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Ex-Obama Official Charged with Stealing $218,000 from Charter School He Founded

April 28, 2021April 27, 2021 Ohio Star Staff

A former official in the Obama administration was charged Tuesday with stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from a charter school he founded, and using the funds to help finance a luxury apartment in Manhattan.

Seth Andrew, who served in the Obama White House and Department of Education, was arrested on Tuesday and charged with wire fraud, money laundering, and making false statements to a financial institution in connection with a series of banking transactions he conducted in 2019.

Federal prosecutors allege that Andrew ripped off his own charter school organization, Democracy Prep Public Schools, to the tune of $218,005.

EXCLUSIVE: Republican Attorneys General Plan to Create Legal Roadblocks for Biden Agenda

April 12, 2021April 11, 2021 Ohio Star Staff

Republican attorneys general are determined to mount numerous legal challenges against President Joe Biden, creating a formidable roadblock to the president’s agenda.

In less than three months since President Joe Biden was sworn into office, Republican states have waged war on his agenda, suing the administration on climate change, energy, immigration and taxation policy. But the conservative attorneys general who started filing the lawsuits in March said they aren’t done yet and expect to continue challenging the administration in court.

“We are sharpening the pencils and filling up the inkwells,” Louisiana Attorney General and former Republican Attorneys General Association Chairman Jeff Landry, who is leading two of the ongoing lawsuits against the Biden administration, told the Daily Caller News Foundation.

Dr. Carol Swain: Oregon’s New Teacher Training Claiming Mathematics is Racist is ‘Lunacy of the Political Left’

February 15, 2021February 14, 2021 Julie Carr

Dr. Carol M. Swain appeared on Fox News Channel’s Fox and Friends Weekend Edition with host Pete Hegseth Sunday morning to discuss the lunacy of the Oregon Department of Education’s new teacher training claiming mathematics is racist and supports white supremacy.

Homeland Security Nominee Mayorkas Raked in Millions at Corporate Law Firm Representing Utility Company Responsible for Fatal Gas Explosion

January 18, 2021January 17, 2021 Ohio Star Staff

by Chuck Ross Alejandro Mayorkas, President-elect Joe Biden’s nominee for secretary of homeland security, received $3.3 million last year as a partner at his law firm, where he represented a defense contractor accused of kickbacks to secure a Department of Energy contract and a utility company found responsible for…

Just Before Obama Left Office, U.S. Officials Feared Hunter Biden Firm in Ukraine Paid Second Bribe

October 2, 2020October 1, 2020 Ohio Star Staff

Twenty-two days before President Obama left office, the U.S. ambassador to Kiev wrote top officials in Washington that she feared Burisma Holdings had made a second bribe to Ukrainian officials around the time a corruption probe against Hunter Biden’s natural gas employer was closed before Donald Trump took office.

The concerns are detailed in new memos belatedly released to Just the News under a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit against the State Department. The suit was brought on behalf of the news organization by the public interest law firm the Southeastern Legal Foundation.

Senate Report Slams Bidens for Conflicts of Interest, Flags Possible Criminal Activity

September 23, 2020September 23, 2020 Ohio Star Staff

by John Solomon A year-long Senate investigation concluded Wednesday that Hunter Biden’s efforts to cash in on foreign business deals during his father’s vice presidency raised alarm among U.S. government officials, who perceived an ethical conflict of interest and flagged concerns about possible criminal activity ranging from bribery to…

A Year After Impeachment, Hunter Biden’s Ukraine Activities Come Home to Roost

September 21, 2020November 9, 2020 Ohio Star Staff

A year ago this month, Democrats began their impeachment crusade against President Trump because he had sought an investigation into Joe and Hunter Biden’s activities in Ukraine. And the rallying cry then was that any concerns about the Bidens were pure, discredited conspiracy theories.

What a difference a year makes.

The GOP-led Senate Finance and Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs committees plan to release a joint report as early as this week disclosing the results of a year-long probe into Joe Biden’s stewardship of Ukraine anti-corruption policy while his son earned big money as a board member at the corruption-plagued Burisma Holdings gas firm.

HHS Scraps Obama-Era Rules on Gender Identity, Abortion

June 15, 2020June 14, 2020 Ohio Star Staff

Federal health officials announced a final rule Friday scrapping an Obama-era regulation that forced medical workers to perform abortions despite their religious beliefs.

The Obama administration’s 2016 regulation, already vacated by a court ruling, also redefined sex-based discrimination in health care to include questions of gender identity.

Trump Campaign Hits Biden for Swine-Flu Hysteria After His Coronavirus Speech

March 13, 2020March 12, 2020 Anthony Gockowski

The Trump campaign went after former Vice President Joe Biden Thursday for causing “panic during the swine flu outbreak in 2009.”

Commentary: The Counter-Coup Has Begun

February 25, 2020February 24, 2020 Ohio Star Staff

I remember as if it were yesterday, telling President Trump’s National Security Adviser, retired three-star General Mike Flynn: “Get 20 DoJ polygraphers here now and have them do single-scope interviews through the whole bloody building!”

Trump Impeachment Trial: Forceful Closing Arguments for Conviction and Acquittal

February 4, 2020February 4, 2020 Ohio Star Staff

House Democrats prosecuting the impeachment case against President Donald Trump and his defense team offered forceful closing arguments Monday at his Senate trial, even as his acquittal remains all but certain.

Congressman Adam Schiff, the lead House manager prosecuting Trump on two articles of impeachment, passionately implored the 100 members of the Senate acting as jurors, “We have proven Donald Trump guilty. Now, do impartial justice and convict him.”

McCain Called Slotkin, Sponsor of House War Powers Resolution, ‘Unqualified’ for National Security Position

January 11, 2020January 11, 2020 Anthony Gockowski

The late Sen. John McCain repeatedly called Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI-08) “totally unqualified” to serve in a national security position in President Barack Obama’s administration.

In Telemundo Interview, Joe Biden Says 3 Million Deportations Is ‘Nothing’ to Apologize For

December 9, 2019December 8, 2019 Ohio Star Staff

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden said he had “nothing” to apologize for when asked about the millions of illegal aliens deported under the Obama administration.

Biden, who served as vice president for eight years under the Obama administration, was again confronted about the high number of deportations that took place during his time in office. He was explicitly asked if he should apologize for the roughly 3 million people who removed from the U.S. under his tenure, in a Noticias Telemundo exclusive interview.

Commentary: DACA in Review

December 6, 2019December 5, 2019 Ohio Star Staff

The time has come to end the Obama Administration’s controversial Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. President Trump attempted to end the program as it began—through executive action— only to be thwarted by the federal courts. The question was argued last month before U.S. Supreme Court. Since Americans have notoriously short memories, this is an excellent opportunity to review how the program was illegally and unconstitutionally instituted.

Commentary: A DACA Ruling Won’t Solve the DACA Dilemma

November 18, 2019November 17, 2019 Ohio Star Staff

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday heard highly anticipated arguments in the lawsuit challenging President Trump’s decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.

Nearly 80,000 Illegal Aliens Carried An Arrest Record Before Winning DACA Approval, Government Data Show

November 18, 2019November 17, 2019 Ohio Star Staff

Tens of thousands of people who successfully enrolled in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program carried prior arrest records, according to data the Trump administration released Saturday.

Biden Vows To Be More Aggressive, Reportedly Scrambles to Recover Support Before Dem Debates

July 30, 2019July 29, 2019 Ohio Star Staff

Former Vice President Joe Biden is reportedly scrambling to reassure donors after his performance at the June Democratic debates, sources told Politico.

Immigrant Activists Storm Biden Headquarters, Demand He Apologize for Deportations

July 12, 2019July 11, 2019 Ohio Star Staff

by Jason Hopkins Immigrant rights activists protested inside Joe Biden’s campaign headquarters in Philadelphia, demanding the former vice president apologize for the deportations that took place during the Obama administration. “We are here with families who have had their families separated both under the Obama and Trump administrations, and…

Biden: Congress Should Immediately Make ‘Dreamers’ Citizens

June 25, 2019June 24, 2019 Ohio Star Staff

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, unveiling his immigration policy outline ahead of the first 2020 debates, is calling for Congress to grant citizenship immediately to more than 800,000 U.S. residents who were brought to the country illegally as children. The former vice president and Democratic polling leader unveiled some…

Sherrod Brown to Introduce Bill Codifying Defeated Obama Rule Requiring Overtime Pay for Salaried Workers

June 19, 2019June 19, 2019 Anthony Gockowski

Sen. Sherrod Brown plans to reintroduce the Restoring Overtime Pay Act, a measure that would codify an Obama Administration rule that was defeated in 2016 after 21 attorneys general sued to block it. According to Brown, the act would increase the overtime salary level from $23,660 per year to…

Commentary: Pursue Those Indictments!

April 15, 2019April 14, 2019 Ohio Star Staff

by Roger Kimball Last month, Chris Buskirk wrote a column for the Spectator USA describing Representative Devin Nunes as “a hero of the Republic.” It was well-deserved praise. Nunes, a Republican Congressman from a rural district in California was, until January, chairman of the House Permanent Special Committee on Intelligence (he…

Former Obama Aide Indicted for Lying to DOJ

April 13, 2019April 12, 2019 Ohio Star Staff

by Paul Ingrassia Former Obama White House counsel, Greg Craig, was indicted Thursday on two charges of lying to federal investigators about consulting work his former firm did on behalf of Russia-backed ex-Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych. Craig was accused of lying to the Department of Justice for allegedly making…

Commentary: Of Course the Obama Administration Spied on the Trump Campaign – That’s What FISA Is For

April 12, 2019April 11, 2019 Ohio Star Staff

by Robert Romano “I think spying did occur… but the question is whether it was predicated, adequately predicated?” That was Attorney General William Barr testifying before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Science and Justice on April 10, acknowledging that the Trump campaign was spied on by the Obama…

Immigrant Deaths Under Trump Virtually Unchanged Since Obama Era

March 10, 2019March 10, 2019 Ohio Star Staff

by Jason Hopkins Immigrants detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) under the Trump administration are dying at virtually the same rate as they did during the Obama administration. During former President Barack Obama’s first year in office, 10 foreign nationals died in ICE custody. Five passed away in…

EPA’s Andrew Wheeler Suggests the Obama Administration Put its Thumb on the Scale of the Latest US Climate Report

November 29, 2018November 29, 2018 Admin

by Michael Bastasch Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) acting Administrator Andrew Wheeler suggested the Obama administration told the authors of the latest National Climate Assessment (NCA) to emphasize “worst-case” global warming predictions. “And I don’t know this for a fact — I wouldn’t be surprised if the Obama administration told…

Commentary: Obama Cybersecurity Failures Are The Real 2016 Election Story

July 17, 2018July 17, 2018 Admin

by George Rasley Remember when the Democrats lost the 2016 election and the charge was that the Russians “hacked” the election? Then the charge morphed into, the Trump campaign, or maybe even Trump himself, “colluded” with the Russians to keep Hillary Clinton out of the White House? As Rowan Scarborough…

Scott Pruitt’s Parting Gift: Nixing One More Obama-Era Regulation

July 10, 2018July 9, 2018 Admin

by Michael Bastach A regulation to strictly limit the sale of refurbished truck engines was effectively repealed on Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt’s final day in office. Pruitt’s last day at the agency was Friday, but that same day, EPA shifted its policy towards glider kits, which…

Trump White House Has Smaller Staff, Spends Less on Salaries Than Obama White House

July 9, 2018July 8, 2018 Admin

by Jeremiah Poff Over $20 million in taxpayer funds could be saved at the end of President Donald Trump’s first term in office due to his leaner White House operation. A new report on the White House Office Personnel revealed that Trump has a significantly smaller staff than his…

Commentary: The Answer Is Don’t Bring Your Kid Here Illegally

June 20, 2018July 18, 2018 Admin

by CHQ Staff Have you noticed that every time establishment Republicans and Democrats on Capitol Hill try to ram through an amnesty for illegal aliens there’s a new immigration “crisis” to add a bit of pathos to their calls for open borders? The latest phony crisis is the plight…

Senate Republicans Aim to Block the Confirmation of an Obama-Era Holdover Hostile to Religious Freedom

June 7, 2018July 18, 2018 Admin

by Kevin Daley A budding coalition of Republican lawmakers is opposing the renomination of Chai Feldblum to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) after President Donald Trump renominated the Obama-era commissioner to another term on the anti-discrimination panel. Much of the institutional religious right has mobilized in opposition to…

Trump Administration Prepares for ‘Resistance’ Against Broadcasting Board of Governors Appointment

June 7, 2018July 18, 2018 Admin

by Michael Gonzalez If war is the continuation of diplomacy by other means, public diplomacy is a theater where states use ideas instead of ordnance. But in this important battlefield, the U.S. is not currently fighting with generals chosen by the commander in chief elected by the American people…