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FBI Seeking Tips to Identify Members of Mob Who Stormed Capitol
The FBI’s office in Washington, D.C., is seeking the public’s help to identify members of the pro-Trump mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol building on Wednesday. “The FBI is seeking information that will assist in identifying individuals who are actively instigating violence in Washington, D.C. The FBI is accepting tips and digital media depicting rioting… -
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California Man Sentenced to 4 Years for Assaulting Man Wearing MAGA Hat
A San Fernando Valley man was sentenced Monday after pleading guilty to assaulting a bar patron who wore a “Make America Great Again” hat inscribed in Russian, the Los Angeles Daily News reported. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Thomas Sokolov sentenced David Delgado to four years in jail, the Los Angeles Daily News reported. Los Angeles… -
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Pressured by Lawmakers, ATF Withdraws Gun Regulation Opposed by Manufacturers
Under pressure from dozens of congressmen, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives withdrew guidance on a proposed regulation that gun industry leaders warned would cost them billions. The ATF’s decision to pull its regulation regarding pistol braces follows a cooperative effort from 90 House members who demanded that the agency cease its “alarming” determination that… -
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Stacey Abrams Staffer Helping Biden Pick Justice Department Team
After winning the vote in the Electoral College last week, former Vice President Joe Biden said the election process “should be celebrated, not attacked.” Biden derided what he called “baseless claims about the legitimacy of the results” of the presidential election and said, “Respecting the will of the people is at the heart of our… -
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The Media’s Hunter Biden Failure
It isn’t that the alleged exploits, profits, and questionable business deals involving Hunter Biden and his father, Joe Biden, were not known for most of this election year. Much of mainstream media either ignored it or put it down as right-wing extremism. Until now. We’ve recently learned that the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Delaware is… -
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Grassley Hammers ‘Liberal Media’ for Ignoring Hunter Biden Investigation
Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, blasted Democrats and the “liberal media” in a speech on the Senate floor on Thursday, saying that both groups ignored his committee’s report regarding Hunter Biden’s suspicious business dealings, aspects of which were seemingly validated Wednesday when the president-elect’s son confirmed that he is under federal investigation. “We showed our work… -
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4 Points About the Federal Prosecutor Investigating Hunter Biden
The Justice Department’s investigation of Hunter Biden's financial dealings is being led by a federal prosecutor who was appointed by President Donald Trump with the endorsement of two Democratic senators. Former Vice President Joe Biden’s son announced Wednesday that he had just learned he is under investigation by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Delaware for… -
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Hunter Biden’s Tax Returns Under Investigation
Federal prosecutors in Delaware are investigating Hunter Biden, son of former Vice President Joe Biden, for potential tax crimes, the younger Biden said in a statement Wednesday issued through his father’s presidential transition team. “I learned yesterday for the first time that the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Delaware advised my legal counsel, also yesterday, that… -
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Election Came Under ‘Coordinated Assault and Siege,’ Trump Says
President Donald Trump told Americans why he has not conceded the election in an unprecedented video message late Wednesday afternoon that he said “may be the most important speech I’ve ever made.” “The constitutional process must be allowed to continue,” Trump said in the speech recorded at the White House as his reelection campaign pursued… -
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3 Keys to What’s Next in Probe of Why FBI Investigated Trump
The appointment of John Durham as special counsel likely means his probe of potential misconduct by FBI and other government officials in beginning the Trump-Russia investigation will continue well into 2021, regardless of who the president is. One former FBI lawyer, Kevin Clinesmith, already has pleaded guilty to making false statements to obtain a warrant… -
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Seattle Set to Slash Police Budget Amid Crime Spike
Democratic Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan is set to sign a bill that would slash police funding amid a citywide crime spike. Durkan’s signature would cut police training and overtime funds by 18% after the City Council voted overwhelmingly in favor of the budget reductions, according to Fox News. Activists within local government unsuccessfully sought a 50%… -
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In Oregon, Drugs Are Legal and Thanksgiving Is Criminalized
In Oregon, you can have cocaine, but not cranberries. Heroin, but no ham. Meth, but not mashed potatoes! Amazingly, a state that just legalized drugs wants to criminalize Thanksgiving! Talk about a double helping of hypocrisy—just in time for the holidays. Of course, Gov. Kate Brown, a Democrat, wasn’t exactly winning any popularity contests as it was…. -
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Oregon Votes to Decriminalize Certain Amounts of Meth, Heroin, Cocaine
Oregon residents on Tuesday voted to decriminalize certain possession amounts of hard drugs. Roughly 60% of Oregonian voters favored making it no longer a crime to possess a “non-commercial” amount of methamphetamine, heroin, and cocaine, among others, according to The Hill. Those caught with the specified amount of narcotics face a $100 fine, but the penalty can be avoided… -
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Hunter Biden Emails, Texts Raise Questions That Need Answers
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has long denied that he has any knowledge of, or involvement in, the questionable business dealings of his son, Hunter Biden, or his brother, James Biden. But a deluge of revelations from a laptop reported to have belonged to Hunter Biden and from the on-the-record statements of Hunter Biden and… -
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Hunter Biden’s Former Partner Says FBI Interviewed Him for 5 Hours About Chinese Business Deal
Former Biden family business partner Tony Bobulinski says the FBI interviewed him for five hours last week about his business dealings with Hunter Biden in a proposed joint venture with a Chinese energy conglomerate. FBI agents told him in the Oct. 23 interview that he was a material witness in their investigation, Bobulinski told a reporter… -
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Islamist Terror Attack in Nice an Assault on Free World
The barbaric terrorist attack Thursday morning in a church in the French city of Nice is a reminder that the free world is engaged in a long war against the forces of Islamist extremism and terror. A man with a knife fatally stabbed three French civilians at the Notre-Dame Basilica in the center of Nice… -
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Hunter Biden Sought to Avoid Registering as Foreign Agent in Chinese Business Venture, Text Message Shows
Hunter Biden suggested setting up a shell company to do business with a Chinese firm to avoid registering as a foreign agent and be able to bid on U.S. government contracts, according to documents from May 2017 obtained by The Daily Caller News Foundation. A day after sending the message, Biden arranged a meeting between… -
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Trump Sparks Coyote Conundrum by Citing Smuggling of Illegal Aliens
Something unexpected happened during the second and final presidential debate Thursday night between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden. No one saw this coming. The internet exploded in a frenzied discussion of “coyotes,” with blue-check-marked leftists leading this cultural canine curiosity. The website for the Merriam-Webster dictionary reported a 675% increase in… -
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McConnell Mocks Media for Reporting on Barrett’s Faith as If They ‘Discovered Some Secret Scandal’
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell condemned continuing attacks on Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett Wednesday, warning that “anti-religious bigotry needs to stop.” “It is so revealing to watch elite society keep stumbling upon mainstream religious beliefs and practices that are shared by huge numbers of Christian Americans and thinking they’ve discovered some secret scandal,”… -
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New Trump Rule Aims to Protect Us From Criminal Aliens Exploiting Asylum System
The departments of Justice and Homeland Security announced the publishing Wednesday of a final rule that seeks to protect both Americans and immigrant communities from domestic abusers, drunken drivers, felons, gang members, and other criminal aliens who are seeking asylum in the United States. This commonsense rule will protect the integrity of the asylum process…