Jun 22, 2018
Good morning from Washington, where we mourn the untimely loss of conservative commentator Charles Krauthammer at 68. The left continues to distort the Trump administration’s law enforcement at the southern border, and Hans von Spakovsky minces no words in his response. The president has big plans to make government smaller. Fred Lucas takes a look. Check out the new health care plan that liberals love to hate, courtesy of Doug Badger. Plus: Rob Bluey on two journalists with a calling, Adam Michel on a Supreme Court ruling that squeezes small businesses, and Star Parker on LGBT activists’ mean streak. Not to mention “Problematic Women.” Have a great weekend.
Who’s Responsible for Separating Alien Kids From Their Parents? Many People, but Not Trump
There is a lot of blame to share. That includes President Bill Clinton and the alien parents themselves, as well as the courts and immigration policies foolishly created by the Obama administration.
Here’s How Trump Wants to Streamline Government
Combining the Education and Labor departments is among 32 proposals in a plan released by the Office of Management and Budget in response to a charge President Donald Trump issued 14 months ago.
What Liberal Critics of New Conservative Health Care Plan Get Wrong
One lie: “Millions of Americans would lose health coverage.”
Supreme Court Botches Wayfair Ruling, Putting Small Online Businesses at Risk of New Taxes
The court essentially ruled that all 50 states and the tens of thousands of local tax jurisdictions are now permitted to reach outside their borders and require out-of-state internet retailers to collect and remit local sales taxes.
Journalism Duo Offers Christian Alternative to Media’s Reporting on Trump
”A lot of people, they don’t really identify with either party, but by and large, love President Trump [in part of North Carolina]. They love what he’s doing and they feel like he’s restoring our country to a different time, to values of a different age,” says Jenna Browder, co-host of “Faith Nation” on the Christian Broadcasting Network.
Conservative Lawmakers Offer Solution to Child Separations Without Amnesty
Rep. Mark Meadows, chairman of the House Freedom Caucus, has a bill that would end loopholes in the immigration system by reforming the Department of Homeland Security asylum system.
Problematic Women: DHS Secretary Bullied Out of DC Restaurant
Plus: Fox News host Kimberly Guilfoyle faces vicious attacks and The New York Times publishes fake news about EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt’s daughter.
Pride Month Has Become a Time for LGBT Activists to Pursue Political Enemies
Crystal Dixon, a black Christian woman, was fired from her human resources position because she penned an op-ed challenging the proposition that the gay rights movement is a new chapter of the black civil rights movement.
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