District of Columbia, Texas | April 19, 2021
President Joe Biden refers to U.S.-Mexico border problem as a “crisis”
District of Columbia, Texas | April 19, 2021
President Joe Biden broke with his own administration Saturday, referring to the situation at the U.S.-Mexico border as a “crisis” for the first time.
Biden, after playing golf in Wilmington, Del., took a moment to address his position on refugee admissions — which he had reversed on Friday.
“We’re going to increase the number [of refugees allowed into the country]. The problem was that the refugee part was working on the crisis that ended up on the border with young people,” Biden said. “We couldn’t do two things at once. But now we are going to increase the number.”…
(Excerpts from the Daily Wire)
Missouri | April 19, 2021
Don’t pack Supreme Court – here’s the truth behind Democrats’ radical push for ‘reform’
Missouri | April 19, 2021
Only thing Democrats think needs to be reformed is number of liberal justices on the court
Last year, prominent Democrats attempted to stop the confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court by threatening to pack the court in retaliation to her nomination. Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., told his colleagues that “nothing is off the table next year.” President Joe Biden made good on that promise with the creation of a 36-member commission to “reform” the court.
The only thing Democrats truly think needs to be reformed is the number of liberal justices on the court. That’s why the options the president wants his hand-picked Supreme Court czars to map out include packing the court with more members and setting term limits for justices.
Radical as it is, even that plan wasn’t enough for members of the president’s own party in Congress. They are now pushing legislation to add four seats to the Supreme Court immediately.
The commission was already more than a little problematic. It is heavily weighted toward academia and away from people who actually practice law. Of the 36 commissioners, all but a few are full-time law professors. One of the exceptions is the former head of the liberal American Constitution Society. No one on the commission is a historian. There are basically no experts in anything but constitutional law, which is only a small part of what the Supreme Court does − for example, the court just issued a huge ruling on copyright law in the case Google v. Oracle…
(Excerpts from Fox News)
Texas | April 19, 2021
Biden administration to close Houston migrant center
Texas | April 19, 2021
The group in charge didn’t provide adequate living conditions, sources say.
The Biden administration over the weekend shuttered a Houston warehouse that housed unaccompanied migrant children following allegations that the nonprofit organization running the site failed to provide adequate living conditions for hundreds of young girls, multiple sources familiar with the matter told ABC News. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) opened the warehouse early this month in response to the surge of migrants arriving at the southern border. Exclusive video shot by ABC News showed buses removing more than 100 girls from the emergency intake center on Saturday. Until its closure, the facility had been run by a Houston-based nonprofit with no prior experience housing unaccompanied migrant children. Sources familiar with the facility’s operation said the girls housed there, aged 13-17, were at times instructed to use plastic bags for toilets because there were not enough staff members to accompany them to restrooms. A spokesperson for the nonprofit would neither confirm nor deny these allegations to ABC News.
A lack of outdoor space meant girls spent most of the day on makeshift cots surrounded by boxes intended to offer some semblance of privacy, according to the sources. The facility also suffered from overcrowding and failed to comply with pandemic-related distancing measures, the sources said…
(Excerpts from ABC News)
Arizona | April 19, 2021
AZ Senate to Begin Audit of Ballots This Week
Arizona | April 19, 2021
The highly anticipated Arizona audit of the 2020 presidential election ballots is set to begin this week.
The Arizona state Senate will audit 2.1 million ballots in Maricopa County, conducting a “broad and detailed” analysis which will involve testing voting machines, scanning ballots and performing a hand count.
The Epoch Times reports:
The state-issued subpoenas needed in order to execute the audit have been pending since mid-December and were ruled as valid (pdf) on Feb. 25.
Since then, lawmakers have been working on the specifics for the audit. Karen Fann, the Arizona Senate president, told Just the News that the audit process will commence this week….
(Excerpts from Charlie Kirk)
District of Columbia, Georgia | April 18, 2021
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Stands by America First Caucus
District of Columbia, Georgia | April 18, 2021
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) said Saturday that she won’t back down from promoting “America First” policies as she addressed criticism of a caucus she was helping create.
A document outlining Taylor Greene’s “America First Caucus” was published by a media outlet on Friday, with the document drawing criticism from Democrats and Republicans for phrases such as, “America is a nation with a border, and a culture, strengthened by a common respect for uniquely Anglo-Saxon political traditions.”
Critics said some of the language in the document was hateful and racist.
But Taylor Greene on Saturday in a series of tweets said she did not write or say any of the phrases in the posting….
(Excerpts from The Epoch Times)
Arizona | April 18, 2021
Arizona Senate to Start Recount of Ballots in Maricopa County
Arizona | April 18, 2021
The Arizona Senate, which is controlled by Republicans, is ready to start a major audit of 2.1 million ballots for the 2020 presidential election. The recount will be done by hand this time.
The state Senate said in March they would be conducting a “broad and detailed” audit, adding that they will test voting machines, scan ballots, look for IT breaches, and perform a hand count.
The state-issued subpoenas needed in order to execute the audit have been pending since mid-December and were ruled as valid (pdf) on Feb. 25.
Since then, lawmakers have been working on the specifics for the audit. Karen Fann, the Arizona Senate president, told Just the News that the audit process will commence during the next week….
(Excerpts from The Epoch Times)