He Persisted: Trump's Good News Continues
“Following record levels of confidence in the job market, Americans are more optimistic than ever about the ability to get a job, work hard and succeed in America today,” says a new Rasmussen Reports survey, one of several which report persistent optimism among Americans regarding the economy and other factors. Two-thirds of the nation appear to believe in a basic tenet of the American dream. Some 68 percent of polls respondents “now think it is possible for anyone who really wants to work to find a job. This finding has been in the low-60s since late 2014 and hit a previous high of 63 percent last July. Prior to 2014, ... Read More
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Supreme Court Backs Baker Who Refused to Make Cake for Gay Wedding
The U.S. Supreme Court handed a narrow victory Monday to a Christian baker from Colorado who refused for religious reasons to make a wedding cake for a gay couple. The justices, in a 7-2 decision, faulted the Colorado Civil Rights Commission's handling of the claims brought against Jack Phillips, saying it had showed a hostility to religion. In doing so, the commission violated his religious rights under the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. But the court did not issue a definitive ruling on the circumstances under which people can seek exemptions from anti-discrimination laws based on their religious views. The commission had said ... Read More
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Trump Calls Off Eagles Visit Over Anthem Dispute
Digging deeper into a culture war that he's repeatedly stoked, President Donald Trump on Monday called off a visit by the Philadelphia Eagles to the White House Tuesday, citing the dispute over whether NFL players must stand during the playing of the national anthem. Trump said in a statement that some members of the Super Bowl championship team "disagree with their President because he insists that they proudly stand for the National Anthem, hand on heart, in honor of the great men and women of our military and the people of our country." He said the team wanted to send a ... Read More
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Supreme Court Vacates Ruling Granting Abortion Rights to Illegal Immigrants
The Supreme Court on Monday erased a lower court’s ruling that had granted abortion rights to illegal immigrant teens being held in government custody, ordering the lower court to reset the case. The ruling, delivered in an unsigned opinion, is a victory for the Trump administration, which had asked for the reset, saying the circuit court of appeals bungled the issue last year when it established a right to abortion for illegal immigrants. But while the justices nixed that ruling, they did not weigh in on the actual constitutional rights question, instead ... Read More
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Banned Gun Buyers Beat Background Checks
A convicted felon from Colorado lied about his criminal past while trying to buy guns at two upstate New York stores in 2016. The man failed the instant background checks and was denied the weapons. Law enforcement was notified because lying on a firearms application is a federal offense, but the man fled back to Colorado before the authorities caught up to him. Francis Neeley, a 30-year veteran of the Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, took the case to federal prosecutors in upstate New York, seeking charges and an arrest warrant. The prosecutors declined the case, citing ... Read More
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