A top official with the Federal Communications Commission says Montana needs to put $2 million back into the state’s 911 account. The funds in question were generated from 911 fees and placed into a state account that held $12 million in 2017. During that year’s regular legislative session, state lawmakers transferred $2 million out of the Read More…
Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon contacted the Mexican government about the possibility of using the country’s ports to export the state’s coal to markets overseas, an official with the Mexican consulate’s office in Denver said Tuesday. At a forum hosted by the Wyoming Business Alliance in Casper, Consul General Berenice Rendón-Talavera told the audience that the Read More…
Take a seat, Nancy Pelosi — you’ve been replaced. For years, the California Democrat has been the cornerstone of Republican negative attack ads and campaign rhetoric against her party. But as Republicans work to keep control of key statehouses this fall ahead of the all-important redistricting process that comes with the 2020 census, state and local GOP politicians are building a robust Read More…
Jeff Bridges is urging people to donate to his “good buddy,” Steve Bullock, so the Montana governor can make it onto the next Democratic presidential debate stage. “I don’t care if you vote for somebody else,” the “Big Lebowski” actor said in a video posted on Twitter on Monday. “But it’s so important to have Steve Bullock’s Read More…
A lot of people thought Cory Booker was The Man this year. He had a good resume. He was telegenic. He was not as profoundly stupid as many of his rivals. I don’t know if Joe Biden pronounced him an “articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy” but he was the beau ideal of vigorously heterosexual maleness…I Read More…
For quite some time now, there’s been much talk of asylum seekers coming across the U.S.-Mexico border. Some have claimed many are misappropriating the angle to gain access the U.S. Is it true? Border officials are ready to find out. Hence, along with asylum officials, BP agents have begun conducting “credible fear” interviews to gain Read More…
Episode 12 left off with student protesters swarming into the administrative building and ordering deans and administrators into President George Bridges’ office so they could immediately take action on the students’ demands. In this episode, a rumor spreads that the campus police are coming and the protesters begin piling furniture in front of the doors Read More…
Like his predecessor, President TrumpDonald John TrumpJulián Castro: It’s time for House Democrats to ‘do something’ about Trump Warren: Congress is ‘complicit’ with Trump ‘by failing to act’ Sanders to join teachers, auto workers striking in Midwest MORE’s new national security adviser is known for advocating for a robust American presence abroad, but Robert O’Brien’s Read More…
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif called a U.S. decision to send troops to Saudi Arabia “posturing” and “going the wrong direction” to tackle issues after an attack on Saudi Arabia’s oil supply. Asked about the decision to send troops in an interview with CBS’s “Face the Nation set to air on Sunday, Zarif said, “I Read More…
[Screenshot from CSPAN via Twitter, https://twitter.com/cspan/status/1175081910726463488?] You know who could use a lecture on white supremacy? A black chick. So arguably believed participants in a House Oversight Committee hearing Wednesday, wherein white witnesses schooled Candace Owens on the subject. But Candace had a thing or two to say back. Not only did she rip the Read More…
The Trump administration had stopped holding families at the Karnes County Family Residential Facility in the spring because of a record influx of families at the border.
Well, it’s really not just some of our Senators. It’s more than half of them. Some fine investigative work by Sludge in partnership with the Guardian has produced a deep dive into the investment portfolios of United States Senators and their spouses, finding troubling alignments between the companies they are profiting from and the ones Read More…
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence arrives at the border village of Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) which has separated the two Koreas since the Korean War, South Korea, Monday, April 17, 2017. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man) The kids are in fine hands… In North Carolina, the Secret Service is investigating a woman who allegedly announced Read More…
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President TrumpDonald John TrumpJulián Castro: It’s time for House Democrats to ‘do something’ about Trump Warren: Congress is ‘complicit’ with Trump ‘by failing to act’ Sanders to join teachers, auto workers striking in Midwest MORE‘s administration was rocked this week by news of a whistleblower complaint filed early last month that detailed a troubling conversation Read More…
Good ole Joe is getting a little testy about being questioned on his very long record in public service. He didn’t appreciate being held accountable for his record on votes concerning the LGBTQ community during a forum in Iowa Friday. His exchange with a female moderator is being described as “tense”. Lyz Lenz, a Cedar Read More…
As Bonchie posted yesterday, this whole Ukraine flap has all the makings of yet another media generated faux scandal that will end in nothing. (See As Predicted, that Trump-Ukraine “Whistle-Blower” Story Just Blew Up In Epic Fashion.) Now we’re learning that the alleged whistleblower really isn’t a whistleblower or entitled to any kind of protection Read More…
President Donald Trump speaks during a Made in America showcase event on the South Lawn of the White House, Monday, July 15, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) The media are really covering themselves in glory at this point. As I wrote yesterday, the latest “bombshell” involving a phone call between Trump and Ukraine’s president Read More…
(AP Photo/Richard Drew, File) The woman complaining today was a beneficiary of Ukrainian collusion in 2016. As Bonchie has detailed the Trump/Ukraine hysterics are beginning to unravel like a sweater in a Soviet-bloc department store. Turns out there was no such forcible deal being provoked by the President, and in fact, it looks like a Read More…
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Ed calls this approach the Oral Roberts school of fundraising. If Cory doesn’t get $1.7 million by the end of the month, God’s going to call his campaign home. If you don’t like that analogy, he offers another: It’s the 2020 equivalent of National Lampoon’s (in)famous “Buy this magazine or we’ll shoot this dog” cover. Read More…
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The media has spent the last three days in a frenzy over what they hope will become the next Trump administration scandal. And Trump’s attorney Rudy Giuliani has found himself right at the center of it after his unfortunate interview with CNN’s Chris Cuomo. The Hill’s John Solomon, a long-time investigative reporter with extensive connections Read More…
The former vice president says a transcript of the call between Trump and the Ukranian president ought to be released.
President TrumpDonald John TrumpJulián Castro: It’s time for House Democrats to ‘do something’ about Trump Warren: Congress is ‘complicit’ with Trump ‘by failing to act’ Sanders to join teachers, auto workers striking in Midwest MORE argued Saturday that Democrats in Congress have launched another “Witch Hunt” against him amid backlash over reports that he urged Read More…
Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks during a campaign event at Dartmouth College, Friday, Aug. 23, 2019, in Hanover, N.H. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola) One would think, after the failed coup attempt that was the Russia collusion investigation, the Democrats would understand that any accusation of wrongdoing against Donald Trump personally, or against Read More…
“It’s back to school time and you know what that means.” Sandy Hook Promise released a Public Service Announcement (PSA) this week as a back to school message on mass shootings in schools. The purpose is alleged to be to encourage conversation between parents and children. The problem with the PSA, though, is it is Read More…
Alan Jones, an Australian broadcaster for Sky News had some choice words for students taking part in the climate protests that occurred on Friday, which featured these students ditching school in order to push the “we’re all going to die” narrative so beloved by the church of climate change. Jones had a harsh reality check Read More…
Sen. Elizabeth WarrenElizabeth Ann WarrenWarren: Congress is ‘complicit’ with Trump ‘by failing to act’ Sanders to join teachers, auto workers striking in Midwest Pelosi wants to change law to allow a sitting president to be indicted MORE (D-Mass.) is employing a strategy in the Democratic primary her rivals aren’t: She’s not taking swipes at them. Read More…
It all started when some cheerleaders held up a Trump 2020 banner in a photo at North Stanly High School in North Carolina. The cheerleaders were punished with a “probation” but, in truth, the school took no action against the cheerleaders and continued to allow them to cheer at other games. The reason behind the “probation” was Read More…
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Where is America headed? For the answer, some look to Washington. But I say, if you want to behold the future, turn on your TV. Switch on the radio. What messages do you hear? What world do you see? That is our tomorrow. And tomorrow looks bleak. But there are spots of light; reasons for Read More…
Liberal HBO host Bill MaherWilliam (Bill) MaherKrystal Ball tears into ‘Never Trump’ Republicans Media and candidates should be ashamed that they don’t talk about obesity Bill Maher, Michael Moore spar over Democrats’ strategy for 2020 MORE on Friday night knocked President TrumpDonald John TrumpJulián Castro: It’s time for House Democrats to ‘do something’ about Trump Read More…
Indeed it is — and while it doesn’t reflect well on either, both Joe Biden and Donald Trump have the same problem. If Joe Biden can use the threat of withholding US aid to Ukraine to benefit his son, then why can’t Trump do the same thing to benefit himself? And if it’s an impeachable Read More…
Nothing makes me want to see a movie more than a leftist movie critic. Every time they have nothing but bad things to say about it, you can usually expect to see a pretty good flick. It was the case with Death Wish… (READ: “Death Wish” Is The Movie America Needs And Deserves Right Now) Read More…
The Ukraine story highlights the degree to which traditional checks and balances have been weakened under this president
Kennedy’s bid is certain to divide Democrats as Sen. Warren and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez have backed Markey, who has worked on the Green New Deal.
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The president, in a series of tweets, makes no mention of whether he brought up Biden during the conversation. Instead, he blames the news media for its coverage of the story.
Presented by “For months this spring and summer, Ukraine’s newly elected president, Volodymyr Zelensky, tried to deflect pressure from President Trump and his allies to pursue investigations into former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr.,” wrote New York Times’ Ken Vogel. | Alex Wong/Getty Images DRIVING THE DAY EIGHT TIMES, via WSJ’s Alan Cullison, Rebecca Read More…
Last night, John looked at the new asylum agreement we just signed with El Salvador and what implications this might hold for the future of both our legal and illegal immigration challenges facing us on our southern border. More details came out later and there’s a bit of backstory behind this agreement that deserves a Read More…
“One of the biggest political scandals in history” and “bigger than Watergate.” Those were the words that Donald Trump used to describe allegations that an American president used his office to investigate the expected nominee of the opposing political party in 2016. Of course, three years ago, it was the investigation of Trump campaign associates Read More…
When President Trump spoke on the telephone with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in late July, the Ukrainians had a lot at stake. They were waiting on millions in stalled military aid from the United States, and Zelensky was seeking a high-priority White House meeting with Trump. Read Full Article »