DFL lawmakers are applauding a new policy that would cap probation sentences for nonviolent felony offenders in Minnesota at five years.
Read MoreDFL Lawmakers Applaud Commission for Favoring Five Year Probation Caps in Minnesota
Day: November 10, 2019
Commentary: Without Free Speech, All Speech Becomes Government Speech
When I viewed this video, I wondered if it was a hoax. I thought it must be a group of actors trying to make a point about how far restrictions on speech have gone. Unfortunately, the video captures reality in Scotland in 2019.
Read MoreElizabeth Warren Says She’s ‘Open’ to Suspending Deportations Of Illegal Aliens
Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren announced that she is open to the idea of putting a hold on all deportations of illegal aliens, making her the latest Democratic presidential candidate to adopt the position.
Read MoreAs Predicted, Jim Jordan Joins Intelligence Committee to Fight Impeachment
Rumors began to swirl this week that Congressman Jim Jordan (R-OH-04) would be appointed to the Intelligence Committee to fight the Democrats’ impeachment inquiry. The Ohio Star reported the story on Thursday. On Friday the announcement was made that Jordan had been assigned to the committee.
Read MoreImpeachment Witness Undercut Steele Dossier in Bombshell Testimony
A former White House official who Democrats consider a key witness in their impeachment inquiry told lawmakers in October that she believed Russians likely planted disinformation about President Donald Trump with dossier author Christopher Steele.
Read More‘A Work of Fiction’: Stephanie Grisham Calls Out Anonymous Book Author as a ‘Coward’
White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham ripped into the anonymous author set to publish an apparent tell-all of the Trump administration in a statement to the Daily Caller News Foundation on Friday.
Read MoreElizabeth Warren Calls Black Trans Women the ‘Backbone of Democracy’
Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren called black trans women, cis women, gender-nonconforming and non-binary people “the backbone of democracy after receiving an endorsement from BlackWomxn Thursday.
Read MoreCommentary: The Republican Revolution at 25 – What Did It Give Us?
Ending decades of futility, Republican politicians, led by Minority Whip Newt Gingrich, gained control of both houses of Congress in the 1994 mid-term elections. The Contract with America enabled Republicans to pick up 54 seats in Congress and eight seats in the Senate, power the party had not experienced for roughly 40 years.
Read MoreSanctuary County Ignored ICE Detainer, Released Alleged Child Sex Abuser Back Into the Community
Authorities in Montgomery County, Maryland, ignored an ICE detainer request for an illegal alien accused of child sex abuse, allowing him to be released on bail, Immigration and Customs Enforcement said.
Read MoreReport: At Least 300 Dead, 15,000 Injured Since Iraqi Anti-Government Protests Began in October
At least 300 people were killed and 15,000 have been injured since anti-government protests in Iraq began in October, according to the country’s human rights commission.
Read MoreNunes Formally Calls on Adam Schiff to Testify as Part of Impeachment ‘Show Trial’
Republican California Rep. Devin Nunes on Friday formally called on House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff to testify about his or his aides’ contacts with the Trump whistleblower as part of what he’s calling the impeachment “show trial” against President Donald Trump.
Read MoreOmar Slams Facebook and Twitter for Allowing ‘Hate Speech’ to Reach ‘Crisis Level’
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN-05) criticized Facebook and Twitter for allowing online “hate speech” to reach a “crisis level.”
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