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This Day in Liberal Judicial Activism—April 12

1990—In Cross v. State, Florida chief justice Rosemary Barkett dissents from the Florida supreme court’s ruling that probable cause existed for an arrest. After Cross consented to…

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Canada’s Dangerous Obsession with Donald Trump

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House Oversight Committee demands depositions from Bondi and Lutnick in Epstein probe

The House Oversight Committee’s Epstein investigation wants U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi to appear in 30 days for a deposition, Fox News has learned. 

The committee also wants Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to appear for a deposition "within the next ten days," a source close to the committee said. 

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Bipartisan housing push advances, but Trump-backed investor ban faces resistance

Some Senate Democrats and industry groups oppose an institutional investor ban in a housing bill, arguing the provision would eliminate build-to-rent units and reduce rentals.

Trump administration puts key Biden-era immigration policy on notice: ‘Unsustainable cycle’

The Trump administration is looking to undo temporary protected status designations for hundreds of thousands of migrants in the U.S., which would reverse a key Biden-era policy.

Newsom knocked for ‘insane’ California gas prices after blaming Trump for rising costs

Critics are calling out California Gov. Gavin Newsom's “insane" climate policies as the state’s prices at the pump soar significantly above the national average.

Federal distrust prompts some Democratic states to protect polling places, election records

Democratic-led states alarmed by the prospect of federal immigration officers patrolling the polls during this year's midterm elections are taking steps to counter what they see as a potential tactic to intimidate voters.

Trump asks Supreme Court for OK to cancel deportation amnesty for 350,000 Haitians

The administration sought permission Wednesday from the Supreme Court to cancel deportation amnesty for 350,000 Haitian migrants, saying lower judges have wrongly stymied President Trump's plans.

Trump on new Iranian leaders: ‘Let’s see what happens to them’

President Trump on Wednesday said the Iran war is turning out to be "easier than we thought."

Rep. Kevin Hern steps down as Republican Policy Committee chair to run for Senate

GOP Rep. Kevin Hern of Oklahoma launched his bid Wednesday for the Senate seat held by Markwayne Mullin, now that President Trump has tapped Mr. Mullin to head the Department of Homeland Security.

Trump skips question about U.S. at fault for missile strike on Iran school

President Trump said Wednesday that he does not know about the preliminary military investigation that determined the U.S. military is responsible for the missile strike that hit the Iranian elementary school.

Leavenworth, Kansas, relents and will allow a private prison to reopen and house immigrants

A Kansas town known for its prisons is allowing a shuttered private prison to reopen and house immigrants detained for living in the U.S. illegally after a nearly yearlong legal fight amid a massive national push for new detention centers.

Dem-led states sue to stop Trump team from gathering college race admissions data

Democrat-led states sued Wednesday to try to shut down an Education Department effort to gather data on college admissions and race, saying the Trump administration is rushing the process and making life too difficult for the schools.

April groundbreaking set for first new U.S. oil refinery in nearly 50 years

President Trump, seeking to reverse the longtime decline in U.S.-based oil refining, is taking credit for a new oil refinery set to open in Brownsville, Texas.

Trump says ships should still use Strait of Hormuz

President Trump said Wednesday he thinks oil tankers should still use the Strait of Hormuz to get oil flowing to the rest of the world.

Court rules first graders have First Amendment rights in Black Lives Matter dispute

A federal appeals court has ruled that First Amendment free speech rights apply all the way down to first graders, as the judges weighed in on a tricky case involving a student who wrote a note to a Black classmate trying to say "all lives matter."

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