The New York Times of january 28 has a story “Shootings pose conservatism debate”. At the very end of the article, it mentions libertarians and the Libertarian Party, in a most deceiving fashion. First it says that libertarians are critical of how ICE treats protesters in Minneapolis, quoting Walter Olson of CATO. But then it says, “But even among libertarians, there is disagreement. Angela McArdle, a former chair of the Libertarian Party, argued this weekend that the nation was in crisis mode and that now was not a time for libertarians to stick so strictly to their ideology. It quotes her as saying, “The threat of mass migration is civilizational. If we don’t deport illegal aliens and stop Democrat fraud we will be Canada in less than ten years.”

The reporter completely ignored the position of the Libertarian Party, issued by current national chair Stephen Nekhaila on January 24. It says that ICE should be abolished.

Last year, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville announced he is running for Governor of Alabama in 2026. President Trump endorsed him for that position on January 22. However, the Alabama Constitution rquires Governors to have lived in the state for seven years, and many believe that he does not meet that qualification. See this story.

On January 27, a Virginia state trial court issued a ruling in McDougle v Nardo, Tazewell Circuit Court, CL25-1582. The ruling says that when the Virginia legislature passed a bill to redistrict the U.S. House district boundaries, it didn’t follow its own procedures, and therefore the law is not in effect.

There will be an appeal.