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President Joe Biden’s embarrassment over classified documents found in his former offices is spiraling into a major political crisis that threatens to undermine the case for Donald Trump to be charged for his own hoarding of secret material. The revelation that another set of secret documents dating from Biden’s time as vice president were found at a second location immediately fueled Republican claims that the ex-president is being treated unfairly as he is investigated by a special counsel over classified information found at Mar-a-Lago.... ...Biden’s own sharp criticisms of Trump’s handling of secret intelligence are now coming back to haunt...

Six California men, four of whom identify as members of "Three Percenter" militias, have been indicted for conspiring to obstruct congressional proceedings on January 6, the Justice Department announced. The indictment, which was unsealed Thursday, alleges the group coordinated travel to D.C. with a stated intention to "fight," heeding President Trump's call to protest the results of the presidential election. Some defendants wore tactical gear and at least one, prosecutors said, carried a knife while he pushed past a police line on Capitol grounds.... ...Only one of the defendants, Warner, is alleged to have entered the Capitol building, though the...

Since the start of the Wuhan coronavirus pandemic, Democrats have wanted the National Park Service to shut down parks or slowly open facilities across the nation. Despite his party's push to limit how Americans spend their time, particularly outdoors, Congressman TJ Cox (D-CA) pulled strings to get into Yosemite National Park on the 4th of July. Cox, whose district falls close to Yosemite, had his staff request two parking passes for a personal visit to the park. At the time, people could request one of 340 tickets available. Tickets were given on a lottery basis. Because Cox was wanting to...

A flyer posted in the part of downtown Seattle being occupied by protesters makes it clear that white people need a stern talking-to. The flyer bearing the title of “Dear non-black photographers” set out rules for photographing what takes place in Seattle’s Capitol Hill Occupied Protest area. “If your work lacked diversity prior to documenting these protests (or highlighting black pain) what’s you plan going forward to diversify your work?” it said. The flyer drew condemnation on Twitter — especially since its rules were specifically aimed at readers based on their race.

The Department of Justice today filed a statement of interest in a Washington State federal court supporting the First Amendment religious freedom claims of a Pierce County church, explaining how a recent Supreme Court decision, South Bay United Pentecostal Church v. Newsom (May 29, 2020), supports the church’s claim. The statement of interest explains that Washington’s preferable treatment of secular gatherings such as restaurants, taverns, and outdoor protests compared to the restrictions imposed on indoor and outdoor religious services triggers heightened scrutiny under the Constitution.The statement of interest is part of Attorney General William P. Barr's April 27, 2020 initiative...

Few combinations are more poisonous than race and politics. That combination has torn whole nations apart and led to the slaughters of millions in countries around the world. You might think we would have learned a lesson from that and stay away from injecting race into political issues. Yet playing the race card has become an increasingly common response to growing public anger at the policies of the Obama administration and the way those policies have been imposed. When the triumphant Democrats made their widely televised walk up Capitol Hill after passing the health care bill, led by a smirking...

Ward Connerly has done it again: A striking 58% of Michigan voters gave the Michigan Civil Rights Initiative a thumbs up; only three counties voted against it. The language of the MCRI closely tracks California's 1996 Proposition 209, also led by Mr. Connerly. It amends the Michigan Constitution to "ban public institutions from using affirmative-action programs that give preferential treatment to groups or individuals based on their race, gender, color, ethnicity or national origin for public employment, education or contracting purposes." The political and business establishments, pressure groups like the AARP, labor-union leaders, religious spokesmen, the professoriat, the major Detroit...

After an otherwise grim election, conservatives can exult in the improbable, landslide win of Proposition 2 banning racial and gender preferences in Michigan. A pity the Republican party can’t share in the celebration. That’s because Michigan Republicans found it more politically expedient to join Democrats and Big Business in opposition to Prop 2 than to fight for the principle of race neutrality in government admissions, hiring, and contracting. The party’s reasoning? By throwing the initiative overboard, they hoped to keep minority turnout low, thus helping GOP nominee Dick DeVos in his run for governor against incumbent Jennifer Granholm. But these...

My countrymen wait for an average period of eight years to legally emmigrate to the United States. We are skilled, hard-working, honest and many of us are fluent in English. We also obey the immigration laws, illegal German immigrants represent only one tenth of one percent of all illegal immigration. Its time for things to change. We have seen how illegal immigrants from Mexico are allowed into the United States, and are able to work and not pay taxes. We've seen border patrol agents simply look the other way when illegals enter. We have a simple request...we want equal treatment...

Wal-Mart Demands Diversity in Law Firms Outside counsel must comply or lose its business, says GC at nation's biggest retailer Meredith Hobbs Fulton County Daily Report 07-06-2005 Law firms that pack their lower ranks with minorities and women while leaving white men in charge are about to find Wal-Mart a tough customer. The nation's biggest retailer wants to see diversity at the top. The company's general counsel has told its top 100 law firms that at least one person of color and one woman must be among the top five relationship attorneys that handle its business. Wal-Mart GC Thomas Mars...

WASHINGTON - Americans are divided over whether humans and other living things evolved over time or have existed in their present form since the beginning of time, according to a new poll. People on both sides of that argument think students should hear about various theories, however. Nearly two-thirds of those in a Pew Research Center poll, 64 percent, say they believe "creationism" should be taught alongside "evolution" - a finding likely to spark more controversy about what is taught in the schools. That controversy could be related to the difficulty of measuring public sentiment about teaching evolution, creationism or...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The Mecklenburg County Board of Elections voted 2-1 Monday to dismiss allegations that Vilma Leake does not live in the district she represents on the county school board. The Board of Elections said there was enough evidence to prove Leake does in fact live in District 2, the district she represents. [snip] County Commissioner Bill James was one of the challengers who asked the board to track which address Leake’s bills and newspaper were sent to. James claimed Leake lives at a house she owns in District 6 and not her District 2 apartment. The Local Board...

Friday, May 31, 2002 Johnson Frees Woman Abused by Jail Guards Journal Staff Report     Gov. Gary Johnson took the rare step Thursday of commuting the six-year sentence of an inmate — a woman sexually assaulted by Doña County jail guards while incarcerated for credit-card fraud.     Belinda Dillon was sentenced to more time than her assailants, a fact noted by the governor in announcing the commutation in a news release.     "Belinda Dillon is a victim of the drug war and this state's drug problems," Johnson said. "She received a harsh sentence for her nonviolent crimes while ... those...