Democratic Senate candidate Raphael Warnock speaks to labor organizers and the media in Atlanta, Ga., January 5, 2021. (Elijah Nouvelage/Reuters) Senator Raphael Warnock (D., Ga.) alleged that Republican-backed proposals on voting procedures were reminiscent of the “Jim Crow era,” during his first floor speech on Wednesday. “We are witnessing right now a massive and unabashed
Pedestrians walk in front of a Williams-Sonoma Inc. store in San Francisco, California. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Williams-Sonoma posted fourth-quarter earnings Wednesday that beat analysts’ expectations as consumers continued to shop for new products for their home during the coronavirus pandemic. The company’s stock rose about 10% in extended trading, as
NASA’s Perseverance rover has sent back the first sounds of it driving on Mars – giving further insight into the Red Planet’s environment. The recording was captured by one of its two microphones and you can hear the noise of its six metal wheels driving across Mars’ surface. “Hear that? That’s the sound of me
It’s easy to tell when a psychiatrist is in the tank for transgenders in sports. First, he only addresses the underlying problem of psychological confusion very late in his LGBT-approved puff piece. Then, he slams lawmakers for trying to preserve the integrity of women’s sports and says trans girls should not have to “lie” about
On Wednesday, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), a 1994 law that protects and provides resources for victims of domestic abuse and sexual violence. The bill passed 244-172. While 29 Republicans joined 215 Democrats in voting for the bill, all the “no” votes came from Republicans. As
The resignation of Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo came as a surprise to most Houstonians, including the mayor. The announcement also caught many Miami officials by surprise, the city that has hired Acevedo. Miami officials were conducting a nationwide search for a police chief. Acevedo had not formally applied for the job. Apparently, Acevedo has
Summary: President Joe Biden will receive his daily briefing and an economic briefing on Thursday then he will deliver more remarks about vaccinations. President Biden’s Itinerary for 3/18/21: All Times EST 9:30 AM Receive daily briefing – Oval Office 2:15 PM Receive economic briefing – Oval Office 3:15 PM Deliver remarks on vaccinations – East
An Oscar statue stands in an outdoor shopping center located next to the Academy Awards venue as preparations for the ceremony continue in Los Angeles, Calif., February 7, 2020. (Mike Blake/Reuters) I’ve been writing columns for years observing that the Academy Awards audience is shrinking so quickly over time, regularly setting records for lowest-ever ratings,
Actor Ralph Fiennes defended author J.K. Rowling against the “vitriol” from transgender activists after she departed slightly from the claims of the transgender lobby. Fiennes, who plays the villain Voldemort in four Harry Potter movies, said that her critics were far too vitriolic in their disagreement with the storied Harry Potter creator and author. “I
Attacks against Asian Americans have been on the rise in the U.S. according to reports, but one elderly woman in San Francisco fought back — and apparently won — after a man allegedly sucker punched her in an unprovoked attack Wednesday morning. The 79-year-old victim pummeled the perpetrator with a board, leaving him on a
The effort to recall embattled California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) surpassed a critical hurdle Wednesday, after they made the deadline with over half a million more signatures than required (2.1 million total). But instead of reporting on this heavy blow to the hypocritical liberal Governor, ABC’s World News Tonight was busy suggesting everything was hunky-dory
Somebody needs to pay for California’s staggering inequality and injustice. A recall election for Governor Gavin Newsom will do. California Gov. Gavin Newsom looks on during a news conference after touring Barron Park Elementary School on March 02, 2021 in Palo Alto, California. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) The last time California had a gubernatorial
Supporters and opponents argued in a Senate hearing Wednesday over a bill that would make gender identity and sexual orientation protected characteristics under federal civil rights law. The Senate Judiciary Committee, chaired by Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., spent over three hours listening to witnesses’ testimony and arguments for and against the legislation, called the Equality
After a deadly shooting in Atlanta, Georgia this week, former president Obama waited less than 24 hours to issue calls for greater gun control measures. All of the facts of the case are not even known yet, but Obama just couldn’t wait to go charging in with the left’s agenda. You know what Democrats say.
U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas holds a press briefing at the White House, March 1, 2021. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters) Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Wednesday criticized a question by Representative Kat Cammack (R., Fla.) regarding the southern border crisis as “extraordinarily disrespectful.” During a House Committee on Homeland Security hearing on
A photo illustration of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine at Copes pharmacy in Streatham on February 04, 2021 in London, England. Dan Kitwood | Getty Images Medical experts in the United States are trying to assuage fears that Covid-19 vaccines may be unsafe after several European countries suspended AstraZeneca‘s shot following reports of blood clots among
A man accused of killing eight people at three spas in Atlanta has told police he had a sex addiction and was trying to eliminate the temptation he thought the businesses posed, say authorities. Robert Aaron Long, 21, was arrested and charged after seven women, six of whom were of Asian descent, and one man
In Will Democrats Nix (or Weaken) the Filibuster?” New York Times “On Politics” newsletter editor Giovanni Russonello went beyond the usual liberal media whining over the filibuster to hint that Republicans are abusing the process in the name of — you guessed it — racism. Major investments in infrastructure and green jobs. Expansions to voting rights
The fake Trump quotes scandal just got more interesting. It appears that Jordan Fuchs, Georgia’s deputy secretary of state, was not only the anonymous source of the Washington Post story claiming that Trump pressured Georgia election investigator Frances Watson to “find the fraud” and that if she did she’d be a “national hero,” but that she
Few things make me nostalgic for old-school blogging like dunking effortlessly on John Kerry. Via the Tennessee Star: @TheTNStar Exclusive: Biden’s @ClimateEnvoy John Kerry, took off his mask as he settled into a book in his first-class seat just before takeoff today on an @AmericanAir flight Boston to DC. He was not eating, nor drinking.
The House voted to award Congressional Gold Medals to law enforcement agencies that protected the Capitol during the deadly riot on Jan. 6. The bill, led by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, would award three medals: one for Capitol Police, one to Washington, D.C.’s Metro Police Department and one honoring additional members of law enforcement who responded
Chinese President Xi Jinping walks to the lectern to deliver his speech during the opening session of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, October 18, 2017. (China Daily via Reuters) . . . from its meeting with Secretary of State Antony
A CNN report admitted that the pandemic plan by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis in Florida has been largely a success, and many on social media fired off angry responses at the article and the journalist who authored it. The article by CNN’s chief national affairs correspondent Jeff Zeleny cautiously admits that DeSantis has been able
White House special envoy on climate John Kerry was caught with his mask off on an American Airlines flight on Wednesday, in an apparent violation of the rules laid out by the Biden administration and the airline itself. After critics on social media blasted the former secretary of state for hypocrisy, American Airlines vowed, “We’re
How convenient. President Trump has been out of office for almost two months now and his most zealous haters in Hollywood are still blaming him for problems happening today. Longtime Trump Derangement Syndrome-suffering actors, including Rob Reiner and George Takei, blamed the former president for the very recent and very tragic murder of eight people
In our society, too often the big guy feels the need to tear down the little guy. A recent National Review editor’s attacks on a new non-profit could not better illustrate this truism. Conservative nonprofit American Moment launched on February 24. The Generation Z co-founders, Saurabh Sharma (23 years old), Nick Solheim (24 years old),
Samuel Paty was decapitated on Oct. 16, 2020, outside the middle school in a north Paris suburb where he had taught history and civics for five years. The murderer, a radical Islamist terrorist, acted because Paty had supposedly shown his class images of the Prophet Mohammed from the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in a
Ford announced this week it plans to move a major project from northeast Ohio to Mexico. Ford went back on its 2019 promise to invest $900 million in the Avon Lake plant. What a difference two months make. DONALD TRUMP Blasts Ford’s Mexico Assembly Plant “An Absolute Disgrace” TRENDING: Roberto Minuta was Jailed After He
President Biden speaks at the White House in Washington, D.C., February 5, 2021. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters) Americans who have been hoping that the supposedly “moderate” President Biden will stand up to his party on something concrete will have to wait yet a little longer. Having reaffirmed as recently as yesterday afternoon that he still favored the
Views of the Disneyland theme park, still closed due to COVID-19 on July 11, 2020 in Anaheim, California. AaronP/Bauer-Griffin | GC Images | Getty Images California’s two Disney theme parks will reopen on April 30, CEO Bob Chapek said on CNBC’s “Squawk Alley” Wednesday. “We’ve seen the enthusiasm, the craving for people to return to