Ilhan Omar says Joe Biden not progressive enough to be president
Former Vice President Joe Biden has clearly been the frontrunner among the Democratic 2020 candidates since entering the race, but the fact that he is a long-serving member of the Washington political establishment with a generally centrist and moderate track record, there is a portion of the ideological left that has deemed him inadequate to […]
Elizabeth Warren surpasses Joe Biden in major Iowa poll
From the moment he first launched his campaign earlier this year, former Vice President Joe Biden has consistently polled nationwide as the clear and obvious frontrunner among the many Democratic 2020 candidates — that is, until now. A major poll in Iowa just showed a new candidate in the lead for the first time this […]
President Trump to host UN event on protecting religious freedom
The White House announced on Wednesday that President Donald Trump will host and keynote a Protect Religious Freedom event during the United Nations General Assembly on Monday. “The president will call on the international community to take concrete steps to prevent attacks against people on the basis of their religion or beliefs and to ensure […]
Trump administration enters into asylum agreement with El Salvador
The Trump administration entered into an “asylum cooperation agreement” with El Salvador on Friday. The agreement will require asylum seekers who enter El Salvador to first request protective status there and will pave the way for American assistance in El Salvador’s efforts to grow the capacity of its own asylum system. Acting Department of Homeland […]
Ruth Bader Ginsburg shuts down critics who say she should have retired sooner
There is no question that in the eyes of most Democrats, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg can do no wrong. There is, however, one issue where she faces criticism from the left: her decision to not retire during former President Barack Obama’s tenure. If Ginsburg had, critics say, Obama could have replaced her with […]
Trump revokes federal waiver allowing California to set higher emissions, fuel efficiency standards
Prior to leaving office, former President Barack Obama set strict fuel efficiency standards for the automobile industry that would require automakers to produce and sell fleets that met virtually unattainable regulations if they wanted to sell their products to American consumers. Though President Donald Trump’s administration has rolled back the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) […]
Elizabeth Warren tempers stance on Kavanaugh impeachment
The New York Times attempted to resurrect the left’s smear campaign against Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh over the weekend with a “new” allegation of sexual misconduct from his years at Yale University, only for the unverifiable accusation to be quickly revealed as a complete dud requiring corrections and clarifications from the paper. As if […]
Trump will not consider House-passed universal background check bill: Report
In the wake of August’s mass shootings, Democrats in Congress are demanding strict legislative action on gun control that would infringe upon the Second Amendment, while President Donald Trump and Republicans have indicated an openness to consider more limited action. But while the president has signaled a willingness to take some action on gun control, […]
DOJ uses Nancy Pelosi’s own words to undermine Dems’ demand for Mueller materials
When it was revealed after two years of investigation that Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s final report was a dud that wouldn’t result in the impeachment of President Donald Trump, the House Judiciary Committee led by Jerry Nadler (D-NY) shifted gears and demanded that all of the secret grand jury materials compiled during Mueller’s probe be […]
Elizabeth Warren remains silent on whether she’ll return campaign contributions from defense contractor
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) has been silent on whether she will give back campaign contributions from an individual connected to defense contractor Raytheon, a company that has been a target of the 2020 hopeful’s critical comments since the start of her presidential campaign. The Daily Caller reported that Warren received $1,750 from Raytheon vice president […]
Pelosi says Republicans are retiring because a Democrat will ‘most likely’ be in White House in 2020
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) announced Friday that the reason so many Republicans have announced they are retiring from Congress is that they know the GOP probably will be in the minority in 2020 and that “most likely” a Democrat will be in the White House. “I think it’s an indication that Republicans know that […]
Former Democratic congressional candidate accuses Rush Limbaugh of ‘slut-shaming’
Conservative talk radio host Rush Limbaugh was accused of “slut-shaming” after making a false claim in an anecdote about progressive pundit Krystal Ball, a former Democratic congressional candidate. Ball, formerly an MSNBC contributor, blasted Limbaugh for claiming that she had posed for nude photos as a minor, and said that even if she had done […]
Nancy Pelosi blasts reporter: ‘I’m getting very angry about the silliness of these questions’
After a series of tragic mass shootings shocked the nation while Congress was out of town for their August recess, Democrats across the country resumed their ubiquitous calls for officials in Washington to “do something” about gun violence in America, even demanding that Congress cut their recess short and get back to work. But neither […]
Kamala Harris unveils criminal justice reform plan at odds with her record as a prosecutor
Prior to becoming a presidential contender and California senator, Kamala Harris first gained fame as a district attorney and then attorney general in California and was viewed as a tough, no-nonsense prosecutor with no qualms about putting criminals in prison with high bail and lengthy sentences. But that particular prosecutorial reputation has not served Harris […]
Report: Sarah Palin’s husband Todd files for divorce
Divorce is rarely a happy thing, particularly following a lengthy marriage, but is nonetheless often viewed by those involved as an unpleasant, if perhaps necessary remedy for what may be an irreparably broken relationship. By all appearances, that would seem to be the case for Sarah and Todd Palin, who are reportedly in the process […]
Jeanine Pirro: Trump right to fire ‘arrogant, sanctimonious’ James Comey
There has been plenty of talk in recent months about the possibility that Judge Jeanine Pirro — who has been incessantly targeted by leftist activists hoping to silence her — would eventually be fired by Fox News for speaking too bluntly on certain controversial topics. However, it was the employment termination of somebody else altogether […]
Trump cancels secret meeting with Taliban leaders at Camp David
President Donald Trump said he canceled a secret meeting with Taliban officials at Camp David over the weekend after the group claimed responsibility for a terror attack that killed a U.S. serviceman, a Romanian serviceman, and numerous civilians near the U.S. embassy in Kabul. Breitbart reported that Trump revealed the secret meeting — and the […]
Sarah Sanders says ‘99%’ of personal attacks on her come from women
This is just sad. During her debut appearance as a Fox News contributor, Sanders revealed that almost all of the negative comments she receives while out and about come from women. “What I find interesting is 99 percent of the people who come over to say something negative, and to attack you, are women,” Sanders […]
Dr. Marc Siegel says Joe Biden’s recent gaffes are ‘really concerning’
Democratic primary frontrunner Joe Biden has a long history of gaffes, but it seems his slip-ups have increased in number in recent months, and with the former vice president’s advanced age in mind, more and more people are raising questions about Biden’s mental health — including Fox News chief medical correspondent Marc Siegel. In an […]
Kavanaugh accuser’s lawyer reveals ‘what motivated’ Christine Blasey Ford: Report
When California professor Christine Blasey Ford came forward in 2018 with allegations of sexual misconduct against then-Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, Ford and her supporters insisted that she was simply adhering to her “civic responsibility” and that partisan politics played no role in her decision to make the accusations public. But now, the Daily Caller […]
Jeanine Pirro lets slip that Fox News ‘suspended,’ may want to ‘fire’ her
There has been a concerted effort by some on the left to raise a stink over anything even remotely controversial said by certain Fox News personalities — such as Judge Jeanine Pirro — with an explicit intent to see those conservative voices permanently silenced via targeted advertiser boycotts and pressure campaigns. That very nearly happened […]
Trump administration touts record-low unemployment on Labor Day
In honor of the 125th celebration of Labor Day in the United States, the Department of Labor produced a video and released a statement highlighting just some of the incredible achievements of President Donald Trump’s administration in terms of improving the situation for working-class Americans, namely more jobs and higher wages. Chief among those highlights […]
Report: Top Trump campaign operative calls Kamala Harris the ‘least flawed’ Democrat candidate
With roughly 20 candidates still vying for the Democratic Party’s 2020 presidential nomination, prognosticators and pundits have speculated endlessly about which candidate best represents the party, which one can best motivate the base, and, most importantly in their view, which one has the best shot at defeating President Donald Trump. Until now, however, few have […]
Trump calls ousted assistant a ‘very good person’
President Donald Trump said in a tweet Saturday that he forgave his assistant for making unflattering statements to reporters about his family. While Madeleine Westerhout has a fully enforceable confidentiality agreement, she is a very good person and I don’t think there would ever be reason to use it. She called me yesterday to apologize, […]
Free speech group warns Ocasio-Cortez not to block Twitter users
A group of Columbia attorneys has warned Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) that she can’t block Twitter users she doesn’t like because she’s a public figure, the Blaze reported. These same free speech defenders sued President Donald Trump for the same reason earlier this year and won. The Knight First Amendment Institute sent Ocasio-Cortez a letter […]
Republicans blast Comey following IG report
Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz released an 83-page report on Thursday detailing the findings of his investigation into alleged media leaks and mishandling of government documents by fired FBI Director James Comey. Horowitz’s report “sharply criticized [Comey] for violating FBI and DOJ policies on handling information about sensitive law enforcement investigations,” Politico reported. Yet, […]
MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell issues retraction after Trump’s attorneys assert ‘the story is false’
The media’s false narrative of alleged Trump-Russia collusion is — for all intents and purposes — dead and buried. But some members of the liberal media seem to have failed to accept that reality. On Tuesday, MSNBC host Lawrence O’Donnell opened his show with a bombshell report alleging that Russian oligarchs had co-signed on massive […]
DC divorce filing alleges affair between Rep. Ilhan Omar and married political consultant
Democrat Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar has received plenty of scrutiny over her suspicious and secretive marital history, but now a new wrinkle has been added to the story in the form of allegations that she engaged in an affair with a married man, ultimately causing that man’s wife to file for divorce. A doctor in […]
Republican Wisconsin Rep. Sean Duffy to resign from Congress
Yet another Republican member of Congress has announced that they will be resigning their seat and forgoing a run for re-election in 2020, yet by all appearances, this departure has nothing to do with a dislike of President Donald Trump or an attempt to avoid accountability for some yet-to-be-publicized scandal. Rather, Republican Wisconsin Rep. Sean […]
Kamala Harris accused of bringing her own crowd to boost response at DNC speech
Democratic California Sen. Kamala Harris had a solid enough start to her 2020 presidential campaign and received a significant boost in the polls following her opening debate attacks on the front-running candidate, former Vice President Joe Biden, but has seen things go steadily downhill since then. Harris now stands accused of having utilized dozens of […]