Congress tried to block Trump’s emergency declaration: The Senate passed a resolution Thursday to overturn President Trump’s declaration of a national emergency at the U.S.-Mexico border, with 12 Republicans joining all the Democrats to deliver a rare bipartisan rebuke of … Continue reading →
I agree with McCarthy that this should make everyone afraid. But it doesn’t. Some are applauding. Well, as the New York Times notes, the New York state charges filed Wednesday are based on bank loans that were part of the … Continue reading →
When I read about the college entrance bribe scandal, the first question that came to my mind was what did these parents think was going to happen when their kids got into a school for which they were neither prepared … Continue reading →
Remember Lisa Page? Her testimony has been made public [emphasis mine]: Newly released transcripts from Page’s private testimony in front of a joint task force of the House Judiciary and Oversight committees in July 2018 sheds new light on the … Continue reading →
Suing CNN is a good idea: “CNN was probably more vicious in its direct attacks on Nicholas than The Washington Post. And CNN goes into millions of individuals’ homes,” attorney L. Lin Wood said this weekend on Fox News. “They … Continue reading →
There’s something intensely satisfying about reading this, even though I know that letters don’t change a thing, and even in a case of such egregious wrongdoing by the WaPo it isn’t all that likely that Sandmann will win his case … Continue reading →
…was the longed-for silver bullet to kill the monster Trump. I think it must be very frustrating for the left and the NeverTrumpers. If they truly believe the man is corrupt and an idiot (and I think that most of … Continue reading →
This is exactly why due process matters. It’s not just an altruistic abstraction. The crocodile may eat you and your loved ones last, but the crocodile will eat you because it’s insatiably hungry: A few days ago, Lisa Borders, the … Continue reading →
I didn’t watch it, because (a) I’ve been very busy today (b) I’m not an auditory person and prefer reading to hours of listening, and (c) Michael Cohen is an untrustworthy witness. As for (c), it doesn’t mean that everything … Continue reading →
This was a nearly-inevitable and certainly predictable result of the gender equality trend: A federal judge has ruled that a men-only draft is unconstitutional, but he stopped short of ordering the Selective Service System to register women for military service. … Continue reading →
Lt. Christopher Paul Hasson was arrested last Friday: A Coast Guard lieutenant and self-proclaimed white nationalist was arrested on charges of illegal drug and weapons possession on Friday. But authorities say the charges are just the “proverbial tip of the … Continue reading →
When it finally came it was a move that should surprise no one who’s been following the news at all: “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett faces a felony charge of disorderly conduct for allegedly filing a false report claiming two men … Continue reading →