“The Libertarian National Committee is pursuing restitution from former national chair Angela McArdle over payments made to Freedom Calls, LLC, a fundraising firm contracted during her tenure that was linked to her partner without prior disclosure. The organization said it issued a demand letter this month. … A Special Investigatory Committee was appointed by the LNC to look into the situation further following McArdle’s resignation. In its 94-page report, the committee concluded that McArdle engaged in ‘gross fiduciary violations,’ failed to disclose conflicts of interest, and misused donor funds for unauthorized activities. It also found that the LNC ultimately paid Freedom Calls around $45,600 while receiving only a fraction of that amount back in donations.” (12/11/25)
Source: Niskanen Center
by Jonathan Wolfson, Lawson Mansell, & Katherine Hall
“Over one-third of U.S. states have created alternative licensing pathways for internationally trained physicians (ITPs) to address the worsening physician shortage. Medical boards play a crucial role in the success of these new laws and should honor the legislative intent of a true alternative pathway by removing unnecessary barriers and providing consistent guidance to employers and doctors. States should ensure these licensing pathways enable ITPs to find sponsors, get hired, and practice fully to maximize workforce impact and patients’ access to quality medical care.” (12/11/25)
“[W]hile the conservative majority on the Court could in fact allow limitations on birthright citizenship without patently shredding the plain meaning of the 14th Amendment, it could still do so without actually affirming Trump’s executive order. It could say that the order doesn’t violate the plain meaning of the constitutional text, but does violate the understanding of that text embedded in numerous pieces of legislation, acts of Congress that implicitly or explicitly endorse the established interpretation of the clause. Therefore, it would require an act of Congress to affirmatively change that interpretation by enacting restrictions on birthright citizenship through legislation.” [editor’s note: But why would SCOTUS lie and pretend that the order doesn’t violate the plain meaning of the constitutional text? – TLK] (12/11/25)
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“Tyler James Robinson, the Utah man charged with the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University, was in court in person for the first time on Thursday …. Before Thursday, Robinson had attended his hearings via a video feed from the Utah County jail, where he has been held since he was arrested in September. Three issues were argued on Thursday: a request from the media for access to what occurred during a closed hearing on Oct. 22; a request from prosecutors to amend or clarify the publicity or ‘gag’ order in the case, which governs attorneys and the media; and a request from a group of news organizations, spearheaded by The Salt Lake Tribune, who have asked Graf to allow them to weigh in on any closure requests or any other proposed limitations.” (12/11/25)
“Kentucky’s hemp sector has become a national model, built on bipartisan cooperation and guided by regulatory oversight from the Department of Agriculture. This provision puts all of that at risk.” (12/11/25)
