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Trump Reorganizes Gov’t, But (Much) More Is Left To Do
Trump readying an executive order for ‘a disciplined reorganization’ of the State Department . . . — New York Times, via Yahoo
. . . And Here It Is: State Department to close 132 offices in sweeping Trump-era reorganization — MxM News
NIH director calls Trump’s anti-DEI orders ‘misunderstood,’ downplays reorganization plans — Stat
Can Trump fire Powell? Congress may be powerless to stop him — Morningstar
America’s Judiciary Needs A Better Compass Than Anti-Trumpism
60 Judicial Vacancies and No Nominees — The New Reform Club, via Instapundit
Republicans In Congress Look To Stop ‘Judicial Coup D’Etat’ — The Federalist
Post-election lawfare; legislating from the bench — American Thinker
Judicial Fight To Re-Open U.S. Borders Is On
No judge can force the Executive branch to admit foreign “refugees”: It’s the law — Mirthful Moments, X
Supreme Court Becoming Increasingly Frustrated With ‘Half-Baked’ Cases Challenging Trump Deportations, Turley Says — Daily Caller
Americans voted for mass deportation — Republicans can’t back down now — Human Events
Alito Issues Scathing Rebuke Of Supreme Court’s ‘Middle Of The Night’ Deportation Interference — The Federalist
The Left’s Sudden Crusade For ‘Due Process’ Is A Political Smokescreen To Defend Mass Migration — The Federalist
Van Hollen’s El Salvador Trip Reveals the Darkness of the Anti-Borders Left — Breitbart
The Annual ‘Earth Day’ Joke
Save the Earthlings From Earth Day — Real Clear Energy
It’s Earth Day. Again. Contain Your Excitement — Instapundit (roundup)
How the IPCC Buried the Medieval Warm Period — Irrational Fear, Substack
ICYMI: No Due Process For Illegal Regulations — Issues & Insights
Someone Forgot to Lock the Gates of Vienna Behind Them — Hot Air
Environment improves as more nations prosper — the greatest polluter is poverty — Bjorn Lomborg, New York Post
Energy Dominance: Chevron Begins Key Oil Project in Gulf of America — Breitbart
Pete Hegseth: The Man The Left Loves To Hate
Real Military Reform Begins — American Spectator
Is a Coup Against Pete Hegseth Brewing at the Pentagon? — PJ Media
Trump on Hegseth Firing: ‘Fake News’ From ‘Disgruntled’ Pentagon Employees — Ed Morrissey, Hot Air
Hegseth Blames ‘Disgruntled Former Employees’ for New Signal Chat Controversy — National Review
When They Come After Pete Hegseth, Just Remember . . . — Charlie Kirk, X
Dems Keep Showing Love To Deportees
4 Democratic Congress members visit El Salvador to demand Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s release — Spectrum Local News
Taxpayers Fund Trip To El Salvador? No Thanks, Says House Committee On Oversight Chairman — Chris Plante Show, X
Stacey Abrams: A Case Study In Democrat Corruption?
EPA Mega-Grant Has Stacey Abrams’ Fingerprints All Over It — Paul Sperry, Real Clear Investigations
Bonus: The Remarkable Rags-to-Riches Story of Stacey Abrams — Paul Sperry, Real Clear Investigations
Five Years After COVID, Where Are The Apologies?
Fauci’s First Year Of ‘Retirement’ Was A Money Making Bonanza, Docs Show — Daily Caller
I Love the Smell of a COVID Reckoning in the Morning — Kevin Downey, Jr., PJ Media
Blue-State Idiocy, One In A Series
L.A. Raises Sales Tax to 11% Over Stolen ‘Homeless’ Billions — Front Page Magazine
Hollywood in Danger of Becoming “The Next Detroit Auto Industry” as Film Productions Flee the State — Ace Of Spades HQ (news roundup)
Colorado regulators raise emissions fees significantly, create new reporting requirements — The Sum & Substance
Progressive Minnesota Prosecutor Lets State Employee Off with No Charges for Alleged Tesla Vandalism — National Review
An Illinois Homeschool Law That Could Criminalize Parents and Threaten Jail Time — Front Page Magazine
Farewell To A Pope: RIP, Pope Francis
Trump, World Leaders Respond To Death Of Pope Francis — The Daily Wire
Funeral For Pope Francis Will Deviate From Tradition — The Daily Wire
The Legacy Of Pope Francis Is Chaos, Confusion, And Division In The Catholic Church — The Federalist
A New Pope With Courage — American Thinker
15 potential successors to Pope Francis — AFP, via Yahoo
Moving Forward On Russia-Ukraine War?
Putin says he’s open to direct talks with Ukraine as US pressure builds — CNN, via Yahoo
‘Make Peace, You Fools! What Else Can You Do?’ — American Thinker
Bye-Bye Google?
Google Faces Historic Breakup — The American Prospect
Chrome on the chopping block as Google’s search antitrust trial moves forward — Ars Technica
Miscellaneous, But Important, Stuff . . .
Trump vs Powell. It’s On! — Racket News
US Birthrate Falls Through the Floor — Hot Air
Education Department to resume collecting student loans in default — CNN
Why US Men Think College Isn’t Worth It Anymore — Bloomberg, via Archive.today
Fight with Soldiers, Not Lawyers — Michael Walsh
The Shot Heard ‘Round the World at 250: How British Gun Control Ignited the American Revolution — MRC TV
Hakeem Jeffries Pushes Back On David Hogg’s Plans To Primary Incumbent House Dems — Daily Caller
Al Gore compares Trump Administration to Nazi Germany at climate change event — MxM News
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