Long Before Neil Gorsuch, Judges Had to Be Liberal Enough for Chuck Schumer
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March 17, 2017 |
| Top o' the mornin' from Washington to ya lads and lassies this St. Patrick's Day. Senate Democrats are gunning for President Trump's Supreme Court nominee, led by a New Yorker who long has argued that liberal means good in a judge. Fred Lucas reports. Conservatives are more optimistic about Republicans' Obamacare repeal plans. Melissa Quinn has an update. Plus: Josh Siegel on the future of populism in Europe, Romina Boccia on prospects for small government in Trump's budget, and Hans von Spakovsky on wrongheaded rulings about travel restrictions. |
NewsLong Before Neil Gorsuch, Judges Had to Be Liberal Enough for Chuck SchumerSenate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer arguably telegraphed his opposition to Neil Gorsuch as the next Supreme Court justice almost 16 years ago when he wrote that the Senate publicly should make ideology a factor in confirming judges. |
CommentaryWhat 2 Obama Judges Got Wrong in Striking Down Travel Executive OrderThe logical extension of this reasoning about the supposed "motive" behind the executive order is that the order is unlawful because Trump signed it. Yet the same exact order would not be unlawful if Obama had signed it. |
CommentaryTrump's 'Skinny' Budget Paves Way for a Leaner GovernmentTrump's proposal would cut nondefense programs in most agencies, including the Environmental Protection Agency (31 percent), the Department of State (29 percent), and the Department of Agriculture (21 percent). |
NewsEuropean Populism Not 'Going Away' Despite Dutch Election ResultA far-right nationalist party in the Netherlands led by Geert Wilders failed to score a decisive victory in what was billed as the first electoral test for European populism since last year's "Brexit" referendum and Trump's election as president. |
NewsAfter Paul Ryan Admits Obamacare Plan Needs Changes, Conservatives Hope to Strike Deal Uniting PartyMembers of the House Freedom Caucus are drafting an amendment to the House GOP's Obamacare replacement plan they say is designed to "find reasonable middle ground." |
NewsSharyl Attkisson on Trump Surveillance Claims: 'I Don't Think It's Outside Realm of Possibility'While Trump's surveillance claims have been met with some skepticism, veteran journalist Sharyl Attkisson has reason to believe the Obama administration was watching her. |
CommentaryIt's Not Fake News: Predators Are Taking Advantage of Target's Fitting Room PolicyIn one instance, a newspaper reported that a "man dressed as a woman" was caught filming a young woman removing her clothes in the dressing room of a Target. |
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