Nikki Haley Resigns as U.N. Ambassador
U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley resigned Tuesday in a meeting with President Trump, a surprise departure that will take place at the end of the year. Mr. Trump told reporters that he accepted Ms. Haley’s resignation because she wanted to take some time off. Ms. Haley has been a foreign-policy star of the administration, leading the president’s charge in confronting Iran, North Korea and other hostile nations. “She’s done a fantastic job and we’ve done a fantastic job together,” Mr. Trump said in an Oval Office meeting with Ms. Haley. The president said she is very “special” to him. .. Read More
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Justice Kavanaugh Could Have Big Impact Early on Supreme Court
Newly minted Supreme CourtJustice Brett M. Kavanaugh will hear oral arguments at the high court for the first time Tuesday in cases dealing with criminal matters where his vote is expected to have a big impact. He has taken the seat of retired Justice Anthony M. Kennedy, who was viewed as the court’s swing vote between the other four Republican-appointed justices and the four more liberal members of the court. Court watchers expect President Trump’s newest justice to be more conservative than his predecessor, particularly in areas concerning presidential powers and criminal law, based on his record on the federal appeals court in ... Read More
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: We Must 'Eliminate the Electoral College'
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a Democratic socialist hoping to represent New York’s 14th Congressional District, declared over the weekend that the Electoral College is a racist American relic that must be abolished. “It is well past time we eliminate the Electoral College, a shadow of slavery’s power on America today that undermines our nation as a democratic republic,” the 28-year-old Boston University graduate tweeted to her 881,000 followers Saturday afternoon. Ms. Ocasio-Cortez was commenting on a tweet by GQ magazine’s Julia Ioffe, who complained that the Electoral College has helped conservatives get elected. ... Read More
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A Win Against the #MeToo Mob
“Rape apologist.” That’s what the Women’s March called Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, after she announced she was a “yes” vote to confirm D.C. Circuit Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. And it showed that for some on the left, this was never about fairness or due process or anything but exploiting the very real—and concerning—emotional trauma of millions of women to advance a political goal. You can believe we have a crisis of sexual assault in this country, that there is a valid thirst for justice, and also that, based on the facts we ... Read More
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4 Big Threats Pence Says China Poses to US
The Chinese have attempted to spy on some 30 U.S. companies, the White House says, also warning that Beijing is meddling with U.S. elections. Those are among the reasons Vice President Mike Pence amplified the Trump administration’s assertion that it will no longer play nice with the Chinese communist regime. “Beijing is employing a whole-of-government approach, using political, economic, and military tools, as well as propaganda, to advance its influence and benefit its interests in the United States,” Pence said Thursday, speaking at the Hudson Institute in Washington. While much of the media coverage of Pence’s remarks focused on election meddling, the vice president also discussed cybersecurity and Beijing’s increasing ... Read More
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