Feb 15, 2019
Happy Friday from Washington, where President Trump is ready both to sign a spending deal on border security and declare a national emergency to get the barrier he wants. Rachel del Guidice reports, and we revisit John Malcolm’s legal analysis of the president’s authority. Amid all the attention. The answer to mass murders isn’t more gun control, Amy Swearer writes. Plus: Rachel Greszler on Amazon’s change of mind about New York, Justin Bogie on why Congress should cut the national debt, and David Harsanyi on the resurgence in anti-Semitism. Have a great weekend.
Trump to Declare National Emergency, Sign Spending Bill Criticized by Conservatives
“When one bemoans the swamp, look no further than House Democrats jamming through an over 1,100-page piece of legislation when lawmakers were given less than 24 hours to read it,” says Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas.
Trump Has a Strong Legal Argument That He Can Declare National Emergency at Border
President Trump has a strong argument to make that he, in fact, has the authority to act unilaterally at the border.
We Don’t Need a Sweeping Overhaul of Gun Laws
We don’t necessarily need new laws. Society too often underuses mechanisms already in place to prevent people suffering from mental illness from possessing guns if they pose a danger to themselves or others.
Our National Debt Just Hit $22 Trillion. Will Congress Finally Take It Seriously?
If the national debt were divided among every person in the U.S., each of us would owe more than $67,000.
Amazon’s New York Reversal Shows Exactly Why Crony Capitalism Fails
Between 1997 and 2016, every dollar of income that left New York was replaced by only 71 cents coming in. That deficit will only continue under New York’s current policies.
Podcast: What You Need to Know About Spending Bill
The massive spending bill, which probably wasn't fully read by any member of Congress before the votes, included provisions such as a raise for federal employees.
Trump Meets With Abortion Survivor, Pro-Life Activists
Melissa Ohden, an abortion survivor, and Micah Pickering, who was born at 22 weeks, meet the president at the White House.
Liberals' Anti-Semitism Problem Isn't Going Away
"Anti-Zionism"—the predominant justification for violence, murder, and hatred against Jews in Europe and the Middle East—is a growing position on the American left.
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Feb. 14, 2019
By Fred Lucas
A new book by Andrew McCabe, the FBI’s former No. 2 official, says top Justice Department officials in 2017 discussed how to oust Trump from office using the 25th Amendment.
By Justin Bogie, David Inserra, and Rachel Greszler
The nearly 1,200-page spending bill released by House and Senate negotiators does nothing to reduce wasteful spending and is a letdown for America’s taxpayers.
By Jason Hopkins
A fellow Minnesota state legislator set up a meeting to share concerns with Omar’s “hurtful and factually inaccurate” language about Israel.
By Grace Carr
Rep. Roger Marshall, an obstetrician who has delivered more than 5,000 babies in Western Kansas over 25 years, says pregnant women face higher risks from the abortion procedure itself.
By Jacob Paolillo and Jonathan Zalewski
If passed, the legislation would hold private citizens and businesses criminally liable for attempting to enforce debts against unpaid federal workers during a government shutdown.
By Evie Fordham
“Whole project is a ‘green’ disaster!” the president tweets.
By Amy Swearer
One year after the tragic loss of 17 lives at a high school in Parkland, Florida, many lawmakers and advocacy groups insist on offering ineffective measures to prevent school shootings based on a misguided diagnosis of the problem.
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