Author: Freedom Watch

Barr backs away from prior comments pushing Clinton Foundation investigation By Laura Jarrett CNN January 16, 2019 (CNN) — Attorney General nominee Bill Barr reaffirmed Tuesday that, if confirmed, he would allow special counsel Robert Mueller to finish the Russia investigation, but Barr’s testimony surrounding a prior eyebrow-raising claim that more should be done to investigate the Clinton Foundation, and his related correspondence with a reporter on that issue, has caught the attention of his critics and raises fresh questions on how he’d handle the issue if confirmed. Barr was interviewed by The New York Times in the…

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By Steven Lubet Slate Magazine January 16, 2019 The first bill introduced this year in the Democratic-controlled House of Representatives had nothing to do with the border wall, the government shutdown, the troops in Syria, or other issues that have dominated recent headlines. Instead, the “For the People Act”—or HR 1—is devoted to government integrity, covering voting rights, campaign finance reform, and ethical standards. Among many potentially controversial and complex provisions, there is one that stands out for its simplicity: requiring the adoption of an ethics code for the U.S. Supreme Court. The fact that SCOTUS justices are the…

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WND January 16, 2019 Amid her staunch opposition to funding a border wall, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called police to evict illegal aliens from camping out at her multimillion-dollar vineyard estate in Napa Valley. The Daily Wire, citing freelance journalist Nick Monroe, reported citizen journalist and activist Laura Loomer brought illegal immigrants from Guatemala and Mexico onto the property of Pelosi’s walled estate Monday. The entourage set up a portable canopy with the word “immorality” written on it in large red letters. Continue Reading…..

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Pederson: Eagles committed to Wentz at QB ESPN.com January 15, 2019 PHILADELPHIA — The Eagles are sticking with Carson Wentz as their quarterback despite the late-season success of Nick Foles over the past two years. “Yes, Carson Wentz is the quarterback going forward,” coach Doug Pederson said at a joint news conference with executive vice president of football operations Howie Roseman on Tuesday. “And in Nick’s case, listen, we’d love to have everybody back throughout the roster, but as I’ve said many, many times, it’s not about one guy, it’s about the team, and we’re going to do…

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Lanny Davis: Cohen to describe Trump’s ‘lies, immorality and willingness to abuse people’ in Congressional testimony MSNBC.com January 14, 2019 President Trump’s former attorney Michael Cohen is set to testify before Congress in February, and Cohen’s adviser Lanny Davis says Cohen will describe Trump’s ‘frightening’ behavior as he addresses lawmakers. Continue Reading…..

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Durbin: Senators need ‘ironclad, rock-bottom assurances’ on Mueller probe from AG nominee By Quint Forgey POLITICO January 13, 2019 Lawmakers need “ironclad, rock-bottom assurances” from attorney general nominee William Barr that he will fairly oversee special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation, Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) said Sunday. “I’m worried about it,” Durbin told host George Stephanopoulos during an interview on ABC’s “This Week.” Continue Reading…..

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ACLU Falsely Claims That Anti-Boycott Legislation Limits Free Speech By David Gerstman and Julie Lenarz Algemeiner.com January 13, 2019 The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) — at one time the nation’s premiere civil rights organization — has falsely characterized legislation that would penalize companies that boycott Israel as limiting free speech. A letter posted on the organization’s website claimed that the bipartisan Congressional legislation, which supports state laws barring contracts with businesses that boycott Israel, “flies in the face of the First Amendment’s guarantee that the state should impose no law infringing on the right to speak freely…

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