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Democrats Compared Former President Bill Clinton’s Impeachment To Lynching

Mary Margaret Olohan Democrats compared former President Bill Clinton’s impeachment to lynching as they debated whether to impeach Clinton in 1998. Representatives heatedly debated whether or not to remove Clinton from office in December 1998, the first impeachment since former President Andrew Johnson was impeached on Feb. 24, 1868, according to The New York Times. Multiple representatives compared…

Presidential Harassment Is a Public Good
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Presidential Harassment Is a Public Good

The resurgent efforts to impeach President Trump have him again falling back on a regularly-used trope: “Presidential harassment.” Since November 2018, the President has tweeted this saw dozens of times, typically when he is challenged or criticized. Most of the drumbeat against Trump since he became President has been partisan. The nature of this particular…

Trump Supporters Follow Warren Through Nevada Airport Shouting ‘Don’t Impeach’ And ‘Go Home’
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Trump Supporters Follow Warren Through Nevada Airport Shouting ‘Don’t Impeach’ And ‘Go Home’

Mary Margaret Olohan  Protesters chased 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren through a Nevada airport Wednesday and shouted, “Don’t impeach” and “Go home.” The people carried Trump 2020 signs and shouted as the Massachusetts senator wheeled her luggage through Reno-Tahoe International Airport, according to a video the Nevada GOP posted on Twitter. WATCH: Nevadans greeted @ewarren in…

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House Leaders Want Vulnerable Dems To Have ‘Love For The Constitution,’ But To Test What Impeachment Messaging Polls Well

Mary Margaret Olohan  House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told Democrats to have their “hearts full of love for the Constitution” as she laid out a strategy on how to win public support of an impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump, but a colleague said vulnerable representatives would need to determine what messaging worked best. “We have…

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Sasse Says Republicans ‘Ought Not To Be Rushing To Circle The Wagons’

Peter Hasson  GOP Nebraska Sen. Ben Sasse said Wednesday that his fellow Republicans “ought not to be rushing to circle the wagons” around President Donald Trump over his pressuring of the Ukrainian president to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden and his son. Sasse also knocked Democrats who demanded the president’s impeachment before they had…

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Amash On The GOP’s Descent Toward Nationalism, Populism, and Bigger Government [Interview]

By Gary Doan [Listen to the full interview by Brian Nichols below] In an interview released this morning on the Brian Nichols Show, Justin Amash talked liberty, independence, impeachment, the future, and FISA. He also talked about the Libertarian Party, the current state of the GOP, and what may lie ahead… both for him personally…

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Justin Amash: Political Hack or Hero?

By Eric Buss To understand the voting patterns of Representative Justin Amash (R-MI), first we have to understand his philosophical anchor point exists above the fray of contemporary hyper-partisanship. He believes in the Constitution, the rule of law and individual liberty. His unwavering commitment to ideals so central to the foundation of our republic make…

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No, Justin Amash Won’t Be Hurt by Tariffs on China

By Steffi Cole I cannot even begin to quantify how many people I have seen accusing Justin Amash of owning a business in China that is being hurt by Trump’s tariffs. This gossip has spread like wildfire! Did you know: Justin Amash owns a manufacturing company in China called Dynamic Source International Instead of supporting…

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Students Asked Whether They Agree With Pelosi on Impeaching Trump

  Jessica Kramer  House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Monday that President Donald Trump was not worth impeachment. So, The Daily Caller News Foundation decided to ask students at Georgetown University whether or not they agreed with Pelosi. It was split on whether that was the right call, but every student who spoke with TheDCNF said they were…