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Liberals Angry at White Women for Re-Electing Ted Cruz, a Hispanic
If you were looking for a dramatic Senate contest, Cruz vs. O’Rourke in Texas covered all the bases. It began as a fairly tepid race, with incumbent Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, largely ignoring challenger Rep. Robert “Beto” O’Rourke for months. It turned into a hotly contested, nationally watched race once the GOP realized O’Rourke was… -
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6 Ways House Democrats Plan to Put Heat on Trump
Democrats have been promising oversight of the Trump administration for months if they get a House majority—and now they will have the numbers to investigate the president’s business interests, tax returns, possible Russian ties, and other matters. Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., who will be House Judiciary Committee chairman when the new majority takes control in… -
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The Space Force Is Coming. Here’s Why the US Needs It.
One of the issues that will face the new Congress is the creation of a new military service: the U.S. Space Force. Recently, Vice President Mike Pence chaired the fourth meeting of the National Space Council. The council is comprised of key elements of the U.S. government that are involved with space, and includes not… -
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The Lessons of the Failed Armistice of 1918
The First World War ended 100 years ago this month on Nov. 11, 1918, at 11 a.m. Nearly 20 million people had perished since the war began on July 28, 1914. In early 1918, it looked as if the Central Powers—Austria-Hungary, Germany, Bulgaria, and the Ottoman Empire—would win. Czarist Russia gave up in December 1917…. -
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Good News for Americans Who Object to Obamacare’s Contraception Mandate
Those who cherish religious liberty can celebrate a major victory this week. On Wednesday, the Department of Health and Human Services published final rules that provide much-needed relief from one of Obamacare’s most egregious assaults on rights of conscience and religious liberty: the mandate that nearly all health insurance plans cover abortion-inducing drugs and contraception…. -
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69-Year-Old Man Identifies as 49, Asks Court to Change His Age
A Dutch self-help guru is breaking new ground by claiming age is just as fluid as gender—and he isn’t worried about offending the transgender community. Emile Ratelband of Arnhem, southeast of Amsterdam, is asking a court in his hometown to change his age legally from 69 to 49 because he feels like he is in… -
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13 Reported Dead After Shooting in California Bar
At least 13 people, including a police officer and the suspected gunman, were shot and killed in a Southern California bar Wednesday night, according to authorities. Police are reporting at least 10 other injuries in addition to the 13 killed in the bar about 40 miles northwest of Los Angeles. The suspected gunman was found dead. “It’s a horrific scene… -
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Meet the 8 New Members of the Senate
While Republicans lost control of the House of Representatives in Tuesday’s elections, the GOP likely strengthened its Senate majority by three seats, to gain a 54-seat majority. One race, in Mississippi, won’t be decided until Nov. 27, as incumbent Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith, appointed in April, is set to face Democrat Mike Espy in a runoff because… -
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Justice Ginsburg Admitted to Hospital After Serious Fall
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was seriously injured in a Wednesday evening fall in her chambers at the U.S. Supreme Court. The health of the 85-year-old justice and progressive favorite is much-watched, lest a sudden change of events give President Donald Trump a third appointment to the high court. “Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg fell in her… -
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Podcast: What Exit Polling Data Shows Voters Really Cared About
What did the election results really say about how the country views President Donald Trump? What issues do voters actually care about, and what are the independents thinking? And are all young adults really liberal? Oh, and what difference did the caravan or Brett Kavanaugh make in the election? Erin Norman of Heart and Mind… -
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White House Suspends Access of CNN’s Acosta
On Wednesday, President Donald Trump had a testy exchange with CNN chief White House correspondent Jim Acosta, including a moment when a female White House intern tried unsuccessfully to take the microphone from Acosta after Trump said he was done answering questions from him. Now the White House has announced Acosta will no longer have… -
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‘We Know Where You Sleep at Night’: Mob Goes to Home of ‘Racist, Sexist, Bigoted’ Tucker Carlson
A left-wing mob showed up outside Fox News host Tucker Carlson’s house Wednesday evening, posted pictures of his address online, and demanded that he flee the city of Washington, D.C. Carlson, a co-founder of The Daily Caller and host of “Tucker Carlson Tonight,” was at the Fox News studio when the angry crowd showed up… -
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Democrats Protest Trump’s Naming Critic of Mueller Probe as Acting Attorney General
With Jeff Sessions’ resignation Wednesday as attorney general, Democrats immediately began attacking his interim replacement. President Donald Trump tapped Sessions’ chief of staff, Matt Whitaker, a former U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Iowa, to be acting attorney general. Sessions, a former Alabama senator and early Trump supporter who angered the president by recusing… -
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On the Street: Trump Rally Attendees Weigh in on Media Treatment of President
On Wednesday, journalists at the White House once again displayed their hostility to President Donald Trump. We asked Americans at a Trump rally recently their thoughts on the media’s behavior toward Trump—and they didn’t hold back. We took our camera “On the Street” to find out. -
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The Battle to MAGA Continues
America’s Founders demonstrated that government is art, not science. The secret is in balance. Biennial congressional elections strike the right balance for the need for stability with the need for change. Midterm elections take place with the continuity of a sitting president. Whoever is in the White House will continue in this position for another… -
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The Dangers in Believing Economic Security Is National Security
The director of the Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy at the White House, Peter Navarro, on Friday will give a speech at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington on economic security as a matter of national security. Navarro will attempt to pinpoint where economic activity, national security, and executive authorities overlap…. -
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McConnell Says Confirming Judges Will Be His ‘Top Priority’
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., says his “top priority” for the rest of the year and into the new Congress is filling the judiciary with President Donald Trump’s judicial nominees. “The president, I think, has done an excellent job in picking young men and women who believe the job of the judge is to… -
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Senate Election Results Give Republicans Opportunity to Confirm More Judges Faster
The 2018 election results are encouraging, if for no other reason than that more progress can be made in filling judicial vacancies. First, a snapshot of where things stand right now. President Donald Trump has made almost 40 percent more nominations to life-tenured positions than the average for his five predecessors of both parties at… -
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Californians Double Down on Progressivism. Here’s Why It’s a Problem for Red State Neighbors.
Much of the nation saw political shake-ups on Tuesday. Not so in California. The Golden State continued its trend of drifting increasingly to the left. Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, easily defeated Republican businessman John Cox to become the state’s 40th governor, and Sen. Dianne Feinstein retained her Senate seat. She was up against… -
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Finally, a Liberal Celebrity Denounces the Women’s March for Its Ties to an Anti-Semite
After two years of silence regarding the Women’s March’s ties to an open anti-Semite, a liberal Hollywood celebrity is finally calling them out. Referring to the group’s links to Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, actress and activist Alyssa Milano said she’s “disappointed in the leadership” because they refuse to denounce him. Moving forward, she…