Special counsel John Durham is still examining the origins of the investigation into ties between Russia and the 2016 Donald Trump presidential campaign. Now, as part of Durham’s investigation, former Secretary of State Hilary Clinton’s 2016 campaign is falling under scrutiny as well. The Washington Examiner reported that “Durham told a federal court that he
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Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.) is flanked by Senator Roy Blunt (R., Mo.) and Rick Scott (R., Fla.) as he faces reporters at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., November 2, 2021. (Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters) The Senate Republican leader on how to resist the ‘genuine radicals’ bent on destroying the Senate and transforming the country
A traveler wearing a protective mask waits to board a United Airlines flight at San Francisco International Airport, Oct. 15, 2020. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images United Airlines and Delta Air Lines canceled dozens of Christmas Eve flights as Covid hit crews. “The nationwide spike in Omicron cases this week has had
Scientists say a “new era of astronomy” could be brought in as they prepare to launch the James Webb Telescope today. The device is expected to profoundly transform scientists’ understanding of the universe and our place in it. NASA, which produced the $10bn infrared telescope in partnership with the European and Canadian space agencies, has
It was a challenging task but an esteemed panel of NewsBusters editors led by MRC President L.Brent Bozell and MRC’s Vice President for Research and Publications Brent Baker boiled down all the biased outbursts from lefty hack hosts, anchors, reporters and pundits in 2021 and on December 15 announced The Chris Cuomo Memorial Award for
We’ve been covering the tragedy of biological males being allowed to compete against women and girls for some time now. Yet, the transgender movement seems to have persisted without missing a beat. There’s no denying that women and girls are losing out on opportunities because biological men have been increasingly allowed to compete in women’s
Last Friday, I tested positive for COVID-19. I’m fully vaccinated, young, and healthy, so thankfully, the case was very mild, and I’m now feeling much better. Yet, like millions during the COVID-19 surge who would like to know if they’re contagious ahead of holiday gatherings, I’m unable to find an at-home COVID antigen test at
It’s a Wonderful Life (Paramount Pictures/Trailer image via YouTube) It’s Christmas weekend, which means that lots of people are probably watching Frank Capra’s 1946 classic It’s a Wonderful Life. And they are right to. To describe the Jimmy Stewart–starring film as a “Christmas movie” is technically accurate, but feels incomplete; it is also a celebration
The word “Christmas” was first recorded in 1038, and it comes from the word “Cristes Maesse,” meaning “Christ’s mass.” The church in Rome formally began celebrating Christmas on December 25 in A.D. 336. The four Sundays leading up to Christmas is the season of Advent – a solemn time of prayer and fasting. While modern
After a deadly tornado tore through Mayfield, Kentucky earlier this month, devastating the small town, one resident grew concerned that children in his community would be suffering this Christmas. So he decided to do something about it. Shawn Triplett, a retired U.S. Marine Corps veteran who now volunteers at a local elementary school, told People
Freedom lovers all over got an amazing Christmas present 30 years ago today. On December 25, 1991, the Soviet Union was collapsed. Three of the regime’s republics had declared independence and others were preparing to leave. Christmas night 1991, Mikhail Gorbachev accepted reality and announced the dissolution of the Soviet Union. But did journalists at
Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, has introduced legislation that would game the nation’s regulatory system. Under her bill, regulations primarily would be based on studies that support expanding the regulatory power of government agencies. Among many other troubling things, Jayapal’s bill would require agencies to publicly label studies and research
23 Democrats have announced their retirements ahead of the 2022 midterms. Some of those who have retired are longtime elected Democrats. This wave of retirements is making the 2022 midterms look even worse for Democrats. The Hill reported: TRENDING: Merry Christmas 2021 – “For To Us a Child is Born, To Us a Son is
1987—As a result of a Seventh Circuit ruling (in American Jewish Congress v. City of Chicago), the city of Chicago no longer displays a nativity scene in the lobby of the Chicago City-County building. In dissent, Judge Easterbrook laments the multi-factored balancing test established in Lynch v. Donnelly, where the Supreme Court permitted a nativity
Christmas shoppers in London on Dec. 23, 2021. Hasan Esen | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images LONDON — People are far less likely to be admitted to hospital with the omicron Covid variant than the previous delta strain, according to a U.K. government study published Thursday. The U.K. Health Security Agency said individuals with omicron
A White House Christmas event took an awkward turn on Friday when a caller dropped a vulgar anti-Biden slogan into a conversation with the US president. Joe Biden was hosting a traditional festive phone call with children tracking Father Christmas’ sleigh when their father told the president “Let’s go Brandon”. Mr Biden, apparently unaware of
A culture writer at Buzzfeed argues that it’s time to “de-platform” white parents. Culture writer Alyssa Dominguez penned an article where she argued that white parents are the problem online. Dominguez pointed to the recent J.K. Rowling controversy to back up her claim. Rowling has been criticized for her comments regarding the transgender community after
Tens of millions of Afghans do not have access to food, and unfortunately the number will likely increase during the coming winter months. The tragedy stems in part from the catastrophic and immoral withdrawal of our troops by the Biden administration four months ago. Taliban thugs acknowledged the country’s economic woes, but deem claims of
Summary: President Joe Biden has no events on his schedule for Christmas Day. Live stream links will activate as streams become available ALL TIMES EST White House Briefing Schedule Schedule with Commentary No schedule, no video… Keep an Eye on the President at Our President’s Schedule Page. We are providing former President Donald Trump’s schedule to compare
Justo Gallego in 2003 (Susana Vera/Reuters) 1. Hindu Nationalists Hit Indian Christians With Anti-Conversion ‘Christmas Whammy’ On Dec. 21 the Hindu nationalist government of the Indian state of Karnataka introduced harsh legislation intended to prevent conversions from Hinduism to other faiths. 2. China’s latest crackdown targets religion on the web, only allows state-sanctioned groups 3.
According to multiple reports, Iran has launched over a dozen ballistic missiles that the country claims are capable of hitting Israel during the course of an “ongoing major military exercise” this week. Although the exact number of missiles launched has not been confirmed, Iran’s state news agency claims that a total of 16 surface-to-surface ballistic
An elderly man and his wife were violently attacked by a home intruder but he was able to shoot and kill the suspect, who was nearly naked at the time. Pennsylvania State Police said that 54-year-old Steven David Schaffer had tried to get into another home in Berwick Township and other people’s cars before he
Don’t hold back, Brian! On this morning’s Fox & Friends, co-host Brian Kilmeade absolutely unloaded on Kamala Harris. Kilmeade was commenting on a New York Times article containing this line: “Ms. Harris has privately told her allies that the news coverage of her would be different if she were any of her 48 predecessors, whom
I testified earlier this month at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing in Chicago on underlying causes of the spikes in gun violence in that city and around the country. Although Sen. Dick Durbin’s interruptions of my opening statement stole the show in many respects, it shouldn’t be overlooked that the Illinois Democrat also solicited disparaging
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is recruiting priests and theologians to assess how the world’s major religions would react to the news of discovering extraterrestrial life and advise the agency on how to quell civil unrest upon the revelation. The agency has enlisted 24 religious experts to develop protocols for the discovery of alien
Brielle Peare, 6, uses a microphone to talk to a man in a Santa Claus costume, who sits inside a store display window behind glass as a measure against the spread of the coronavirus at the Primark store in Boston, Mass., December 18, 2021. (Brian Snyder/Reuters) Dear Weekend Jolter, Christmas is here, and here we
Investors may want to look under the radar for electric vehicle plays in the year ahead, two traders say. With popular stocks such as Tesla and Nikola reaching exorbitant valuations, “we’re trying to play around the edges,” Laffer Tengler Investments’ Nancy Tengler told CNBC’s “Trading Nation” on Thursday. “There’s two ways for investors to nibble
Alec Baldwin has shared a Christmas message thanking his supporters for their well wishes but says Halyna Hutchins’s death is “never going to be behind us”. The 63-year old actor said he feels “lucky” to be at home with his family this Christmas and spoke of a “really tough” period following the fatal shooting incident
U.S. domestic airlines have canceled hundreds of flights due to critical staffing shortages caused by the omicron variant of the coronavirus. United Airlines canceled 9 percent of its scheduled flights for Friday — 170 — while canceling another 90 flights on Christmas Day. Delta Airlines canceled 131 flights on Friday. In most cases, staffing shortages
On December 21, PBS aired a promotional holiday special in their In Performance at The White House series. What made that interesting is that PBS hasn’t aired this series since 2016, before the Trumps entered the White House. PBS isn’t for all the Public. The PBS press release didn’t mention that troubling little fact. This