Ohio Republican Party Chair Jane Timken has some members concerned that she has a “woman problem.” Evidence shows she consistently supports male candidates in lieu of those viewed as strong, conservative females. Lately she has also shown she is more likely to be soft with elected Republican men who…
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Ohio Republican Joins Democrats in Supporting Gun-Control Legislation
A Republican lawmaker in Ohio has joined forces with her Democratic colleagues to pass gun-control legislation in the state.
Read MoreCommentary: Here’s Why an Illegal Alien’s Lawsuit Against a Sheriff Who Worked With ICE Was Thrown Out
What should we do with illegal aliens who break local criminal laws?
Read MoreAs DeWine Pursues Expanded Background Checks, California Study Shows They Had No Effect on Homicide or Suicide Rates
Gov. Mike DeWine is pushing for expanded background checks for gun purchases in Ohio, one of his 17 proposals to combat gun violence. His plan followed the Oregon District shootings in Dayton and comes less than a year after the publication of a 10-year study of California’s comprehensive background check. The study found California’s law made no difference in the number of suicides or homicides committed by firearm.
Read MoreA Pro-Gun Ruling Will Inflame Court-Packing Push, Dem Senator Warns Supreme Court
Democratic Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island filed a legal brief before the Supreme Court in a challenge to New York City’s gun transportation regulations, advancing a broad indictment of the Roberts Court itself as he urged the justices to turn away the NRA-backed case.
Read MoreHouston Paper Calls For Beto To Drop Out
A Houston paper said Monday Democratic 2020 hopeful Beto O’Rourke should abandon his “vanishingly small” presidential hopes and come home to run for a Senate spot.
Read MoreCommentary: The Latest Treasury Figures Show Deficit Will Be Just Below $1 Trillion in 2019
With just two months remaining in fiscal year 2019, come Sept. 30, the U.S. budget deficit appears likely to come in just shy of $1 trillion, the latest data from the U.S. Treasury shows.
Read More2018 NYT Interview: Epstein Thought People Would Get Over Pedophilia Like They Got Over Homosexuality
Accused child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein reportedly told a New York Times columnist in 2018 that criminalizing sex with underage girls was a cultural aberration and compared it to laws banning homosexuality.
Read MoreNew Rule Could Deny Green Cards, Visas to Immigrants Who Use Welfare Programs
Federal officials will consider an immigrant’s use of welfare benefits such as food stamps and Medicaid as a negative factor in deciding on the eligibility of the immigrant’s permanent legal residency or on a temporary visa.
Read MorePolice Clash with Protesters at Hong Kong Airport, Forcing More Flight Cancellations
Riot police clashed with pro-democracy demonstrators at the Hong Kong’s international airport Tuesday evening, with all departing flights canceled for a second straight day.
Read MoreAlyssa Milano Launches Grassroots Campaign to Defeat ‘the Orange-Haired Guy’ in Michigan
Michigan is one of three swing states being targeted by a new campaign started by actress and Democratic activist Alyssa Milano.
Read MoreDispatch Misleads as DeWine’s Office Asks State Highway Patrol to Investigate Gun Rights Advocate for ‘Inflammatory Comments’
The headline in The Columbus Dispatch last Thursday was, “Patrol reviewing video by gun rights advocate threatening ‘bodies laying all over the ground.'”
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