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Supreme Court To Hear Challenge To Trump's 'Birthright Citizenship' Executive Order

Legacy Media Fast-Tracks New Narrative on Pipe-Bomber Suspect

Supreme Court Pauses Order Blocking Texas From Using New Congressional District Map

Research Report: Palestinian School Curriculum Still Teaches Antisemitism, Glorifies Jihad

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on September 26, 2020 12 Comments

The Palestinian Authority's new school curriculum infuses antisemitism in young minds and glorifies jihad terrorism, reveals a recently released report by IMPACT-se, an NGO that monitors school textbooks around the world. The report, which analyzed 222 textbooks for the 2020-21 academic year, found that they "remain openly antisemitic and continue to encourage violence, jihad and martyrdom."

As First Presidential Debate Nears, Democrats Are Concerned About Biden

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 26, 2020 82 Comments

The first presidential debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump is happening on Tuesday night. Democrats are playing it cool, but there is real concern about how Biden will perform. In a format like this, Biden is on his own. There is no campaign handler who can suddenly step in and shut down the event by saying "OK, thanks so much everyone."

https://twitter.com/cabot_phillips/status/1301516424276578305

Defending Academic Freedom Week in Higher Education

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 26, 2020 0 Comments

Your weekly report on campus news....

https://nmaahc.si.edu/learn/talking-about-race/topics/whiteness

Trump Expands Ban on Federal Funding of ‘Critical Race Theory’

Posted by Samantha Mandeles on September 25, 2020 26 Comments

On Tuesday, September 22, President Donald Trump signed a second executive order tackling the spread of 'Critical Race Theory' ideology within federal institutions.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4o3W16b3UK0&t=72s

Reports: Trump will nominate Amy Coney Barrett for Supreme Court

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 25, 2020 149 Comments

There are multiple reports from media outlets, supposedly confirmed with senior administration officials, that Court of Appeals Judge Amy Coney Barrett will be nominated tomorrow to fill the Supreme Court vacancy created by the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Barrett -- can we call her Notorious ACB? - not only is Trump's choice, she was the overwhelming choice of Legal Insurrection readers.

Vanderbilt Drops Diversity-Based Admitted Students Program

Notre Dame Brings Back 'Catholic Mission' to Staff Values

Syracuse Will Offer 12 Courses on Content Creation

Second Instructor Removed by U. Oklahoma Amid Protest Over Student’s Failing Grade

Colorado State U. Christian Student Allegedly Spat on by Left-Wing Students for Christian Chalking Display

U. Missouri Prof Accused of Racism After Asking Student for Update on Work

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFFgRFOG99Y

Trump Promises ‘Born Alive’ Executive Order That Requires Medical Care for Abortion Survivors

Posted by Mary Chastain on September 25, 2020 27 Comments

President Donald Trump promised to sign an executive order for the Born-Alive Infant Abortion Survivors Act. The legislation requires medical care for babies who survive abortion.

Far Left Embedding Itself in Joe Biden’s Transition Team Behind the Scenes

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 25, 2020 22 Comments

The far left is not waiting to be invited onto Joe Biden's team. They felt they were underrepresented on the Obama team and they're not going to let that happen again. They're not even waiting for Biden to win. That just seems to be a given.

https://twitter.com/BGOnTheScene/status/1309298327666782208

Louisville, Other Cities Struck by Violence, Riots for Second Night After Breonna Taylor Decision

Posted by Mary Chastain on September 25, 2020 37 Comments

Rioters struck Louisville and other cities for the second night of violence and mayhem after the Breonna Taylor grand jury decision.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ublFdcNnSqE&t=200s

Report: China Forces Tibetans into Mass Labor Camps

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on September 25, 2020 16 Comments

China is forcing Tibet's native population into military-style labor camps, a new report shows. Over half a million ethnic Tibetans were "trained" as part of Beijing's forced labor program between January and July 2020 -- almost 15 percent of the region's population, the report released on Tuesday by the D.C.-based Jamestown Foundation revealed.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/02/05/clinton-associates-fed-information-to-trump-dossier-author-steele-memo-says.html

FBI Suspected Primary Sub-Source for Steele Dossier was Russian Agent, ‘Threat to National Security’

Posted by Mary Chastain on September 25, 2020 12 Comments

The primary sub-source to Christopher Steele's infamous 2016 dossier against then-candidate Donald Trump was known to the FBI as far back as 2009 as a possible "threat to national security." The FBI also suspected the source was a Russian agent.

https://nypost.com/2020/09/05/blm-protesters-smash-nyc-starbucks-window-in-stunning-video/

The Left’s New Radicals And The Big Money Behind Them

Posted by Scott Walter on September 25, 2020 27 Comments

The response to the loss of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg demonstrates once again that the loudest voices who claim to represent Democrats’ interests are shouting from the radical wing, further left than the Rev. Al Sharpton, former President Barack Obama, and even Ginsburg herself.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0L83-chSOmY

Democrats’ Operation Demoralize Has Failed

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 24, 2020 40 Comments

Maybe it's just a feeling. But it seems that something has changed in the presidential race. Operation Demoralize has failed.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWtDFnMBAZk#action=share

Trump Says He Might Reject FDA Recent Imposition of Stricter Vaccine Guidelines

Posted by Leslie Eastman on September 24, 2020 28 Comments

There have been few clearer signs of the battle between the Deep State and the Trump administration than news and policies related to COVID19.

https://twitter.com/ShelbyTalcott/status/1308965986683551745

The Daily Caller Threatens to Sue Louisville PD After Arresting Two Reporters During Riots

Posted by Mary Chastain on September 24, 2020 36 Comments

The Daily Caller has threatened to sue the Louisville Police Department after officers arrested two of their reporters during the riots despite having press credentials.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jn6tduDFkVw

Democrats Fear 87 Year-Old Dianne Feinstein Not Up For Looming Supreme Court Battle

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 24, 2020 56 Comments

Senator Dianne Feinstein of California is the Democratic party's ranking member on the Judiciary Committee. Now that we're headed into another Senate battle over a Supreme Court justice confirmation, some Democrats worry that she isn't up to the fight. Did I mention that Feinstein is 87 years old?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uzEO5prwHk

South Korean’s President Moon Proposes Declaring End to Korean War

Posted by Leslie Eastman on September 24, 2020 11 Comments

During the United Nations General Assembly video session, South Korean President Moon Jae-in called for the declaration of an end to the Korean War, saying it would pave the way for complete denuclearization.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBUsGuQBZYk#action=share

Trump Greeted With Boos, Heckling as He Pays Respects to Justice Ginsburg