Weekend gun violence in Chicago leaves 5 dead, 43 wounded
There has been a significant amount of talk about gun control over the past couple of weeks following a spate of mass shootings that resulted in multiple tragic deaths and left dozens of others wounded, with much of the discussion focused on banning so-called “assault weapons,” expanding background checks for legal gun purchases, and preemptive […]
Poll: Kamala Harris sees steep drop in support following Detroit debate
Democrat California Sen. Kamala Harris established herself among the top tier of 2020 presidential contenders following a strong showing in her party’s first primary debate in Miami, during which she repeatedly and apparently successfully attacked the frontrunning candidate, former Vice President Joe Biden. Harris appears to be in danger of slipping out of that top […]
Kellyanne Conway: Trump wants full investigation into Jeffrey Epstein’s death
Almost immediately after it was reported on Saturday that convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein had committed suicide in his New York City jail cell while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges, a variety of conspiracy theories arose from across the political spectrum. Despite wild speculation from the left about what really happened to Epstein, outrage nevertheless […]
Rep. Jerry Nadler pushes forward with ‘formal impeachment proceedings’
The liberal voter base and numerous rank and file elected Democrats — not to mention a few senior party leaders — have been champing at the bit to launch impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump since they took control of the House in 2018. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has studiously attempted to rein in her […]
Unsealed court documents reveal more ties between Bill Clinton, Jeffrey Epstein: Report
Previously convicted pedophile and disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein died of an apparent suicide in his New York jail cell on Saturday, less than 24 hours after the court-ordered release of damning and explosive court documents related to a 2015 lawsuit filed by one of Epstein’s alleged underage victims. Those documents cast an incredibly incriminating light […]
Report: Ohio man arrested on weapons charges after saying Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez ‘should be shot’
An Ohio man was charged Thursday with weapons offenses and making threats after he posted on Facebook that Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) “should be shot.” According to the Daily Wire, police investigated Timothy Ireland, 41, of Toledo after a screenshot was sent to them of Ireland’s threatening post. The Facebook post contained an article about […]
‘Fake reporting’: Trump takes issue with media coverage of his visits to Dayton, El Paso
President Donald Trump unleashed a tweetstorm on The New York Times and other media outlets Saturday, calling their coverage of his visits to Dayton, Ohio and El Paso, Texas in the wake of recent mass shootings there “fake reporting,” according to The Hill. Trump tweeted that “Maggie Haberman” of the “failing” Times got it wrong when […]
Report: Nancy Pelosi leads delegation to Guatemala, meets with Soros-linked activists
Democrat House Speaker Nancy Pelosi recently concluded a visit to Guatemala with a congressional delegation of fellow Democrats, ostensibly to discuss economic stability in the region and ways to reduce the flow of migrants north toward the United States with a number of business leaders, civic leaders, judicial leaders, humanitarian aid leaders, and government officials. […]
Republicans seek ethics probe of Rep. Joaquin Castro for doxxing Trump donors
Seven Republicans have sent a letter to the House Ethics Committee requesting an investigation into a tweet from Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-TX) that published names of donors to President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign in an effort to shame them, the Washington Examiner reported. Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ) originated the letter, which was also signed by […]
Deputy Director of National Intelligence Sue Gordon resigns
President Donald Trump announced that Deputy Director of National Intelligence Sue Gordon would resign effective August 15, the same day current DNI head Dan Coats will officially leave his post. Sources said that Gordon decided to quit after being told she would not be considered for the DNI director role, the Daily Caller reported. Trump […]
Deputy DNI Sue Gordon is resigning, will not succeed Dan Coats
When it was recently announced that Dan Coats, Director of the Office of National Intelligence, would soon be resigning from the Trump administration, Sue Gordon, principal deputy Director of National Intelligence, was considered by a number of figures in the political establishment as a good choice to succeed Coats. However, Trump announced on Thursday that […]
Trump opens up about his brother’s death, alcoholism, and the opioid crisis
In a lengthy interview with The Washington Post that was published this week, President Donald Trump opened up about his late brother’s tragic struggle with alcoholism and how it inspired his administration’s goal to combat the nation’s opioid crisis. Fred Jr., the president’s older brother, died in 1981 after suffering a heart attack at the […]
Mitch McConnell’s message for protesters at his home: ‘I will not be intimidated’
In the wake of last weekend’s two mass shootings, leftist protesters converged on the Louisville home of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) to shout profanities against him and his wife, threaten violence, and bully him into taking action to fulfill their progressive agenda. But if the protesters thought their disruptive antics would intimidate McConnell […]
Four dead, two others injured after brutal stabbings in California
A suspect reportedly armed with long knives or a machete went on a horrific stabbing spree across numerous locations in Southern California that left four innocent people dead and at least two others severely wounded. California stabbing spree leaves four dead The stabbing spree began at an apartment complex in Garden Grove, California where the […]
Trump signals support for background checks on gun sales
As has become typical after any mass shooting tragedy, anti-gun Democrats immediately rushed to propose gun control infringements upon the Second Amendment after the shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, while many Republicans reiterated their firm stance against more restrictions on gun owners. President Donald Trump, a generally pragmatic dealmaker in search of […]
Puerto Rico Supreme Court orders new governor to step down
The island territory of Puerto Rico has been in a state of flux for several weeks now after disgraced Governor Ricardo Rosselló and much of his equally disgraced administration were ousted amid corruption and scandal. The island’s government is still in a state of flux, however, as the Puerto Rican Supreme Court just ruled that […]
Kellyanne Conway slams Democrats for politicizing El Paso, Dayton shootings
In the wake of two horrific mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio over the weekend, numerous elected Democrats — including several 2020 presidential candidates — together with liberal media figures wasted no time in blaming the murderous acts on President Donald Trump. That rush by Democrats and the media to immediately politicize […]
House Dems demand end to August recess, immediate action on gun control
Following the reportedly racially-motivated mass shooting in El Paso, Texas on Saturday, numerous Democrats — when not blaming President Donald Trump instead of the murderer for the shooting — have loudly decried white nationalism and white supremacy as forms of domestic terrorism that must be immediately addressed with legislative action. In yet another direct challenge […]
Trump blasts Beto O’Rourke ahead of El Paso visit: ‘Be quiet!’
In the wake of the mass shooting in El Paso, Texas that is now suspected to have been racially motivated — and, to a lesser extent, an inexplicable mass shooting in Dayton, Ohio — countless Democrats and media figures immediately sought to lay sole blame for the multiple fatalities not on the murderous gunmen, but […]
Republican Texas Rep. Kenny Marchant says he will not seek re-election in 2020
A top priority for the Republican Party in 2020, aside from seeing President Donald Trump elected to a second term, is to regain majority control of the House of Representatives and maintain control over Republican-majority red states. That is looking to be a difficult prospect to achieve in light of the recent announcements from a […]
Joe Biden’s brother, hedge fund manager facing fraud allegations
Former vice president and top 2020 Democrat candidate Joe Biden has already faced some questions over dubious business dealings by members of his family, and now there is a whole new angle in that regard in relation to the politician’s brother, James Biden, who is being sued over allegations of fraud. James Biden is among […]
Report: Active duty military suicides reached record level in 2018
While incidents of suicide are a sad and terrible thing in our society, they can be particularly troubling when they occur among the ranks of the men and women who serve and defend this nation in the armed forces. A recent report released by the Department of Defense showed quite tragically that suicides in the […]
Trump addresses El Paso, Dayton mass shootings, outlines potential reforms
There were two tragic and fatal mass shootings over the weekend in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio that received extensive media coverage and elicited the typical shouts for the government to “do something” to address the horrific incidents of mass murder that occur all too frequently these days. While most on the left reiterated […]
Iran seizes Iraqi-flagged tanker in Persian Gulf: Reports
The already high tensions in the Persian Gulf have ratcheted up another notch after the Islamic Republic of Iran reportedly seized yet another oil tanker ship, the third such seizure in the past month. Iranian state-run TV claimed on Sunday that an Iraqi-flagged tanker ship was seized by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps after it […]
Fox News’ Ed Henry to promote public awareness of need for living organ donors
Ed Henry, chief national correspondent for Fox News, hasn’t appeared on the air for several weeks now as he continues to recover from successful surgery in which he donated part of his liver to his sister, Colleen. Though Henry always intended to make the reason for his absence known to the public, he hadn’t anticipated […]
Report: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s chief of staff faces probe into alleged campaign finance violations
Some big changes came to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s office last Friday when the New York Democrat’s chief of staff, Saikat Chakrabarti, and communications director, Corbin Trent, announced their sudden resignations. While Trent moved on to focus on AOC’s 2020 re-election campaign, Chakrabarti joined a progressive organization focused on climate change and the Green New Deal […]
Rep. John Ratcliffe bows out as Trump’s National Intelligence pick
Only a week after announcing Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-TX) as his pick for the role of director of National Intelligence (DNI), President Donald Trump announced Friday that Ratcliffe is no longer under consideration for the position, The Washington Examiner reported. In a tweet announcing Ratcliffe’s withdrawal, Trump blasted the media for treating the congressman “unfairly,” […]
Illinois Democrat indicted on 39 counts of embezzlement: Report
Illinois state Sen. Tom Cullerton (D) was indicted Friday on more than three dozen federal embezzlement charges stemming from his role as a union organizer. Cullerton, a former Teamsters union member who entered the state Senate in 2012, took the organizer job in 2013 but reportedly did not perform the duties of the job while […]
Top Ocasio-Cortez staffers leave abruptly amid controversy
In a major shakeup, two of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s key staffers have announced that they are leaving. Chief of Staff Saikat Chakrabarti will depart immediately to work for a far-left environmental group that is trying to build support for the Green New Deal, and Communications Director Corbin Trent will leave at an undetermined later date […]
Trump withdraws Ratcliffe from consideration for Intelligence Director
President Donald Trump has withdrawn Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-TX) from consideration as Director of National Intelligence, citing media unfairness and Ratcliffe’s desire to stay in Congress, according to The Hill. Ratcliffe was accused by several in the media of being “too political” for the role and of padding his resume. “Our great Republican Congressman John Ratcliffe […]