Politics
By Jason Hopkins – Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a major critic of President Donald Trump’s immigration policies, visited a border town with a wall and declared there was no “national emergency.” WATCH: I’m at our border today where there is no “national emergency.” San Ysidro is the busiest border Read more…
By Grace Carr – A judge sent former U.S. Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning to prison Friday after Manning refused to testify about leaking sensitive documents to WikiLeaks in front of a grand jury. U.S. District Judge Claude Hilton issued the order sending Manning to prison, The Associated Press reported. Manning rejected Read more…
By Henry Rodgers – Minnesota Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar heavily criticized former President Barrack Obama for his stance on immigration, saying he was responsible for the “caging of kids” at the U.S.-Mexico border. In an interview with Politico magazine released Friday, Omar also said Obama’s “hope and change” slogan turned out to Read more…
By Peter Hasson – Former Attorney General Eric Holder on Thursday said Democrats should consider packing the Supreme Court when they regain political power. Holder said he would “seriously consider” adding two seats to the court if he were president, as revenge for the two seats on the court that Read more…
By R. Mitchell – Medicare for all, healthcare paid for through taxation, is in trouble in Northern Europe. More specifically, it’s failing in countries that Democrats continually cite as success stories for single-payer systems. Finland’s government resigned Friday after failing to implement reforms required to save its taxpayer-funded boondoggle from Read more…
By Chuck Ross – Saying that his patience with the Justice Department “has grown thin,” Georgia Rep. Doug Collins on Friday unilaterally released a 268-page transcript of a deposition that Justice Department official Bruce Ohr gave to Congress last August. Collins, the top Republican on the House Judiciary Committee, took Read more…
By Katie Lange – It’s that time of year when we spring forward and are happy to get home from a busy day while it’s still light out. Did you know? The tradition of “springing” forward one hour was once nicknamed “war time.” The idea of daylight saving time originated Read more…
By Chuck Ross – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham is resuming an investigation of potential surveillance abuse by the FBI with an expansive request for records related to the bureau’s vetting of the Steele dossier. In a letter sent Thursday to Attorney General William Barr, Graham asked for all Read more…
By Evie Fordham – Freshman Sens. Rick Scott of Florida and Mike Braun of Indiana, both of whom have net worths well into the millions, are the only cosponsors of the Banning Lobbying and Safeguarding Trust (BLAST) Act. Scott and Braun want to put an end to lawmakers stepping into Read more…
By Chuck Ross – A federal judge in Virginia sentenced Paul Manafort to 47 months in prison Thursday on tax and bank fraud charges, a term much lighter than the sentence the former Trump campaign chairman faced under federal sentencing guidelines. U.S. District Court Judge T.S. Ellis III said guidelines Read more…