U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) delivered remarks from the Senate floor Friday afternoon to announce her decision to vote to confirm Judge Brett Kavanaugh to be an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. On Saturday, Kavanaugh was confirmed to the Supreme Court by the United States Senate by a…
Read MoreDay: October 7, 2018
Democrat Staffer Jackson Cosko Arrested for Doxxing is Not an ‘Unpaid Intern’
by Julie Gunlock Capitol Police on October 3 arrested 27-year old congressional staffer Jackson Cosko for posting on Wikipedia the private addresses of three members of the Senate Judiciary Committee—what’s known as “doxxing” (a word derived from the shorthand for “document”). Cosko is facing serious charges that include illegally…
Read MoreNine Times the Media Pushed Misinformation About Kavanaugh
by Peter Hasson Establishment media outlets repeatedly bungled their coverage of Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh, spreading misinformation as a result. Here are nine instances in which media outlets pushed misinformation about Kavanaugh. 1. “Devil’s Triangle” Multiple media outlets accused Kavanaugh of lying about the term “devil’s triangle”…
Read MoreCommentary: The Left’s Pattern of Overlooking Due Process
by David Harsanyi The notion that certain Americans are pre-emptively guilty of wrongdoing, whether there’s any corroborating evidence to back up an accusation or not, isn’t reserved for conservatives who happen to be in contention for a Supreme Court seat. In the hierarchy of progressive values, due process is a…
Read MoreHigher Education and the Threat of Fascism
by George Leef In a recent essay published in The Chronicle of Higher Education, Yale philosophy professor Jason Stanley is haunted by a spectre—the spectre of American universities aiding the rise of fascism. (The essay, “Fascism and the University” is subscriber-only content, unfortunately.) He says that “patterns have emerged that suggest the resurgence…
Read More‘But, Kavanaugh!’ Never-Trump’s Awakening
by Julie Kelly The headline was a stunner: “For Once, I’m Grateful For Trump.” Even more shocking was the column’s author: New York Times columnist Bret Stephens. At great risk of alienating his Trump-hating readership at the Times, Stephens carefully explained why he is relieved a man he detests now sits in the Oval…
Read MoreCapitol Police Arrest Ex-Democratic Staffer Suspected of Doxxing GOP Senators
by Andrew Kerr U.S. Capitol Police arrested Wednesday a former Democratic staffer suspected of posting the personal information of at least one United States senator to the internet. The home addresses and other personal information of Republican Sens. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and Mike Lee and Orrin Hatch of…
Read MoreWhat the FBI Report on Kavanaugh Really Tells Us
by Hans von Spakovsky The new FBI report on Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh that was being reviewed by senators Thursday makes it clear that there is absolutely no reason to further delay the confirmation vote on his nomination. America would be well-served if the Senate seats this extraordinarily…
Read MoreEllison Accuser Says DFL Betrayed Her, Attorney Attacks Investigation
Keith Ellison accuser Karen Monahan, who spent years as a volunteer for the Democratic-Farmer-Labor (DFL) Party, said she has been betrayed by her former colleagues after taking her allegations public. “The party that I worked to get elected since I was 21 has basically told my son, my family and…
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