by Tyler Arnold Four Ohio counties and the state of Ohio will have access to federal aid to assist with costs associated with the destruction caused by 21 tornadoes touching down in Ohio in late May. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will be granting Columbiana County, Greene County,…
Read MoreDay: July 22, 2019
Forgotten Founder Pelatiah Webster: America’s First Economist
by Lawrence Reed Everybody knows who America’s first president was, but can you identify the country’s first economist? If any man or woman deserves that description, it is surely the one who wrote this and so much more: I propose . . . to take off every restraint and…
Read MoreFormer DHS Chief Janet Napalitano Turned University of California President Trashes Immigration Agency She Once Oversaw
by Celine Ryan University of California System President Janet Napolitano denounced large-scale immigration enforcement on Sunday, claiming that such efforts “are designed to strike fear in our immigrant communities” and adding that “the University of California will not be a willing participant in them.” “We will continue to stand by…
Read MoreReport: US May Set Refugee Cap at Zero for Coming Year
by Victoria Macchi The Trump administration is considering more dramatic cuts to the U.S. refugee program, with one official suggesting the White House not allow any refugees into the country in the coming fiscal year. In a Politico report released Thursday, government officials from several federal agencies attended a meeting…
Read MoreTrump on ‘The Squad:’ They Are Not Capable of Loving Our Country
by Chris White President Donald Trump said Sunday he doesn’t believe congresswomen in the “Squad” are capable of being patriotic Americans, adding that they are “destroying” the Democratic Party. “I don’t believe the four Congresswomen are capable of loving our Country. They should apologize to America (and Israel) for…
Read MoreBritain Drafts Plans to Sanction Iran Over Tanker Heist
by Jamie Dettmer British officials are drawing up plans to target Iran with sanctions for its seizing of a British-flagged oil tanker in the Strait off Hormuz, and it may urge European Union countries to reimpose sanctions that were lifted in 2016 as part of Tehran’s agreement to curb its…
Read MoreCommentary: Can President Trump’s New Asylum Rules Stem the Illegal Tide?
by Rachel Bovard Illegal immigration numbers remain at levels triple that of previous years, and Congress continues to bicker, foot stomp, other otherwise ignore the problem. In the face of this, the Trump Administration released its latest attempt to bring the border crisis under control. Under new rules issued last week, migrants…
Read MoreCommentary: Hollywood’s ‘Fierce Resistance’ Kowtows to China’s Censors in ‘Top Gun 2’
by Thaddeus G. McCotter Hollywood, the cultural epicenter of the “resistance” to the faux totalitarianism attributed to President Trump, has a vastly different approach to the real totalitarianism of Communist China: capitulation and self-censorship. As noted by Mark MacKinnon, the senior international correspondent for The Globe and Mail, the sequel to…
Read MoreHouse Republicans Want Nellie Ohr’s Oppo Research of Trump’s Family: Report
by Chuck Ross House Republicans are reportedly seeking documents from former Fusion GPS contractor Nellie Ohr related to her research into President Donald Trump’s family, including his wife and children. During a congressional interview Oct. 19, 2018, Ohr said while she worked for Fusion GPS, the firm behind the infamous Steele…
Read MoreJim Jordan Releases Report Showing ‘Overwhelming Majority’ of Migrant Children Reunited With Families
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH-04) and his Republican colleagues on the House Oversight Committee released a report last week showing that most separated migrant children have been reunited with their families. “The Committee’s oversight to date contradicts the Democrat narrative that the Trump Administration is neglecting separated children at the…
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