In an emotional statement at the end of his radio program Monday, Rush Limbaugh informed his audience doctors found him to have an advanced form of lung cancer.
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Day: February 3, 2020
Democratic Candidates Face Make-or-Break Caucuses in Iowa Tonight
DES MOINES, Iowa – As a crowd filters into the Horizon Events Center in Clive, Iowa, on an unseasonably warm winter night, it appears as if they are preparing for one of the regular concerts that usually fills this cavernous hall.
Read the full storyMemphis Airport Gets $1.5 Million for Public Art
The Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority Board of Commissioners has approved $1.5 million for a public art project.
Read the full storyCommentary: The ‘Walls Are Closing In’ on the Democrats
On Friday, as I and about 456,874 other people predicted, the Senate voted against calling yet more witnesses in the make-believe, 100 percent certified partisan impeachment fiasco run by the Democrats and their media cheerleaders.
Read the full storyMany ‘Transgender’ Illegal Aliens Moved from a Facility That has Been Criticized
Dozens of “transgender” illegal alien detainees have been transferred out of a facility in New Mexico after the facility has been criticized for its conditions, USA Today reports.
Read the full storyAlleged Al Qaeda Leader Arrested in Arizona, Where He Taught Driving School
A man who the Iraqi government says was the leader of an Al Qaeda cell who took part in the murders of two Iraqi police officers was arrested Thursday in Phoenix, where he reportedly taught driving school.
Read the full storyKansas’ GOP Candidates Vie for Trump Endorsement at Senate Debate
The Kansas City Chiefs are locked in to win the Super Bowl if they battle as aggressively on Sunday as a trio of Senate candidates did for President Donald Trump’s support at the GOP debate in this Kansas City suburb Saturday.
Rep. Roger Marshall, former Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach and, to a lesser extent, Kansas Senate Leader Susan Wagle, touted their support for Trump on a host of issues during the hour-long debate.
Read the full storySenator Lindsey Graham Reveals Burisma Witness Wish List, Pledges Hearings on FISA Abuse
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham said Sunday that he and other Republicans will begin calling witnesses within weeks for hearings related to Hunter Biden’s work in Ukraine, as well as the FBI’s surveillance of former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page.
Read the full storyWilliamson County Government Lost Money to Fraud, Comptrollers Say
Williamson County taxpayers recently lost money due to fraud, according to a report Tennessee Comptrollers filed last week.
Read the full storyIlhan Omar Continues to Dump Big Bucks Into Alleged Boyfriend’s Firm
Over half of Democratic Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar’s campaign expenditures in the last quarter of 2019 went to her alleged boyfriend’s consulting firm, according to Federal Election Commission filings released Friday.
Read the full storyCommentary: Why Does Middle America Vote for Trump?
Many mainstream journalists have wondered how social conservatives could bring themselves to support a crass, twice-divorced politician as president. If they would bother covering events like last week’s March for Life, which they rarely do, they might find some enlightenment.
Read the full storyDeWine Signs Occupational Licensing Board Reciprocity Bill Into Law
Gov. Mike DeWine signed into law Senate Bill 7, which proponents say will ease employment transitions for military husbands and wives who relocate to Ohio with their active-duty spouses.
Read the full storyRep. Jim Jordan Raised $1.4 Million in Fourth Quarter After Taking Role in Trump’s Defense
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH-04) significantly outraised many of his colleagues in Ohio’s congressional delegation during the final quarter of 2019, including both of the state’s U.S. senators.
Read the full storyRepublicans Say DFL ‘Marching Left’ After Suburban Democrat Ousts Iron Ranger for Leadership Role
Sen. Susan Kent (DFL-Woodbury) defeated Sen. Tom Bakk (DFL-Cook) for the role of Senate DFL minority leader during a Saturday meeting, a move Republicans think signals the party’s shift to the left. Kent (pictured above) emerged victorious Saturday evening after the 32-member caucus met at the Carpenters Union Hall in St. Paul for nearly six hours. Bakk had served as leader of the Senate Democrats for seven years and often faced criticism for breaking with his caucus on the issues of gun control and mining. He spent eight years in the Minnesota House prior to his election to the Senate in 2002. Kent was first elected to the Senate in 2012 but Republican Party Chairwoman Jennifer Carnahan thinks her leadership role will be short-lived. Republican Giuliani Stephens, the former mayor of Woodbury and a 2018 candidate for governor, announced a campaign for Kent’s seat in January. “You know the Democrats are in trouble and scrambling when they oust leadership midstream,” Carnahan wrote on Twitter. “Susan Kent may be in leadership now, but it’ll be short-lived. She’ll be defeated on Nov. 3. Woodbury is ready for a change.” Senate Majority Leader Paul Gazelka (R-Nisswa) said Kent’s ascent to power shows…
Read the full storyMichigan Group Gives $300,000 to Organizations Providing Refugees with Legal Services
A Michigan group announced last week that it has awarded $300,000 to nine local organizations “working to address the needs of immigrants and refugees,” including legal services and healthcare.
Read the full storyWhitmer Announces $3.5 Billion Borrowing Proposal That Doesn’t Seek Gas Tax Hike
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer Wednesday night announced her Rebuilding Michigan plan to “fix the damn roads,” using an additional $3.5 billion in road funding through state road bonds without an increased gas tax.
Read the full storyState House Committee Considers Resolution Suggesting Removal of Nathan Bedford Forrest Bust from the Capitol
The House Naming, Designating and Private Acts Committee is considering a resolution that suggests the removal of the Nathan Bedford Forrest bust from the state capitol and replacing it with an appropriate tribute to a deserving Tennessean.
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