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DOGE Can Strike a Blow Against Washington Bureaucracy

Thus far, DOGE has represented nothing more dramatic than an audit of federal spending of the sort in which the president of the United States — acting via any agent he sees fit to name — is self-evidently permitted to engage. There is nothing intrinsically wrong with Elon Musk playing accountant for President Trump

De-Wokeifying Government is Easier Said Than Done

The snafu over the OMB memo was a reminder that de-wokeifying the government isn’t a matter of snapping one’s fingers. Only careful planning, precise language, consistent messaging, and effective legislation will rein in the federal Leviathan. And wipe the smile off Schumer’s face.

Pro-Lifers Should Vote No on RFK Jr. Nomination

While there are many sound reasons to doubt RFK Jr.’s appropriateness for this position — or any position of authority — the simplest reason to vote no is that HHS has too much power over too many decisions of importance to pro-life causes to entrust it to an unreconstructed long-time advocate of legal abortion.

The Late Hit on Pete Hegseth

It’s unlikely to work. An ex-sister-in-law, Danielle Hegseth, has provided an affidavit maintaining that secretary of defense nominee Pete Hegseth’s second wife, Samantha Hegseth, was afraid of him as their marriage melted down.