Proposed new legislation would require government entities to get a warrant before accessing electronic information.
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Commentary: President Trump’s ‘Historically’ Unpopular Numbers Don’t Add Up
by George S. Bardmesser It’s been nearly a month since I wrote about the media-fabricated mirage of Trump’s alleged unpopularity. Yet Fox News, apparently, still hasn’t received the memo. My conclusion, after looking at a set of polls administered between September 1 and January 24, was that Trump’s approval numbers are…
Read MoreRoger Stone Files Motion To Disqualify Judge Amy Berman Jackson Handling His Case
Roger Stone’s attorneys filed a motion Friday to disqualify Judge Amy Berman Jackson from future proceedings in his case because she said during his sentencing hearing Thursday that the Trump confidante’s jury served with “integrity.”
Jackson, who sentenced Stone to 40 months in prison, will soon decide whether to grant Stone’s request for a retrial. The GOP operative alleges that jury foreperson Tomeka Hart was biased against him and submitted false statements during the jury selection process about her opinions regarding President Donald Trump.
Read MoreObama-Era DHS Whistleblower Philip Haney Found Dead with Gunshot Wound to Chest
An Obama-era whistleblower was found dead Friday morning in a remote area roughly an hour outside of Sacramento, California with a gunshot wound to his chest.
Philip Haney, one of the founding members of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), exposed the Obama Administration’s dangerously P.C. national security policies in 2015 and 2016. His body was found next to a vehicle near Drytown, California.
Read MoreCalifornia Sues Trump Administration Over ‘Failure to Protect Species’
California is suing the Trump administration for the administration’s failure to protect endangered species in the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers, Reuters reports.
The lawsuit by the state Attorney General Xavier Becerra, the California Natural Resources Agency and the California Environmental Protection Agency filed suit on Thursday against the Trump administration in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.
Read MoreSecond Wave of Middle Class Tax Cuts Slated for September
Keeping with his promise in 2018 that he would be issuing a second round of tax cuts, President Donald Trump’s administration signaled that details of the new cuts would be announced in September.
Read MoreReview of School-Based Sex Ed Finds Increases in Sexual Activity
A global research review of school-based comprehensive sex education programs found very little effectiveness from these programs and instead found increased sexual activity.
Read MoreCommentary: The Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921 Was a Mindless Rage of Collectivist Groupthink
On June 1 of next year, the city of Tulsa, Oklahoma, will mark the centennial of a catastrophe—an entirely man-made one. More specifically, an entirely thought-made one. It will be very painful to acknowledge. In its immediate aftermath, in fact, Tulsans of a few generations ago tried hard to ignore and forget it. But you can’t learn from history if you choose to pretend it never happened. So the story must and shall be told.
Read MorePompeo Meets With New Oman Leader
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in Oman Friday for a meeting with the country’s new ruler, Sultan Haitham bin Tariq Al Said.
Read MoreHouse DFL Reintroduces Bill to Look at Redesigning State Flag
Minnesota House Democrats have reintroduced a bill that would establish a “legislative task force” to look into redesigning the state flag.
Read MoreHouse DFL Wants to Use $190 Million of Budget Surplus for Climate Change Initiatives
House DFLers announced a package of one-time appropriations last week totaling more than $190 million for “solutions that address the climate crisis.”
Read MoreCommentary: The Best Is Yet to Come
In 1969 Frank Sinatra recorded a song that became an instant classic. The title was, “The Best Is Yet to Come.” The lyrics, originally written by Carol Leigh and composed by Cy Coleman in 1959, went like this:
Read MoreSan Francisco Sheriff Says His Department Won’t Cooperate With ICE
Law enforcement in San Francisco will no longer be cooperating with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, per a directive by San Francisco’s newly elected sheriff.
Read MoreCommentary: The Truth About ‘Socialism’ as Told by Scandinavian Leaders
It says a lot about the 2020 Democratic field when Michael Bloomberg’ defense of capitalism became a point of offense during his first presidential debate.
Read MoreAnalysis: Twelve Times Gun Owners Defended Themselves and Others in January
Many lawmakers around the country welcomed in the new year by pursuing legislation that would severely curtail the right of law-abiding citizens to keep and bear arms.
Read MoreFlorida Governor Expected to Sign Bill Requiring Parental Consent for Minors to Get Abortions
The governor of Florida is expected to sign a bill requiring parental consent for minors to get abortions.
Read More‘Stonewall, Deflect and Deny’: Sen Hawley Says Google Is Resorting to Old Tricks As Attorneys General Turn Up the Heat
Sen. Josh Hawley lambasted Google on Friday for reportedly stonewalling state attorneys general as they attempt to investigate the company for supposedly engaging in anticompetitive practices.
Read MoreDevin Nunes Suing Washington Post Over ‘Garbage’ Report
Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) announced Friday night that he is suing the Washington Post, accusing the paper of publishing “demonstrably false” “garbage” about him.
Read MoreBiden Pledges Moratorium on All Deportations During His First 100 Days in Office
In a clear shift to the left, former Vice President Joe Biden pledged to put a hold on all deportations during his first 100 days in office and to then only remove illegal aliens who have committed a felony.
Read MoreKlobuchar Ranked One of the Most Liberal in the Senate Despite Moderate Image
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) was recently ranked one of the most liberal members of the U.S. Senate despite the moderate image she projects on the campaign trail.
Read MoreKeith Ellison Asks for Examples of Bernie Bros ‘Being Bad,’ Steve Scalise Responds
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, a supporter of Sen. Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign, said on Twitter this week that he has “never seen” a supporter of the Vermont socialist “being unusually mean or rude.”
Read MoreCommentary: Trump Will Be Judged by the Present State of the Economy in 2020
“Eleven years ago today, near the bottom of the worst recession in generations, I signed the Recovery Act, paving the way for more than a decade of economic growth and the longest streak of job creation in American history.”
Read MoreCommentary: Rescuing the GOP’s Climate Policy From Absurdity
For the fanatics on the far Left, and perhaps even for those deranged millions in the middle of the Democratic pack, there is nothing a Republican can say about “climate” that would impress them. As far as they’re concerned, Republicans are racist, sexist, and xenophobic, with a long history of “denying” that climate change is an existential crisis. So anything the GOP has to say on the topic has no credibility.
Read MoreParents Ask Court to Stop Schools From Helping Children Make Gender Transitions
A group of Wisconsin parents is asking a state court to halt a public school district’s policy that they say instructs teachers to assist and encourage children in adopting transgender identities without notifying—and possibly while deceiving—parents.
Read MorePresident Trump, RNC Announce $10 Million Initiative to Fight Democrat Voter Fraud
A joint effort between President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign and the Republican National Committee has been announced, with the two groups vowing to spend at least $10 million in various lawsuits against Democratic efforts to commit voter fraud in key swing states, Politico reports.
Read MoreICE Arrests Illegal Aliens in California Courthouse, Flouting New State Law
US immigration agents arrested two illegal aliens at a Northern California courthouse this week, ignoring a new state law requiring a judicial warrant to make immigration arrests inside courthouses.
Read MoreBloomberg to Release Women From NDAs After Warren Slams Him With ‘Horse-Faced Lesbian’ Comments
2020 presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg announced Friday that he will release women from their non-disclosure agreements related to sexual harassment and gender discrimination lawsuits.
Read MoreUS, Taliban Set to Sign Deal
ISLAMABAD – In simultaneously issued statements, U.S. Secretary of State Michael Pompeo and the Taliban announced Friday that a deal between the U.S. and the Taliban will be signed February 29, paving the way toward ending the longest American war in history.
Read MoreMinneapolis Source Says Ilhan Omar Told Her Friends That Her Second Husband Was Her Brother
A source in Minneapolis’ Somali community said this week that Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN-05) told her friends years ago that her second husband was in fact her brother.
Read MoreSenate Republicans Unveil Plan to Return Budget Surplus to Minnesota Taxpayers
Minnesota Senate Republicans unveiled their “Get Your Billion Back” plan Thursday, a package of tax cuts worth more than $1 billion.
Read MoreReport: Trump Administration Mulls Guest Worker Proposal
President Trump is reportedly considering a guest worker proposal that has conservative immigration hawks ringing alarm bells.
Read MoreBloomberg Is Reportedly Paying Californians to Post Pro-Bloomberg Content Ahead of Primary
Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is deputizing hundreds of Californians to post and text their friends messages supporting the candidate, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday.
Read MoreCommentary: California Dreaming
The California Republican Party has become sclerotic and impotent. A fresh policy agenda and political strategy could go a long way towards rebuilding the party. But part of rebuilding the party is not losing sight of why we need to do it. This is not just about throwing out our political opponents and installing our allies, but a fight for the very future of California.
Read MoreK.T. McFarland Says Mueller Interrogators Put Her Through ‘Hell’ and Left Her ‘Traumatized’
Longtime Republican politico K.T. McFarland said in a radio interview Wednesday that Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s team pressured her for “20, 30, 40 hours of hell” to either cop a plea or implicate other Trump associates in crimes, even though she didn’t think she or they did anything wrong.
Read MoreFew Asylum Seekers Have Legitimate Claims, Latest Data Indicate
The majority of asylum applications are being denied in the U.S. immigration court system, supporting a narrative by border hawks that most asylum seekers are lodging bogus claims.
Read MoreDFL Bill Would Prohibit Minnesota Jails From Contracting With ICE
A new DFL-backed bill would prohibit local governments from contracting with federal agencies like ICE for the purpose of detaining illegal immigrants.
Read MoreRoger Stone Sentenced to 40 Months in Prison
A federal judge in Washington, D.C., sentenced Roger Stone to 40 months in prison Thursday.
Read MoreCommentary: The Impatience of the Democratic Primary
A few takeaways after two weeks of stomping where the candidates were stumping and stalking Democratic voters in Iowa and New Hampshire.
“It’s not who votes that counts, it’s who counts the votes.” Or in the case of the Democrats’ caucuses in Iowa, who doesn’t count the votes.
The Iowa app-ageddon exposed the Washington political class for the self-serving failure it is. These people keep getting hired even though they keep losing elections or screwing them up as they did in Iowa.
Read MoreDemocratic Presidential Hopefuls Target Bloomberg at Fiery Nevada Debate
WASHINGTON – Six U.S. Democratic presidential candidates squared off in a contentious debate late Wednesday, with billionaire former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg the target of sharp attacks from his challengers in their first face-to-face encounter.
Read MoreMinneapolis Museum Drapes Refugee Life Jackets Over Exterior Columns
The Minneapolis Institute of Art has draped thousands of life jackets worn by refugees over the museum’s exterior columns.
Read MoreCarol Swain Commentary: A Dangerous Revisionist History of America’s Founding Pushes a False and Destructive Narrative
Under the guise of a venture called the “1619 Project,” revisionist history about race in America is being introduced into classrooms across America without undergoing the normal peer review expected of educational materials. August 2019 marked the birth of the project, a publication of The New York Times Magazine and the Pulitzer organization, containing a collection of essays and artistic works to commemorate the 400-year anniversary of slavery in America. The project has mushroomed into a movement to re-educate Americans via newfangled claims about how deeply racism is embedded in America’s core.
Read MoreMassachusetts City Allowing Illegal Aliens to Drive Without A License
City councilors in Cambridge, Massachusetts, voted to prohibit police officers from arresting illegal aliens if they are caught operating a vehicle without a license.
Read MoreCoronavirus Death Toll Hits 2,000
WASHINGTON – The death toll from the new coronavirus climbed past the 2,000 mark Wednesday, China’s health commission announced, even while the number of confirmed cases hit a monthly low.
Read MoreThree More Minnesota Counties Become Second Amendment Sanctuaries
Three more Minnesota counties declared themselves Second Amendment sanctuaries during their Tuesday night board meetings.
Read MoreMexican Citizen Arrested for Working with Russians
A Mexican citizen was charged Tuesday with being an “unregistered foreign agent” for Russia. He is accused of spying on at least one U.S. informant in South Florida.
Read MoreEmails: Burisma Consultant Linked to Hunter Biden Approached Top State Department Official to Arrange Ukraine Meeting
A Democratic consultant working for Burisma Holdings and connected to Hunter Biden approached Deputy Secretary of State Tony Blinken at an event for a liberal think tank in June 2016 to arrange a meeting to discuss “troubling events” in Ukraine, State Department emails reveal.
Read MoreThe Trump Admin Is Waiving Contracting Laws to Expedite Border Wall Construction
The Trump administration is waiving federal contracting laws to hasten the time it takes to build border walls between the U.S. and Mexico.
Read MoreCommentary: How the Ruling Class Might Elect Bloomberg and Realign American Politics
The Democratic Party’s establishment might well succeed in making Michael Bloomberg president of the United States—not on Election Night 2020, however. But it could happen if a third party were to win some electoral votes and, with no candidate receiving a majority of them, the House of Representatives was called upon to choose between the top-two electoral vote-getters.
Read MoreCongressman Jim Hagedorn Reveals He’s Being Treated for Cancer
U.S. Rep. Jim Hagedorn (R-MN-01) revealed Wednesday that he was diagnosed with stage four kidney cancer in February of last year.
Read MoreTrump Activists Mobbed on Ohio University Campus While Officers Watched
Two conservative activists were mobbed and harassed Monday on Ohio University’s Athens campus while multiple police officers watched.
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