By Jack Phillips Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) said he will challenge the electoral votes on Jan. 6 because Democrats weaponized mail-in ballot initiatives in key states to create “confusion” and “chaos.” “The ultimate arbiter here, the ultimate check and balance is the United States Congress and when something is done in an unconstitutional fashion, which […]
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Federal Court Rules Trump Can Bar Uninsured Immigrants From Entering United States
By Tom Ozimek A federal appeals court in California on Thursday ruled to lift a ban on President Donald Trump’s proclamation that blocks immigrants from entering the United States if they lack health insurance or the means to pay for hospital bills. In a Dec. 31 opinion (pdf), the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in […]
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Hawley Becomes First Senator Committed to Challenging Electoral College Results
By Jack Phillips Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) said he will object during the counting of the Electoral College vote process on Jan. 6, becoming the first senator to confirm they are joining an effort launched by more than a dozen House Republicans. “I cannot vote to certify the electoral college results on Jan. 6 without raising […]
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Supreme Court Requires Lower Courts to Exclude Illegal Aliens From Census Count
By Matthew Vadum Following its ruling earlier this month that allowed the Trump administration to remove illegal aliens from the 2020 Census count, the Supreme Court on Dec. 28 threw out two lower court decisions that went the other way, that barred the government from eliminating that population from the process of allocating congressional seats and Electoral College votes […]
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High School Student Sues Over Leftist ‘Indoctrination’ in Nevada
By Matthew Vadum A high school senior of mixed race is suing a taxpayer-funded charter school in Nevada over the “coercive, ideological indoctrination” that is central to its Critical Race Theory-based curriculum that forces students to associate aspects of their identity with oppression. In the lawsuit, Clark v. State Public Charter School Authority, filed Dec. 22 in federal […]
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Trump: Increase Payments to Americans, and ‘Get Rid of the Pork’
By Jack Phillips President Donald Trump again demanded that Congress increase direct payments and get rid of non-pandemic-related measures in the latest stimulus bill. “Increase payments to the people, get rid of the ‘pork,’” Trump wrote early on Sunday morning, again posting his video announcing he would likely veto the stimulus package. Since then, the president has repeatedly called […]
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Governors Should Never Have Been Allowed to Become ‘Dictators’
By Masooma Haq In an early morning Christmas Day interview, Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) said that governors should never have been allowed to accumulate so much power that they can lock down the economy. “You know, nobody ever intended that governors would be sort of czars or dictators in charge of the economy,” Paul said. “In […]
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Mask Mandates Seem to Make CCP Virus Infection Rates Climb, Study Says
By Matthew Vadum Protective-mask mandates aimed at combating the spread of the CCP virus that causes the disease COVID-19 appear to promote its spread, according to a report from RationalGround.com, a clearinghouse of COVID-19 data trends that’s run by a grassroots group of data analysts, computer scientists, and actuaries. Researchers examined cases covering a 229-day period running from May […]
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Supreme Court Rejects Kentucky Private School’s Challenge to Shutdown Order
By Zachary Stieber The Supreme Court has rejected an attempt to prevent Kentucky’s governor from ordering religious schools to halt in-person learning. In an unsigned opinion issued last week, the nation’s highest court said Gov. Andy Beshear’s order “effectively expires this week or shortly thereafter, and there is no indication that it will be renewed.” Danville Christian Academy, which filed […]
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Rush Limbaugh’s Life-Affirming Strength
By Wesley J. Smith Commentary I deeply admire Rush Limbaugh. Not because of his conservative viewpoints. Not because he is a uniquely talented broadcaster who can make dropping a pencil interesting radio. No. I have been most impressed over the years by Limbaugh’s strength of character, a crucial leadership attribute in woefully short supply at a […]
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Look to the Media for Greatest Scandal of Our Lifetime
By James Bowman Commentary According to a headline in The American Conservative, it was “The Greatest Scandal Of Our Lifetime.” How could you not want to read on? What could it be, this epic scandal? Russian “collusion”? “Spygate”? The Mueller probe? Hunter Biden’s influence peddling? The stolen election? Chinese spies? Watergate? Rather disappointingly, it was none of these. […]
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Supreme Court Green-Lights Trump Removal of Illegal Aliens From Census Count
By Matthew Vadum The Supreme Court ruled that the federal government may remove illegal aliens from the 2020 Census count, which eliminates that population from the process of allocating congressional seats and Electoral College votes that officially determine the presidency. The 6-3 decision in Trump v. New York issued Dec. 18 is a victory for the Trump administration. Placed on a […]
