RENEWAMERICA STAFF — In Utah, unethical "insurance medical examiners" hired to deprive injured workers of guaranteed Workers Compensation medical and other benefits are protected by "state policy" from any liability for harm resulting from their fraudulent examinations.... (more)

WASHINGTON TIMES — Pentagon officials are drafting a slew of "contingency plans" for the U.S. and its Middle East allies, should growing tensions between Washington and Iran escalate in the region, says acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan.... (more)

DAILIY SIGNAL — Hispanics and pro-life advocacy go together naturally, in no small part because of Hispanics' Christian faith. Studies have shown that most Hispanics are religiously observant, with about 83% of them affirming a religious affiliation. More important than statistics, however, and more indicative of their views on the issue of abortion, is the emotion with which they explain their culture and views on life.... (more)

WORLDNETDAILY — The governor of Texas has signed into law a bill that is aimed at preventing cities from discriminating against the popular Chick-fil-A restaurant chain because of claims over the owner's faith. Gov. Greg Abbott this week signed the legislation that sponsors explain upholds religious freedom.... (more)

BILL FEDERER — England was invaded by "Dane" Vikings from Scandinavia who destroyed churches, libraries and defeated all opposition except for 23-year-old King Alfred. Forced into the swampy, tidal marshes of Somerset, Alfred, King of the Anglos and Saxons, began a resistance movement in 878 A.D.... (more)

WORLDNETDAILY — While Franklin Graham, chief of the worldwide Samaritan's Purse Christian ministry, offered congratulations to members of an Alabama football team who chose to be baptized together, someone in the small community of Chatom was unhappy.... (more)

DON FOTHERINGHAM — During the 2019 session of the Utah State Legislature, a powerful lobby known as the "Convention of States Action" (COS) succeeded in getting the Republican leadership to maneuver SJR-9 through the Utah Legislature. SJR-9 is COS's application for Congress to call a convention under Article V of the U.S. Constitution.... (more)

SIENA HOEFLING — Americans often think they can do nothing about abortion, in the belief that "Roe v. Wade is the law of the land." This presumption is based on a misunderstanding of the judiciary's role in our constitutional republic. Much of that misunderstanding stems from a revisionist reading of the 1803 case Marbury v. Madison.... (more)

JERRY NEWCOMBE — Now that the dust has settled from the 75th anniversary of the D-Day invasion, it's interesting to reflect on a piece of unfinished business related to our remembrance of that historic event.... (more)

REV. MARK H. CREECH — Many years ago, the late Dr. Billy Graham was on an airplane. He was sitting behind a drunken man who was flirting with the flight attendants, using profanity and making a fool of himself. When someone pointed out to him that Billy Graham was seated directly behind him, the man got up, turned around, stuck out his hand, and said: "Put her there, Dr. Graham. I'm so glad to meet you. I'm one of your converts."... (more)

NEWSMAX — Sixty-one percent of voters say Congress should not begin the impeachment process against President Donald Trump, a new Quinnipiac University poll reveals. The poll showed 33% favored the start of impeachment proceedings. Here is how the poll breaks down:... (more)

NEWSMAX — A prominent Republican critic of President Donald Trump finds himself more than 15 points down to his GOP challenger in a hypothetical 2020 matchup. The results of the Practical Political Consultants poll, as reported by MIRS, show that Rep. Justin Amash, R-Mich., has 33% support in a primary battle with State Rep. James Lower -- who garnered 49% support in the poll.... (more)

NEWSMAX — The Department of Justice wants to interview two CIA officers in its "Spygate" probe, a sign of Attorney General William Barr's interest in finding out more about the sources the agency relied on to assess Russia's goals in interfering in the 2016 presidential election, The New York Times reports.... (more)

WASHINGTON EXAMINER — Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., said he has seen the scope memo for special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 campaign. The House Intelligence Committee's top Republican slipped the news in at the end of an interview Wednesday evening with Fox News host Sean Hannity.... (more)

BYRON YORK — Is there any doubt that many Democrats agree with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi when she says she wants to see President Trump "in prison"? After the Mueller report, House Democrats seem to believe almost unanimously that the president is guilty of obstruction of justice. Their increasingly heated internal debate is whether to impeach Trump now or press for his incarceration after they defeat him next year.... (more)

WASHINGTON EXAMINER — Bill Maher went after former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton saying she committed obstruction of justice in destroying evidence related to her email scandal. "I don't have a lot of faith because, you know, we don't live in the era of news division as loss leaders like we used to. The news division didn't have to make a profit," Maher said Monday in an interview with CNN's Chris Cuomo in response to a question about how the media should police the election.... (more)

WORLDNETDAILY — It was Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam who recently suggested infanticide was a reasonable option these days. His words, in a radio interview: "The infant would be delivered. The infant would be kept comfortable. The infant would be resuscitated if that's what the mother and the family desired. And then, a discussion would ensue between the physicians and the mother."... (more)

WORLDNETDAILY — The number of Mexicans illegally inside the United States now, for the first time, is no longer half of the total population of illegals inside the country, says a new report from Pew Research. It's because that population has dropped some two million from its peak in 2007, and now more Mexicans inside the U.S. without authorization are leaving than are coming in, the report said.... (more)

NATIONAL REVIEW — President Trump on Wednesday asserted executive privilege to block lawmakers from accessing documents related to his administration's plan to include a citizenship question on the 2020 census. The Department of Justice announced the move just minutes ahead of a House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing in which Attorney General William Barr and Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross were expected to be held in contempt of Congress for refusing to comply with the panel's subpoenas.... (more)

NEWSDAY — An MS-13 street gang member apologized Wednesday for the "heinous" hacking to death of four teens in a Central Islip park before a federal judge sentenced him to 55 years in prison. Josue Portillo, who was 15 at the time of the crime, was the first of about a dozen gang members and associates accused in the April 2017 quadruple murder to plead guilty and to be sentenced in the case. He had faced up to life in prison.... (more)

WES VERNON — Mark Levin, perhaps best known as TV/radio's hell-raising intellectual, has outdone himself in taking down the media for their attitude sometimes interpreted as "Hark! We are your betters, thus you must heed our wise words." In his New York Times bestseller "Unfreedom of the Press," Levin punctures every form of fakery tossed at a sometimes over-tolerant public.... (more)

JOAN SWIRSKY — Throughout the ages, Jews have been the targets of genocidal forces both large and small, educated and ignorant, liberal and conservative, pagan and religious. Other small sects and religions have never inspired the particular psychotic animus that Jews have because they never threatened the larger populace as Jews have with blazing green-eyed jealousy -- the most powerful emotion of the human species. In fact, Proverb 14 states: "A heart at peace gives life to the body, but envy makes the bones rot."... (more)

NEWSMAX — President Donald Trump said on Sunday his administration will release additional details of its agreement with Mexico as he denied a news report that there were no new major commitments made by Mexico to stem a flow of Central American migrants at the U.S. southern border.... (more)

WASHINGTON TIMES — Sen. Ron Johnson, Wisconsin Republican, said Sunday that President Trump negotiated "brilliantly" with Mexico by securing a border-security deal days after threatening to impose tariffs. "In general, Republicans understand tariffs are attacks on American consumers, and we don't want to see them in place long term, not do I believe President Trump does, either," Mr. Johnson told "Fox News Sunday." "He's using tariffs as leverage in trade negotiations, and I think he used them as leverage in this situation brilliantly, quite honestly."... (more)

NEWSMAX — Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Kevin McAleenan on Sunday credited President Donald Trump's threat to slap tariffs on Mexico with bringing it "to the table with real proposals" to crack down on illegal immigration.... (more)