LawCommentary
Impeachment Follies: Why the Senate Cannot Try Trump
A majority of the Senate last week decided that it can lawfully begin a trial on the House-approved article of impeachment, even though former President… Read More
LawCommentary
A majority of the Senate last week decided that it can lawfully begin a trial on the House-approved article of impeachment, even though former President… Read More
PoliticsNews
Heritage Action for America and a coalition of other national and state grassroots groups have sent a letter to members of the Senate urging them… Read More
PoliticsNews
The sequel to Donald Trump’s impeachment trial will begin about one year after the Senate voted to acquit him the first time. House impeachment managers… Read More
SecurityCommentary
As law enforcement pursues those responsible for the riot Jan. 6 at the U.S. Capitol, authorities are arresting and charging individuals from extremist groups such… Read More
PoliticsFeature
When Joe Biden became the 46th president of the United States at noon Wednesday, his inauguration was quite different from America’s previous 58 such ceremonies. … Read More
LawCommentary
While “unprecedented” seemed to be an apt word to describe much of 2020, the beginning of 2021 seems to be continuing the trend by being… Read More
LawNews
If and when the Senate holds its second impeachment trial of Donald Trump, this time after he no longer is president, one argument in his… Read More
LawCommentary
Here’s a popular myth: Rich people are all conservative, so conservatives have more money to affect politics than liberals, because the left, which cares about… Read More
PoliticsNews
One is battling a scandal about his relationship with a suspected Chinese spy. Two pushed for removing President Donald Trump during his first year in… Read More
PoliticsNews
With seven days left in President Donald Trump’s term, the Democrat-controlled House of Representatives voted for a second time to impeach him—this time gaining some… Read More
LawCommentary
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments Jan. 12 in Uzuegbunam v. Preczewski, a case that will decide whether public universities that infringe their students’ First… Read More
PoliticsNews
Democrats want to impeach President Donald Trump for a second time, but they’ll have to hurry—even to get a simple majority vote in the House… Read More
LawCommentary
With President-elect Joe Biden’s choice of federal Judge Merrick Garland as his new attorney general last week, the question arises: Will Garland carry out his responsibilities… Read More
LawCommentary
Political parties and candidates have different positions on issues, but should at least support the fundamentals of our system of government. Sounds simple, right? So… Read More
PoliticsNews
After the riot at the Capitol, congressional Democrats increasingly are calling for the removal of President Donald Trump before his term expires Jan. 20, either… Read More
PoliticsNews
President Donald Trump assured the nation early Thursday that “an orderly transition” will occur now that Congress has certified the Electoral College vote in which… Read More
PoliticsNews
Congress has certified Joe Biden’s Electoral College victory, making him the nation’s 46th president, following lawmakers’ debate Wednesday that went past midnight after being interrupted… Read More
PoliticsNews
President Donald Trump sounded confident during a rally Monday night in Georgia about his chances for victory after the House and Senate convene a joint… Read More
LawNews
In a move that isn’t without precedent, 11 Senate Republicans are pushing for a special panel to investigate questions of fraud arising from the presidential… Read More
LawNews
The House and Senate are poised to debate a presidential election outcome for only the third time since 1887, when Congress passed the Electoral Count… Read More
LawCommentary
Mike Dukakis was asked by CNN’s Bernard Shaw during the 1988 presidential debates whether he would support the death penalty if his wife, Kitty, had… Read More
LawCommentary
So, will illegal aliens be included in the population count used for apportionment of the House of Representatives? We still don’t know. In a 6-to-3… Read More
PoliticsNews
Many on the left were indignant when the Trump campaign legal team tried to convince legislatures in several battleground states to appoint a new slate… Read More
PoliticsNews
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Wednesday held its first hearing looking into the issues of vote fraud and other irregularities surrounding… Read More
PoliticsNews
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday congratulated “President-elect Joe Biden” in a Senate floor speech, asserting, “the Electoral College has spoken.” McConnell, R-Ky., delivered… Read More
LawCommentary
Federal Judge Emmet G. Sullivan last week finally got around to doing what he should have done months ago. Sullivan officially dismissed the Justice Department’s… Read More
PoliticsNews
After their party’s presidential nominee lost in the Electoral College, some House members lined up to object to and challenge the results during the Jan…. Read More
LawNews
In a dramatic blow to President Donald Trump’s attempts to challenge the unofficial election results, the Supreme Court on Friday evening rejected a Texas lawsuit… Read More
LawNews
Monday essentially will be the real presidential Election Day, or is scheduled to be, as electors gather in their respective state capitols to cast votes. … Read More
LawNews
Mail-in voting instituted during the pandemic has changed the concept of Election Day forever, a well-known conservative writer and historian says. “We’ve lost the idea… Read More