Democrat congressional candidate Aftab Pureval was fundraising Wednesday night in Ohio with comedian David Letterman, according to a tweet by WVXU political reporter Howard Wilkinson. David Letterman is the headline attraction Wednesday at a fundraising event for Democratic congressional candidate Aftab Pureval at a private home in Clifton. Price of admission ranges from…
Read MoreDay: September 27, 2018
Commentary: The Trump Doctrine
by George Rasley While the establishment media and self-appointed pundits focused on the U.N. audience reaction to President Trump’s truthful boast that “In less than two years, my administration has accomplished more than almost any administration in the history of our country…” they missed the most important part of…
Read MoreOpening Statements by Judge Brett Kavanaugh and Accuser Christine Blasey Ford Before The Senate Judiciary Committee Today
Judge Brett Kavanaugh and accuser Christine Blasey Ford will present two different versions of the truth regarding Ford’s uncorroborated allegations Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her in 1982 before the Senate Judiciary Committee today. President Trump nominated Judge Kavanaugh to serve on the Supreme Court in July, and the Senate Judiciary Committee…
Read MoreEXCLUSIVE: Female High School Friend of Kavanaugh Says Latest Allegation ‘False,’ ‘Absurd’
by Rachel del Guidice A woman and friend who knew Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh as a high school student says allegations of sexual misconduct from a third accuser are “false.” “This claim is absolutely false and absurd,” Meghan McCaleb, a friend of Kavanaugh’s since high school, told The…
Read MoreThe Fed Lifts Rates for Third Time in 2018 and One More Raise Is Expected
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised a key interest rate for the third time this year in response to a strong U.S. economy and signaled that it expected to maintain a pace of gradual rate hikes. The Fed lifted its short-term rate — a benchmark for many consumer and business…
Read MoreOhio Diocese To Publicly Name Up To 20 Reported Predatory Priests
by Joshua Gill The bishop of the Steubenville diocese declared that his diocese will release a list of predatory priests, becoming the second Ohio diocese to do so. Dino Orsatti, spokesman for the diocese, made the announcement Tuesday that Bishop Jeffrey Monforton called for the list of alleged sexually predatory…
Read MoreKent State ‘Gun Girl’ Moving Forward with Open-Carry Walk Through Campus on Saturday
Her name is Kaitlin Bennett, otherwise known as the “Kent State gun girl.” You might also think of her as the anti-David Hogg. She supports the Second Amendment and is holding an Open Carry Walk through the Kent State campus on Saturday, Sept. 29. The event was initially planned…
Read MorePublic Sector Unions Make Up Half of All Union Memberships
by Richard McCarty Public sector unions have long exploited taxpayers by pushing for higher taxes, higher spending, and generous benefits and extravagant pensions for government workers while opposing measures to hold bureaucrats accountable. Fortunately, the U.S. Supreme Court’s Janus decision, which gave government workers a choice of whether to belong…
Read MoreUS Proposes Selling Taiwan Arms – This Time without Angering China
Washington’s notification of a second weapons sale to Taiwan in as many years is helping arm the client without, so far, enraging its military rival, China, or exacerbating already strained Sino-U.S. ties. The Pentagon notified Congress Monday of a $330 million arms package, including parts for American-made aircraft such as…
Read MoreNew Evidence Emerges Indicating Aftab Pureval Used Money from Local Campaign to Pay for Congressional Bid
Aftab Pureval’s secret poll is secret no more. The Cincinnati Enquirer has obtained a copy of the poll, and it proves exactly what the candidate for Ohio’s district-1 congressional seat has been denying since the controversy about his campaign spending first came up — that it was conducted for his congressional campaign,…
Read More