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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

Disgraced Former SC Gov. Mark Sanford Announces Primary Challenge to Trump

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on September 08, 2019 29 Comments

Earlier this year, I blogged that disgraced former South Carolina governor and former Rep. Mark Sanford (R) was considering a primary challenge to President Trump. For some reason, he's decided to go through with it and announced his candidacy on Sunday.

U.S. Ambassador Grenell Urges Germany to Ban Terrorist Group Hezbollah

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on September 08, 2019 8 Comments

The U.S. Ambassador to Berlin, Richard Grenell, has urged Germany to ban the Islamist terror organization Hezbollah from the country. Writing in the German newspaper Die Welt, the envoy called on Chancellor Angela Merkel's government to outlaw the Iran-backed terrorist group that has been "murdering innocent people from Lebanon to Syria, Thailand, Bulgaria, Spain and Argentina" for 37 years.

Harvard Students Debunk Study Claiming Hate Crimes Rise Following Trump Rallies

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 08, 2019 12 Comments

Does everyone remember the hatred directed at Trump supporters following rallies in 2016? That's the only hate I can recall after such events.

Beto Undermines Democracy: Falsely Claims Stacey Abrams Was Robbed in GA Governor’s Race

Posted by Stacey Matthews on September 08, 2019 31 Comments

When failed Senate candidate Robert "Beto" O'Rourke first jumped into the Democratic presidential race back in mid-March, the sky was the limit.

Former Obama Adviser David Axelrod Says Biden is ‘Serially’ Distorting His Own Record

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 08, 2019 10 Comments

David Axelrod was a central figure in Obama's 2008 presidential campaign and worked in the administration as well. For him to be criticizing Biden is, as the former Vice President might say, a big f-ing deal.

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

https://twitter.com/bennyjohnson/status/1169436077272252416

The Democrat Marathon of Crazy Week at Legal Insurrection

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 08, 2019 0 Comments

All the news you may have missed....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAxREsm8Ws8

Report: Gun Control Measures Could Reduce Trump’s Base Support Going Into 2020

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on September 07, 2019 78 Comments

I haven't paid as much attention to "sharpiegate" as I might if it actually mattered. What a ridiculous tempest over pretty much nothing. Can you imagine if the media went this insane every time Obama said something that was questionable, demonstrably wrong, or even a simple mistake?

NOAA officials face tempest of progressive fury after defending Trump on #SharpieGate

Posted by Leslie Eastman on September 07, 2019 42 Comments

Good news abounds for President Donald Trump. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said Friday he doesn’t "at all" expect the U.S. to enter a recession. The border wall is steadily going up as defense funds are actually being used for national defense. Mexico is paying to stop illegal border crossing. Trade talks with China are resuming.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPaeIFjpoQ8

Trump Administration turns out lights on Obama-era lightbulb rules

Posted by Leslie Eastman on September 07, 2019 34 Comments

The Trump administration is turning out the lights on Obama-era rules that set onerous energy-use requirements for some of the most commonly used lightbulbs.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_ziSeuNa9c

UK: Boris Johnson to Defy Brexit Delay Bill Passed by Parliament

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on September 07, 2019 34 Comments

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson plans to defy the Brexit delay bill, London-based newspaper The Telegraph reported. The House of Lords, the unelected Upper House of the UK Parliament, passed a bill on Friday blocking a no-deal Brexit ahead of the October 31 deadline. The bill, expected to be signed into law by the Queen on Monday, aims to force the British government to delay Brexit if it fails to reach a deal with the European Union.

Double Whammy: Biden Gets Called Out for Iraq War Lie, Faces Fresh Questions About His Handsy Nature

Posted by Stacey Matthews on September 07, 2019 14 Comments

Apparently Joe Biden hasn't caught on to the fact that the mainstream media and fact checkers aren't giving him as many free passes as they used to for the gaffes he makes and the lies he tells on the campaign trial.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1MgCvhQaTk

Democrats Preparing to Resume Push for Impeachment

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 07, 2019 37 Comments

Democrats no longer have the Russia probe to hang over Trump's head, but their base doesn't care. The far left wants Trump impeached, and they will not stop pushing for it.

The Coming Collapse Week in Higher Education

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 07, 2019 5 Comments

Your weekly report on campus news....

Think Progress website, which led smear of Tea Party, shuts down

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 06, 2019 22 Comments

We have not written a lot in recent years about Think Progress, the left-wing website owned by the Center for American Progress. But back in the day, in the earlier years of Legal Insurrection, we wrote a lot about Think Progress and its efforts to smear the Tea Party as racist and violent. Think Progress led an obsessive campaign to demonize the Koch brothers and Andrew Breitbart. The false claim that Sarah Palin's electoral map was connected to Jared Loughner's shooting of Gabby Giffords was spread with the early help of Think Progress blogger Matthew Yglesias.

https://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2019/09/05/6-of-7-arrested-in-towson-murder-had-immigration-detainers-ice-says/

ICE Confirms 6 of 7 Arrested in Maryland Slaying Belong to MS-13

Posted by Mary Chastain on September 06, 2019 28 Comments

Baltimore County police arrested seven men this month in connection to the murder of a 21-year-old man in July. ICE confirmed today that six of the seven belong to the notorious brutal MS-13 gang.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NDZkhCYwn0

Former Trump Campaign Staffer Who Accused the President of Forcibly Kissing Her Drops Law Suit

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on September 06, 2019 21 Comments

About six months ago, Alva Johnson, former Trump campaign staffer accused President Trump of forcibly kissing her. Johnson made the rounds, tearfully recounting the incident.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=X_AyP9SAEJc

No Safe Spaces Documentary Announces Release Date, Gets into Ratings Battle with MPAA

Posted by Tyler Hummel on September 06, 2019 15 Comments

Dennis Prager and Adam Carolla's long in production documentary No Safe Spaces will finally be coming to theaters this fall. On October 25th, the film will be released although it's not clear whether this is a limited or wide release. The announcement on Facebook mentioned "Details and cities to follow" which could mean the film will be touring in a limited release although we'll know for sure when tickets go on sale.