By: Andrew C. McCarthy – nationalreview.com – February 1, 2018 It appears very likely that President Trump is going to allow the disclosure, in some form, of the memo on alleged FISA abuse authored by majority staff of the House Intelligence Committee under the direction of Chairman Devin Nunes (R., Calif.). It could happen as early as today. As one...

aclu.org – January 30, 2018 Faiz Shakir, national political director at the American Civil Liberties Union, issued the following statement after President Trump’s first State of the Union address: “Tonight, President Trump said the word ‘America’ more than 80 times in his speech. Yet, after a divisive first year, we hear and feel how exclusionary that ‘America’ is, with policies that...

aclu.org – January 30, 2018 Faiz Shakir, national political director at the American Civil Liberties Union, issued the following statement after President Trump’s first State of the Union address: “Tonight, President Trump said the word ‘America’ more than 80 times in his speech. Yet, after a divisive first year, we hear and feel how exclusionary that ‘America’ is, with policies that...

By: Matt Vespa – townhall.com – January 31, 2018 The war between House Republicans and the DOJ/FBI continues as the bureau released a statement today saying they had “grave concerns”about the House Intelligence Committee releasing a damning FISA memo that alleges grave abuses, citing omissions that could impact its accuracy (via the Hill): In a rare public statement on Wednesday,...

By: David French – nationalreview.com – January 31, 2018 Civic ignorance is the enemy of liberty. In the midst of American debates over religion, speech, and conscience, we’re constantly treated to arguments that fundamentally misunderstand the relationship between the Constitution, statutes, and individual decisions. Censors elevate lesser values, denigrate the Bill of Rights, and ignore the role of individual choice...

By: Dan McLaughlin – nationalreview.com – January 30, 2018 President Trump’s State of the Union speech tonight was subdued, emotional, Trumpy in some identifiable ways (like his focus on gang violence and skills-based immigration restrictions), but also normal: a speech that in tone could have been given by a conventional politician. That doesn’t excuse or erase the ways in which...

President Donald J. Trump’s State of the Union Address January 30, 2018 Remarks as prepared for delivery TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES: Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Members of Congress, the First Lady of the United States, and my fellow Americans: Less than 1 year has passed since I first stood at this podium, in this majestic chamber,...

Read the full remarks of the President’s 2018 State of the Union Address here. The President and First Lady’s Special Guests Read full bios for each of the President and First Lady’s guests here. Source: State of the Union

By: Edward-Isaac Dovere – politico.com  – January 23, 2018 Tony Perkins head of the Family Research Council says that evangelicals are willing to overlook Trump’s past behavior so long as he delivers for them on policy. Donald Trump is still the answer to many conservative evangelical leaders’ prayers. Or at least to their continuing grievances. They embrace Trump the policymaker, despite...

By: Ethan Stoetzer – insidesources.com – January 22, 2018 As midterm elections approach in 2018, both Republicans and Democrats are going to work to activate their bases, but what about the millennials? As midterm elections approach in 2018, many question the ability of Republicans to hold on to their majorities in the House and Senate, and wonder whether or not...