LawCommentary
Your Right to Vote Is Sacred. Don’t Give It Up.
The right to vote is among the most sacred rights we have as Americans. It is fundamental to our democracy. I’m old enough to remember… Read More
LawCommentary
Expect Chaos for the November Election
It’s becoming increasingly clear that we should conduct the November election in as normal a manner as possible. We should have as many of our… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
The Left’s Dangerous Delegitimization of the Election
A recent article in The Washington Post’s Outlook section, “What’s the Worst That Could Happen?”—which explores various potential outcomes of the 2020 presidential election—found that… Read More
LawNews
Justice Department Announces FISA Reforms to Prevent Another Carter Page Debacle
The Justice Department announced a series of reforms to its procedures for obtaining Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act orders on Tuesday aimed at preventing abuses that… Read More
LawNews
Why Arizona Looks Like Ground Zero in Battle Over Election Integrity
The overblown rhetoric of Democratic state election officials accusing Republicans of trying to suppress voting could dangerously undermine elections, Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich told… Read More
PoliticsNews
3 Key Points in Newly Released FBI Documents on Foreign Bid to Influence Clinton Campaign
The Senate Judiciary Committee released declassified documents this week that showed a major difference in how the FBI—under the leadership of then-Director James Comey—treated investigations… Read More
PoliticsNews
4 Big Moments From the House’s Postal Service Hearing
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy testified Monday before a House committee to address Democrats’ recent theories regarding actions taken by the U.S. Postal Service weeks and… Read More
LawCommentary
The Truth About the Post Office Controversy
Do we really have to worry about the Postal Service? That’s the latest faux controversy to dominate our political debate. It’s a sign of our… Read More
LawNews
USPS Faces Financial, Logistical Hurdles Before Mail-In Ballot Surge
The final votes of the 2020 primaries were cast Aug. 11, concluding a primary season marred by confusion, lawsuits, and an investigation by a United… Read More
LawCommentary
Trump Suggests a Presidential Election Redo. Is That Possible?
President Donald Trump has pointed out correctly that mail-in elections can be plagued with fraud and other serious problems, making it impossible to know who the… Read More
LawNews
Senate Chairman Hits Attempt to ‘Undermine’ Subpoena for Diplomat Linked to Anti-Trump Document
Sen. Ron Johnson on Thursday accused his Democratic counterpart of trying to “undermine” efforts to subpoena a former Department of State official linked to dossier… Read More
LawCommentary
Can One Resignation Save Seattle’s Police Force—and the City?
SEATTLE—After weeks of violent unrest, Seattle’s Black Lives Matter activists got their way. The City Council partially “defunded” the Seattle Police Department, and it will… Read More
LawNews
State Department Official ‘Destroyed’ Records at Foreign Agent’s Request
A former State Department official told the Senate Intelligence Committee that he destroyed records in January 2017, the month President Donald Trump took office, at… Read More
LawAnalysis
What’s Really Going on With the US Postal Service
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has called lawmakers back early to vote on legislation centered on the U.S. Postal Service. Pelosi and the Democrats asked Postmaster… Read More
LawCommentary
Fact Check: Debunking 10 Myths About the US Postal Service
In 2020, we’re used to seeing falsehoods and misinformation spreading like wildfire online. Typically, they’re linked to breaking news, hot-button social issues, or scandals. The… Read More
LawNews
Senate Intel Panel Finds ‘Absolutely No Evidence’ of Collusion, Faced Roadblocks
The Senate Intelligence Committee said in a long-awaited report released Tuesday that there is no evidence that the Trump campaign conspired with the Russian government… Read More
LawNews
FBI’s Ex-Counterintel Chief Scrutinized Over Briefing on Anti-Trump Dossier
Sen. Lindsey Graham, who is investigating the FBI’s probe of the Trump campaign, on Friday accused former FBI counterintelligence chief Bill Priestap of providing misleading… Read More
LawCommentary
Voter Fraud More Likely to Affect Election Than Foreign Meddling
Washington used to abide by the maxim: “Politics stops at the water’s edge.” Those days are gone. Consider the reaction to a recent unclassified overview of foreign threats… Read More
LawCommentary
Trump Is Right About Mail-In Ballots
I begin with a personal story to make a greater point. Two weeks ago, I mailed an 8-by-10-inch envelope from a Miami post office to… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
The Washington Post’s ‘Fact Checker,’ Not Pence, Deserves the 4 Lying ‘Pinocchios’
Glenn Kessler, the so-called “fact checker” at The Washington Post, this week called out Vice President Mike Pence’s answer to an interview question about election… Read More
LawNews
4 Points in Understanding China’s Goal for Meddling in US Elections
FBI Director Christopher Wray reportedly provided a detailed classified briefing to the Senate Intelligence Committee last week on election meddling by China. Also, on Friday,… Read More
LawNews
NY Primary ‘Mess’ Seen as Omen for Big Problems With Mail-In Voting in November
The more than 84,000 mail-in ballots that were disqualified in the June 23 primary in New York—where two congressional nominations were just decided this week—underscore… Read More
LawNews
4 Takeaways From Top Obama DOJ Official’s Testimony on ‘Rogue’ FBI
A top Obama Justice Department official told a Senate committee Wednesday that she wasn’t aware of many aspects of the FBI’s initial investigation of any… Read More
LawCommentary
The Risks of Mail-In Voting
Many people misinterpreted President Donald Trump’s tweet Thursday morning about a possible delay in the Nov. 3 election as a threat by him to postpone the election…. Read More
PoliticsNews
What Precedent and the Constitution Say About Postponing an Election
If President Donald Trump’s goal was to get people talking about his latest tweet, he again succeeded after floating the idea of delaying the November… Read More
Law Analysis
Why Mail-In Voting Is a Bad Idea, Even During a Pandemic
There is currently a debate raging over how elections are to be held in the fall amid the coronavirus. Is a pandemic reason to hold… Read More
LawNews
Indictment of Former Democrat Congressman Widens Voter Fraud Case in Philadelphia
A voter fraud scandal in Philadelphia appears to be expanding with the indictment this week of a former Democratic congressman and more charges expected. U.S…. Read More
PoliticsCommentary
New Jersey’s All-Mail Vote Debacle Is a Warning for November
Even as New Jersey voters look to the general election, many are still coping with the aftermath of the state’s first all-mail vote. Paterson, the… Read More
LawCommentary
Soros Groups’ Vote-by-Mail Drive Aims to Expand Government Control
Liberals have made quick use of the coronavirus crisis to promote all manner of policy prescriptions that, under less dire circumstances, would be ignored or… Read More
LawNews
Thousands of North Carolina Voters Double-Voted, Watchdog Group Finds
Thousands of voters in North Carolina voted twice in one or both of the past two elections, according to a court filing in the key… Read More
