Obama-Appointed Judge Overturns Trump’s $100K H-1B Proclamation 10973

Obama-Appointed Judge Overturns Trump’s 0K H-1B Proclamation 10973

Judge Leo Sorokin, an Obama appointee, sided with a coalition of 20 Democratic-led states that challenged the Trump Administration’s $100,000 H-1B visa fee and struck it down. Presidential Proclamation 10973, was signed by President Donald J. Trump on September 19, 2025, titled Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers, introduced a $100,000 fee, along with […]

Petro Tweets “Heil Hitler” as Colombia Turns to El Tigre for Law and Order

Petro Tweets “Heil Hitler” as Colombia Turns to El Tigre for Law and Order

Colombian President Gustavo Petro, the country’s first left-wing president elected in 2022 on a campaign promising “Total Peace” that treated armed groups as legitimate political actors, has once again ignited major international controversy.  On June 7, 2026, Petro tweeted the Nazi slogan “Heil Hitler” in direct response to an opinion column published in the respected newspaper El Espectador.  […]

Southern Poverty Law Center CEO is Grilled in Congress

Southern Poverty Law Center CEO is Grilled in Congress

The Southern Poverty Law Center is under fire on Capitol Hill after its interim CEO, Bryan Fair, refused to back down from the group’s decision to label Turning Point USA a hate group. During a House Judiciary Committee hearing, Republican Congressman Darrell Issa pressed Fair directly, asking whether the SPLC would recant its attacks on […]

Federal Judge Blocks Trump H-1B Visa Plan

Federal Judge Blocks Trump H-1B Visa Plan

Another liberal activist federal judge has stepped in to block President Trump’s immigration agenda, this time striking down his $100,000 fee on H-1B visa petitions — a policy designed to protect American workers and stop corporations from using foreign labor as a cheaper substitute. U.S. District Judge Leo Sorokin ruled on June 8 that the […]

Trump finishes what Arlen Specter started

Trump finishes what Arlen Specter started

The late senator would surely applaud the ‘mens rea’ executive order Sen. Arlen Specter was no conservative, but he was a good friend who cared about the criminal justice system. In 2005, shortly after the Pennsylvania Republican rose to the chairmanship of the Senate Judiciary Committee, I suggested he meet with conservative criminal justice reform […]

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