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Posted at 9:58 am on July 2, 2017 by Jay Caruso The New York Times editorial board is not happy that Neil Gorsuch is a Supreme Court justice. Recent SCOTUS rulings have included the latest associate justice to join the court. For whatever reason, instead of doing an in-depth look at how he ruled in these decisions, the Times decided instead to devote much of the time blubbering about Merrick Garland. To wit: What’s particularly galling here is the language.

Posted at 4:30 pm on July 2, 2017 by Brad Slager   New offerings and original storylines – the very things often claimed is the desire of moviegoers – were trounced this week by another iteration of a longstanding franchise.

Posted at 5:00 pm on July 2, 2017 by Kimberly Ross If the 2016 election had gone as I would have preferred, we would be experiencing a Scott Walker administration right now. His solid, proven leadership in the state of Wisconsin is exactly the type of thing we need on the national stage. But that didn’t happen. The country wanted something else, and Scott Walker is too regular, principled, and composed for their liking. His history doesn’t include explosive tweets or primetime, reality show television spots.

Posted at 6:30 pm on July 2, 2017 by Susan Wright It’s been higher, actually. A new Gallup daily tracking poll doesn’t look good for President Trump, as far as the impression he’s giving the American people. According to the poll, Trump is about to hit 60 percent disapproval with U.S. voters. I suppose 37 percent approval is better than the 35 percent approval he had in late March. Progress? It took George W.

Posted at 10:00 pm on July 2, 2017 by Jim Jamitis Despite what you may have heard from the folks who indiscriminately praise Trump’s every move like he were Anthony Fremont in the “It’s a Good Life” episode of The Twilight Zone, I’m no fan of the left wing media and I agree they have been dishonest and unfair in their coverage of Trump. It may also surprise a lot of people that one can simultaneously think Trump’s tweeting a GIF depicting him

President Trump's recent tweet about Amazon is putting the issue of online sales taxes back in the spotlight. In a tweet Wednesday criticizing the Washington Post, which is owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Trump called the publication "the guardian of Amazon not paying internet taxes (which they should)." It's unclear exactly what Trump meant by "internet taxes." Amazon in April started collecting sales taxes on purchases in every state that levies a sales tax.

“All persons born or naturalized in the United States… are citizens of the United States…” 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution There are many Americans that do not believe in the Constitution of the United States and the 14th Amendment particularly draws their disdain. For more than a century-and-a-half these people have convinced congress to withhold or cancel citizenship or to deport people for little reason.   Anti-immigrant people have been with us since the beginning.

Stephen Hawking blasted President Trump’s recent decision to pull the United States out of the Paris climate change agreement in a new interview, saying it “could push Earth over the brink.” Hawking told BBC News that Trump withdrawing the U.S. from the agreement would lead to disastrous consequences worldwide. "We are close to the tipping point where global warming becomes irreversible,” Hawking told BBC News.

Former President MORE will be in South Korea Monday, giving a speech at an international forum hosted by a local newspaper. The Korea Herald said Obama will also meet informally with former President Lee Myung-bak and current President Moon Jae-in. The meeting comes shortly after President Trump hosted Moon at the White House. “Together, we are facing the threat of the reckless and brutal regime in