Legal Insurrection

The Israel Defense Forces announced the elimination of several Hamas terror operatives, including Jamal Abu Saeed, head of the terror group’s military intelligence operations. Read more via @iUniyal legalinsurrection.com/2026/1…

Governor Gavin Newsom is commuting all 548 current death sentences to life without parole. California voters rejected abolishing capital punishment in both 2012 and 2016. "California’s murdered innocents have been sacrificed on the altar of his national ambitions." Read more via @Mutnodjmet legalinsurrection.com/2026/1…

Indiana Democrats won several surprising statewide races, but voters still backed tough-on-crime policies. They voted nearly 60% in favor of toughening bail standards to make it harder for accused criminals to be let loose into the community while awaiting trial. Read more via @MattLamb22 legalinsurrection.com/2026/1…

Sexual Assault vs. Regret: Why the Distinction Matters

The Bureau of Labor Statistics' October 2026 jobs report showed the economy added 165,000 jobs. “Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 165,000 in October, higher than the average monthly gain of 48,000 over the prior 12 months,” wrote the BLS. “In October, employment increased in professional and business services, in health care, and in transportation and warehousing.” Read more via @marychastain legalinsurrection.com/2026/1…

Trump says he offered UFC chief Dana White the White House press secretary job and asked him to bring six fighters as assistants. 😂 “Dana will be a Press Secretary like none other. Dana, please take the job! legalinsurrection.com/2026/1…

The Washington Post published an "anonymously sourced" report suggesting Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was preparing to launch another run for president DeSantis responded: “The Washington Post is fabricating this out of whole cloth. I have not reached out to anybody about running for anything. Just another pathetic attempt to garner clicks.” Will his governorship be the last we see of him? Read more via @sistertoldjah legalinsurrection.com/2026/1…

Houston Mayor John Whitmire limited police cooperation with ICE after Greg Abbott lost reelection, drawing a warning from Homeland Security. On Friday, he signed an executive order curtailing that cooperation and denied having called the old policy good. legalinsurrection.com/2026/1…

When both men and women are intoxicated, how should responsibility and consent be evaluated?

New Hampshire arrested poet Stephen Redic, 70, after he allegedly slapped a Turning Point Action member in New Hampshire on Tuesday. Video shows Stephen Redic yelling at a calm Turning Point Action volunteer before allegedly striking him. legalinsurrection.com/2026/1…

Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller will be President Donald Trump’s new chief of staff starting on Monday. Current Chief of Staff Susie Wiles will transition to the Trump Political Operation. legalinsurrection.com/2026/1…

Gadi Eisenkot has moved closer to forming a government after Arab parties offered him their support. PM Netanyahu slammed the Eisenkot bloc for joining forces with terrorism-supporting Arab parties. Read more via @iUniyal legalinsurrection.com/2026/1…

Wisconsin voters supported equality under the law and an end to DEI discrimination against white people. About 57% of voters backed the amendment that will “prohibit governmental entities in the state from discriminating against, or granting preferential treatment to, any individual or group on the basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin in public employment, public education, public contracting, or public administration.” Read more via @MattLamb22 legalinsurrection.com/2026/1…

Northwestern University professors want new restrictions on federal immigration enforcement across its Chicago and Evanston campuses. “The proposed restrictions would cover locations such as classrooms, residence halls and faculty offices.” legalinsurrection.com/2026/1…

Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS) is demanding that Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin preserve all records under the Federal Records Act. legalinsurrection.com/2026/1…

Fox News obtained a letter from House Majority Leader Steve Scalise to all House Republican committee chairmen about preparation for possible investigations. “Although they ran on affordability, it is clear the main focus of their new majority will be retribution and unleashing countless witch hunts under the guise of ‘oversight.'” Read more via @marychastain legalinsurrection.com/2026/1…

The US Department of Education has opened a civil rights investigation into UC Berkeley over three student programs and two scholarships after a February complaint by @ProtectionEqual nypost.com/2026/11/05/us-new…