Former U.S. Republican Sen. Bob Corker reportedly said the Republican or Democratic parties have changed too much by his standards.
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Day: October 5, 2019
Commentary: The Anesthetic Effect of Ukrainegate
Wary political commentators on the Right have noted that the ginned up outrage over President Trump’s call with the Ukranian president serves two political purposes: One, to supply the impeachment goods that Special Counsel Robert Mueller could not deliver and two, to obfuscate the ongoing investigations led by Attorney General William Barr into how the Obama White House unleashed the country’s most powerful government agencies against the Trump presidential campaign in 2016.
Read the full storyCommentary: How the War on Meat Threatens Your Health and Freedom
Senator Kamala Harris from California is one of the Democratic authoritarians running for president. In his recent essay “Kamala Harris and the Cult of the Presidency,” Tyler Curtis documents alarming executive actions Harris promises to take if elected president.
Read the full storyRashida Tlaib Suggests Arresting White House Officials Who Ignore Subpoenas and Detaining Them in Detroit
Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI-13) told her constituents Tuesday night that Democratic lawmakers are looking for ways to arrest White House officials who don’t comply with congressional subpoenas.
Read the full storySeptember Jobs Report: 136,000 Jobs Added, Unemployment Declines to 3.5 Percent
The U.S. economy added 136,000 jobs in September, while the unemployment rate declined to 3.5%, according to the Department of Labor data released Friday.
Read the full storyButtigieg, Warren, and Sanders Out Raise Biden During Third Quarter
Democratic Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Democratic Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, and South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg out-raised former vice president Joe Biden during the third quarter.
Read the full storyDiplomats’ Texts Show Trump Wanted to Leverage Ukraine’s President to Open Biden-Linked Investigation
Ambassadors in the Trump administration dangled a potential face-to-face meeting with the president in an effort to compel Ukraine’s president to investigate a Ukrainian gas company linked to Joe Biden’s son, according to text messages that House Democrats released Thursday night.
Read the full storyTrump Woos Seniors With Order to Boost Medicare Health Program
THE VILLAGES, FLORIDA – U.S. President Donald Trump sought to woo seniors on Thursday with an executive order aimed at strengthening the Medicare health program by reducing regulations, curbing fraud, and providing faster access to new medical devices and therapies.
Read the full storyReport: Rick Perry Plans to Step Down as DOE Secretary at the End of the Year
Former Republican Texas Gov. Rick Perry is preparing to step down as the Department of Energy secretary at the end of the year, Politico reported Thursday, citing anonymous sources.
Read the full storyA New ‘Joker,’ an Out-of-this-World Drama, and a Mountaintop Adventure Are at the Movies This Weekend
A Joker, an astronaut, and group of climbers await you at the movie theaters this weekend. Joker: What some people consider the movie of the year, Joker hit the big screen Friday telling the origin story of Gotham City’s favorite villain. Arthur Fleck (Joaquin Phoenix), a failed comedian, is constantly alone in the world. For a day job, he is a clown which allows him a fruitless attempt to feel apart of the world. However, as he begins to feel more isolated from society, he transforms into the criminal mastermind of the Joker. Rotten Tomatoes movie critics gave this drama a 70 percent rating, however, fans gave it a 93 percent rating. Lucy in the Sky: Astronaut Lucy Cole (Natalie Portman) returns from space after having an affair with another astronaut Mark Goodwin (Jon Hamm) outside of earth. When she returns home, things spiral out of control for her as she starts to lose connection with her family and Goodwin begins an affair with another astronaut trainee. This drama has rated badly with movie critics. Rotten Tomatoes scored it at 30 percent. Audience ratings were not available. This movie opened on Friday. The Climbers: This drama/action movie details the…
Read the full storySen. Blackburn Tours Future Memphis Development Project Made Possible by President Trump’s 2017 Tax Reforms
U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) joined officials in touring the Union Row development in Memphis Friday.
Read the full storyTrump Suggests Starting Media Network to ‘Put Some Real News Out There’
President Donald Trump took aim at CNN in a speech Thursday, suggesting starting “our own network” to counter the global reach of the media giant and it’s “fake” news.
Read the full storySons of Confederate Veterans Say They Put up Mysterious Franklin Markers 20 Years Ago
Members of the Sons of Confederate Veterans say they are the ones who put up markers recognizing fallen Confederate generals from the Battle of Franklin in 1864.
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