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President Trump’s attorneys accused House Democrats of bad faith - and hiding evidence - in a scathing opening statement as they began their impeachment defense Saturday. “They have the burden of proof and they have not come close to meeting it,” White House Counsel Pat Cipollone said as he began their two-hour presentation on the sixth day of Trump’s impeachment trial. “We intend to show you some of the evidence that they … decided over three days and 24 hours that they didn’t have enough time, or made a decision not to, show you,” Cipollone said. Cipollone and three other...

Another day, another barrage of hysterical reactions to a marginal regulatory reform. The latest cause for concern is the White House's finalized clean water rule that renounces the federal government's ability to regulate ponds, puddles, and (some) ditches. Yesterday's regulation replaces the prior Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule issued by the Obama administration in 2015. The Obama-era rule was controversial from the get-go, with multiple Red states filing legal challenges claiming it exceeded the federal government's authority to regulate water pollution. A slew of federal court rulings stayed the implementation of the rule in over half the states....

Video from our friends at Students for Life of America shows just how many pro-lifers poured into the nation's capital to protest abortion on January 24, 2020.

Be warned, that I am now going choke you with pages of legalese but the words might turn out to be important for you to know or for your lawyer to know. If you get lost reading it just skip to the end of this story. Last month, six days before Christmas, Judge Jim Jordan, who mostly makes his money as a professional mediator and arbiter, issued the following order. The Legal Notice Please take notice that the Waco Police Department and the McLennan County District Attorney’s Office are accepting requests for the return of property related to the May...

Rep. Adam Schiff had one job. All Schiff and his fellow House managers had to do were to present their case for the impeachment of President Trump before the U.S. Senate, and the American public. Instead of bringing a few senators onto his side, especially on the idea of calling witnesses, Schiff angered the GOP senators with his reference to the “heads on a pike” news story. As Allahpundit wrote about on Friday, CBS News reported on an alleged story of a confidant of President Trump asserting the threat that if Republican senators voted against the president, they would...

An expert claims that deadly coronavirus can be spread through the EYES after he contracted the disease, despite wearing a protective mask. Dr. Wang Guangfa has now theorized the similar coronavirus may be transmitted through the eye after testing positive following an eye infection. Mr. Wang was a leading figure in the fight against SARS virus that gripped China in 2003. We thought that this was the worst cover-up made by the communist government in China, but we thought wrong as nurse wearing a protective suit and face mask treating the sick in Wuhan has claimed that 90,000 people have...

Video at link, Sen Barrasso segment begins at 5:04 min. On Saturday, President Donald Trump's defense team had the opportunity to poke holes in the House Democrats' impeachment case. One of the topics the defense team instantly ran with was House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff's (D-CA) totally bogus narrative of what took place in Trump's July 25th call with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky. According to Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY), when the defense team played the video of Schiff "reading" his version of the call transcript, "the blood drained from Adam Schiff's face." "Today we heard a presentation that was...

This is terrible. For unknown reasons a car crossed the median on a highway in Kentucky and drove directly into a bus carrying students from Covington High School. The driver of the car was killed, some of the bus passengers were injured including the bus driver. The students were returning home after the March for Life rally in Washington DC. One person is dead and several are injured following a head-on crash involving a charter bus carrying Covington Catholic students, Campbell County police said.

        HAVE I EARNED TOMORROW? Is anybody happier because you passed this way? Does anybody remember that you spoke to them today? The day is almost over and its toiling time is through: Is there anyone to utter now a kindly word of you? Can you say tonight in parting with the day that's slipping fast, That you helped a single person of the many that you passed? Is a single heart rejoicing over what you did or said? Does the one whose hopes were fading now with courage look ahead? Did you waste the day...

Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) said Saturday it is “certainly possible” some Senate Democrats will vote to acquit President Donald Trump when the Senate impeachment trial concludes. The Connecticut Democrat said that the Senate Democrat conference will likely vote for additional witnesses; however, he added that he cannot guarantee all Democrats will vote to convict the president. Sen. Murphy said Saturday morning: I don’t have any reason to think there are Democrats that aren’t with us on procedural votes. It’s certainly possible there are Democrats that are going to vote no on one of the articles, two of the articles. And...

Clips tagged #Swamp MUST SEE TV: Trump legal team obliterates Dem arguments in under two minutes with six key facts Listen to Deputy Counsel Mike Purpura lay out a clear, straightforward rebuttal that is both well ordered and well delivered. Slides accompanying each point were shown on the screen as they were read out, which was a great addition for those not able to listen. SHOCK: Feds plan to move Epstein warden to leadership position at another facility The warden in charge when Jeffrey Epstein ended his life in his jail cell is being moved to a leadership position at...

It’s 2020, which means election year is upon us. And although Washington is currently preoccupied with the impeachment melodrama going on in the Senate, we should not lose sight of problems in our voter registration and election process that imperil the integrity of upcoming local, state, and federal elections. When our citizens exercise their right to choose their leaders, their votes shouldn’t be diluted or stolen through fraud or administrative errors. Unfortunately, that remains a problem, as demonstrated by the proven cases in The Heritage Foundation’s election fraud database. We recently added 18 instances of election fraud to the database,...

(snip)During an interview with NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly that aired Friday, Pompeo refused to say whether he owed an apology to Yovanovitch, whose firing has featured prominently in President Trump’s impeachment inquiry. An aide ended the interview after Kelly pressed Pompeo for a response. Kelly recounted what happened next in a report that accompanied her interview. She said a staffer brought her to Pompeo's private sitting room, where he was waiting for her. Even though she was not allowed to bring her recording equipment into the room, she said there was no request that she keep the exchange off the...

Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed. What does God mean with his stripes we are healed. He means the provision of healing has already been made. Because, Peter looking back at the cross agrees in 1Peter 2:24. Peter says, "Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead...

Sen. Mitt Romney said Saturday that it's "very likely" that he'll be in favor of calling witnesses in the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump, but won't decide until after opening arguments. "I think it's very likely I'll be in favor of witnesses, but I haven't made a decision finally yet and I won't until the testimony is completed," the Utah Republican said, following the first day of the Trump team's opening arguments. Asked if he thought the defense team was effective, Romney replied, "I just don't have any comments on the process or the evidence until the trial is...

On this date in 1996, Billy Bailey was hanged for murdering an elderly couple in Delaware. Bailey was condemned in 1980, which was before Texas debuted the lethal injection trend that would sweep the nation; therefore, he was sentenced to hang. When Delaware switched to injection in 1986, Bailey had the choice between his original hempen-necktie sentence or the newfangled gurney.

This is the raw video, not the new site talking head version. Just released today. Haven’t listened to all of it yet but it appears that Parnas hid his cell phone while recording during a dinner. LSM will go non linear with PROOF Trump lied about knowing Parnas. No accident it was released today

Steve Lookner about to go live for updates There are currently 1,764 confirmed cases worldwide, including 54 fatalities.

Aboard Air Force One En Route Miami, Florida 5:04 P.M. EST MR. DEERE: Are you off the record? THE PRESIDENT: Yeah, this is off the record. MR. DEERE: All off the record. (The President speaks off the record.) (The President speaks on the record.) Q Are you planning to put out a Middle East plan next week at some point? THE PRESIDENT: Well, we have both — you know, both candidates are coming. Q Right. THE PRESIDENT: I’ve always said I’d love to be able to do that deal. They say that’s the hardest of all deals. I love doing...

The Senate impeachment trial of President Trump continues with opening arguments by the President’s defense team.