by Kevin Daley An ally of liberal financier George Soros and Hillary Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta had multiple conversations concerning a replacement for late Justice Antonin Scalia on the U.S. Supreme Court, new emails released by WikiLeaks show. The candidate who was discussed is something of an unconventional choice. Chris Stone, president of the…
by Jonah Bennett Most Americans trust the U.S. military to act in the public interest, a feeling that emphatically does not extend to other sectors of American life, such as the media or politicians, a new study finds. The amount of support for the military is broken down into two categories: “great deal” and “fair…
by Steve Birr Lawmakers are likely to pass a bill legalizing assisted suicide for terminally ill patients in Washington, D.C., but key hurdles for the bill remain. The “right to die” bill passed an initial vote in the D.C. Council’s Health and Human Services Committee Oct. 5 and will go before the full Council for a…
by Andrew Follett New research by Scandinavian scientists claims the link between global warming and war is greatly exaggerated. Claims that global warming causes war don’t hold up to scrutiny, according to the study. The scientific team, led by Dr. Nina von Uexkull, examined conflict data for Asia and Africa since 1989 and found that ethnic…
by Eric Lieberman A judge ruled last week that law enforcement is allowed to seize credit cards and gift cards without a warrant in order to extract data on the magnetic stripe. The U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals decided that it was reasonable for Texas police to scan gift cards found in a vehicle….
by Thomas Phippen Legalizing marijuana in Massachusetts will endanger your children, change your neighborhood and make society a fearful place. That’s the central claim of a new ad by an anti-marijuana group in Massachusetts that opposes the Regulation and Taxation of Marijuana Act, also known as Question 4, which would legalize recreational pot. “Question 4 would allow thousands…
by Robert Donachie Chief members of the Commission on Presidential Debates donate to Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, and to the Democratic Party historically. Co-Chairman Michael D. McCurry donated to Hillary Clinton campaigns from 2000 to 2008, giving her a total of $5,650 over eight years. In 2006, during her first push for the White House,…
by Saagar Enjeti President Barack Obama’s former favorite U.S. General pled guilty Monday to lying to the FBI about leaking details of a classified CIA operation that disrupted Iran’s nuclear program in 2009. Retired Army Gen. James Cartwright was famously labeled “Obama’s favorite general,” and served as his vice chairman of the joint chiefs of…
by Blake Neff An activist who bragged about disrupting multiple Donald Trump campaign events in a recent Project Veritas video was on Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton’s campaign payroll, a search of Federal Election Commission (FEC) records reveals. In a Veritas video released Monday, filmmaker and provocateur James O’Keefe recounts meeting activist Zulema Rodriguez at the Republican National…
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