Written by Daniel Horowitz
An estimated 2.2 million civilian federal workers serve at the pleasure of the president, despite only 4,000 being designated as political appointees. Donald Trump’s first priority as he prepares to retake office must be to establish that he can fire any of them. Whether they hold political appointments, U.S. Senate-confirmed positions, or civil service roles, all federal employees are subject to the president’s authority to terminate their employment. This includes workers in any department or so-called “independent” agency.… Continue Reading
Tags: Amy Coney Barrett, Bill Clinton, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Donald Trump, Ex Parte Hennen, Federal Communications Commission, Federal Election Commission, federal employees, Federal Reserve, Federal Trade Commission, James Madison, Janet Reno, Jerome Powell, Merit Systems Protection Board, Morrison v. Olson, Myers v. United States, Politico, Securities and Exchange Commission, Thomas Jefferson, U.S. Senate, U.S. Supreme Court, William Howard Taft, William Sessions
Executive Branch, Federal Issues | David E. Smith | November 13, 2024 7:00 AM | Comments Off on Trump Must Take Action Against ‘Untouchable’ Bureaucrats
Posted by New York Families Action
Showcasing her deep and abiding commitment to the pro-abortion cause, Vice President Kamala Harris has come out in support of a damaging U.S. Senate rules change. In the future, if Democrats controlled both houses of Congress and the White House, the Vice President’s proposed rule change would likely make it possible to pass a federal law imposing a “right” to abortion on all 50 states.
The United States Senate is sometimes referred to as the world’s greatest deliberative body.… Continue Reading
Tags: 2024 Election, Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, filibuster, Kamala Harris, Roe v. Wade, U.S. Senate, U.S. Supreme Court, Wisconsin Today, WPR
Federal Elections, Political, Sanctity of Life | David E. Smith | September 30, 2024 3:00 PM | Comments Off on Kamala Harris Calls For Rule Change To Move Pro-Abortion Bill
Written by Robert Knight
Lawlessness comes in many forms.
It’s millions of aliens crossing the U.S. border illegally. It is murders, rapes and drug smuggling by ruthless gangs that are exploiting a White House that is intent on creating a new electorate regardless of the cost to Americans.
It’s misusing the law ruthlessly against political opponents, such as a former president of the United States and his former aides.
It is turning security agencies like the FBI, the CIA and the National Security Agency into partisan, one-party enforcers and pressuring media and social media to suppress dissent.… Continue Reading
Tags: Alejandro Mayorkas, Border Crisis, Charles Schumer, CIA, Democratic Party, Donald Trump, FBI, Homeland Security, illegal immigration, January 6th Riots, Juan Merchan, Katie Hobbs, Lisa Murkowski, National Security Agency, U.S. Senate, U.S. Supreme Court, Women’s Bill of Rights
Federal Issues | David E. Smith | April 23, 2024 5:00 AM | Comments Off on Democrats’ Lawlessness Knows No Bounds
Written by David E. Smith
The U.S. Congress is back in Washington D.C. after its August recess. Funding the swamp is front and center on the agenda, with current appropriations set to expire September 30.
The U.S. House Freedom Caucus has made it perfectly clear: they will not support extending the existing budget unless it includes the U.S. House-passed border security bill and makes reforms to the Justice Department, Federal Bureau of Investigation and Pentagon.
In the video interview below, U.S.… Continue Reading
Tags: Chip Roy, continuing resolution, Equity and Inclusion, Federal Budget, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Freedom Caucus, iversity, Justice Department, Pentagon, U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Senate
Federal Issues | David E. Smith | September 14, 2023 5:00 AM | Comments Off on U.S. Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) Gives Blunt Warning to Establishment Republicans
Written by Jorge Gomez
This week, the U.S. Senate confirmed President Joe Biden’s 100th federal judicial nominee, reaching that milestone faster than his two predecessors. At this point in their presidencies, Trump had 88 judges confirmed and Obama had 67.
Biden’s judicial confirmations include one U.S. Supreme Court justice, 30 circuit court and 69 district court judges. The wave of confirmations this week included:
- Cindy K. Chung to the U.S. 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals.
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Tags: Barack Obama, Bradley Garcia, Charnelle Bjelkengren, Chuck Schumer, Cindy K. Chung, Donald Trump, Gina R. Mendez-Miró, Joe Biden, John Kennedy, judicial nominee, Julie Rikelman, Lindsay C. Jenkins, Matthew L. Garcia, Mitch McConnell, Nancy Abudu, Our Lady of Guadalupe School v. Morrisey-Berru, Rita Lin, Southern Poverty Law Center, Ted Cruz, U.S. Senate, U.S. Supreme Court
Federal Issues, Judicial Branch | David E. Smith | February 17, 2023 7:15 AM | Comments Off on U.S. Senate Confirms Biden’s 100th Judicial Nominee
Written by Robert Knight
The polls are starting to show that a conservative “wave” may be forming after all for the midterm election. No kidding.
Somebody should tell The Washington Post. They reported on Oct. 10 that “Half of voters say climate change is important in midterms.” Sure it is. You keep thinking that way.
For weeks, media polls gave the impression that Democrats were an even bet to hold the U.S. House and U.S.… Continue Reading
Tags: 2022 midterm election, Al Gore, Big Tech, COVID–19, Donald Trump, Eric Schmitt, George W. Bush, Hillary Clinton, Hunter Biden, Jeff Landry, Jimmy Carter, Joe Biden, Larry Jarvik, Mark Zuckerberg, polls, Ronald Reagan, The New York Times, The Washington Post, U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Senate
Exclude From Homepage, Federal Elections, Media Watch, Political | David E. Smith | October 25, 2022 6:00 AM | Comments Off on Ignore The Polls
Written by Luke Mueller
The confirmation hearings in the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson have been a relatively peaceful affair. In comparison to the ruthless attacks on Justice Brett Kavanaugh and Justice Amy Coney Barrett, there has been relative civility surrounding the D.C Court of Appeals judge. While it is likely that Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson will be confirmed, it is good to take a dive into her actual rulings and responses to questioning, not just her resume.… Continue Reading
Tags: buffer-zone, Demand Justice, Dobbs v. Jackson, John Cornyn, Ketanji Brown Jackson, Luke Mueller, Marsha Blackburn, NARAL, National Abortion Rights Action League, Planned Parenthood, Roe v. Wade, SCOTUS, U.S. Senate, U.S. Supreme Court
Federal Issues, Judicial Branch, LGBTQ Agenda, Sanctity of Life | David E. Smith | April 1, 2022 10:00 AM | Comments Off on A Judge Who Can’t Say What a Woman Is Should Not Sit On Our Highest Court
Written by Jorge Gomez
In the biggest wave of judicial confirmations so far, the U.S. Senate recently confirmed nine (9) nominees to the federal courts. This brings the total number of judges appointed during the Biden administration to twenty-eight (28), which means the President continues outpacing his predecessors by sizeable margins.
Here’s a quick look at judicial confirmations at this point in a President’s first year, dating back to the Reagan administration:
President Biden is having a relative measure of success up to this point in his presidency, with some judicial analysts calling his confirmations “historic.”… Continue Reading
Tags: appellate court, Beth Robinson, Donald Trump, federal court, First Liberty, Joe Biden, Judicial Nominations, U.S. Court of Appeals, U.S. Senate, U.S. Supreme Court
Federal Issues, Judicial Branch | David E. Smith | November 5, 2021 7:00 AM | Comments Off on Recent Wave of Biden Judges Flips Two Appellate Courts to a Liberal Majority
Written by Daniel Harowitz
Everyone is hoping and assuming 2021 will be a better year than 2020. But it will not happen on its own. We must get on the playing field and make it happen.
Assuming Joe Biden is sitting in the White House on January 20, there is little we can do to influence the direction of federal policy in the coming years. And given that too few Republicans in the U.S. Senate plan to stand against Biden’s fraudulent election victory, we are out of options at the federal level to fight back against voter fraud.… Continue Reading
Tags: Andrew Cuomo, Antifa, Bill Lee, BLM, Brad Little, Brian Kemp, Chris Sununu, Donald J. Trump, Greg Abbott, Joe Biden, Kay Ivey, Kristi Noem, Mark Gordon, Mike DeWine, Ron DeSantis, state legislatures, U.S. Senate, White House
Political | David E. Smith | January 6, 2021 8:00 AM | Comments Off on Seven Ways Conservatives Can Fight Back At The State And Local Levels
Written by David Limbaugh
Joe Biden has reached new heights of pandering. He has achieved the Olympic gold in cultural groveling. He must really want to be president.
I am always amazed that people think Biden is so transparent and genuine. Yes, he shoots his mouth off before thinking sometimes, as we all do, but way more than a high-profile public official should. But that’s more a function of his impulsiveness and arrogance than his authenticity.… Continue Reading