Democrat Obstruction Leads to More Court Vacancies Than When Trump Took Office

March 8, 2018
Good morning from Washington, where Congress is taking useful steps to improve school safety three weeks after the Florida school shooting. Lindsey Burke and John Malcolm round up examples. Why should lawmakers expand school choice for military families? Rachel del Guidice talks with an Air Force spouse. A former Green Beret urges fellow Virginia legislators to be more civil in the firearms debate, Ginny Montalbano reports. Plus: Nolan Peterson on Russia's energy campaign against Ukraine, Fred Lucas on the log jam of court vacancies, and Star Parker on roots of the opioid epidemic. It's International Women's Day
News Democrat Obstruction Leads to More Court Vacancies Than When Trump Took Office President Trump came into office in January 2017 with 108 vacancies on the federal bench. Despite rapidly moving to fill the seats, he now has 178 current and known future vacancies. Read More
Commentary Here's What Congress Is Doing to Tackle School Safety Empowering states with more control over the dollars spent through federal programs is one way policymakers can provide the tools that states and local leaders need to address school safety issues. Read More
News Military Spouse Says Education Savings Accounts Would Create 'Phenomenal' Freedom for Those Who Serve Melinda Bargery says military families would be able to give their children more consistency if they were able to access "great online academies" and other choices through education savings accounts. Read More
Commentary The Parallels Between the Gun Debate and the Opioid Crisis The first impulse, particularly in a highly materialistic and secular culture like ours, is to see the problem in the thing rather than the person, because that's the easiest approach. Read More
News Russia's Gas War on Ukraine Flames Out "Russia regularly uses energy as a weapon against its neighbors and is willing to use it as a tool to undermine European security," says Franklin Holcomb of the Institute for the Study of War. Read More
Commentary Women in Iran Are Standing Up to Oppressive Policies On this International Women's Day, the world will reflect on the progress women have made and the challenges they still face. Let's not forget the women of Iran and the sacrifice they are making to fight for women's rights. Read More
Commentary Why American Christians Support Israel The institution Jews most admire—the university—turns out to be the most significant source of Israel hatred in America and the rest of the West. At the same time, the people many Jews most distrust—Christians (especially evangelical and other conservative Christians)—turn out to be the Jews' and Israel's best friends. Read More
News 7 Points a Virginia Lawmaker Made on Guns in a Speech That Went Viral "Your ability to defend yourself should not be [limited] to your size. Firearms provide someone that is weaker and not as fast the ability to defend themselves from a stronger attacker," says Nick Freitas, a member of the Virginia House of Delegates. Read More
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