The Supreme Court of the United States will consider whether or not to take up two open primary cases in Montana and Hawaii at its May 11 conference. The cases were brought by the majority party in both states in an effort to get rid of the open primary process.

Lower federal courts in both cases ruled that neither the Democratic Party of Hawaii nor the Republican Party of Montana were able to produce sufficient evidence that the open partisan primary process burdened their constitutional rights of association -- the main complaint from both parties.

Several of Trump’s executive orders have now been blocked by federal district court judges.

First the travel ban, then on Tuesday President Trump’s sanctuary city executive order was blocked by U.S. District Judge William Orrick. The judge issued a temporary ruling in a lawsuit against the executive order targeting so-called sanctuary cities.

When French voters went to the polls Sunday to choose among 11 presidential candidates, they knew one thing for certain: The ultimate winner would have majority support. That’s because France elects its leader with a general election followed by a run-off between the top-two finishers.

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Last week, MSNBC's Morning Joe criticized the Democratic leadership for not being accepting of candidates that do not toe an ideological line. Some rising candidates in the South are having trouble getting support from their own party.

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This week host T.J. O’Hara is joined by Scott Rasmussen.

T.J. discusses Scott’s February article, "Do We Have a Legitimate Government?" and what that could mean. They delve into the regulatory state, how culture leads and politics follows, and the decentralization of American society. Scott’s new book, Politics Has Failed, America Will Not, explores these ideas and more.

San Diego, CALIF.— According to multiple reports, the USS Vinson strike carrier group out of San Diego has almost reached the Korean Peninsula.

Two Japanese destroyers will join the group as well as several South Korean ships. Over the next few days, the U.S. Air Force will also be conducting exercises in the region.

It is certainly a big week in the land of hypocrisy.

Tax reform, Obamacare, the border wall, and a possible government shutdown are all on the table as Congress wrestles with progress and its 17% approval rating.

Political experts note that if President Trump is able to get through the next two weeks with any semblance of achievement on those three crucial points, defeating him in 2020 will be incredibly difficult.

And, with much at stake, get ready for an overdose of alternative facts.

Get ready for Washington hypocrisy and talk of gridlock.

The class action lawsuit Wilding, et. al. v. DNC Services, d/b/a Democratic National Committee and Deborah "Debbie" Wasserman Schultz will be heard Tuesday in the U.S. District Court in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The lawsuit was originally filed on June 28, 2016.

The Florida Constitution Revision Commission convenes every 20 years. It consists of 36 appointees plus the state attorney general. The governor appoints 15, the Florida Senate president appoints nine, the speaker of the Florida House of Representatives appoints nine, and the chief justice of the Florida Supreme Court appoints three.

Update: In France's presidential election, Marine Le Pen advances to runoff with Emmanuel Macron. Election to be held on May 7.

Female leaders are taking Europe by storm. As never seen before, the "western" powers -- Germany, the United Kingdom, and France -- could all be under female leadership.

The French presidential election's first round will take place Sunday, April 23, which includes Marine Le Pen, the president of France's nationalist movement, the National Front.