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Trump said that the goal was to get 20 million Americans vaccinated by the end of the year, and he is 18 million vaccinations short.

NBC News celebrated China's triumphant successes Wednesday in apparently controlling the Wuhan coronavirus, relying on Chinese figures to tell the story.

'I know your grievances could fill, not a podcast, but an audiobook really. A long audiobook. A biblical-sized audiobook,' Jashinsky told Bedford.

The Trump era has been great for biased media hacks at legacy outlets, who were richly rewarded. But what will they do after Trump leaves office?

President-elect Joe Biden's pick for undersecretary of defense for policy, Colin Kahl, has a long history of perpetuating Russian disinformation.

As the Georgia runoff election approaches, questions continue about Democratic Senate candidate Jon Ossoff's views on and connections to communist China.

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s leading coronavirus expert, says his top priority working with President-elect Joe Biden’s administration will be “to expeditiously get people vaccinated” against COVID-19. “The first one is to expeditiously get people vaccinated, there’s no doubt about that. To me that is the critical issue. You know, if we didn’t have the … Continue reading "Fauci Says His Top Priority with the Biden Administration is to “Expeditiously Get People Vaccinated”"

Violations of election law, Trump's team said, far surpass the 20,682 vote difference between Biden and Trump in Wisconsin.

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s leading coronavirus expert, says his top priority working with President-elect Joe Biden’s administration will be “to expeditiously get people vaccinated” against COVID-19. “The first one is to expeditiously get people vaccinated, there’s no doubt about that. To me that is the critical issue. You know, if we didn’t have the … Continue reading "Fauci Says His Top Priority with the Biden Administration is to “Expeditiously Get People Vaccinated”"

During an appearance on CNBC, Axios co-founder Mike Allen said that some Republicans believe President Donald Trump’s erratic behavior in recent weeks is designed to “sabotage” the GOP’s chances of winning the Georgia runoff elections, which will determine which of the two major political parties will have control of the Senate. “There’s a big strain … Continue reading "Axios Co-founder: Some Republicans Believe Trump is “Sabotaging” Georgia Race"

In all Trump gave us — the good, the bad, the hilarious, and the unsettling — his administration brought much-needed clarity to the GOP and the country.

It's clear the City of Philadelphia is far more anxious to punish the free exercise of religion than to serve its most vulnerable children. What the Supreme Court decides in this case in 2021 will have huge ramifications.

The policies are preemptively countering China's plans there, defending religious freedom, and drawing attention to swelling human rights abuses in Tibet.

There's no shortage of fake-fact checks published by corporate outlets self-righteously and falsely presenting themselves as neutral arbiters of truth.

This holiday season, spend your time celebrating real holidays like Christmas or Hanukkah, not a fake holiday invented by a Marxist, racist criminal.

The woke left rejects Homer, and the rest of the Western canon, because they hate any art that doesn’t reinforce their narrow-minded ideology.

For fighting COVID-19, one size does not fit all, and we must recognize that our state leaders face very different situations.

Strong performances and character development balance out the soapy sex and romance nicely, creating a thoroughly bingeable and enjoyable series.

From an inspirational family drama dealing honestly with loss, to an action thriller set in a bombed-out city in northern Iraq, here are five films released in 2020 worth seeking out.

It has been very obvious over the last 4 years that Donald Trump does not enjoy the job of president. It has been equally obvious, though, that Trump very much enjoys the power of the job. And Trump has exercised that power over the last few weeks in the form of pardons for his political … Continue reading "Historian Douglas Brinkley: Trump is Jealous of the Power Mitch McConnell Wields"

George Conway had been a Republican his entire life when Donald Trump came around. His wife Kellyanne, of course, became a key member of Team Trump. Trump, however, was too much for Conway to stomach and he’s done everything he can to get him out of office. This includes becoming a founding member of the … Continue reading "WATCH: George Conway Says the GOP Is in “a Never-Ending Downward Spiral Into Delusion and Unreality.”"

In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, all the cable news channels had doctors on to speak about the illness. On CNN, there was Dr. Sanjay Gupta. On MSNBC, you may have seen Dr. Ashish Jha or Dr. Peter Hotez. Meanwhile Fox News featured a number of TV Doctors. One day it was Dr. … Continue reading "Dr. Drew, Who Recently Contracted COVID, Apologizes for Spreading Misinformation About the Disease"

"Jeopardy!" champion Ken Jennings is trying to backtrack on years of insults hurled at conservatives in what some have speculated is a bid for the popular game show's open host position.

Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) announced he would object to the Electoral College certification process and challenge President-elect Joe Biden’s election win when Congress convenes for its joint session on January 6. “At the very least, Congress should investigate allegations of voter fraud and adopt measures to secure the integrity of our elections. But Congress has … Continue reading "Josh Hawley Announces He Will Object to Certifying Biden’s Win"

The internet-breaking finale of season two of 'The Mandalorian' wasn't just about a single big reveal, but featured a host of great 'Star Wars' callbacks.

A United Nations panel said this morning that President Donald Trump’s pardons of several former Blackwater contractors convicted of killing civilians in Baghdad are a violation of international law. “Pardoning the Blackwater contractors is an affront to justice and to the victims of the Nisour Square massacre and their families,” said Jelena Aparac, chair of … Continue reading "UN Panel Says Trump’s Blackwater Pardons Violated International Law"

President Donald Trump called for Brian Kemp, the Republican governor of Georgia, to resign from office while continuing to assert that he won the swing state even though it has long certified its results for President-elect Joe Biden. “Hearings from Atlanta on the Georgia Election overturn now being broadcast,” the president wrote, directing his followers … Continue reading "Trump Calls for GA Governor Brian Kemp to Resign from Office While Continuing to Lie About Election Win"

The lawsuit alleges Twitter defamed the computer store owner in an attempt to justify its censorship of The New York Post’s story on Hunter Biden selling access to his father.

Trump’s proclamation honoring the famous saint and martyr is a stark reminder that religious liberty is under threat by Democrats.

There's no way that even as recently as four years ago anyone would have predicted just how abysmally irresponsible the media would become by 2020.

Even during the COVID-19 pandemic and darkest days of 2020, Americans proved their benevolence and generosity in ways the government never could.

Glenn Loury has a message for progressive 'anti-racists,' and it's one all Americans need to hear.

Episode five of the latest season of 'The Expanse' sets up deadly confrontations, Alex and Bobbie race for their lives, and Amos has to escape 'The Pit.'

Normalcy doesn’t proceed naturally from the moral universe we’ve generated over the past several months. We much change our minds to change our circumstances.

President-Elect Joe Biden referenced his incoming Vice President Kamala Harris as the 'president-elect' Tuesday in a repeated slip-up.

As an adult who teaches, I got to choose an open school. Union politics have now barred millions of families from a similar privilege.

Louisiana Republican Congressman-elect Luke Letlow died from complications arising from COVID-19 Tuesday after being hospitalized with the virus.

Under no scenario would a unified European Union aligned with China be in the interest of America. Indeed, a united EU might not be a friend but a foe.

Georgia Republican Sens. Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue have both come out in support of an increase in COVID-19 checks from $600 to $2,000 ahead of the Jan. 5 runoff elections both face.

Stacey Abrams blasted Perdue and Loeffler for putting the interests of Trump and McConnell over the needs of struggling Americans.

Back when she was the governor of South Carolina, Nikki Haley was one of the more popular Republicans in the country. Some even thought that she had a shot at becoming the first woman president. Donald Trump took advantage of Haley’s popularity by making her his Ambassador to the United Nations. While she left the … Continue reading "Conservative Columnist: Once a Rising Star, Nikki Haley is Now Focused on White Grievance and Christian Persecution"

Trump lashed out at states, saying they are to blame for the frustratingly slow pace of his already-bungled COVID-19 vaccine rollout.

Geraldo Rivera, who often appears on Fox News, is a long time friend of Donald Trump. And unlike many of the president’s friends, Rivera has pushed the president to accept his electoral defeat and move on to the next chapter of his life. There are many words used to describe Donald Trump, but dignity and … Continue reading "Geraldo Begs Trump to Exit White House With “Dignity and Grace"

It's likely that Donald Trump's life will become a living nightmare immediately upon his exit from the Oval Office.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell introduced a bill to provide $2,000 checks that functions as a way of depriving Americans of needed aid.

Politicians are often at their most popular in times of great crisis. Following 9/11, New York’s previously unpopular leader Rudy Giuliani became “America’s Mayor.” Similarly, following the terrorist attacks, George W. Bush had an approval rating of 92%. Donald Trump had a terrible approval rating during his whole time in office. The COVID-19 pandemic, though, … Continue reading "George Clooney: Trump Would Have Been Reelected if He Told People to Wear Masks"

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell blocked a move by Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer to immediately vote on $2,000 stimulus checks.

The New York Times 'Caliphate' series was flawed from its beginnings in 2018, but a lack of transparency and conflicts of interest have overshadowed the publication's attempt to walk back its own failed reporting.

Both a veto override of the National Defense Authorization Act and an increase in COVID-19 relief payments passed the House on Monday and will go to the Senate, where Sen. Bernie Sanders plans to put up a fight.

The Department of Labor (DOL) says unemployment benefits won’t lapse despite President Donald Trump’s delay in signing a new Covid-19 relief package. “As states are implementing these new provisions as quickly as possible, the Department does not anticipate that eligible claimants will miss a week of benefits due to the timing of the law’s enactment,” … Continue reading "Labor Department Ensures Americans Unemployment Benefits Won’t Lapse Despite Trump Signing Delay"

Vice President-elect Kamala Harris and her husband Doug Emhoff will receive their first round of the Covid-19 vaccine today. Harris will receive the vaccine live on camera from Washington, D.C., a transition official said. Harris’s inoculation comes a week after President-elect Joe Biden received the first round of the vaccine. Jennifer Psaki, a transition spokesperson, … Continue reading "Kamala Harris Will Receive Her First Dose of Covid-19 Vaccine Today"

The Court, if it does not dismiss the suit outright for lack of standing, will quickly dismiss it for lack of merit.

Big tech bias is not a trivial issue. It is the difference between a fair election and a corrupted one, between self-rule and a corrupted oligarchy.

The comedian’s new four-part Netflix special, 'Schulz Saves America,' is a very big deal for several reasons.

The Electoral College remains an integral key to preserving the decentralization and federalism that underlie the U.S. Constitution.

What began as a self-righteous crusade to supposedly save the Republican Party from Donald Trump has now morphed into an explicit enterprise for personal profit.

At 15, Mimi Groves said the n-word word in an attempt to be 'cool,' and the video sat for years. It wasn't until it was weaponized against her that anyone cared at all.

What we are seeing is an effort to deprioritize the facts of biological sex to accommodate an incredibly tiny and unrepresentative number of transgender activists.

The ‘Queen’s Gambit’ series soundtrack is the terrific original score, written entirely in a classical vein, by composer Carlos Rafael Rivera.

Reports suggest House Speaker Nancy Pelosi wants to tighten one of the few remaining procedural options Republicans have to amend legislation.

A recent New York Times article promoted a teen girl's cancellation after a peer saved and recirculated a short video of her saying a racial slur in 2016.

Previous presidents have led the country at moments of crisis, but none has managed such difficult times as incompetently as Trump.

Control of the United States senate will come down to a Georgia special election in early January. Republicans have traditionally fair well in Georgia’s special elections and David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler are incumbents. That doesn’t mean there aren’t positive signs for the Democrats as well. Joe Biden, of course, carried the state just a … Continue reading "WATCH: Stacey Abrams Says Republicans Don’t Know How to Win Without Voter Suppression"

U.S. Senate candidate Jon Ossoff torched incumbent GOP Sen. David Perdue on Monday for having the nerve to oppose $2,000 relief checks.

Jared Kushner worked many jobs for Donald Trump was in the White House. He played an important role in the administration’s botched COVID response. He was also a key figure in pushing Trump to embrace criminal justice reform. Perhaps the most ambitious job the president gave his son-in-law, though, was making peace in the Middle … Continue reading "The Courtyard of Jerusalem’s US Embassy Has Been Named After Jared Kushner"

The move by the Democratic-controlled House is good for the American people, but it puts the Republican Party in a tough spot.

Trump's veto of the NDAA was overridden in the House as more than 300 members of the House and over 100 Republicans voted to override his veto.

There are clearly many things that Donald Trump doesn’t like about being the president. He doesn’t like being briefed, or working weekends, or being criticized in any way. One thing Trump clearly loves, though, is the power to pardon people. And he’s taken advantage of that pardon power throughout his term. The people he absolves … Continue reading "WATCH: Michael Cohen Says He Would Have Received Pardon if He Never Spoke Out Against Trump"

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer set a trap for Mitch McConnell to take all of the blame if he blocks $2,000 stimulus checks.

During remarks on national security, President-Elect Biden said that Trump is withholding key national security information from him.

In a stinging editorial the New York newspaper that has long supported him, Rupert Murdoch made it clear that he is moving on from Trump.

Republican pollster Rasmussen Reports quoted Joseph Stalin to support their effort to stage a coup to overturn the election.

At her trial on Monday, Zhang was in a wheelchair. Her lawyer also said she 'lost a significant amount of weight and was almost unrecognizable from even just a few weeks before.'

A new lawsuit that is being led by Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) is trying to get the courts to give Mike Pence the exclusive authority to overturn the election.

While states such as California and New York have turned to strict lockdowns in an attempt to deal with COVID, Hemingway noted these restrictions have greatly harmed people and businesses.

Dr. James Phillips said that he regrets nothing after he was removed from the Walter Reed rotation for criticizing Trump's COVID joyride.

President-elect Joe Biden has named the newest White House staff members––these will round out digital operations––as the incoming administration prepares to conduct the majority of its public communications digitally as the nation continues to grapple with the coronavirus pandemic. Biden has appointed Rob Flaherty, who worked as the digital director of the Biden campaign, as … Continue reading "Biden Names New Staff Members to Lead Digital Operations"

Speaking to CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” Dr. Celine Gounder, a member of Biden’s Covid-19 advisory board, said President-elect Joe Biden will invoke the Defense Production Act, which expedites and expands the supply of materials and services from U.S. industries to promote national defense, to ramp up production of Covid-19 vaccines as the nation––and the world––embarks on … Continue reading "Advisor Says Biden Will Invoke Defense Production Act to Ramp Up Vaccine Production"

Georgia Democrat Raphael Warnock continued by ridiculing Republicans for being a 'family values party' while opposing gay marriage.

It’s been a hard year but at least we know, beyond all doubt, that our elites despise us and will do anything to expand their power.

The vision of 'Inside Out' and 'Monsters, Inc.' director Pete Docter, 'Soul' is a sometimes sublime, somewhat flawed entry into the noble Pixar canon.

Christopher Nolan's 'Tenet' offers a cautionary reminder: when 'saving the future,' we must be careful not to lose our humanity in the process.

The American people need public officials to tell us the truth, not what they think we need to hear. That's the exact opposite of what we're getting.

President Trump had supporters waiting in the wings to fight for him and for the American people. Now, the swamp has gotten exactly what it wanted.

By their reckoning, white evangelicals have become reckless plague-bearers with no regard for the poor and oppressed, and their cruelty rightly earns them the world’s opprobrium.

Some words and terms have become synonymous with 2020, a year of upheaval and chaos, and I vow not to waste time with them in 2021.

Beautifully shot yet muted as a drama, ‘News of the World’ brings the post-Civil War Southwest to life in the unlikely journey of a lost girl and a jaded veteran who helps her find home.

An honest media would give South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem the same lenient coverage they granted New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo at the height of one of the steepest COVID waves in the world.

On Christmas Eve, negotiators for the government of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and the European Union announced they had reached an agreement in principle on a trade deal.

University of Michigan's IT Department is doing the important work of protecting students from the horrors of words like 'picnic' and 'honey.'

Senate Democratic Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) announced that Senate Democrats will attempt to pass $2,000 stimulus checks.

Trump said that he will be signing the pandemic relief bill, and then he uncorked a list of insane demands that won't happen.

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) got his COVID vaccination and then said that Dr. Fauci is lying about the number of vaccinations needed for herd immunity.

Vice President Mike Pence violated CDC guidelines and is off skiing in Colorado as pandemic relief still has not been signed while Americans are dying.

Sen. Pat Toomey (R-PA) told Trump to sign the congressionally passed stimulus bill because he will oppose $2,000 stimulus checks for every American.

President-Elect Joe Biden accused Trump of dereliction of duty, as the soon to be former president has golfed instead of signing a bipartisan stimulus bill.

Americans are calling Trump's private Florida club to tell him to stop golfing and get to work on the pandemic stimulus bill.

If there was any doubt that dirty Don Trump was a gigantic asset in Vladimir Putin’s attempt to inflict damage on the Western world, particularly the United States, this week Russian media confirmed what every sane American already knew was fact. Trump was Russia’s candidate and although he is a loser, Russians are celebrating that … Continue reading "Opinion: Russia Is Celebrating That Trump “Burned The United States” On His Way Out"

Rep. Debbie Dingell blasted Trump for having the nerve to derail COVID relief legislation after he spent months not lifting a finger.

With Donald Trump cooped up at his golf course in Florida, millions of Americans saw their unemployment benefits expire.

In the name of social justice, it is important to quash all the good Christmas feelings and instead find something at which to take offense.

Trump lashed out at his own country on Saturday morning, calling the U.S. a third world country because he lost the election to Joe Biden.

Donald Trump and his administration are on an execution spree, rushing to expedite as many state-sponsored murders of federal prisoners as they can before his term ends on January 20.  Between last December 10 and the end of his term, Trump has scheduled five executions, bringing his total since last July to 13.  Since Trump … Continue reading "Opinion: Trump’s Rush to Execute Americans Epitomizes Republicans’ Genocidal Assault on Life"

The following films are decidedly not Christmas movies in the traditional sense, but they're better than Hallmark's annual output.

Three people were injured from an explosion in downtown Nashville that came in the early hours of Christmas morning, police said.

Edward Snowden caused grave damage to U.S. national security. If he truly believes what he did was right, he should return to America and stand trial.

The White House told journalists that Trump had many meetings and calls scheduled before Christmas, but CNN caught him golfing.

After Republicans refused to agree to $2,000 stimulus checks via unanimous consent, Speaker Pelosi announced that the House will pass a bill on Monday.

The latest MAGA ploy to overturn the election comes not in the courtroom, but from pardoned felon Michael Flynn, but like all of MAGA’s prior post-election ploys, this one fails.

Multiple infants were born alive after botched abortions in Texas, a new report indicates. According to statistics from Texas Health and Human Services, abortion facilities and Read More

'The brother of the president-elect, the son of the president-elect, and maybe even some other family members were getting a lot of money and it's not clear what they were getting the money for.'

Trump is going out proving that he meant it when claiming since his political entrance in 2015 he has no use for the beltway elites.

The hypocritical ruling class has a nasty habit of trying to redefine Christian belief and religious practice.

As we prepare to celebrate Christmas this year, may we remember persecuted Christians across the globe who do the same, though at great risk to themselves.

It was always assumed that Donald Trump’s pardons would be unlike any others seen in American history. And he has not disappointed. The president has pardoned war criminals, insider traders, political dirty tricksters and multiple people who have pleaded guilty to charges against them. But on Wednesday, Trump gave a different kind of pardon. The … Continue reading "CNN’s Abby Phillip Says Charles Kushner Pardon Could be Precursor to Massive Trump Family Pardons"

Donald Trump is on his way out of the White House looking like a bit of a loser. The president would much prefer to leave office on a high note. Time and time again he’s attempted to take credit for the COVID-19 vaccines. It hasn’t worked out for him. So on Tuesday night, Trump again … Continue reading "Geraldo on Trump’s Stimulus Sabotage: “What the Hell Are We Supposed To Do Now?”"

There are many inmates with intriguing cases hoping for a presidential pardon. Unfortunately for them, many are neither Republicans or close personal friends to Donald Trump. On Tuesday, the president delivered pardons to disgraced politicians Chris Collins and Duncan Hunter. He also absolved the war atrocities of Blackwater contractors. On Wednesday night, Trump continued to … Continue reading "Trump’s Continues to Make Mockery of Pardon Process Absolving Manafort, Stone and Jared Kushner’s Dad"

The right-wing Republican supporting group True The Vote is being sued in Georgia over tactics they are using to intimidate black and brown voters.

Speaking to CNN, Rochelle Walensky, President-elect Joe Biden’s choice to run the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), said that public briefings would resume under her leadership. That’s an about-face from current policy: The CDC has halted most of its briefings during the Covid-19 pandemic and most communication about the agency’s response to the crisis … Continue reading "Public Briefings Will Resume, Says Biden’s Choice for CDC Director"