The Bernie Sanders campaign distanced itself Tuesday from “offensive and toxic” remarks from a Muslim cleric who spoke at a rally for the presidential candidate Saturday.
Read MoreMonth: March 2020
Commentary: Now Is the Perfect Time to Cut Education Spending
Leftists love to label those who favor cutting education spending as “anti-children,” “anti-public school,” and basically, “anti-education.” That’s because leftists are the ones benefiting most from the increases in education spending that have, until recently, been mandated like clockwork.
Read MoreMinnesota Republicans Introduce Bill to Strip Funding from Libraries That Host ‘Drag Queen Story Hour’
A bill introduced Monday in the Minnesota House would pull public funding from libraries that host “drag queen story hour” performances for children.
Read MoreReport: Taxpayers Billed up to $133,000 per Refugee Resettled in U.S.
Breitbart reports, “American taxpayers are billed up to $133,000 per refugee resettled in the United States over the course of a lifetime, a new study reveals.”
In a recent report on the costs to U.S. citizens for its welcoming immigration and refugee policies, the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS) finds that each refugee resettled in the U.S. especially those in the United States illegally, and use social welfare programs cost American taxpayers anywhere on average between $60,000 and $133,000 over the course of a lifetime.
Read MoreJoe Biden Snaps at Detroit Worker: ‘You’re Full of Sh–‘
Former Vice President Joe Biden lost his temper Tuesday after a Detroit auto worker accused him of “actively trying to end our Second Amendment rights.”
Read MoreCommentary: Antifa’s Most Important Enabler Is Its Legal Arm, the National Lawyers Guild
Antifa violence will feature prominently in the lead-up to this year’s election. The left-wing movement’s numbers skyrocketed following President Trump’s 2016 victory and campaign staffers for Bernie Sanders have already predicted serious street violence should Trump win again.
Same goes for a Sanders primary loss. As another staffer recently predicted, this year’s Democratic National Convention in Milwaukee will be rife with attacks on police; enough, apparently, to make the infamous 1968 convention in Chicago “look like a f—ing Girl Scout f—ing cookout.”
Read MoreRussia Wages an Oil War Against Saudi Arabia and US Amid Coronavirus Concerns
Oil prices dropped Monday as Saudi Arabia and Russia haggle over whether to reduce crude production amid fears that coronavirus will hamper air travel and potentially wreck the global economy.
Prices fell into the $30s as the Saudis push for a cut in output to prop up prices, while Russia went the other way, and decided to infuse the market with hundreds of thousands of barrels of oil, according to The Washington Post. Moscow is worried that the U.S. will use shale oil to take advantage if Saudi Arabia ease off production.
Read MoreSenator Cory Booker Endorses Joe Biden over Bernie Sanders on the Eve of Critical Primaries
New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker voiced support Monday for former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden’s bid for the Democratic presidential nomination, his latest former challenger to endorse him just ahead of six state primary elections he faces Tuesday against Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders.
Read MoreBernie Sanders’s Newest Campaign Adviser Wants to Abolish Prisons, Appeared to Float 9/11 Conspiracy Theory
Democratic 2020 candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders has hired Phillip Agnew as a campaign adviser, promoting an individual who supports the abolishment of prisons and has a history of making inflammatory comments.
The Sanders campaign announced on Saturday that Agnew — who was already serving as a top campaign surrogate — has been hired on as a senior adviser. Agnew notably works as a co-director for Dream Defenders, a far-left group that advocates for the abolishment of prisons and police, the end of capitalism, and supports open borders.
Read MoreCommentary: California Is a Cruel Medieval State
One way of understanding California is simply to invert traditional morality. What for centuries would be considered selfish, callous, and greedy is now recalibrated as caring, empathetic, and generous. The current ethos of evaluating someone by his or her superficial appearance – gender or race – has returned to the premodern values of 19th-century California when race and gender calibrated careers. We don’t pay medieval priests for indulgences of our past and ongoing sin, but we do tweet out displays of our goodness as the penance price of acting amoral.
Read MoreTina Smith Endorses Joe Biden, Calls Trump ‘Chaotic and Self-Serving’
Sen. Tina Smith (D-MN) endorsed former Vice President Joe Biden on Sunday in the race for the Democratic nomination.
Read MoreWalz Gets Shouted Down by Pipeline Protestors
Minnesota Democrat Governor Tim Walz just had his annual forum at the University of Minnesota, and he was shouted down by leftwing protestors. The protestors held signs about the evils of oil, and were protesting the Enbridge Line 3 pipeline. Walz assured the protestors that he was doing all he could to “fight climate change.”
Read MoreCommentary: Like 2016, Trump Will Run Against a Democrat Who Is the Embodiment of Corruption
The candidates who most excited the punditocracy have quit the race. Over at National Review, Jim Geraghty observes that “Elizabeth Warren departs the race without finishing above third place in a single state. Beto O’Rourke, Julian Castro, Kamala Harris, Cory Booker, and Kirsten Gillibrand quit well before the voting.”
Read MoreOhio School Denies Threatening to Suspend Students for Flying Pro-Trump Flags
Students from the National FFA Organization (Future Farmers of America) at Coldwater High School in Ohio were informed they could not fly Trump flags on their tractors on school grounds. The school has since denied ever threatening the students with suspension should they disobey that order, The Hill reports.
Read MoreTwitter Updates Policies, Will Now Ban Users from Mocking Boomers, Millennials and People with Coronavirus
Twitter will now include a blanket ban on using language that “dehumanizes” people on the basis of their age, the social media platform announced Thursday.
Read MoreBiden Leads Sanders in National Polling Heading into Six-State Vote Tuesday
Former Vice President Joe Biden has a six-point lead over Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders in national polling averages, according to FiveThirtyEight.com, as six more states prepare to vote Tuesday.
Read MoreChristopher Steele Refuses to Cooperate with US Prosecutor Looking Into Origins of Trump-Russia Probe
by Chuck Ross Dossier author Christopher Steele will not cooperate with U.S. Attorney John Durham’s investigation into the origins of the Trump-Russia probe, telling an audience at Oxford University that he believes U.S. investigators have acted in “bad faith.” Steele, a former British spy, said at the Oxford event…
Read MoreCommentary: A Deep Dive into the Monstrous Lie Behind CrowdStrike and the ‘Russian Hack’
Robert Mueller’s investigation into the 2016 presidential election was predicated largely on the claim Russian intelligence had hacked the Democratic National Committee’s servers ahead of the November election. Russia’s guilt is such an article of faith among our political class that a Republican-controlled Congress imposed sanctions on Russia and President Trump signed on, substantially worsening relations with an important and potentially dangerous nation.
Since those sanctions were imposed, Mueller’s team confirmed the Russian espionage they were meant to punish. Since its publication last year, the Washington establishment has treated the Mueller report almost as a sacred document.
Read MoreUniversity of Minnesota Museum Won’t Charge Native American Visitors Because Building Is ‘on Dakota Land’
A University of Minnesota museum announced last week that it will no longer charge Native American visitors an admission fee since the museum “sits on the traditional and treaty land of the Dakota people.”
Read MoreDFL Proposes Constitutional Amendment on Voting in Response to GOP Push for Voter ID
Minnesota Democrats have proposed an amendment to the state constitution guaranteeing the right to “free, fair, and equal” elections in response to Republican efforts to pass a voter ID law.
Read MoreCommentary: Trump Does Not Threaten Europe’s Sovereignty, He Asks Them to Embrace It
For a perfect illustration of Europe’s collapse as a serious political force, one could do no better than to read a February 27 article by former German Vice-Chancellor and Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer. In “The West’s Final Countdown,” Fischer warns the U.S. presidential election in November “will have an overwhelming and decisive impact on the future” of all of Western Europe and of the West generally. So far, so clichéd.
Read MoreBorder Apprehensions Rose Slightly, Ending Eight Straight Months of Decline
While enforcement actions along the U.S. southern border rose for the first time in nine months, the increase is much smaller than the historical average, a consequence that is being attributed to the administration’s immigration policies.
Read MorePence, Netanyahu, Hundreds of Members of Congress Went to Conference Attended by Two People Who Tested Positive for Coronavirus
Vice President Mike Pence, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and hundreds of members of Congress attended a conference last month along with at least two people who have tested positive for a novel strain of coronavirus that has killed more than 3,000 people across the globe.
Read MoreCommentary: Pro-Lifers Should Get Same Access to Schools as Planned Parenthood Does
Many of the political and cultural trends that are anathema to traditional values or free-market conservatism in society today can be traced back to a lack of education, poor education, or education rooted in progressive bias.
Read MoreIllegal Alien Spotted on Greyhound Bus Two Weeks After Company Banned Border Patrol Inspections
Roughly two weeks after Greyhound announced it would no longer allow Border Patrol agents to conduct immigration checks without a warrant, a previously deported illegal alien was found on one of its buses.
Read MoreJudge Sides With Trump’s Justice Department, Will Not Declassify More of Carter Page FISA
A federal judge sided with the Trump Justice Department on Tuesday by ruling against the release of classified portions of the FBI’s applications for Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) warrants against former Trump campaign aide Carter Page.
Read MoreTrump Campaign Sues Washington Post for Libel
President Trump’s campaign filed a multimillion-dollar libel lawsuit against The Washington Post on Tuesday alleging defamation in two opinion articles published last year that it said falsely claimed the Trump presidential campaign conspired with Russia according to The Hill.
Read MoreSan Francisco Ignored ICE And Released an Illegal Alien Who Had Been Arrested Seven Times
San Francisco ignored multiple pleas by federal immigration authorities to transfer custody of a criminally convicted illegal alien, revealing how far city leaders will go to refuse cooperation with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Read MoreJudson Phillips Commentary: Democrats, Be Careful What You Wish For
The Democrat Party may not remember the old adage about being careful what you wish for, but they are about to get a real lesson in what that proverb means.
Read MoreCoronavirus Symptoms Can Show Within Two to 14 Days of Exposure
Fever, cough and shortness of breath are symptoms to watch for with the coronavirus, the CDC says.
Read MoreMore Than 40 Minnesotans Still Aboard Cruise Ship with Coronavirus Patients
State health officials said Minnesota’s first coronavirus patient was one of 26 state residents aboard the Grand Princess cruise ship with an infected passenger.
Read MoreCollin Peterson Will Seek 16th Term in Congress
Rep. Collin Peterson (D-MN-07) plans to seek a 16th term in Congress, various reports claimed Friday morning.
Read MoreCommentary: Without Consequences or Penalties, FISA Should Expire
Two years ago, a controversial memo first alerted the public to the politicized use of a secret court to spy on Donald Trump’s presidential campaign. At the time, most Americans—myself included—knew next to nothing about the clandestine workings of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court.
Read MoreCommentary: How We View Those We Oppose
Recently I celebrated my birthday with my son and five of his children. His wife and oldest daughter were visiting relatives, so I pitched in and helped James with the kids.
Read MoreMillion COVID-19 Test Kits Expected at US Labs Soon, HHS Chief Says
The U.S. Health and Human Services secretary said Thursday a million test kits for the COVID-19 are expected to arrive this weekend at U.S. labs.
Read MoreNew Rule Allows Trump Administration to Collect DNA From Migrants
The Trump administration will begin collecting the DNA of all migrants who are apprehended at the border or are in U.S. detention, allowing authorities to store this information in a federal criminal database.
Read MoreCommentary: Daylight Saving Says It’s Time to ‘Spring Forward’ – But Is It Worth It?
Today the sun is shining during my commute home from work. But this weekend, public service announcements will remind us to “fall back,” ending daylight saving time by setting our clocks an hour earlier on Sunday, Nov. 5. On Nov. 6, many of us will commute home in the dark.
Read MoreFebruary Jobs Report: 273,000 Added, Unemployment at 3.5 Percent
The U.S. economy added 273,000 jobs in February, while the unemployment rate was almost unchanged at 3.5%, according to Department of Labor data released Friday.
Read MorePresident Trump: ‘Mark Meadows Will Become White House Chief of Staff’
President Trump announced Friday night that acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney will be replaced by Rep. Mark Meadows (R-NC-11).
Read MoreJudge Accuses AG Barr of ‘Lack of Candor,’ Orders Review of Full Mueller Report
A federal judge on Thursday accused Attorney General William Barr of displaying a “lack of candor” regarding his public statements about the special counsel’s report on the Russia probe.
Read MoreRepublicans Call on Tina Smith to Condemn Schumer’s Threats Against Gorsuch and Kavanaugh
Republicans are calling on Sen. Tina Smith (D-MN) to condemn Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s (D-NY) threats against Supreme Court Justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh.
Read MorePresident Trump Visits Tornado Damaged Areas in Middle Tennessee
President Donald Trump visited Tennessee on Friday after the Volunteer State had a series of storms that produced tornadoes earlier this week that killed 25 people.
Air Force one landed to a contingent of officials and lawmakers. The president did not make a statement or take questions, instead opting to board Marine One for a 40-minute helicopter ride due east to Cookeville, which was one of the hardest-hit areas.
Read MoreSt. Paul City Council Passes Resolution Recognizing ‘Abortion Providers Appreciation Day’
The St. Paul City Council unanimously approved of a resolution Wednesday night to recognize March 10 as “Abortion Providers Appreciation Day” in the city.
Read MoreCommentary: Globalism for You Is Nationalism for China
American corporations bet big on China then the bug bit and the bet didn’t quite pay off.
Read MoreElizabeth Warren Ends Democratic Presidential Bid
WASHINGTON – Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren ended her bid for the U.S. Democratic presidential nomination on Thursday after across-the-board losses in the 14 states that held party nominating elections this week, including a devastating third-place finish in her home state.“
Read MoreDHS To Allow 35,000 More Seasonal Workers Into the Country
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is raising the cap on H-2B visas by 35,000 and pledged to add extra security provisions for the guest worker system.
Read MoreHunter Biden Touted Connections in 2019 While Pitching UCLA Law on Letting Him Teach Drug Policy Course
Hunter Biden touted his political connections in 2019 while unsuccessfully pitching the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Law on letting him teach a course on drug policy, emails obtained by the Daily Caller News Foundation show.
Read MoreCommentary: Will Chief Justice Roberts Flip on Abortion Like He Flipped on Obamacare?
Supreme Court watchers have been speculating intensely on how Chief Justice Roberts will vote in the case of June Medical Services v. Russo, which was argued yesterday.
Read MoreTrump Says He Will Block Federal Funds to ‘Sanctuary’ Jurisdictions
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump on Thursday said he would withhold money from so-called sanctuary jurisdictions after a U.S. court ruled that his administration could block federal law enforcement funds to states and cities that do not cooperate with federal immigration authorities.
Read MoreTrump’s Remain in Mexico Program to Be Blocked on Section of US Border
A federal appeals court said it will block the Migrant Protection Protocols program within its jurisdiction next week, unless the Supreme Court chooses to wade in.
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