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Legal experts have harshly criticized a lawsuit filed with the Supreme Court by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton against four states President-elect Joe Biden won in the 2020 election. 'Publicity Stunt' Supreme Court Will Never Hear Legal experts have harshly criticized a lawsuit filed with the Supreme Court by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton against four states President-elect Joe Biden won in the 2020 election. "Anyway, it takes five votes to grant a motion for leave to file — which isn't going to happen," Vladeck said. "And it'll take some time. So chalk this up as mostly a stunt —...

She fundraised for him and planted an intern in his office An alleged Chinese spy operating in California's Bay Area during the Obama administration got so close to Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell (Calif.) that federal investigators had to step in and alert the congressman. What happened? The suspected foreign agent, Christine Fang, "targeted up-and-coming local politicians in the Bay Area and across the country who had the potential to make it big on the national stage" as part of a years-long operation run by China's main civilian spy agency between 2011 and 2015, Axios reported Monday night. She first came...

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On Tuesday, the State of Texas filed a lawsuit in the Supreme Court against Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. The suit alleged that, because these states conducted elections that violated their own laws, they tainted the integrity of the vote, something that damaged not only their own citizens but also the citizens in other states. Because this is an intelligent, powerful case, it’s no surprise that eight other states have already joined the litigation. To date, we’ve seen a multiplicity of lawsuits filed although, significantly, none has come before the Supreme Court for substantive review. Courts in various states, however,...

The Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies voted down a resolution to acknowledge Joe Biden as the president-elect as President Donald Trump and other Republicans continue lawsuits challenging the results of the Nov. 3 election, according to several members of the bipartisan panel. There are three Republicans and three Democrats on the panel from both the House and Senate, including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), and House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.). Sens. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) are also on the committee. Republicans said they...

Christmas is approaching and with it the gifts of Santa Claus and the Three Kings. The little ones begin to design the letter they will be given to receive the desired gifts. This year's will be a letter and a special Christmas due to the coronavirus pandemic . Hugo, an eight-year-old from the Galician town Noia (A Coruña), has taken this into account and has left Santa Claus a warning. On the wish list, as reported by Telecinco News , Hugo, in addition to a scooter or an electronic bracelet, asks that the coronavirus end at Christmas. The little one...

The Chinese communist regime exerted influence over the United States for decades through its “old friends” in Wall Street, but this scheme was disrupted by President Donald Trump’s election in 2016, a Chinese professor recently revealed at a seminar. Over the past 30 to 40 years, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) “took advantage of the core power circle in the United States,” said Di Dongsheng, associate dean of the School of International Studies at the Renmin University of China in Beijing, in a speech given at an event in Shanghai, live-streamed on Chinese online video-sharing platform Guan Video on Nov....

Congress is barreling toward a veto showdown with President Trump over the mammoth must-pass annual defense policy bill. The House is scheduled to take up the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) on Tuesday, and the Senate is expected to follow shortly after. Both chambers are expected to have strong bipartisan votes in favor, even as Trump has repeatedly threatened to veto the $740 billion measure. Lawmakers are holding out hope Trump will back down if the bill passes with more than two-thirds support in each chamber, the amount needed to override a veto. But if he follows through with his...

Senate Judiciary Chairman Lindsey Graham Tuesday said five judicial nominees on the committee’s Thursday agenda will likely be the final ones from President Donald Trump reported to the Senate floor. “We got the markup Thursday, and that’s it as far as I know,” the South Carolina Republican said Tuesday. The agenda includes consideration of a measure that would regulate how social media companies moderate content on their platforms, and the judicial nominations, which include Thomas L. Kirsch II for the on the U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit. Graham and Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s push to confirm judges nominated to...

Join with fellow FREEPERS to pray for PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP/VICE PRESIDENT MIKE PENCE and AMERICA: Government, Family, Military, Business, Healthcare, Education, Churches, and the Media. This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. 1 JOHN 5:14 Religion Forum Threads labeled [Prayer] are closed to debate of any kind.

A former Michigan state senator and computer expert reviews the case for voter fraud in Arizona. Diagrams and charts are used to explain evidence. He analyzes four elements of the voting system and how they can be manipulated by nefarious parties: 1. Qualified voter file 2. The ballot itself 3. The ballot tabulator 4. The counting process And (5) The "big picture" See video at link

In a shocking turn of events, Texas filed a lawsuit with the US Supreme Court against Pennsylvania, Georgia, Michigan, and Wisconsin - accusing them of running unconstitutional elections, and disenfranchising Texas voters as a result. What are the details? And what remedy are they seeking? This video gives a good facts-based overview of the Texas lawsuit. "Stay informed and stay free."

President-elect Joe Biden's pick for health and human services secretary, Xavier Becerra, played a key role in events that led to the pardon of a convicted drug trafficker after the defendant's father contributed thousands of dollars toward his campaigns. While Carlos Vignali was in prison his father, California businessman Horacio Vignali, requested favors from several political figures including then-Congressman Becerra, seeking assistance in lobbying for his son's release. Carlos Vignali received a commutation from President Bill Clinton on the last day of the administration in January 2001. "Congressman Becerra conceded that the Vignalis were not members of his constituency but...

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said on Monday that the Senate will take up and pass a mammoth defense bill despite a looming veto showdown with President Trump. McConnell mentioned the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) as he outlined the items left on Congress's year-end to-do list as lawmakers prepare to leave Washington for the year as soon as next week. "We also expect to receive and pass a conference report on the annual defense authorization," McConnell said about the massive policy bill. The GOP leader's remarks come as the House is poised to vote on the bill on...

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says he has imposed visa restrictions on Chinese officials and others who use "coercive tactics" on people seen as working against Chinese Communist Party interests. Pompeo said in a statement on Friday that the party's United Front Work Department "frequently intimidates members of academia, businesses, civil society groups, and Chinese diaspora communities, including members of ethnic and religious minority communities" who speak out against human rights abuses in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Tibet, and elsewhere in China. Pompeo said tactics by the United Front include the release of personal details online of their...

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s secretary of state has received death threats over his handling of last month’s election, but he’s found a fan in Arnold Schwarzenegger. “We are big admirers of yours, and you will go down in history for being a good guy, a good public servant,” the actor and former California governor told Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger on a Zoom call Tuesday. The call was organized by the USC Schwarzenegger Institute for State and Global Policy at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. The institute promotes post-partisanship and urges leaders to put policy over politics,...

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), a leader of the bipartisan push to block the Trump administration’s sale of F-35 fighter jets and other weaponry to the United Arab Emirates, said Tuesday that the push will likely fail to pass the Senate. “I think there’ll be a significant vote not to sell the F-35s. I don’t know what significant means,” Paul, who has expressed concerns over the UAE’s human rights record and involvement in the conflict in Yemen, told reporters on Capitol Hill. “I think it’s a long shot to win.” Paul explained that — despite the Senate’s vote to block an...

"I couldn't help but notice your Christmas light display. During these unprecedented times, we have all experienced challenges which casual words just don't describe what we're feeling. The idea of twinkling, colorful lights are a reminder of divisions that continue to run through our society, a reminder of systemic biases against our neighbors who don't celebrate Christmas or who can't afford to put up lights of their own," the letter, shared by Crime Watch Minneapolis, reads. "We must do the work of educating ourselves about the harmful impact an outward facing display like yours can have."

SCOOP: A source tells me that another prominent Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee has gotten tied up with a suspected Chinese spy.

Representative Jim Jordan (R-OH) Tuesday on Newsmax TV’s “American Agenda” called on President Donald Trump to not concede the 2020 presidential election to Joe Biden. Anchor Heather Childers said, “I know that you agree he should not concede.”