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Republican gubernatorial nominee Mike Braun faces a “serious threat” to his candidacy after Noblesville pastor Micah Beckwith was selected as his running mate, according to an internal campaign memo penned by prominent conservative attorney Jim Bopp. The five-page report, obtained by the Indiana Capital Chronicle Sunday evening, outlines “several negative effects” of Beckwith’s nomination, including concerns that Beckwith will cause “division and chaos” and “undermine” Braun’s leadership. Chief among Bopp’s worries, however, is the possibility that Beckwith could keep Braun out of the Statehouse altogether. “Beckwith’s nomination as Lt. Gov poses a serious threat to the Braun candidacy, election and...

A Kentucky federal judge issued a preliminary injunction against the Biden administration’s Title IX overhaul on Kentucky. The injunction comes in a case filed by Kentucky, Tennessee, Indiana, Ohio, Virginia and West Virginia and comes less than a week after a federal judge in Louisiana issued a similar ruling in a case filed by Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana and Idaho. The Kentucky preliminary injunction only impacts the six states that were part of the lawsuit, along with the Christian Educators Association International. [snip] “This is a big victory for women and girls because the Title IX revisions being pushed by the...

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On Tuesday, the Biden administration plans to announce an executive action protecting undocumented spouses of American citizens that would shield about 500,000 immigrants from deportation, according to four sources familiar with the matter. “This is the biggest thing since DACA,” said one of the sources, an immigration advocate, adding that it was a smart political move by the Biden administration. The program, known as “parole in place,” would also make it easier for some undocumented immigrants to get a green card and a path to U.S. citizenship. The sources also say that the undocumented spouses would be allowed to obtain...

The establishment in Washington, DC, is preparing to resist and thwart reforms to the federal bureaucracy proposed by a potential second Trump administration. Trump plans to purge the administrative state by firing career bureaucrats from the DOJ and the FBI if he wins reelection, nine people involved in the effort told Reuters in May. Trump has repeatedly vowed to drain the administrative state, or “deep state” as he termed it, upon returning to office. The term “administrative state” specifically describes the phenomenon of unaccountable and unelected administrative agencies, including the national security apparatus, exercising power to create and enforce their...

On Friday the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a law established by Congress requiring the deportation of foreign nationals who illegally enter the country. It's a blow to President Biden's lax enforcement of deportation laws..... The illegal aliens sued. They demanded that their deportation orders be rescinded. They claimed that they didn't receive proper written notification. They also made technical arguments, such as challenging the definitions of the word 'change' in the order they received. In other words, they were hoping to stay because of technicalities in their paperwork. A majority of Supreme Court justices didn't see it that way. The...

Former President Donald Trump's trial in Manhattan was a "modern day Salem witch trial" that has opened the floodgates to district attorneys across the nation prosecuting former presidents, experts told Fox News Digital. "No matter how you twist and warp the traditional role of the prosecutor, it's always going to have a bad outcome. It's bad for the legal system. And you now see two DAs — both of whom are Soros, rogue prosecutors — using their office to go after somebody who, if his name had not been Trump, no DA would have even blinked an eye his way....

After the dust settled on dozens of Statehouse primary battles between the GOP majority and the renegade House Freedom Caucus, three GOP majority incumbents — including two veteran leaders close to Speaker Murrell Smith — had been ousted. Assistant Majority Leader Rep. Jay West, R-Belton, and powerful House Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee Chairman Rep. Bill Sandifer, R-Seneca, were sent packing. Voters also showed one of the House’s last Republicans with a moderate stance on abortion, Rep. Jerry Carter, R-Clemson, the door. Meantime, the Freedom Caucus members facing primaries all fought off well-funded mainline opponents to declare victory. Freedom Caucus...

There’s a fair amount of speculation these days about whom Trump will choose as a running mate. Guessing games can often attract a crowd. The names of Ron DeSantis and Marco Rubio, along with even Donald Trump, Jr., are being bandied about. There is a catch. It’s called the Twelfth Amendment: “The Electors shall meet in their respective states, and vote by ballot for President and Vice President, one of whom, at least, shall not be an inhabitant of the same state with themselves.” This particular clause did not change the Constitution. It was carried forward from Article II, Section...

The six Republican justices handed down a decision on Friday that effectively legalizes civilian ownership of automatic weapons. All three of the Court’s Democrats dissented. The Court’s decision in Garland v. Cargill involves bump stocks, devices that allow ordinary semiautomatic weapons that can legally be owned by civilians to automatically fire, much like a machine gun designed for that purpose. Bump stocks cause a semiautomatic gun’s trigger to buck against the shooter’s finger, repeatedly “bumping” the trigger and making the gun rapidly fire. A semiautomatic weapon refers to a gun that loads a bullet into the chamber or otherwise prepares...

A guy I went to high school with spent a year overseas as an exchange student. While away he wrote a letter to our school newspaper and asked all his friends to write him. At football practice, our coach commented that it was a shame he wouldn’t get any letters. Some people go through life without realizing that they’re a jackass. Years later I met the same fellow and we had a great conversation. At some point, he learned humility. His story comes to mind after the old-guard Idaho Republicans took another spanking at the state party convention. Even after...

As she runs this year in one of the top gubernatorial elections in the country, former Sen. Kelly Ayotte is making clear she supports former President Trump's bid to win back the White House. "Under Joe Biden things cost more, we’re less safe. There’s no question that we are worse off than we were than when President Trump was in office," Ayotte charged in a national interview with Fox News Digital. "I’m supporting President Trump because I believe we need to change courses for the nation."

Indiana Republicans rejected Sen. Mike Braun’s choice for lieutenant governor on Saturday, instead nominating a podcasting pastor with far-right views to be his running mate. Braun, who is leaving the Senate, endorsed state Rep. Julie McGuire for his running mate when he became the GOP nominee for governor. Indiana delegates usually back the nominee’s chosen running mate without a challenge. But during Saturday's state Republican Party convention, party delegates instead chose pastor Micah Beckwith, who promotes uncompromising positions on abortion, gender and sexuality and cohosts his “Jesus, Sex and Politics” podcast. The ultra-conservative Christian pastor lobbied delegates for a year...

This week, I received emails from Connecticut Bar Association (CBA) members about a message posted by President Maggie Castinado, President-Elect James T. (Tim) Shearin, and Vice President Emily A. Gianquinto warning them about criticizing the prosecutions of former President Donald Trump. The message from the bar leadership is chilling for those lawyers who view cases like the one in Manhattan as a raw political prosecution. While the letter does not outright state that such criticism will be considered unethical conduct, it states that the criticism has "no place in the public discourse" and calls on members to speak publicly in...

Criminals have been hit with nearly 25% more injuries at the hands of police officers so far this year, newly released NYPD data shows. From Jan. 1 to March 31, 1,131 offenders citywide were hurt by cops using force against them, compared to 913 during the same period in 2023. However, New York’s Finest have also suffered 7% more injuries while battling lawbreakers through the first quarter in 2024 (1,342-1,251). The shocking “Use of Force” stats further reveal a 20% rise in the number of violent encounters between cops and suspects overall — 2,590 so far this year compared to...

The Supreme Court seemed to signal interest this week in taking up a challenge launched by Hawaii against big oil companies to hold them liable for climate change, and some Democrats are suggesting the high court is "captured" for the fossil fuel industry. The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Justice Department to weigh in on a petition to hear a lawsuit brought by the City of Honolulu against major fuel companies including Sunoco, Exxon and Chevron, claiming the companies’ products cause greenhouse gas emissions and global warming without warning consumers about the risks. The city employed a series of...

Promoters say hundreds of private boats, including a 74-foot flagship boat, are expected to participate in a big "MAGA Boat Parade" planned for this Saturday in Southeast Michigan... According to a release by the Michigan Conservative Coalition, the parade will start in Lake St. Clair off the 9 Mile Tower, ending when boats pass downtown Detroit, near Hart Plaza... Start time is 1:01 p.m. with the parade expected to pass the St. Clair Shore’s Nautical Mile area at about 1:30 p.m. From there, the course will proceed downriver around Belle Isle. At around 4:01 p.m. , the MAGA Parade will...

A federal judge in Louisiana has blocked the Biden administration’s Title IX overhaul for four states, calling the rewrite a “threat to democracy” and an “abuse of power.” U.S. District Court Judge Terry Doughty issued a preliminary injunction Thursday to the Biden administration’s new Title IX rules, which changed the definition of sex to include “gender identity,” which many critics argue will result in the shuttering of sex-specific spaces such as restrooms in schools.“This case demonstrates the abuse of power by executive federal agencies in the rulemaking process,” Doughty wrote. “The separation of powers and system of checks and balances...

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The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has made what the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons Educational Foundation (AAPS) calls a landmark decision in a case – AAPS v. ABIM – seeking the right to proceed with a case alleging censorship. The case was previously dismissed by the District Court for the Southern District of Texas, but the appellate court took the position that AAPS did manage to support its claims with sufficient allegations. We obtained a copy of the decision for you here. AAPS, a professional association, believes that the actions of three other medical associations,...