After a gunman on Sunday attacked a New York Police Department station, an NYPD union is blaming violence against law enforcement on Mayor Bill de Blasio.
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Day: February 10, 2020
Commentary: Buttigieg Is No ‘Moderate’ on Abortion
The radical Leftists who now make up the base of the Democratic Party have criticized presidential aspirant Pete Buttigieg, the former Mayor of South Bend, Indiana, for being too “moderate” for questioning Far Left policies, such as Medicare for all.
Read the full storyMemphis Wants More Corporate Welfare for Film and TV Production
Officials in Memphis and Shelby County reportedly want more corporate welfare to produce on-location film and television shows.
Read the full storyCommentary: Just Like 2016, NeverTrump Republicans Would Rather Lose Than Face Another Term with President Trump
Donald Trump’s chances for reelection in November have never been higher. The latest Gallup poll puts his approval rating at 49 percent, other polls have measured even higher, and he just gave the speech of his life in his 2020 State of the Union address. But watch out. Without Republican control of the Senate in 2020, much less recovering control of the House of Representatives, the impact of a second Trump term will be profoundly diminished.
Read the full storyTaxpayer-Funded Nonprofit in Tennessee Hired Convicted Felon and Registered Sex Offender, Report Says
A Sullivan County-based nonprofit that accepted taxpayer money went against state policies and hired a convicted felon and another person who was a registered sex offender, according a report Tennessee Comptrollers released last week.
Read the full storyCommentary: Our Two-Party System Is One Thing Obama DID Fundamentally Transform
The outcome of 2020 is not yet settled, obviously, but these two presidential election contests taken together already tell an amazing story.
The Democrat-Republican establishment had 2016 all planned out. According to the plan, 2016 would be another Clinton-Bush election, this time Jeb(!) versus Hillary. Hillary would win of course, and politics would return to normal. The majority party Democrats would keep pushing for bigger and more unaffordable government, the minority party Republicans would continue their project of steadily losing the fight, and the establishmentarians on both sides would continue feathering their nests.
Read the full storyGoDaddy Founder Bob Parsons Funds Tuition for Illegal Immigrant Students in Arizona
A new scholarship from the founder of GoDaddy will cover tuition for illegal immigrant students at Arizona State University.
Read the full storyAnalysis: Universities Across the Country Increasingly Offering Pricey ‘Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion’ Certifications
Public and private universities across the country are increasingly offering diversity-oriented certificates that are often costly for students and sometimes faculty.
Read the full storyLawmakers Considering Bill to Legalize Fireworks in Ohio
Ohio lawmakers are considering a proposal to legalize the purchase and use of fireworks in the state.
Read the full storyAuthorities Arrest and Charge Jacksonville-Area Man for Aggravated Assault and Criminal Mischief After Allegedly Targeting GOP Volunteers
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s department announced Gregory Timm was arrested after allegedly driving a van into a Republican voter registration tent in a Jacksonville area parking lot.
Read the full storyPompeo Warns US Governors of Risks of Dealing with China
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is warning American governors of the risks of doing business with China, saying competition with China is happening on a federal, state and local level and it has consequences for U.S. foreign policy and national security.
Read the full storyCongressional Committee Examines Trump Administration’s New Food Stamp Rules
The U.S. House Committee on Oversight is holding hearings to analyze the Trump administration’s rule change designed to end automatic eligibility to the federal food stamp program for recipients of another federal welfare program.
Read the full storyNigel Farage to George Mason Heckler: ‘Why Don’t You Listen and Ask Questions?’
by Jon Street The Federalist Society chapter at George Mason University’s Antonin Scalia Law School in Virginia hosted Nigel Farage Thursday, but the Brexit leader’s speech was disrupted by a heckler who was then escorted out of the room. Campus Reform obtained exclusive video footage of the disruption, which lasted about one minute. Farage joined the conservative law student group to share his “reflections on Brexit,” according to a Facebook post. In the video, the disruptive protester stands and holds up his laptop, but what exactly he said is unclear. “You’re grown up. Why don’t you listen and ask questions?” Farage tells the protester. The unidentified heckler then says “I will leave” as student Sean MacDonald approaches him. “I’m a larger guy, and as someone who’s pretty involved in FedSoc and in setting up the event I took it upon myself to escort the protester out of the room,” MacDonald told Campus Reform. “Once I walked up, he quickly grabbed his things, but continued to scream and shout the entire time I was escorting him out.” “It’s too bad he decided to conduct himself that way, he may have had the opportunity to ask a question at the end that challenged…
Read the full storyIn UK, Starbucks Ad Celebrates Gender Transition
Starbucks UK has partnered with Mermaids, a nonprofit group that provides support for transgender youth, on an advertising campaign, #WhatsYourName, celebrating gender transition.
Read the full storyANALYSIS: Infanticide Is a Real Issue, Despite Establishment Media Narrative
Establishment media news outlets insist that Republicans and President Donald Trump falsely emphasize Democratic support for infanticide, but the discussion of infanticide originated with the sitting governor of Virginia — and continues through 2020 presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg’s recent appearance on “The View.”
Read the full storyCommercial Fishers: Bills Would Sink Six of 13 Full-Time Businesses
A tie-barred, three-bill package passed the House Thursday, which Great Lakes commercial fishers say would sink at least six of their 13 full-time businesses.
Read the full storyWestern Minnesota’s Growing Dissent of Rep. Collin Peterson
Many constituents of Minnesota’s 7th district have stopped backing Representative Collin Peterson after his 29-year run as a legislator.
Read the full storyGary Peters Ad a ‘Rip Off’ of John James’ Campaign Slogan
Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI) aired his first ad of the campaign Saturday, which uses a line straight out of his opponent’s playbook.
The minute-long ad first aired Saturday during the Michigan-Michigan State basketball game and features Peters’ wife, Colleen, discussing her husband’s military service.
Read the full storyPending Senate Bill Would Amend Ohio Constitution to Require Supermajority Vote to Raise Income Taxes
A bill that is pending in the State Senate Ways and Means Committee would make it more difficult for the Ohio General Assembly to raise taxpayers’ income taxes.
Read the full storyRep. Angie Craig Calls for Ban on All Vaping Flavors
Rep. Angie Craig (D-MN-02) recently sent a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi urging her to “immediately consider” the Reversing Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act, a bill that would ban all vaping flavors.
Read the full storyState Senator Accuses DFL of Sending ‘Mixed Messages’ on Weed and Vaping
A Minnesota Republican thinks his Democratic colleagues are sending “mixed messages” to Minnesotans on the impact of substance use.
Read the full storyAhead of Sanctuary County Resolution Vote, Second Amendment Supporters Rally in Sumner County
HENDERSONVILLE, Tennessee – As the Sumner County Board of Commissioners are scheduled take up a Second Amendment Sanctuary County Resolution Monday, citizens gathered in support of their God-given constitutionally protected right to keep and bear arms.
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