[ad_1] Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) speaks to reporters following the Senate Republicans weekly policy lunch on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., June 30, 2020. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters) The Democratic nominee for president has refused to state whether he would support an effort to pack the Supreme Court. To add new justices for the first
Month: October 2020
[ad_1] In the wake of police arresting a pair of pickup truck occupants on gun charges after cops dispersed protesters who were surrounding the vehicle Saturday night in Charleston, South Carolina, one of the arrested men said there’s quite a bit more to the story. What are the details? Richard Ray, 59, told the Post
[ad_1] On Wednesday, Lin Wood announced he would sue Democratic nominee Joe Biden for libel after the candidate released an ad suggesting that his client, 17-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse, is a “white supremacist” responsible for violence in Kenosha, Wisc. Wood has represented Nick Sandmann, the Covington Catholic High School graduate repeatedly defamed by the legacy media
[ad_1] Brendan Gleeson as President Trump in The Comey Rule (Vanity Fair/IMDb) Earlier this week, Showtime concluded The Comey Rule, a two-part miniseries adaptation of former FBI director James Comey’s book A Higher Loyalty. Both the book and the series depict the most controversial parts of Comey’s tenure: the tail-end of Obama’s presidency, and the
[ad_1] The Associated Press Stylebook has transformed from the “mainstream” guide to news writing into a Manual of Political Correctness. In this latest installment, AP’s word-painting gurus want to discourage the terms “riot” and “rioters,” because it has been used to “stigmatize broad swaths” of people working for a just cause. On Wednesday, the AP Stylebook Twitter
[ad_1] Female Republican senators praised Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett on Wednesday, saying that Barrett will inspire their daughters and granddaughters through her example as a dignified legal jurist and successful mother. “Folks, this is what a mom can do,” Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, said at a Wednesday press conference. “I tell my
[ad_1] Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden speaks to supporters in Johnstown, Penn., September 30, 2020. (Mike Segar/Reuters) At 10:06 a.m., the pool reporter on the Biden campaign for the day, Brittany Shephard of Yahoo! news, sent word from Wilmington that “the Biden campaign has called a lid on in person events for the day. Biden’s
[ad_1] Big Tech tyrants were given fair warning, and now it’s time for them to face the music, as four of tech’s CEOs have been called to give testimony before the Senate Commerce Committee. “The Senate Commerce Committee voted to authorize subpoenas forcing testimony from Facebook Inc. CEO Mark Zuckerbeg, Twitter Inc. CEO Jack Dorsey,
[ad_1] The Commission on Presidential Debates issued a statement after Tuesday’s debate between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden that said the commission was looking at making adjustments as a result of moderator Chris Wallace losing control of the debate to Trump and Biden who interrupted and talked over each other and
[ad_1] Sometimes, even the most pro-choice people on the planet have a hard time denying the reality that their unborn child is a living human being inside of them. Hollywood couple John Legend and Chrissy Teigen tragically lost their third child due to pregnancy complications on October 1. In their mournful social media posts about
[ad_1] Today on The Ed Morrissey Show (4 pm ET), we have another great lineup for the news of the day! The show will be streamed on Hot Air’s Facebook page and embedded here and on the show page for those who are not on Facebook. Join us as we welcome: Duane “Generalissimo” Patterson brings us
[ad_1] Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden speaks in Pittsburgh, Penn., September 30, 2020. (Mike Segar/Reuters) Joe Biden’s transition team named a high-ranking former Facebook official as its general counsel on Wednesday, drawing criticism from the progressive wing of the Democratic party. The Biden team charged Jessica Hertz, who spent two years as a Facebook executive
[ad_1] Facebook has declared in no uncertain terms that public concern over voter fraud will not be tolerated — which simply means the platform plans to censor President Donald Trump and conservatives more. Facebook officials appear to be anticipating a contested election with fierce debate raging over whether mail-in voting will lead to widespread voter
[ad_1] For actor John Cusack, politics is thicker than blood and water. According to FoxNews.com, Cusack tweeted on September 29: “I’m blocking anyone who isn’t aggressively anti trump until election is over – sorry no time for your BS.” Poor Cusack, it must be on account of his delicate feelings. It was probably difficult to
[ad_1] People sit in a Mediterranean seafood restaurant at Hudson Yards as restaurants resume indoor dining in Manhattan, New York, September 30, 2020. (Andrew Kelly/Reuters) Half of New York City’s bars and restaurants are in danger of permanently closing in the next six months as a result of financial fallout from the coronavirus, according to
[ad_1] Thursday’s The View opened with the show hosts scoffing at President Trump for saying Joe Biden might skip the debates, even though the media have been pushing this all week. After playing a clip from a Wednesday night rally of Trump suggesting this, Whoopi Goldberg exploded: “What is he talking about? Nobody’s talking about
[ad_1] James Comey, the former FBI director, downplayed his awareness of problems with the Steele dossier during a Senate hearing Wednesday. Comey testified that he was never briefed on the details of an interview that dossier source Igor Danchenko gave the FBI in January 2017. He also said he was unaware until recently that Danchenko
[ad_1] FBI Director Christopher Wray testifies before a Senate Appropriations Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Subcommittee hearing on the Bureau’s proposed 2020 budget, May 7, 2019. (Aaron P. Bernstein/Reuters) One of the hallmarks of this era is how our political fights revolve around off-the-cuff statements from political leaders that are often inaccurate or not-quite-accurate,
[ad_1] Former Vice President Joe Biden said he does not support the Green New Deal during Tuesday night’s presidential debate, though his website calls the costly proposal a “crucial framework” for solving climate change. The Democratic presidential nominee said that he has his own plan for taking climate change, placing some distance between himself and
[ad_1] A Florida man was arrested Sunday after a debate over whether almond milk is better than whole milk became violent, according to Lee County Sheriff’s Office. Justin Garcia and his cousin were verbally arguing over whether almond milk or whole milk is superior before things took a more violent turn, CBS 12 reported Tuesday.
[ad_1] John Cleese would like an argument please. Another argument. This time, it’s about biology. A Twitter Transtapo mob has been hounding Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling for being insufficiently woke to gender issues. But Cleese, the legendary Monty Python founder, is having none of it. Rowling, a liberal feminist, thinks womanhood should be reserved
[ad_1] Police are searching for two woke leftist women who vandalized a memorial to slain Police Officer Brad Fox. Officer Fox was 34-years-old when he was shot dead by a suspect in a hit and run suspect.Fox was a seven-year veteran on the police force. The two woke women tossed the thin blue line flag
[ad_1] Under the Trump administration, cities that have instituted sanctuary policies will be targeted by an upcoming Immigration and Customs Enforcement operation according to three U.S. officials, The Washington Post reported. The Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) “sanctuary op” will start in California before targeting Denver and Philadelphia, the Post reported. The operation reportedly falls in
[ad_1] Bitcoin is a company whose goal is to make it easy for people around the world to buy, sell and manage various cryptocurrency accounts. As such you might assume it would be a pretty progressive place. But recently there has been some discontent at the company. Back in June when large tech companies were
[ad_1] In a curious Washington Post op-ed, distinguished conservative law professor Michael McConnell argues that confirming and appointing Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court “would not end abortion rights.” He is certainly correct in the sense that the long overdue overturning of Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey would simply restore
[ad_1] Just when you thought you’d seen the bottom of the political sewer as it relates to opposing Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett, along come some despicable, racist tweets by two college professors. Their repulsive comments are, sadly, par for the course for some on the far left who oppose transracial adoption. On
[ad_1] A riot against racial inequality and police violence in Portland, Oregon, August 2, 2020. (Caitlin Ochs/Reuters) In July, the New York Times‘ Nicholas Kristof appealed to his readers. “Help Me Find Trump’s ‘Anarchists’ in Portland,” he asked. Then he offered up 900 or so sarcastic words, in this vein: I’ve been on the front
[ad_1] CBS This Morning on Thursday hyped the tired liberal cliché of threatening to move to Canada. In this case, it was because of Tuesday’s presidential debate. The morning show, that on Wednesday declared Biden the “winner” of the debate and Donald Trump fully responsible for the negative reviews, promoted the transition to Canada. Co-host
[ad_1] Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meets Vatican’s top diplomat Pietro Parolin, at the Vatican, October 1, 2020. ( Vatican Media/Handout via Reuters) The Vatican on Wednesday denied U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo an opportunity to meet with Pope Francis, amid an ongoing clash between Pompeo and the Holy See over policy regarding China.
[ad_1] Before the chaotic presidential debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden began, Tuesday’s New York Times’ “political memo” by Sarah Lyall seeded the ground with “Debating How to Debate Trump, the Unpredictable Aggressor,” bringing in psychiatrists and others to advise Biden on how to deal with Trump during the debate (and how Hillary Clinton