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NBC News issued a correction Sunday of its reporting on President Donald Trump’s comments about Civil War generals, acknowledging that the president did not describe Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee as “incredible.” NBC News did not include Trump’s comments in full when it incorrectly reported that the president called Lee “incredible” during a speech Friday…
Saudi Arabia’s government has some explaining to do to the United States about a missing Washington Post columnist, foreign policy experts say, but the Trump administration shouldn’t make a rush to judgment. Jamal Khashoggi, 59, a Saudi journalist and columnist for the Post, was last seen Oct. 2 going into the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul,…
A member of the rescue group Cajun Navy, walking CNN through some of the devastation from Hurricane Michael in Callaway, Florida, said the area looked like a “Third World country war zone." “The only way I can explain it through my eyeballs is a Third World country war zone,” Jason Gunderson said Thursday on CNN's "New…
An American pastor who was held for two years in Turkey for alleged terror and treason charges was released Friday. “Pastor Andrew Brunson is coming home! Thanks to the strong leadership of [President Donald] Trump and the steadfast prayers of millions of Americans, this innocent man of faith will soon be home!” tweeted Vice President…
The Senate approved a package of President Donald Trump’s judicial nominees Thursday, notching another 15 confirmations just days after Justice Brett Kavanaugh was installed on the U.S. Supreme Court. The confirmations came as half a dozen Democratic lawmakers, particularly those in red states, were pressed to return home to defend their Senate seats for the…
House Majority Whip Steve Scalise chastised the media on “Fox & Friends” Friday for failing to stand up to violent political rhetoric on both sides of the aisle. Scalise, R-La., blamed the press for not highlighting the issue of violence and said displays of brutality are not what “America’s about.” “I’m concerned that you are…
In federal court hearings this week, a watchdog legal group keeps the heat on the State Department for answers about the exposure of classified information during Hillary Clinton’s use of unsecure email to conduct official business when she was secretary of state. A hearing is set Friday in U.S. District Court in the nation’s capital…
President Donald Trump will be pushing for more tax cuts—dubbed “Tax Reform 2.0”—in the Senate, his chief economic adviser said Thursday. Larry Kudlow, director of the National Economic Council, said “there’s a lot of good, positive things” in Tax Reform 2.0, a package of three bills that have cleared the House. Two passed in September;…
Rapper Kanye West again defended his support for President Donald Trump on Thursday, this time in the Oval Office of the White House, where he also discussed prison reform, North Korea, and the Second Amendment. Wearing a red “Make America Great Again” cap, occasionally hitting the presidential Resolute Desk and hopping up to hug Trump,…
MADISON, Wisconsin—A small businessman who employs fellow veterans fought back against big labor and won. Scott Flaugher’s win in court eventually could be a victory for the freedom of workers and the right to work movement nationwide. Flaugher, owner of Colgate-based Veterans Electric, in large part prevailed in a lawsuit against the electrical contractor brought by administrators of…
President Donald Trump announced his 18th wave of judicial nominees Wednesday night, just four days after the Senate confirmed Justice Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court. Wednesday’s nominees include two candidates for the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals and three for the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The 2nd Circuit is based…
The American Academy of Family Physicians announced Tuesday that it no longer opposes physician-assisted suicide, instead taking a neutral perspective on the matter. AAFP’s adoption of “engaged neutrality” regarding physician-assisted suicide signals a marked splinter from the American Medical Association. AAFP President Michael Munger announced the change. The committee also recommended the procedure be referred to as "medical aid in…
FBI Director Christopher Wray warned Wednesday that the odds of terrorists using civilian drones in the U.S. to attack “mass gatherings” is “steadily increasing.” Wray offered the dire warning in testimony before the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee. “The FBI assesses that, given their retail availability, lack of verified identification requirement to procure,…
Legal experts say the fight over Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court may have reached a low point in the history of the confirmation process. But legal experts who spoke to The Daily Signal aren’t clear what the lessons are going forward. Some are more optimistic than others about what to expect from…
The highest court in the United Kingdom has ruled that a Christian bakery’s refusal to make a cake supporting same-sex marriage does not constitute discrimination. In a unanimous decision Wednesday, the U.K. Supreme Court said the Northern Ireland-based family bakery, Ashers Baking Co., did not discriminate against a gay customer in 2014 by declining to…
Idaho Republicans have made it clear to voters: Reject a proposition on the ballot that would expand eligibility for Medicaid as part of Obamacare. Nearly 30 Republican members of the Idaho House of Representatives and legislative candidates announced their opposition to Proposition 2, citing concerns that the ballot initiative would take away funding from other…
A recent Harvard study reveals that children who had a religious upbringing are likely to be healthier and have a higher degree of well-being in early adulthood than those who did not. The study, conducted by the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and released last month, shows a link between a religious upbringing…
First lady Melania Trump offers her views on the #MeToo movement against sexual misconduct in a new interview, saying women “need to show the evidence.” “I support the women and they need to be heard. We need to support them—also, men. Not just women,” Trump told ABC News during the interview, set to air Friday….
The University of Michigan at Ann Arbor punished a pro-Palestine professor who rescinded a recommendation letter for a student wanting to study in Israel. John Cheney-Lippold, an associate professor of American culture at Michigan, originally supported writing a recommendation letter for a student to study abroad. The professor, however, rescinded his support after claiming he…
Hurricane Michael is on the brink of Category 5 strength—a “worst-case scenario” for Florida’s panhandle, according to forecasters. Packing 150-mph winds, Michael was expected to intensify right up until landfall, a “worst-case scenario,” meteorologist Ryan Maue warned. Michael’s central pressure was expected to reach below 920 millibars, which is on par with a Category 5…