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On Saturday, November 23, 2019 an extremely volatile situation came and went, but not before garnering attention across the country. Alexander Booth is a 28-year-old Afghanistan war veteran who barricaded himself in his home for 7 hours while police surrounded it. He posted live during the standoff on Instagram where he claimed that the police…
Mary Margaret Olohanon Democratic Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf vetoed a bill Thursday that would have protected unborn babies with down syndrome from abortion. House Bill 321, introduced by Republican Pennsylvania Rep. Kate A. Klunk, intended to “prohibit the abortion of any child solely due to a diagnosis of possible Down Syndrome.” Pennsylvania law allows abortions…
Peter Hasson Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s presidential campaign rally in Atlanta on Thursday was derailed by parents protesting the Massachusetts senator’s opposition to charter schools. The group of parents interrupted Warren’s event, which was aimed at courting black female voters, with chants of “Our children, our choice!” and “We want to be heard!” WATCH: https://twitter.com/ByRyanBrooks/status/1197665648186470401?s=20…
Shelby Talcott – In an ongoing feud, Republican Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst said Thursday that she doesn’t need to be “mansplained” by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer. – The Iowa senator has accused Democrats, particularly Schumer, of walking away from months of bipartisan negotiations over the Violence Against Women bill and introducing a partisan version instead….
Shelby Talcott Former Vice President said that America needs to be “punching” back to combat violence against women during Wednesday’s Democratic debate. Biden was asked if he would tackle specific issues regarding the #MeToo movement at the beginning of his presidency, if he were to be elected. The former Vice President previously sponsored the 1994 Violence Against…
Chuck Ross Gordon Sondland, the ambassador to the European Union, testified Wednesday that Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani’s requests that Ukraine’s president open politically charged investigations in order to secure a White House meeting “were a quid pro quo” that reflected President Donald Trump’s wishes. “Mr. Giuliani’s requests were a quid pro quo for arranging a…
In the first decisive show of support by the US for the Free Hong Kong protesters, the Senate unanimously approved a bill helping them in their struggle for liberty on Tuesday evening, November 19th. The legislation requires the Secretary of State to annually confirm that Hong Kong is staying sufficiently independent from China. If the…
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The following debate was held at Arizona State University on November 19th, 2019. It featured myself, and Brandon Tatum debating the issues of immigration, the war on drugs, and foreign policy. I have included my opening statement below the video. https://youtu.be/UXvwa1qkOok Thank you to Turning Point USA as well as Turning Point at Arizona State…
Mary Margaret Olohan Prosecutors dropped an investigation into 2010 rape allegations against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Tuesday. Assange, 48, is being held in prison in Britain, but the investigation has been discontinued, according to Politico. The decision came after a Swedish court ruled in June that Assange would not be detained. “I want to inform about…
Monday, November 18th has proven to be the point of no return for Free Hong Kong protesters. There is no easy way out for anyone fighting for liberty in Hong Kong. Protesters have been treating Polytechnic University as a Free-Hong Kong headquarter for a week. They have been storing weapons like Molotov cocktails and large slingshots…