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Indiana And The Culture Wars
https://townhall.com/columnists/calthomas/2015/04/02/indiana-and-the-culture-wars-n1979587
– Pence later admitted there was some "confusion about the law," and he has since asked legislators to change the measure to make clear … the owners' religious beliefs and their objection to abortion. … Miley Cyrus has announced she won't be bringing her "twerking" self to Indiana, which is bound to have a positive effect on the state's…
Winning the Message in 2016
https://townhall.com/columnists/gretchenhamel/2015/04/02/winning-the-message-in-2016-n1979492
– Last, a candidate needs to be able to connect and identify with voters. … It’s not enough for his or her message to win over voters on the issues and trust, but also ability to connect. … What it proves is that it’s not enough to be good on the issues, but candidates have to be able to identify with the everyday struggles…
Ex-Clinton Aide Had Secret Intelligence Network, Raises Questions If Hillary Used This 'Undisclosed Back Channel’
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2015/04/01/exclinton…tions-if-hillary-used-this-undisclosed-back-channel-n1979051
– On March 17, 2011, the UN Security Council voted to back Libyan rebels against Gaddafi. … referred to as “Grange” and “the general” to place send four operatives on a week-long mission to Tunis, Tunisia, and “to the border … “It is going to be around $60,000, coverting r/t business class airfare to Tunis, travel in country to the border and back, and other…
How Do 'Religious Freedom' Acts Encourage Discrimination?
https://townhall.com/columnists/jonahgoldberg/2015/04/01/how-do-religious-freedom-acts-encourage-discrimination-n1979129
– Pence, desperate to put out the political fire, raced to a TV studio last Sunday to quench the flames on ABC's "This Week." … Two days later, Pence held a press conference to ask the state legislature to rewrite the law to placate the mob. … Why a gay couple would want a photographer who is morally opposed to their wedding to snap pictures of it is a mystery to me.…
That Time Schumer Said 'Once You Elect A President, He Deserves His Choices To Run The Executive Branch'
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2017/02/09/that-time…he-deserves-his-choices-to-run-the-executive-branch-n2283382
– Joe Manchin (D-WV) was the only Democrat to cross party lines to vote with the Republican majority. … So far, the person to withdraw his name from consideration was Vincent Viola, who was selected to be Trump’s Army Secretary, but it … to confirm Eric Holder as AG.1 Democrat voted to confirm Jeff Sessions as AG.So much for an overly partisan GOP. — jon gabriel (@exjon…
The Folks Back Home
https://townhall.com/columnists/richgalen/2017/02/09/the-folks-back-home-n2283415
– Meaning the VP only votes if there is a tie to break which VP Mike Spence did when the Senate voted 50-50 to confirm Mrs. … The cable nets were all agog because this was the FIRST TIME IN AMERICAN HISTORY that a Vice President voted to break a tie for a Presidential … Since 1789, 35 different Vice Presidents have voted to break Senate ties 244 times.…
Senate Votes To Bring Tom Price One Step Closer To Becoming Our Next HHS Secretary
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2017/02/08/senate-vo…one-step-closer-to-becoming-our-next-hhs-secretary-n2283381
– Tom Price (R-GA) to become our nation’s next Heath and Human Services secretary. After Sen. … Jeff Sessions (R-AL) confirmed as attorney general, the Senate voted to move forward Price’s nomination on a 51-48 party line cloture … Price is another controversial nominee that Senate Democrats on the Finance Committee boycotted, prompting Republicans to suspend the…
Finally: Jeff Sessions Confirmed As Attorney General (Liberal Tears Flow Again)
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2017/02/08/sessions-vote-n2283286
– On February 1, Sessions was finally approved by an 11-9 party line vote to move his nomination to the Senate for a vote. … Sessions' nomination was to be voted on first after getting the nod by the Senate Judiciary Committee, but Sens. … Given how the :Eft reacted to DeVos' confirmation, expect the liberal tears to flow again with Sessions. …
Rep. Rohrabacher Introduces 'Respect State Marijuana Laws Act'
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/christinerousselle/2017/02/08/respect-state-marijuana-laws-act-n2283272
– Obama's DOJ generally agreed to a hands off policy regarding states that have voted to legalize recreational marijuana. … Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA), a medical marijuana patient himself, who introduced the Respect State Marijuana Laws Act on Wednesday to the…
Devos May Be In But The Fight Over School Choice Is Just Warming Up
https://townhall.com/columnists/thomaswcarroll/2017/02/08/de…but-the-fight-over-school-choice-is-just-warming-up-n2283274
– Secretary of Education has been historic but it was only a preview to the blistering fight over school choice in the months to come … Senate voted no on the DeVos nomination.   … It’s time for the President to be bold and be ready to engage directly on behalf of our nation’s children.…
Texas Senate Votes To Ban Sanctuary Cities
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/christinerousselle/2017/02/08/texas-senate-votes-to-ban-sanctuary-cities-n2283222
– The Texas Senate has voted 20-11 to ban "sanctuary cities" within the Lone Star State. … TX Senate just voted 20-11 to ban sanctuary cities in Texas. All govt officials should respect & enforce our immigration laws. … It's not good policy to pick and choose which laws to ignore.…
Sen. Shaheen: Everyone I've Talked To Believes We Should Hold Vote on Gorsuch
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/cortneyobrien/2017/02/08/sen-s…e-talked-to-believes-we-should-hold-vote-on-gorsuch-n2283159
– Shaheen is now the ninth Democrat to approve of a vote on Gorsuch. … These lawmakers said they are choosing to take the high road because they don't want to follow Republicans' lead when they blocked … time explaining why they voted to approve him to serve on an appeals court in 2006.…
She's Back: Jill Stein Slams Democrats For Allowing DeVos To Be Confirmed (Even Though All Of Them Voted Against Her)
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2017/02/08/shes-back…ms-the-democrats-for-allowing-devos-to-be-confirmed-n2282907
– Dear God—this lady doesn’t know when to quit. … The Green Party’s Jill Stein took to Twitter to voice her dismay at the confirmation of Betsy DeVos as education secretary, despite … That forced Vice President Pence to serve as the tie-breaking vote to confirm DeVos on Tuesday, despite a grassroots effort to derail…
This Gorsuch Character is Pretty Impressive Says...Dianne Feinstein?
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2017/02/08/this-gors…character-is-pretty-impressive-saysdianne-feinstein-n2282868
– But first, here's California liberal Dianne Feinstein (who, along with every other upper chamber Democrat at the time, voted to confirm … And also be sure to check out Ed Morrissey's response to Schumer's Politico op/ed linked above.  … nuclear option,” without even a note to point out that he and Harry Reid created the precedent to do so.…
Shut Down: Senate GOP Muzzles Elizabeth Warren After She Made Disparaging Remarks About Jeff Sessions
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2017/02/08/shut-down…hut-up-during-speech-about-ag-nominee-jeff-sessions-n2283003
– Elizabeth Warren took to the floor to deliver her remarks. It was another tirade of course. … A rule that states how senators are not permitted to “directly or indirectly, by any form of words impute to another Senator or to … The Senate voted, 49 to 43, strictly on party lines, to uphold the ruling that Warren violated Rule 19 of the Senate that says senators…
Trump Versus the Judge
https://townhall.com/columnists/johnandandyschlafly/2017/02/08/trump-versus-the-judge-n2282917
– The America people are entitled to get what we voted for.    … The Supreme Court has also ruled that aliens outside the United States have no right to sue to enter our country.  … And if the aliens themselves have no right to sue, no one else has the right to sue on their behalf.…
First Lessons for the Trump White House
https://townhall.com/columnists/armstrongwilliams/2017/02/08/first-lessons-for-the-trump-white-house-n2282841
– From building a wall and immigration, to CIA interrogation policies and Gitmo, to Wall Street and manufacturing, to abortion and a … Assume the role Americans expected and voted for: It’s time to be the mailman and deliver! … to action.…
CBS Anchor Claims Trump Is 'Divorced From Reality'
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/cortneyobrien/2017/02/07/cbs-anchor-claims-trump-is-divorced-from-reality-n2282767
– The Daily Mail pointed to a number of attacks included on the list that the editors argue received plenty of coverage, such as the … Trump told a U.S. military audience that there have been terrorist attacks that no one knows about because the media chooses not to … John King, too, felt the need to defend the Fourth Estate against Trump's claims.…
Eric Holder Is Getting Paid a Boat Load of Money By California Taxpayers to Oppose President Trump
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2017/02/07/eric-holder-is-getting-rich-opposing-president-trump-n2282789
to fight and oppose President Donald Trump's agenda in California.  … "We will render our statements to you monthly. … Holder was the first sitting attorney general in history to be voted in contempt of Congress by Republicans and Democrats in 2012.…
These People Were Thrilled When Harry Reid Killed The Filibuster. Now, They're Angry DeVos Was Confirmed.
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/christinerousselle/2017/02/07…f-harry-reid-probably-wants-to-take-this-tweet-back-n2282725
– Thanks to all of you who encouraged me to consider filibuster reform. … It had to be done. RT @SenatorReid Thanks to all of you who encouraged me to consider filibuster reform. … It had to be done. — I voted for Hillary (@AprilStearns) November 22, 2013 “@SenatorReid: Thanks to all of you who encouraged…
Mike Pence Makes History, Casts Deciding Vote for DeVos
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/cortneyobrien/2017/02/07/mike-pence-makes-history-casts-deciding-vote-for-devos-n2282629
– Democrats hoped to derail the nominee and her "radical views" with a 24-hour talkathon. … voted against DeVos. … When Pence arrived on the Senate floor, he took the podium and voted in the affirmative. Here is Pence breaking the tie.…
The Left Didn’t Groove to the Beat of School Choice Week
https://townhall.com/columnists/robertholland/2017/02/07/the…left-didnt-groove-to-the-beat-of-school-choice-week-n2282719
– Despite the massive show of unity, not all Americans were in a mood to celebrate or to leave politics aside for a few days. … The Left’s pretentiously named People for the American Way (PFAW) reacted to the yellow scarves as a bull would to a red flag. … It seems too easy for some folks to lose sight of that.”…
Election Integrity Can’t Wait
https://townhall.com/columnists/kenblackwell/2017/02/07/election-integrity-cant-wait-n2282420
– For years, Republicans have pushed to improve election integrity. … “We are going to defend the votes of the American citizen,” he added. Shouldn’t every elected official want to do the same? … The only reason to do so is to protect illicit voting, which they expect to run in their favor.…
An Appeal to the President and Vice-President to Reconsider Their LGBT Strategy
https://townhall.com/columnists/michaelbrown/2017/02/07/an-a…and-vicepresident-to-reconsider-their-lgbt-strategy-n2282396
– And this brings me to the heart of this appeal. … To make matters worse – and here I turn my appeal to Mr. … The preacher quoted Genesis to him, explaining that God made Adam and Eve to reproduce and have children.…
One Word That Describes Opposition To Trump's SCOTUS Nominee: Splintered
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2017/02/06/it-looks…atic-opposition-to-gorsuch-will-be-hard-to-maintain-n2280602
– That appears to be the Democratic response to inquires regarding whether they will go to war with President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee … to the police entering her property. … You need to figure out what you’re going to do.…
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