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October 14, 2019

‘Raise the Age’ Bill Passes Michigan Senate Committee

A bill that would place 17-year-olds in the juvenile justice system instead of the adult criminal court system, barring heinous crimes, passed the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety on Thursday. The Raise the Age bill is sponsored by...

October 14, 2019

Commentary: It’s Patriot Trump Versus Leninist Impeachment Pushers and America’s Future Hangs in the Balance

Should President Obama have been impeached for giving cash and assets worth as much as $150 billion to Iran by executive order? Or for lying about Obamacare? No, because that kind of punishment even for these injustices would have trivialized...

October 14, 2019

Hunter Biden to Step Down From Board of Chinese Firm

Hunter Biden, son of former Vice President Joe Biden, announced his will resign from the board of a Chinese private equity firm that has been a target of President Donald Trump’s criticism in a Sunday statement from his lawyer.

October 14, 2019

California Governor Gavin Newsom Decries Rolling Blackouts ‘Unacceptable’

Recent history might explain why Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom is lashing out at the public utility company responsible for rolling blackouts in his state as citizens wrestle with increasing gas prices.

October 14, 2019

Immigration Court Cases Continue to Overwhelm US Government Resources

The federal agency tasked with processing migrant asylum claims completed the second-highest number of cases in history, but the tremendous backlog is still overwhelming the U.S. immigration system.

October 14, 2019

Commentary: So, About That Che T-Shirt…

Let’s say that all you knew about Adolf Hitler was that he painted scenic pictures, postcards, and houses in Vienna, loved dogs and named his adorable German Shepard “Blondie,” and frequently expressed solidarity with “the people.” You might sport a...

October 14, 2019

Clinton-Appointed Judge Rules Trump’s Emergency Funding for Border Wall Unlawful

A Texas federal judge ruled President Donald Trump’s emergency funding for a southern border wall to be unlawful, the latest roadblock in the administration’s attempt to build hundreds of miles of barrier.

October 14, 2019

Details of EU Ambassador Gordon Sondland’s Planned Testimony About Quid Pro Quo Have Leaked

Gordon Sondland, the U.S. ambassador to the European Union, will reportedly testify that President Donald Trump told him in a phone call in September that he did not want a quid pro quo from Ukraine involving military aid, but that...

October 14, 2019

Big Tech, Other Major Companies Lobby for Liberal Supreme Court Decisions

An alliance of major companies, including Big Tech and Fortune 500 brands, have filed amicus briefs in several of the Supreme Court’s upcoming cases, as reported by The Daily Caller.

October 14, 2019

Tlaib Doubles Down on Detaining Trump Officials, Says ‘Serious Conversations’ Happening

Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI-13) doubled down on her claim that Democrats are considering how to detain White House officials who defy congressional subpoenas in a recent interview.

October 13, 2019

Michigan State Rep. Shane Hernandez Announces Candidacy for Michigan’s 10th Congressional District Seat

Michigan State Rep. Shane Hernandez (R-Port Huron) announced Thursday that he attends to run for Michigan’s 10th Congressional District seat that is being vacated by Paul Mitchell (R-MI-10) at the end of his second term in 2021.

October 13, 2019

Commentary: Lindsey Graham Gets the Kurds and Syria Backwards

“We can’t abandon the Kurds now,” said Senator Lindsey Graham during a recent appearance on Fox & Friends. "When Turkey goes into Syria, they’re not going in to fight ISIS. They’re going in to kill the Kurds because in their...

October 13, 2019

Larry Hogan Backs Trump Impeachment Inquiry

Maryland Republican Gov. Larry Hogan backed an inquiry into the impeachment of President Donald Trump during an upcoming segment of PBS’s “Firing Line.”

October 13, 2019

NBC Bans Trump Campaign Ad on Biden-Ukraine Scandal

On Thursday, NBC Universal announced that it would not run one of President Trump’s most frequently-shown campaign advertisements detailing Joe Biden’s Ukraine scandal, The Hill reports.

October 13, 2019

Report: More Companies Bail on Facebook’s Cryptocurrency Project

Mastercard, Stripe and eBay are reportedly among the most recent companies that are ditching Facebook’s fledgling cryptocurrency.

October 13, 2019

Battleground State Report: Nancy Pelosi Continues to Divide the Country with Her Unconstitutional Impeachment Inquiry

On Friday’s Battleground State Report with Michael Patrick Leahy and Doug Kellett – a one-hour radio show from Star News Digital Media in the early stages of national weekend syndication roll out – with Kellett out of the studio, Leahy broke down the...

October 13, 2019

These Gun Owners Were Able to Confront Criminals in September

When the Virginia State Crime Commission and the House Judiciary Committee held hearings earlier this fall regarding firearm policies, it was striking how little many gun control advocates and policymakers know about basic facts related to guns and gun violence.

October 13, 2019

Judge Blocks Trump Admin Rule That Makes It Easier to Deny Green Cards to Poor Immigrants

A federal judge blocked a Trump administration rule just days before it was due to go into effect and make it harder for low-income migrants to obtain green cards, dealing a serious blow to the president’s immigration agenda.

October 13, 2019

Commentary: Beto O’Rourke Is a Clockwork Leftist

In an 1819 landmark Supreme Court ruling, McCulloch v. Maryland, Chief Justice John Marshall famously opined: “The power to tax involves the power to destroy.” What the esteemed Chief Justice couldn’t have foreseen was how the regressives would seek to...

October 13, 2019

Attorney General Dana Nessel Says Trump’s Deflection of Impeachment Inquiry Is ‘How Democracies Die’

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel attacked President Donald Trump in a speech Saturday, saying his deflection of the impeachment inquiry is “how democracies die.”

October 12, 2019

Michigan Legislators Introduce Bills to Protect Sexual Assault Victims, Help Keep Addresses Safe

Several state representatives have introduced a handful of House Bills as part of a plan that would strengthen protections for sexual assault survivors.

October 12, 2019

Poll: Majority of Nation’s Democrats Favor Educational Choices

by Bruce Walker School choice is overwhelmingly supported by likely Democratic primary voters nationwide, according to a recent poll conducted on behalf of Democrats for Education Reform (DFER). Education analysts interpret the poll results as a rebuke of current...

October 12, 2019

Trump, China Reach ‘Phase One’ of Tentative Trade Agreement

President Donald Trump said he reached “phase one” of a tentative U.S.-China trade deal after meeting with Chinese Vice Premier Liu He Friday.

October 12, 2019

Commentary: Dear NBA, You Can’t Get ‘Woke’ by Ignoring China’s Tyranny, Concentration Camps and Slave Labor

It is time for D.C.’s political pundits to get woke on the economy, while one particularly obnoxious group of wealthy virtue signalers are finding their true selves revealed.

October 12, 2019

Democratic Candidates Speak Out on Christian Faith’s Compatibility With LGBTQ Issues

Democratic candidates showed almost unanimous agreement on LGBTQ issues at Thursday night’s CNN forum in Los Angeles as they zoned in on the Christian faith’s compatibility with LGBTQ issues.

October 12, 2019

Reminder: Schiff Reportedly Hired Two of Trump’s NSC Staffers

President Donald Trump accused Democratic California Rep. Adam Schiff in February of “stealing” away people who had worked in the White House at its National Security Council by hiring them.

October 12, 2019

Illegal Alien Accused of Rape Immediately Returned to Alleged Victim’s House After ICE Detainer Was Ignored, Agency Says

An illegal alien accused of rape returned to the alleged victim’s house after authorities in Oklahoma ignored an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainer request and released him Wednesday, the agency said.

October 12, 2019

Commentary: Data Disrupts the Deep State Narrative

The deep state, and the administrative elites more broadly, are in deep digital trouble. And so are their current narratives. But it’s not clear they fully realize it yet.

October 12, 2019

Washington D.C. Replaces Columbus Day With ‘Indigenous Peoples’ Day’

The nation’s capital has passed a bill to rename the history holiday Columbus Day as “Indigenous Peoples’ Day,” ABC reports.

October 12, 2019

Breaking Bad, America’s Spookiest Family and a Battle Between Youth and Experience Wait for You This Weekend

This film follows Breaking Bad character Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul) who has just escaped from captivity and must now come to terms with his past to have a successful future.

October 12, 2019

Michigan AG Files a Motion Trying to Stop a Court Decision Allowing Religious Adoption Agencies Not to Work With LGBTQ Couples

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel filed an emergency motion Friday trying to suspend a federal court ruling that allowed religious adoption agencies to not work with LGBTQ parents seeking to adopt a child because of religious beliefs.

October 11, 2019

Michigan Bills Aim to Allow Ticket Scalping While Fighting Online Price Manipulators

Michigan lawmakers are working to remove criminal penalties for reselling tickets while targeting online scalpers who jack up prices using artificial means.

October 11, 2019

Hundreds of Left-Wing Rioters Attack Trump Supporters in Minneapolis After Rally

Hundreds of left-wing rioters attacked Trump supporters as they left the president’s rally at the Target Center in Minneapolis Thursday night. A reporter for The Blaze captured this video on Twitter of one such incident: Trump supporters are...

October 11, 2019

Commentary: Imagining Chelsea Clinton’s America

It’s nice to know we have Chelsea Clinton to advise us on the state of America today. And since Chelsea Clinton reliably channels the conventional wisdom of the establishment Left in America, it is useful to wonder what sort of...

October 11, 2019

Trump Unleashed in 90-Minute Minneapolis Speech: Biden Was Only Good Because He ‘Kissed Obama’s Ass,’ Omar a ‘Disgrace’

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota— President Donald Trump arrived at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport Thursday night at 6:12 p.m. as Air Force One touched down in the pouring rain.

October 11, 2019

Michigan Songbird No Longer on Endangered Species List

A Michigan songbird that used to be on brink of extinction is now thriving, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources announced earlier this week.

October 11, 2019

Nunes: Former Ambassador to Ukraine Made ‘Strange’ and Irregular’ Requests to Monitor U.S. Journalists

The former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch made a number of “strange” and “irregular” requests to monitor the communications of American journalists, Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA) claimed on Fox News Wednesday night.

October 11, 2019

Commentary: With a Japan Trade Deal and a Strong U.S. Economy, Where Is the Trade Depression People Predicted?

Readers will recall that in the 2016 election and since then financial and political analysts were tripping over themselves to predict that if President Donald Trump won and implemented his planned trade agenda, which included tariffs, why, we’d have a...

October 11, 2019

Kirstjen Nielsen Appointed to Rejoin the Trump Administration

Kirstjen Nielsen was appointed to rejoin the Trump administration, marking her return since she stepped down as secretary of the Department of Homeland Security six months prior.

October 11, 2019

Report: Giuliani Associates Who Worked on Biden-Ukraine Probe Have Been Arrested

Two associates of Rudy Giuliani who helped the Trump lawyer investigate former Vice President Joe Biden’s activities in Ukraine were arrested late Wednesday on campaign finance-related charges, according to an indictment issued on Thursday.

October 11, 2019

Top-Level US-China Trade Talks Resume as Irritants Sour Atmosphere

WASHINGTON - The United States' and China's top trade negotiators met on Thursday for the first time since late July to try to find a way out of a 15-month trade war as new irritants between the world's two largest...

October 11, 2019

Biden Support Among Independents Collapsing in Wake of Ukraine

Former Vice President Joe Biden’s campaign, struggling in the weeks since allegations emerged of corruption and abuse of power regarding his son Hunter Biden’s shady business dealings in Ukraine, now finds support among independents evaporating according to a new Investor’s...

October 11, 2019

Michigan Republican House Reps Ask Whitmer to Reconsider Michigan Tuition Grant Budget Cut

Every Republican Michigan House of Representative member sent a signed letter to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer Tuesday asking her to reconsider vetoing funding for the Michigan Tuition Grant. This grant gives students up to $2,400 per year to attend one of...

October 10, 2019

Madness in Minneapolis: City on Edge as Supporters and Protesters Await the President

Thousands of the president’s most ardent supporters lined the Minneapolis skyway Thursday morning in anticipation of President Donald Trump’s visit to the deeply blue city.

October 10, 2019

Michigan Joins Complete College America, Whitmer Announces

Michigan will be joining Complete College America, an organization aimed at increased postsecondary education rates, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced on Wednesday.

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