today reinforces the troubling entitlement mindset that is endemic in our nation's most prestigious universities and colleges – that federal investment does not come with the responsibility to uphold civil rights laws," the task force said ... READ THE FULL STORY AT NATIONAL REVIEW
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Supreme Court allows Trump Administration to fire thousands of federal workers
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Supreme Court allows Trump Administration to fire thousands of federal workers

By James Lynch | National Review The Supreme Court is allowing the Trump administration to move forward with its plans to fire thousands of probationary federal employees, overturning a lower court order preventing the terminations. The Supreme Court lifted an injunction Tuesday from a California federal court barring the Trump administration from firing employees across six federal agencies. The lower court order came last month following a lawsuit from the American Federation of Government Employees, a powerful public sector union. “The District Court’s injunction was based solely on the allegations of the nine non-profit-organization plaintiffs in this case. But under established law, those allegations are presently insufficient to support the organizations’ standing,” the just...
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Alleged UnitedHealthcare CEO assassin Luigi Mangione facing death penalty
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Alleged UnitedHealthcare CEO assassin Luigi Mangione facing death penalty

By David Zimmermann | National Review U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi announced Tuesday she is directing prosecutors to pursue the death penalty for Luigi Mangione, the young man suspected of fatally shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in December. “Luigi Mangione’s murder of Brian Thompson — an innocent man and father of two young children — was a premeditated, cold-blooded assassination that shocked America,” Bondi said in a statement. “After careful consideration, I have directed federal prosecutors to seek the death penalty in this case as we carry out President Trump’s agenda to stop violent crime and Make America Safe Again.” The Department of Justice called Thompson’s murder an “act of political violence.” Bondi is specifically ordering acting U.S. Attorney Ma...
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White House withdraws Stefanik U.N. Ambassador nomination to oprotect GOP’s tight majority
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White House withdraws Stefanik U.N. Ambassador nomination to oprotect GOP’s tight majority

By  James Lynch | National Review The Trump administration is withdrawing its nomination of Representative Elise Stefanik (R., N.Y.) to serve as the next Ambassador to the United Nations to help protect the slim Republican majority in the House. “With a very tight Majority, I don’t want to take a chance on anyone else running for Elise’s seat. The people love Elise and, with her, we have nothing to worry about come Election Day. There are others that can do a good job at the United Nations. Therefore, Elise will stay in Congress, rejoin the House Leadership Team, and continue to fight for our amazing American People,” President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social. “I look forward to the day when Elise is able to join my Administration in the future. She is absolutely FANTASTIC. Th...
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Columbia University caves to Trump’s ultimatum to curb campus antisemitism or risk federal funding
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Columbia University caves to Trump’s ultimatum to curb campus antisemitism or risk federal funding

By Haley Strack | National Review Columbia University has agreed to President Donald Trump’s demand that the school address rampant campus antisemitism or risk permanently losing $400 million in federal funding. Trump pulled $400 million of federal grants and contracts from the school earlier this month over concerns that the Ivy League school failed to protect Jewish students from radical anti-Israel demonstrations. Columbia was home to one of the largest anti-Israel protests last year, during which students set up a disruptive encampment on campus and called for the eradication of the Jewish state. READ THE FULL STORY AT NATIONAL REVIEW
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Chief Justice scolds Trump over call to impeach Federal Judge in deportation case: ‘Not an appropriate response’
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Chief Justice scolds Trump over call to impeach Federal Judge in deportation case: ‘Not an appropriate response’

By  David Zimmermann | National Review Chief Justice John Roberts issued a rare statement on Tuesday pushing back on President Donald Trump after he called for the impeachment of an Obama-appointed judge, who temporarily blocked the Republican administration from invoking the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to deport Venezuelan illegal immigrants associated with the Tren de Aragua gang. “For more than two centuries, it has been established that impeachment is not an appropriate response to disagreement concerning a judicial decision,” Roberts said. “The normal appellate review process exists for that purpose.” Earlier in the day, Trump blasted U.S. District Judge James Boasberg of Washington, D.C., as a “troublemaker” and “agitator” who wasn’t elected in an “overwhelming mandate” by the...
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Lowry: Teslas aren’t fascist vehicles

By Rich Lowry | National Review, Commentary It is darkly amusing to see people who view electric cars as vital to the planet’s future attack the most successful electric brand in the country. It’s a trope to say that Donald Trump’s opposition has been shell-shocked and rudderless in the wake of his election victory and his fast start out of the gate. Not to fear, though. The Left has hit on its next big project — an intifada against the country’s largest maker of electric cars. The progressive fear and loathing of Elon Musk now may be greater than that directed at Donald Trump. Since protesters don’t have ready access to SpaceX’s rockets or to Starlink’s satellites — absent finding a way to launch their own rival satellite network into space — they’re waging war. READ T...
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European Union enacts retaliatory tariffs as Trump trade war escalates
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European Union enacts retaliatory tariffs as Trump trade war escalates

By James Lynch | National Review The European Union is enacting retaliatory tariffs against various U.S. products in response to President Donald Trump’s 25 percent steel and aluminum tariffs that went into effect Wednesday. The EU tariffs will impact up to $28 billion of U.S. exports once they are implemented next month in two phases beginning April 1 and April 13. U.S. goods that will be impacted by the tariffs include steel and aluminum products, textiles, bourbon, motorcycles, and numerous agricultural products. “We deeply regret this measure. Tariffs are taxes. They are bad for business, and even worse for consumers. These tariffs are disrupting supply chains. They bring uncertainty for the economy. Jobs are at stake. Prices will go up. In Europe and in the United States. The...
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