Another high-ranking official at Minnesota’s Department of Human Services has stepped down, making her the second to leave this week alone.
Read MoreAnother Top Minnesota DHS Official Resigns
Month: August 2019
Commentary: The Political Class Is ‘Exhausted’
There is a small slice of the American populace who, by their own admission, are exhausted.
Read MoreUber, Lyft Prepared to Spend $90 Million Against Bill That Would Give Benefits to Drivers
Uber, Lyft and DoorDash are prepared to spend a collective $90 million against a bill that would recognize their drivers as employees rather than independent contractors, the Associated Press reported Thursday.
Read MoreUS Space Command Launches Amid Threats From China, Russia
PENTAGON – The United States Space Command officially launched Thursday to defend the military’s “ultimate high ground.”
Read MoreAnti-Trump Protesters Demand Illegal Immigrants Be Released, ICE Be Abolished
Progressive activists gathered in New York City’s Grand Central Terminal on Thursday, demanding immigrant detention centers be closed down, immigration raids end, and ICE be abolished.
Read MoreCDC Reports 931 Cases of Mumps in Migrant Detention Centers, Affecting Detainees and Staff Alike
A massive outbreak of mumps is plaguing migrant detention centers across the U.S., according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report.
Read MoreReport: Trump Administration Could Begin DNA Testing ‘Hundreds of Thousands’ of Illegal Aliens
Homeland Security officials are reportedly preparing to expand DNA testing of illegal aliens in their custody, an effort to clamp down on rampant immigration fraud at the southern border.
Read MoreCommentary: The College Board Scraps Controversial ‘Adversity Score,’ but Continues Plan to Weigh College Admissions
It appears that many Americans still believe that merit is the most important factor in determining who will get into our top colleges and universities.
Read MoreMovies to Watch This Weekend
In 2003, British intelligence specialist Katharine Gun (Keira Knightley) gets a memo from the NSA detailing how Great Britain is helping America gather compromising information of U.N. Security Council members so they will vote in favor of the Iraq War. Trying to avoid seeing a war happen, Gun defies her government and releases the memo to the press.
Read MoreTeacher Retaliated Against for Criticizing ‘Racial Equity’ Policy Can Seek Punitive Damages from St. Paul Schools
A U.S. magistrate judge has ruled that Aaron Benner, a former St. Paul Public Schools (SPPS) teacher, can seek punitive damages against his former employer, which allegedly retaliated against him after he criticized its “racial equity” policy.
Read MoreRepublicans Accuse Melissa Hortman of Anti-Police Bias for Removing State Rep from Committee Assignments
Republicans are criticizing Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman (DFL-Brooklyn Park) for her decision to remove Rep. Matt Grossell (R-Clearbrook) from his committee assignments following his drunken arrest in May.
Read MoreCommentary: Reasons Why America Should Question Its Trade Relationship with China
China is alleged to harvest the organs of thousands of political dissidents it keeps in concentration camps, it threatens Hong Kong and Taiwan daily, it appears to be funding and assisting the North Korean nuclear missile program and is using the hundreds of billions of dollars of trade deficits to build a first-rate navy to defeat the U.S. as every year’s trade deficit pays for more than two years of China’s military spending.
Read MoreBritish Equivalent of Charter School Outshines All Other Institutions There 4-to-1
Progressives took a hit when Britain’s equivalent of a charter school turned in test results four times better than their nation’s average, The Federalist reported.
Read MoreDOJ Watchdog Says James Comey Violated FBI Policy in Handling Sensitive Memos
The Justice Department’s inspector general sharply criticized James Comey on Thursday, saying in a report that the former FBI director violated bureau policy in the handling of memos that he wrote after conversations with President Donald Trump.
Read MoreTrump Administration Tightens Citizenship Rules for Children of US Military Abroad
Children born to U.S. citizens stationed abroad as government employees or members of the U.S. military will no longer qualify for automatic American citizenship under a policy change unveiled on Wednesday by the Trump administration.
Read MoreBiologically Male D1 Runner Switches to Women’s Team for Senior Year
A biologically male runner in the NCAA’s top division is competing in women’s cross country this fall.
Read MoreCommentary: Amid Facile Reports of Chaos, Prudent U.S. Strategy Emerges
Almost imperceptibly, as political discourse continues to be a discordant contest between haters and admirers of President Trump with no journalistic distinction between comment and reporting, there has been substantial progress toward an improved strategic environment for the United States and the West generally.
Read MoreTrump Goes After Another Obama-Era Reg as EPA Plans to Ease Rules Affecting Oil Companies
The Environmental Protection Agency announced Thursday a plan to loosen federal rules governing methane emissions, a move that could be a boon for some energy providers and setback for environmentalists, the agency said in a statement.
Read MoreDemocratic Voters Are Shifting Left on Immigration Issues, Poll Finds
A new poll finds that Democratic voters are increasingly embracing lax immigration enforcement policies, putting them in contrast with overall voters.
Read MoreAccused Groper Al Franken Says Pence ‘Contributes to the Creepiness’
Former Sen. Al Franken, who resigned from Congress after facing allegations of sexual misconduct, said on a recent edition of his podcast that Vice President Mike Pence “contributes to the creepiness.”
Read MoreGOP Reps Ask Gov. Walz for ‘Independent Audit’ of DHS
Two Minnesota Republicans sent a letter to Gov. Tim Walz Tuesday requesting an “independent audit of DHS spending” following revelations that the department owes the federal government up to $73 million.
Read MoreJohn Pence Commentary: Back to School? Be Aware of Indoctrination Over Education
It’s college orientation time again for millions of students. Sadly, many incoming students—and their parents alike—are discovering for the first time that campus administrators prioritize political indoctrination over critical thinking.
Read MoreMichigan, Minnesota Attorneys General Join Lawsuit to Stop Reform of Illegal Immigrant Family Units
Minnesota and Michigan’s Attorneys General are part of a group of 20 Democratic-led states suing the Trump Administration over its plan to lengthen its detention of illegal immigrant family units to ensure they are held until their cases have been handled.
Read MoreNew York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand Drops Out of the 2020 Race
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) has become the seventh major candidate to withdraw from the race for the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination.
Read MoreQueen Elizabeth II to Suspend Parliament Amid Brexit Crisis
Queen Elizabeth II will prorogue Parliament at the request of Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
Read MoreGeorgia Senator Johnny Isakson Announces Resignation as He Battles Parkinson’s Disease
Senator Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.) has announced his intention to resign at the end of 2019, as his health continues to decline, CNBC reports.
Read MoreUS Military Approves Border Wall Expansion
PENTAGON – U.S. President Donald Trump’s border wall is expanding.
Read MoreFBI, IRS Raid United Automobile Worker Chief’s House, Find Wads Of Cash
The FBI and IRS raided the home of the United Automobile Worker Chief President Gary Jones Wednesday and discovered wads of cash.
Read MoreFacebook Clamps Down on Political Ad Buyers Ahead of the 2020 POTUS Election
Facebook announced Wednesday a policy requiring people and groups who buy ads promoting issues or political candidates to provide more information about who is responsible for paying for them.
Read MoreCommentary: Silicon Valley’s Corporate Totalitarianism Growing
In a dystopian future envisioned by some of science fiction’s greatest authors, mankind is ruled not by elected leaders or by warlords who came to power through victory in battle. Instead, humans have become the virtual slaves of soulless totalitarian corporations that vie with each other for control of resources and populations.
Read MoreReport: Purdue Pharma and Sackler Family Offer $12 Billion to Settle Opioids Lawsuit
Purdue Pharma and its owners, the Sackler family, reportedly offered between $10 billion and $12 billion to settle lawsuits over its role in the opioid crisis, during a meeting with at least 10 state attorneys general last week.
Read MoreFEC Complaint Alleges Ilhan Omar Used Campaign Funds for ‘Romantic Companionship’
A national non-profit has filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission against Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN-05) for her apparent use of campaign funds for “romantic companionship.”
Read MoreGov. Walz Has Directed State Agencies to Prepare for Recreational Marijuana
Gov. Tim Walz recently said he’s directed state agencies to prepare for the passage of a bill legalizing recreational marijuana in Minnesota.
Read MoreCommentary: Primary Challengers of Sitting Presidents Never Win and Neither Does Their Party
Any Republican supporting a primary challenge against President Donald Trump for the Republican nomination in 2020, if it is successful or even if it just hampers the primary process, is virtually guaranteeing the next president will be a Democrat.
Read MoreVA Lifts Ban on Bibles in Move to Support Religious Freedom
As a kid, Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie recalls, he visited a VA hospital at Christmastime.
Read MoreUS Cracks Down on Chinese Economic Espionage
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Justice Department is escalating prosecution of Chinese economic espionage cases, part of the Trump administration’s crackdown on China’s alleged theft of American intellectual property and other predatory practices that are at the heart of trade tensions between Washington and Beijing.
Read MoreCommentary: As a Physician, This Is Why I No Longer Believe Government Health Care Can Work
In my medical training, a fellow physician tried to convince me that my liberal leanings on health care were misguided. While I firmly believed that the government had an important role in providing access to medical care—particularly to the underserved—my colleague argued that the government’s role in, well, anything, should be practically nonexistent.
Read MoreJohnson & Johnson Ordered to Pay $572 Million for Fueling Oklahoma Opioid Crisis
An Oklahoma judge ruled Monday that Johnson & Johnson must pay $572 million to the state of Oklahoma for the company’s part in fueling the opioid crisis.
Read MoreFacebook Purges Epoch Times’ Pro-Trump Ads, Bans Outlet From Future Advertisements
Facebook banned The Epoch Times from future advertising on its platform after reports showed the media outlet broke the company’s rules when it allegedly used sock puppet accounts to purchase pro-Trump ads.
Read MoreTrump Will Nominate Gene Scalia, Son of Late Justice, for Labor Secretary
The White House formally announced President Donald Trump’s intention to nominate Eugene Scalia for labor secretary Tuesday, over one month after the president floated his plans on Twitter.
Read MoreTrump Asks Supreme Court for Clearance to Enforce Tough Asylum Rules, Citing ‘Unprecedented Surge’
The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court Monday to allow enforcement of new immigration rules that would deny asylum to migrants who did not seek protected status in a country they passed through on their way to the southern border.
Read MoreDivorce Filings Raise New Questions About Ilhan Omar’s Use of Campaign Funds
A new divorce filing shows that Tim Mynett, Rep. Ilhan Omar’s lover, is officially parting ways with his wife, Dr. Beth Mynett, who accused her husband of putting their son “in harm’s way” by having an affair with Omar.
Read MoreWarren Weekend Event Draws Thousands While Biden Draws Hundreds
2020 Democratic presidential candidates Elizabeth Warren and Joe Biden both held campaign events this weekend, but numbers show Warren’s event attendance heavily outnumbered Biden’s.
Read MoreThe Poorest 20 Percent of Americans Are Richer on Average Than Most Nations of Europe
A groundbreaking study by Just Facts has discovered that after accounting for all income, charity, and non-cash welfare benefits like subsidized housing and Food Stamps – the poorest 20% of Americans consume more goods and services than the national averages for all people in most affluent countries. This includes the majority of countries in the prestigious Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), including its European members. In other words, if the U.S. “poor” were a nation, it would be one of the world’s richest.
Read MoreCommentary: Everything You’ve Heard About the Amazon Fires Is Wrong
The international news coverage of Brazil’s Amazon rainforest fires has been a complete disaster. News outlets published inaccurate yet easily verifiable “facts” about the number of fires, declaring the situation “record-breaking” and “unprecedented.” Social media lit up with misleading claims about the loss of planetary oxygen supply (20 percent, said French President Emmanuel Macron) threatening to asphyxiate us all. Stock photos and images of forest fires from the last two decades including Peru and Bolivia were shared widely and wildly. Celebrities and politicians alike heaped condemnation upon Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro leading to an ongoing geopolitical crisis.
Read More‘Extremely Alarming’: Journalists Are Worried About Trump Allies Digging Up Their Old Tweets
Some journalists are irate over a New York Times story about allies of President Donald Trump collecting damaging information on reporters from “news organizations deemed hostile” to the president.
Read MoreFAKE NEWS: Drudge Report Touts MarketWatch Article of Half-Million Jobs Lost When 2.2 Million Jobs Were Created
You might have noticed some alarmist reporting from Marketwatch and the Drudge Report implying the economy lost 500,000 jobs last year.
Read MoreU.S. Rep. Duffy of Wisconsin Will Leave Congress Sept. 23 Over Unborn Child’s Heart Condition
Pro-life U.S. Rep. Sean Duffy (R-WI-07), an ally of President Donald Trump, will resign from Congress in his fifth term for family reasons.
Read MoreSomali Immigrant Convicted Of Gang Rape Says He’s Too Depressed to Be Deported
Lawyers for a 30-year-old immigrant convicted of gang rape are arguing he is too depressed to be deported back to his home country of Somalia.
Read MoreMichael Glassner Commentary: The Trump Rally Is A Phenomenon That’s Growing Based on Real Results
President Trump’s campaign rallies were an unprecedented political phenomenon in the 2016 presidential campaign.
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