By: John McCormack – nationalreview.com – January 24, 2020 Pro-life demonstrators recite the Pledge of Allegiance at a rally before the start of the 47th annual March For Life in Washington, January 24, 2020. (Mary F. Calvert/Reuters) Friday’s rally saw a standout speech from Louisiana state representative Katrina Jackson, a Democrat who spearheaded the state’s abortion restrictions. Louisiana state representative...

By: The Editorial Board – wsj.com – January 20, 2020 When the Montana Legislature created a K-12 scholarship program funded via private donations and tax credits, it was a godsend to Kendra Espinoza. An office assistant by day and janitor by night, the single mom had pulled her two daughters out of public school. One was bullied for studying the...

By: James Freeman – wsj.com – January 23, 2020 Senate jurors are responding in different ways to the impeachment case being made by House Democrats. “Gum-chewing, snacking, yawning and alleged napping could be seen throughout the cramped chamber,” reports Laurie Kellman of the Associated Press. But just because a prosecution’s case is boring doesn’t mean it can’t also be misleading. Senators...

By: Staff – newsmax.com – January 24, 2020 Democrats on Thursday pressed their case for removing President Donald Trump from office by trying to turn the words of his own allies against him at his Senate impeachment trial. Their goal: to make the point that his actions constituted impeachment offenses, but that his fellow Republicans showed no signs of turning against...

By: Meredith Lawrence – dallasobserver.com – January 15, 2020 A federal judge in the U.S. District Court of Appeals in Maryland issued a preliminary injunction Wednesday morning blocking the executive order that allowed Gov. Greg Abbott to reject all new refugees to Texas. In a 31-page ruling, U.S. District Judge Peter Messitte blocked the order, stating that the plaintiffs would...

By: William McGurn – wsj.com – January 20, 2020 On Tuesday at 1 p.m., the Senate will begin the impeachment trial of Donald Trump. But for Congress, the more important date may come two weeks later, on Feb. 4. That evening President Trump—freshly vindicated by the impeachment failure to remove him from office—will deliver the most consequential State of the...

By: Nihal Krishan – washingtonexaminer.com – January 16, 2020 Ted Cruz predicted high Democratic turnout in Texas in the 2020 election, clouding President Trump’s prospects. The Texas senator also said, though, that impeachment would boost Trump. “What Democrats managed to do in 2018, they more than doubled Democratic turnout in Texas. They took it from 1.8 million all the way...

By: Olivia Beavers & Mike Lillis – thehill.com – January 16, 2020 A flood of captivating new details surrounding President Trump‘s dealings with Ukraine has spilled out into the public just as the Senate begins the impeachment trial, putting fresh pressure on GOP leaders to consider witnesses and new documents. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) on Thursday issued a stunning report, accusing...

By: Lindsay Wise – wsj.com – January 16, 2020 The Senate opened the impeachment trial of President Trump on Thursday with Chief Justice John Roberts swearing in the senators, who pledged to deliver impartial justice, and the formal reading of the two charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. Hours before the senators took their oath, the Government Accountability...

By: Sabrina Rodriguez – politico.com – January 16, 2020 Democrats worked into the deal stronger labor enforcement provisions that will help ensure companies operating in Mexico boost workers’ rights and give the U.S. the power to punish them if they violate labor rights. Some of the top labor changes that won over Democrats include provisions that will allow the U.S....