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Aug 01 2017
News
House Judiciary Member: Mueller Legally Required To Resign Over ‘Conflict Of Interest’
Republican Arizona Rep. Trent Franks says that Robert Mueller is in “clear violation” of federal law prohibiting a special counsel from having a conflict of interest and therefore must immediately resign as special counsel overseeing the Russia investigation.
The Daily CallerOct 24 2017
News
Congressional IT Aide Wiped His Phone Before Being Arrested -- Here's How The FBI Found Out
Imran Awan, the IT professional Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) kept on her congressional payroll long after it became known he was under investigation by the Capitol Police, wiped his phone hours before he was arrested last July.
On August 17, 2017 a federal grand jury indicted Awan and his wife, Hina Alvi, on four counts, including conspiracy and conspiring to obtain home equity
ForbesSep 13 2019
News
Former Kentucky Dem Party Chair Convicted of Campaign Finance Violations
A jury convicted Jerry Lundergan, a longtime Democratic operative and the father of Kentucky secretary of state Alison Lundergan Grimes, of breaking federal finance law.
Lundergan, former Kentucky Democratic Party chairman, and Dale Emmons, a Democratic political consultant, were charged with illegally funneling corporate contributions into Grimes's failed 2014 Senate campaign without
Washington Free BeaconJan 05 2019
News
House Democrats to introduce gun background check bill next week
House Democrats are wasting no time in pushing their gun agenda and plan on Tuesday to introduce a proposal to require universal background checks for gun purchases.
Under the plan, federal background checks will be required for all gun sales, including private transactions. A few exemptions will apply, such as transfers between family members or the "temporary use of a gun for hunting
The BlazeJan 30 2020
News
Trump to let states overhaul Medicaid for the poor, seeking to change Obamacare without legislation
The Trump administration released guidelines Thursday for letting states accept a limited amount of money to cover poor people in exchange for flexibility in spending the funds.
The program, commonly known as a "block grant," is an approach long favored by conservatives for limiting spending on Medicaid, which pays for healthcare for poor and vulnerable people. Democrats, however,
Washington ExaminerJul 04 2019
News
Justice Department Renews Citizenship Question Push as Confusion Spreads
The Trump administration threw the census into further confusion Wednesday, telling two federal judges that the government was seeking a legal basis to reinstate the citizenship question halted by the Supreme Court, a day after Justice Department lawyers said they dropped a plan to include the question.
“We at the Department of Justice have been instructed to examine whether there is a
Wall Street Journal (News)Jun 12 2020
News
Rand Paul introduces bill to end no-knock warrants
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) introduced legislation on Thursday to end no-knock warrants, a measure that has bipartisan backing as lawmakers debate broader police reforms.
Paul's legislation, titled the Justice for Breonna Taylor Act, would prohibit federal law enforcement from carrying out a warrant "until after the officer provides notice of his or her authority and purpose."
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The HillMay 31 2017
News
Judges Say Parents, School Officials Must Obey ‘Transgender’ Teenager
The federal constitution requires that school officials submit to the demands of a teenage girl who wants to change her sex to become a boy, says a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.
Breitbart NewsJan 04 2016
Opinion
OPINION: Face it, Oregon building takeover is terrorism
Juliette Kayyem: There is no justifying what the armed group did in Oregon, but federal authorities should be patient. Time is on their side.
Guest WriterOct 04 2019
Opinion
The Democrats Are Partially Right about Wealth and Corruption
Fortunes acquired through corruption and cronyism are bad; not so for fortunes acquired through work and innovation.
With strong soak-the-rich rhetoric, Elizabeth Warren has surged in polls for the Democratic presidential nomination. She claims that “billionaires have seized our government” and that “when you’ve got an economy that’s doing great for those with money and isn’t doing
Guest Writer - Right