Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg officially announced the start of his presidential campaign Sunday.
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Month: November 2019
Oklahoma State Professor Sues, Alleging ‘Systemic,’ Career-Damaging Bias Upon Her Return From Serving in the Trump Administration
Whitney Bailey’s career at Oklahoma State University was going great – until the professor accepted an appointment to the Trump administration.
Read MoreCommentary: Democrats’ Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Week
Democrats must be grateful that the Thanksgiving recess will bring to an end their horrible week. It’s not nice to laugh at other people’s misfortunes but this week has featured a smorgasbord of schadenfreude for those otherwise bored and irritated by the politics of the moment. In fact, the rigged “Schiff Show” went so badly that observers have reason to doubt that the Democrats will actually pull the trigger on passing articles of impeachment. Here are a few highlights from Adam Mill’s blooper reel.
Read MoreBloomberg News Pledges Not To Investigate Democratic Presidential Candidates
Bloomberg News won’t conduct investigative reporting on any of the Democratic presidential candidates, the outlet’s editor-in-chief announced Sunday.
Read MoreIn Less Than One Year, Three-Quarters of the ‘Squad’ Is Under Financial Investigation
The three most prolific members of the so-called “squad” of freshman Democratic congresswoman face allegations of violating campaign finance laws and House ethics rules for their personal or political benefit 10 months into their terms.
Read MoreReport: Credit Card Debt Increases By 24,500 Percent Since 1970
Consumer debt in the U.S. has grown by 25 percent in five years and doubled since the turn of the century, according to the latest Clever Real Estate report
Read MoreFive-Year-Old Victim in Mall of America Attacks Says ‘Angels Caught’ Him During Fall
The parents of the five-year-old Minnesota boy who was thrown from a Mall of America balcony earlier this year said their son is back in school and “walking perfectly.”
Read MoreMichigan Dems in Debt Ahead of 2020, But Raised More Than Republicans
The Michigan Republican Party claims to have a “massive 40 to 1 cash advantage” over the state’s Democratic Party, which has more than $100,000 in debt.
Read MoreAs School District Implements Busing Over Near-Unanimous Opposition, Chinese Immigrants See Communism
A Howard County, Maryland, school board voted Thursday to implement a busing initiative opposed by the vast majority of the public.
Read MoreCommentary: What Is Conservatism, Inc. Actually Conserving?
In the wake of the Donald Trump moment, conservatism is up for grabs: white identitarians, “Catholic integralists,” paleocons, and American nationalists all sense an opportunity for greater representation. But the bigger story is that the globalist, anti-nationalist, progressive “conservatism” that came before Trump isn’t yet quite dead, and it’s fighting for survival.
Read MoreEx-CIA Officer Given 19 Years in Prison in China Spy Conspiracy
A former CIA case officer was sentenced by a federal judge in Virginia on Friday to serve 19 years in prison, after he pleaded guilty in May to conspiring to become a spy for China, federal prosecutors announced.
Read MoreFCC Will No Longer Allow Telecom Giants to Use Subsidies on Chinese Big Tech Products
Major U.S. internet companies can no longer use subsidies to buy equipment from Chinese mega supplier Huawei, federal regulators ruled Friday.
Read MoreTrump Calls for Senate Impeachment Trial, Wants Schiff, ‘Fake Whistleblower’ and Hunter Biden to Testify
During an interview with Fox News Friday morning, President Trump called for a Senate trial should the House vote to impeach him, and declared that the so-called “whistleblower” and Hunter Biden should be called to testify. The president added that there was one particular witness he wanted to see most of all.
Read MoreCommentary: What High-Tax Europe Really Looks Like
Promises are mounting in the Democratic Party’s primary debates as contenders try to outbid one another on free health care, free public education, or, in the case of Andrew Yang, just free money. Senator Elizabeth Warren plans to make college free in addition to canceling student debt for millions of people at an estimated cost of $1.25 trillion over 10 years. Senator Bernie Sanders’s “Medicare For All” bill would cost $34 trillion dollars over 10 years.
Read MoreBloomberg Books ‘MASSIVE’ Amounts of TV Ad Time Across The Country, ‘At Least’ $10 Million ‘for One Week’
Billionaire and 2020 presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg has begun booking “massive” amounts of television ad time across the country as he ramps up his bid to become the Democratic nominee.
Read MoreSix Big Moments From Day Five of Public Impeachment Hearings
Two career foreign policy officials testified Thursday that President Donald Trump altered U.S. policy toward Ukraine for a political agenda of going after former Vice President Joe Biden.
Read MoreReport: FBI Lawyer Who Sent Anti-Trump ‘Resistance’ Text Message Also Altered Russia Probe Documents
The former FBI lawyer who is reportedly under investigation for altering documents in the Russia probe took part in a 2017 interview with Trump adviser George Papadopoulos, and also wrote anti-Trump text messages that were revealed in a Justice Department report released last year.
Read MoreWhitmer Completes Trip to Israel, Announces Pilot Program with Autonomous Vehicle Company
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced on Saturday that she had completed her first overseas trip to Israel, which was aimed at strengthening business ties within the country.
Read MoreFormer Lawmakers Sue to Overturn Michigan Term Limits Passed By Voters
A bipartisan group of former lawmakers filed a lawsuit last week in an effort to overturn Michigan’s “draconian” term limits law.
Read MorePennsylvania Gov Vetoes Bill That Would Have Protected Babies With Down Syndrome From Abortion
Democratic Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf vetoed a bill Thursday that would have protected unborn babies with down syndrome from abortion.
Read MoreCharlie Kirk Commentary: Clearing the Air on the Right
When I started Turning Point USA at the age of 18, I was often guilty of applying a “purity” test when discussing issues or evaluating politicians and activists. For example, if someone wasn’t promoting a purely free-trade solution to America’s problems, I wasn’t listening. Over the past three years, on this issue and many others, I have changed my mind. And I haven’t been alone. Millions of like-minded Americans have also changed their minds on issues once considered indisputable, conservative doctrine.
Read MoreUS Army Examines TikTok Security Concerns
WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. Army is undertaking a security assessment of China-owned social media platform TikTok after a Democratic lawmaker raised national security concerns over the app’s handling of user data, Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy said Thursday.
Read MoreReport: FBI Official Is Under Investigation For Allegedly Altering Russia Probe Documents
The Justice Department is investigating an FBI official for allegedly altering a document as part of the Trump-Russia probe, according to an explosive report.
Read MoreThe Battleground State Report: Potential Bad News for Democratic Presidential Candidates if Impeachment Moves to Senate for a Vote
During a live recording 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 rollout – Leahy and Kellett talked through scenarios that could happen to the Democratic Presidential candidates that are Senators if the impeachment moves to the Senate.
Read MoreCommentary: Young Right-Wingers Want ‘America-First’ Change to the Republican Party
Over the past month, the far-Right’s troll culture turned against Conservatism, Inc., by haranguing the establishment’s “youth outreach” guy, Charlie Kirk of Turning Point USA (TPUSA). TPUSA is a large and well-funded youth movement, but it is starting to lose its audience because many are asking what exactly TPUSA aims to conserve?
Read MoreSoros-Linked ‘Dark Money’ Group Is Funding Ads Urging Vulnerable Republicans to Impeach Trump, Records Show
A liberal “dark money” group that received millions of dollars from George Soros’s advocacy network, records show, is behind a seven-figure ad blitz urging vulnerable Republicans in swing districts to support the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump.
Read MoreFormer Baltimore Mayor Indicted on 11 Counts of Fraud, Tax Evasion
Federal prosecutors have charged former Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh with 11 counts of fraud, tax evasion and conspiracy in what they allege was a corrupt scheme involving her sales of a self-published children’s book series.
Read MoreMr. Rogers, Frozen and a NYPD Detective Wait for You on Movies to Watch This Weekend
Mr. Rogers will not be on PBS this Friday. Instead, he will be on your big screen as Tom Hanks who portrays him and the friendship he had with journalist Tom Junod. The journalist and television star developed this friendship after Junod was assigned to profile Rogers.
Read MoreSenate Majority Leader Says Gov. Whitmer Is ‘On the Bat S–t Crazy Spectrum’
Michigan Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey (R-Clarklake) recently told a group of College Republicans that his Democratic colleagues are “on the bat s–t crazy spectrum.”
Read MoreLt. Gov. Gilchrist Becomes First Black Lieutenant Governor to Sign a Bill Into Law in Michigan
Lieutenant Gov. Garlin Gilchrist became the first black lieutenant governor to sign a bill into law on Thursday, after signing a variety of bills impacting felons, property taxes, liquor regulations and farming practices.
Read More63 Percent Support Religious Freedom at Work, Study Finds
Most Americans support a broad definition of religious freedom and accommodation of minority religious beliefs in the workplace, despite a growing sense of polarization in the public square, according to a new study.
Read MoreIsraeli PM Netanyahu Indicted on Bribery, Fraud and Breach of Trust Charges
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has led the country for 13 years, was indicted by the country’s top prosecutor on charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust on Thursday.
Read MoreFederal Lawmakers Move on Bill to Decriminalize Cannabis
U.S. Representatives voted to move cannabis decriminalization legislation out of committee, setting the stage for a historic vote of the entire chamber, but the Democrat-sponsored bill faces an uncertain fate in the U.S. Senate.
Read MoreCommentary: Liberal Media Members Dream of Nancy Pelosi Becoming President
Democrats have been plotting the impeachment of President Trump since the day after the 2016 election, but the idea of Christian conservative Mike Pence as President leaves many on the Left cold, so why not, as CNN opinion contributor Paul Callan put it, draw Vice President Pence into the impeachment maelstrom?
Read MoreDemocratic Debates: Comments by Each Candidate
The third Democratic presidential candidate debate took place in Houston Thursday. The candidates answered questions on a range of issues, including health care, gun control, immigration and an ongoing U.S.-China trade war.
Read MoreIlhan Omar Introduces $1 Trillion ‘Homes for All Act,’ Declares Housing a ‘Human Right’
Rep. Ilhan Omar’s (D-MN-05) new “Homes for All Act” would cost more than $1 trillion over a 10-year period and has a goal of building 12 million “public and affordable” housing units.
Read MoreLiz Warren, Liberal Pundits React After Report Says Trump Once Dined With Zuckerberg
Sen. Elizabeth Warren and other liberal pundits on Twitter railed against Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg for reportedly dining with President Donald Trump recently amid political ad controversy.
Read MoreWe Build the Wall Has Not Been Ordered to Stop, and Is Currently Clearing Land Along Rio Grande, Organization’s Founder Says
We Build the Wall Inc. founder Brian Kolfage is on the offensive to dispel what he calls more mainstream media lies, this time falsely claiming the latest wall project has been ordered shut down.
Read MoreCommentary: Don’t Believe the Clinton Crony Who Criticized Trump for Using a Dog to Kill ISIS Leader
Islamic State boss Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi learned last month, when a military working dog (MWD) shows up at your compound, you might have a problem. While U.S. Special Forces disposed of al-Baghdadi’s praetorian guard, MWD Conan, a Belgian Malinois, chased down the whimpering ISIS boss in a tunnel, where the terrorist blew himself up with an explosive vest.
Read MoreCommentary: Pro-Trans Advertising Doesn’t Reflect Most of America
To hear college students and corporate consumer-product commercials tell it, gender fluidity is so normal, popular even, that they’re simply communicating these ideas as a way to reflect the new progressivism in America.
Read MoreOmar, Tlaib Sign Letter to Trump Demanding Stephen Miller’s Immediate Termination
More than 100 members of Congress sent a letter to President Donald Trump Thursday demanding that he immediately fire senior adviser Stephen Miller, whose “affinity for white nationalism” was the subject of a recent report from the Southern Poverty Law Center.
Read MoreLiberal ‘Dark Money’ Group Gave Millions to Michigan Causes in 2018
A new report details how a “dark money” group funneled more than $140 million into Democratic causes and groups across the country during the 2018 midterms, including organizations in Michigan and Minnesota.
Read MoreCommentary: Impeachment of Trump Gives Aid and Comfort to China
The Democrat impeachment scam of President Donald Trump is giving aid and comfort to the communist regime in China which is violently attacking Hong Kongers who seek to continue living their lives free of Beijing’s oppression. Right now, Chinese government-sanctioned police and troops are making the former British holding a bloodier Tiananmen Square, under the blanket of silence created by our nation’s impeachment focus.
Read MoreTrump: Without a China Trade Deal, the US Will Hike Tariffs
WASHINGTON – The United States would raise tariffs on Chinese imports if no deal is reached with Beijing to end a trade war, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday, threatening an escalation of the spat that has damaged economic growth worldwide.
Read MoreMichigan Department of Education Applies for Waivers to Loosen Restrictions for Summer Food Programming
The Michigan Department of Education announced last week that it will be requesting waivers in order to change statutory and regulatory requirements associated with the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP).
Read MoreCommentary: Beware of Washington’s Foreign Policy Establishment Globalist Agenda
Beware of the blob.
Read MoreMultiple War Heroes Slam ‘Prissy’ and ‘Disgraceful’ Lt. Col. Vindman Following Testimony
Anumber of famed military heroes blasted Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman on Tuesday, calling him “prissy,” a “disgrace,” and “an operative with an agenda.”
Read MoreIllegal Alien Involved in Deadly Car Crash Successfully Flees to Mexico After Authorities Ignore ICE Detainer
An illegal alien charged with felony manslaughter fled the U.S. after local authorities ignored an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainer request and released him into the public, according to federal officials.
Read MoreForeign-Born Researchers at US Agencies Were Secretly Working for China and Recruiting Others, Senate Report Finds
Foreign-born researchers working at U.S. agencies secretly joined China’s payroll, sending sensitive U.S.-funded research to the country while U.S. government agencies took almost no defensive measures against a major recruitment operation, a Senate investigation found.
Read MoreSondland Says He Reluctantly Worked With Giuliani, Who Sought ‘Quid Pro Quo’ From Ukrainians on Behalf of Trump
Gordon Sondland, the ambassador to the European Union, testified Wednesday that Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani’s requests that Ukraine’s president open politically charged investigations in order to secure a White House meeting “were a quid pro quo” that reflected President Donald Trump’s wishes.
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