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By: Hugh Hewitt – washingtonpost.com – July 11, 2018 The modern confirmation process for the Supreme Court is full of rules: the “Ginsburg Rule,” the “Biden Rule,” the “Reid Rule ” and the “McConnell Rule.” Often their definitions and their relevance are hotly contested. What isn’t contested is that the court itself has a widely recognized and easily understood rule:…

By: Rachel del Guidice – dailysignal.com – July 11, 2018 An amendment to protect the religious freedom of adoption providers was passed by the House Appropriations Committee to be part of the fiscal year 2019 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education appropriations bill in a vote Wednesday. “What occurred today is a milestone,” Rep. Mike Kelly, R-Pa., said in…

By: Adam Andrzejewski & Tom Coburn – washingtonexaminer.com – July 09, 2018 While the nation was distracted by the political theater around immigration before the July 4 recess, the Senate cast a critical vote killing a very modest attempt offered by President Trump to rein in spending. If Trump plays his cards right, this will not be the end of…

By: Ben Shapiro – nationalreview.com – July 11, 2018 With Kavanaugh, we’re likely to get careful, narrowly tailored decisions, not earth-shattering transformation. Amid the wailing and gnashing of teeth from the political Left and the triumphalist trumpeting from the political Right regarding the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, one question has gone missing: What, exactly, will…

By: Caitlyn Richard – foxiness.com – July 6, 2018 The Episcopal Church formed a committee Wednesday to “provide a pathway” toward revising the Book of Common Prayer to include gender-neutral language. Church leaders called for immediate revisions to correct the “overwhelming use of masculine language” throughout the book, arguing that the language is now a hindrance to spiritual inclusion, according…

By: Avery Anapol – thehill.com – July 10, 2018 Lawmakers on Tuesday overwhelmingly voted in favor of a motion supporting NATO, as President Trump continues to criticize the alliance ahead of his summit in Europe. The nonbinding motion, which came as the Senate voted to reconcile its version of the annual defense policy bill with that of the House, expresses…

By: Paige Skinner – dallasobserver.com – June 27, 2018 Not to be harsh, but it’s either you or your spouse. We assume this because Dallas was ranked the third-highest city in America for Ashley Madison users. You know, Ashley Madison — the website where men and women in unsatisfying marriages go to cheat. According to a new report that Ashley…

By: The Editorial Board – wsj.com – July 10, 2018 Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination now heads to the Senate, and the most important fact to understand is that the debate in the world’s greatest nondeliberative body is not about the future of the Supreme Court. That’s a sideshow. The real debate is about the future of the Senate—specifically, which political party…

By: The Editorial Board – wsj.com – July 10, 2018 Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination now heads to the Senate, and the most important fact to understand is that the debate in the world’s greatest nondeliberative body is not about the future of the Supreme Court. That’s a sideshow. The real debate is about the future of the Senate—specifically, which political party…

By: Merrill Matthews – thehill.com – June 16, 2018 President Trump has just slapped a 25 percent tariff on about $50 billion worth of Chinese products. His complaint is that China imposes significantly higher tariffs on the U.S. than the U.S. imposes on China. According to the World Trade Organization, the president is correct. Trump has been relentless in his…

By: Nicole Russell – thefederalist.com – July 5, 2018 This Independence Day, millions of Americans took time to honor those in the military who risk their lives to ensure America remains free and independent. Unfortunately, an increasing number of military members are discovering their own rights to free speech and religious expression are being curtailed within the very institution they’ve…