A federal judge in Chicago ruled on Tuesday that a lawsuit aimed at scuttling President Obama’s $500 million library may proceed, according to the Associated Press. Dubbed an “ugly waste of taxpayer resources” by angry Chicagoans, the presidential center slated for construction in a park beside Lake Michigan may be in jeopardy after Judge John Robert Blakey denied the city’s […]
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OPINION: Stalking and Punishing Rep. Devin Nunes By Lee Smith…
On Tuesday, the Senate Intelligence Committee announced that it found no direct evidence of collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia. The president took a victory lap, but that hardly means the two-year-long attempt to undo his legitimate election is over. Democrats on the Hill have far too much invested in the “Russia Job,” a […]
FEC Still Refuses To Investigate Alleged $84 Million Clinton Campaign Money Laundering…
Tuesday evening the Committee to Defend the President (CDP) filed a motion in a D.C. federal court seeking to supplement the complaint it had filed against the Federal Election Committee (FEC) in April 2018. In its original complaint, the CDP alleged that the agency responsible for enforcing campaign-finance law failed to act on an administrative […]
Lara Logan Breaks Ranks with Media: Almost All Corporate News Far-Left, Dumbed Down, Dishonest…
She offered her remarks in an interview published last Friday with the Mike Drop podcast, hosted by retired Navy SEAL Mike Ritland. Ritland characterized U.S. news media as “absurdly left-leaning” and supportive of Democrats, further describing the status quo of American news media’s left-wing and partisan Democrat biases as a “huge fucking problem” and “disaster […]
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U.S.S.A! Bernie Sanders Announces Second Presidential Bid, Trashes Trump in New Video…
Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders officially entered the 2020 presidential race Tuesday morning; asking supporters to join his “unprecedented and historic grassroots campaign” to take-down President Trump next November. “I can tell you very happily, and I think any objective observer would confirm what I’m saying, is that in the last year and half or so, […]
Sen Warren Unveils ‘Universal Child Care’ Plan. Projected Cost $70B Annually…
Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren proposed a universal child care plan that would limit American families’ expenses to 7 percent of income regardless of how many children they have in care — paid for by a tax on the ultra-wealthy. The Massachusetts senator’s plan, unveiled Tuesday on Medium.com, would make child care free for families […]
Kamala Harris’ Father Slams Her “Pursuit of Identity Politics” After Pot-Smoking Jamaicans Joke…
The father of 2020 Democratic presidential contender Kamala Harris, Jamaican Professor Donald Harris, has issued a sharp rebuke after his daughter casually stereotyped Jamaicans in an effort to look cool on a radio show. When asked on New York City‘s hip-hop radio show “The Breakfast Club” if she opposes legalizing marijuana, Harris replied: “That’s not true,” adding “and look, […]
OPINION: A Revealing Two Weeks for Democrats…
It took just a fortnight for the Democratic Party to reveal to the American people just who they are and what they stand for. It began with Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam, a politician whom his party likes to describe as “moderate,” described in a cold and clinical way the abortion policies he and his party […]
Trump Demands Gavin Newsom Return $3.5 Billion for Canceled Bullet Train; Newsom: It’s ‘California’s Money’ Now…
President Donald Trump demanded Wednesday evening that the State of California return $3.5 billion in federal funds after Gov. Gavin Newsom canceled most of the state’s high-speed rail project, saying it was too expensive. “California has been forced to cancel the massive bullet train project after having spent and wasted many billions of dollars,” the […]
Cory Booker: ‘This Planet Simply Can’t Sustain’ People Eating Meat…
Sen. Cory Booker (D., N.J.) said the planet “can’t sustain” people eating meat, as the 2020 hopeful aims to become the first vegan president. Booker told the vegan magazine VegNews earlier this month that he became vegan after coming to the realization that eating eggs “didn’t align with my spirit.” While claiming he does not […]
Understanding State Propaganda From the USSR to the USA…
While the de jure role of state sponsored propaganda is to convince a population to adopt a certain line of thinking on the issues of the day, the de fato function of state sponsored propaganda is rather different. In a society in which even a sizeable minority of the public are capable of critical thinking, […]
House Overwhelmingly Approves Motion to Condemn Anti-Semitism Amid Omar Fallout…
The House of Representatives passed a motion Wednesday afternoon condemning anti-Semitism, which was added to a bill ending U.S. military aid for Saudi Arabia’s ongoing war in Yemen. This vote comes only days after Democratic Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar faced accusations of anti-Semitism for saying the pro-Israel lobby buys support for Israel from members of […]
California’s Plan to Finish 119 Miles of High-Speed Rail to Cost $89 Million Per Mile — Four Times More Than Trump’s Border Wall…
Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s plan to finish the 119-mile stretch of high-speed rail in the Central Valley is expected to cost $10.6 billion, according to official estimates — or $89 million per mile. Newsom said in a Tuesday press conference that finishing that stretch of line was about “economic transformation and unlocking the enormous […]
OPINION: Let’s Drain the Swamp and End Taxpayer-Funded Congressional Pensions…
Before my election to the U.S. Senate last year, I spent 37 years building a business in my hometown of Jasper, Indiana. Since taking office, I’ve found one thing abundantly clear: Main Street works and Washington is completely dysfunctional. On Friday, the government could shut down again because Congress can’t find a solution to address the […]
McConnell: Senate Will Vote on the Green New Deal…
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday he plans to hold a vote on the progressives’ Green New Deal, a move that could put Democrats — including several presidential hopefuls — on record backing a plan that Republicans have derided as a “socialist fantasy.” “I’ve noted with great interest the Green New Deal and […]
Virginia’s Lt. Gov. Fairfax Calls on FBI to Investigate Sexual Assault Accusations…
Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax on Saturday called for an FBI investigation into two women’s allegations that he had sexually assaulted them, saying that his interactions with both of the accusers were consensual. “As an officer of the court and a former federal prosecutor, I have dedicated my life to the law and due process,” […]
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Omar Releases Statement After Backlash Surrounding Tweet Accusing AIPAC of Buying Pro-Israel Support…
Minnesota Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar released a statement on Monday afternoon after facing backlash for accusing a pro-Israel lobbying group of buying Congressional support in exchange for backing Israel. Omar alleged the pro-Israel lobbying group American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) buys pro-Israel support from American politicians in a tweet Sunday night. Her insinuation was met with […]
How Much Will the Green New Deal Cost?…
Progressive firebrand Naomi Klein once declared that climate change has given the world “the most powerful argument against unfettered capitalism” ever. She added that progressive values and policies are “currently being vindicated, rather than refuted, by the laws of nature.” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D–N.Y.) has taken that message to heart. Today the democratic socialist released […]
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OPINION: Hey, Democrats, I’ve lived in a socialist country with income ‘equality’ and it was miserable…
The Democratic Party’s lurch to socialism led to a presidential rebuke at the State of the Union on Tuesday night. From Sen. Bernie Sanders’s call for “Medicare-for-all,” to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s proposal of a “Green New Deal,” to Democratic presidential hopefuls’ hankering for stiff tax hikes, prominent members of the Democratic Party seem unwilling to […]