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By: Merrill Matthews – ipi.org – March 26, 2019 The Justice Department has sided with a federal judge in Texas, asking the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in New Orleans to strike down Barack Obama’s signature legislation: the Affordable Care Act. Hopefully, the Fifth Circuit will agree. If so, the issue will likely go to the U.S….

By: The Editorial Board – wsj.com – March 27, 2019 An abiding mystery of the Trump Presidency is why it can’t stand prosperity. And right on time, after its victory on Russian collusion, the Administration decided this week to elevate a legal fight over health care that it is almost sure to lose. The Justice Department this week reversed itself to support…

By: Matthew Continetti – nationalreview.com – March 27, 2019 “You don’t run for second place,” Stacey Abrams told the ladies of The View this afternoon. Abrams, who refuses to concede her loss to Georgia governor Brian Kemp last October, is enjoying a second life as a potential candidate for U.S. Senate or, why not, president in 2020. Indeed, Abrams has become so popular…

By: Guy Benson – townhall.com – March 27, 2019 Chicago is still reeling from yesterday’s extraordinary development in the Jussie Smollett case, in which the office of the State’s Attorney chose to drop all 16 felony charges against the disgraced actor.  This set off a volcanic and irate reaction among other city authorities, especially within the police department.  Aside from letting…

By: David French – nationalreview.com – March 26, 2019 The longer you live, the more you see that a lack of integrity often has a viral effect on an organization. Once the compromises begin, they can’t be contained. They’ll seep into every corner of the institution, corrupting good purposes and damaging people’s lives. And so it is with the Southern Poverty Law…

By: Renae Reints – amp.timeinc.net – March 25, 2019 Yale University has rescinded the admission of a student who had been accepted as part of the recently revealed college admissions scandal. According to the university, former Yale women’s soccer coach Rudy Meredith provided “fraudulent athletic endorsements” for two applicants. One applicant was denied admission and the other had been attending Yale…

By: Jacob Pramuk – cnbc.com – March 26, 2019 House Democrats’ attempt to override President Donald Trump’s first veto failed Tuesday, leaving the president’s national emergency declaration in place for now. The chamber fell short of the two-thirds majority needed to overcome the president’s opposition to a resolution that would end his executive action. Only 14 Republicans joined with Democrats in voting…

By: Jessica Sager – FoxNews.com – March 26, 2019 Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel stood shoulder-to-shoulder with his city’s police force Tuesday afternoon, denouncing prosecutors for dropping charges against “Empire” star Jussie Smollett and slamming the episode as a “whitewash of justice.” Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson and Emanuel said they were not only furious with the outcome of Tuesday’s surprise hearing but…

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By: Sean Davis – wsj.com – March 25, 2019 Robert Mueller’s investigation is over, but questions still abound. Not about collusion, Russian interference or obstruction of justice, but about the leading lights of journalism who managed to get the story so wrong, and for so long. It wasn’t merely an error here or there. America’s blue-chip journalists botched the entire…

By: Kyle Smith – nationalreview.com – March 25, 2019 The less credibility they have, the easier it becomes to ignore them. If the mainstream media had any capacity whatsoever for shame, embarrassment, or even honor, it would be raining anchors outside MSNBC headquarters. Hara-kiri knives would be selling out at Saks Fifth Avenue. Children would have to be advised not to flip…