In congressional hearings Thursday, Sen. Rand Paul grilled Biden health nominee Rachel Levine, a transgender woman, on the idea of using hormones known as puberty blockers on minors suffering from so-called gender dysphoria, which the Mayo Clinic defines as “the feeling of discomfort or distress that might occur in people whose gender identity differs from
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Leftists are convinced that the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) is a nefarious conclave of secret Nazis plotting an insurrection. Many activists on Twitter have seized on the shape of the CPAC stage at the Hyatt Regency in Orlando, Fla., claiming it is shaped like a secret rune to cater to Neo-Nazis. Partially for this
Last September, Vox published The Great Rebuild Issue of The Highlight. The Highlight is Vox’s space for explainers that aren’t necessarily tied to the news cycle. The Great Rebuild Issue covered a number of very broad issues including “How to build a better American economy” and a piece titled “We can end America’s unemployment nightmare.” That
Summary: President Joe Biden has no events on his schedule this weekend.. This marks the 6th day the president has spent resting outside of the White House. President Biden’s Itinerary for 2/28/21: All Times EST White House Briefing Schedule Keep an Eye on the President at Our President’s Schedule Page. Please Note: this page will
Donald Trump and Ted Cruz at the Republican debate in North Charleston, S.C., January 2016 (Randall Hill/Reuters) I come to correct The New York Review of Books, not to dunk on Ted Cruz, but he’s in the story and hard to avoid. After the glut of commentary on his most recent political error, his Cancún
Richard Grenell, a strong ally of former President Donald Trump, teased a possible run for governor of California. Grenell delivered a speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference on Saturday, where the former U.S. ambassador to Germany hinted at making a gubernatorial run in the deep blue state of California. “If you want the best
A second woman has come forward to accuse New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo of sexual harassment. Charlotte Bennett told the New York Times that the Democratic governor of New York asked her inappropriate questions about her sex life. The 25-year-old former aide claimed that Cuomo sexually harassed her last spring. “I understood that the governor
Many people living in this current century – especially during the COVID-19 pandemic and the stay-at-home orders that resulted – have shopped online at Amazon. They’ve become enormous. The company is also very progressive – having posted corporate grandstanding for Black Lives Matter on social media as a result of the death of George Floyd. The
Viral video footage shows a little girl bursting into tears when she discovers that she can finally return to the classroom. The account Reopen California Schools posted a video Wednesday showing a little girl sobbing in happiness when her mother tells her that she can go back to school next week. Reopen California Schools Director
Antifa and Black Lives Matter destroyed businesses and vandalized a federal building in Portland on Saturday night. The far-left militants targeted the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, but you won’t see the media shedding any of their crocodile tears over this federal building. Advertisement – story continues below Tifa tagging up the USCIS FED
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez speaks during a House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing, June 12, 2019. (Yuri Gripas/Reuters) Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D., N.Y.) on Friday urged the New York State legislature to open an investigation into sexual harassment allegations against Governor Andrew Cuomo brought by his former staffer, Lindsey Boylan. The progressive congresswoman told reporters that
The Hemphill Brothers Coach Company knows a thing or two about how celebrities live on the road. The Nashville-based RV company, run by brothers Joey and Trent Hemphill, has been building and outfitting luxury tour buses for 40 years, touting an A-list client roster ranging from mega stars like Taylor Swift, Oprah, Dolly Parton and Beyonce
The FBI has said it is pursuing a single suspect over the death of a police officer who was killed in the Capitol riots. Footage shows the person spraying a substance at Brian Sicknick and several other officers during the chaos in Washington DC on 6 January, officials have said. They added the suspect is
Former Charmed and Scream actress Rose McGowan told Fox News she supports Governor Cuomo’s former deputy secretary and special advisor, Lindsey Boylan, who accused the New York “Luv Guv” of sexual harassment. Boylan, who first made her story public in December to the sound of crickets, wrote a Medium post on Wednesday where she claimed Governor
Gordon Chang moderated a panel on Friday at CPAC in which he and the panelists detailed China’s attempts to exert control over Asia, including Japan, Korea, India, Australia, and others. Their ultimate goal? All four panelists agreed that China’s goal is to take territory and control away from the United States. Along with Gordon Chang,
Los Angeles County is still having a hard time hitting its targets for vaccinations among minorities and in low-income communities. With that in mind, the county government came up with a plan. In addition to outreach programs designed to convince the hesitant that the vaccine is safe and effective, they set up special pods (Points
Former President Donald Trump endorsed a Republican primary challenger to Ohio Rep. Anthony Gonzalez, one of the 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach him for the second time in January. Trump on Friday endorsed Max Miller, a former White House aide challenging the second-term Republican, whose district lies just south of Cleveland. It is
1. Andrew Kaczynski: My baby daughter died of brain cancer. Here’s what we can do to save other kids. 2. Gunmen kidnap 317 girls from school in northern Nigeria in latest mass kidnapping to hit region 3. Yazidi girl, 7, rescued from captors in Turkey 4. Vaccine lotteries and personal appeals: The medically vulnerable find
LeBron James was called out by a soccer star, who said the NBA legend should stay out of politics. James has responded to Ibrahimovic’s recommendation by saying, “I am kind of the wrong guy to go at.” Ibrahimovic, a 39-year-old Swede who plays for Italy’s A.C. Milan, questioned the basketball player’s political and social activism
There were a record-high number of unaccompanied minors who crossed the southern border of the United States in February, but officials are preparing an even more robust number of unaccompanied children to attempt to enter into the U.S. in May. A Health and Human Services official informed Axios, “We’re seeing the highest February numbers that
As Ronald Reagan might say, “there they go again.” As CPAC gathers in Orlando amid the COVID and cancel culture, the liberal media is zeroing in. Here’s this headline from Fox News on my former CNN colleague John King: CNN’s John King trashes CPAC as the ‘Trump Sycophant Society’ ‘Inside Politics’ host accuses former president’s
Democrats aren’t allowed to attach a provision increasing the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour to their coronavirus relief package, a top Senate official ruled, according to reports. Senate parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough, who oversees the interpretation of the chamber’s rules and precedents, decided Thursday evening that the proposed minimum wage hike couldn’t be included
The mainstream media goons who shrieked and moaned about a “free press” during the Trump administration are pretty mum after the Biden admin announced that they will be charging reporters for their COVID tests every time they enter the building. Without taking the $170 test, reporters will not be allowed to enter the building to
Predictably, the Democrats in D.C. are all in favor of a huge increase in the federal minimum wage. They declare that this move will help to lift lots of workers above the poverty line, and, pointing to some dodgy studies, insist that few if any people will be thrown out of work. Advertisement In this
Shoppers walk through the King of Prussia mall in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. Jennah Moon | Bloomberg | Getty Images Retailers and their landlords are engaged in a high-stakes game of risk right now. And it will be a few years until we find out which party is on the winning side. As thousands of
American airstrikes in Syria show that Iran can expect consequences for supporting militia groups threatening US interests and personnel, Joe Biden has warned. “You can’t act with impunity. Be careful,” the US president said when asked what message he intended to send with the airstrikes early on Friday morning on Syria‘s eastern border with Iraq.
For parents concerned about the pandemic’s effects on their kids, don’t worry – The Washington Post says they’ll “likely be fine!” Um, “likely?” That’s not entirely reassuring… But that’s what Elisabeth Rosenthal, editor in chief of Kaiser Health News, wrote in a piece in WaPo on February 25 dismissively titled “Beijing’s SARS lockdown taught my
Just in time for Black History Month, the streaming service Amazon Prime Video has removed a PBS documentary about Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. Amazon Prime Video’s parent company, Amazon, Inc., is owned by Jeff Bezos who also owns the Washington Post, one of the champions of free speech. At least, the paper used to
Yesterday, Allahpundit picked apart Joe Biden’s decision to not take any direct action against Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman after an intelligence report concluded that MBS had ordered the murder of American journalist Jamal Khashoggi. To be fair to the President, it’s a complicated situation with a lot of moving parts and no obvious
Summary: President Joe Biden will talk about the Democrats’ coronavirus spending bill then fly home to Delaware for the weekend. This weekend will mark the 5th and 6th days the president has spent resting away from the White House. President Biden’s Itinerary for 2/26/21: All Times EST 9:40 AM Talk about Coronavirus spending bill –