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Some fears about Islam are entirely rational

Richard Dawkins on the perils of outlawing ‘Islamophobia’.

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MAXWELL: What Is Ballot Chasing and Why Have Republicans Finally Embraced It?

 Mail-in voting is as old as the Civil War, but of course, back then, you needed an excuse to avoid Election Day furor.

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'More Inclusive Experience': Biden Admin Plans Removal of William Penn Statue From Philly Park

The Biden administration is planning to permanently remove a statue of William Penn from Philadelphia's Welcome Park to provide a "more inclusive experience for visitors," it announced in a press release.

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Mara Gay: Republicans Criticizing Colorado Ballot Ruling Are Just Like Confederates

 The Left, ever the defenders of democracy, have decided that if you oppose banning a candidate from a ballot, you are just like the Confederate soldiers who 'betrayed' their country.

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Victor Davis Hanson: The Sick Paradoxes Of Supporting Hamas

 There is something surreal, even sick about the current Gazan war.

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As mobs cheer on Hamas, Western civilisation is imploding around us

These are shameful times for Britain, for America and for the West, a point of no return from our accelerating descent into nihilism and depravity. The hate-fest on our streets since Hamas’s genocidal attacks on Israel, the cowardly appeasement of those w

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Iran trained 500 Hamas, PIJ fighters prior to Oct. 7 terror attack

The Iranian Quds Force conducted September exercises in which Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad fighters took part, according to a news report.

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NYC to consider removing statues of George Washington, create reparations task force amid budget cuts

New York City council on Tuesday will consider a range of proposals considering the legacy of slavery despite crippling budgets amid a migrant crisis.

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Is AOC Married? Her Office Says No. Her Legal Filings in Congress Say Otherwise.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D., N.Y.) appears to have married her longtime boyfriend, according to several forms she filed this year with the House Ethics Committee. If she is indeed married, Ocasio-Cortez should have reported her spouse's finances in

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Biden Had to Be Shamed Into Recognizing Troops Killed at Kabul Airport on Second Anniversary of Attack

 We report a lot on Joe Biden's gaffes and incoherence. Those are important and troubling things to note because they put our country at risk when we have a man occupying the White House who has such problems.

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If Saying An Election Is Stolen Is A Crime, Why Isn’t Stacey Abrams In Prison?

Abrams’ sore loser behavior resonated with Democrats, who've clung to their own stolen-election theories to undermine Trump’s 2016 victory.

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The War Against Cars

There cannot be much doubt that the switch to electric vehicles is part of a wider war against cars.

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Woke Fascists Censor Best Picture Winner ‘The French Connection’

People have begun to notice that the Woke Fascists have censored The French Connection (1971), which won the Oscar for Best Picture.

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EXCLUSIVE: Leaked Policy Exposes Fox News Stances on Woke Ideology

Leaked Fox News policies indicate Fox permits employees to use bathrooms that align with their gender identity, rather than their biology.

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Conservatives Won The Word ‘Woke.’ Now It’s Time To Reclaim Accurate Language Everywhere

There is nothing to be gained by good-naturedly going along with linguistic charades. There is the entire discourse to be lost.

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Biden's corruption is enough to disqualify him from office now

House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer claimed that a dozen of more Biden family members will be implicated in the transfer of piles of foreign money into the family coffers.

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SNL identifies as not/funny – pushes trans activism on kids instead of doing comedy

SNL barely even tries to be funny these days when they're pushing political agendas for the Left. This Weekend Update bit was simply a humorless sermon.

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Is Mitch McConnell's Retirement Imminent?

On March 8, while attending a Senate Leadership Fund dinner event at the Waldorf Astoria (formerly the Trump Hotel) in Washington, D.C., Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell took a fall that resulte...

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FBI Found No Credible Threats After Investigating Dozens of Protesting Parents

On Tuesday, it was revealed that despite the FBI investigating over two dozen different instances of parents and parents’ rights groups protesting school boards…

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Karen Bass Met With a Chinese Influence Group After Intelligence Officials Warned It Was Targeting Local Politicians

American intelligence officials warned last month that the Chinese Communist Party is directing its influence operations at "more pliable" local officials. That could explain why the head of Beijing’s top influence outfit just met with the Democratic mayo

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We Don't Need A 'National Divorce,' We Need More Federalism

Marjorie Taylor Greene's national divorce idea isn't only reckless, it's also unattainable and infeasible.

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FACT CHECK: Biden Distorts Paul Pelosi Attack During State of the Union

After invoking the January 6 Capitol riot during his State of the Union address, Joe Biden sought to connect the riot to the attack on Paul Pelosi.
“And then, just a few months ago, unhinged by...

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Merrick Garland Appoints Special Counsel To Investigate Biden Classified Document Scandal

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Thursday that he has appointed a special counsel to investigate President Joe Biden over classified documents that were found in a private office and in the garage at his home.

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6 undisputed facts about Arizona election: Election Day issues, ballot counts, legal threats

At least 70 of Maricopa County's 223 vote centers experienced election machine problems on Election Day.

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White House Dismisses Twitter Censoring Stories on Behalf of Joe Biden as 'Old News'

The White House dismissed Monday new information released by Twitter regarding corporate decisions during the 2020 election to censor posts.

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SHOCKER! WaPo Sheepishly Admits the FBI Found No Nuclear Secrets, or Anything Else, in Mar-a-Lago Raid

There is nothing funnier than watching leftist Punchinellos beclown themselves over the latest “We’ve got Trump NOW!” hijinks.

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Is A NATO vs. Russia War Possible over Poland Missile Strike?

Poland has suffered a tragedy with what looks like a Russian missile crash landing. However, calls for invoking NATO's article 5 are wrong.

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Kathy Griffin's Twitter account gets suspended after impersonating Elon Musk, new CEO announces strict rules against impersonations

Kathy Griffin's Twitter account was suspended for impersonating Elon Musk, Twitter CEO announced strict new rules against impersonation on the social media platform.

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Release Paul Pelosi's 911 Call

There are now no fewer than two–and possibly three–investigations taking place into the attack on Paul Pelosi, the husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Officials claim to want to quell t...

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From Durham to CIA, evidence mounts FBI was warned Russia collusion story might be disinformation

"This has all the classic earmarks of a Russian information operation run through the Hillary Clinton campaign," retired FBI intel boss says.

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Subpoena Donald Trump? His Testimony Would Make Democrats Pay

Trump’s testimony will allow him to repeat those truths and to smack down the accusations made against him in a way that only Trump can do.

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Russia's Future: A Win in Ukraine, A Revolution Against Putin or Nuclear War?

If Putin is driven from power, the likelihood of an even more anti-Western strongman taking his place is high.

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Controlling the First Island Chain: How to Ensure China Can't Dominate the Pacific?

Girding for battle along the Ryukyus chain constitutes a major part of deterrence for Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi.

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Victor Davis Hanson: Equal Justice, They Said

What once distinguished the United States from illiberal regimes following the Orwellian mantra “some are more equal than others” was the hallowed American idea…

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Democrats Deliver Disgusting Takes About the Death of Queen Elizabeth II

Perpetual outrage must be exhausting.

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Liz Cheney Destroyed In Wyoming GOP Primary; Trump Responds

Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) was blown out in her primary race Tuesday evening against Harriet Hageman in Wyoming, who was endorsed by former President Donald Trump.

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    Dems Poised To Make IRS Larger Than Pentagon, State Department, FBI, and Border Patrol Combined

    If Democrats have their way, one of the most detested federal agencies—the Internal Revenue Service—will employ more bureaucrats than the Pentagon, State Department, FBI, and Border Patrol combined.

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    Could China Really Invade and Hold Taiwan?

    Beijing may want to control Taiwan, but serious obstacles make seizing the island a costly challenge that may not even be worth the effort.

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    James Madison sidelined by woke history in his own home

    The globalist billionaire who funded the woke transformation of Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello paid for a similar overhaul of James Madison’s house Montpelier in Virginia.

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    Ignorant Female Army Soldier Questions Loyalty to U.S. After Overturning of Roe v. Wade

    “How am I supposed to wake up every day and put on a freaking uniform that says United States Army when the United States doesn't even give a rat's ass about me?” the solider asked during her nearly three minute rant on China's TikTok social media platfor

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    Biden Admin Sold Nearly 1 Million Barrels Of Oil To Chinese State-Owned Company Tied To Hunter Biden

    The Biden administration sold close to one million barrels of oil from the United States’ strategic reserve to a Chinese company that one of his son’s equity companies once bought a $1.7 billion stake in.

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    Biden Goes Around Congress With Police Reform Executive Order, Blames Republicans

    President Joe Biden used an executive order on Wednesday to circumvent Congress and unilaterally impose police reforms, blaming Republicans who he said had “stood in the way of progress.”

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    Historic! Gas Prices Over $4 a Gallon in All 50 States for the First Time Ever

    Joe Biden is just an old white guy and will never be as cool as the first black president, but he just achieved something historic — the highest gas prices ever

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    Victor Davis Hanson: How America Became La La Land

    America these last 14 months resembles a dystopia. It is becoming partly the world of George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four, partly the poet Homer’s land of the…

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    WashPost Defends Doxxing Libs Of TikTok: 'Comports' With 'Professional Standards'

    In a statement penned Tuesday, Washington Post senior managing editor Cameron Barr stepped up to defend hypocritical malefactor Taylor Lorenz after she doxed the owner of the Libs of TikTok Twitter account, including her identity and address, all because

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    Twitter Board Plays 'Poison Pill' — but Elon's Response Shows He's All in to Win

    This says a lot about him and his courage, to stick to his guns for free speech...

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    Abolish the FBI or Face an American Putin

    Following the death of Stalin, the Soviet secret police pivoted from heavy-handed mass arrests to a subtler, but still sinister, system of mass spying and…

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    Why Did Hunter Biden Have DOD Encryption Keys On His Laptop?

    Will we find out why Hunter Biden had Defense Department encryption keys on his laptop? Probably not. The people investigating him are hyper-partisan.

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    Child Porn Offender Ketanji Brown Jackson Sentenced to Just 3 Months Continued Searching for Photos of Children

    A child porn offender who got a 3-month sentence from Judge Kentaji Brown Jackson continued to seek “sexually arousing” images of children.

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    UK Energy Bills to Rise 14 Times Faster than Wages Amid Green Push, Sanctions War

    British energy bills look set to increase some 14 times faster than British wages in 2022, the Trades Union Congress (TUC) has warned. 

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    Was the U.S. Making Biological Weapons in Ukraine?

    For a long time, Western companies have conducted much of their “dirty work” in other countries. Places like Mexico, Nigeria, and China have been popular…

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    Biden's Handlers Want Skyrocketing Gas Prices. The EPA Just Revealed Why.

    Biden's handlers are pedal-to-the-metal on their zero-emissions agenda now, and with gas becoming too expensive to buy, we're all greens now.

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    Jen Psaki Notices an Interesting Pattern About Putin's Invasions

    During an interview with CNN Wednesday morning, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki was asked about President Vladimir Putin's ongoing assault on Ukraine, where he is targeting civilians, media outlets

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    Is This World War III? › American Greatness

    We don’t need to dwell on the question of who is at fault for the war. Suffice to say, if you voted for Joe Biden, or called the theft of the 2020 election a…

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    Is All Not Well With Putin’s Health?

    Washington — I hate Vladimir Putin! I would put him in a category with Fidel Castro, Adolf Hitler, and his...

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    Canada Has Become a Standing Joke

    Here lies W.C. Fields. I would rather be living in Philadelphia    
    W.C. Fields’ proposed epitaph 
    There are a number of Canadian jokes making the rounds these days. Here are four....

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    5 Media Lies About The Latest Special Counsel Revelations

    The Durham deniers’ talking points remain gibberish. They are furiously attempting to hand-wave away the facts the special counsel has found.

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    Did Dismissals of Safe Outpatient Drugs Cause Needless COVID Deaths?

    For the first nine months of the COVID-19 pandemic, there were no officially approved outpatient treatments for combating the disease.

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    COVID rules never applied to Democratic politicians in California

    California Democrats rely on the partisanship of their state to avoid answering for their misdeeds. That is why, once again, prominent politicians were pictured partying it up without masks in Los Angeles, which has among the most strict mask mandates in

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    Memo to the Left: We Americans Will Give Up Our Cars When You Pry Our Cold, Dead Hands Off the Steering Wheel

    If there is one thing liberals hate more than guns, it's cars, because cars free the individual to go anywhere he or she chooses.

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    Why Is the Left Worried Suddenly About the End of Democracy?

    What is behind recent pessimistic appraisals of democracy’s future, from Hillary Clinton, Adam Schiff, Brian Williams and other elite intellectuals…

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    Virginia Dem caught tampering with voting site gets earful on 'fair elections' from police officer

    Democratic Del. Chris Hurst got pulled over by police after a sheriff’s deputy saw a woman tamper with campaign signs and get into Hurst’s car before Election Day.

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    If You Can't Question It, Don't Call It Science

    I'm an astrophysicist at a major university. Science is my life. But when I hear somebody somberly intone, "science says" or "follow the science," I get very nervous.

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    [WATCH] Hilarious Attack Ad on Ron DeSantis Makes Him Look Like the Best Governor on Earth

    Have you ever seen an attack ad go wrong? You’re about to. It took me a while to figure out if this was a sneaky ad made by the DeSantis campaign because it makes the governor of Florida look li...

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    California Bans Single-Family Zoning In Most Neighborhoods Statewide

    Mere days after surviving a vigorous and expensive recall attempt, California’s Gov. Gavin Newsom wasted no time quietly signing three authoritarian housing bills into law....

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    CNN: Biden's Agencies Bringing Afghans 'With No Documents' to U.S.

    Afghans are arriving in the U.S. despite having "no documents whatsoever" after having been screened and approved Biden's agencies.

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    Dennis Prager: Crisis in Afghanistan & Tyranny in Australia | PragerU

    Pulling our remaining 2,500 troops out of Afghanistan? Dennis was against it. And he was against it for the reasons we are now witnessing today. Also in the news: chaos, mandates, and tyranny in Australia. Dennis, as always, provides needed perspective an

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    Twitter Suspends Journalist for Repeating CDC Vaccine Data the Big Tech Giant Doesn't Like

    Twitter Suspends Journalist for… Sharing CDC Data on Vaccines?
    There’s an old saying about shooting the messenger: Don’t.
    It’s not a very clever saying, but it’s still go...

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    Kamala Harris Visits Walter Reed For ‘Routine Appointment’ Days After Meeting COVID-Positive Texas Dems

    Vice President Kamala Harris made a previously unannounced visit to Walter Reed Medical Center Sunday for a “routine doctor’s appointment,” according to Fox News.

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    LEAKED AUDIO OF SEN. JOE MANCHIN CALL WITH BILLIONAIRE DONORS PROVIDES RARE GLIMPSE OF DEALMAKING ON FILIBUSTER AND JANUARY 6 COMMISSION

    Manchin urged big-money donors with No Labels to talk to Sen. Roy Blunt about flipping his vote on the commission in order to save the filibuster.

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    Does Biden Know the History of 'We Do Our Part'? | RealClearPolitics

    President Biden is clearly in a Franklin D. Roosevelt frame of mind. Summing up his policy vision in an address to a joint session of Congress last week, he...

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    George W. Bush: If GOP Stands for 'White Anglo-Saxon Protestantism, Then It's Not Going to Win Anything'

    George W. Bush told The Dispatch that if the GOP "stands for ... White Anglo-Saxon Protestantism, then it's not going to win anything."

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    White House dials down likelihood Russia offered bounties in Afghanistan

    “It’s challenging to gather this intelligence and this data,” Jen Psaki said during the daily press briefing.

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    An Astrophysicist Explains Why He Gets Nervous When He Hears “Follow the Science”

    Brian Keating is an astrophysicist at a major university. Science is his life. But when he hears someone say to “follow the science,” he gets nervous. Because that’s not how science works. And never has. Follow Brian Keating on YouTube and Twitter! Click

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    H.R. 1 is Emblematic of the Crisis of American Democracy - American Greatness

    There is no evidence at all after 60 days of the new administration, of any disposition to collaborate with moderate Republicans in a centrist response to the…

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    Unity Watch: Democrats Introduce a Bill to Punish Trump When He Dies

    Democrats want to make Donald Trump’s death as miserable as they tried to make his life in office.
    The Democrats began trying to politically kill off Donald Trump before he took office and now t...

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    SC Election Results: Lindsey Graham Wins Senate Race Over Jaime Harrison

    Republican Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina was elected to a fourth term, the Associated Press projected, overcoming Democrat Jaime Harrison’s record-setting fund-raising campaign.

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    Judge rules to limit California governor powers amid pandemic

    A judge ruled on Monday to limit California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s (D) executive powers during a pandemic.

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    Election Analysis Exclusive: Here is What Will Happen on Nov. 3

    After 24 years and 1,283 political campaign victories, including three winning U.S. Presidential races, I will break down how I see the race heading into Election Day. Our partnership with the…

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    Trump's Night: The Return of the Chaos Candidate | RealClearPolitics

    Donald Trump never liked the nickname. Back when he was a New Yorker and a newly minted Republican and generally considered a political oddity, Jeb Bush branded him on live television....

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    Romney supports holding a vote on next Supreme Court nominee

    The announcement means Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has enough votes to move forward with Trump's pick.

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    A bug in Joe Biden’s campaign app gave anyone access to millions of voter files

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    Baltimore candidate Kim Klacik puts Dems on notice over Black support: ‘Ignored us for too long’

    Kim Klacik took aim at Joe Biden in a speech during the first night of the Republican National Convention, accusing the Democratic nominee of believing that Black Americans "can't think for ourselves."

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    Chicago removes Columbus statue from Grant Park in dead of night

    Workers arrived under cover of darkness early Friday to remove a Christopher Columbus statue from Chicago’s Grant Park – a week after rioters clashed with city police as they attempted to tear the statue down.

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    Trump Silent As Nation Burns From Violent Riots

    President Donald Trump remained silent late on Sunday as the nation burned from riots across the country, including an iconic church that was on fire across the street from the White House. The last tweet from Trump that addressed the riots currently rava

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    President Trump reportedly considering a panel to examine bias on social media - The Verge

    President Trump reportedly wants to create a panel that would look into complaints of bias against conservatives on social media. The president and the GOP have alleged online platforms censor conservative views.

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    Alexander to vote no on witnesses, bringing trial close to end | TheHill

    Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) announced Thursday night that he will vote against a motion to consider subpoenas for additional witnesses and documents at the impeachment trial, putting the chamber on track to acquit President Trump on Friday or Saturday.

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    Trump Campaign Raised $1 Million in 3 Hours After Impeachment Announcement

    If you need more evidence that impeachment is bad news for the Democrats, look no further than Trump's fundraising numbers. After Nancy Pelosi announced a formal impeachment inquiry of President Trump, his campaign raised a million dollars in just three h

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    Biden Leads Dems, Minorities Favor Most Electable Candidate Vs Trump

    Joe Biden maintained his lead for the Democratic presidential nomination as minorities gravitated toward the former vice president and his top rival, U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont, in search of the safest bets for beating President Donald Trump i

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    Is This the End of Office of Special Counsel?

    Ordinary prosecutors are not allowed to comment about why they decided not to prosecute the subject of an investigation. The Mueller Report, when made public, violated that salutary tradition. It contained negative information about people, including the

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    Trump to end asylum protections for most Central American migrants at US-Mexico border | TheHill

    The Trump administration is moving to end asylum protections for most Central American migrants, the Departments of Justice and Homeland Security announced Monday.

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    AOC screamed at Border Patrol agents in 'threatening manner' during tour: Witnesses

    Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., screamed at federal law enforcement agents “in a threatening manner” during a visit to a Border Patrol facility in El Paso, Texas, and refused to tour the facility, according to two people who witnessed the incident.

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    Kamala Harris' Busing Integration Story Is Misleading

    In her standout debate moment with Joe Biden, Kamala Harris exaggerated her history about racial integration and busing. She wasn't part of the "second class to integrate her public schools."

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    Speaker Nancy Pelosi rejects bipartisan border funding plan that passed Senate 84-8

    Senate Democrats seemed to think they had a bipartisan solution ready to go.

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    US makes deal with Mexico on tariffs, immigration, Trump announces

    The U.S. has reached an agreement with Mexico that heads off the start of tariffs on Monday, President Trump said in Friday night tweets.

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    The Ugly History of Dual-Loyalty Charges

    Ilhan Omar recently deployed an accusation that’s been used against religious minorities for years.

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    Media pretend left-wing mobs of protesters aren’t really mobs

    Media defend anti-GOP mobs, attack Kanye West, and distort Trump's Civil War comments.

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    President Trump nominates Marine to be first black female general

    President Donald Trump has nominated the first African-American woman for promotion to general.

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    Alyssa Milano Exposes The Left's Kavanaugh Hypocrisy In One Tweet

    Left-wing actress and activist Alyssa Milano scowled at Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh during his confirmation hearings on Capitol Hill while holding a sign that read, "I believe survivors." She has called the nominee a "sexual predator" over Chris

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    Cory Booker gets George Costanza 'bad boy' lampooning for 'Spartacus' claim - Washington Times

    Sen. Cory Booker's attempt to liken himself to Kirk Douglas' "Spartacus" has turned into a comedic goldmine for Republicans and conservatives.

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    The life and character of John McCain in his own words - CNNPolitics

    John McCain was admired by supporters and adversaries for his bravery as a military warrior and his courage to rise above party politics.

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    Supreme Court rules in favor of Ohio 'voter purge'

    The Supreme Court on Monday upheld Ohio’s "use it or lose it" practice of cleaning up its voter rolls. 

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    John McCain’s Last Fight - POLITICO Magazine

    The Arizona senator’s twilight struggle with Donald Trump is so bitter because they’re more alike than you think.

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    Trump's poll numbers confirm the media is still just 'crying wolf'

    The disconnect between the nightly news and the average Joe must frustrate the president as he makes progress on a number of fronts.

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    Day 2 of Mark Zuckerberg’s Testimony: What to Watch For - The New York Times

    Mr. Zuckerberg will testify before the House Energy and Commerce Committee in his second and final day of congressional testimony over Facebook’s handling of user data.

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    What Critics Don't Understand About Gun Culture

    I carry a weapon—and it’s tied me closer to my community.

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    An Art Museum's Yelp Reviews Go Down The Toilet After Spectacular White House Dig | HuffPost

    The Guggenheim's head curator goaded the president with a golden toilet, so his supporters fought back with single stars.

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    Release All Evidence: In a climate of increasing distrust and bitter partisanship, Americans need access to all the facts.

    It's time to put up or shut up. Let’s see the memo. Let’s see the evidence. In the interests of national unity and public accountability, it’s time to be transparent ...

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    The secret backstory of how Obama let Hezbollah off the hook

    POLITICO Investigation: An ambitious U.S. task force targeting Hezbollah's billion-dollar criminal enterprise ran headlong into the White House's desire for a nuclear deal with Iran

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    Nearly half of Republicans approve closing media outlets for inaccuracy, bias: poll | TheHill

    Almost half of Republicans say they are in favor of courts shutting down media outlets that publish inaccurate or biased information, according to a new survey.

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    Dems try new slogan: 'Have you seen the other guys?’

    The campaign arm for House Democrats on Wednesday tried out a new slogan: “I mean, have you seen the other guys?”

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    The Media Bubble is Real — And Worse Than You Think - POLITICO Magazine

    We crunched the data on where journalists work and how fast it’s changing. The results should worry you.

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    Syria Missile Attack: Hillary Clinton Called for Strikes | Time.com

    Donald Trump's former campaign rival Hillary Clinton suggested striking Syrian airfields just hours before the President did exactly that

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    Dem governors left out of traditional White House press conference

    Democratic governors and some Republican governors who attended a meeting with President Trump on Monday were excluded from the traditional bipartisan press conference outside the West Wing, party officials said.

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    Leaving Islam in North America

    Leaving Islam can be notoriously difficult in many Muslim-majority countries. It can be very hard in N. America as well.

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    George Will | A most dreadful inaugural address

    Twenty minutes into his presidency, Donald Trump, who is always claiming to have made, or to be about to make, astonishing history, had done so. Living down to expectations, he had delivered the most dreadful inaugural address in history.

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    How President Trump finally destroyed Reagan's Republican Party

    Now can he actually deliver on his promise and give power to the people?

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    Conway: Trump White House offered 'alternative facts' on crowd size - CNNPolitics.com

    White House press secretary Sean Spicer's false claims about the size of the crowd at President Donald Trump's inauguration were "alternative facts," a top Trump aide said Sunday.

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    Poker Explains Why Republicans Can't Abandon Trump | WIRED

    The nominee isn't likely to win, but is the Republican party pot committed?

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    Americans Really Dislike Trump, Clinton. So Why Aren't Third Parties Doing Better?

    The last time people were this dissatisfied with presidential candidates, Ross Perot became a third-party success story. This year, however, there are new hurdles for outsiders.

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    Donald Trump is trying — and failing — to win over Bernie Sanders supporters

    Trump thinks he can win over disgruntled Democrats, but the evidence isn't bearing that out.

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    Unelectable: Trump's Unfavorable Rating Spikes to 67 Percent Nationally

    We've written about Donald Trump's uniquely terrible general election fundamentals before, as a complement to his worst-in-the-field numbers versus Hillary Clinton.

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    Conservative group releases brutal anti-Trump ads featuring veterans calling him a 'con man'

    Military veterans are appearing in new ads from outside groups that are designed to stop Donald Trump from snagging the Republican presidential nomination.

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    You Guys, I’m Starting to Miss Dubya

    Bad as Bush 43 was at times, he sure looks good in comparison to Trump and company.

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    America’s higher education brought low

    The ridiculous behavior by colleges provides endless teachable moments.

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    Can We Take Political Correctness Seriously Now? -- NYMag

    “Help me get this reporter out of here. I need some muscle over here.” The student protest at the University of Missouri began as a response to a serious problem — outbursts of vile racism on campus — and quickly devolved into an expression of a renewed left-wing hostility to freedom of expression.

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    Lindsey Graham: Washington needs to drink more | Washington Examiner

    Sen. Lindsey Graham has a solution to getting things done in Washington, D.C., once again: drinking more alcohol. When answering a question from conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt about positive things he's said about Hillary Clinton, Graham argued that

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    Why Fast Food Workers Might Not Want a $15 Minimum Wage | TIME

    A new report shows how fast food restaurants in New York would react to a $15 minimum wage.

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    President Obama’s legacy is increasingly in legal jeopardy

    President Obama's second-term agenda, it seems, is in the hands of the courts.

    Same-sex marriage. Obamacare. Climate change. And now immigration. And in many cases, there is significant doubt about whether his signature initiatives will stand legal scrutiny.