Facebook Inc will ban ads that discourage people from voting ahead of the 2020 U.S. presidential election, according to its second annual Civil Rights Audit published on Sunday.
In the first poll done after the Democratic debate, Joe Biden remains in first, Bernie Sanders is second, and Harris has moved into a tie for third with Warren.
Kamala Harris was forced to clarify her position on private health insurance again on Friday, an unwelcome distraction from a standout debate performance that her campaign said drew a surge of financial contributions.
A self-declared "caravan" of Americans bused across the Canada-U.S. border on Saturday, seeking affordable prices for insulin and raising awareness of "the insulin price crisis" in the United States.
Trump went off on a rant about Los Angeles when he was asked about Western-style liberalism and he appeared not to know what busing is while on the world stage.
Despite the fact that Donald Trump wooed disgruntled working-class Americans with promises to protect and even create well-paying jobs, it’s not hard to see that these promises were empty and that he’s been no advocate for the American worker.
The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling that federal judges have no power to police partisan gerrymandering - the practice of manipulating electoral district boundaries for political gain - likely will embolden politicians to pursue more extreme efforts free from the fear of judicial interference, experts said.
The Democratic debates feature a cadre of Potemkin socialists parading on a platform of socialist dreams—sounding grand, but lacking in reality or broad political support.
Even as all Democrats supported giving coverage to illegally present foreigners, the candidates seemed less united on how to take health insurance away from U.S. citizens.
Venerable New Yorker writer John McPhee's latest collection, 'The Patch,' hearkens back to a time essay writing was crisp and a valued part of mainstream journalism.
I saw pro-life women as misinformed ultra-conservatives who groveled at the feet of their husbands and couldn't think for themselves. Until I met some.
Executive agencies are on notice that it’s no longer ‘anything goes’ when they rewrite their own rules, that judges will hold their feet to the statutory fire.
After what some would consider a 'BORING!' first round of Democratic primary debates, the second night got heated when Kamala Harris and Joe Biden went head-to-head on race.
Democrats find abolishing private health insurance more controversial than making taxpayers pay for all abortions and for the care of illegally present foreigners in the U.S.
For the past 15 years, I’ve listened when fans offered their glowing opinions of 'The Notebook.' But on this anniversary, I’ve chosen to break my silence.
Bernie Sanders's proposal goes further toward implementing a reckless single-payer system than anything ever tried around the world. And fellow presidential contenders are endorsing it.
Kamala Harris sent the crowd roaring on Thursday night after she tore Donald Trump to shreds for bragging about an economy that isn't working for the middle class.
Sen. Kamala Harris is having a great debate as she called out the Trump tax cuts for the rich and broke up a Democratic food fight to loud ovations. Harris calls out the Trump tax cuts: "Working families need support and need to be lifted up and frankly, this economy is not working for working … Continue reading "Kamala Harris Blows The Roof Off The Democratic Debate Twice"
The U.S. Supreme Court in its term that concludes this week was not quite as business friendly as it has been in recent years, with President Donald Trump's appointee Brett Kavanaugh writing a pivotal one of the batch of rulings that defied corporate interests.
G20 negotiators are wrangling over the wording of a summit communique on combatting climate change, with the United States pushing to downgrade the language against European opposition, according to sources and drafts of the text.
We weren't too good to take what we could get to pay our own way in life, and nobody else is, either. If you want your student loans to go away, get a job. Get two if you have to.
I simply do not care what a person believes about homosexuality. I only value how they treat me as a person. The line between intolerance and cruelty is found in this distinction.
When was the last time you heard a U.S. president express hesitancy and moral qualms about the loss of innocent lives through our military interventions? Probably never.
Following a recent surprise performance at Brooklyn comedy festival, Skankfest, the venue publicly apologized after pressure from many who found out that the disgraced comic had made an appearance.
Democratic candidates’ plans for a so-called ‘public option’ could result in two-thirds of Americans with employer-sponsored coverage losing their insurance.
Heavy spoilers ahead. I wanted to see only one thing about this annoyingly overlong and aggravatingly stupid rom-com, based on its cloyingly perky trailer. “Yesterday’s” what-if Read More
At part one of the first 2020 Democratic primary debate, candidates pledged to fix the economy to work for the American people. One problem: the people think it works well.
I never thought that something as simple as ‘I don’t like it when babies are murdered’ would qualify for censorship. Apparently that’s problematic, but not porn and self-starving.
Night one of the first Democratic debate was supposed to be weakest of the two, but Democrats have been showing off their deep bench of good candidates.
Latinx is a gender-neutral substitute for Latino/Latina. It's popular in academic circles, but is used increasingly as the politically correct label by progressives in Democratic politics.
Elizabeth Warren shined while many candidates didn’t stand out. Here are the winners and losers from night one of the Democratic debate. Winners and Losers From The Democratic Debate Democratic Debate Winners 1).Elizabeth Warren – Warren came out strong during the debate, and the big question was could she translate her policy plans to 60-second … Continue reading "Winners And Losers From The NBC Democratic Debate (Night 1)"
Julián Castro decided to out virtue signal his fellow candidates by saying he wants "trans women" to have access to "women's reproductive rights" as well.
By James Oliphant MIAMI (Reuters) – Democratic presidential contenders defended their ambitious plans to reshape the U.S. economy in the opening minutes of their first debate on Wednesday, saying Republican President Donald Trump’s policies benefited the wealthy at the expense of working Americans. In the first of two back-to-back debates featuring 10 candidates each night, … Continue reading "Democrats defend policies to reshape U.S. economy as first debate gets under way"
House Intelligence Committee chairman Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) sounded ready and prepared as he expects Attorney General Barr to interfere with Mueller's testimony.
The House Oversight Committee on Wednesday voted to subpoena testimony from White House senior adviser Kellyanne Conway after she failed to appear at a hearing about her alleged violations of the Hatch Act, a law that limits federal employees' political activity.
So long as the U.S. attorney’s office remains silent, the public has no way of knowing whether presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg or the former police chief’s attorney is speaking the truth.
In another low-turnout primary in Queens, Justice Democrats look to have pushed their progressive candidate for district attorney, Tiffany Caban, across the finish line.
Nearly 70 percent of Americans, including a majority of Republicans, want the United States to take “aggressive” action to combat climate change - but only a third would support an extra tax of $100 a year to help,
Michael Flynn’s new attorney Sidney Powell suggested the special counsel may not have produced classified information relevant to Flynn’s case. Powell intends to obtain it.
Hundreds of thousands of crafters use Ravelry to find new ideas, new patterns, new projects, new yarns. Allowing political leftism but not conservatism will affect them.
GoFundMe, where Israel Folau initially located his legal defense fund after being fired over a Christian Instagram meme, abruptly closed his account, accusing him of bigotry.
It is probably more accurate to frame the issue of regulating social media as more a matter of a free market than one of free speech, although one depends on the other.
Cory Booker’s comments serve as a steady reminder that the Democratic Party does not regard anti-Semitism as a form of ethnic hatred, but a mere difference of opinion.
Candidates running for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination will face each other on the same stage for the first time tonight. Here are the details.
From the ‘Green New Deal’ to ‘Medicare For All,’ slavery reparations to open-borders amnesty, the Democratic presidential contenders are selling Snake Oil, not serious proposals.
Reparations for slavery and members of the LGBT community was not a top priority Democratic voters said they wanted to hear about in this week's debates.
The opioid epidemic that has so far killed half a million Americans is routinely blamed on greedy drug makers, feckless doctors and lax regulators. But there’s another group that has contributed to the depth and duration of the catastrophe: judges.
It is not uncommon for an incumbent president to blitz the establishment media as part of a re-elect campaign. Donald Trump is not the typical incumbent candidate.
‘If I had to guess, I would say the vast majority of women…who are crafting with their hands tend to be more conservative than average, not liberal,' says this minority Ravelry user.
This proposal could be a means to give ordinary Palestinian people a window into what is possible and maybe even to set up an internal push toward change in Palestinian leadership.
Truth and accurate reporting are causalities of the media’s narrative spinning all illegal immigrants as angels. To honor the victims of their crimes, the media must start being honest.
'She got into her dream college, but her dream college offered her no scholarships, just loans,' Ocasio-Cortez said in a press conference on Capitol Hill, as evidence for why taxpayers should pick up the $250,000 tab.
The evils of slavery are too great to be fixed with cash. Forgiveness cannot be bought, and no number of government commissions will make things right.
Liberal media writers are so crouched in their defensive feminist stances that they can’t seem to see U.S. women’s soccer players’ poor behavior for what it is.
In Israel, there's longer maternity leave, better health care, designated days for families, and very little helicopter parenting. Can we learn from them?
It's bad enough that this unspeakable tragedy is playing out in the United States. Worse is that so many Americans, including members of Congress, are fine with it.
Trump promised a manufacturing revival in Wisconson, Michigan, and Pennsylvania, but after losing manufacturing jobs, voters in those states look ready for change.
In a local town hall, Pete Buttigieg faced intense backlash after a South Bend police officer fatally shot a man. The officer's body camera was not turned on.
Trump imposed new U.S. sanctions on Iran on Monday following Tehran's downing of an unmanned American drone and said the measures would target Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
On the Federalist Radio Hour, guest Rafael Mangual makes the case that Joe Biden should stand behind his role in the 1994 crime bill, not run away from it.
Joe Biden, who is running for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2020, called on Monday for making "Dreamer" immigrants brought to the United States as children citizens and investing in border technology.
From the childlike rhyme scheme to the singsong vocals to the circus-like sound of the production, 'Rich, White, Straight Men' embraces the simplicity of its argument.
While the press portrayed Hope Hicks’s silence as all-inclusive, in reality she testified at length and in detail about all aspects of Trump’s presidential campaign.
Boycotting a conference explicitly designed to advance the economy of the Palestinian people evinces a great deal about Palestinian leaders’ actual objectives.
‘I don’t know at what point we moved from disagreeing with the argument to hating the person, and that scared me. I decided I have to do something,’ says this Better Angels delegate.
Neocons had little popular constituency but great institutional power. Justice Democrats have little popular constituency but great cultural power. They will fall the same way.
A game where only one side plays by the rules is rigged. We have now locked ourselves in an embrace with a corrupt regime, and it has not been to our benefit economically or morally.
Former Trump communications director Hope Hicks’s testimony proved that, in addition to being beautiful, smart, and funny, she’s patriotic. And there’s no Trump-Russia collusion.
Democrats’ threats to imprison Trump echo 'lock her up chants' at his rallies. What’s at stake isn’t just civility, but faith in the constitutional order.
Here's how to talk to your children about their rights, how to show respect to the police, and the hard truth that officers sometimes abuse their power.
What do the terms Klan member, racist, and book burner all have in common? They were all names I was called during Amazon’s annual meeting of shareholders.
House Intelligence Committee Chair Adam Schiff warned Trump that if he defies a court order compelling him to turn over witnesses and documents, he will call for impeachment.
Solemn, respectful public acts of piety like Corpus Christi are all the more necessary in an America overwhelmed by anti-faith, anti-life protests by the Left.
Cyber attacks are the future of warfare. By launching one against Iran, Trump has increased the threat to Iran without plunging the United States into war.
Trump thinks that immigration is his key to reelection but he is digging his own grave by defending family deportations. Trump doubled down on family deportations The people that Ice will apprehend have already been ordered to be deported. This means that they have run from the law and run from the courts. These are … Continue reading "Trump Digs His Own 2020 Grave By Defending ICE Family Deportations"
Recently Republican Congressman Sean Duffy from Wisconsin, in an interview with MSNBC’s Chris Hayes, framed the looming prospect of Donald Trump’s impeachment as ridiculous. His reason? The economy is supposedly booming. He told Hayes, “They have higher wages, lower unemployment. We’re killing it in Wisconsin. You want to impeach that guy?” Hayes, of course, challenged … Continue reading "Why Democrats Must Make Trump Economy Key Issue in 2020"
U.S. stocks slipped on Friday as rising tensions between the United States and Iran slammed the brakes on this week's run that lifted the S&P 500 to a record high.
On the podcast, Ben Domenech and Peter Wehner discuss the lessons conservatives have learned from issues like the Iraq War, stem-cell research, and religious liberty protections.
What's more impressive than 2 million people walking through Hong Kong demanding freedom? The fact that all protests have remained peaceful, even as police attack.
African Americans have had many opportunities to put ourselves on equal footing with other Americans and pursue the American Dream. But too many of us have failed to do so.
This backlash will probably grow in breadth and intensity, but it has as much to do with the state of the Democratic Party—as identified by Biden—as it does with opposition to segregationists.
The court reached the correct result, but the mish-mash of opinions leaves Establishment Clause jurisprudence in the muddled state it’s been for decades.
The harm Democrats will inflict on each other when they square off next week is minor compared to the devastation the president can wreak in 280 characters
Originally published in 1957, 'Russell Kirk’s Concise Guide to Conservatism' is finally being republished, and our current political debates would greatly benefit from this eloquent and brief explanation of principles.
Former vice president and current Democratic presidential front-runner Joe Biden is on defense after touting his relationships with Democrat segregationist senators.
In an era when screaming progressivism and stripping on the red carpet typically wins the spotlight, Keanu Reeves's kindness and humility is sending an important message.
Tom Steyer is making sure that Trump sees his new impeachment ad by airing it on Fox and Friends. Tom Steyer is airing impeachment ad on Fox and Friends Politico described the ad as, “The ad features Trump saying he’s “fighting all the subpoenas” and also shows the bit from the president’s interview with ABC’s … Continue reading "Tom Steyer Makes Sure That Trump Sees His New Impeachment Ad By Airing It On Fox And Friends"
Trump thinks that he can distract America with his tweets and personality and fool voters into re-electing him in 2020. Trump Doesn’t Think The 2020 Election Will Be About Him Robert Costa said on MSNBC, “He is the incumbent and incumbents always have to face the fact that re-election campaigns are a referendum on their … Continue reading "Trump Plans Distraction Campaign To Win Reelection"
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation is examining whether Deutsche Bank complied with laws meant to stop money laundering, a person with knowledge of the matter said on Thursday.
The American media’s Trump-Russia hysteria of the last few years gains some real perspective when you consider that they are more than willing to take blood money to distribute publications that whitewash authoritarian crimes.
Ocasio-Cortez’ claim equivocates law enforcement with racist incarceration and ethnic cleansing, delegitimizing the suffering of actual concentration camp victims.
As Hollywood moves further left, here are some of the best conservative films that promote liberty, truth, family, patriotism, and the fight against evil.
In a new documentary, the band members laugh off their purity rings instead of chastising the adults who mocked them for acknowledging that sex truly matters.
If police responses are ‘determined by the totality of the circumstances,’ then a pregnant woman holding a baby, having just come from the Dollar Store, shouldn’t be considered a threat.
U.S. public pension liability is equivalent to $18,300 for every resident. Public pensions can’t afford not to invest in companies that generate impressive growth and profits.
It’s very concerning that so many U.S. lawmakers and elected officials are now ignorant, or maybe just dismissive, of the constitutional rights of those they govern.
Trump believes that he has the authority to replace Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and demote him to be a board governor, but is not planning to do so presently.
After Sen. Booker demanded an apology for Biden's comments about working with a segregationist senator, the former vice president told Cory Booker that he knows better and demanded Booker apologize to him.
House Judiciary Democrats emerged from the Hope Hicks interview enraged by the White House counsel blocking every single question she was asked about the Trump presidency.
The Trump administration will unveil a new carbon emission rule for the U.S. power industry on Wednesday to replace an Obama-era regulation to fight climate change that it scrapped for being too hard on the coal industry.
House Judiciary Committee chairman Jerry Nadler (D-NY) told reporters that Hope Hicks is answering questions, but White House lawyers are blocking her from discussing her time in the White House.
Hope Hicks and her attorney ignored Trump's claim of executive privilege over her testimony, and by showing up cracked his wall of witness obstruction.
Hope Hicks, once a close aide and communications director for President Donald Trump, will become on Wednesday the first member of his inner circle to testify to the congressional panel leading a probe into possible obstruction of justice by Trump.
Concentration camps are not, under any circumstances, analogous to detention centers where thousand of foreigners are being held until their cases are adjudicated.
Today, most Americans would quite literally fail the citizenship test. For us to move forward with a shared sense of purpose, we have to know our history.
Tariffs can serve non-economic purposes. Although economically harmful, they can sometimes be used to gain political advantages that outweigh their economic costs.
Their problem is activist types are trying to fill the vacuum created when their extremism decimated a generation of more mainstream Democratic politicians.
On June 17, VidAngel was handed a $62 million bill, payable to Disney, Fox, and Warner Bros. While the company appeals, let’s puzzle over what Disney could possibly do with more control and money.
Today when I visit gravesites, museums, and landmarks honoring those who were enslaved in our country, I no longer feel that frustration I felt as a kid. Instead, my mind goes back in time.
Meaningful discussion of entitlement reform is absent among Democrats running for president. Their plan for Social Security seems to be pretending it's not going bankrupt.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo may be trying to drag the United States into another war in the Middle East, but back at home, he is in new legal trouble.
The stereotypes are so crude they border on parody. You would think someone who was thrust into super stardom by country music fans might have more respect for people from different backgrounds.
On Monday, the Supreme Court ruled 7-2 (Justices Ginsburg and Gorsuch dissenting) to uphold the “dual sovereignty” doctrine. That means that state law is separate and independent from federal law in relation to “double jeopardy,” that is, being putting on trial twice for the same act. Which means in turn that Trump loyalists charged and … Continue reading "Opinion: SCOTUS Ruling All But Guarantees State Criminal Charges For Trump"
Trump announced that ICE would be removing millions of immigrants and deporting them next week, but ICE doesn't have the resources or capacity to carry out such an operation.
The State Department announced that it found 23 “violations” in its review of Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server to conduct official business.
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the diminutive, 86-year-old liberal judge, was voted best real-life hero, cementing her status as an unexpected pop culture icon, especially among women. She did not attend the MTV ceremony in the California beach city of Santa Monica.
People who obey the law will pay the health coverage for people who by definition have broken the law by coming to, or remaining in, the United States unlawfully. Nice job, California.
The Federalist's lady writers somehow decided that I should write an advice column. I don't feel especially wise, but they had questions and I had opinions, so here's the inaugural column.
We get the same daring boys who are essentially stupid, but have good hearts, and the same brainy girls who are very shy, with no experience of the world, but turn out to win in every conceivable situation.
A recent study by the Trevor Project shows an alarming number of LGBT youths have considered committing suicide. Do surveys like this help create the conditions they claim to expose?
The Southern Baptist Convention is being infiltrated by an ideology that is antithetical to the Christian religion, right under the noses of SBC members.
Despite existing Medicaid's looming financial failure, leftists are clamoring that a single-payer system—or' Medicare for All'—be imposed on the entire country.
The fact that his own staff members can't share difficult news with him is a reality that should be troubling to Americans of all political persuasions.
The hosts of the new crime podcast, "22 Hours: An American Nightmare" join the Federalist Radio Hour to discuss crime reporting, true crime, and storytelling.
Parkland survivor Kyle Kashuv announced Monday that Harvard University has rescinded his admission over him using the N-word in private messages at age 16. No word on which of his friends released the screenshots.
The Supreme Court on Monday handed Republican legislators in Virginia a defeat, leaving in place a ruling that invalidated state electoral districts they drew because they weakened the clout of black voters in violation of the U.S. Constitution.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) called Trump’s bluff on impeachment after the president tried to twist her words into a Trump reelection quote. Trump twists AOC’s words on impeachment AOC Tweeted: Mr. President, you’re from Queens. You may fool the rest of the country, but I’ll call your bluff any day of the week. Opening an … Continue reading "Trump Tried To Mess With AOC, And It Did Not Go Well"
Time has claimed many of the street fighters who rebelled against the police raid of a New York City gay bar 50 years ago, in what has become known as the Stonewall uprising. Those who remain are still a little astounded at what they did.
The battle of Bogren was about more than a judicial nominee for a district court in Michigan. It was a fight over whether Republicans will accept the mainstreaming of anti-religious bigotry.
Workers get portable insurance, and the chance to select their own plan, while businesses can avoid the paperwork and bureaucracy that comes with running a health plan for their employees.
When Clinton uses foreigners to meddle in elections, all the smart people argue it’s perfectly legal. When Trump hypothetically entertains the same idea, he’s an ‘enemy of the state.’
The United States, a debtor nation with a fiscal deficit pushing $22 trillion, can no longer be big daddy to the world and has to husband its resources more judiciously.
This is a fundamental culture clash with politicians being wholly unprepared for a new brand of politics in which even traditional family events become politicized, and one more piece of American heritage disappears.
As both the Europeans and Democrats seek to thwart Trump’s pressure on Tehran, Obama’s deceptions demonstrate the illegitimacy of a deal that must be scrapped.
The mainstream media seem committed to helping Elizabeth Warren take out Bernie Sanders, but if they don't want Biden to be the nominee they have to hurry.
‘I have always loved listening to the stories from ‘old times,’ and I am proud of all my family has accomplished despite coming out of the horrible sin of slavery,’ says Betty Anderson, 69.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s wife, Sara, appeared in court on Sunday to admit criminal wrongdoing over the misuse of state funds to order catered meals, in a plea bargain carrying no jail time.
Joe Biden still has a 20 point lead in South Carolina, but Warren and Buttigieg have moved into second and third as Bernie Sanders has fallen to fourth.
The Trump administration and Congress still owe the District of Columbia government $7 million for expenses related to the 2017 presidential inauguration
Former Pinterest engineer Eric Cochran said he saw his employers quietly censoring pro-lifers behind closed doors. He says they should be honest with customers about their politics.
In the early moments of the American republic, the nation’s sovereignty and security presented no small worry to the founders. In the 1790s, independence was in its fragile infancy, a nascent experiment threatened by the former mother country; and the French Revolution created anxiety those violent passions would spill overseas, inspiring more upheaval in the … Continue reading "Founders Offer Wisdom for Protecting America from Fake News"
Booker says the short-term politics pale in comparison to what history will say if leaders do nothing as Trump pushes this country toward authoritarianism.
By saying that he would only turn dirt from a foreign country on his opponent over to FBI if it was "incorrect," Trump admitted that he would commit a felony to win.
Democratic presidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren is proposing creating a $7 billion fund to provide grants to help more minorities start their own business, she announced on Friday.
The maturity and dignity that Hong Kongers are demonstrating while protesting, and their devotion to political freedom, powerfully rebuts Beijing's assertion that democracy is incompatible with Chinese people and culture.
It is Thomas Jefferson who wrote the words that became a promissory note of freedom for all races that this nation cashed in its own blood to free them.
Little evidence is presented to show Caleb Cain actually became a radical, nor did the Times explore why some young men question the dominant leftist narrative.
A CNN reporter conveniently left out key details of his reporting on the Steele dossier and the Trump Tower, mostly that his friends are the ones who bankrolled the shady operation.
Instead of reducing the chance of conflict with Iran, a policy of ‘maximum pressure’ only increases the threat another needless US war in the Middle East.
In Glenn Reynolds' new book, 'The Social Media Upheaval,' the popular blogger and law professor persuasively fleshes out his argument for breaking up the Silicon Valley giants.
Seeking to cut off debate by linking pro-life Americans to racism and anti-Semitism is the easiest path for Gillibrand, even if she knows it's wildly false.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi tied Mitch McConnell to Trump, Russia, and Saudi Arabia as she told journalists to follow the money. Pelosi Ties Mitch McConnell To Trump and Russia Speaker Pelosi said during her weekly press conference, “What is it about Mitch Mcconnell and the Republicans in Congress that they do not want to respond to … Continue reading "Nancy Pelosi Just Tied Mitch McConnell To Trump and Russia"
A hotel proprietor Michigan has taken it upon herself to help women seeking abortions by providing free lodging and transportation to their appointments.
Planned Parenthood covers up statutory rape, leaves vulnerable women in abusive situations, and tells them their lives are better without their babies. I know because they did it to me.
Nothing has turned out the way the Resistance had hoped. Far from their fever dreams of global chaos and economic catastrophe, the Trump agenda is turning out to be surprisingly successful.
We need a Federalist Society-type organization to train young conservatives to become federal bureaucrats if we want to slay the Big Government leviathan.
Americans in 1913 showed by their votes they had forgotten the purpose of the Framers’ design for the Senate. We today, by and large, have even forgotten that generation’s forgetting.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez implies that earning more than three times the average U.S. salary isn’t enough to stop her and her colleagues from resorting to cronyism and graft.
With the Hyde Amendment, the real test for Joe Biden, Kirsten Gillibrand, and their fellow Democrats will come in how hard they will push for its repeal.
My life is not more valuable than any other person's, and I do not support exploitation in the name of science, even if it could give me more years of life.
Like numerous U.S. presidents before him, Donald Trump has invoked the legal doctrine known as executive privilege to try to block congressional investigators from getting access to certain documents and witnesses they are seeking.
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) said that Trump had given Russia and other hostile countries the green light to interfere in the 2020 election. Adam Schiff Says Trump has given Russia the green light for 2020 Schiff said on MSNBC’s The Rachel Maddow Show, “I think without a question, that’s going to … Continue reading "Adam Schiff Trump Gave Russia The Green Light To Interfere In 2020"
Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA), nailed Mitch McConnell for blocking an election security bill that would stop foreign governments from helping Trump.
Rep. Hakeem Jefferies (D-NY), the chairman of the House Democratic Caucus, said that Trump's willingness to take help from foreign governments is treasonous, and his campaign should be locked up.
Russian police detained more than 400 people, including opposition politician Alexei Navalny, at a protest in Moscow on Wednesday calling for punishment for police officers involved in the alleged framing of a journalist.
Once asylum seekers are ordered to wait in Mexico, their chances of getting that decision reversed on safety grounds - allowing them to wait out their proceedings in the United States - are exceedingly small,
Contrast media’s present opposition to investigating intelligence agencies for spying on Americans versus their long persecution of these agencies for interrogating foreign terrorists.
After years of working on Wall Street, Chris Arnade's remarkable new book caused him to venture beyond his affluent circumstances and reassess everything he thought about poverty and religion.
Elizabeth Warren on Tuesday called on the Justice Department's antitrust division chief, Makan Delrahim, to recuse himself from the department's antitrust investigations into Google and Apple, saying his past lobbying for the companies raised conflict of interest concerns
Former vice president Joe Biden is playing mind games with Trump by releasing speech excerpts that are designed to get into Trump’s head. Biden will say in Iowa: There’s a lot of ways Trump fails the basic standard to be president — but one of them is this: Donald, it’s not about you. It’s about … Continue reading "Joe Biden Released Speech Excerpts To Get Into Trump’s Head"
White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders appeared on Fox and Friends to denounce John Dean's testimony because Dean's comparison of Trump to Nixon clearly hurt the White House.
What do you do when you’re amidst a handful of activists determined to destroy the foundations of a society from within? You treat them like insurgents, and you root them out.
Promoting adolescent boys as drag queens and setting up events in which adult entertainers perform before children has reignited fears the LGBT community spent 30 years fighting.
The political cartoon has always been a dangerous polemic tool. The New York Times has decided that in our politically correct time it's too hot to handle.
Because he's my cousin, I know that Bogren is respectful of persons of all faiths and a Catholic himself. From conversations over the years, I know he is a solid choice for the district court nomination, certainly no bigot.
South Asian-Americans' spelling bee achievement exemplifies our country's strengths. We are a meritocratic society where all people can be successful if they put their minds to it.
Depending on the risk profile, as many as half of the positive results of some types of tests could be false. This is causing mothers to abort perfectly healthy babies.
David Brooks is the latest pundit to claim young voters will doom Trump and the GOP for the foreseeable future. History says such predictions always fail.
Heavy spoilers ahead. Netflix’s “I Am Mother,” directed by Grant Sputore, is a post-apocalyptic psychological thriller that zooms in on the maternal impulse as a driving Read More
What the Sixth Circuit did by unilaterally imposing a trendy notion that sex and biology aren’t related was an attempt to silence one point of view. The Supreme Court can correct that.
Trump lacks the skills and intellect to accomplish anything substantive on the world stage, so he tries to fill this intellectual void with hot air and political theater.
Columnist and author George Will goes beyond what conservatism means in politics, but how it effects the way we interpret societies moral and natural laws.
Trump ran to Twitter to tweet his offer of assistance to NYC after a helicopter crash without knowing that by law the federal government is already in charge of the crash scene.
In a sign that a presidential hopeful's sexual orientation has diminished as a concern for voters, Americans are more likely to say they would reject a candidate older than 70 than a candidate who is gay, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll on Monday.
A dress code that allows students to wear hats during the national anthem is just one symptom of a school culture that’s lost all seriousness and respect.
Do America's establishment media fear that publishing Garrow's story in a straight fashion would risk a swath of their core woke audiences turning on one of history's greatest civil rights leaders?
Roe was wrong on the day it was written, but to settle the issue we must go beyond overturning it. The people must demand that the Constitution be amended to prevent rulings like Roe from happening again.
Just one day after the #VoxAdpocalypse, tech journal CNET used similar tactics to go after The Quartering’s advertisers in a shockingly pointed hit piece, and got many of them to drop.
Ambitious in its production scale and subject matter, 'Amazing Grace: The Broadway Musical' plays this summer at an unlikely venue in the nation’s capital.
‘It all started on the campuses, and we did nothing because they were students. We did nothing when they joined the party because it was just the left-wing fringe, and now they’ve taken over.’
If leftists were truly staunch advocates of racial equality and harmony, they should be moved to address the fact that the face of abortion has a color.
Without the work requirement, Julia wouldn’t have had the opportunity—or the push—to take the next step in her career, changing her life through education and work.
The former director of the White House Office Of Government Ethics, Walter Shaub, is proposing that a new law be passed that would force Trump to pay for his own golf trips.
Pete Buttigieg is climbing in the polls in Iowa, and while addressing the Iowa Democratic Party Hall Of Fame Forum took on Trump's wall and white nationalism.
After spending a day of his presidency golfing for the 196th time, Donald Trump greeted by protesters who called him lazy, a traitor, and called for his impeachment.
Rep. David Cicilline (D-RI) left Fox News with no response after he called out Trump’s birtherism against Barack Obama. Rep. Cicilline said on Fox News Sunday, “I don’t have any difficulty with those words It’s kind of rich to have the president complain about this when he began a campaign with ‘lock her up’ as … Continue reading "House Democrat Calls Out Trump’s Birtherism And Fox News Has No Response"
tility PG&E Corp planned to proactively shut off power on Saturday to 27,000 customers in Northern California due to an increased risk of wildfires, officials said.
Trump’s “immigration deal” with Mexico is so bad that no Trump administration officials are on the Sunday shows defending it. Trump is trying to sell his fake Mexico deal on Twitter Trump is trying to sell his bogus deal on Twitter: …..Mexico was not being cooperative on the Border in things we had, or didn’t … Continue reading "Trump’s Deal With Mexico Is So Bad That Even The White House Won’t Go On TV To Defend It"
The final X-Men outing gives the iconic Phoenix Saga a second try, learning nothing from the mistakes of the past and delivering an ending sure to disappoint even the most forgiving fans.
Democrat Pete Buttigieg, running to become the first openly gay U.S. president, told activists at an Iowa Pride festival on Saturday there was "no going back to normal" in fighting discrimination against the LGBTQ community.
As Don Draper, the central character of AMC’s hit show Mad Men, likes to say, “If you don’t like what’s being said, change the conversation.” For the GOP across the nation these days, though, the prevailing attitude is more to the effect of, “If you don’t like what’s being said, repress the conversation.” The GOP … Continue reading "GOP Seeks to Destroy First Amendment and Democracy Itself"
In a culture where greatness is measured not by courage or by strength, but by wokeness and materialism, it's no wonder men are turning into beta males.
The way Christine Blasey Ford and other women have been treated demonstrates the Me Too movement is no longer about justice, but about political vengeance.
Last week I wandered into the Church of Scientology in Pasadena, California, and what happened during my visit made me afraid for the church's members.
Don't gaslight me into pretending that Kavanaugh is 'unhinged' while Ford's squirrelly demeanor and weak command of the facts were some sort of heroic act that I, as a woman, must worship.
The latest video on Planned Parenthood's organ-trafficking scheme shows technicians picking through baby bodies to find the most profitable organs to sell.
Robert Reich explained that the combination of Trump's trade war and tariffs along with a slowing economy could lead to a recession before the 2020 election.
The $930 that the average American saved from Trump tax cut has already been wiped out by his trade war, and Americans will pay an additional $3,000 in taxes
House Oversight Committee chairman Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD) has moved on the contempt vote for Wilbur Ross and William Barr after they refused to turn over census citizenship question documents.
U.S. job growth slowed sharply in May and wages rose less than expected, suggesting the loss of momentum in economic activity was spreading to the labor market,
Mollie Hemingway and David Harsanyi host the Federalist Radio Hour to debate to what degree government should be involved in protecting conservatives in the culture war.
The closing of the final inspector general investigation into the Russia collusion investigation promises to open the flood gates for previously undisclosed information and indictments.
In Chris Arnade's new book, 'Dignity: Seeking Respect in Back Row America,' a Wall Street banker goes searching for answers about how to best deal with Americans living in poverty.
One of the worst things that could happen to health care in the United States would be for it to head down the road of NHS-style, bureaucratic rationing.
Why are trans activists attempting to bully The New York Times into submission for publishing an article that mentioned the drawbacks of chest binding?
Trump's push to wage trade wars and implement deregulation policies won't just wreak long-term havoc on the U.S. economy, but they could sink his presidential campaign.
Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren on Thursday endorsed her campaign staff's decision to unionize, an expected move from the U.S. Senator from Massachusetts who has made workers' rights a major part of her 2020 platform.
During his stay in London, Donald Trump proved to be as much a misfit among British Royalty as he was with leaders of our other D-Day allies. On this day, seventy-five years ago, Allied Troops invaded Normandy to eventually defeat the Nazis. Every year since then, the leaders of the free world gather to commemorate … Continue reading "Opinion: Trump is a Misfit Among Our D-Day Allies"
World leaders are failing 1.4 billion girls and women on promises of a fairer future, according to a global index launched at the world's biggest gender equality conference.
Like her first book, economist Emily Oster's 'Cribsheet' dismantles myths and pokes holes in junk science, centered on parenting for babies and toddlers ages 0 to 3.
In late May and early June, 1989, students and workers took to the streets. Thirty years later, a Chinese-American protester reflects on the protest, China's improvements, and how far the country has to go.
Fourteen years ago, I should have known it would eventually come to this. That I’d have to take time away from solving crimes to explain why I don’t like therapy animals.
Northam is seeking a ban on standard-capacity magazines, modern sporting rifles, suppressors, extreme-risk protection orders, mandatory home storage laws, and more.
A sheriff in North Carolina arrived to pick up an engagement ring he had purchased, but was turned away by a store manager who apparently prefers law enforcement to be unarmed.
While there is no guarantee it would improve things, it seems well past time for this country to amend the Constitution to make Congress craft single-issue legislation.
What kind of 'help' are Americans seeking by spending $10 billion on self-help? According to Aristotle, humans simply want to know how to be happy, and how to be good.
A new world map of abortion laws shows an "overwhelming" trend towards liberalization, reproductive health experts said, despite a flurry of restrictions passed by U.S. states.
By Joseph Ax NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. Senator Cory Booker on Wednesday proposed a tax credit for renters who spend more than 30% of their income on housing, an ambitious program that his presidential campaign estimated would benefit 57 million Americans. In addition to the tax benefit, the comprehensive housing plan calls for funding … Continue reading "Presidential hopeful Booker releases sweeping affordable housing plan"
House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Wednesday that Democratic lawmakers made clear to Mexican officials they wanted to move forward with the new North American trade agreement.
Trump claimed that if it wasn’t for Democrats and the media he would be leading in all of the 2020 polls by 15 to 25 points. Trump tweeted: If the totally Corrupt Media was less corrupt, I would be up by 15 points in the polls based on our tremendous success with the economy, maybe … Continue reading "As UK Trip Bombs, Trump Tantrums Over His Bad Polls"
Republican and Democratic U.S. senators said on Wednesday they would introduce 22 separate joint resolutions seeking to block President Donald Trump's plan to sidestep congressional review and complete more than $8 billion in military sales to Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Jordan.
Beto O'Rourke issued an ambitious plan on Wednesday to revamp the U.S. voting system by cracking down on voter suppression and getting an additional 35 million people to the ballot box by the 2024 elections.
The fusion of populism and conservatism as a workable and ideological political movement is emerging in the actions of two newly elected senators: Rick Scott and Josh Hawley.
The plain truth is, fetuses are babies. Pro-lifers saying so doesn't make it false, even if NPR's speech police don't like to hear it or feel it's a particularly effective pro-life argument.
Liberals are trying to goad Trump into firing his national security advisor just when his foreign policy is showing some success. He shouldn’t give them the satisfaction.
In societies with too many childless adults, communities start to dissipate and people become disconnected from one another, their immediate surroundings, and even themselves.
Ocasio-Cortez and Cruz talk about barring former legislators from working as lobbyists. Any such bill would violate the First Amendment while doing nothing to clean up the political swamp in Washington.
‘Mayor Pete’s’ early success satisfies a certain itch for the national media, while he runs an otherwise unimpressive campaign based on an increasingly hackneyed, misleading sales pitch.
On June 4, the world recalls the brave men and women who protested for a democratized China, whose continued human rights violations 30 years later prove that the fight is far from over.
There’s a lot to love about President Trump’s new NASA plans, but more private help and fewer spending binges are necessary to ensure that America wins the new space race.
Seventy-five years ago, 19-year-old Charles Shay leapt off a U.S. landing boat and into chest-deep water just off the Normandy coast. As he came ashore in the first wave of D-Day infantrymen, he had just one objective. "I wanted to survive, and that was the thought going through many minds: survival," Shay said.
Among Britons, Trump is one of the least-liked foreign leaders, with just 21% of people surveyed by YouGov having a positive opinion of him. Among women, that figure fell to 14%.
The White House has told Hope Hicks, a former close aide to President Donald Trump, not to turn over documents to the House Judiciary Committee related to her time in the administration, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters.
My point then and today is we have to believe that we will prevail over Trump. Otherwise, we may as well start eating borscht and chanting “MAGA”. All of this, I mean all of it, is about defeating our minds and our spirits. The moment we give up on America, we give in to Donald Trump.