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How I Busted the Ruby Ridge Coverup

On this day in 1995, I helped shatter the coverup of federal killings at Ruby Ridge, Idaho. For millions of Americans, those brazen killings epitomized how the U.S. government had become a deadly peril to their rights and liberties. In 1991, an ATF informant entrapped Randy Weaver into selling him two sawed-off shotguns. After ATF []

This Utah State Senator Chaired the Agency That Approves Data Centers. Voters Just Fired Him

Data center backlash is becoming a potent political force.

Analysis: When Washington politicians can't go home again

WASHINGTON — While Republicans and Democrats battle for control of Washington this year, Washington has become a scarlet letter for members of both parties vying to be their state’s next governor. Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet was just the ...

The last Founding Father: How James Monroe paved the way for America’s greatness

George Washington was the father of our nation, a man seemingly cast from marble whose service, both in wartime and as president, made both its existence and survival possible. John Adams was his stubborn successor, celebrated years later for being a charming malcontent. Thomas Jefferson was the wordsmith of the Revolution. James Madison was its []

Three Founders. One Day. One Destiny.

by David Botkins On July 4, 1826, Americans gathered across a still‑young republic to celebrate a milestone some believed we’d never reach: the fiftieth anniversary of independence. Church bells rang. Cannons fired. Citizens reflected on how far the country had come since that audacious summer in 1776. Then the news spread. Thomas Jefferson was dead. []