Only one House Republican, Rep. Tony Gonzales of Texas, voted against the rules package released by Speaker Kevin McCarthy. | Mariam Zuhaib/AP Photo House Republicans adopted a sweeping rules package Monday night, despite frustrations within the conference over private agreements GOP leadership made with the 2src conservatives. Only one House Republican, Rep. Tony Gonzales of
Unpacking the House GOP’s new rules: A handy guide to the changes
January 10, 2023 by
The House rules plan that amounted to Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s first legislative victory on Monday night brings much bigger consequences than 55 pages suggest — it will shape the chamber’s operations and what bills can win approval over the next two years. Adoption of the rules package is a routine step in setting up any
Federal Judge Rules Against Stacey Abrams-Backed Group, Upholds 2018 Georgia Voting Law
November 9, 2022 by
A federal judge ruled Friday against the remaining claims in Fair Fight Action’s lawsuit filed in the weeks after Democrat Stacey Abrams narrowly lost to now-Gov. Brian Kemp in Georgia’s 2018 gubernatorial race. U.S. District Judge Steve Jones, an Obama appointee, found that “although Georgia’s election system is not perfect, the challenged practices violate neither
Liz Cheney’s Concession Speech May Have Violated Campaign Finance Rules
October 6, 2022 by
Soon-to-be former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) may have violated Federal Election Commission (FEC) rules at her concession speech due to an in-kind donation she apparently received from a former TV executive who advises the January 6 Committee. CNN’s Jeff Zeleny reported earlier Tuesday evening that Cheney’s anticipated losing speech would be set against a dramatic…
Joe Biden Lobbies FCC to Restore Obama-Era Net Neutrality Rules
July 9, 2021 by
President Joe Biden will sign an executive order Friday seeking to restore the Obama-era net neutrality rules. Biden will sign an executive order to call for more regulation and enforcement against big tech and large telecommunication companies to spur more competition. Among the other regulations, the executive order will encourage the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)…
‘It’s A Free-For-All’: Dana Bash Presses CDC Director On Leaving Locals To Fend For Themselves On Mask Rules
May 16, 2021 by
CNN host Dana Bash pressed Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky on Sunday for the “mixed message” people and businesses are receiving with regards to mask mandates. The Thursday move by the CDC that updated its guidance to allow vaccinated people to dispense with masks has “set off confusion for…
Texas Sues Biden for Exempting Border Crossers from Coronavirus Rules
April 23, 2021 by
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against President Joe Biden’s administration, alleging that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has exempted border crossers from emergency Chinese coronavirus public health regulations, spurring a public health crisis at the United States-Mexico border. The lawsuit, filed on Thursday, claims that the Biden administration has increasingly…
Farage: ‘Desperately Sad’ to See Queen Alone at Funeral Due to ‘Inhuman’ Covid Rules
April 20, 2021 by
Brexit leader Nigel Farage has slammed the “inhuman” coronavirus rules which saw the Queen, 94, left sitting masked and alone at the funeral of her husband of 73 years. The Queen, who along with her late husband Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, was vaccinated against the Chinese virus all the way back in January, was following…
Paris Deploys 6,600 Police to Enforce New Coronavirus Rules
April 4, 2021 by
PARIS – French hospitals brought in extra staff for the Easter holiday weekend to cope with more coronavirus patients. With a new virus variant spreading fast and French intensive care units as full as they were last April, the government closed all schools and imposed new rules taking effect nationwide on Sunday. In Paris, police…
Here’s Why CDC Altered Social Distancing Rules For Schools, But Not Everyone Else
March 27, 2021 by
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has stopped short of changing social distancing guidelines despite economic ramifications and contrary evidence. “For adults, the evidence continues to show that a distance of at least 6 feet is necessary to lower transmission risk,” CDC spokesperson Jasmine Reed told the Daily Caller News Foundation. The 6-feet…
9th Circuit Court Rules Second Amendment Doesn’t Guarantee Right To Open Carry
March 25, 2021 by
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a Hawaii gun regulation, ruling Wednesday that states can restrict the right to openly carry a firearm in public. The 7-4 decision said restrictions on carrying guns in public do not fall within the scope of what is protected by the Second Amendment. “The government may regulate, and…
Pelosi Violates Own Rules in Impeachment Debate, Refers to Self as ‘Wife, Mother, Grandmother, Daughter’
January 15, 2021 by
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) violated her own rules for the 117th Congress on Wednesday when she referred to herself as “a wife, a mother, a grandmother, a daughter” on the House floor during the debate regarding the second impeachment of President Donald Trump. “I stand before you today as an officer of the Constitution,…
Family of American Student Jailed in Cayman Islands for Breaking Coronavirus Rules Asks President Trump for Help
December 23, 2020 by
The family of an American college student jailed for reportedly violating coronavirus restrictions in the Cayman Islands is asking the Trump administration for help. “Skylar Mack, an 18-year-old pre-med student at Mercer University in Georgia, was sentenced to four months in prison after breaking her mandatory quarantine,” CBS News reported Monday. The young woman flew…
MSM Lockdown Cheerleader Suspended from TV After Breaking Coronavirus Rules
December 12, 2020 by
Kay Burley, a top television news anchor, has been suspended from Sky News for six months after flouting lockdown rules during her 60th birthday party. Reports claim she will continue to receive full pay. Ms Burley admitted that she had broken coronavirus social distancing laws when on Saturday she met with nine friends, including Sky…
California Judge Strikes Down Trump Administration Rules That Would Limit Visas To Skilled Workers
December 3, 2020 by
U.S. District Judge Jeffrey White struck down two Trump administration rules Tuesday that would have reduced the number of visas issued to skilled foreign workers each year. The Trump administration announced new changes to the H-1B visa program in October, which included new salary requirements on companies that hire foreign skilled workers and limited speciality…
Confirmed: The Obama DOJ Had Secret Rules For Obtaining FISA Warrants Against Journalists.
September 20, 2018 by
This has been known for a while: the Obama Department of Justice has spied on journalists. They tracked James Rosen, formerly of Fox News. They seized the phone records from Associated Press reporters. Now, The Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University and Freedom of the Press Foundation have released document showing that in 2015, […]
Pirro: Peter Strzok ‘the Personification of the Deep State Itself — Where Fascism Rules’
July 15, 2018 by
During her Saturday opening statement for Fox News Channel’s “Justice,” Jeanine Pirro castigated “pompous, arrogant, indignant, sarcastic, smug, condescending, defiant and unapologetic” FBI agent Peter Strzok for his behavior at this week’s congressional hearing. Pirro said Strzok was both the “personification of the righteous left” and the “personification of the deep state.” “Strzok seems […]
BREAKING: Big Blow To Democrats: SCOTUS Rules Against Public Sector Unions.
June 27, 2018 by
On Wednesday, in a decision that was a major blow to public sector and teachers’ unions, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of a public sector employee who refused to join a public union and objected to paying a union fee that was automatically deducted from his paycheck every month under the union’s contract. As […]
BREAKING: Supreme Court Rules 7-2 in Favor of Colorado Baker Who Refused Gay Wedding Cake.
June 4, 2018 by
Gay activists protest the Masterpiece Cakeshop in 2012. Owner Jack Phillips faced charges for not baking a wedding cake for the gay couple. (Free Republic) The Colorado Attorney General’s office later filed a discrimination complaint against Masterpiece Cakeshop for not baking the wedding cake for a gay couple. On Monday the Supreme Court ruled in […]
Andrew McCabe Lied. So Will the FBI Apply the Same Rules Against Him That It Applies to All of Us?
April 17, 2018 by
It’s official: Andrew McCabe lied. The new report from the Justice Department inspector general concludes that McCabe, the former FBI deputy director, lied to then-FBI Director James Comey, to other FBI agents, and to officials of the Office of the Inspector General. Some of those lies came when McCabe was under oath. What did he […]
Trump Administration Urged to End Obama-Era ‘Misstep’ of School Leniency Rules for Minority Students.
April 8, 2018 by
Civil rights and education experts continue to urge the Trump administration to scrap an Obama-era school leniency policy that coerced school districts into limiting reports of minority students’ assaultive and threatening behavior. Under the Obama policy, in place now in more than 50 school districts throughout the country, students whose behavior would have previously drawn […]
Trump Administration Urged to End Obama-Era ‘Misstep’ of School Leniency Rules for Minority Students.
April 4, 2018 by
Civil rights and education experts continue to urge the Trump administration to scrap an Obama-era school leniency policy that coerced school districts into limiting reports of minority students’ assaultive and threatening behavior. Under the Obama policy, in place now in more than 50 school districts throughout the country, students whose behavior would have previously drawn […]
Former Obama Staffer: Facebook Allowed Us To Break User Data Rules Because They Were On Our Side.
March 20, 2018 by
Yesterday, Facebook’s stock tanked after it was revealed that they gave user data to a firm, Global Science Research (GSR), via an app. This data was then given to Cambridge Analytica, a firm that was working for Donald J. Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign. The app not only gave GSR the data of the user who […]
Terror group has lost 98 percent of caliphate after Trump scraps ‘onerous’ Obama rules of engagement.
December 27, 2017 by
ISIS has lost 98 percent of its territory — mostly since Trump took office, officials say ISIS has lost 98 percent of the territory it once held — with half of that terror group’s so-called “caliphate” having been recaptured since President Trump took office less than a year ago, U.S. military officials said Tuesday. The […]
GOP Rep: ‘Evidence’ FBI Hillary Investigation Broke Rules – VIDEO
November 26, 2017 by
Watch the latest video at video.f GOP Rep Gaetz: ‘We Now Have Evidence’ FBI Investigation of Hillary ‘Did Not Follow Normal and Standard Procedures’ Friday on Fox News Channel’s “Fox & Friends,” Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) said evidence had been uncovered showing that the FBI gave the investigation of 2016 Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton’s […]
‘Soros Plan’: Hungary Slams EU ‘Institutionalisation of Mass Migration’ with New Asylum Rules
October 25, 2017 by
Prime minister of Hungary Viktor Orbán blasted the European Parliament for adopting changes to the bloc’s asylum system which the Hungarian government sees as the implementation of the ‘Soros Plan’ to flood the continent with an unlimited number of third-world migrants. On Friday, the European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice, and Home Affairs (LIBE) adopted […]
The Bank for International Settlements that Rules the World
July 26, 2017 by
Adam Lebor wrote Tower of Basel: The Shadowy History of the Secret Bank that Runs the World in 2013. Adam Lebor’s book is the first critical investigative history of the most secretive and powerful global financial institution in the world. Lebor conducted many interviews of international central bankers and their employees, including Paul Volcker, the […]
DHS releases new immigration rules
February 21, 2017 by
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Tuesday released details on how it will prosecute undocumented immigrants and criminal immigrants under President Trump. The two memos from Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly expand immigration raids and the definition of criminal aliens, while diminishing sanctuary areas and enlisting local law enforcement to execute federal immigration policy. The […]
Trump administration takes big step back from Obama’s transgender bathroom rules.
February 13, 2017 by
In a clear shift away from his predecessor, President Donald Trump’s White House has asked a judge to cancel a crucial hearing in a legal appeal over an Obama-era rule regarding transgender bathroom use. Former President Barack Obama issued a controversial administrative rule in May 2016 extending Title IX protections to transgendered individuals, ensuring their right to use the […]
Coequal in Tyranny: The Ninth Circuit’s Rules for Radicals
February 13, 2017 by
Read the judicial rules for radicals issued by the United States Court Of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, in affirmation of the ban on The Ban. It follows the Executive Order issued by President Donald Trump, with the imprimatur of 62 million voters, to protect the nation from foreign terrorists entering into the United States. […]