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Later today Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to meet with President Donald J. Trump in Washington D.C. for their first official meeting as heads of state since the President’s inauguration in January. Expectations for the visit are high as leaders in both Washington and Jerusalem hope to reset U.S.-Israeli relations following the presidency of Barack Obama. The meeting also comes following statements from the White House that appeared to soften pro-Israel statements made by then candidate-Trump. Prior to traveling to the Unite States Netanyahu was straightforward: “Even after eight years of complex navigation in the tenure of Obama,?

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Moscow seems to be cooling to the new president. Some warn darkly that he may be the next target of a Russophobic American establishment.

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Former tennis pro says his choice of terms was misunderstood.

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Team Trump plagued by leaks, the media think Flynn's ouster is the BIGGEST STORY IN HISTORY, and we talk some Bible!

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Those on either side of the abortion debate are fueled by an intense passion for what they believe is right. Of course, those of us eager to protect and defend the unborn stand on the side of life. That is the winning side, no matter what critics, marches, or politicians say. With a Republican president and Congress in our pocket, it may be tempting to | Read More »

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Washington The alt-right has apparently lost another battle. The alt-right is the racially preoccupied group that champions the cause of white nationalism. This time it was Yale University that beat them back. There at Yale on Saturday President Peter Salovey and his colleagues at the Yale Corporati…

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William Binney, a former highly placed NSA official turned whistleblower, contended in an exclusive interview today that the NSA is “absolutely” monitoring the phone calls of President Donald Trump.

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A 71 year-old female staffer for Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) was knocked unconscious by far left protesters at his office ...

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With the Oscars under two weeks away, Hollywood media is telegraphing a political tsunami.

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Liberal wishful thinking reaches the level of absurdity.

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FAKE NEWS: Nancy Pelosi, Elijah Cummings Fall for Parody Mike Flynn Account

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President Donald Trump's defense secretary told NATO allies on Wednesday they must honor military spending pledges to ensure the United States does not "moderate" its support for the alliance, accusing some nations of ignoring threats, including from Russia.

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An undocumented immigrant shielded from deportation and granted work authorization under an Obama-implemented program has been detained in Seattle, due to what the government says is his gang affiliat

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A Muslim student at the University of Michigan suspected of perpetrating a hate-crime hoax will not be charged. The Washtenaw County Prosecutors Office is not proceeding with any legal action -- eve

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Free speech is an essential part of the American liberty. Reliance on free speech zones and the need for government acceptance diminish the principle.

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Let me issue the standard disclaimer of psychiatrists who discuss the mental health of public figures: I have not personally examined President Trump.

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According to Foreign Policy magazine, President Trump has offered retired Vice Adm. Bob Harward the position of national security adviser, left vacant after retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn’s resignation on Monday. Harward, 60, is chief executive in the United Arab Emirates for Lockheed Martin, the aerospace

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Despite the public's growing misgivings about Trump's behavior and tactics in the White House, he still beats Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) in a hypothetical matchup.

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Illegal immigrant Rosa Ortega from Grand Prairie, Texas voted in five different elections in the past decade, but is not ...

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Ever since Donald Trump’s election to the presidency, the media and the left have been in full crisis mode. They’ve suggested that every Trump action amounts to a Constitutional crisis. They’re now suggesting that the ouster of National Security Advisor Michael Flynn represents a scandal worse than Iran-Contra or Watergate, a cataclysmic event along the lines of 9/11.
That’s nonsense.
There is a Constitutional crisis taking place, however. And it’s taking place within the intelligence community.

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President Barack Obama was caught on microphone telling Dmitry Medvedev that he would have more flexibility after November's election to deal with contentious issues such as missile defence.

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At least one judge on the Ninth Circuit has requested reconsideration in the matter of State of Washington and Minnesota v. President Trump. The Ninth Circuit chief judge issued an order Friday stating that an unnamed judge among the 29 active members of the circuit court has requested an en banc hearing — meaning that eleven judges or possibly the entire panel would hear the case, rather than the select three-judge panel that issued the 3-0 ruling against Trump’s executive order.
Procedurally, any judge on the circuit court may sua sponte — on the judge’s own initiative without a party asking or moving the court through any written pleadings — request a reconsideration before a fuller bench, rather than the select panel.
The Ninth Circuit’s en banc proceedings typically only consist of eleven judges, as the controlling federal law allows that for circuits with more than 15 judges to limit en banc hearings to “such number of members of its en banc courts as may be prescribed by rule of the court of appeals.” Currently, per the Ninth Circuit’s Rule 35-3, eleven judges sit for a “limited en banc court,” which usually include the chief judge. Parties may suggest or request a hearing before the whole panel of 29 judges; however, the Ninth Circuit has never granted an en banc hearing before the entire panel.
The court’s February 10 order requires the parties to file briefs by 11:00 a.m. Pacific time on Thursday, February 16, arguing their respective positions only on whether the matter should be reconsidered before the fuller panel. Importantly, amicus (or “friend of the court”) briefs may also be filed by interested organizations on either side, seeking to advise the court whether or not to grant a rehearing.
En banc proceedings are not typical, but usually occur in cases that are considered extremely important because of the parties, the precedent value, or because they are particularly noteworthy. This case is particularly suited for a fuller panel review because of the serious issue and extreme importance to the country.
After the briefs are filed Thursday, the members of the court will vote on whether the matter should be reconsidered, and if a majority of the active judges vote to rehear the matter, then President Trump may get another day in court.
This type of reconsideration will be critically important to Trump, especially because his newly confirmed attorney general, Jeff Sessions, and his deputies will be able to navigate the case and argue on behalf of the executive order’s constitutionality. A rehearing presents a very good opportunity for Trump to essentially test his case before a fuller panel that doesn’t carry the same weight as a Supreme Court decision, particularly when the High Court still consists of only eight justices.
If Trump wins with an en banc ruling, it will be a significant victory for the executive administration and will be valuable to the Ninth Circuit’s weakening reputation for legitimacy and fairness. If he loses, it may provide more grounding to simply redraft the executive order and cure the supposed constitutional problems.
— Jenna Ellis is a constitutional-law and criminal-defense attorney, a law professor at Colorado Christian University, where she directs the legal-studies program, a fellow at the Centennial Institute, and the author of The Legal Basis for a Moral Constitution.

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Named activist: 'It wasn’t just people dressed in black who were acting militantly.'
