Today in Supreme Court History: May 27, 1935
5/27/1935: Schechter Poultry Corp. v. U.S. decided. The post Today in Supreme Court History: May 27, 1935 appeared first on Reason.com.
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Attorney General Ken Paxton routs veteran congressman Cornyn in Texas Senate primary
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The race will help determine whether Democrats can win back control of the US Senate for the last half of the Trump presidency.
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MAGA-tainted governor mocked for 'martyr' pose: 'Get out of politics'
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis presented himself as a martyr to free speech after the state Democratic Party censured him for springing an election denier from jail before her sentence ended.The Democratic governor granted clemency to former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters, who was convicted in 2024 for allowing unauthorized individuals to access her office's election system looking for fraud in the 2020 presidential contest, and a Colorado Sun political reporter flagged his appearance Wednesday in a party call."Gov. Jared Polis, fresh off being censured by the Colorado Democratic Party for letting Tina Peters out of prison early, showed up today to a private, internal party call like this #copolitics," posted Sun reporter Jesse Aaron Paul.Paul's photo included a screenshot of the governor wearing headphones and black duct tape over his mouth, which prompted a wave of criticism."Seems to be conflating censured with censored… another sign that his brain has been captured by X/Twitter," muttered Kate Starbird, a computer scientist and former professional basketball player."Alright this guy absolutely has scrambled eggs for brains," agreed New York Times columnist Jamelle Bouie."Get off the cross, ding dong," cracked journalist Imani Gandy. "We need the wood.""Powerful people sure do love to whine about there being consequences for their actions, it’s a shame we’ve built an attention economy that rewards that kind of behavior," opined writer Cooper Lund."Polis caved to Trump's months-long pressure campaign against his state to free Tina Peters," stated journalist Lindsay Beyerstein. "Trump did everything from shut down a major climate research facility to denying disaster aid to vetoing a bill to supply clean drinking water to his own supporters in CO. Now Polis wants to play martyr.""How many other people currently locked up in Colorado prisons and jails would he do this for?" wondered writer and activist Chad Stanton."Federal employees are facing NDAs that will functionally silence their ability to tell the public about wrongdoing, and you have the Governor of an entire state cosplaying like a college speaker claiming to be cancelled in 2017," noted University of Michigan policy professor Don Moynihan. "Just not serious.""I really think we should consider the possibility Polis did this for attention," suggested attorney Ken White."Mild consequences for the thing that everyone in the party said was bad? For a rich man?" asked author Courtney Milan."Doing something ugly & stupid, experiencing the entirely predictable social consequences, and then complaining that you are oppressed -- this is the quintessential reactionary move," posted journalist David Roberts. "F--- this dips---.""Governors are not immune from criticism nor from censure by their own parties," added labor lawyer Katelyn Oldham. "If he can't handle this absolutely justified criticism and censure, he needs to resign and get out of politics altogether."
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Mullin threatens to block flights into sanctuary cities after Democrats interfere with ICE
Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin has sent liberals and travel industry proponents into a tailspin after revealing a strategy that may prevent illegal immigrants from ever entering U.S. sanctuary jurisdictions in the first place.During an appearance with Sean Hannity on Fox News Tuesday night, Mullin stated that he and others are "currently drawing up plans" to halt international passenger and cargo processing at airports near sanctuary cities since Democrats have attempted to interfere with DHS officers at immigration detention facilities, most recently in Newark, New Jersey.'They don't want us to enforce immigration, but they want us to process immigration at their facilities?'"Local, radical left Democrats aren't allowing us to do our job and enforce federal laws," Mullin claimed, so "we shouldn't be processing international flights into their cities.""They don't want us to enforce immigration, but they want us to process immigration at their facilities?" he continued. "Nothing about that makes sense to me."Mullin did not elaborate on which cities or airports he had in mind, though last year the Justice Department issued a list of "sanctuary jurisdictions" that includes states like California and Connecticut; counties like Cook County, Illinois; and cities such as Boston, Denver, and San Francisco.RELATED: 'If they want to come, they're coming': Democrats whine in viral video that sanctuary city policies won't stop ICE Companies and organizations associated with the travel industry have strongly opposed cutting off immigration processing at major U.S. airports.According to DW, the U.S. Travel Association and several major airlines issued a joint statement on Friday, predicting that "such a move would have devastating consequences for the travel industry and communities that depend on international visitation." Airlines for America, another trade organization, insisted that reducing the presence of Customs and Border Protection at airports would cause "significant operational disruption to carriers, travelers, and the flow of international cargo."However, even other members of Trump's Cabinet have responded to Mullin's idea with ambivalence. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy admitted during a congressional hearing Thursday that he has misgivings about restricting air travel based on "politics.""We have people from around the world and around the country that need to be able to fly into all different kinds of places," Duffy told Rep. Adriano Espaillat (D-N.Y.). "We shouldn't shut down air travel in a state that doesn't agree with our politics."Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!
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Trump calls Texas primary results ‘prelude to the midterms’
President Trump referred to Tuesday’s Senate primary runoff in Texas, which saw the Trump-backed state Attorney General Ken Paxton sail to victory over his opponent, as a “prelude to the midterms.” The president made the comment during a Cabinet meeting at the White House while referencing Iran’s efforts to “outwait him” on peace negotiations, as…
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Leading election forecaster gives Texas GOP the news it feared after Paxton win
While President Donald Trump and his MAGA supporters might be celebrating Ken Paxton's dominant win in Tuesday's Senate primary, according to one of the leading election forecasters, the result has tipped the general election odds in the direction that the Texas GOP most feared.Paxton, whose time as Texas attorney general has been plagued by scandal and corruption, trounced incumbent Sen. John Cornyn in a primary runoff this week, spelling the end of one of the most powerful Republicans in the Senate. This came after Trump, at the last minute, issued an endorsement of Paxton, calling him a staunch MAGA ally, despite the warnings of his party. Given his history, Paxton has a lot of toxic political baggage, prompting considerable alarm that voters might turn their noses up at him and open a path to victory for Democrats.The blue opposition is also fielding one of its strongest Texas Senate nominees in years in the form of state Rep. James Talarico, who has built a strong campaign with a focus on economic issues voters are most worried about, as well as his devout Christianity. Numerous polls have shown that Cornyn might have been able to fend off Talarico, Paxton's chances were much closer, with some even giving the Democrat the edge.These worries were reflected by the latest update from the Cook Political Report, a firm that issues predictions for every major political race in the country based on evolving circumstances. In the wake of Paxton's win, per The Hill, the report moved its prediction for the Texas Senate race to be more in favor of a Talarico win. Cook still, overall, gives the Republican Party the edge in the race, but now, it is more slight. Whereas the rating used to be "likely Republican," Paxton's win saw it changed to a "lean Republican" rating, the sort of momentum shift that the Texas GOP does not want to see. It also noted that the Texas AG has no shortage of weaknesses for Democrats to exploit, potentially helping them move the race more in their favor through November."Paxton has a litany of ethical lapses for Democrats to exploit — from allegations of bribery and misuse of his office to marital infidelity, which led his wife to divorce him on ‘biblical grounds,’” Jessica Taylor, Senate and governors editor for the Cook Political Report, explained. “Given the national environment, this is a race that certainly may have become competitive even if Cornyn had won, but Paxton’s flaws warrant an immediate move to the Lean column."
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Trump's scorched-earth MAGA takedown jolts Republicans who fear November bloodbath: 'Rome is burning'
President Donald Trump has officially sunk 'disloyal' Texas Senator John Cornyn, but this gambit to oust a the stalwart may cost Republicans down the line.
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Trump says he’ll miss Al Green’s State of the Union antics after primary loss
President Donald Trump claimed in a new social media post that he will miss Rep. Al Green’s (D-TX) flair for dramatic protests at the State of the Union, less than one day after the Texas Democrat lost a primary runoff election. “Al Green, one of the most mentally deficient Congressmen in the history of our […]
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Trump Begins Cabinet Meeting with Victory Lap on His Perfect 118 for 118 Endorsement Record After More Primary Wins (VIDEO)
President Trump opened his administration's twelfth cabinet meeting on Wednesday by taking a victory lap in celebration of notching four more primary election wins last night in Texas. The post Trump Begins Cabinet Meeting with Victory Lap on His Perfect 118 for 118 Endorsement Record After More Primary Wins (VIDEO) appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.
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