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February 28, 2021

Ohio Sen. Portman Offers Minimum Wage Increase, Legal Worker Verification Plan in U.S. Senate

With plans to include a $15 minimum wage in President Joe Biden administration’s COVID-19 recovery proposal quashed by rules procedures, U.S. Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, has introduced his own wage hike. Portman’s legislation calls for a more modest minimum wage increase to $10 an hour over the next four years...
February 28, 2021

Commentary: The U.S. Post-Trump Era

February 28, 2021

More Than 700 Kids Currently Detained in Border Patrol Custody, Report Shows

February 28, 2021

Commentary: Democrats Declare War on Conservative Media

February 28, 2021

Citing Wikipedia’s Capture by the Left, Site’s Co-Founder Launching Free-Speech-Friendly Competitor

February 28, 2021

Analysis: Nine Things You Should Know About Ranked-Choice Voting

February 28, 2021

FDA Panel Votes to Recommend Johnson & Johnson’s Coronavirus Vaccine for Emergency Authorization

February 28, 2021

President Trump Planning to Launch a New Super PAC

February 28, 2021

‘We Never Agreed to This’: State Dept. Objects After Diplomats Given Anal Swab Covid Tests in China

February 28, 2021

Ohio Leader of Black Militia Arrested of Federal Gun Charges

February 27, 2021

Sporting, Entertainment Venues to Reopen in Ohio with Limited Capacity

February 27, 2021

Commentary: Ten Crazy Examples of Unrelated Waste and Partisan Kick-Backs in New ‘COVID’ Bill

Bill Kristol, #NeverTrump
February 27, 2021

Commentary: #NeverTrump’s Kristol Begs Former GOPers to Join with Grampa Joe Biden

February 27, 2021

Steve Bannon Presents ‘War Room: Pandemic’

February 27, 2021

ABC, CBS, NBC, MSNBC, and CNN Ignore Former Cuomo’s Aide’s Explosive Sexual Harassment Allegations

February 27, 2021

‘My Income Has Dropped to Zero’: About 45 Percent of Small Businesses Risk Closure Within Months

February 27, 2021

John Durham Resigns from U.S. Attorney’s Office; Is Expected to Continue Investigation into the FBI’s Russia Probe


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February 28, 2021

Commentary: The U.S. Post-Trump Era

These are only the opening days of what is supposedly the post-Trump era, and whether the country has really seen the last politically of Donald Trump is a matter that depends upon Donald Trump. The principal Trump-hate outlets are still pleased to refer to him as “the disgraced former president”...
February 28, 2021

Commentary: Democrats Declare War on Conservative Media

February 27, 2021

Commentary: Ten Crazy Examples of Unrelated Waste and Partisan Kick-Backs in New ‘COVID’ Bill

Bill Kristol, #NeverTrump
February 27, 2021

Commentary: #NeverTrump’s Kristol Begs Former GOPers to Join with Grampa Joe Biden

February 26, 2021

Commentary: The Pennsylvania Case Is Not Only About Trump

February 26, 2021

Commentary: Unions Fight Return to Schooling

February 25, 2021

Commentary: My Company Won’t Cancel You, but Big Tech CRM Bully Salesforce Might


Sports & Lifestyle

February 19, 2021

Music Spotlight: Chris Pierce

Chris Pierce is one of the most accomplished artists I have interviewed. He has opened for legends, like BB King, Al Green, Seal, Aaron Neville, and Colbie Callait. He has a big imprint in the sync world with his music being featured on shows like Brothers and Sisters, In Plain...
February 14, 2021

Music Spotlight: Taylor Hughes

February 11, 2021

Music Spotlight: Andrew Beam

February 7, 2021

Music Spotlight: Becca Bowen

January 29, 2021

Tiffany Ashton Releases New Music

January 24, 2021

Music Spotlight: Daniel Borge

January 21, 2021

Lucas Hoge Releases Sunday Sessions on Friday


Latest News

February 28, 2021

Ohio Sen. Portman Offers Minimum Wage Increase, Legal Worker Verification Plan in U.S. Senate

With plans to include a $15 minimum wage in President Joe Biden administration’s COVID-19 recovery proposal quashed by rules procedures, U.S. Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, has introduced his own wage hike. Portman’s legislation calls for a more modest minimum wage...
February 28, 2021

Commentary: The U.S. Post-Trump Era

These are only the opening days of what is supposedly the post-Trump era, and whether the country has really seen the last politically of Donald Trump is a matter that depends upon Donald Trump. The principal Trump-hate outlets are still...
February 28, 2021

More Than 700 Kids Currently Detained in Border Patrol Custody, Report Shows

More than 700 migrant children are currently detained in Customs and Border Patrol facilities, according to an internal government report. At least 200 children had been held in the facilities for over 48 hours and nine had been held more...
February 28, 2021

Commentary: Democrats Declare War on Conservative Media

Henry Ford famously quipped, “Any customer can have a car painted any color that he wants so long as it is black.” The Democrats take a similar view about what the public should be permitted to see on broadcast and...
February 28, 2021

Citing Wikipedia’s Capture by the Left, Site’s Co-Founder Launching Free-Speech-Friendly Competitor

A co-founder of Wikipedia is launching a competing website as a free-speech-friendly alternative to what he views as the increasingly monolithic left-wing bias of his former organization. Last May, Wikipedia co-founder Larry Sanger wrote an op-ed on his personal website...
February 28, 2021

Analysis: Nine Things You Should Know About Ranked-Choice Voting

Proponents of overhauling elections to allow voters to have a backup plan if their candidate doesn’t win went 1-1 at the state level in the 2020 election, but are looking to change how elections work in other states.  More than 30...
February 28, 2021

FDA Panel Votes to Recommend Johnson & Johnson’s Coronavirus Vaccine for Emergency Authorization

The Food and Drug Administration’s vaccine advisory panel voted Friday evening to recommend Johnson & Johnson’s coronavirus vaccine for emergency approval, clearing the way for its authorization, distribution and administration nationwide. The vote followed hours of the panel live-streaming its process of...
February 28, 2021

President Trump Planning to Launch a New Super PAC

President Donald Trump, at a meeting with senior political advisers in Mar-a-Lago on Thursday, announced some of the details of his plans for a new super PAC going forward, as reported by Politico. The 45th president revealed that he plans for...
February 28, 2021

‘We Never Agreed to This’: State Dept. Objects After Diplomats Given Anal Swab Covid Tests in China

The Biden State Department is crying foul after an unknown number of American diplomats were reportedly subjected to anal swab Covid tests in China. “The State Department never agreed to this kind of testing and protested directly to the Ministry...
February 28, 2021

Ohio Leader of Black Militia Arrested of Federal Gun Charges

The Ohio-based leader of a black separatist militia has been charged with several federal gun crimes in relation to his attendance of the Breonna Taylor riots in Louisville, Kentucky last summer.  A grand jury indicted John "Grandmaster Jay" Johnson, the...
February 27, 2021

Sporting, Entertainment Venues to Reopen in Ohio with Limited Capacity

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine said on Thursday that sporting and entertainment venues will be allowed to reopen with limited capacity. 
February 27, 2021

Commentary: Ten Crazy Examples of Unrelated Waste and Partisan Kick-Backs in New ‘COVID’ Bill

President Biden has proposed $1.9 trillion in additional COVID-19 spending. He's asking Congress to authorize another round of checks, more expanded unemployment benefits, a $15 minimum wage, and much, much more. Over the weekend, House Democrats finally released the text of the 600-page bill meant...
Bill Kristol, #NeverTrump
February 27, 2021

Commentary: #NeverTrump’s Kristol Begs Former GOPers to Join with Grampa Joe Biden

Ever since Ronald Reagan’s 70’s and 80’s campaigns we’ve heard a lot about “Reagan Democrats”. More recently, with the rapid rise of the inimitable Donald J. Trump, the term“Trump Democrats” has also been a common refrain, even among charter members...
February 27, 2021

Steve Bannon Presents ‘War Room: Pandemic’

An all new LIVE STREAM of War Room: Pandemic starts at 9 a.m. Central Time on Saturday. Former White House Chief Strategist Stephen K. Bannon began the daily War Room: Pandemic radio show and podcast on January 25, when news...
February 27, 2021

ABC, CBS, NBC, MSNBC, and CNN Ignore Former Cuomo’s Aide’s Explosive Sexual Harassment Allegations

In their prime time news broadcasts last night, five major broadcast networks reportedly neglected to cover the explosive sexual harassment allegations made by a former aide to New York Governor Andrew Cuomo (D). ABC, CBS, and NBC, MSNBC, and CNN all ignored...
February 27, 2021

‘My Income Has Dropped to Zero’: About 45 Percent of Small Businesses Risk Closure Within Months

At least 13.9 million of the nation’s small businesses are at serious risk of shuttering their doors by April 1, a recent industry report found. Forty-four percent of the country’s 31.7 million small businesses are at risk of closing by...
February 27, 2021

John Durham Resigns from U.S. Attorney’s Office; Is Expected to Continue Investigation into the FBI’s Russia Probe

U.S. Attorney John Durham on Friday announced his resignation from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, but he will reportedly be staying on as special counsel in the investigation into the origins of the Trump-Russia investigation.
February 27, 2021

Founder of Chinese Front Group Spoke at CIA Nominee’s Think Tank Amid Beijing Propaganda Push

The founder of a front group for the Chinese Communist Party appeared at an event at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in May 2016, where he pushed a pro-Beijing argument regarding a decades-long stalemate over control of the South...
February 27, 2021

Minimum Wage Increase Disallowed from Biden Rescue Plan, Senate Rules Official Says

Democrats aren’t allowed to attach a provision increasing the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour to their coronavirus relief package, a top Senate official ruled, according to reports. Senate parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough, who oversees the interpretation of the chamber’s...
February 27, 2021

German Chancellor Merkel Says Vaccine Passport Has Unanimous Support Within European Union

German Chancellor Angela Merkel says European leaders agree on the concept of a COVID vaccination passport that would allow people to travel more freely through the region amid the ongoing pandemic and continuing health-safety restrictions. "Everyone agreed that we need...
February 27, 2021

Former U.S. Olympics Coach Charged with Human Trafficking Commits Suicide

Former U.S. Olympics gymnastics coach John Geddert has died by suicide at 63 years old after being charged with human trafficking, the New York Post reported. On Thursday, Geddert was charged with crimes including sexual assault, human trafficking, lying to a...
February 27, 2021

The Ohio Republican Party Chooses Bob Paduchik as Its Next Chairman

COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Ohio Republican Party State Central Committee (SCC) voted 53-11 on Friday to elect Bob Paduchik chairman over candidate John Becker. Paduchik will replace Jane Timken who resigned just weeks following her mid-January re-election to run for...
February 26, 2021

After Defying COVID Groupthink, Big Tech Censors, DeSantis Hosts CPAC as Rising GOP Star for 2024

When Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis takes the stage to deliver a welcoming address at the Conservative Political Action Conference on his home field in Orlando Friday, it will be as a fast-rising force in the conservative movement and an...
February 26, 2021

Biden Administration Releasing Hundreds of Illegal Aliens into American Towns, Untested for Coronavirus

The Biden Administration is facing widespread criticism from local authorities and citizens as its open-border immigration policies have led to hundreds of potentially coronavirus-positive illegal aliens being unleashed into American border towns, as reported by Breitbart. Juan Mendez, the mayor of...
February 26, 2021

Commentary: The Pennsylvania Case Is Not Only About Trump

The Supreme Court has always been an anomaly in our democratic republic. This now-powerful body meets in secret, wears uniforms, and has life tenure. The nine-member court has issued rulings explaining how Americans need to alter their views about everything...
February 26, 2021

Commentary: Unions Fight Return to Schooling

Sacramento The little-known Oakley Union Elementary School District, in the sprawling suburbs 50 miles east of San Francisco, isn’t accustomed to national attention. The school board’s hot mic moment, however, during a video call earlier this month created widespread and justifiable...
February 26, 2021

Salesforce Execs Caught on Video Canceling RNC, Project Veritas over Politics

In a 10-minute video, Project Veritas exposed Salesforce executives bashing the GOP for the mostly peaceful protests at the Capitol on January 6, just weeks after the Customer Relationship Management (CRM) company unexpectedly severed ties with the journalistic nonprofit. The...
February 26, 2021

Analysis: Why Are So Many Migrants Rushing to the Southern Border?

Changes in Mexican asylum laws and modifications to U.S immigration policy combined with exploitation by smugglers are causing an increase in migrants at the southern U.S. border seeking entry, according to reports. The Biden administration suspended the ‘remain in Mexico’...
February 26, 2021

Rand Paul Introduces One-Page Bill Prohibiting Forced Unionization

Republicans Sen. Rand Paul and Rep. Joe Wilson reintroduced the National Right to Work Act on Wednesday, which would prohibit unions from coercing private sector employees from paying dues. The National Right to Work Act is a one-page bill that...
February 26, 2021

New Jobless Claims Decrease to 730,000, Economists Expected 845,000

The number of Americans filing new unemployment claims decreased to 730,000 last week as the economy continued to suffer the effects of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, according to the Department of Labor. The Bureau of Labor and Statistics figure released Thursday represented...
February 26, 2021

Ernst Introduces Bill Criminalizing Abortions, Hysterectomies Without Informed Consent

Republican Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst is introducing a bill that would criminalize any sterilization or abortion procedure performed without informed consent from the patient. The Iowa Republican’s legislation builds off a September 2020 whistleblower complaint that alleged mass hysterectomies were performed on...
February 26, 2021

The Ohio Republican Party Chooses Its Next Leader Friday

The Ohio Republican Party (ORP) will select its next leader Friday when the State Central Committee (SCC) members cast their votes for chairman. SCC members will meet in person at the Nationwide Hotel and Conference Center or join the meeting...
February 25, 2021

Once-Secret FBI Informant Reports Reveal Wider-Ranging Operation to Spy on Trump Campaign

Once-secret reports show the FBI effort to spy on the Trump campaign was far wider than previously disclosed, as agents directed an undercover informant to make secret recordings, pressed for intelligence on numerous GOP figures, and sought to find "anyone...
February 25, 2021

Bill Would Remove Concealed Handgun Carriers’ Responsibility to Promptly Notify Ohio Officers

A bill before the Ohio House would eliminate the requirement for those carrying a gun to tell law enforcement officers they have it. Instead, they only would need to mention it if asked. Rep. Scott Wiggam, R-Wayne County, said the...
February 25, 2021

Commentary: My Company Won’t Cancel You, but Big Tech CRM Bully Salesforce Might

by Craig Klein   Salesforce has shut down the Republican National Committee’s (RNC) ability to send emails through their platform. Salesforce.com is a Silicon Valley-based giant in the enterprise software space with over $13 billion in revenue. The company was...
February 25, 2021

Exclusive: Young Operative Targeted by HHS Nominee Beccerra Demands GOP Oppose Him

  A young California Republican operative and Coast Guard veteran targeted by California Attorney General Xavier Becerra told the Star News Network Senate Republicans are not doing enough to opposed Becerra nomination to lead Health and Human Services. “Xavier Becerra...
February 25, 2021

Review: Stephen R. Soukup’s New Book ‘The Dictatorship of Woke Capital’ Explores Big Business’ Role in Pushing Wokeness

During the 2019 shareholder season, Justin Danhof, general counsel for the National Center for Public Policy Research, tabled a shareholder proposal at Amazon’s annual meeting. “Diversity in board composition is best achieved though highly qualified candidates with a wide range...
February 25, 2021

Report: DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas Plans to Gut ICE Immigration Enforcement

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas has introduced a plan to “reorganize”  ICE’s Enforcement and Removal Operations to the point where it will no longer be about enforcing the nation’s immigration laws, the Washington Times reported. The Cuba-born Mayorkas floated this plan to...
Illegal Alien Detention center
February 25, 2021

Biden Administration Is Lying About the Reason for a New Migrant Child Detention Center, Former Border Official Says

A new facility to hold unaccompanied migrant children was opened in Texas this week because the Biden administration is encouraging illegal immigration, a former border official said Wednesday. The Carrizo Springs facility was not opened to comply with COVID-19 regulations...
February 25, 2021

GOP Lawmakers Demand Investigation into National Institutes of Health’s Relationship with Wuhan Lab

Dozens of Republican members of Congress wrote a letter to National Institutes of Health Acting Inspector General Christi Grimm on Tuesday demanding a “prompt and thorough investigation” into the NIH’s relationship with a Chinese lab that studied coronaviruses. The 28...
February 25, 2021

Johnson & Johnson’s Coronavirus Vaccine Offers Strong Protection, Reduces Spread, FDA Analysis Finds

Johnson & Johnson’s one-dose vaccine is effective in preventing severe and fatal coronavirus cases, and may reduce the virus’s transmission among vaccinated people, the FDA said in new analyses Wednesday. The drug maker announced in January that its vaccine was 72%...
February 25, 2021

Commentary: Getting Rid of the SAT Essay Won’t Help Anyone

It’s official. Last month, the College Board announced that it would discontinue the essay-writing section of the SAT. It’s the latest in a series of recent decisions to reduce the use of standardized testing in college admissions. Proponents of the decision cited claims of racism and bias against...
February 25, 2021

Commentary: Soviet-Style Equal Opportunity in America

It’s not every day that the subject of Soviet anti-Semitism—something my family experienced firsthand—is broached in the American media. When it does happen, however, unpleasant comparisons to certain trends in the United States are tough to avoid.  In a fascinating...
February 25, 2021

Banks, Financial Services Firms Next to Bow to ‘Woke Left,’ Ban Conservatives, Warns Rep. Ted Budd

A new frontier in "cancel culture" is looming on the horizon: Banking and financial services firms could ban conservative customers and others from industries targeted by the left, warns North Carolina Republican Rep. Ted Budd, a member of the House...
February 25, 2021

160 Confederate Monuments Were Taken Down in 2020

At least 160 Confederate symbols including statues were removed from public spaces following the death of George Floyd in 2020, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center. Of the symbols removed 94 were Confederate monuments, including a statue of Confederate...

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