By: David French – nationalreview.com – September 15, 2018 In our present, politicized age, we’re seeing two things happen at once. First, multiple major corporations have stripped away any pretense of neutrality and are now openly on the progressive side of American political debates. Second, the vast majority of those corporations have paid no meaningful price for their progressive activism....

By: Charles C. W. Cooke – nationalreview.com – September 15, 2018 Vox’s Dylan Matthews tries to catch Senator Feinstein’s Hail Mary pass, even as he acknowledges that we can at present see no ball: Dylan Matthews✔ @dylanmatt I honestly don’t know what’s in it for Republicans in continuing to back Kavanaugh. He withdraws, Trump appoints Kethledge, Hardiman, or Coney Barrett...

By: Andrew O’Reilly – FoxNews.com – September 13, 2018 California Democrat Senator Dianne Feinstein refers secret letter about Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh to federal authorities; chief congressional correspondent Mike Emanuel reports from Capitol Hill. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., on Thursday threw a cryptic curveball at Brett Kavanaugh, insinuating the Supreme Court nominee could be guilty of a crime even...

By: Peter Baker – nytimes.com – September 13, 2018 The presidential playbook during times of disaster is pretty well established by now: Consult with emergency officials (and be seen doing so). Express concern for those affected (on camera). Assure the public that the government is ready for whatever comes (whether it is or not). But once again, President Trump has...

By: Antonia Blumberg – huffingtonpost.com – September 11, 2018 Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Tuesday became the latest Republican to say Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) faces a difficult fight in the Texas Senate race against Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D-Texas). “I think Ted’s got a competitive race by all indications,” McConnell told reporters at a news conference. “We certainly...

By Manny Fernandez and Mitchell Ferman – nytimes.com – September 11, 2018 Days after a top adviser to President Trump questioned Senator Ted Cruz’s chances of winning re-election, the Texas lawmaker casually stepped into the pinnacle of his hometown’s energy industry on Tuesday — the lobby of the Petroleum Club of Houston, on the 35th floor of a downtown skyscraper....

By: Michael Burke – thehill.com – September 9, 2018 President Trump’s top aides on Sunday ramped up talks of a possible investigation into the identity of an anonymous “senior administration official” who authored an explosive op-ed last week describing an internal “resistance” seeking to undermine the president. The op-ed, published in The New York Times, roiled the White House as...

By: Staff – newsmax.com – September 9,2018 Donald Trump’s defenders, led by Vice President Mike Pence, were out in force on Sunday following a turbulent week capped by the publication of an anonymous New York Times opinion piece savaging the president. Pence sat for two interviews on Sunday talk shows, telling CBS that there has “never” been a discussion of...

By: davenj1 from the diaries by strife – redstate.com – September 9, 2018 ========= Promoted from the diaries by streiff. Promotion does not imply endorsement. ========= The editorial board of the New York Times recently penned an editorial titled “Confirmed: Brett Kavanaugh Can’t Be Trusted.” If one wants to read this partisan piece of journalistic drivel, see here. Let me...

By: David French – nationalreview.com – September 6, 2018 Dear Anonymous, This isn’t normal Washington politics anymore. It’s not a game. Your instantly infamous New York Times op-ed has painted us a picture of your character, and it’s not pretty. Let’s put this as bluntly as possible: If you’re actively defying the president to pursue your own preferred policies, you’re...