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How Ukraine Views the Whistleblower Feud in Washington
The whistleblower complaint over a phone call between President Donald Trump and the president of Ukraine has all but upended U.S. politics. But how does Ukraine feel about all this? Today, I’ll speak with our foreign correspondent Nolan Peterson, who is based in Ukraine. I’ll ask him what regular Ukrainians think about this controversy and… -
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Lawyer Disputes CBS Report That Whistleblower in Ukraine Matter Under Federal Protection
A lawyer for the whistleblower who filed a complaint regarding President Donald Trump disputed a report Sunday on CBS’ "60 Minutes" saying that his client is under federal protection. A whistleblower complaint filed in August accused Trump of pressuring Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to look into former Vice President Joe Biden and his son, Hunter Biden, during… -
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Democrats Try to Tie Trump Judicial Nominee to Impeachment Inquiry
Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee are pressing a judicial nominee about his possible connection to President Donald Trump’s July phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, at the center of an impeachment inquiry. The nominee, Steven Menashi, is a White House lawyer and nominee for the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Democrats asked… -
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‘Thousands’ of Journalists Will Be Imprisoned If Trump Not Jailed, Economist Krugman Predicts
Economist and New York Times op-ed columnist Paul Krugman suggested Friday evening that either “thousands of journalists” will be imprisoned because of the administration or President Donald Trump will end up in jail. A formal impeachment inquiry was launched Tuesday after news that Trump had asked Ukrainian officials to look into Vice President Joe Biden’s son Hunter… -
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Transgender Players Disrupt Women’s Rugby in Britain
Biological males who identify as transgender women are wreaking havoc in women’s rugby in Great Britain. Women’s rugby referees in England are quitting their jobs over the inclusion of the male athletes, according to a report in The (London) Sunday Times. “Being forced to prioritize hurt feelings over broken bones exposes me to personal litigation from female… -
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Here’s How Andrew Jackson Stood Up to Unaccountable ‘Elites’
What Andrew Jackson and his followers of the 1820s and 1830s left us was the “democratic” creed in the American bloodstream. It was populist but principled, as oxymoronic as that may sound. Jackson had surrounded himself with thinking men—like Martin Van Buren, Francis Preston Blair, Amos Kendall, a few eccentric “Locofocos” (precursors to modern libertarians),… -
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What Conservatives Must Understand About Black Americans
Over the years, many prominent conservatives have asked me why blacks are not more involved in the Republican Party and the conservative movement. The answer is very simple: Conservatives have shown no demonstrable indication to the black community that we are welcomed by the party or the conservative movement. As a matter of fact, conservatives… -
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Western Lawmakers Prepare Bills to Modernize Endangered Species Act
Local conservation efforts, not U.S. government regulations, boosted the population of a bird species in Colorado, one lawmaker said during a roundtable discussion on Capitol Hill focused on practical reforms to the Endangered Species Act. Other House members who belong to the Congressional Western Caucus, along with “industry stakeholders” and policy analysts, described how the… -
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Former ICE Chief Says Border Crisis Can’t Be Solved Unless Illegal Immigrants Held
If the nation stops detaining illegal immigrants, the crisis at the border will get worse, the man who used to be responsible for enforcing the law told a House panel. “After more than three decades of enforcing immigration law, I can assure you that if we do not have the ability to detain those that… -
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This Senate Measure Would Restrict Health Care Choices and Raise Premiums
The Senate is expected to vote soon on a resolution aimed at curbing the president’s efforts to reduce health care premiums and expand insurance options for Americans. Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., authored the resolution, which would curtail an administration initiative that was the driving force behind the first-ever reduction in average Obamacare premiums: the authority… -
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State Department Envoy to Ukraine Resigns as Whistleblower Case Pursued
Kurt Volker, the U.S. special representative to Ukraine, resigned Friday amid fallout from a whistleblower complaint against President Donald Trump regarding his phone call in July with Ukraine’s president. Volker was one of five State Department officials that House Democrats said they want to depose as part of an impeachment inquiry. The whistleblower complaint focuses on Trump’s July… -
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Judge Derails Trump Plan for Indefinite Detention of Illegal Immigrants
A federal judge has issued a tentative order against the Trump administration’s plan to detain migrant families for the entire duration of their court proceedings. In a major blow to President Donald Trump’s agenda to curb illegal immigration, Judge Dolly Gee of the federal District Court in Los Angeles issued a preliminary ruling Friday that, at least temporarily,… -
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Trump Says Rep. Adam Schiff Lied to Congress, Asks Identities of Accusers
President Donald Trump accused House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff of lying to Congress in a Sunday evening Twitter post. The president added that he wants the identity of the whistleblower who filed a complaint regarding his phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to discuss former Vice President Joe Biden's dealings with Ukraine while his son, Hunter Biden,… -
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Despite Liberal Media’s Narrative, His Community Is ‘Very Conservative,’ Black Strategist Says
Raynard Jackson is fed up with how conservatives approach black Americans. The political strategist, columnist, and president and CEO of Raynard Jackson & Associates says conservatives need to try something new, because while there’s a lot of shared values between conservatives and African Americans, that’s getting lost right now. “Until Republicans … and the conservative… -
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Here Are 4 Outrageously Insane Climate Proposals
Judging from the much-hyped and widely mocked speech by Swedish teen activist Greta Thunberg at the United Nations earlier this week, it’s clear that some young people are convinced that the world will soon end unless we do something drastic. “You have stolen my dreams and my childhood with your empty words,” Thunberg said. “…… -
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What’s in a Good Red Flag Law
Recent polls show most Americans support the basic premise of disarming dangerous people through the use of so-called red flag laws. This instinct is a sound one, but Americans should not overlook the very real hazards of poorly crafted red flag laws, which can easily turn the Constitution on its head. To be sure, the… -
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The Tragedy of Greta Thunberg
Sixteen-year-old Swedish climate change activist Greta Thunberg lives in the healthiest, wealthiest, safest, and most peaceful era humans have ever known. She is one of the luckiest people ever to have lived. In a just world, Thunberg would be at the United Nations thanking capitalist countries for bequeathing her this remarkable inheritance. Instead, she, like… -
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Climate Change Protesters Snarl DC Traffic in a ‘Fight for My Future’
Banners waved in the morning breeze as Climate Strike protesters filled McPherson Square Park at 7:00 a.m. Friday. More than 300 people prepared to march from the small park, with those on megaphones leading chants as a couple of homeless people were lying on park benches. The voices of the protesters echoed off the solid… -
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‘An Uprising From the Strangest Places’: Sen. Tim Scott on Diversifying the Conservative Movement
If a movement is going to lead America, it had better look like America. That’s a fact conservatives have come to grips with in recent years as the nation undergoes significant demographic shifts. And it’s something Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., spoke to Thursday night as he stood before dozens of conservatives from minority backgrounds. America…