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The Beltway Continues to Delude Itself that the Republican Party is Hopeless Divided

By Erik Loomis

In General

On January 4, 2017

Hey, it's yet another essay claiming that Republicans are about to face a civil war. How much of the GOP agenda is Trump really willing to expend political capital on? He must know he wasn’t voted in to enact Medicare reform, an idea without a...

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Your Official Candidate of the 2016 Beltway Punditry

By Erik Loomis

On December 23, 2014

Get ready for the Jim Webb wave! The Fred Thompson of 2016 has arrived!

Notsonew The grand jury selection process is conducted by the court, so rigging it would be difficult for DOJ. Not saying they wouldn’t try, but not a clear method to do so.
Another Win For The First Amendment · February 11, 2026
Notsonew This is true (except very few have been confirmed by the Senate this go-round) but on for the US Attorney. The Assistant US Attorneys are career employees that traditionally do not change from admin...
Another Win For The First Amendment · February 11, 2026
Notsonew Unfortunately, there’s not double jeopardy for grand jury. So DOJ could go back to the grand jury (the same one or a different one) with the same charges and try again.
Another Win For The First Amendment · February 11, 2026
MAJeff They really need to put Erika Kirk out there to perform.
That’s entertainment · February 11, 2026
vormela On the local level, this trend is like small conservative towns not acknowledging the art communities they have and instead shunning every creative opportunity to involve musicians and artists,...
That’s entertainment · February 11, 2026