Texas Gets the Best Deal It Could With DOJ on Voter ID for the Election

Aug. 11, 2016
Good morning from Washington, where a secretive Justice Department program appears to be behind a bank's refusal to do business with a California knife dealer. Kelsey Harkness has the scoop. AARP's dropping out of a legislative reform group is the left's latest trophy, Kevin Mooney reports. Texas cuts a deal on voter ID. Hans von Spakovsky calls it OK for now. Plus: James Wallner on the danger of executive overreach, and Genevieve Wood on the Big 12 and the LGBT agenda.
News AARP's Retreat From Conservative Forum Part of 'Great Silencing' The decision by the seniors group AARP to drop its membership in an influential legislative reform coalition is the latest example of the left's successful pressure on corporations and other organizations to disown the group. Read More
Commentary Texas Gets the Best Deal It Could With DOJ on Voter ID for the Election The earlier ruling displayed a bias against voter ID laws in general, as evidenced by the judge's apparent belief that there are no rational reasons for a legislature to pass a voter ID law other than to discriminate against minority voters. Read More
News Wells Fargo Won't Do Business With Online Knife Sellers "[The bank] called my controller, and said, 'Sorry, but we're not going to be able to process any credit card transactions for the sale of weapons online,'" Aaron Hogue, co-owner of Hogue Inc., says. "And they specifically said because you guys sell knives." Read More
Commentary Executive Overreach Puts Our Freedom at Risk Presidential administrations today routinely make law without the approval of Congress. Read More
Commentary 3 Reasons Why Obamacare Is Bad for Millennials Because of Obamacare, young people have seen up to a 44 percent increase in premiums. Read More
Commentary College Football Becomes Latest Goal Line for LGBT Activists The Big 12 will be making a big mistake if the college sports conference cowers at the latest assault on the First Amendment and freedom of religion by lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender activists. Read More
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