Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced Thursday that after months of consideration he has decided against running for president. Brown concluded his three-month “Dignity of Work” tour last Friday in South Carolina after making stops in key battleground states like Iowa, New Hampshire, and Nevada. But after months on the road,…
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Commentary: Leftist Indoctrination in Maine Gets Green Light from Republican Legislators
by Lawrence Lockman Should teachers in Maine’s public schools be allowed to push partisan politics and ideology in the classroom? I don’t think so, and neither do many parents who have contacted me. That’s why I sponsored LD 589, proposed legislation directing the state board of education to draft…
Read MoreGOP and Democrats Clash Over The Green New Deal On Senate Floor
by Michael Bastasch A rhetorical brawl over climate change broke out on the Senate floor as Democrats chided Republicans for criticizing the Green New Deal without proposing an alternative plan. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and other GOP Senate colleagues took to the chamber’s floor to criticize the Green…
Read MoreTed Deutch Says Fellow Democrats Are Going Soft on Ilhan Omar’s ‘Anti-Semitic Lies’
by Peter Hasson Democratic Florida Rep. Ted Deutch criticized Democratic Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar on Thursday for spreading “classic anti-Semitic lies” and said his fellow House Democrats aren’t doing enough to hold her accountable. Deutch criticized Democrats for changing a House resolution condemning anti-Semitism to include other forms of…
Read MoreCardinal Barbarin Offers Resignation to Pope After Francis Convicts Him of Abuse Cover-Up
by Joshua Gill Cardinal Philippe Barbarin offered his resignation Thursday to Pope Francis after a French court convicted him of failing to report a pedophile priest. Barbarin is the first cardinal to face trial on charges of covering up child sexual abuse. The Lyon court convicted him of covering…
Read MoreCommentary: The Progressive Ideas That Fueled America’s Eugenics Movement
by Bradley Thomas Progressive ideology focuses on the “common good” while devaluing individual rights. This mindset, however, has disturbing consequences: when you elevate the “common good” over the rights of individuals, individuals become expendable. Such a mindset can lead to some disturbing practices. Eugenics and the Progressive Era Indeed,…
Read MoreGeorgia Moves to Ban Abortions in Presence of Fetal Heartbeat
by Grace Carr A Georgia House committee approved a bill Wednesday that seeks to ban abortions after an unborn baby’s heartbeat is detected, marking a significant push to expand abortion restrictions in the state. The House Health and Human Services Committee approved the measure by a 17 to 14…
Read MorePaul Manafort Sentenced to 47 Months in Prison in Fraud Case
by Chuck Ross A federal judge in Virginia sentenced Paul Manafort to 47 months in prison on Thursday on tax and bank fraud charges, a term much lighter than the sentence that the former Trump campaign chairman faced under federal sentencing guidelines. U.S. District Court Judge T.S. Ellis III…
Read MoreChina’s Huawei Sues US Government Over Ban
Chinese tech giant Huawei has sued the U.S. government, arguing that legislation Congress passed last year that restricts its business in the United States is “unconstitutional.” The case, which analysts see more as a public relations move, is but the latest in an intensifying effort by the telecommunications company to…
Read MoreBiden Says He’s Almost All in on 2020, But Worries About Trump’s Take-No-Prisoners Approach
by Chris White Former Vice President Joe Biden is almost totally prepared to announce his bid for the White House, according to media reports. There’s just one big thing keeping him from pulling the trigger: concerns that President Donald Trump will play too rough during the general campaign. Biden’s…
Read MoreUS House Democrats Struggling over Rebuke to Lawmaker for Israel Comments
Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives are struggling to decide how or whether to rebuke a new Democratic lawmaker, a Somali-American Muslim who has criticized Israel in ways that many find offensive. The House could vote Thursday on a resolution that condemns both Islamophobia and anti-Semitism, a statement that…
Read MoreCommentary: Yes, The Southern Border Is at the Breaking Point
by CHQ Staff You know things are bad when the New York Times runs an article with the headline, “Border at ‘Breaking Point’ as More than 76,000 Unauthorized Migrants Cross in a Month.” We could quibble and point out they are illegal aliens, not “unauthorized migrants,” but why argue…
Read MoreOhio Judge Recommends Resignation for Disgraced ‘Gang of Five’ City Council Members
County Judge Robert Ruehlman called on five Cincinnati City Council members – all Democrats – to resign Thursday following revelations the group, the so-called “Gang of Five” violated several Ohio Sunshine Laws. On April 9, 2017, a conservative watchdog group filed a startling lawsuit. Mark Miller, Ohio citizen and treasurer of…
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