A federal judge temporarily blocked Georgia’s abortion ban Tuesday.
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Month: October 2019
Trump Suggests China Should Start Investigating Biden
President Donald Trump told reporters Thursday that China should look into former Vice President Joe Biden, adding that it’s “just about as bad as what happened with Ukraine.”
Read MoreThe Trump Administration Will Expand DNA Collection of Migrants
The Trump administration is moving forward with its plan to dramatically expand DNA testing of illegal migrants at the southern border, a move intended to help control the immigration crisis.
Read MoreGOP Senators Ask Intelligence Community’s IG About Classified Leaks of Whistleblower Complaint
Two Republican senators are asking the intelligence community’s inspector general whether he is investigating leaks of classified details of the whistleblower complaint against President Donald Trump, as well as leaks for news stories published about the Trump-Russia investigation.
Read MoreRep. Tlaib: Only Black Employees Should Conduct Facial Recognition Analysis
While on a tour of the Detroit Police Department’s Public Safety headquarters, Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) told police chief James Craig that he should only hire black employees for the role of facial recognition analysts, as the New York Post reports.
Read MoreSuspension Lifted for Officer Who Reported an Illegal Alien to ICE
A police officer will be allowed to return to duty after being suspended for turning an illegal alien over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Read MoreFred Upton Supports an Investigation Into Trump’s Actions With Ukraine, But Not an Impeachment Inquiry
Michigan Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI-6) told Michigan Public Radio (MPR) Wednesday that he supports an investigation into President Donald Trump’s actions with Ukraine, but said he doesn’t approve of an impeachment inquiry. Upton says he needs more information to support an impeachment inquiry.
Read MoreMichigan Ban of Flavored Vapes Went Into Effect Wednesday
The ban on flavored e-cigarettes in Michigan went into effect on Wednesday, roughly a month after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced Michigan would be the first state to ban flavored vapes.
Read MoreCommentary: Trump’s Conservative Policies Launch Boom for Middle America
Our friend Stephen Moore, Heritage Foundation economist, former Wall Street Journal editorial board member and founder, along with Steve Forbes and Arthur Laffer, of the Committee to Unleash Prosperity, published a column in the Wall Street Journal recently with some truly amazing statistics about the Trump economic boom.
Read MoreSchiff Acted Like He Didn’t Know What Was in Whistleblower Complaint; a NYT Report Suggests He Did
In the days leading up to last week’s release of a whistleblower complaint against President Donald Trump, House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff implied that he was unaware of the substance of the allegations in the document, which centered on Trump’s July 25 phone call with Ukraine’s president.
Read MoreBlocked Artery Takes Bernie Off Campaign Trail
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders is off the campaign trail and in a Las Vegas hospital after having surgery to clear up a blocked artery.
Read MoreMichigan Gov. Whitmer Lays Out Her Supplemental Budget Proposal with Hopes of Working with GOP Leaders to Amend Budget
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer described her plan for a supplemental budget Wednesday with the hopes of working with Republicans to try and restore certain items cut from the budget.
Read MoreFederal Judge Leaves Harvard’s Anti-Asian Admission Quotas in Place
After a lengthy court case, a federal judge has ruled against plaintiffs who claimed that Harvard’s race-based admission quotas disproportionately rejected Asian applicants, Reuters reports.
Read MorePompeo Confirms He Was on Phone Call With Trump and Ukraine
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo confirmed Wednesday that he was on the July 25 phone call between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Read MoreVirginia Police Officer Suspended After Turning Over Suspected Illegal Alien to ICE
A Virginia police officer was suspended after he turned over a suspected illegal alien to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) following a traffic accident last month.
Read MoreOver Half a Million Central Americans Entered Mexico Illegally in First Half of 2019
Over 500,000 thousand Central American migrants entered Mexico illegally during the first six months of 2019, revealing the extent of the immigration crisis.
Read MoreNew York Threatens to Punish Those Who Say ‘Illegal Alien’ With $250K Fine
Those who use the term “illegal alien” in New York City will be hit with a fine as high as $250,000, the city’s human rights panel has determined.
Read MoreCommentary: Kamala Harris is the Winner from the Impeachment Push But the Game is On
The Democrat leadership and political elite have decided to go all in on impeachment. It’s just their latest big media play. It remains to be seen how far they push it beyond posturing and investigations since Nancy Pelosi’s “official investigation” reportedly is what Representative Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.) has been doing all along. Nonetheless, in political terms, the Democrats are making a consequential move that is likely to undercut the Biden campaign.
Read MoreImpeachment Defender Slotkin Receives First Challenge to 2020 Campaign
Nikki Snyder, a 35-year-old member of the Michigan state Board of Education, will challenge Democrat U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin, by running for Congress, she announced on Tuesday.
Read MoreMichigan Gov. Whitmer Strikes $128M from Schools in 147 Line-Item Vetoes on State Budget
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed the state budget on Monday, issuing 147 line-item vetoes and axing $128 million for school funding in the process.
Read MoreCommentary: Obama-Biden Supported the Coup of Ukraine in 2014 in Order to Pass a Trade Deal
With all of the trade deals underway between the United States under the leadership of President Donald Trump, it is hard to believe that the civil war in Ukraine that began in 2014 actually started out as a policy disagreement over a pair of competing trade agreements with the European Union and Russia.
Read MoreIn Leaked Audio, Zuckerberg Vows to ‘Go to the Mat’ With Warren If She Beats Trump
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg vowed in leaked audio to “go to the mat” with 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren if she beats President Donald Trump.
Read MoreLetter Casts New Light on NYT Report That Trump ‘Pushed’ Aussies to Help With Probe of CIA, FBI Activities
Australia’s ambassador to the U.S. sent a letter earlier in 2019 offering Attorney General William Barr support in his investigation of the FBI and CIA’s activities in 2016, casting new light on a New York Times report from Monday that President Donald Trump “pushed” Australia’s prime minister to help with the probe.
Read MoreState Dept. Says The US And North Korea Will Continue Talks ‘Within The Next Week’
The United States and North Korea will hold talks “within the next week” after months of silence, the State Department announced Tuesday.
Read MoreCommentary: Why Even Liberals Should Be ‘Climate Change Skeptics’
When you’re several decades older than Greta Thunberg, her impassioned warning of impending doom hits you differently than it may college students or early twentysomethings. In a word, it sounded “familiar.”
Read MoreFood Trucks to Roll Out in Detroit Schools
The production on two food trucks meant for the Detroit school district was scheduled to start on Tuesday, according to a tweet from the district’s nutrition program.
Read MoreReport: AG Barr Is Ramping Up His Probe of CIA, FBI Activities in 2016
Attorney General William Barr has met with foreign intelligence officials, including during a trip to Italy earlier in September, regarding an investigation into surveillance activities against the Trump campaign, The Washington Post reported.
Read MoreReport: Hong Kong Police Unload Live Rounds on Protesters, Shoot 18-Year-Old
A young Hong Kong protester was shot by police Tuesday during a protest against China’s celebration of 70 years under communism, according to the South China Morning Post (SCMP).
Read MoreMaxine Waters Wants Trump ‘Imprisoned’ And ‘Placed In Solitary Confinement’
Democratic California Rep. Maxine Waters wants to see President Donald Trump locked up behind bars and in solitary confinement.
Read MoreDespite Criticism, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer Defends Her Budget Cuts
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer defended her decision to almost $1 billion from the $59.9 billion budget and moving around $625 million in the budget to different state departments on Tuesday.
Read MoreICE Arrests 46 Throughout Michigan And Ohio Over 5 Days, Agency Says
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Enforcement arrested 46 individuals over the course of a five-day enforcement action, the agency announced.
Read MoreCommentary: Impeachment Coup Analytics
Aside from the emotional issue that Democrats, NeverTrumpers, and celebrities loathe Donald Trump, recently Representative Al Green (D-Texas) reminded us why the Democrats are trying to impeach the president rather than just defeat him in the 2020 general election.
Read MoreCommentary: With USMCA and Various Trade Deals, President Trump is Awful at Being an Isolationist
President Donald Trump is very bad at being an isolationist, in fact, he is probably one of the worse isolationists in American history.
Read MoreSecond Lawsuit Filed Against Michigan’s Flavored E-Cig Ban
by Bruce Walker Close on the heels of a lawsuit challenging Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s statewide ban on flavored e-cigarette products by an Upper Peninsula shop owner, a second lawsuit was filed Friday by Grand Rapids-based Mister E-Liquid. The manufacturer of vaping products also operates several brick-and-mortar shops, which it…
Read MoreDems Subpoena Giuliani for Docs Related to Impeachment Inquiry
Democratic lawmakers subpoenaed former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani Monday for documents related to the Democrats’ impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump.
Read MoreGOP Rep. Chris Collins Resigns Amid Insider Trading Scandal
Four-term Republican Rep. Chris Collins of New York submitted his resignation from Congress Monday, one day before he’s expected to plead guilty to charges of insider trading.
Read MoreSanders Says CEOs Who Make Much More Than Their Workers Are a ‘Signal of a Lot of What Is Wrong in This Country’
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders unveiled a plan Monday targeting corporations that pay CEOs much more than their workers.
Read MoreTop House Republican Mac Thornberry Announces Retirement
Texas Republican Rep. Mac Thornberry announced his retirement Monday, the top House Armed Services rep. announced in a statement.
Read MoreBiden Campaign Pressures Major News Outlets to Stop Booking Giuliani
Joe Biden’s presidential campaign sent a letter to the executives of several major news outlets on Sunday, asking them to no longer book Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, as a guest on their programs.
Read MoreAmerican Inventor Series: Frank Zamboni
Frank Joseph Zamboni never played a second of professional hockey, but he was still inducted into the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame in 2009 for his vital contributions to the sport.
Read MoreWhitmer Approaches Midnight Deadline to Pass Budget
Michigan lawmakers submitted 16 department bills for the 2020 state budget totaling $59.9 billion on Friday to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, who will decide if the state government partially shuts down at some point this week.
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