Judge Cannon Puts Jack Smith on Trial
Julie Kelly, Substack
Prosecutors will be forced to publicly counter defense motions that accuse the DOJ of selective and vindictive prosecution; insist the appointment of Smith is illegal; and claim that several parties, including Joe Biden’s White House, colluded behind the scenes as early as May 2021 to concoct the unprecedented case. Her hearing schedule represents a broader spilling of bad blood between Cannon and the DOJ, when Cannon took the courageous step of appointing a special master, or third party, to vet the all of the evidence seized.

Should Trump Follow the WSJ’s Vice-Presidential Advice?
Scott McKay, The American Spectator
Trump is the face of that movement, but it’s what he represents, which is more important. Americans want the Swamp drained. We want our sovereignty back from a federal government and a globalist/socialist elite that actively despises us. We want an end to DEI and ESG madness. We want something done about widespread corruption in the administrative state and judicial system. We want a market economy back, rather than the corporate oligopoly we’re given. And we want escape valves from woke hegemony in education and culture.

Here’s Fresh Evidence Biden’s Using Your Tax Dollars To Turn Out Democrat Votes In 2024
Ben Weingarten, The Federalist
Executive Order 14019 mandates that every single federal agency register and mobilize voters with the express intent of increasing election participation among minority groups that tend to vote disproportionately Democrat. In pursuit of its aims, the order calls on agencies to “solicit[] and facilitat[e] approved, nonpartisan third-party organizations … to provide voter registration services on agency premises.”  Conservatives suspect the leftist groups could coordinate with agencies to increase registration only of Democrat voters.

Over Half of Illegal Aliens in U.S. Are Unemployed: Report
Eric Lendrum, American Greatness
The report from the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS) revealed that only 46% of illegals who came to the U.S. “in 2022 or later” were employed at the start of 2024. The numbers appear to debunk one of the most common arguments used by advocates of mass migration and open borders, who claim that illegals must be brought into the country to fill jobs American citizens will not do. Furthermore, CIS reported that the population of illegals in the U.S. has risen by at least 6.6 million since Joe Biden first took power.

Conservative Group Aims to Shrink Cash Gap in Senate Races With $88 Million Campaign
Austin Alonzo, The Epoch Times
A conservative group linked to the Senate Leadership Fund said it will spend $88 million across six states to boost Republican candidates. On May 13, One Nation, a 501(c)(4) non-profit based in Haymarket, Virginia, announced its “stop the insanity” advertising campaign. The drive will boost Republican campaigns in Michigan, Montana, Nevada, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. In a press release, Steven Law, the president and CEO of One Nation, said the campaign will focus on immigration and inflation.

CNN Data Guru: Sun Belt Polling Is ‘Absolute Disaster’ for Joe Biden
Star News Staff (Jason Cohen), The Star News Network
CNN senior data reporter Harry Enten said former President Donald Trump’s lead in sun belt states is disastrous for President Joe Biden’s reelection chances. Trump is leading Biden by 13 percent among likely voters in Nevada, 9 percent in Georgia and 6 percent in Arizona, according to the latest New York Times/Siena College survey. Enten on “CNN News Central” said Trump winning all these sun belt states would be rare for a Republican and asserted the former president’s lead is due to his coalition changing to consist of more nonwhite voters.

The Fall of the House of Presidential Persecutions
Victor Davis Hanson, American Greatness
Latin-American, African, and Asian dictators are delighted that the U.S. has lost the moral authority to lecture them on the need for a disinterested and independent judiciary. Our democratic allies in Europe and Asia are increasingly disturbed that the instability and unlawfulness apparent in the current lawfare put into question the reliability of the U.S. and its adherence to a rules-based order—whether at home or aboard. Any president who would sic the justice system on his opponent might be equally vindictive and lawless to his allies.