Morning Jolt: Did Robert Mueller Find Evidence of Collusion Yet?

Making the click-through worthwhile: Do we want the FBI launching counterintelligence investigations of presidents and other elected officials on its own authority? Who asked the Gillette corporation to lecture America's men about good behavior? And what do you know about the real record of Kamala Harris?

Who Watches the FBI Watchmen?

The New York Times reported this weekend:

In the days after President Trump fired James B. Comey as F.B.I. director, law enforcement officials became so concerned by the president's behavior that they began investigating whether he had been working on behalf of Russia against American interests, according to former law enforcement officials and others familiar with the investigation.

Today the boss writes:

The Times story is another sign that we have forgotten the role of our respective branches of government. It is Congress that exists to check and investigate the president, not the FBI. Congress can inveigh against his ...

January 15 2019

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Did Robert Mueller Find Evidence of Collusion Yet? Jim Geraghty Making the click-through worthwhile: Do we want the FBI launching counterintelligence investigations of presidents and other elected officials on its own authority? Who asked the Gillette corporation to lecture America's men about good behavior? And what do you know about the real record of Kamala Harris? Who Watches the FBI Watchmen? The New York Times reported this weekend: In the days after President Trump fired James B. Comey as F.B.I. director, law enforcement officials became so concerned by the president's behavior that they began investigating whether he had been working on behalf of Russia against American interests, according to former law enforcement officials and others familiar with the investigation. Today the boss writes: The Times story is another sign that we have forgotten the role of our respective branches of government. It is Congress that exists to check and investigate the president, not the FBI. Congress can inveigh against his ... Read More ADVERTISEMENT Top Stories Hissy Fits Kevin D. Williamson Some editorial voices on the left have been surprisingly negative toward the Mueller investigation of purported collusion. Lawless Federal Judges Are Winning Their War against the Trump Administration David French Sunday's injunction against Trump-administration religious-freedom rules is nothing but judicial #Resistance. Judge Blocks Trump Admin. from Adding Citizenship Question to Census Jack Crowe A federal judge on Monday ordered the Trump administration to remove a question about citizenship that it had planned to add to the national census in 2020. ADVERTISEMENT Paid Family Leave Is a Balm for Our Anxiety Kathryn Jean Lopez and Kelly M. Rosati The campaign for paid family leave enjoys wide bipartisan support and is a rare opportunity for consensus. Philadelphia's Soda War Kyle Smith Philadelphia's tax on sweetened beverages was meant to reduce sugar consumption & raise lots of revenue. It didn't, but it did lose lots of money for stores A new Rowling opus, &c. Jay Nordlinger The Harry Potter novelist vs. Jeremy Corbyn; the U.S. and its allies; and more. The New, New Anti-Semitism Victor Davis Hanson A growing trademark of the new path-breaking identity politics is the old stereotypical dislike of Jews and hatred of Israel. New Migrant Caravan Heads North From Honduras to the Border Jack Crowe A new caravan of more than 500 migrants gathered at a bus station in a Honduran city Monday night to begin the perilous trek to the U.S.-Mexico border. ADVERTISEMENT JOIN NRPLUS All Our Content. Fewer Ads. Members-Only Privileges. NRPLUS is everything you would associate with a digital magazine subscription, and a whole lot more ─ including up to 90% fewer on-site ads, access to our private Facebook group, full commenting privileges, and invites to our writer/editor conference calls. SAVE 30% TODAY Photo Essays Cartoons of the Day: January 14, 2019 Top Shots ADVERTISEMENT Follow Us & Share 19 West 44th Street, Suite 1701, New York, NY, 10036, USA Your Preferences | Unsubscribe | Privacy View this e-mail in your browser.