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On How the Political Left is Framing Free Speech as a 'Front for Fascism': |
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"The defense of free speech by Vice President J.D. Vance in Munich, Germany, has led to open panic on the left in fighting to maintain European censorship and speech criminalization. The response of the American press and pundits was crushingly familiar. From CBS News to members of Congress, Vance (and anyone who supports his speech) was accused of using Nazi tactics. It is the demonization of dissent.
In one of the most bizarre examples, CBS anchor Margaret Brennan confronted Secretary of State Marco Rubio over Vance's support for free speech given the fact that he was 'standing in a country where free speech was weaponized to conduct a genocide.'
The suggestion that free speech cleared the way for the Holocaust left many scratching their heads, but it is an old saw used by the anti-free speech community, particularly in Germany."
Read the entire article here. |
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— Jonathan Turley, the Shapiro professor of public interest law at George Washington University
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— Jonathan Turley, the Shapiro professor of public interest law at George Washington University
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Posted February 19, 2025 • 07:48 AM
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On Democrats Working to Block Federal Spending Cuts as America's Deficit Soars: |
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"The federal government is racing toward a fiscal cliff, with a new report citing a mind-numbing $838 billion cash shortfall just for the first four months of the fiscal year.
"Yet Democrats are losing their minds over Team Trump's efforts to trim fat and waste. Do they want the Uncle Sam to go belly up?
"Per the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, that $838 billion hole is a whopping 15% higher than last year's October-through-January gap."
Read the entire article here. |
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— New York Post Editorial Board
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— New York Post Editorial Board
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Posted February 18, 2025 • 08:28 AM
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On President Trump's Efforts to Implement Accountability at Federal Multimember Regulatory Commissions: |
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"In a letter that no doubt sent shock waves through Washington's permanent, untouchable bureaucracy, President Donald Trump's acting solicitor general, Sarah Harris, sent a letter to Congress on Wednesday informing it that the Justice Department will no longer defend the constitutionality of federal laws that limit the ability of the president to remove the heads of 'multimember regulatory commissions.'
"Those are the so-called independent agencies, such as the Federal Trade Commission, the National Labor Relations Board, and the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
"This effort to implement accountability is long overdue."
Read the entire article here. |
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— Hans von Spakovsky, a Senior Legal Fellow in the Edwin Meese III Center for Legal and Judicial Studies at The Heritage Foundation
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— Hans von Spakovsky, a Senior Legal Fellow in the Edwin Meese III Center for Legal and Judicial Studies at The Heritage Foundation
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Posted February 17, 2025 • 07:54 AM
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Responding to the Exaggerated Charges that the Trump Administration's Actions Are Resulting In a 'Constitutional Crisis': |
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"Under the Constitution, 'the President is invested with certain important political powers, in the exercise of which he is to use his own discretion.' For his decisions, 'he is accountable only to his country in his political character, and to his own conscience.' His choices cannot be questioned in court because 'the subjects are political. They respect the nation, not individual rights, and being entrusted to the executive, the decision of the executive is conclusive.'
"Who penned these outrageous words? Democrats and many pundits might answer Vice President J.D. Vance. Over the weekend, Vance provoked an onslaught of criticism for suggesting that federal district judges 'aren't allowed to control the executive's legitimate power.'
"But the usual suspects would be wrong. The right answer is John Marshall, the greatest chief justice in Supreme Court history. And he did not squirrel this view away in a private journal. Instead, Marshall publicly explained that courts could not review presidential decisions on 'political' subjects 'entrusted to the executive' in a Supreme Court opinion."
Read the entire article here. |
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— John Yoo, Heller Professor of Law at University of California at Berkeley, and Robert Delahunty, a Fellow of the Claremont Institute’s Center for the American Way of Life
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— John Yoo, Heller Professor of Law at University of California at Berkeley, and Robert Delahunty, a Fellow of the Claremont Institute’s Center for the American Way of Life
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Posted February 14, 2025 • 07:15 AM
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Reporting on the Number of Federal Workers Who Have Agreed to Take the Trump Administration's Buyout Offer: |
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"The White House on Wednesday night said that approximately 75,000 federal workers have decided to accept the Trump administration's buyout offer by its deadline, which has now closed.
"Trump's White House Office of Personnel Management (OPM) sent the offer to millions of employees last month, which allowed employees to retain benefits and be paid through September if they agree to resign by a certain deadline, which was initially set for Feb. 6, but was delayed because of court rulings. ...
"The deadline comes after a judge lifted the pause on the program on Wednesday, ruling that the unions who sued to stop the program did not have the legal standing to bring the case forward."
Read the entire article here. |
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— Misty Severi, Just the News
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— Misty Severi, Just the News
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Posted February 13, 2025 • 09:02 AM
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Reporting On the Impacts of the Trump Administration's Border Crackdown: |
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"It's the Trump turnaround.
"The White House has launched a near-total crackdown on migrants at the border, not even bothering to question whether they are seeking asylum, leading droves to just throw in the towel, officials and sources say.
"The migrants are halting in their tracks and returning south 'due to increased border security' after President Trump ended the Biden administration's risky 'catch and release' program, deployed additional troops to the border and commenced a mass deportation effort across the nation, Border Patrol Chief Mike Banks said on X."
Read the entire article here. |
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— Jennie Taer, New York Post
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— Jennie Taer, New York Post
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Posted February 12, 2025 • 08:38 AM
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On the Truth About the Trump Administration’s Decision to Cut Back on NIH Grants to Colleges and Universities: |
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"As day follows night, Democrats and various other big-government parasites screamed that the Trump administration's decision to cut back on National Institutes of Health grants to colleges and universities would prove cataclysmic.
"What's really happening? Donald Trump is choking off a slush fund that colleges and universities have used for decades to finance left-wing causes.
"On Feb. 7, the NIH announced that it would pay only 15% in overhead costs to colleges and universities instead of the average 26% it paid out in 2023.
"The primal screams were immediate."
Read the entire article here. |
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— Issues & Insights Editorial Board
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— Issues & Insights Editorial Board
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Posted February 11, 2025 • 08:06 AM
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Reporting on USAID's History of Funding Anti-Israel Advocacy Groups and Entities Linked to Terrorism: |
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"As the Trump administration works to shutter the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), current and former U.S. officials who worked closely with the embattled aid group say they watched for years as it funneled millions of dollars to anti-Israel advocacy groups and entities linked to terrorism.
"That funding caused internal friction across multiple administrations, according to those who spoke with the Washington Free Beacon. In some cases, USAID fought to conceal how taxpayer funds were spent. And when it came to Israel, officials recalled battling USAID over funding for groups that worked to undermine the Jewish state or maintained ties to terror organizations."
Read the entire article here. |
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— Adam Kredo, Washington Free Beacon
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— Adam Kredo, Washington Free Beacon
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Posted February 10, 2025 • 07:35 AM
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On the U.S. Senate Confirmation of Russ Vought as to be Director of the Office of Management and Budget: |
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"The Senate confirmed Russ Vought to be director of the Office of Management and Budget, bringing in a juggernaut who is anticipated to invoke heightened executive power over the budget and the handling of federal employees.
"The vote was along party lines, 53-47, after Democrats used a 30-hour overnight delay tactic, where more than a dozen senators complained about how the institutions they have long controlled are completely falling apart in the early days of the Trump administration. ...
"OMB, one of the most powerful offices in the federal government, has significant influence over the federal budget, regulatory framework, and employment."
Read the entire article here. |
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— Breccan F. Thies, The Federalist
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— Breccan F. Thies, The Federalist
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Posted February 07, 2025 • 07:46 AM
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On Public Support for Voter ID Laws: |
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"On Jan. 1, California's new anti-election integrity law went into effect, prohibiting local governments in the Golden State from requiring voters to show identification to cast ballots in elections. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the restrictive legislation into law a little more than a month before November's historic presidential election.
"It's certainly not the first time the far-left governor with higher political aspirations has been on the wrong side of American sentiment.
"A new Rasmussen Reports poll finds that more than three-quarters of likely U.S. voters (77%) say requiring a photo ID to vote is a reasonable way to protect the integrity of elections. Just 17 percent think such measures are unreasonable. The latest numbers are up from 74 percent support in 2021, according to the pollster."
Read the entire article here. |
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— Matt Kittle, The Federalist
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— Matt Kittle, The Federalist
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Posted February 06, 2025 • 07:45 AM
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