The emotional displacement of losing a part of your community

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA) floated two of his Republican colleagues as possible nominees for the Supreme Court as speculation swirls over whether Justice Samuel Alito may soon step down. Grassley, whose committee is responsible for ushering judicial nominees to Senate confirmation, told the Washington Examiner on Tuesday that he would recommend Sens. Mike Lee (R-UT) and Ted Cruz […]

President Donald Trump called for a clean extension of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act following a meeting with House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA). Though Trump has long blamed FISA for the federal surveillance of his 2016 presidential campaign, the White House has in recent days rejected calls from some conservative lawmakers to reform the program […]

Freedom 250 unveiled details on Tuesday about the Great American State Fair set to mark 250 years of U.S. independence in the capital this summer.  The landmark celebration in Washington, D.C., will highlight all 56 U.S. states and territories “in a single World’s Fair-scale event,” according to Freedom 250, the organization President Donald Trump spearheaded […]

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