As Senate Democrats barrel towards a filibuster of Judge Neil Gorsuch’s nomination to the Supreme Court, prominent liberal legal commentators and members of his own caucus are urging Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer to chart a different course. Elite legal opinion on the left is certainly not uniform with respect to the Gorsuch filibuster, but […]
The Surveillance State Behind Russia-gate by Ray McGovern & Bill Binney…
Although many details are still hazy because of secrecy – and further befogged by politics – it appears House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes was informed last week about invasive electronic surveillance of senior U.S. government officials and, in turn, passed that information onto President Trump. This news presents Trump with an unwelcome but unavoidable […]
Democrats To House Intel Chair : Step Aside, Chairman Nunes. Nunes: I’m Not Going Anywhere, Fellas…
Democrats want House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes (R-CA) to step aside. Sen. Chuck Schumer said that for a credible investigation into the possible links between the Trump campaign and Russia, House Speaker Paul Ryan should replace Nunes. Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and other Democrats have also joined a chorus demanding that the committee chair […]
Grassley: No Gorsuch Deal for Democrats…
How Democrats Could Bring Down Obamacare Repeal…
Democrats Paralyzed as Gorsuch Skates…
Democrats can’t seem to land a punch on Neil Gorsuch — and it’s not even clear they want to. President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee has breezed through more than 70 meetings with senators. Opponents who’ve scoured his record have found little to latch onto. And some Democrats are privately beginning to believe that Gorsuch […]
Elitist Democrats Consider Abandoning Rural America…
The Democratic establishment relies on the status quo to recoup their election losses. Despite losing congressional elections across the country in 2016, the Democratic Party re-elected Rep. Ben Ray Lujan—who ran unopposed—to chair the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. In 2008, Democrats held 257 seats in the House of Representatives, compared to 178 for Republicans. In […]
Too Funny: Democratic Leadership’s Anti-Trump Protest Goes Horribly Wrong
Congressional Democratic leaders assembled on the steps of the Supreme Court Monday to protest President Donald Trump’s temporary immigration ban, but they had one big problem — their microphones didn’t work. Hundreds of liberal protesters assembled before the Supreme Court to listen to the congressional leaders speak and chanted things such as “impeach” and “lock […]
Senate Democrats Introduce $1 Trillion Infrastructure Plan, Offer Trump Support if He Backs it…
Senate Democrats are set to unveil a $1 trillion infrastructure plan and offer President Donald Trump their support if he backs it, the NYT reports. The plan includes $180 billion to rail and bus systems, $65 billion to ports, airports and waterways, $110 billion for water and sewer systems, $100 billion for energy infrastructure, and […]
Bipartisan Group of Senators Call for Repealing UN Resolution on Israel…
WASHINGTON — A bipartisan coalition of US senators introduced a measure Wednesday that seeks to repeal the United Nations Security Council resolution passed last month that labels Israeli settlements illegal and calls for a complete halt to all construction in the West Bank and East Jerusalem…