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Republicans Wake Up to an Electoral Bloodbath

'Lawyer Up': Democrats Declare War on Trump Administration

2026 Midterms Results: Democrats Win the House and Senate

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vK_WDxjhu0Y

Russia reportedly tried to cover-up explosion of Skyfall nuclear superweapon

Posted by Leslie Eastman on November 17, 2019 22 Comments

Legal Insurrection readers may recall my post on the explosion off the coast of Northern Russia that killed several people and resulted in a radiation spike large enough to be detected across the Baltic. Nearby villagers were taking iodine as a precaution.

AG William Barr: Anti-Trump Resistance used “an explicit strategy of using every tool and maneuver available to sabotage the functioning of his Administration”

Posted by Mike LaChance on November 17, 2019 32 Comments

Attorney General William Barr gave a speech at the Federalist Society this weekend in which he called out Democrats and the so-called "resistance" for their constant obstruction of Trump.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKNlJQr36TY#action=share

Theater of the Absurd Week at Legal Insurrection

Posted by Mike LaChance on November 17, 2019 0 Comments

All the news you may have missed....

Elizabeth Warren Responds to Ridicule of Her Medicare for All Plan with Major Revisions

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on November 16, 2019 21 Comments

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) has been criticized by both the left and the right for her unrealistic and uber-expensive "Medicare for all" scheme. So much so, that she is in retreat mode now and has conceded that her big plan is untenable.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hillary-rodham-clinton-trump-is-a-corrupt-human-tornado/

Hillary Clinton Triggers Transgender Rights Activists

Posted by Stacey Matthews on November 16, 2019 35 Comments

Hillary Clinton has been on the receiving end of some very harsh criticisms in recent weeks from transgender rights activists after statements she made about the movement to the British media on two different occasions.

Iranian Refugee Warns America That Universities are Becoming Radicalized

Africana Studies Department at Oberlin College Offers Courses on Marxism

Northwestern Food Fest Cancels Event After Pro-Israel Group Registers

Member of Largest Teachers Union Says They Abandoned Education in Pursuit of Political Power

Columbia to Host Discussion of American Genocide, Colonialism, and Racial Oppression

LGBT Student Group at Florida State U. Requests $58K for Drag Shows

Elise Stefanik to George Conway: “the one thing I’ve NEVER been called in my life is TRASH. You need serious help.”

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on November 16, 2019 22 Comments

On Saturday morning, Kellyanne Conway's NeverTrump husband tweeted that Rep. Elisa Stefanik (R-NY) is "lying trash." The comment was in reaction to her stellar performance during the entirely partisan Democrat impeachment circus.

Democrats Changed Impeachment Messaging From ‘Quid-Pro-Quo’ to ‘Bribery’ After Focus Group

Posted by Mike LaChance on November 16, 2019 20 Comments

When Nancy Pelosi and Adam Schiff talk about impeachment on TV, they often frame it somberly and claim it's not about politics.

David Gibson of Gibson’s Bakery has passed away

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 16, 2019 88 Comments

David Gibson, one of the owners of Gibson's Bakery and a named plaintiff in the lawsuit against Oberlin College, has passed away after a battle with pancreatic cancer. He passed away early this morning at home surrounded by his family. After the verdict, David said that he hoped that the bakery could keep the lights on for another generation.

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

‘Oil-Rich’ Iran Imposes Fuel Rationing as U.S. Sanctions Bite

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on November 16, 2019 13 Comments

The Iranian regime imposed rationing on gasoline and raised the price of fuel substantially as U.S. sanctions hit the state-controlled economy. The sudden announcement triggered anti-regime protests in several parts of the country, Reuters news agency reported.

https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/15/us/california-school-shooting-suspect-saugus-high-invs/index.html

Santa Clarita school shooter dies from self-inflicted wound

Posted by Leslie Eastman on November 16, 2019 36 Comments

Sadly, there has been another tragic school shooting, this time at the Los Angeles area's Saugus High School.

Kellyanne Conway’s NeverTrump husband calls Elise Stefanik “lying trash” (Updates)

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on November 16, 2019 45 Comments

Yesterday, Professor Jacobson posted that Elise Stefanik’s Stardom is Born during the Democrats' impeachment hearing, and indeed it was. We know this, in part, because the left and its NeverTrump hangers on are going absolutely insane over Stefanik and the damage she did to the partisan impeachment circus the Democrats are conducting.

https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/1021765714498215936

Freedom of the Press Week in Higher Education

Posted by Mike LaChance on November 16, 2019 3 Comments

Your weekly report on campus news....

Elise Stefanik’s Stardom is Born

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 15, 2019 26 Comments

Elise Stefanik is from New York's 21st District. We're not talking Manhattan here, it's the north country, covering the Adirondack Mountains from the Vermont border to the east and the Canadian border to the north and west.

Sen. Ron Johnson Would Subpoena the Bidens, Schiff, and the Whistleblower

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on November 15, 2019 30 Comments

In a radio interview with WSAU Thursday, Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI), Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee was asked if he would consider issuing subpoenas to the Bidens, Rep. Adam Schiff, Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee Chairman, and the whistleblower.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idAp93PqWeo#action=share

As Hong Kong Protesters Paralyze City, U.S. Braces for Response From China

Posted by Leslie Eastman on November 15, 2019 22 Comments

Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters have paralyzed parts of the city for the past several days by forcing schools to close, blocking highways, and escalating the intensity of the demonstrations.

Protesters have torched vehicles and buildings, hurled petrol bombs at police stations and trains, dropped debris from bridges on to traffic below and vandalized shopping malls and campuses, raising questions about how and when more than five months of unrest can be brought to an end.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tZqVdeZ0bo

Jury Finds Roger Stone Guilty of Lying to Congress, Witness Tampering

Posted by Mary Chastain on November 15, 2019 26 Comments

A jury has found Roger Stone guilty of lying to Congress and witness tampering:

The jury found Stone repeatedly misrepresented and concealed his 2016 attempt at collaborating with WikiLeaks and founder Julian Assange to obtain dirt on then-candidate Hillary Clinton and stolen emails when speaking with Trump-Russia investigators from the House Intelligence Committee in a spin-off case from special counsel Robert Mueller’s two-year investigation.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dH5B6jmGIkE#action=share

Jordan, Stefanik Challenge Schiff at the Beginning of Impeachment Hearing

Posted by Mary Chastain on November 15, 2019 44 Comments

Reps. Jim Jordan and Elise Stefanik quickly challenged House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff after Ranking Member Devin Nunes finished his opening remarks:

Stefanik: The point of order is, will the chairman continue to prohibit witnesses from answering Republican questions as you’ve done in closed hearings and as you did this week —