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February 26, 2020

Omar Announces Release of New Book Called ‘This Is What America Looks Like’

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN-05) announced Tuesday that her memoir, “This Is What America Looks Like,” goes on sale this week.

February 26, 2020

Commentary: The Left Dumps NeverTrump

The love affair between the Left and NeverTrump Right appears to be over. For real, this time.

February 26, 2020

Republican Senators Murkowski and Collins Join Democrats to Defeat the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act

Republican Sens. Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska voted with Democrats Tuesday against protecting unborn babies after 20 weeks.

February 26, 2020

Illegal Alien Arrested in Montgomery County for Allegedly Raping 11-Year-Old Girl

Immigration and Customs Enforcement has confirmed that one of the men arrested in Montgomery County, Maryland, for allegedly raping an 11-year-old girl is an illegal alien.

February 26, 2020

Trump Calls on Two Supreme Court Justices to Recuse Themselves from Cases Involving Him

U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday Supreme Court Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg should remove themselves from cases involving him or his administration.

February 26, 2020

Commentary: The Democrats Invented Bernie Sanders by Toying With Socialism for a Generation

After another big win, this time in Nevada with 46 percent of the vote, Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, a self-described democratic socialist, is the frontrunner for the Democratic nomination for president in 2020 — and the Democratic establishment has...

February 26, 2020

Over 3,600 Law Enforcement Agencies Across the US Were Given ICE Detainers

More than 3,600 law enforcement agencies across the U.S. were handed detainers from Immigration and Customs Enforcement in the last fiscal year, indicating how necessary local and state cooperation is for federal immigration authorities.

February 26, 2020

DHS Deputy Chief Won’t Rule Out Theory That Coronavirus Was Created in a Chinese Lab

Ken Cuccinelli, the acting deputy secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), could not definitively rule out the theory that the coronavirus was created in a laboratory.

February 26, 2020

Ohio Bill Proposal Would Prevent Biological Men From Competing in Women’s Sports

Two Ohio state representatives are set to introduce a bill this week that would prevent biological men from competing in women’s sports. The Save Women’s Sports Act (SWSA), co-sponsored by Jena Powell (R-Arcanum) and Reggie Stoltzfus (R-Paris Twp.), will designate...

February 25, 2020

Recreational Marijuana Could Be on Ohio Ballot in 2020

Ohioans might get another opportunity to vote on legalizing recreational marijuana this year.

February 25, 2020

Commentary: The Counter-Coup Has Begun

I remember as if it were yesterday, telling President Trump’s National Security Adviser, retired three-star General Mike Flynn: “Get 20 DoJ polygraphers here now and have them do single-scope interviews through the whole bloody building!”

February 25, 2020

Details Obtained in Roger Stone Juror Tomeka Hart’s Jury Questionnaire Appear to Contradict Public Statements She Made on Twitter

The lead juror at Roger Stone’s trial said in a written questionnaire for prospective jurors that she was “not sure” whether she posted online about the Russia investigation or Stone, and that she “may have shared an article” on social...

February 25, 2020

Identified: The FBI Agent Faulted in FISA Report for ‘Significant’ Errors

An FBI agent faulted for some of the most significant problems laid out in the Justice Department’s inspector general report on FISA abuse against a Trump campaign associate has been identified. The New York Times, citing people familiar with the...

February 25, 2020

Commentary: #VoteBlueNoMatterWho Is No Match for #NeverSanders

Almost everything the Democratic Left said about Donald Trump causing a Republican Party implosion proved untrue - and yet is proving true this year of the Democrats. Trump’s agenda, for the most part, was Reaganesque, with a few important exceptions...

February 25, 2020

The Trump Administration’s Public Charge Rule for Immigrants Officially Goes Into Effect Following Supreme Court Victories

The Trump administration officially implemented its public charge rule for foreign nationals seeking permanent status, following two key victories in the nation’s highest court. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Monday put into effect the administration’s new public charge...

February 25, 2020

The ‘New’ Ninth Circuit Court Rules Trump Admin Stripping Funding From Abortion Clinics Is Constitutional

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Monday that the Trump administration can continue stripping federal funding from clinics that offer abortions. The court upheld the Trump administration’s June 2019 declaration that taxpayer-funded clinics must stop referring women for abortions or be stripped of...

February 25, 2020

Commentary: ‘Sex Change’ Isn’t Surgically or Pharmacologically Possible, My Surgeon Testified in Court

Many people wonder why I’m so outspoken about the madness of prescribing cross-sex hormones and genital mutilation surgery for patients who suffer from the desire to be the opposite sex, known clinically as gender dysphoria. I speak out because I...

February 25, 2020

At Least Seven Bloomberg Offices Have Been Vandalized

At least seven Michael Bloomberg campaign offices have been vandalized in February with messages the campaign says mirror the rhetoric of Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders. Campaign offices in Chicago, Ohio and Michigan have been spray-painted with messages such as “racist...

February 25, 2020

Ohio Department of Education Lowers the Bar for High School Graduation Requirements

Despite having a budget of more than $11 million for the Department of Education, Ohio Superintendent Paolo DeMaria decided high school graduates only need to know barely more than the basics in order to graduate.

February 24, 2020

Ohio State Lawmakers Looking to Revamp Cosmetology Licensing Law

State lawmakers are considering changes to cosmetology and barber licensing laws, a move that is pitting business groups in favor of deregulation against industry groups who argue current laws protect the public.

February 24, 2020

Commentary: President Trump’s ‘Historically’ Unpopular Numbers Don’t Add Up

by George S. Bardmesser It’s been nearly a month since I wrote about the media-fabricated mirage of Trump’s alleged unpopularity. Yet Fox News, apparently, still hasn’t received the memo. My conclusion, after looking at a set of polls administered between September...

February 24, 2020

Roger Stone Files Motion To Disqualify Judge Amy Berman Jackson Handling His Case

Roger Stone’s attorneys filed a motion Friday to disqualify Judge Amy Berman Jackson from future proceedings in his case because she said during his sentencing hearing Thursday that the Trump confidante’s jury served with “integrity.” Jackson, who sentenced Stone to...

February 24, 2020

Obama-Era DHS Whistleblower Philip Haney Found Dead with Gunshot Wound to Chest

An Obama-era whistleblower was found dead Friday morning in a remote area roughly an hour outside of Sacramento, California with a gunshot wound to his chest. Philip Haney, one of the founding members of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), exposed...

February 24, 2020

California Sues Trump Administration Over ‘Failure to Protect Species’

California is suing the Trump administration for the administration’s failure to protect endangered species in the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers, Reuters reports. The lawsuit by the state Attorney General Xavier Becerra, the California Natural Resources Agency and the California Environmental...

February 24, 2020

Second Wave of Middle Class Tax Cuts Slated for September

Keeping with his promise in 2018 that he would be issuing a second round of tax cuts, President Donald Trump’s administration signaled that details of the new cuts would be announced in September.

February 24, 2020

Review of School-Based Sex Ed Finds Increases in Sexual Activity

A global research review of school-based comprehensive sex education programs found very little effectiveness from these programs and instead found increased sexual activity.

February 24, 2020

Commentary: The Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921 Was a Mindless Rage of Collectivist Groupthink

On June 1 of next year, the city of Tulsa, Oklahoma, will mark the centennial of a catastrophe—an entirely man-made one. More specifically, an entirely thought-made one. It will be very painful to acknowledge. In its immediate aftermath, in fact,...

February 24, 2020

Pompeo Meets With New Oman Leader

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in Oman Friday for a meeting with the country’s new ruler, Sultan Haitham bin Tariq Al Said.

February 24, 2020

John Kasich Joining John Kerry for ‘World War Zero’ Climate Town Halls

Former Ohio Gov. John Kasich is partnering with former Secretary of State John Kerry for “World War Zero” climate conversations.

February 23, 2020

Biden Pledges Moratorium on All Deportations During His First 100 Days in Office

In a clear shift to the left, former Vice President Joe Biden pledged to put a hold on all deportations during his first 100 days in office and to then only remove illegal aliens who have committed a felony.

February 23, 2020

Commentary: The Truth About ‘Socialism’ as Told by Scandinavian Leaders

It says a lot about the 2020 Democratic field when Michael Bloomberg’ defense of capitalism became a point of offense during his first presidential debate.

February 23, 2020

Commentary: The Best Is Yet to Come

In 1969 Frank Sinatra recorded a song that became an instant classic. The title was, “The Best Is Yet to Come.” The lyrics, originally written by Carol Leigh and composed by Cy Coleman in 1959, went like this:

February 23, 2020

San Francisco Sheriff Says His Department Won’t Cooperate With ICE

Law enforcement in San Francisco will no longer be cooperating with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, per a directive by San Francisco’s newly elected sheriff.

February 23, 2020

Analysis: Twelve Times Gun Owners Defended Themselves and Others in January

Many lawmakers around the country welcomed in the new year by pursuing legislation that would severely curtail the right of law-abiding citizens to keep and bear arms.

February 23, 2020

Florida Governor Expected to Sign Bill Requiring Parental Consent for Minors to Get Abortions

The governor of Florida is expected to sign a bill requiring parental consent for minors to get abortions.

February 23, 2020

‘Stonewall, Deflect and Deny’: Sen Hawley Says Google Is Resorting to Old Tricks As Attorneys General Turn Up the Heat

Sen. Josh Hawley lambasted Google on Friday for reportedly stonewalling state attorneys general as they attempt to investigate the company for supposedly engaging in anticompetitive practices.

February 23, 2020

Devin Nunes Suing Washington Post Over ‘Garbage’ Report

Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) announced Friday night that he is suing the Washington Post, accusing the paper of publishing “demonstrably false” “garbage” about him.

February 23, 2020

Ohio House Passes Bill Aimed at Helping the State’s Truck Driving Shortage

The Ohio House of Representatives passed a bill this week that aims to increase training opportunities for truck drivers as the state’s demand for them grows.

February 22, 2020

Minneapolis Source Says Ilhan Omar Told Her Friends That Her Second Husband Was Her Brother

A source in Minneapolis’ Somali community said this week that Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN-05) told her friends years ago that her second husband was in fact her brother.

February 22, 2020

Commentary: Trump Will Be Judged by the Present State of the Economy in 2020

“Eleven years ago today, near the bottom of the worst recession in generations, I signed the Recovery Act, paving the way for more than a decade of economic growth and the longest streak of job creation in American history.”

February 22, 2020

Keith Ellison Asks for Examples of Bernie Bros ‘Being Bad,’ Steve Scalise Responds

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, a supporter of Sen. Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign, said on Twitter this week that he has “never seen” a supporter of the Vermont socialist “being unusually mean or rude.”

February 22, 2020

Commentary: Rescuing the GOP’s Climate Policy From Absurdity

For the fanatics on the far Left, and perhaps even for those deranged millions in the middle of the Democratic pack, there is nothing a Republican can say about “climate” that would impress them. As far as they’re concerned, Republicans...

February 22, 2020

Parents Ask Court to Stop Schools From Helping Children Make Gender Transitions

A group of Wisconsin parents is asking a state court to halt a public school district’s policy that they say instructs teachers to assist and encourage children in adopting transgender identities without notifying—and possibly while deceiving—parents.

February 22, 2020

President Trump, RNC Announce $10 Million Initiative to Fight Democrat Voter Fraud

A joint effort between President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign and the Republican National Committee has been announced, with the two groups vowing to spend at least $10 million in various lawsuits against Democratic efforts to commit voter fraud in key...

February 22, 2020

ICE Arrests Illegal Aliens in California Courthouse, Flouting New State Law

US immigration agents arrested two illegal aliens at a Northern California courthouse this week, ignoring a new state law requiring a judicial warrant to make immigration arrests inside courthouses.

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