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September 19, 2019

Michigan Implements Emergency Rules for Its New Vaping Law

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer issued emergency rules Wednesday saying retailers have two weeks to remove vaping products from their shelves avoid running afoul of the law Michigan passed in September banning these items.

September 19, 2019

Commentary: Quagmires Won’t Make America Great Again

What should President Trump do in response to the surprise attack on Saudi Arabia’s oil infrastructure?

September 19, 2019

Trump Touts Decision to End California’s Ability to Set Its Own Emission Rules

President Donald Trump announced Wednesday his move to end California’s authority to craft emission regulations that are stricter than federal rules, a move that comes as the president continues to roll back Obama-era regulations.

September 19, 2019

Commentary: The Squad Aims to Make Pro-Life Democrats Extinct in 2020

“Conservative” Democrats are an all but extinct political species. Most of the old-timers, like former Senator and Congressman Phil Gramm became Republicans during the Reagan years or, like Rep. Larry McDonald, have died.

September 19, 2019

Trump ‘Substantially’ Increases Iran Sanctions, Blaming Tehran for Saudi Oil Field Attacks

U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday he is "substantially" increasing economic sanctions against Iran in the wake of last weekend's missile and drone attacks on Saudi Arabia's oil fields that Washington says were launched by Tehran.

September 19, 2019

Trump Names Robert O’Brien as New National Security Adviser

President Donald Trump has named Robert O'Brien as his new National Security Adviser, replacing John Bolton who was fired last week.

September 19, 2019

Rachael Denhollander Book Signing in Grand Rapids Standing Room Only

It was a subdued West Michigan crowd that overflowed area parking lots for the Rachael Denhollander book signing in Grand Rapids Tuesday evening. Denhollander, whose testimony and victim impact statement against serial molester Larry Nassar went viral last year, launched...

September 19, 2019

Migrant Mothers and Children Sue US Over Asylum Ban

More than 125 migrant mothers and children have sued the U.S. government, claiming the Trump administration has violated the rights of asylum-seekers through the arbitrary and capricious implementation of a virtual asylum ban at the southern border.

September 19, 2019

Michigan Lawmaker Calls on National Park Service to Establish Moose Hunt on Isle Royale

Michigan State Rep. Steve Johnson (R-72) recently introduced a resolution calling on the National Park Service to establish a moose tag lottery hunt on Isle Royale National Park in an effort to help control the island’s exploding moose population.

September 19, 2019

Andrew McCabe Says He Won’t Take a Plea Deal ‘Under Any Circumstances’ if Indicted

A defiant Andrew McCabe said Tuesday he will not “under any circumstances” accept a plea deal if indicted for lying about leaks to the press.

September 19, 2019

Yet Another Illegal Alien in Montgomery County Arrested for Rape

Police have arrested yet another illegal alien living in Montgomery County for rape, bringing the tally to at least nine foreign nationals charged with rape or sexual assault since July 25, 2019.

September 19, 2019

Nazi Flag Found at Battle Creek Elementary School

A Nazi flag was found flying at a Battle Creek elementary school early Saturday morning.

September 18, 2019

GOP Leaders Decline Whitmer’s Idea of Sending Her a Budget Proposal Before Attending a Weekend Conference

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer sent a letter to Michigan Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey and Speaker of the House Lee Chatfield Tuesday asking them to send a budget proposal before going to the Mackinac Republican Leadership Conference this weekend.

September 18, 2019

American Inventor Series: Harvey S. Firestone, Ohio Farm Boy Turned Tire Tycoon

Harvey S. Firestone was born on December 20, 1868 in Columbiana, Ohio to a family of farmers who had resided in the region since the early 19th century. He was an Ohio farm boy who went on to become one...

September 18, 2019

Commentary: In the Land of No Consequence, Bad Behavior Festers

Another day, another whopper by the news media and their handlers in the Democratic Party.

September 18, 2019

Four Key Moments From House Panel’s First ‘Impeachment Hearing’

President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager, Corey Lewandowski, set the tone early Tuesday during what House Democrats billed as a debut impeachment hearing.

September 18, 2019

NYT Reporters Say Editors Removed Exculpatory Information About Kavanaugh

The co-authors of a new book about Brett Kavanaugh blamed New York Times editors on Monday for removing a key passage from an essay they published over the weekend that laid out a new, but uncorroborated, sexual misconduct allegation against...

September 18, 2019

Honduran Native Accused of Repeatedly Raping 6-Year-Old in Montgomery County

A Honduran native in Montgomery County, Maryland is facing 155 years in prison for allegedly raping a six-year-old girl repeatedly for a year.

September 18, 2019

Ilhan Omar Deletes 2013 Tweet That Revealed Her Father’s Name – the Same as Her Husband’s

Rep. Ilhan Omar early Tuesday morning deleted a 2013 post that said her father’s name is Nur Said.

September 18, 2019

An Illegal Immigrant MS-13 Gang Member Arrested For Alleged Kidnapping of Local High School Student

An illegal immigrant MS-13 gang member was arrested in Nashville this week after allegedly kidnapping and beating a student from a local high school who did not want to become a gang member, according to Fox 17.

September 18, 2019

Commentary: The World Needs More Oil, but the Green New Deal Democrats Say No

In the flash of an eye, the world’s oil supply was reduced by 5 percent after the Sept. 14 attacks on Saudi Arabian oil facilities including the Abqaiq oil processing facility, which sent oil prices soaring in trading on Sept....

September 18, 2019

Linda Sarsour Ousted From Women’s March

The radical Islamic activist Linda Sarsour has been removed from her leadership role in the Women’s March, the New York Post reports.

September 18, 2019

Omar Tells Crowd That God ‘Expects’ Them Not to Vote for Her Political Opponents

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN-05) told a crowd gathered for a Congressional Black Caucus Foundation forum that God “expects” them to vote a certain way.

September 18, 2019

National Right to Work Foundation Reminds Workers Union Membership is Not Required for Employment

The National Right to Work Foundation has released a notice targeted at workers affiliated with the United Auto Workers union reminding them of their right to work without joining a union.

September 17, 2019

More Michigan Third-Graders Could Be Held Back Due to 2016 Law

Third-graders who struggle with reading may have to repeat the grade, thanks to a portion of a 2016 Michigan law that goes into effect next spring.

September 17, 2019

Commentary: Is There Such a Thing as ‘Too Much Trump?’

by Victor Davis Hanson The new post-Mueller media narrative is “weariness” and “exhaustion” with President Trump’s tweets, his cul de sac Sharpie controversy, his ideas about buying Greenland, his unorthodox art-of-the-deal foreign policy that resulted in a plan to...

September 17, 2019

Qatar-Funded Group Engages in ‘Propagandistic Activities’ While Divvying Out Millions to US Schools, Experts Say

A U.S.-based organization funded by Qatar and tasked with furthering the allegedly terror-linked country’s national vision is openly influencing K-12 public school curriculums across America. A legal loophole allows it to do so without registering as a foreign agent, but...

September 17, 2019

Senator Proposes Ending MEGA Tax-Incentive Payouts

Although former Gov. Rick Snyder ended the Michigan Economic Growth Authority (MEGA) program in 2011, the state continues to pay out millions of dollars each year to corporations that signed on to receive the tax credits.

September 17, 2019

Quality Counts Analysis Reveals Nation’s Average C Grade Hasn’t Changed in Decades

The nation’s average C grade on education hasn't changed since 1997, when the annual assessment of the nation’s K-12 education system was first created by Education Week’s annual Quality Counts report.

September 17, 2019

Commentary: I Was America’s First ‘Nonbinary’ Person – It Was All a Sham

Four years ago, I wrote about my decision to live as a woman in The New York Times, writing that I had wanted to live “authentically as the woman that I have always been,” and had “effectively traded my white male...

September 17, 2019

The 2020 Campaign Will Be ‘Nastiest in American History,’ Steve Bannon Says

The 2020 presidential election will be the nastiest in history, Steve Bannon said Friday in St. Louis.

September 17, 2019

Ex-Comey Aide Describes How FBI Chief Prepared for Infamous Trump Tower Meeting

In a book to be released Tuesday, a former FBI aide to James Comey describes the lead-up to a briefing where then-President-Elect Donald Trump was first told about allegations in the unverified Steele dossier.

September 17, 2019

ICE Facilities to Receive Security Overhaul Following Violent Attacks

Immigration and Customs Enforcement will soon beef up security at facilities in response to a recent slate of violence against the agency’s detention centers and offices across the country.

September 17, 2019

American Inventor Series: Margaret E. Knight, the ‘Lady Edison’

Margaret E. Knight, born in York, Maine in 1838, preferred a “jack-knife, a gimlet, and pieces of wood” to dolls as a young girl. Her amateur woodworking skills made her sleds the “envy of the town’s boys” while her kites...

September 17, 2019

Ilhan Omar Claims She’s Only Controversial Because People ‘Want Controversy’ in Explosive Interview

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN-05) appeared on CBS’ “Face the Nation” Sunday where she said that she’s only controversial because “people seem to want the controversy.”

September 17, 2019

Michigan Teacher’s Unions Support UAW Strike

Two Michigan teacher’s unions have come out in support of the United Auto Workers union’s strike against General Motors.

September 16, 2019

Elizabeth Warren, Kamala Harris, and Julian Castro Call for Kavanaugh’s Ouster Following Reports Drudging Up More Allegations

Sen. Kamala Harris and fellow Democratic presidential candidates are calling for Congress to impeach sitting Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh after a report Saturday resurrected allegations against the justice.

September 16, 2019

Commentary: The Globalist Elites Are All-in for 2020 and the Free World Hangs in the Balance

In the words of the poet, there’s something happening here, but what it is ain’t exactly clear. At least not to the ossified bureaucracies that control public policy in the Western Hemisphere. Outdated and unscientific concepts of democracy - rule...

September 16, 2019

Eric Holder Warns Democrats: ‘Borders Mean Something’

Former Attorney General Eric Holder defended his old boss and expressed caution when discussing Democratic presidential candidates’ growing embrace of more lax immigration laws.

September 16, 2019

Report: Olympic Organizations Being Investigated By Justice Department Over Sex Abuse Concerns

The Justice Department reportedly opened an investigation into sexual abuse related to U.S. Olympic sports organizations, as well as possible financial misconduct.

September 16, 2019

Leahy and Kellett Wonder: Why Didn’t the Democratic Debate Discuss the Economy?

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- Leahy and Kellett discussed last weeks Democratic debate in Houston and how...

September 16, 2019

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