Politics

By Patrick J. Buchanan - Are there Republicans who would really walk away from this last, best chance to secure the court, simply because the process offends their sense of proper procedure? This may be a hard vote for Murkowski, Collins and a few other Republicans. But to vote down a qualified conservative nominee, on the eve of a presidential election, would amount to a crippling blow to their party and to their reputations within that party.

By Jordan Davidson, The Federalist - Monday, the Dept. of Justice labeled New York City, Portland, and Seattle as cities “permitting violence and destruction of property”... Attorney Gen. William Barr said state and local leaders in these cities are endangering citizens, including peaceful protestors... “We cannot allow federal tax dollars to be wasted when the safety of the citizenry hangs in the balance. It is my hope that the cities identified by the Dept. of Justice today will reverse course and become serious about performing the basic function of government and start protecting their own citizens,” he said.