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Peter Hasson The Washington Post passed on a thinly sourced, unproven allegation about Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh before the New York Times published it in a misleading article in Sunday’s paper that has since been corrected. Times reporters Robin Pogrebin and Kate Kelly left out exculpatory evidence in an article that claimed Kavanaugh had…
On the eve of Eric Brakey’s Constitution Day announcement of his run for Congress, I talked to him about wars – foreign, drug, and trade. We also discussed generational challenges, Tulsi Gabbard, and Saudi Arabia. What the ninth amendment says about vaping. His proven record of advancing liberty in Maine – and where he goes…
Ben Whedon Democratic presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard tweeted Sunday that President Donald Trump was making the U.S. act as “Saudi Arabia’s bitch,” addressing Trump’s tweet on drone strikes that hit Saudi oil facilities. The Hawaii representative took issue with Trump’s statement that he would wait for confirmation from the Saudi government before proceeding with a counter-strike….
Peter Hasson Questions about former Vice President Joe Biden’s mental fitness are seeping into mainstream discussion, as Biden continues to make head-scratching remarks, and as his fellow Democratic candidates have started to broach the subject. Former Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Julian Castro’s jab at Biden’s memory on Thursday night was widely interpreted as…
Mary Margaret Olohan Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang proposed Thursday that “we give Americans 100 democracy dollars” to give to their preferred candidates. The entrepreneur and 2020 White House candidate outlined a plan intended to “wash out the lobbyist cash” saying, “that is the only way we will win.” “So, what is the answer? The answer is…
Peter Hasson The Democratic presidential debate Thursday night quickly turned personal, as candidates took turns hammering each other on their vulnerabilities. Joe Biden’s memory, Elizabeth Warren’s expensive plans, and Bernie Sanders’s socialism all turned into political footballs over the course of the debate. Andrew Yang’s proposal in his opening statement to give 10 Americans $12,000 each drew…
Audrey Conklin 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren introduced a plan Thursday to expand Social Security benefits by $200 per month by taxing the rich. The proposal, published on Medium, will also increase Social Security benefits “for lower-income families, women, people with disabilities, public-sector workers and people of color.” The added benefits would cost the country…
Audrey Conklin photo by: Lindsay Fox – Major news outlets have reported on the dangers of e-cigarettes following the Sept. 6 release of a CDC study after six people died from a vaping-related illness likely connected to illicit THC and vitamin E. – The news outlets appear to relate general, nicotine-based vaping to these illnesses…
Kevin Daley – The Supreme Court will allow the Trump administration to enforce new restrictions on asylum seekers at the southern border. – In practice, the new rules would deny asylum to any migrant who passed through another country without first seeking protected status there. – A federal judge in California issued a nationwide injunction…
The Trump administration announced Wednesday that it was preparing to ban flavored e-cigarettes along with all flavored non-tobacco vaping products, according to USA Today. “We are going to have to do something about it,” the president told reporters at the White House, describing vaping as a “new problem in the country, according to USA Today….