WASHINGTON—The Trump administration is proposing that immigrants be required for the first time to provide information about their social media accounts as part of the application process for U.S. citizenship and other immigration-related benefits. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) wants … Continue reading Trump administration to look at immigrants’ social media accounts

Search engine giant Google is denying wrongdoing after being sued for $50 million for undermining Democratic presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard’s campaign by suspending its online advertising after Gabbard’s attention-grabbing performance in the first candidates’ debate June 26. “We filed a lawsuit against Google … Continue reading Gabbard campaign sues Google over suspending ads, suppressing free speech

A former campaign staffer for Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel being sued for extortion by a third party has claimed that an “underworld network” of Ukrainian computer hackers engaged in mischief during the 2018 election intended to benefit Nessel, according to a … Continue reading Michigan election hacking alleged amid charges of extortion

WASHINGTON—The Supreme Court threw out an Obama-appointed judge’s nationwide injunction late on Sept. 11, clearing the way for President Donald Trump to enforce his asylum policy that requires some claimants to wait in Mexico for U.S. immigration processing. The Trump administration policy … Continue reading Supreme Court quashes district court’s national injunction on asylum policy

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the ideologically evolving 9th Circuit, which until recently routinely resisted President Donald Trump’s policies, dramatically struck down an Obama-appointed district judge’s nationwide injunction against Trump’s asylum policy mere hours after it was issued. Conservatives have … Continue reading Trump administration scores win on asylum policy in 9th Circuit decision

WASHINGTON—Top federal officials defended the Trump administration’s plan to end federal control of the financially recovering but once troubled secondary mortgage market titans Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, as they faced sometimes aggressive questioning by senators from both parties. The Trump administration wants … Continue reading Cabinet secretaries defend plan to end federal control of mortgage market titans

U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin unveiled a far-reaching plan last week to reform the nation’s housing finance system—including the troubled Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac—and reduce the federal government’s role in the housing market. Over the past 10 years, Fannie … Continue reading Trump administration seeks to overhaul Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac

The Mississippi Supreme Court rejected arguments last week that taxpayer funding of charter schools violates the state’s constitution—a win for proponents of school choice. “This ruling is a major victory for parents who simply want what every parent wants: the … Continue reading Southern Poverty Law Center loses in court, fails to defund charter schools

The League of Women Voters (LWV) is the latest activist group to join a growing campaign on the left to overhaul the nation’s redistricting systems in an effort to combat partisan gerrymandering in the states, even as some say the … Continue reading Democratic groups work to oppose gerrymandering

A federal judge ruled the government’s Terrorist Screening Database (TSDB), a watchlist of more than one million known or suspected terrorists that includes only about 4,600 U.S. citizens violates the constitutional rights of those included in it. Judge Anthony J. … Continue reading Federal judge rules terror watchlist unconstitutional

San Francisco’s all-Democrat Board of Supervisors unanimously voted to label the National Rifle Association (NRA) a “domestic terrorist organization,” and urged other cities, states, and the federal government to do the same. According to the FBI, domestic terrorism is “perpetrated by individuals and/or groups … Continue reading San Francisco resolution labels NRA a ‘domestic terrorist organization’

WASHINGTON—Arguing that “judicial independence is under assault,” all 53 Republican U.S. senators have signed a letter to the Supreme Court criticizing five Democratic senators for, in their view, “openly” threatening the court with “political retribution” if it fails to embrace … Continue reading All GOP senators rebuke 5 Democrats for assault on judicial independence

Colorado voters will have an opportunity in 2020 to withdraw their state’s ratification of a plan that will guarantee that the winner of the national popular vote in future presidential elections becomes president of the United States. The office of … Continue reading Colorado voters may exit from national popular vote compact

In a politically charged case, a California state appeals court tossed the single remaining conviction against an illegal alien who was found not guilty of a murder charge four years ago for shooting a random woman at a San Francisco tourist … Continue reading California appeals court throws out firearms conviction of Steinle killer

An arm of the Democratic National Committee is cracking down on activist groups within the party for allegedly duplicating efforts and poaching donors. Those faithful to the DNC have complained for years that the groups have been competing with and … Continue reading DNC arm cracks down on activist offshoots

Former President Barack Obama launched a new campaign Aug. 26 called “Redistricting U” to combat partisan gerrymandering in key battleground states that Democrats hope to win in the 2020 presidential election and beyond. Redistricting U will provide free training for volunteers … Continue reading Obama opens Redistricting U with an eye on winning future elections

The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) is suing the Trump administration on behalf of immigration detainees that the organization claims are being subjected to conditions equivalent to “torture,” in facilities where they are allegedly denied proper medical care and disability accommodations. … Continue reading Southern Poverty Law Center sues over immigration detentions

Leftists are fond of summoning the magic of euphemism to make the social problems they create go away. Like the editors of the Newspeak Dictionary in George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four, these social engineers define out of existence the atrocities that necessarily grow out … Continue reading Making the term ‘illegal aliens’ disappear: Meet the Castro brothers – the Democrats’ new Thought Police

The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled last week that Electoral College members are free to vote for the presidential candidate they choose and can’t be bound by the popular vote in their respective states. Some states have laws that … Continue reading Court decides Electoral College members not bound by election results