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U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit

Soros-backed group joins ranks with Planned Parenthood, NARAL to stop Kavanaugh confirmation

The group’s latest addition, Demand Justice, has pledged $5 million to stop Kavanaugh from being confirmed to the Supreme Court. The group was established in the spring of 2018 and is financed by the Sixteen Thirty Fund, a 501(c)(4).

July 31, 2018 in U.S..
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What Jeff Sessions’ new task force will do to defend religious freedom

Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced a task force on religious liberty Monday to build on President Donald Trump’s earlier executive action to provide protections for what some call Americans’ “first freedom” under the First Amendment.

July 31, 2018 in U.S..
Wikimedia Commons/Irais Esparza

Therapists seeing patients with Trump Derangement Syndrome

Urban Dictionary defines Trump Derangement Syndrome as “a mental condition in which a person has been driven effectively insane due to their dislike of Donald Trump, to the point at which they will abandon all logic and reason.”

July 30, 2018 in U.S..
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Nation’s capital has nearly the worst education system despite getting most per-student funding

The District ranked 49 out of 51 in a study done by finance website Wallet Hub. Only Louisiana and New Mexico obtained lower scores.

July 30, 2018 in U.S..
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Chicago can remain a sanctuary city, judge rules

Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ order conditioning federal aid to local law enforcement on compliance with immigration statutes is unlawful, a federal judge in Chicago ruled late Thursday.

July 29, 2018 in U.S..
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Sierra Club is quickly becoming biggest threat to Trump’s Obama-era reg rollbacks

Environmental activists at the Sierra Club are turning their sights on new Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler as the former energy lobbyist picks up where President Donald Trump’s former agency chief left off.

July 29, 2018 in U.S..
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Bernie Sanders strategist is helping special counsel’s investigation of Manafort

The special counsel’s office asked Tad Devine, who also consulted for Al Gore and John Kerry’s presidential campaigns, to assist an investigation into Manafort’s work for a Ukrainian political party that supported former Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych.

July 27, 2018 in U.S..
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Details of federal health care fraud probe show how massive the problem is

Less than a month after the largest federal health care fraud sting in American history, details of the operation show how massive the problem is. As part of the operation, more than 600 people were charged with committing more than $2 billion in fraud and taxpayer theft.

July 26, 2018 in U.S..

Obama-backed green group’s affiliation with ALEC is raising eyebrows

One of the green energy companies tied to the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) received billions in government-backed loans before laying off thousands during the early part of the Obama administration.

July 26, 2018 in U.S..
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Former special ops official ‘shocked’ White House isn’t considering stripping Hillary Clinton’s security clearance

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was not named in the White House’s Monday announcement that it was considering revoking six former national security officials’ security clearances, a 33-year special forces veteran noticed.

July 25, 2018 in U.S..
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US is ‘least racist, least xenophobic country’ in history, Prager says

“More blacks have come from Africa to the United States willingly [and] voluntarily than came as slaves,” he said in his remarks at George Washington University’s Lisner Auditorium. “Why would they come to a racist country? They want to come here because they know how well they will be treated.”

July 25, 2018 in U.S..
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New York’s climate crusade against Exxon picks up steam despite Schneiderman’s exit

Former New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman resigned in May, but his climate probe into Exxon has not slowed as the oil company continues to fork over documents related to the case.

July 25, 2018 in U.S..

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