Former Democratic Representative Anthony Weiner pleaded guilty in a New York court Friday to charges in connection with his lewd contact over the internet with a 15-year-old girl. Weiner, the disgraced former congressman, wept in court as he apologized to the girl’s family. He pleaded guilty to a charge of…
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Huma Abedin, Estranged Wife of Sex Offender Anthony Weiner, Reportedly Files for Divorce
Huma Abedin, the longtime top aide to Hillary Clinton and estranged wife of Anthony Weiner, is filing for divorce, according to reports. Her attorneys are submitting the paperwork Friday afternoon in a Manhattan courthouse, New York City’s CBS affiliate reported, citing unnamed sources. The move comes after Mr. Weiner pleaded…
Read MoreDonald Trump: ‘Walls Work, Just Ask Israel’
President Donald Trump reiterated his support for a strong border wall in a joint press conference with Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos Thursday. Trump followed up on a question from ABC News’ Jonathan Karl to Santos on the efficacy of Trump’s proposed border wall in curtailing drug cartels. After Santos’…
Read MoreNRA Sues California Over ‘Gunmageddon’ Law
The National Rifle Association is suing the state of California over a law restricting magazine capacity to 10 bullets or less the organization argues is an unconstitutional limitation. The NRA Institute for Legislative Action (ILA) and the California Rifle and Pistol Association (CRPA) are spearheading the lawsuit, the second launched…
Read MoreFranklin Graham Warns Clarksville Gathering About Compromised Christianity
Our country is in trouble, and so are our churches. That was the message Franklin Graham delivered Thursday evening in Clarksville. He pulled no punches in describing how Christians have compromised with a corrupt culture instead of adhering to Scripture and being a godly influence. A pilot for many…
Read MoreClarksville Crowd Eager Thursday To Hear From Franklin Graham
Larry Rye remembers going to tent revivals when he was growing up in Clarksville. There aren’t many tent revivals anymore these days, so when he heard that Franklin Graham was coming to town, he jumped at the chance to hear the Christian evangelist speak. Rye and his wife, Nece,…
Read MoreTea Party Leader: Lieberman is Unacceptable as FBI Director to Trump Base
A prominent leader of the Tea Party movement says former Democratic Connecticut Senator Joe Lieberman “is unacceptable as FBI Director” to President Trump’s political base. “Tom Zawistowski, President of the We the People Convention and Executive Director of the Portage County [Ohio] TEA Party, made it very clear that the…
Read MoreSumner County Industrial Park Fight Between Developers and Residents Rages On
by Chris Butler The scuttlebutt in Sumner County says developers are bucking the will of the people to build a taxpayer-funded industrial park. As reported, County Executive Anthony Holt tried to use taxpayer money to buy land north of Gallatin near Dobbins Pike. Landowners aren’t happy. People who own…
Read MoreElizabeth Thomas Did Not Go Willingly With Tad Cummins, Family Attorney Says
Following reports that Elizabeth Thomas may have fled Tennessee willingly with Tad Cummins, her family’s lawyer said she absolutely did not go voluntarily. Cummins and Thomas were missing from Culleoka, Tennessee for 38 days before finally being located in a remote part of Northern California. The idea that Thomas may…
Read MoreCommentary: Jason Chaffetz’s Right: Where’s the Memo, James Comey?
House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz, in a Thursday “Good Morning America” interview, wondered aloud where the now-famous James Comey memos were – and whether the fired FBI director really was going to release them for public viewing. These are good questions – ones that cut right…
Read MoreTrump Campaign Reports Fundraising Surge, Says Americans Still Stand With President
President Trump’s campaign announced Thursday a record-breaking fundraising haul this week, saying it shows the American people stand with the president despite unrelenting attacks from the news media and political foes. The campaign website, DonaldJTrump.com, and the joint fundraising operation with the Republican National Committee took in more than $314,000…
Read MoreImmigration Arrests Jump Nearly 40 Percent Under Trump
Immigration arrests climbed yet again in April as federal agents continued to track down both criminal and non-criminal aliens in far greater numbers over the first 100 days of the Trump administration than they did under former President Barack Obama a year ago. ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) deportation…
Read MoreCommentary: The FBI Must Investigate The Sophisticated Intelligence Operation To Destroy President Trump
by George Rasley, ConservativeHQ.com Editor Outside the Beltway and the Acela Corridor between Washington, DC and Boston, normal people who want their country and their President to succeed have been stunned by the recent attacks on President Trump for sharing with the Russians intelligence information on the Islamic State. While…
Read MoreRoger Ailes Remembered for Giving Conservatives a Voice, and a Fair Hearing, at Fox News
Roger Ailes built Fox News Channel by tapping into a growing sense among ordinary Americans that the dominant news media didn’t understand or care about them, journalists said Thursday at word that the cable TV giant had died. While some of Ailes’ critics focused on great personal failures that led…
Read MoreJames Comey in Senate Hearings Earlier This Month: Higher-Ups Never Asked for Halt to FBI Investigations
James Comey, just-fired FBI director, said in a Senate hearing earlier this month that he’s never been asked by higher-ups to back off an investigation for political reasons – and that doing so would’ve been an eyebrow-raising “big deal.” The Q&A with Democrat Sen. Mazie Hirono didn’t name President Donald…
Read MoreFranklin Graham Draws Large Crowd in Clarksville
CLARKSVILLE, Tennessee–Thousands of people turned out in Clarksville Thursday evening to hear Franklin Graham say that America’s only hope is to turn back to God. The Christian evangelist spoke at the Liberty Park amphitheatre as part of his Decision America Tennessee Tour. He was in Chattanooga on Monday and…
Read MoreFaith: Verse of the Day for Friday, May 19
VERSE OF THE DAY Be blessed and be a blessing May 19, Friday 2 Chronicles 7:14 if my people who are called by my name humble themselves, and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their…
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