Politics
By Shelby Talcott – 2020 presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders was widely panned in the media for his outburst about being white during Thursday’s Democratic debate. Politico correspondent and moderator Tim Alberta noted a comment made by former President Barack Obama Monday about old men who won’t get “out of Read more…
By Jason Hopkins – A new analysis finds that immigration will dramatically reshape the Electoral College map in favor of the Democratic Party after the completion of the 2020 U.S. Census. Rising immigrant populations around the United States will result in several solidly Democratic states gaining more seats in the Read more…
By Chuck Ross – U.S attorney John Durham is seeking emails, call logs and other communications of former CIA Director John Brennan as part of a broad investigation into the origins of the Trump-Russia probe, according to a report. The New York Times, citing three sources familiar with the matter, Read more…
By Jason Hopkins – New Jersey Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy signed legislation that allows illegal aliens in the state to obtain valid driver licenses, marking the 14th state in the U.S. to give licenses to undocumented immigrants. Murphy signed a bill into law on Thursday that establishes two categories of Read more…
By Andrew Kerr – Hunter Biden is refusing to provide basic information about his finances for an ongoing paternity case, the mother of his 16-month old child said in a court filing Wednesday. A DNA test confirmed in November that Biden is the biological father of former stripper Lunden Roberts. Read more…
By Shelby Talcott – Democratic New Jersey Rep. Jeff Van Drew officially switched to the Republican Party on Thursday after informing his staff about his intention to do so last week. President Donald Trump made the “very big announcement” Thursday alongside Van Drew, in an Oval Office address. “Very big Read more…
By Shelby Talcott – House Speaker Nancy Pelosi claimed that people on both political sides are happy after Wednesday’s vote to impeach President Donald Trump. Pelosi began her weekly press conference Thursday by saying that there has been positive feedback about the impeachment vote. She noted that Americans “have a Read more…
By Chris White – Former Vice President Joe Biden declined to commit Thursday night to a second presidential term if voters elect him in 2020. “No, I’m not willing to commit one way or the other,” Biden said during the presidential debate to a muted response. “I’m not even elected one Read more…
By Chuck Ross – Attorney General William Barr hit back Wednesday at James Comey over the former FBI director’s attempts to downplay his role in Crossfire Hurricane, the FBI counterintelligence investigation of the Trump campaign. In an interview with Fox News, Barr disputed Comey’s claim in a “Fox News Sunday” Read more…
By Jason Hopkins – Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf said Thursday the $1.4 trillion spending package making its way through Congress will pay for an enormous amount of new barrier along the U.S.-Mexico border. The House of Representatives passed a $1.4 trillion spending package Tuesday, with days to go Read more…