I & I Editorial BoardNews, issues and events that caught our eye.
Trump Reorganizes Gov’t, But (Much) More Is Left To Do
Trump readying an executive order for ‘a disciplined reorganization’ of the State Department . . . — New York Times, via Yahoo
. . . And Here It Is: State Department to close 132 offices in sweeping Trump-era reorganization — MxM News
NIH director calls Trump’s anti-DEI orders ‘misunderstood,’ downplays reorganization plans — Stat
Can Trump fire Powell? Congress may be powerless to stop him — Morningstar
America’s Judiciary Needs A Better Compass Than Anti-Trumpism
60 Judicial Vacancies and No Nominees — The New Reform Club, via Instapundit
Republicans In Congress Look To Stop ‘Judicial Coup D’Etat’ — The Federalist
Post-election lawfare; legislating from the bench — American Thinker
Judicial Fight To Re-Open U.S. Borders Is On
No judge can force the Executive branch to admit foreign “refugees”: It’s the law — Mirthful Moments, X
Supreme Court Becoming Increasingly Frustrated With ‘Half-Baked’ Cases Challenging Trump Deportations, Turley Says — Daily Caller
Americans voted for mass deportation — Republicans can’t back down now — Human Events
Alito Issues Scathing Rebuke Of Supreme Court’s ‘Middle Of The Night’ Deportation Interference — The Federalist
The Left’s Sudden Crusade For ‘Due Process’ Is A Political Smokescreen To Defend Mass Migration — The Federalist
Van Hollen’s El Salvador Trip Reveals the Darkness of the Anti-Borders Left — Breitbart
The Annual ‘Earth Day’ Joke
Save the Earthlings From Earth Day — Real Clear Energy
It’s Earth Day. Again. Contain Your Excitement — Instapundit (roundup)
How the IPCC Buried the Medieval Warm Period — Irrational Fear, Substack
ICYMI: No Due Process For Illegal Regulations — Issues & Insights
Someone Forgot to Lock the Gates of Vienna Behind Them — Hot Air
Environment improves as more nations prosper — the greatest polluter is poverty — Bjorn Lomborg, New York Post
Energy Dominance: Chevron Begins Key Oil Project in Gulf of America — Breitbart
Pete Hegseth: The Man The Left Loves To Hate
Real Military Reform Begins — American Spectator
Is a Coup Against Pete Hegseth Brewing at the Pentagon? — PJ Media
Trump on Hegseth Firing: ‘Fake News’ From ‘Disgruntled’ Pentagon Employees — Ed Morrissey, Hot Air
Hegseth Blames ‘Disgruntled Former Employees’ for New Signal Chat Controversy — National Review
When They Come After Pete Hegseth, Just Remember . . . — Charlie Kirk, X
Dems Keep Showing Love To Deportees
4 Democratic Congress members visit El Salvador to demand Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s release — Spectrum Local News
Taxpayers Fund Trip To El Salvador? No Thanks, Says House Committee On Oversight Chairman — Chris Plante Show, X
Stacey Abrams: A Case Study In Democrat Corruption?
EPA Mega-Grant Has Stacey Abrams’ Fingerprints All Over It — Paul Sperry, Real Clear Investigations
Bonus: The Remarkable Rags-to-Riches Story of Stacey Abrams — Paul Sperry, Real Clear Investigations
Five Years After COVID, Where Are The Apologies?
Fauci’s First Year Of ‘Retirement’ Was A Money Making Bonanza, Docs Show — Daily Caller
I Love the Smell of a COVID Reckoning in the Morning — Kevin Downey, Jr., PJ Media
Blue-State Idiocy, One In A Series
L.A. Raises Sales Tax to 11% Over Stolen ‘Homeless’ Billions — Front Page Magazine
Hollywood in Danger of Becoming “The Next Detroit Auto Industry” as Film Productions Flee the State — Ace Of Spades HQ (news roundup)
Colorado regulators raise emissions fees significantly, create new reporting requirements — The Sum & Substance
Progressive Minnesota Prosecutor Lets State Employee Off with No Charges for Alleged Tesla Vandalism — National Review
An Illinois Homeschool Law That Could Criminalize Parents and Threaten Jail Time — Front Page Magazine
Farewell To A Pope: RIP, Pope Francis
Trump, World Leaders Respond To Death Of Pope Francis — The Daily Wire
Funeral For Pope Francis Will Deviate From Tradition — The Daily Wire
The Legacy Of Pope Francis Is Chaos, Confusion, And Division In The Catholic Church — The Federalist
A New Pope With Courage — American Thinker
15 potential successors to Pope Francis — AFP, via Yahoo
Moving Forward On Russia-Ukraine War?
Putin says he’s open to direct talks with Ukraine as US pressure builds — CNN, via Yahoo
‘Make Peace, You Fools! What Else Can You Do?’ — American Thinker
Bye-Bye Google?
Google Faces Historic Breakup — The American Prospect
Chrome on the chopping block as Google’s search antitrust trial moves forward — Ars Technica
Miscellaneous, But Important, Stuff . . .
Trump vs Powell. It’s On! — Racket News
US Birthrate Falls Through the Floor — Hot Air
Education Department to resume collecting student loans in default — CNN
Why US Men Think College Isn’t Worth It Anymore — Bloomberg, via Archive.today
Fight with Soldiers, Not Lawyers — Michael Walsh
The Shot Heard ‘Round the World at 250: How British Gun Control Ignited the American Revolution — MRC TV
Hakeem Jeffries Pushes Back On David Hogg’s Plans To Primary Incumbent House Dems — Daily Caller
Al Gore compares Trump Administration to Nazi Germany at climate change event — MxM News
