Articles by Fred Lucas

EconomyNews

Cleaner Faster? Trump to Let Dishwashers Use More Water

Fred Lucas | October 22, 2020

The Trump administration has finalized plans to release a new rule allowing one class of dishwashers to clean a load in less than an hour…. Read More

LawNews

‘Fill the Seat!’: Barrett Backers Rally as Senate Panel Advances Her Nomination

Fred Lucas | October 22, 2020

“Fill the seat! Fill the seat!” That was what a crowd gathered in front of the Dirksen Senate Office Building chanted Thursday, hours after the… Read More

PoliticsAnalysis

A Historian’s Perspective on White House Rivalries, From Truman to Trump

Fred Lucas | October 22, 2020

Today’s podcast features an interview that first appeared on our sister podcast “The Right Side of History.” Co-hosts Jarrett Stepman and Fred Lucas speak with… Read More

LawNews

EXCLUSIVE: Trump Executive Order Aims to Rein in Bureaucracy’s Role in Policymaking

Fred Lucas | October 21, 2020

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday aimed at making federal bureaucrats engaged in policymaking more accountable.  The order is intended to address what… Read More

LawNews

CHOP Zone Businesses Pursue Lawsuit Against Seattle

Fred Lucas | October 20, 2020

The 21 plaintiffs in a lawsuit filed against the city of Seattle for not enforcing the law against the Capitol Hill Organized Protest, or CHOP,… Read More

LawNews

Pence, Predicting Barrett’s Confirmation, Warns of Liberals’ Court-Packing ‘Power Grab’

Fred Lucas | October 16, 2020

SELMA, N.C.—Vice President Mike Pence predicted Friday that the Senate will confirm Judge Amy Coney Barrett for the Supreme Court, calling on Democrats to help… Read More

LawNews

6 Top Takeaways From Final Day of Barrett’s Supreme Court Confirmation Hearings

Fred Lucas | October 15, 2020

Members of the Senate Judiciary Committee debated when they would vote on the nomination of federal Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court and… Read More

LawNews

8 Big Moments From Day 3 of Barrett’s Confirmation Hearings

Fred Lucas | October 14, 2020

On the third and final day of confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett, senators revisited some issues covered the day before but… Read More

LawNews

6 Key Issues Aired on Day 2 of Barrett’s Confirmation Hearings

Fred Lucas | October 13, 2020

After a first day of speechifying on Monday, the Senate Judiciary Committee got down to questions for federal appeals court Judge Amy Coney Barrett on… Read More

LawNews

‘Natural Inheritor of Justice Scalia’s Legacy,’ Conservatives Say of Barrett

Fred Lucas | October 12, 2020

The first day of confirmation hearings for federal appeals court Judge Amy Coney Barrett to serve on the Supreme Court showed clearly how conservative women… Read More

LawNews

9 Takeaways From Day 1 of Barrett Confirmation Hearings

Fred Lucas | October 12, 2020

The opening day of Senate confirmation hearings for federal Judge Amy Coney Barrett was filled with speechifying, with Democrats on the Judiciary Committee previewing their… Read More

LawNews

Mayoral Candidate in Texas Charged With Over 100 Counts of Voter Fraud

Fred Lucas | October 09, 2020

When police arrested Zul Mirza Mohamed on suspicion of voter fraud Wednesday night, prosecutors say, the candidate for mayor in Carrollton, Texas, was stuffing envelopes… Read More

PoliticsNews

Push for 25th Amendment Commission Isn’t About Trump, Pelosi Claims

Fred Lucas | October 09, 2020

Congressional Democrats’ renewed embrace of the 25th Amendment is not aimed at removing President Donald Trump from office, at least not in the near-term, House… Read More

PoliticsNews

6 Highlights From the Pence-Harris Debate

Fred Lucas | October 08, 2020

During the vice presidential debate Wednesday night, Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., and Vice President Mike Pence sparred over a variety of policies, revealing significant differences… Read More

LawNews

Support Grows for Confirming Barrett for Supreme Court, Poll Finds

Fred Lucas | October 07, 2020

A plurality of Americans support Senate confirmation of Judge Amy Coney Barrett for the Supreme Court, with a boost of 9 percentage points since President… Read More

LawNews

Barrett’s Former Colleagues: ‘No One … Better Suited to Be on the Supreme Court’

Fred Lucas | October 06, 2020

Alexa Baltes has a unique perspective on Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett, as both a former student of hers at Notre Dame Law… Read More

PoliticsNews

Trump Returns to White House After 3-Day Hospitalization for COVID-19

Fred Lucas | October 05, 2020

President Donald Trump returned to the White House on Monday evening after being discharged from a military hospital where he was treated for COVID-19 for… Read More

PoliticsNews

‘Vote for America’ Ad Campaign Focuses on Dangers of Far-Left Policies

Fred Lucas | October 05, 2020

The Heritage Foundation on Monday announced a new $1.1 million “Fight for America, Vote for America” advertising campaign. The three 30-second ads will air for… Read More

SocietyNews

Black Leaders Seek Pro-Life Ruling in Alabama on Equal Protection Grounds

Fred Lucas | October 05, 2020

African American leaders are asking the Alabama Supreme Court to ensure equal protection under the law for black women and unborn black babies in the… Read More

PoliticsNews

After COVID-19 Diagnosis, Trump Hospitalized, Says He’s ‘Doing Very Well’

Fred Lucas | October 02, 2020

President Donald Trump announced late Friday that he was checking into Walter Reed National Military Medical Center after testing positive the day before for COVID-19. … Read More

LawNews

4 Questions James Comey Actually Answered in Senate Hearing

Fred Lucas | September 30, 2020

Former FBI Director James Comey took questions from a Senate committee for almost four hours Wednesday, but had the same answers for many of them. … Read More

PoliticsNews

YouTube Adds Disclaimer to Heritage Foundation Video on Mail-In Ballots

Fred Lucas | September 30, 2020

YouTube has posted a disclaimer to a video produced by The Heritage Foundation that warns of the potential problems of  mass voting by mail.  YouTube… Read More

PoliticsNews

6 Highlights From Trump-Biden Debate

Fred Lucas | September 30, 2020

President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden squared off for the first of three debates Tuesday night.  Here’s six matters the two discussed… Read More

PoliticsNews

8 Memorable Moments From Past Presidential Debates

Fred Lucas | September 28, 2020

In what has been an unusual election year because of the COVID-19 pandemic—fewer big rallies and no giant conventions—President Donald Trump and former Vice President… Read More

LawNews

Bipartisan Coalition Rejects Democrats’ Call to Pack Supreme Court

Fred Lucas | September 24, 2020

A bipartisan group dominated by former state attorneys general is pushing back against proposals from congressional Democrats and progressive activists to pack the Supreme Court… Read More

Health CareNews

Trump Says His Order Covers Preexisting Conditions, Surprise Medical Billings

Fred Lucas | September 24, 2020

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday aimed at protecting Americans with preexisting health conditions, after delivering remarks on his administration’s health care vision… Read More

LawNews

How ‘Weaponizing’ Mail-In Ballots Could Create Constitutional Crisis

Fred Lucas | September 23, 2020

The ongoing process of “weaponizing and abusing mail-in voting” could lead to an “unprecedented constitutional crisis” because of lack of reliability and the potential for… Read More

SocietyNews

Trump to Sign ‘Born Alive’ Executive Order to Protect Abortion Survivors

Fred Lucas | September 23, 2020

President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he will sign an executive order to ensure that babies who are born alive receive proper medical care.  Although… Read More

PoliticsNews

4 Things to Know About Supreme Court Vacancies in Election Years

Fred Lucas | September 22, 2020

As the nation stands bitterly, even violently, divided with weeks to go before a hotly contested presidential election, another tremor hits when a Supreme Court… Read More

SocietyNews

Today’s Riots Comparable to ‘Late Stage’ Violence of ’60s, ’70s

Fred Lucas | September 21, 2020

The riots of today are potentially more dangerous and divisive than the riots of the 1960s, said scholars during a Heritage Foundation forum Wednesday.  The… Read More