5 key questions on Trump’s possible firing of Rod Rosenstein
President Donald Trump and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein are set to meet Thursday in what likely will be an unpleasant encounter for both.
Shell Oil refuses to take sides in Washington State carbon tax battle
In what could be a sign of the oil industry’s evolving approach to climate change regulation, Shell has opted not to campaign against a ballot initiative in Washington that calls for the implementation of a carbon tax.
Former Trump economic adviser calls green energy mandates a tax on poor people
Higher renewable energy mandates, however, typically mean higher electricity costs. States with higher-than-average renewable portfolio standards, like Hawaii and Connecticut, also top the list as the most expensive states in terms of electricity prices.
CNN’s Jeffrey Toobin says Kavanaugh accusations could be ‘all lies’ yet have ‘a ring of truth’
CNN senior legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin said it’s possible the new sexual assault allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh are “all lies,” then flip-flopped and said there’s a “ring of truth” to them.
Women’s March, other left-wing Kavanaugh disrupters violated IRS rules, putting nonprofit status at risk
Left-wing nonprofit groups that orchestrated disruptions during Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court confirmation hearings likely violated IRS rules, which can result in their loss of tax-exempt status.
NYT: Rosenstein discussed wearing a wire in meetings with Trump, urged 25th Amendment ouster of president
Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein discussed wearing a wire to record President Donald Trump and volunteered to recruit cabinet officials to potentially remove the Republican from office, according to a bombshell report from The New York Times.
Protesters swarm Grassley’s office, insist Kavanaugh accuser deserves ‘trauma-Informed’ investigation of charge
“[Christine Blasey Ford] and what she talked about is incredibly important, and we need a trauma-informed, much longer investigation done by an appropriate person and not just some withering questioning from disbelieving senators.”
Education organization says well-known AP history book has over 300 examples of left-wing bias
An education organization claims there are more than 300 examples of liberal bias — from a partial presentation of abortion to critique of former President Ronald Reagan — in a well-known Advanced Placement (AP) history textbook.
Eco-socialism? Hundreds of academics call for an end to economic growth
More than 200 academics signed onto a public letter calling on governments to eschew economic growth in order to plan for a “post-growth economy” based on wealth redistribution.
Federal judge shoots down California ban on handgun ads in gun shops
A federal judge has struck down a law banning handgun ads at gun shops as “unconstitutional on its face” and “highly paternalistic.”
Trump says ‘crowning achievement’ of his presidency will be to expose FBI ‘hoax’
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that one of the “crowning achievements” of his presidency would be exposing what he claims is a “hoax” FBI investigation into collusion between his campaign and Russia.
Biden gave lengthy endorsement of Kavanaugh accuser until one question caused him to walk away
“What I’m going to do is I’m not going to answer any more questions,” Biden said, deflecting a reporter’s question asking whether it was significant that the assault claim refers to an incident that allegedly occurred when Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh was 17-years-old.