Doug Wardlow, the Minnesota Republican Party’s 2018 nominee for attorney general, is reportedly considering a run against Sen. Tina Smith (D-MN) in 2020. The National Journal claims a “Republican source with knowledge” said Wardlow is being encouraged to run for the seat by party officials and activists. Wardlow lost his…
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Commentary: Democrats in 2020 Are Unelectable Nonentities
by Conrad Black It is uproariously entertaining to see the scurryings of the innumerable host of Democratic presidential candidates in what is already more of a lottery than a quest for the nomination of a great party to the world’s greatest office. The Gadarene stampede to (and over) the…
Read MoreCommentary: A Bad Idea for Ohio and a Terrible Idea for America
by CHQ Staff A proposal making its way through the Ohio Statehouse would award Ohio’s electoral votes to the winner of the popular vote in presidential elections if it passes. According to reporting by Breitbart’s Katherine Rodriguez, the constitutional amendment, which state lawmakers certified on Monday, would require state…
Read MoreUS Poised to Pump Dollars Into Venezuela After Maduro
The United States is prepared to pump U.S. dollars into Venezuela to fortify the economy if President Nicolas Maduro leaves, the top White House economic advisor Larry Kudlow said Wednesday. Kudlow told reporters that Washington is already working with banks and the International Monetary Fund on a rebuilding plan to…
Read MoreUnemployment Claims Hit 50-Year Low
by Henry Rodgers The total number of workers claiming unemployment insurance fell to the lowest level in 50 years, the Department of Labor reported Thursday. The number of applications claiming unemployment insurance benefits dropped by 10,000, bringing the number of applicants to 202,000, the lowest recorded number since Dec.…
Read MoreCalifornia Attorney General Becomes Latest Democrat to Call for Decriminalization of Illegal Immigrants
by Jason Hopkins California’s top law enforcement officer has joined the growing ranks of Democrats who wish to decriminalize illegal immigration into the U.S. “They are not criminals,” Xavier Becerra, the attorney general of California, said to HuffPost about immigrants who attempt to enter the country without authorization. “They…
Read MoreCommentary: Why Can’t We Ask the Hard Questions About Education?
By Andrew I. Fillat and Henry I. Miller Retired teacher Mary Hudson recently wrote a damning exposé based on her experiences in the New York City public school system. Hudson taught in three different public high schools and her observations from those years lead her to implicate the students…
Read MoreUS House Panel Asks IRS for Six Years of Trump’s Tax Returns
The head of a House Ways and Means Committee is formally asking the Internal Revenue Service to turn over the last six years of President Donald Trump’s tax returns. Congressman Richard Neal chairs the committee, which oversees tax policy, as Democrats seek to examine Trump’s complex business empire. Trump is…
Read MoreBeto O’Rourke Paid His and His Wife’s Company $110,000 in Campaign Funds
by Peter Hasson EL PASO, Texas — Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke paid roughly $110,000 in campaign funds to a web development company while either he or his wife owned it, public records show. Beto for Texas paid Stanton Street Technology Group $58,544 during the 2011-12 election cycle, $39,060…
Read MorePopular Vote Compact Adds New Mexico, Now Has 189 Electoral Votes
by Whitney Tipton New Mexico Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed legislation Wednesday officially joining a group of states agreeing to elect the president by popular vote. By formally adding HB55 to the Governor’s list of signed legislation, Grisham confirmed that New Mexico is the 14th state the National…
Read MoreSURVEY: NATO Countries Want US Help but They Don’t Want to Help the US
by Mary Margret Olohan A survey released Thursday reveals that while the majority of NATO members are content to rely on the American military for defense, they may not be willing to reciprocate and assist the United States. According to The Charles Koch Institute, the survey was conducted by…
Read MoreFAKE NEWS: The Washington Post Grossly Understates the Crime Rate of Illegal Immigrants
by James D. Agresti The Washington Post has published a blatant falsehood in support of the claim that illegal immigrants are less likely to commit serious imprisonable crimes than people born in the United States. Furthermore, the Post ignores data from the Census Bureau, Department of Justice, and Homeland…
Read MoreOmar Meets With Daughter of Jailed Muslim Brotherhood Leader, Calls for Her Release
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN-05) posted a picture Tuesday on Twitter after hosting a meeting to discuss “Hoda Abdelmonem, a political prisoner in Egypt.” “I hope that Trump brings up her case in his meeting with the regime that has imprisoned her. We must work to #FreeHoda,” Omar said. I recently…
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