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Kavanaugh hands Republicans a new path after Trump birthright defeat
TDBS WIRE: SCOTUSblog: Analysis of the Supreme Court's birthright citizenship ruling and Kavanaugh's concurrence President Trump lost a major Supreme Court battle this week over birthright citizenship. But buried inside the ruling was something many conservatives...
‘I won’t be lectured by a child’: CNN debate turns personal in seconds
BS BRIEF: A heated exchange on CNN's NewsNight exploded when New York Post reporter Lydia Moynihan accused former New York Times columnist Charles Blow of trying to create a viral “gotcha” moment during a discussion about Trump nominee Jay Clayton. Blow responded by...
Homeschooling parents face jail for ‘intellectual neglect’ in first-of-its-kind case
A Brazilian family's legal battle is drawing international attention after a court sentenced two parents to prison for homeschooling their daughters, despite evidence showing the girls were academically successful, socially engaged, multilingual and thriving. Audato...
Soccer player, 21, is killed by non-English speaking commercial truck driver in US on visa lottery
The death of a young college soccer player on an Ohio highway is rapidly becoming a national flashpoint in the ongoing debate over commercial driver standards, immigration screening and highway safety. Twenty-one-year-old Tobias “Toby” Forsythe, a goalkeeper for the...
If you thought the New York Socialists were bad, wait until you meet Colorado’s candidate
A Colorado Democratic socialist candidate is facing criticism after comments about terrorism, foreign policy, and America’s role in the world triggered a new debate over how some voices on the far left discuss national security. Melat Kiros, a candidate backed by the...
DSA announces platform: Eliminate the U.S. Senate, the presidency, the Electoral College and the Supreme Court
BS BRIEF: The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) has adopted a platform calling for sweeping structural changes to the federal government, including eliminating the U.S. Senate, the presidency, the Electoral College and the Supreme Court, drawing widespread...
U.S. Supreme Court asked to settle fight in South Carolina asbestos court
(Legal Newsline) - A U.K. company at the center of an international fight over jurisdiction for asbestos lawsuits has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse a ruling by South Carolina’s highest court allowing a personal injury lawyer to serve as...
Budd, Trump in different arenas speak on behalf of persecuted Christians
(The Center Square) – On the same day second-term Republican President Donald Trump called out the United Nations for silence on the persecution of Christians, a North Carolina senator was on the floor in Washington calling out China’s war on religious freedom...
Newsom to sign law banning child marriage
(The Center Square) – California is the next state poised to ban child marriage after human rights groups have been calling on state legislatures to ban the practice. Gov. Gavin Newsom is expected to sign AB 1267 before a legislative deadline at the end of the...
Appeals court upholds onerous Hawaiian gun-purchase laws
A closely-divided federal appeals court upheld restrictive laws imposed by Hawaii governing firearms sales Tuesday, overturning lower courts’ decisions. An 11-judge panel from the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit overturned lower court rulings that...
Cook Report: U.S. Senate a ‘True Tossup’
(The Center Square) – Cook Political Report, which conducts election forecasting in races across the country, shifted its prediction outcomes for the U.S. Senate to a “true toss up,” meaning either party has a chance of winning control of the body. The national...
Congress may be out of time to strike deal on permitting reform
Republican members of Congress are running out of time to strike a permitting reform deal after the House passed its own overhaul and left Washington for the midterm campaign trail. The House passed the bipartisan Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic...
