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The acronym ACLU stands for American Civil Liberties Union. But during the Trump era, one could easily believe the L stood for Liberals. Since President Donald Trump has been in office, the ACLU has fought against stiffer regulation of immigration laws, argued against restricting First…
Read More On Trump Twitter Ban, a Dedicated Foe Comes to the President’s Defense
The new Congress has been in session for six days now, and besides certifying the election, one issue that has grabbed significant attention is whether our esteemed lawmakers should carry guns in the halls of Congress. Freshman Rep. Lauren Boebert, a Colorado Republican, was the…
Read More GOP Lawmaker Says He ‘Was Glad’ He Had a Gun as U.S. Capitol Descended into Chaos
President-elect Joe Biden has picked Judge Merrick Garland to be the nation’s next attorney general. When President Barack Obama nominated Garland for the Supreme Court in 2016, only to be thwarted after a stand-off with Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, his supporters promoted him…
Read More New Details of Hunter Biden’s Tax Investigation Show the Next Attorney General Faces an Early Test of Integrity, Independence
The party split in Congress is so slim that, even with Democrats technically in the majority, passing major health care legislation will be extremely difficult. So speculation about President-elect Joe Biden’s health agenda has focused on the things he can accomplish using executive authority. Although…
Read More Biden’s First Order of Business May Be to Undo Trump’s Policies, But It Won’t Be Easy
In a surprise move, the Trump administration is set to release a former terrorist linked to a top al-Qaeda planner of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. According to Judicial Watch (JW), a nonprofit government watchdog group, the parole board for the military tribunal with jurisdiction…
Read More U.S. NEWS: In a Rare Move, Trump Administration Clears Gitmo ‘Forever Prisoner’ For Release
On Thursday night, Twitter turned Trump’s account back on and Trump immediately posted a video message, addressing the U.S. Capitol attack and election. In the message (video below) Trump says, “I would like to begin by addressing the heinous attack on the United States capitol.…
Read More BREAKING NEWS: Trump Addresses America on U.S Capitol Riot, Concedes Election
Hillary Clinton was right, for once. Those supporters of President Donald Trump who stormed the Capitol on Wednesday were deplorable. This rag-tag, unruly violent mob – whose actions cost one woman her life at the hands of police and may have prompted the deaths of…
Read More Reconciling U.S. Capitol Riot with Reality: Liberals are Accountable, Too
Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz earned some cheers and jeers from other lawmakers on Wednesday for suggesting Antifa was involved in the tragic violence at the U.S. Capitol and defending President Donald Trump’s right to challenge the election results. The Panhandle Republican, speaking on the House…
Read More Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz Blames Antifa for U.S. Capitol Violence, Defends Trump Election Challenge
Democrat Jon Ossoff beat Republican David Perdue in one of Georgia’s two Senate runoffs, AP projected on Wednesday, sealing his party’s control of Congress and the White House. Democrat Raphael Warnock is projected to defeat GOP Sen. Kelly Loeffler in the state’s other runoff, a…
Read More U.S. Senate Control Goes to Democrats, Ossoff Defeats Perdue in Georgia
President Trump tweeted out a video message on Wednesday, in response to the protesters breach at the U.S. Capitol. “I know your pain, I know you’re hurt,” said Trump. “But you have to go home now. We have to have peace,” said Trump The complete…
Read More Trump Says “Go Home” In Response to Siege at U.S. Capitol