Sherrod Brown continued to welcome his senatorial comrade from California, Sen. Kamala Harris, to Ohio with open arms on Monday, hoping she would open up some powerful checkbooks. Looks like when @KamalaHarris hits Ohio next month, she'll be spending plenty of time with influential donor types all over the state. At least four fundraisers…
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Ohio GOP: Democrats Inviting ‘California Kamala’ to Stump in Ohio Shows They Remain ‘Out of Touch’
In what may be a dress rehearsal for a 2020 presidential run, the U.S. Senate’s chief Kavanaugh inquisitor Kamala Harris has come to Ohio and is talking about translating Democrat anger over the Brett Kavanaugh confirmation into votes on Nov. 6. Angry Democrats need to channel that emotion into voting…
Read MoreCommentary: The Coming Red Tide
by Brandon J. Weichert Republicans are slated to lose the midterms next month. History is against them. The “experts” don’t think the GOP has a snowball’s chance in Florida. Generic polling shows the Republicans facing a nearly hopeless situation in the House of Representatives, and there is even some question as to whether they can hold…
Read MoreFormer Senior Trump Aide Hope Hicks Named Chief Communications Officer for ‘New’ FOX
by Evie Fordham Former White House communications director Hope Hicks has accepted a position as chief communications officer for a spin off of 21st Century Fox, the company announced Monday. The organization that 29-year-old Hicks will work for, FOX, is “the company to be spun-off in connection with 21st…
Read MoreOFF THE RECORD: Mary Lightbody, Ohio House Candidate, Trying to Hide Her High Tax Views
Just last month, The Ohio Star introduced you to Barack Obama endorsed, Ohio House Candidate Mary Lightbody. We told you then that there’s simply something about Mary and her love for higher taxes. And here’s what we said: Simply put, Mary Lightbody wants to impose billions in new, higher income…
Read MoreGoogle+ to Shut Down After Data Breach Cover-Up Exposed
by Gavin Hanson Google announced the end of its social platform Google Plus after a Monday Wall Street Journal report detailed the cover-up of a breach that exposed users’ data. In a breach described as “Cambridge Analytica-style” by Financial Times social media and cyber security reporter Hannah Kuchler, Google Plus…
Read MoreLiberal Writers, Activists Attack ‘White Women’ Over Kavanaugh
by Peter Hasson Liberal writers and activists responded to Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation over the weekend by attacking “white women.” The New York Times on Saturday evening published an op-ed titled “White Women, Come Get Your People.” The op-ed’s author, Alexis Grenell, attacked Republican women who supported Kavanaugh as “gender traitors”…
Read MoreDemocrats Have Used Social Media and Paid Protesters to Create the Illusion of a Majority, Says Dan Bongino
by Nick Givas Political commentator and former secret service agent Dan Bongino accused Democrats of manipulating social media and paying protesters to create the illusion they’re in the majority. “Listen, the left has gotten really good at this,” Bongino said on “Fox & Friends” Monday. "The left…gives the impression that they…
Read MoreCommentary: Donald Trump’s ‘Doctrine of Patriotism’ Sets Standard for World Peace
by Jeffrey A. Rendall Lost among the avalanche of news coverage concerning the national media fixation with Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s high school social life was President Donald Trump’s remarkable speech to the United Nations, where the American leader rearticulated a “doctrine of patriotism” that guides his approach to foreign policy.…
Read MoreCyber Infrastructure Gets a Boost by Congress
by Natalia Castro In the last year, both chambers of Congress have been working hard to improve our nation’s cyber security and cyber infrastructure. Last week, the Senate passed landmark legislation that will modernize U.S. cyber technology to combat growing threats around the world. On Oct. 4, 2018, the…
Read MoreLegal Experts Weigh in on Future With Kavanaugh on the Bench
by Hanna Bogorowski Shortly after the Senate voted to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, legal experts John Yoo and Jonathan Turley weighed in on what the future with another conservative judge on the bench potentially looks like, specifically in terms of key progressive focal points. Opposition to…
Read MoreLarry Kudlow Says American Energy Can Upend Russia’s Influence
by Jason Hopkins President Donald Trump’s chief economic adviser said the U.S. is capable of upending Russia’s “hegemony” in the international energy market. “Some of the things we’re talking about do focus on the energy sector,” Larry Kudlow said during an interview with Hill.TV that aired Monday. “We are the dominant energy…
Read MoreAftab Pureval Dodges Question: Who Instructed Elections Official to Redact Memo Line on Questionable Campaign Check?
Democrat congressional candidate Aftab Pureval was called out by ABC Channel 9’s Tanya O’Rourke for refusing to answer her questions about his campaign’s alleged illegal expenditures. Watch the clip from Sunday’s This Week in Cincinnati below. Pureval evaded a direct question when asked who was responsible for instructing elections officials to…
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