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By: Aris Folley – thehill.com – August 16, 2018 Former White House aide Omarosa Manigault Newman is reportedly believed to have scores of recordings from her time working for President Trump, leaving other aides concerned. The New York Times reported on Thursday that Manigault Newman could have as many as 200 tapes that may contain information about the president and…

By: David French – nationalreview.com – August 16, 2018 Let’s begin with two assertions that should, at least, be relatively uncontroversial. First, Article II of the United States Constitution grants the president broad authority to defend the nation as commander in chief of its armed forces. Second, that authority is not so broad as to always override individual constitutional rights…

By: Mike Lillis – thehill.com – August 16, 2018 Nancy Pelosi is facing a new problem: an erosion of support from progressives who have long flocked to her side. Rashida Tlaib, the Michigan Democrat all but certain to become one of the first Muslim women to win election to Congress, suggested last week that she’ll oppose the California liberal’s bid…

By: projects.fivethirtyeight.com  – Updated Aug. 16, 2018, at 7:22 PM Graph Showing: 3 in 4 Chance Democrats win control (74.6%) 1 in 4 Chance Republicans keep control (25.4%) Graph Showing: Forecast for every districy Graph Showing: Breakdown of seats byparty↑ 80% chance Democrats gain 14 to 57.5 seats 10% chance Democrats gainfewer than 14 seats 10% chance Democrats gainmore than 57.5 seats…

By: Jeremy Dys – townhall.com – August 6, 2018 Attorney General Sessions recently announced the formation of a special Department of Justice Task Force with these words: “Freedom of religion has been a core American principle from the very beginning of our country—indeed, it is our ‘first freedom.’” His announcement of a Religious Liberty Task Force to “institutionalize” the process…

By: David French – nationalreview.com – August 15, 2018 Even after a 7–2 Supreme Court decision protecting Colorado custom baker Jack Phillips from overt religious discrimination, the state is doubling down. It’s participating in and empowering a grotesque campaign of discrimination and harassment that should shock the conscience of sensible Americans. Phillips, you’ll recall, is the owner of Masterpiece Cakeshop,…

By: Joseph Spector & Jon Campbell – lohud.com – August 15, 2018 Gov. Andrew Cuomo gave an impassioned speech Wednesday by knocking President Donald Trump over his comments and policies toward women. Then Cuomo was stung by his own comments as he derided Trump when he said, “We’re not going to make America great again. It was never that great.”…

By: Frank Newport – news.gallup.com – August 13, 2018 For the first time in Gallup’s measurement over the past decade, Democrats have a more positive image of socialism than they do of capitalism. Attitudes toward socialism among Democrats have not changed materially since 2010, with 57% today having a positive view. The major change among Democrats has been a less…

By: WTHR Staff – wthr.com – August 13, 2018 Two-thirds of Millennial-Americans, between the ages of 21 to 32, have nothing saved up for retirement. The National Institute of Retirement conducted the study that shows 66 percent of Millennials aren’t saving, which means only a third are. However, they aren’t doing a great job. More than 80 percent of Millennials…

By: Michelle Boorstein and Gary Gately – washingtonpost.com – August 14, 2018 Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced on Aug. 14 a sweeping report on sex abuse in the Catholic Church. (Reuters) More than 300 Catholic priests across Pennsylvania sexually abused children over seven decades, protected by a hierarchy of church leaders who covered it up, according to a sweeping…

By: Alexi McCammond – axios.com – August 14, 2018 Tom Steyer’s NextGen America organization is working to register 100,000 students in one month at college campuses across 11 states as part of its “Welcome Week” program launching this week. Why it matters: This is the group’s biggest voter registration effort yet, focused specifically on the most crucial bloc of non-voters,…