Politics
By Michael Bastasch – Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke would not sign a pledge presented to him by environmental activists in New Hampshire to not take contributions from coal, gas and oil companies. Activists with the New Hampshire Youth Movement posted a video on Twitter of O’Rourke declining to sign Read more…
By Whitney Tipton – Colorado Democratic Gov. Jared Polis signed the “National Popular Vote Act” into law Friday in an effort to elect the next U.S. president by popular vote. This makes Colorado the 13th jurisdiction (12 states, plus the District of Columbia) enacting similar legislation to join the National Popular Vote Read more…
By Peter Hasson – Left-wing activist group Women’s March on Tuesday used last Friday’s terrorist attack on a New Zealand mosque that killed 50 people to solicit donations from supporters. Women’s March sent out a fundraising email from co-chair Linda Sarsour, who asked supporters to “give the gift of justice” Read more…
By Kevin Daley – Second Amendment advocacy groups are denouncing a state court decision allowing families of several Sandy Hook victims to sue a gun manufacturer. The manufacturer, Bushmaster Firearms, produced and marketed the XM15, which shooter Adam Lanza used to kill over 20 people. The Connecticut Supreme Court said Read more…
By R. Mitchell – EL PASO, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents working in El Paso apprehended two large groups of illegal immigrants consisting of over 400 people within five minutes. These groups, like many others before, are comprised primarily of Central American families and unaccompanied juveniles. Agents encountered the 2nd group of Read more…
By Kevin Daley – A deeply divided Supreme Court ruled that immigration authorities can detain noncitizens for possible deportation long after they serve prison sentences for criminal convictions. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) had argued that federal law imposes a strict time limit on when government officials can detain Read more…
By Tim Pearce – The Department of the Interior is offering up to $1,000 to people willing to adopt a wild horse or burro, according to a press release. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), which runs the federal government’s wild horse and burro adoption program, launched the new incentive Read more…
By Michael Bastasch – Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, a 2020 presidential candidate, pledged to ban the drilling technique that’s turned the U.S. into the world’s largest oil and natural gas producer. “Fracking pollutes water, degrades air quality and worsens climate change,” Sanders tweeted Tuesday. “When we are in the White Read more…
By Neetu Chandak – Former Democratic Texas Rep. Robert “Beto” O’Rourke was asked when he would give “an actual policy” at a meet and greet at Pennsylvania State University Tuesday. “When are we going to get an actual policy from you instead of just like platitudes and nice stories?” one Read more…
By Michael Bastasch – Activists are at it again and blaming global warming for historic flooding in the Midwest. However, the science behind their claim is weak and not in line with the latest National Climate Assessment. Hundreds of homes are inundated with water and at least three have been Read more…