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May 1, 2021

Music Spotlight: Rhonda Towns

Dawn Records announces a new release from its flagship artist Rhonda Towns, titled "Walking In Your Wonderful Light.” Written by Teddy Hayes and produced by Billy Sherrill in collaboration with Towns, the long-awaited and welcomed single serves as a preview to the Christian, country, and gospel music entertainer’s forthcoming six-track...

April 29, 2021

‘Enemy of Free Speech:’ Republicans Hit Back at Facebook After It Upholds Trump Ban

Republicans are hitting back at Facebook and the Big Tech giants in Silicon Valley after Facebook's Oversight Board announced Wednesday that it will uphold its ban of Former President Donald J. Trump. Facebook claimed in a statement that Trump post...

May 6, 2021

Commentary: The Origins of the Cruel Ritual of Diversity Training

In the typical scenario, students, staff, and faculty submit themselves to the mercies of hectoring lectures and demeaning demonstrations that purport to reveal white privilege and the oppressive conditions faced by “underrepresented populations” in their institutions. Former Smith College staffer...

May 6, 2021

Memos Hint Zuckerberg to Continue Big Spending on Georgia Election Workers, Infrastructure

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg's multimillion dollar investment in the 2020 presidential election process may extend into this year or beyond, at least if Fulton County is any measure. Georgia's largest county, which encompasses the blue-leaning city of Atlanta, received more...

May 6, 2021

Some Immigrant Spouses Won’t Need to Submit Fingerprints to Renew Their Visas

Some spouses of immigrants working in the U.S. won’t be required to submit new fingerprints to renew their visas, the Department of Homeland Security said in a court filing Monday, The Wall Street Journal reported. The Trump administration required new fingerprints to...

May 6, 2021

Big Corporations Come Out Against Texas Election Integrity Bills

As the state of Texas considered several comprehensive bills aimed at cracking down on voter fraud, multiple large corporations have released statements condemning the measures with baseless allegations of voter suppression, according to The Hill. On Tuesday, 52 different companies signed...

May 6, 2021

Hamilton College Student Leaders Work to ‘Defund the Police,’ Claim ‘White Supremacists’ Are on Campus

Following the verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial, students and faculty at Hamilton College received an email denoting some of them as white supremacists and calling for the admissions office to better block such students from enrolling in the future....

May 6, 2021

Commentary: Kamala Harris Doesn’t Care About Solving the Border Crisis

With the exception of those who may have glanced at the February edition of Vogue magazine or recently browsed the New York Times style section, we have not seen or heard much from Kamala Harris since she was sworn in as the 49th vice president...

May 6, 2021

States, Political Parties Draw Battle Lines over Taxpayer Funding of Critical Race Theory

A grassroots group of conservatives and Republican state leaders is pushing back after the Biden administration tied federal education funding to adopting controversial critical race theory teachings in schools' curriculum. The Biden administration in April proposed a new Department of...

May 6, 2021

Steve Scalise Wants Liz Cheney Out of Leadership

House Minority Whip Steve Scalise is openly backing the ousting of Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney from her Republican leadership position and supporting New York Rep. Elise Stefanik to replace her. “House Republicans need to be solely focused on taking back...

May 6, 2021

REPORT: Biden, DOJ Plan to Challenge Laws Banning Biological Boys from Girls’ Sports

President Joe Biden’s administration and the Department of Justice are reportedly preparing to challenge bills banning biological males from women’s sports, multiple sources told the Daily Beast. “We are having conversations with the Biden administration about additional actions that they...

May 6, 2021

Chauvin Attorney Moves for Mistrial After Claims of Biased Jury Emerge

After a jury found former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin guilty on charges of second and third degree murder, along with manslaughter for killing George Floyd, his attorney has made a motion requesting a hearing to argue that Chauvin's conviction...

May 5, 2021

Investigation Finds Massive Wrongdoing by Prosecutor in Case Against Ex-Missouri Governor

Missouri's chief legal disciplinary officer accused St. Louis' top prosecutor of sweeping misconduct in the failed prosecution of former Gov. Eric Greitens, saying she lied to judges in court filings and testimony, withheld exculpatory evidence from the defense, misled her...

May 5, 2021

Facebook Is Keeping Trump Off Its Platform

Facebook’s oversight board upheld the company’s decision to ban former President Donald Trump Wednesday morning. “The Board found that, in maintaining an unfounded narrative of electoral fraud and persistent calls to action, Mr. Trump created an environment where a serious...

May 5, 2021

Chauvin Juror Says He Attended BLM Protest Before Trial Because He'd 'Never Been to DC'

A man who served on the jury that voted to convict former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin defended his participation in a Black Lives Matter protest prior to the trial. Brandon Mitchell said he attended the Aug. 28 “Get Your...

May 5, 2021

Commentary: The Left Will Not Let Go of COVID

COVID’s grip on America is relaxing, not so the Left’s. The Left seized COVID as an unprecedented statist opportunity to advance their agenda. Unsurprisingly, they now resist relinquishing it. Since the Left refuse to let go of America, America must...

May 5, 2021

Former President Trump Launches New Communications Platform ‘From the Desk of Donald J. Trump’

Former President Trump has launched a new platform to communicate with the public, adding a page on donaldjtrump.com that looks something like a social media feed. The page headlined "From The Desk of Donald J. Trump," includes statements from Trump...

May 5, 2021

Commentary: Use Twitter’s New Weakness to Start Upending Big Tech

Twitter’s stock fell 15 percent last week apparently because they’re not getting sufficient numbers of new users to please the market. People are not as intrigued as they used to be with an allegedly open social media platform that’s not...

May 5, 2021

Former Democratic Oregon House Speaker Arrested in Sex Trafficking Sting

Former Democratic Oregon House Speaker Dave Hunt is facing charges after being arrested in an April sex trafficking sting, the Portland Tribune reported. Dave Hunt and seven other men were arrested after clicking on decoy advertisements, which Portland police posted...

May 5, 2021

Gov. Abbott: Smugglers Transporting 2,000 People Every Day Through Texas

Gov. Greg Abbott gave Americans a view of the Texas border area being breached every day by cartels and human smugglers in an interview on Sunday with Fox News’ Maria Bartiromo. Flying above the Rio Grande River, he said 2,000...

May 5, 2021

Biden Promotes 'Free' Community College for Americans, 'Dreamers'

President Joe Biden touted a key part of his education initiative Monday, pushing for two years of free community college nationwide, but some critics question the long-term efficacy of his plan. Biden spoke at Tidewater Community College in Norfolk, Virginia,...

May 5, 2021

Biden Regime Poised to Use Private 'Research Firms' to Surveil American Citizens Online

The Biden administration is reportedly planning to revive an Obama-era surveillance work-around that will allow the government to spy on American citizens (under the pretense of “tracking extremist chatter” online). Because privacy laws prevent the Department of Homeland Security from...

May 5, 2021

'Deplorable' Professor Creates 'Anti-Indoctrination Mill' with New Education Startup

Michael Rectenwald got himself chased out of New York University when the self-identified communist copped to tweeting against trigger warnings, safe spaces and bias reporting under the pseudonym "Deplorable NYU Prof." The professor left two years ago with a golden...

May 5, 2021

Florida Teachers’ Unions Fought Against Raises

The pandemic has made it clear to parents that teachers’ unions don’t represent the interests of students. And while, in theory, the union should serve the interests of teachers, in practice they have another master: the Democratic Party. When these...

May 5, 2021

Minnesota Set for ‘Very Normal’ Summer, Governor Says

According to Minnesota's governor, who held a Tuesday press conference announcing that he has a plan to reopen the state which will be announced Thursday, the state should prepare for a "very normal" summer. "We are going to, potentially by...

May 4, 2021

Small Businesses Say Big Labor’s PRO Act Would Put Them Under

The Biden Administration sent some stock prices tumbling and left small businesses worried after taking sides on a hotly contested labor issue that critics say could threaten the jobs of millions of independent workers and thousands of small businesses. In...

May 4, 2021

Commentary: No Background Checks for Federal Contractors – What Could Go Wrong?

Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) and Rep. David Trone (D-MD) have introduced a bill that would block certain federal grants from going to federal contractors who conduct criminal background checks, or even “inquire” about the criminal history of an applicant. This outrageous proposal...

May 4, 2021

Anti-Woke Faction Opposed to Critical Race Theory Wins Bitter Texas School Board Election

Aso-called "anti-woke" candidate won a bitter race for a school board seat in Southlake, Texas, a suburb of Dallas. Saturday, Hannah Smith, a Southlake lawyer and former clerk for Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito, won a race...

May 4, 2021

Hundreds of Millions in Paycheck Protection Program Loans Went to CCP-Backed Firms, as U.S. Small Businesses Went Under

The Golden Horseshoe is a weekly designation from Just the News intended to highlight egregious examples of wasteful taxpayer spending by the government. The award is named for the horseshoe-shaped toilet seats for military airplanes that cost the Pentagon a...

May 4, 2021

Iranian Foreign Minister Said He Had No Knowledge of Israeli Airstrikes Until Kerry Tipped Him Off

Iranian foreign minister Javad Zarif claimed he did not know that Israel was behind 200 military airstrikes in Iran until secretary of state John Kerry tipped him off, a new translation of a leaked audiotape reveals. The New York Times buried...

May 4, 2021

American Medical Association CEO Calls Laws Banning Kids Trans Surgeries ‘Dangerous Governmental Intrusion’

The American Medical Association urged governors Monday to take a stand against laws banning transgender surgeries and procedures for minors. American Medical Association (AMA) CEO James Madara sent an open letter to the National Governors Association Monday calling laws banning...

May 4, 2021

Commentary: Amateurish FBI Raid on Innocent Trump Supporter’s Home Ought to Chill Every American

Last week the FBI raided the home of an Alaska couple who had attended former President Donald Trump’s Jan. 6 peaceful rally near the White House. According to the Alaska Watchman: Paul and Marilyn Hueper, owners of Homer Inn & Spa,...

May 4, 2021

WHO Team Investigating Pandemic’s Origins Must Have Better Access, Officials and Scientists Say

The next phase of the World Health Organization (WHO) investigation into the origins of the coronavirus pandemic must be more scientific and data-driven, a group of scientists wrote in an open letter to the WHO on Friday. China should not...

May 4, 2021

GOP Senator Demands Watchdog Investigate Energy Secretary’s Involvement with Electric Car Company

Republican Wyoming Sen. John Barrasso asked the Department of Energy’s watchdog to investigate Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm’s continued involvement with an electric car company. Sen. John Barrasso, the ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, wrote a...

May 4, 2021

Lumber Prices Reach Record Heights Causing Home Prices to Surge

The price of lumber has skyrocketed to a record high and four times its usual price at this time of year, causing a spike in homebuilding costs, The Wall Street Journal reported. Lumber futures, or the market price for wood, reached...

May 4, 2021

Ron DeSantis Signs Bill Scrapping All of Florida’s Covid Restrictions

Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed an executive order Wednesday scrapping all COVID-19 restrictions throughout the state and an accompanying bill that limits localities’ ability to enforce emergency precautions. “I think that’s the evidence-based thing to do,” DeSantis said during...

May 4, 2021

A Total of Seven Harvard Professors Identify as Conservative, Survey Finds

Two years ago, student leaders at the Harvard Crimson campus newspaper called on faculty to hire more conservatives in the wake of a survey that found only 1.6 percent of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences identify as conservative or very conservative. It’s 2021, and nothing...

May 4, 2021

Documents Reveal Twitter Failed to Properly Register in Florida Before Doing Business There

Government documents from Florida show that social media giant Twitter failed to properly file to do business in the state, incurring a fine for transacting business there without the official permission of state officials. The documents, available on the website...

May 4, 2021

‘Make Their Lives Hell:’ University of Minnesota Student Leader Wages War Against Campus Police

During an online meeting, a member of the Minnesota Student Association Executive Board directed others to waste police resources in retaliation for perceived injustices. "Make their lives hell. Annoy the shit out of them," Lauren Meyers said during a Zoom...

May 3, 2021

Bill and Melinda Gates Announce Divorce

Bill and Melinda Gates announced in a statement on Monday that they will be divorcing after more than a quarter century of marriage. "After a great deal of thought and a lot of work on our relationship, we have made...

May 3, 2021

GOP Challenger Bouchard Raises More Than $400K to Fund His Cheney Takedown

The Wyoming state senator challenging Rep. Elizabeth L. Cheney in the 2022 Republican primary told the Star News Network he raised more than $400,000 in his underdog drive to unseat the No. 3 in the GOP’s House leadership. “Well,...

May 3, 2021

Michigan Police Retirements, Recruitments Appear to Fare Better Than Minnesota’s

Michigan police forces appear to be faring better than those in Minnesota’s largest metro areas after a year troubled by controversial and tragic police encounters ending in death. In many metropolitan cities across the United States, violent crime increased in 2020....

May 3, 2021

Commentary: Democrats’ False Middle East Mythology

What a disaster! And it’s only just begun — if we cannot do something to stop it. Iran is up off the floor, regaining confidence in the strength of its bargaining position, restored to it as a free gift by...

May 3, 2021

Former Border Officials Say Biden’s Mass Amnesty Proposal Will Worsen Migrant Crisis

Former Trump administration immigration officials criticized President Joe Biden on Thursday for proposing mass amnesty for illegal immigrants living in the U.S. Biden told Congress to pass his American Dream and Promise Act if they believe in securing the southern border or...

May 3, 2021

In Podcast Interview with ‘The Dispatch,’ Former President George W. Bush Calls ‘White Anglo-Saxon Protestantism’ Exclusionary

In an interview with former aide Sarah Isgur and Steve Hayes of The Dispatch to promote his new book that features portraits of immigrants, former President George W. Bush called for 'immigration reform' that keeps 'Dreamers' in the US and...

May 3, 2021

NBA Doing Business with Chinese Company Accused of Using Slave Labor

In the latest example of the National Basketball Association (NBA) undergoing scrutiny due to its close ties with China, the organization has been revealed to be doing business with a shady Chinese company that has been accused of producing goods...

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