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Appeals Court Blocks Ruling by Obama-Appointed Judge After He Reimposed Injunction on Trump Policy

BY ZACHARY STIEBER A federal appeals court blocked a ruling by a federal judge who had re-issued a nationwide injunction despite being advised not to do so unless he re-evaluated his original ruling. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals said in an administrative order that a Sept. 9 ruling from U.S. District Court Judge Jon Tiger that Tigar’s […]

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Republicans Still Holding New Hampshire Primary, Believe Trump Will Get Nomination

BY MASOOMA HAQ Republicans in New Hampshire won’t copy several other early primary and caucus states who have canceled nomination contests. The GOP in New Hampshire backs President Trump but wants the election process to continue, unencumbered. South Carolina and Nevada Republican parties announced Saturday that they would not be holding their presidential nominating contests in […]

Posted inImmigration

Illegal Alien Accused of Murder Claims Constitutional Rights Were Violated

BY MASOOMA HAQ Lawyers for illegal alien Cristhian Bahena Rivera claim that his constitutional rights were violated by Iowa law enforcement officials during an interrogation on the alleged murder of 20-year-old college student Mollie Tibbetts. In an additional document filed last Thursday by Rivera’s lawyers, Chad and Jennifer Frese, they argue that their client’s constitutional rights […]

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Senate Confirmed 13 Trump-Nominated Judges as Democratic Candidates Debated in Detroit

BY ZACHARY STIEBER The Senate confirmed 13 judges nominated by President Donald Trump on July 30 and July 31 as Democratic presidential candidates, including multiple Senators, gathered in Detroit for presidential debates. Four judges were confirmed on Tuesday and nine more were confirmed on Wednesday, according to the Senate. The most votes against one of the judges was 40 […]

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McConnell condemns ‘modern-day McCarthyism,’ ‘feckless’ Obama policies, after pundits call him ‘Russian asset’

By Gregg Re | Fox News In unusually forceful, angry, and personal terms, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Monday countered what he called “baseless smears” from left-wing media and vowed not to be “intimidated,” in the wake of a Washington Post op-ed that declared McConnell a “Russian asset.” That op-ed was written by columnist Dana Milbank, whom McConnell bluntly suggested was one of […]

The Mammals of Yellowstone

Mammals Yellowstone is home to the largest concentration of mammals in the lower 48 states. In addition to having a diversity of small animals, Yellowstone is notable for its predator–prey complex of large mammals, including eight ungulate species (bighorn sheep, bison, elk, moose, mountain goats, mule deer, pronghorn, and white-tailed deer) and seven large predators […]

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Dan Stein: Supreme Court ruling allowing Pentagon funding for border wall strengthens national security

By Dan Stein | Fox News The Supreme Court was wise to side with the Trump administration Friday when it ruled that the president can use $2.5 billion in Defense Department funds for construction of a border wall to replace existing fencing in Arizona, California and New Mexico. In a 5-4 ruling, the high court overturned an appeals court […]

Posted inNational News

Democrats dub Supreme Court’s border wall ruling ‘regrettable’ and ‘nonsensical’

By Louis Casiano | Fox News Democrats reacted with disappointment to Friday’s Supreme Court ruling allowing the Trump administration to divert $2.5 billion in Pentagon funds for border wall construction. The 5-4 ruling, which broke along ideological lines, means President Trump can tap into military funds to begin work to replace fencing along the southern border in California, Arizona and New Mexico. Earlier this month, the 9th […]

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Supreme Court paves way for Trump administration to use military funds for border wall

By Alex Pappas | Fox News The Supreme Court sided with the Trump administration on Friday in lifting a freeze backed by a lower court that had halted plans to use $2.5 billion in Pentagon funds for border wall construction. The decision, which split the bench along ideological lines, allows the administration to move ahead with plans to use military funds to […]