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The House Freedom Caucus voted unanimously on Tuesday to support Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan amid allegations that he ignored claims of sexual abuse while he was a wrestling coach at Ohio State University. “Jim Jordan is a man of integrity, and we believe him and stand with him 100 percent,” reads a statement from the…
The day after President Donald Trump announced his nomination of federal Appeals Court Judge Brett Kavanaugh to replace the retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy on the Supreme Court, a former fellow Kennedy law clerk is praising his erstwhile colleague. “I am tremendously impressed with the guy,” John Elwood, now a partner at Vinson & Elkins,…
Two congressional committees have subpoenaed a former FBI attorney who exchanged anti-Trump text messages to appear for a closed-door deposition on Wednesday. The House Judiciary and House Government & Oversight Committees issued the subpoena on Monday to Lisa Page, the former mistress of FBI agent Peter Strzok. Strzok, who oversaw the FBI’s Russia investigation when…
After the president nominated Brett Kavanaugh for a key court vacancy, Democrats sought to obstruct. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., resorted to name-calling. The New York Times chimed in to call Kavanaugh “unqualified.” That’s what happened when President George W. Bush named Kavanaugh to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in…
Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz defended President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court pick Brett Kavanaugh on “Fox & Friends” Tuesday and rebuked liberals for their vocal opposition. “He went to Yale law school and he taught at Harvard. What can be wrong with that,” Dershowitz said. “He has a lot of support from centrist academics. He is regarded…
YouTube is working with news organizations to deem “authoritative” and “quality” news sources in an effort to combat fake news and conspiracy theories. “[W]e’re announcing steps we’re taking with the GNI [Google News Initiative] to support the future of news in online video, and product features we’ve been working on to improve the news experience…
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich praised President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court pick Brett Kavanaugh Tuesday and said he knocked it “out of the park.” “I think this was the best performance by the president so far,” Gingrich said on “Fox & Friends.” “You take the total consultation, the way he has approached it. The quality of his…
President Donald Trump nominated Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court in a prime-time announcement Monday night. If confirmed by the Senate, Kavanaugh would replace retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy to give the court a likely solid 5-4 conservative majority. “Throughout legal circles, he is considered a judge’s judge, a true thought leader among his peers,”…
The Freedom From Religion Foundation accused a Tennessee school of violating constitutional law by allowing prayer at its graduation ceremony, but the school won’t budge. Christopher Line, legal fellow with FFRF, wrote in a letter to Catoosa County Schools district that Ringgold High School should not have permitted public prayer at their May graduation ceremony, claiming…
Although at least 250 children in Philadelphia are in need of foster homes, 35 homes willing to take them in are still waiting—and the private religious charity that could bring them together is fighting back against a city that doesn’t want its help. After a 50-year relationship with Catholic Social Services, the city decided to…
Starbucks plans to stop using plastic straws at all of its stores worldwide within the next two years. The global coffee chain will eliminate all plastic straws by 2020, and will instead cap cold drinks with lids, Starbucks stated in a press statement. Starbucks becomes the most recent company to join a crusade against plastic straws. The…
The belief that gender is assigned at birth has cost one British doctor his job as a disability assessor for the Department of Work and Pensions in the United Kingdom. Dr. David Mackereth, 55, the father of four, was dismissed from the department after only recently being hired because he told the instructor for a…
Capital Gazette employees reflected on a colleague Saturday who they said charged the shooter, buying others time with her sacrifice. Reporter Wendi Winters charged shooting suspect Jarrod Ramos with a recycling bin and trash can during the June 28 attack, The Capital Gazette reported. She had learned at an active shooter training hosted by her church…
Over $20 million in taxpayer funds could be saved at the end of President Donald Trump’s first term in office due to his leaner White House operation. A new report on the White House office personnel revealed that Trump has a significantly smaller staff than his predecessor did at this time, according to an analysis…
Cities and counties across the country are teaming up with environmental groups to drill for revenue by using public-nuisance lawsuits against some of the world’s largest energy companies. These local governments claim oil giants, such as Exxon Mobil, Chevron, and others, have caused global warming that they say is damaging their communities, and they want…
A man angry over net neutrality has been charged with threatening to murder the family of Federal Communications Commission chairman Ajit Pai. Late last month, Markara Man, 33, of Norwalk, California, was arrested and charged with “threatening to murder a member of the immediate family of a U.S. official U.S. [Ajit Pai] with the intent…
Filming the new movie “Roe V. Wade” wasn’t easy, co-director Nick Loeb revealed in an interview Tuesday. Nick Loeb, who gained notoriety after fighting with ex-fiancée and “Modern Family” star Sofia Vergara over frozen embryos, is co-directing a pro-life film set to hit theaters in January 2019, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The filming hasn’t been…
Less than one-third of Democrats are “extremely proud” to be Americans, according to a Gallup poll released on Monday. Only 32 percent of Democrats rated themselves as “extremely proud” to be Americans, while 74 percent of Republicans rated themselves as such, according to the poll. This is the lowest number for Democrats and the highest number…
A Colorado professor did not send a standard “Happy July Fourth” out to her students, instead saying she hopes they are able to “find something to celebrate” on the holiday. University of Northern Colorado sociology professor Kyle Nelson made the remark in an email obtained by Campus Reform. “Happy 4th of July on Wednesday,” the professor…
President Donald Trump has narrowed down his list of potential Supreme Court nominations to three candidates. With days remaining until Trump makes an expected selection announcement, his choice to replace retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy is down to three federal appeals judges: Amy Coney Barrett, Brett Kavanaugh and Raymond Kethledge, reported The Associated Press. The candidate interview process has…