U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, released a Committee report detailing misconduct in the Investigations and Threat Management Service (ITMS) at the Department of Commerce. “It is my duty to ensure that we hold agencies accountable, especially when whistleblowers come forward with information suggesting chronic abuses … Continue reading Senate report blows lid off corrupt Commerce Dept spying on Americans
Category: Constitution
U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) sent a letter to Gen. Paul M. Nakasone, Director of the National Security Agency, demanding that he investigate the National Security Agency’s (NSA) alleged spying and unmasking of Tucker Carlson, as well as any leaks of his private emails from the NSA to other reporters. “Mr. Carlson is a journalist, who … Continue reading Rand Paul demands probe into possible NSA spying on Tucker Carlson
https://www.youtube.com/embed/Pr7yteiCYLk Massie:Under the Constitution, everyone deserves 4th Amendment protections, not just members of the media. It was necessary to remind my colleagues on the Judiciary Committee of this simple fact during a hearing yesterday. The focus of the hearing was to examine legislation to deter prosecutorial abuses of power, which have too frequently involved government … Continue reading Massie: Everyone Deserves 4th Amendment Protections, Not Just the Media
Following his trip to the southern border, Rep. Chip Roy (TX-21) issued a statement outlining his position on the Democrats’ massive infrastructure package, and his refusal to proxy vote for its fundamental flaws and unconstitutional power grab: Today, Democrats rammed a $715 billion partisan infrastructure package through the House. Democrats made zero attempts to cover … Continue reading Chip Roy rips Dems infrastructure waste scheme and unconstitutional proxy voting
Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton made the following statement on The Supreme Court’s decision today restricting California’s effort to obtain confidential IRS information on donors from non-profit groups (Americans for Prosperity Foundation v. Bonta (No. 19-251)): Today’s Supreme Court decision brushes back the latest attempt by leftist politicians, this time in California, to abuse IRS information … Continue reading Corruption watchdog praises Supreme Court ruling protecting donor privacy
A Colorado baker and self-described cake artist who won a 2018 victory at the Supreme Court faced a related setback this week when a state court ruled in another case that the law requires him to make a cake to celebrate a gender transition. Denver District Court Judge A. Bruce Jones ruled against Jack Phillips, the Christian … Continue reading Judge Rules Christian Baker Jack Phillips Must Make ‘Gender Transition’ Cake
Nebraska’s attorney general has filed an amicus brief on behalf of 14 states in support of religious freedom in the workplace in a case out of New York state. New York’s public accommodations laws are so restrictive, the lawsuit asserts, that they prohibit a Christian photographer from even explaining on her own website that her religious beliefs … Continue reading 14 States Side With Christian Wedding Photographer Against NY’s Public Accommodations Law
A top Internal Revenue Service official told a Christian group that “Bible teachings are typically affiliated” with the Republican Party as a rationale for denying its application for tax-exempt status. The Texas-based Christians Engaged filed an appeal on Wednesday to the IRS’ denial, objecting to the tax agency’s assertion that it is partisan. In a May 18 denial … Continue reading IRS Denies Tax Exemption to Christian Group, Associates Bible With GOP
In a unanimous judgment Thursday, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of a faith-based foster care agency, saying the city of Philadelphia could not disqualify it because of its religious beliefs. The high court noted that Catholic Social Services has “long been a point of light in the city’s foster-care system” and that the agency simply wishes to be allowed to “continue serving the children of Philadelphia in a manner consistent … Continue reading Unanimous Supreme Court Gives Win to Religious Foster Care Agency
On Monday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a “Big Tech Bill” that he says is designed to combat Orwellian censorship by companies such as Facebook, Twitter, and Google. The law requires companies to publicly disclose their moderation policies (something most, if not all, already do) and to stick to those policies consistently. If they don’t—or … Continue reading DeSantis ‘Big Tech Bill’ Is Actually a Step Closer to the World Orwell Feared