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Understanding Recess Appointments as President Trump Prepares for Second Term

Americans are hearing a lot about recess appointments as incoming President Donald Trump announces nominations to top government positions for his new administration, so understanding when and how the Constitution empowers presidents to make those appointments is key to grasping how the president-elect plans to implement a bold agenda to move the United States in a new direction and overhaul a deeply dysfunctional government.

Former President Donald Trump speaks at his caucus night event at the Iowa Events Center o

Reports: Justice Samuel Alito Moved to Undisclosed Location

WASHINGTON, DC – Justice Samuel Alito has reportedly been moved to an undisclosed location for safety, after leftwing radicals attempting to intimidate conservative justices for considering overruling Roe v. Wade, all in the name of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, listed conservative justices’ home addresses online.

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 07: U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Samuel Alito testifies abo

Franken: Judge Barrett ‘Is Completely Hypocritical’

Comedian and former Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) said Monday on MSNBC that Judge Amy Coney Barrett was “completely hypocritical” for her comments supporting Republicans not taking up Judge Merrick Garland nomination in an election year.

FILE - In this June 21, 2017 file photo, Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., listens at a committee

Democrats Building Secret List for Activist Supreme Court Appointees

Democrats running for president are compiling a secret list of activist judges for the Supreme Court and lower courts, and the Judicial Crisis Network is challenging Joe Biden and other candidates to follow President Donald Trump’s lead in publicly releasing the list, so citizens will know what they will be voting for in 2020.

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Klukowski: Second Amendment and Due Process Allow NRA-Backed White House Proposal on “Extreme Risk Protection Orders”

The National Rifle Association is right to support President Trump’s call for state-level Emergency Risk Protection Orders (ERPOs) – under which a court can take guns in rare situations for just a few days when there is evidence that a person may be on the verge of extreme violence – because such temporary measures are consistent with the original meaning of the Constitution’s Second Amendment and Due Process Clause.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at the NRA Leadership Forum on Frida