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The First Amendment protects the right to say idiotic things, but the marketplace of ideas also requires that speakers be held accountable for the words they speak, especially if they are hateful ones. The demonstrations currently taking place on many Ivy League campuses are not…
Read More Alan Dershowitz: Ivy League Anti-Israel Protests Could Prove More Dangerous Than January 6 Or Charlottesville
The Biden administration could allow California to implement a rule designed to push green locomotives, but a growing list of stakeholders are warning that the regulation would severely impact the state’s economy and the national rail industry. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) could soon determine…
Read More Biden Admin Weighs California’s Latest Green Gambit That Could Set Off Chain Reaction Of Economic Pain
The judge overseeing former President Donald Trump’s trial likely will not jail him after a Tuesday hearing on alleged gag order violations, former principal deputy assistant attorney general Tom Dupree predicted on Monday. Trump is facing 34 felony counts for allegedly falsifying business records pertaining to payments…
Read More Former DOJ Official Pours Cold Water On Alvin Bragg’s Hopes To Jail Trump For Alleged Gag Order Breaches
The office of U.S. Representative John Carter (R-Texas) in Georgetown, Texas, was the scene of an act of vandalism that involved splashing a red liquid on the front door of his office and spray-painting the words “Free Gaza” on the ground. Carter, a staunch supporter…
Read More Anti-Israel Activists Vandalize Texas Rep. John Carter’s Office With “Free Gaza”
President Joe Biden’s Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced a new rule on Monday cracking down on prosecutors’ ability to obtain abortion records. The rule strengthens a 1996 privacy law, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), by providing protections for those seeking an…
Read More Biden Admin Issues Final Rule Tightening Abortion Record Access In Investigations
The week-long qualifying period for candidates to qualify for congressional races got underway noon Monday at the state Division of Elections. While most candidates mailed or electronically filed their paperwork, a handful of candidates or their representatives also dropped off applications in person at the…
Read More Congressional Qualifying Begins In Florida
MSNBC legal analyst David Henderson expressed concern that former President Donald Trump’s remarks outside a New York courthouse could influence jurors in his trial. Trump is confronting 34 felony counts for allegedly falsifying business records pertaining to payments made to porn star Stormy Daniels ahead of the 2016 presidential…
Read More MSNBC Legal Analyst ‘Really Nervous’ About Trump’s Comments Outside Courthouse
Democratic strategist James Carville suggested on Sunday that voters ridicule former President Donald Trump with “fart sounds” at his rallies. Several anti-Trump personalities on X repeated a claim Trump has been farting in the courtroom during his trial, which pertains to 34 felony counts of allegedly falsifying business documents relating…
Read More James Carville Urges Voters To ‘Mock’ Trump With ‘Fart Sounds’
Former President Donald Trump’s defense attorney argued in his opening statement Monday that Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s 34-count indictment was really just 34 “pieces of paper,” according to multiple reports. Bragg’s indictment charges Trump with falsifying business records in each of the 34 counts recording payments…
Read More Trump Defense Attorney Says Bragg’s Charges Are Really Just 34 ‘Pieces Of Paper’
Prosecutor Matthew Colangelo argued during opening statements Monday that former President Donald Trump sought to “corrupt” the 2016 election through hush money payments to porn star Stormy Daniels, according to multiple reports. Colangelo laid out the case behind Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s 34-count indictment against the…
Read More Prosecutor Paints Trump New York Case As ‘Election Conspiracy’ During Opening Statement