by Jason Hopkins Administration officials are accusing Homeland Security Acting Director Kevin McAleenan of sabotaging Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) deportation raids by leaking key details of the plan. President Donald Trump abruptly announced Saturday that he would delay plans for Sunday raids targeting around 2,000 illegal immigrants across the…
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Diocese of Cleveland Adds 22 New Names to List of Accused Priests
The Catholic Diocese of Cleveland announced Friday that is has added 22 new names to a list of priests who have been credibly accused of sexually abusing a child. “The new names of diocesan clerics were added after the diocese concluded, based on the evidence available to it, that…
Read MorePublic Policy Experts Engage in Panel Discussion on Threat Posed by China to American, Indian Economies
A who’s who list of public policy experts on Saturday expounded upon the “unrestricted warfare” that has been waged for decades by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) against American electronics and other manufacturers and the importance of India’s help in fighting this threat. The National Indian American Public Policy…
Read MoreCommentary: Leading Progressives Blame the Wrong Culprit for Rising College Costs
by James D. Agresti Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, and certain media outlets are blaming steep rises in college costs on reduced government funding for higher education. The reality is that inflation-adjusted government spending per college student has risen by about three times since the 1960s and is now at…
Read MoreMichigan Gov. Whitmer Requests Farm Bailout from Federal Government Because of Weather
by Tyler Arnold Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is seeking federal funding for farms in her state because of the struggles farmers are facing from an unusual wet period and other issues with the weather. “Michigan farmers are in a state of crisis right now because of extraordinary weather conditions,…
Read MoreCommentary: Don’t Believe Presidential Polls This Far From 2020
by Robert Romano Don’t count your chickens before your eggs have hatched. To read some of the alarmist headlines pointing to the latest polls, you might conclude that the 2020 election is already over and President Donald Trump has been ousted. After all, the latest Fox News poll shows…
Read MoreTrump Postponing for Now Planned Immigration Raids
In a surprise move, President Donald Trump said he would push back by a couple of weeks the raids planned for Sunday by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). “At the request of Democrats, I have delayed the Illegal Immigration Removal Process (Deportation) for two weeks to see if…
Read MoreJudge Rules to Keep Last Abortion Clinic in Missouri Temporarily Open
by Mary Margaret Olohan A judge ruled Friday to keep the last abortion clinic in Missouri open temporarily despite the Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services’ refusal to renew the clinic’s license earlier in the day. Hours before State Circuit Judge Michael Stelzer extended his preliminary injunction to…
Read MoreDemocrats Hid Gifts from a Notorious Foreign Meddler
by Luke Rosiak Six Democrats took an all-expenses-paid trip paid for by the government of Qatar in December, but two of them did not disclose it, annual ethics forms reveal. Democratic Reps. Donald Norcross of New Jersey and Jim Himes of Connecticut did not report taking the trip to…
Read MoreFamily Affair: Battleground State Report Discusses the Hunter Biden Effect on Joe Biden’s 2020 Bid for the White House
On Friday’s Battleground State Report with Steve Gill and Michael Patrick Leahy – a one hour radio show from Star News Digital Media in the early stages of a national weekend syndication roll out – the team discussed Hunter Biden’s potential effect on Joe Biden’s campaign for the 2020 presidential race and whether or…
Read MoreCommentary: This New York Man Got Arrested After Defending His Own Home
by Amy Swearer All too often, advocates of strict gun control promise that more complex and convoluted laws will save lives without imposing a serious burden on the right of law-abiding citizens to exercise their constitutional rights. Their argument simply doesn’t hold up. Their gun control laws fail not…
Read MoreTrump Warns Iran US ‘Cocked & Loaded’ but ‘In No Hurry’
The United States was “cocked & loaded,” ready to strike three sites in Iran in retaliation for the downing of a U.S. drone over the Strait of Hormuz but called off the attacks at the last possible moment to spare Iranian lives. The revelation by U.S. President Donald Trump…
Read MoreTim Ryan Blames Rise of Identity Politics on Republicans in Fiery South Carolina Speech
Rep. Tim Ryan (D-OH-13) joined his fellow presidential competitors in South Carolina Saturday for the South Carolina Democratic Party State Convention. Ryan delivered a fiery speech on the importance of nominating a candidate from the Midwest, and urged South Carolinians to “send Lindsey Graham packing.” “I believe that the…
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