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More Legal Shenanigans from the Biden Administration’s Department of Education

Among the foremost threats to individual freedom in America is the abusive and oftentimes lawless behavior of federal administrative agencies, whose vast armies of overpaid bureaucrats remain unaccountable for their excesses.

Among the most familiar examples of that bureaucratic abuse is the Department of Education (DOE).  Recall, for instance, the United States Supreme Court’s humiliating rebuke last year of the Biden DOE’s effort to shift hundreds of billions of dollars of student debt from the people who actually owed them onto the backs of American taxpayers.

Even now, despite that rebuke, the Biden DOE launched an alternative scheme last month in an end-around effort to achieve that same result.

Well, the Biden DOE is now attempting to shift tens of millions of dollars of…[more]

March 19, 2024 • 08:35 AM

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Reporting On a Challenge Before the U.S. Supreme Court to the 40-Year-Old Chevron Doctrine:
 
 

"Attorneys representing Northeastern fishermen will make their case at the Supreme Court on Wednesday that the 40-year-old precedent most commonly cited to support federal agency regulatory power should be cast into an oceanic abyss.

"A group of fishermen from New Jersey will see the justices consider their lawsuit against a Commerce Department regulation through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which required their boats to pay roughly $700 per day to fund the salary of human 'at-sea' monitors for each fishing venture. The heart of the case asks the court to overturn the 1984 precedent from a case called Chevron U.S.A., Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council.

"The core of the Chevron doctrine states that if a federal rule is challenged in court, the court should defer to the agency and its 'reasonable' interpretation of the congressional statute it says grants them permission to create the rule."

Read the entire argument here.

 
 
— Kaelan Deese, Supreme Court Reporter for the Washington Examiner
— Kaelan Deese, Supreme Court Reporter for the Washington Examiner
Posted January 17, 2024 • 08:59 AM
 
 
On the Iowa Caucus:
 
 

"Ron DeSantis went to all 99 counties. Vivek Ramaswamy held 300 events. Nikki Haley rode a tractor.

"And in the end, none of it mattered. The Iowa caucus was called so quickly in Donald Trump's favor on Monday night that his campaign watch party hadn't even started yet and none of his supporters were there to see him win.

"Neither the historic cold temperatures nor the 91 criminal charges against him could hamper Trump's sprint to victory in Iowa, a state where he came in fourth in the 2016 Iowa caucuses but has won ever since. And on Monday, he won it with the largest margin in a competitive Republican caucus in Iowa history."

Read the entire article here.

 
 
— Stephanie Murray, The Messenger
— Stephanie Murray, The Messenger
Posted January 16, 2024 • 08:53 AM
 
 
On Martin Luther King Jr.'s Embrace of Israel and Disdain for Antisemitism:
 
 

"Just 10 days before his assassination, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. stood at a podium with war raging between Israelis and Arabs in the Middle East and strife evident in urban American communities between blacks and Jewish shopkeepers. Without equivocation, he embraced Israel and condemned antisemitism in all its forms.

"'We cannot substitute one tyranny for another, and for the black man to be struggling for justice and then turn around and be anti-Semitic is not only a very irrational course but it is a very immoral course. And wherever we have seen anti-Semitism we have condemned it with all of our might,' King declared in a question-and-answer session in March 1968 at the Rabbinical Assembly. ...

"Fifty-six years later, a new war rages between Israel and Hamas and fresh strife grips American cities as young liberal activists have joined with Palestinian protesters to block streets, intimidate Jewish students on campuses and throw bloodied baby dolls over the White House fences."

Read the entire article here.

 
 
— John Solomon, Chief Executive Officer and Editor in Chief of Just the News
— John Solomon, Chief Executive Officer and Editor in Chief of Just the News
Posted January 15, 2024 • 09:12 AM
 
 
On the Houthis:
 
 

"Since last November, Houthi terrorists operating from enclaves in northern Yemen have launched 27 attacks on commercial shipping lanes in the Red Sea. The Houthis have fired drone swarms, cruise missiles, and anti-ship missiles. The Houthis have pirated ships. They have endangered lives, disrupted international trade flows, and raised the cost of shipping a container from Asia to northern Europe by 173 percent. And until January 11, they paid no price.

"Inspired, financed, and trained by the Iranian revolutionary regime, the Houthis have given America the bird. They flout any pretense of international law. Despite propaganda to the contrary, the Houthis are not a legitimate state actor. They have no serious grievance or ideological cause. Their claim to act in solidarity with Palestinians is a crock. Even if they were sincere, it wouldn't justify their onslaught. The Houthis are a terrorist gang, and if they are not stopped, then the toll they exact in blood and treasure will grow.

"How to stop them? First, tell President Biden that his strategy to contain the Houthis hasn't been working. Last year, when this latest wave of violence began, Biden and his national security team did nothing but order U.S. naval assets to intercept the Houthi barrages. The Houthis kept firing."

Read the entire article here.

 
 
— Matthew Continetti, Founding Editor of the Washington Freedom Beacon and a Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute
— Matthew Continetti, Founding Editor of the Washington Freedom Beacon and a Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute
Posted January 12, 2024 • 08:51 AM
 
 
On a Federal Court Striking Down the Biden Administration's Regulation of Dishwashers and Washing Machines:
 
 

"A federal court on Monday declared that President Joe Biden's team went too far in imposing new water and energy regulations on the two machines that make life easier, dishwashers and washing machines.

"In ruling against Biden, the New Orleans-based 5th Circuit Court of Appeals said former President Donald Trump's administration got it right when it moved to let consumers choose between machines that take longer and use less water and those that can do the job in an hour or less.

"The 25-page opinion was a victory for anti-regulatory groups and consumer choice advocates.

"It might also have been a win for the environment because the court agreed that lots of people avoid using the green machines because they don't work well.

"The court said the Biden rules 'make Americans use more energy and more water for the simple reason that purportedly "energy efficient" appliances do not work. So Americans who want clean dishes or clothes may use more energy and more water to preclean, reclean, or hand-wash their stuff before, after, or in lieu of using DOE-regulated appliances.'"

Read the entire article here.

 
 
— Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner
— Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner
Posted January 10, 2024 • 08:21 AM
 
 
On President Biden's Fuzzy Math:
 
 

"The headlines on Friday were that the economy created 216,000 jobs, more than expected and a sign of continued strength in the economy.

"'This morning's report confirms that 2023 was a great year for American workers,' President Joe Biden said.

"Hurray!

"But wait a minute. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) previously reported that there were 157,087,000 'non-farm payroll' jobs in November. The number of these jobs in December, it now says, was 157,232,000.

"That's a gain of only 145,000.

"So how did Biden manage to claim that the economy created 216,000 jobs in December?"

Read the entire article here.

 
 
— Issues & Insights Editorial Board
— Issues & Insights Editorial Board
Posted January 09, 2024 • 09:25 AM
 
 
On the White House Not Knowing the Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin Was in the Hospital and Out of Commission:
 
 

"With US forces under regular attack across the Mideast and the Navy actively engaged with Houthi forces in the Red Sea, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was out of commission in the hospital from Monday on.

"Worse, no one told the White House; worse yet, neither President Biden nor National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan noticed.

"Not until the Pentagon let Sullivan know on Thursday.

"Anyone thinking that the nation is well-led despite Biden's blatant feebleness better think again: Austin and his deputies ignored the law here, while Sullivan was plainly asleep at the switch.

"Again, with American forces regularly under fire, and our friends in Ukraine and Israel fully at war with Russia and Hamas."

Read the entire article here.

 
 
— New York Post Editorial Board
— New York Post Editorial Board
Posted January 08, 2024 • 01:52 PM
 
 
Reporting on a Houthis Armed-Drone Launch Following a Final Warning from the U.S. and Our Allies:
 
 

"An armed unmanned surface vessel launched from Houthi-controlled Yemen got within a 'couple of miles' of U.S. Navy and commercial vessels in the Red Sea before detonating on Thursday, just hours after the White House and a host of partner nations issued a final warning to the Iran-backed militia group to cease the attacks or face potential military action.

"Vice Admiral Brad Cooper, the head of U.S. Navy operations in the Middle East, said it was the first time the Houthis had used an unmanned surface vessel, or USV, since their harassment of commercial ships in the Red Sea began after the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war. They have, however, used them in years past."

Read the entire article here.

 
 
— The Associated Press
— The Associated Press
Posted January 05, 2024 • 07:43 AM
 
 
On Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Our Nation's Border Crisis:
 
 

"Democrats are blasting Texas Gov. Greg Abbott for helping migrants travel to -- and overwhelm -- cities like New York. But they leave Abbott no choice.

"Team Biden, after all, won't lift a finger to stem the tsunami of migrants submerging his state.

"Instead, it's doing everything it can to make it impossible for Abbott to deal with the newcomers.

"The Biden administration has sued Abbott for putting up razor wire to prevent migrants from illegally crossing into Texas. And it also plans to oppose a new Texas law that will allow local law enforcement to deport those who have broken the law.

"You won't let him keep them out. You won't let him remove them when they're here."

Read the entire article here.

 
 
— New York Post Editorial Board
— New York Post Editorial Board
Posted January 04, 2024 • 09:08 AM
 
 
Reporting on the National Debt:
 
 

"The U.S. national debt topped $34 trillion for the first time ever, crossing a critical milestone at a time when government spending is already under scrutiny.

"The national debt -- which measures what the U.S. owes its creditors -- hit $34 trillion as of Friday afternoon, according to new data published by the Treasury Department. By comparison, just four decades ago, the national debt hovered around $907 billion.

"'We are beginning a new year, but our national debt remains on the same damaging and unsustainable path,' said Michael Peterson, CEO of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation, which advocates for fiscal sustainability.

"The historic debt level comes as Congress races to finalize critical funding bills in order to prevent a government shutdown."

Read the entire article here.

 
 
— Megan Henney, FOX Business
— Megan Henney, FOX Business
Posted January 03, 2024 • 08:12 AM
 
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"Americans do not trust several major U.S. institutions, including the national news media.The recently released Center Square Voters' Voice poll found that 43% of Americans say the media is trustworthy, compared with 54% who said it is not trustworthy.Younger people were more likely to trust the media, with 47% of those ages 18-34 saying they trust it and 46% saying the opposite.The numbers steadily…[more]
 
 
— Casey Harper, The Center Square
 
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