Henry Rodgers Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul said there will be 10 Republican Senators who vote against the resolution to terminate President Donald Trump’s national emergency for border wall funding Monday afternoon. Paul told a group of reporters on Capitol Hill that he thinks there will be 10 Senators who vote against Texas Democratic Rep. Joaquin Castro’s resolution, which…
Alec Schemmel During President Donald Trump’s speech at CPAC on Saturday, he took a moment to recognize the discrimination conservative students face on college campuses. “I turn on my television the other day and I saw somebody that was violently punched in the face,” said Trump to his audience at CPAC. “The man’s name is…
Whitney Tipton on February 28, 2019 Oklahoma residents will be able to carry a concealed firearm without obtaining a permit after Nov. 1, according to a new law signed Wednesday by Oklahoma’s Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt. His first legislation signed into law, Stitt discussed its importance in a ceremony held Wednesday after a Senate vote. “As I traveled…
By Michael Maharrey SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – Last week, the Utah House unanimously passed a bill that would require police to get a warrant before accessing data stored in the “cloud.” The proposed law would not only increase privacy protections in Utah; it would also hinder the federal surveillance state. Rep. Craig Hall (R-West Valley…
Brad Sylvester on February 26, 2019 President Donald Trump claimed Feb. 15 that former President Barack Obama “put on more debt on this country than every president in the history of our country combined.” Verdict: True Public debt more than doubled in the eight years of Obama’s presidency, rising from $6.3 trillion to $14.4 trillion. Gross federal debt –…
Evie Fordham Independent Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders’s 2020 campaign is already hauling in massive amounts of cash less than a week after he announced his presidential bid, and his fundraising shows no sign of slowing down. Sanders has raised $10 million from 359,914 donors since he officially entered the race on Feb. 19, campaign…
A top-ranked runner in NCAA women’s track is dominating the competition and setting records one year after competing as a man at the same level. One of the fastest sprinters in NCAA women’s track is a biological male who identifies as a transgender woman. Franklin Pierce University runner CeCe Telfer competed on the men’s track…
Michael Bastasch The Green New Deal could cost up to $93 trillion over a decade, according to a new report by the right-leaning American Action Forum (AAF). That comes to an estimated cost $36,100 to $65,300 per American household per year to meet the Green New Deal’s goals, AAF reported Monday. Those goals include “net-zero” emissions, widespread…
Kevin Daley on February 25, 2019RepublishReprint The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals was wrong to count the vote of a deceased judge in an important pay equity case, the Supreme Court ruled Monday. The high court’s decision was “per curiam” meaning “for the Court.” Such decisions are not signed. There were no noted dissents. The case…
Brad Sylvester Gun control advocate and March For Our Lives co-founder David Hogg claimed on MSNBC Feb. 12 that AR-15s “have an effective range of over 1,500 meters.” Verdict: False The effective range of an AR-15 is between 400 and 600 meters, according to firearms experts. AR-15s can be modified to chamber and fire larger bullets that…