News Analysis With cities under brutal, sustained assault by seemingly well-organized rioters from coast to coast, President Donald Trump tried to reassure the nation when he recently vowed to designate Antifa as a terrorist organization. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security had already taken … Continue reading Antifa: the network of violent revolutionaries behind much of today’s rioting
A federal law barring a Lebanese immigrant who committed felonies from challenging a negative asylum ruling before being deported is invalid, the Supreme Court ruled June 1. The decision is a defeat for the Trump administration, which opposes the man’s … Continue reading Criminal aliens fearing persecution at home have right to appeal deportation, Supreme Court holds
After days of bloody rioting and looting across America, the U.S. government “will be designating ANTIFA as a Terrorist Organization[,]” President Donald Trump announced on Twitter. The tweet came after Antifa, Democratic Socialists of America, Black Lives Matter, and other … Continue reading Trump vows to designate Antifa as a terrorist organization: Cross state lines to riot and you’ll be prosecuted, Barr promises
News Analysis Democrats determined to make mail-in balloting mandatory for all Americans in November’s election are attacking electoral integrity laws across the United States in the courts in an attempt to overturn restrictions on voting-by-mail. Apparently, calling the process voting-by-mail … Continue reading Democrats sue in 13 states to make ‘voting at home’ mandatory
U.S. Secretary of Labor Eugene Scalia said his agency is taking steps to cut bureaucratic red tape to boost the pandemic-weakened economy, in the wake of President Donald Trump’s recent executive order to roll back unnecessary federal regulations. The comments came … Continue reading Labor Secretary says cut regulations to heal US economy
Republicans are suing California Gov. Gavin Newsom in federal court over his unprecedented unilateral order requiring that all registered voters be sent vote-by-mail ballots for the general and presidential elections on Nov. 3, ostensibly to reduce the likelihood of voter transmission of … Continue reading Republican Party sues Calif. Gov. Newsom over ‘illegal election power grab’
President Donald Trump signed an executive order last week aimed to boost the pandemic-weakened economy and strengthen basic due process protections for Americans involved in agency regulatory proceedings as part of what the administration calls the Regulatory Bill of Rights. “To protect our people and defeat … Continue reading Trump executive order aims to boost economy by reining in regulatory abuse
President Donald Trump should suspend the popular investor visa and white-collar visa programs as part of an effort to reduce the number of temporary foreign workers by 1.2 million, or nearly 50 percent, during the current economic crisis, according to … Continue reading Suspend visa programs to help unemployed US workers, think tank urges Trump
The current pandemic is being used by political partisans to promote fraud-prone mail-in balloting in order to undermine electoral integrity, election law experts say. Republicans are growing increasingly concerned about the fresh push for voting-by-mail as prominent Democrats lobby for universal … Continue reading Push for mail-in balloting during pandemic is partisan and political, experts say
Claiming overreach, Minnesota churches and small business owners have filed a federal lawsuit to strike down Democratic Gov. Tim Walz’s emergency orders that have largely shuttered civil society and brought economic activity close to a standstill in the state. The lockdown in Minnesota began … Continue reading Small businesses, churches challenge Minnesota lockdown in federal court
The Supreme Court reinstated a $4.3 billion punitive damages award against Sudan on May 18 for providing material support and safe haven to a Muslim terrorist group that carried out deadly bombings of U.S. embassies in East Africa in the late 1990s. The … Continue reading Sudan must pay terrorism victims punitive damages, Supreme Court rules
The Supreme Court heard two cases challenging laws in Washington and Colorado that require members of the Electoral College in every quadrennial presidential election to cast their ballots in favor of the winner of that state’s popular votes. Some justices expressed concern during oral arguments on … Continue reading Supreme Court warned ‘faithless electors’ could trigger ‘constitutional crisis’
The Supreme Court heard President Donald Trump’s long-awaited appeal of lower-court rulings ordering him to hand over private business papers and tax returns to investigators. For more than three hours on May 12, six lawyers debated about Trump’s efforts to defend himself against historically unprecedented … Continue reading State, federal investigators’ bid for Trump’s financial records heard by Supreme Court
Religious schools should be shielded from employment discrimination lawsuits brought by former teachers, the Supreme Court heard May 11. That point of view was advanced in two cases, Our Lady of Guadalupe School v. Morrissey-Berru and St. James School v. … Continue reading Religious schools immune to employment discrimination suits, Supreme Court told
The Supreme Court unanimously resurrected a federal law struck down by an appeals court that made it a felony to encourage people to come to or stay illegally in the United States. The May 7 ruling was a dramatic victory for the … Continue reading Supreme Court rebuffs activists, reinstates ban on encouraging illegals to stay in US
Dallas, Texas salon owner Shelley Luther has become the face of the movement to free the nation from the oppressive lockdowns imposed by despotic governors and mayors. She is a modern-day Rosa Parks, but more on that in a moment. … Continue reading Shelley Luther is America’s new Rosa Parks
The Trump administration told the Supreme Court on May 6 that an exemption given to religious organizations allowing them not to offer contraceptive coverage should be upheld. Under the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, most employers have to make cost-free … Continue reading Catholic nuns battle contraceptive mandate in Supreme Court
The Trump administration urged the Supreme Court May 5 to leave in place a legal provision that requires foreign organizations receiving U.S. government grants to oppose prostitution and sex trafficking. Oral arguments were heard by the high court telephonically for the second … Continue reading Soros charity should have to oppose prostitution to receive US grants, Supreme Court told
The Supreme Court agreed on May 4 to hear a case contesting the power of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to use a federal law to block legal challenges to its regulations. At issue is a reporting requirement the IRS uses against … Continue reading Supreme Court agrees to hear challenge to IRS rule forcing taxpayers to pay before appealing
A federal appeals court has determined that Kansas can’t make voters produce proof of citizenship when they register to vote, marking a setback in efforts by largely conservative activists to safeguard integrity in the electoral process. In a case cited as … Continue reading Federal appeals court rules Kansas cannot make voters prove citizenship