BUTTE – A bipartisan group of state lawmakers are in Butte this week to tour the Mining City and address a policy issue in the Legislature: the development of a clear sexual harassment policy. “It’s kind of a tough issue because it’s all about sex. So nobody wants to talk about it or deal with Read More…
Democrats are quietly fighting their biggest political battle in a decade for state legislative races as they aim to flip control of up to a dozen chambers. The effort could position the party to play a bigger role in redrawing U.S. House districts after the 2020 census and could help boost turnout for candidates running Read More…
A South Carolina Democrat who has admitted to physically abusing his former wife in the 1970s has refused to drop out of next month’s congressional primary despite a call from his state’s Democratic Party to do so and the resignation of his campaign manager. The Post and Courier of Charleston reported Monday that Archie Parnell, Read More…
BISMARCK — A panel examining North Dakota’s ballot measure system forwarded four proposals Tuesday, May 22, but efforts to amend the policy-by-petition process may just be getting started. The Initiated and Referred Measures Study Commission wrapped up its work at the state Capitol Tuesday. Its recommended changes now move to Legislative Management, the committee that Read More…
So is the on again, off again summit between President Trump and Kim Jong-un… on again? There was a surprise announcement from the DMZ today, showing Kim and South Korean President Moon Jae-in once again greeting, hugging and smiling in the DMZ on the North Korean side. Moon has been struggling to hold some sort Read More…
Recently, there was a huge win for religious liberty in Left-leaning California. Superior Court Judge David Lampe ruled in favor of baker Cathy Miller, owner of Tastries Bakery in Bakersfield, who had declined services based on her own beliefs as a Christian. LifeSite News reports: Last August, Mireya and Eileen Rodriguez-Del Rio sought a wedding cake Read More…
The latest executive order news coming out of the White House addresses some long overdue questions about government workers and their unions. Efforts to not only shrink the size of government but to remove ineffective or misbehaving workers have largely been stymied by union agreements which were crafted over decades with nobody at the bargaining Read More…
When it was revealed that a U.S. firm with ties to Russian oligarch Viktor Vekselberg had paid Michael Cohen half a million dollars, the firm, Columbus Nova, assured the oligarch had nothing to do with it. “Columbus Nova is an investment management company solely owned and controlled by Americans,” the company assured. “Neither Viktor Vekselberg Read More…
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) in an interview with The Hill said he thinks Republicans can make a play for Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown’s seat in Ohio.Brown previously hadn’t been a top target of…
President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un are locked in an international public relations battle after Trump cancelled their planned summit.Pyongyang responded to Trump’s cancelation with uncharacteristic…
Each week, the “Can He Do That?” podcast explores critical questions about what today’s news means for our nation and its highest office. See all episodes here. When Washington Post politics reporter Dan Balz began reporting on Trump voters in the Midwest, he encountered a term coined by Rep. Cheri Bustos (D-Ill.). More and more, Bustos Read More…
President Trump late Friday appeared to confirm that his administration had reached a deal to put Chinese telecommunications compa…
European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini, left, and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, right, make their way for a round of talks, in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, July 28, 2015. Iran’s foreign minister says “high-level” talks will soon be launched with the European Union following a nuclear agreement reached with world powers earlier this Read More…
The 2nd FBI agent who, along with Peter Strzok, interviewed Michael Flynn about contacts with Russia’s ambassador is willing to testify to what he heard. Journalist Sara Carter reports Special Agent Joe Pientka is prepared to offer his impressions of whether or not Flynn was honest and forthcoming in his interview: Pientka, who has never spoken Read More…
Donald Trump Jr. lashed out at Instagram on Friday for a reported warning that says posts including his name often “encourage” harmful behavior.The president’s son and head of the Trump Organization took to the social…
==================Promoted from the diaries by streiff. Promotion does not imply endorsement.================== There is a lot of chatter about a discharge petition circulating in the House about legislation regarding so-called “dreamers,” children of parents who entered the country illegally. This entire issue arose because of Obama’s DACA Executive Order which the Trump administration rightfully considers unconstitutional. Read More…
Something for you to chew on to start the long holiday weekend. If you’re not in the mood to read, no problem. There’s a radio segment at the link too. Matthew Charles was convicted of drug and weapons charges in the mid-90s. He already had a record by the point so the feds argued that Read More…
A Harvard University professor argues that the NFL’s decision to ban kneeling by players during the National Anthem is illegal. In an op-ed for Vox published Friday, Harvard labor and industry professor Benjamin Sachs writes that the NFL’s decision this week to force players to remain in the locker room if they wish to protest during the Read More…
As if we needed another reason to lose all interest in professional sports, ESPN expanding the role of renowned Maoist and escaped mental patient, Keith Olbermann at the network. ESPN employee: Sir, our ratings have been plummeting. Think it has to do with how political we’ve gotten. What should we do?ESPN exec: Get me Olbermann.https://t.co/ethZP67sTI Read More…
Earlier this week I highlighted a piece at the Wall Street Journal which warned layoffs were coming to Evergreen State College. Yesterday, Campus Reform reported that the layoffs have already begun: John Carmichael, the chief of staff and secretary to the Evergreen State College Board of Trustees, announced in a memo to staff and faculty Read More…
Rudy Giuliani said Friday that the White House wants to know about details shared during a classified briefing for lawmakers this week on the origin of the FBI’s Russia probe, and may use the info to justify trying to shu…
Harvey Weinstein was officially arrested Friday morning. As reported by Variety, the humiliated movie mogul’s detainment came due to “suspicion of rape, a criminal sexual act, sex abuse, and sexual misconduct.” In other words, he won’t be the center square on a game show any time soon. Career = kaput. Unsurprisingly, #MeToo figures came Read More…
This story won’t really get rolling until Trump is asked about it and says something about how if you don’t want your child disappeared and trafficked by people who took custody of them from the U.S. government, you shouldn’t be sending them here. Then we’ll have a three-day debate a la the MS-13 “animals” thing Read More…
You gotta love Sen. Marco Rubio. The man is brutally honest about what a scourge he believes socialism and communism are, understandable coming from the son of Cuban dissidents. He recently took aim — albeit diplomatically, as is his way — at news media outlet Politico for partnering with a Chinese newsgroup According to the Read More…