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Senators Need to Stop Asking Judicial Nominees Their Personal Views
On Thursday, in the Senate Judiciary Committee’s business meeting, Chairman Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, addressed efforts to force judicial nominees to express personal views on issues… Read More
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It’s Been 1 Year Since Mueller Began His Investigation. It’s Past Time for It to Wrap Up.
Robert Mueller was appointed one year ago Thursday as a special counsel to investigate Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election and whether the Russian… Read More
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Trump Judge Tally Setting Records Despite Unprecedented Democrat Obstruction
The Senate confirmations on May 15 of two more of President Donald Trump’s judicial nominees bring the total number approved so far in the 115th Congress… Read More
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Podcast: What Could Happen in the Mueller Investigation
Andrew McCarthy, a former chief assistant U.S. attorney and contributor to National Review, joins us to discuss special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation. Plus: Henry Kissinger… Read More
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Congress Can Support Police Without Federalizing State and Local Crimes
Just in time for National Police Week, an opportunity to honor America’s heroic police officers, both chambers of Congress have introduced versions of the Protect… Read More
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Trump, Republicans Changing Lower Courts for the Better
If all Donald Trump did with these four years was balance the courts, his presidency would still be a success. Lucky for us, he’s got… Read More
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Q&A With Andrew McCarthy: ‘A Sitting President Can’t Be Indicted’
Andrew C. McCarthy, a former chief assistant U.S. attorney, is a contributing editor at National Review and a senior fellow at National Review Institute who… Read More
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New Jersey’s Federalism Wager Pays Off Big
Our Founding Fathers wisely recognized that, to safeguard individual liberty, power must be divided up between different branches and levels of government. To preserve that… Read More
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Our ‘Cold Civil War’ Over 2 Constitutions
The United States is more than politically polarized amid a “cold civil war” over the meaning of the Constitution, constitutional scholar Charles Kesler said Tuesday…. Read More
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Rep. Devin Nunes Says Trump Campaign Might Have Been Set Up, Predicts Embarrassing Outcome for FBI, Justice Department
Devin Nunes of California, chairman of the House intelligence committee, said the Trump campaign might have been set up by the federal government back in 2016…. Read More
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Supreme Court Rules for Federalism in Sports Betting Case
On Monday, the Supreme Court struck down a federal law that prevented states from legalizing sports betting in Murphy v. NCAA. The ruling struck a… Read More
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Congress Is Right to Consider Prison Reform
A prison reform bill being considered in the U.S. House of Representatives embodies good policy for American taxpayers, families, and communities. The House Judiciary Committee… Read More
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6 More Judicial Nominees Advance in Trump Bid to Reshape Judiciary
President Donald Trump is completing a strong week, and is set to kick off a strong next week, in his push to reshape the federal… Read More
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Connecticut Subverts the Electoral College, Rejecting Its Own History
Opponents of the Electoral College achieved an important victory last weekend when Connecticut’s legislature passed the so-called National Popular Vote compact. Democratic Gov. Dannel P…. Read More
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Google Is Fighting for Criminal Justice Reform. Here’s Where It’s Going Astray.
This week, Google hosted an event at its Washington headquarters to announce a new corporate policy: Bail bond services will no longer be allowed to… Read More
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Is Robert Mueller Going to Investigate George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Andrew Jackson, Too?
Those who claim that President Donald Trump is guilty of obstructing justice because he fired James Comey or because he asked Comey if he could… Read More
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In Eric Schneiderman’s Fall, Trump Resistance Loses ‘Ringleader’
Just two weeks ago, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman was coming off a legal victory against the Trump administration’s deregulatory agenda for fuel efficiency… Read More
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Right Side of History: Special Counsels Hunting Presidents Nothing New
“The Right Side of History” is a podcast dedicated to exploring current events through a historical lens and busting left-wing myths about figures and events… Read More
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The FBI Shouldn’t Be Above the Law Either
These days, a number of people seem to be under the impression that investigating President Donald Trump is the most vital project undertaken by this… Read More
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Rudy Giuliani Is Right: Settlement With Stormy Daniels Didn’t Violate Campaign Finance Law
Update: Appearing on The Daily Signal podcast Aug. 23, Hans von Spakovsky noted the relevance of this commentary to former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen’s guilty plea…. Read More
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Podcast: Why This New Lawsuit Could Finally End DACA Program
The Heritage Foundation’s Hans von Spakovsky joins us to discuss why a new lawsuit, spearheaded by Texas and including six other states, could succeed. Plus:… Read More
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Secretive Commissions Determine Who Violated Anti-Discrimination Laws. Now Republicans in 1 State Are Fighting for Reform.
The nation has been transfixed with the story of Jack Phillips, the owner of Masterpiece Cakeshop in Colorado, and how the Supreme Court will hold… Read More
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One Time Congress Tried to Prevent a President From Firing Someone, It Ended in Impeachment
Legislation advancing to protect special counsel Robert Mueller from being fired isn’t the first time Congress sought to limit a president’s personnel decisions amid talk… Read More
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DOJ Gives Congress Missing Strzok-Page Text Messages
The Justice Department on Thursday gave Congress five months worth of text messages exchanged between Peter Strzok and Lisa Page—two FBI officials involved in the… Read More
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Prison Reform Bill Would Help End the Revolving-Door Crime Cycle
Debate in Congress about criminal justice reform has come to focus on one issue: Our federal prison system could be doing more to protect public… Read More
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Supreme Court Travel Ban Arguments Suggest Win for Trump Likely
Finally, the Supreme Court has heard the arguments on the travel ban case. On Wednesday, there were plenty of protesters outside the courthouse, a few… Read More
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Q&A: Everything You Need to Know About Trump ‘Travel Ban’ Oral Arguments
The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday for Trump v. Hawaii, one of the biggest legal cases of the year. The case dates back… Read More
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Senate Confirms ‘the Neil Gorsuch of Louisiana’ to High-Ranking Federal Bench
The Senate voted 50-47 on Tuesday to confirm all-star appellate lawyer Kyle Duncan to the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Duncan is President Donald… Read More
