Chris White YouTube appears to have added a new content guideline preventing users from posting videos that criticize potential hate crime hoaxes. The change comes amid media reports suggesting actor Jussie Smollett falsely claimed a group of men assaulted him one night in Chicago. “Content claiming that specific victims of public violent incidents or their…
Molly Prince on February 20, 2019 Independent Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders is kicking off his campaign for the presidency as the leading candidate for the Democratic ticket in 2020. Sanders announced on Tuesdaythat he will be officially launching a bid for the presidency to continue the “political revolution” that he began in 2016. He has been consistently polling…
Jason Hopkins on February 19, 2019 A young Texas boy faced both praise and ridicule from adults after he opened a hot chocolate stand to raise money for President Donald Trumps’ border wall. Benton Stevens — a seven-year-old from Austin, Texas — wanted to help help raise funds for a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border after…
HPeter Hasson on February 18, 2019 Liberal actor Jussie Smollett is accused of staging a racist and anti-gay attack on himself, which Smollett blamed on supporters of President Donald Trump. Smollett’s alleged fake “hate crime” appears to be the latest instance of liberals manufacturing hate crimes for attention in the Trump era. The Daily Caller News…
Neetu Chandak Jussie Smollett’s case about an alleged attack in January could be headed to a grand jury. Law official sources reported the case could be headed to a grand jury sometime this week, according to TMZ Sunday. Law enforcement is allegedly making sure Smollett is not in contact with the two Nigerian brothers who were first…
Neetu Chandak Vox senior video correspondent Liz Plank said celebrities — not media outlets — were reporting on the “This is MAGA country” quote in “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett’s alleged attack. “The [Make America Great Again] quote, I remember reading about this story and looking for a real, reputable media outlet reporting on that and I…
Neetu Chandak The Chicago Police Department confirmed Friday that the suspects arrested in the alleged racist and homophobic attack against “Empire” star Jussie Smollett on Jan. 29. were two black men. The men were identified as Nigerian brothers, The Associated Press reported. CPD spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said both were arrested for suspicion of assault and battery. One of the…
Neetu Chandak The Chicago Police Department (CPD) said Friday the two men who were being questioned over the alleged racist and homophobic attack on “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett were arrested. The men were identified as two Nigerian brothers, according to The Associated Press. CPD spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said both were arrested on suspicion of assault and…
Nick Givas MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” panel criticized Democratic New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Friday, with co-host Mika Brzezinski saying she’s “cringing” at times as she watches the congresswoman and wishes she could give her advice. The panel was discussing Ocasio-Cortez’s opposition to Amazon’s previously proposed headquarters — now canceled — in New York when Republican political…
Paul Ingrassia on February 14, 2019 Republican senators were mixed in their opinions on securing border wall funding Thursday, with some calling a national emergency necessary and others saying Congress should just “do its job” to come to a solution. Florida Sen. Rick Scott said a formal national emergency declaration was a necessary consideration given the reality of…