In the wake of the Parkland high school massacre, a North Carolina city is debatingwhether a yearly gun and knife show should still be held this summer. Though the city attorney said the city cannot cancel the event at Greensboro Coliseum, the council opened the discussion up for public debate Tuesday. The conversation brought out passion on…
President Trump on Tuesday said that the U.S. will secure the southern border with the military until a wall can be built, calling the move a “big step.” Trump made the remarks during a meeting with Baltic leaders, where he said he had discussed the matter with Defense Secretary Jim Mattis. “Until we can have…
President Trump let loose on Mexico and congressional Democrats in a series of early morning tweets Monday as a caravan of Central American immigrants makes its way largely unfettered through Mexico on its way to the United States’ southern border. “Mexico has the absolute power not to let these large ‘Caravans’ of people enter their…
President Trump on Monday slammed “dishonest” CNN and “Fake NBC” over their criticism of Sinclair Broadcasting for allegedly using its local television stations to push a right-leaning agenda. Trump tweeted: “So funny to watch Fake News Networks, among the most dishonest groups of people I have ever dealt with, criticize Sinclair Broadcasting for being biased.…
Could a recent Buzzfeed news story force America to get even tougher with Mexico due to illegal immigration? Based on President Trump’s tweets today, that answer is yes. On Friday March 30th, BuzzFeed’s Adolfo Flores documented shocking photos of more than 1,000 migrants from Central America marching through the streets Mexico on their way to…
Hundreds of sheriffs sent a letter to members of Congress demanding tighter border security and immigration reform. Without it, the safety and security of Americans and law enforcement is at risk, the 380 sheriffs from 40 states argued. “Without border security and immigration reform, more Americans will continue to be victims of crime. Now is…
Gun control might be on everyone’s minds, or at least those in America’s newsrooms, but we have yet another development in the ongoing and increasingly comical investigation into whether the Trump campaign colluded with the Russians. There are new texts allegedly showing that the Obama White House, the CIA, the FBI, and top Democrats colluded…
Let’s start with the good news for Republicans in the latest Fox News national survey, conducted by the network’s respected, bipartisan pollster. First, the president’s job approval rating sits at (45/52), which isn’t much to write home about, but is still an improvement over his first year nadir in the mid-to-high 30’s. Second, he’s above water…
Conservative student and Parkland shooting survivor Kyle Kashuv sat down with CBS Face the Nation today to discuss the March For Our Lives and what could have been done differently to save lives at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Kashuv had some harsh criticism for the Broward County Police Department, or as he calls them,…
Congress passed a $1.3 trillion omnibus early Friday morning, averting a government shutdown but irking many Republicans in the process. However the legislation, which was supported by GOP leadership, completely ignores the long-term fiscal health of the country—a point discussed by many more than just Sen. Rand Paul this time. “It just boggles my mind that we…
The Democrats are enthused. They’re scoring local-level wins in Trump territory. They even won a congressional race in a district that won’t exist soon, but there is no denying it—the Left is energized for the 2018 midterms. Yet, a new Morning Consult poll showed that Republicans are just as motivated for this year’s election as…
Mark Anthony Conditt was named Wednesday as the serial bomber behind the string of blasts that terrorized Texas for three weeks and left two people dead, as officials warned residents that other explosive devices may still be out there. The first photo of Conditt, from 2013, emerged Wednesday morning and was authenticated by the Austin American-Statesman.…
A “serial bomber” is likely responsible for four explosions in Austin this month, the latest of which injured two people on Sunday night after they crossed a trip wire, possibly made with fishing line, officials disclosed Monday. Austin Police Chief Brian Manley said at a news conference Monday morning that although the bomb that injured…
President Trump’s plans to crack down on the opioid epidemic include seeking the death penalty for drug dealers and urging members of Congress to enact tougher sentencing laws for drug traffickers, according to Reuters. The president will unveil his plans Monday during an event in New Hampshire, which he has previously referred to as a “drug-infested…
The latest major controversy in DC is following a familiar pattern: A development occurs, then is immediately followed by President Trump reacting poorly, coupled with President Trump’s opposition overreaching with misplaced and conspiratorial claims pertaining to Russia. In this case, the development is the firing of former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe — who was placed on leave a…
Last February, Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott declared war on sanctuary cities. The law not only bars funding to cities who refuse to comply with the new directive, but the governor’s office was looking into ways on how to remove an elected officeholder who refused to comply with the law. That would be the elected sheriffs of…
South Korea announced Thursday night that North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un is “committed” to denuclearization and has expressed his “eagerness to meet with President Trump as soon as possible.” In a brief statement outside the White House, South Korean National Security Adviser Chung Eui-yong said President Trump has agreed to meet with Kim Jong…
As regular readers already know — and as millions of Americans have been discovering — the Left lied to the country about the impact of the GOP’s tax reform bill, which every Democrat in Congress voted against. Support for the law has soared by 26 net percentage points since its December nadir, according to New York Times polling, as stubborn realities eclipse…
The Trump Justice Department filed a lawsuit Tuesday night against California, saying three recently-passed state laws were deliberately interfering with federal immigration policies. It marked the latest legal and political confrontation with the nation’s most populous state, which the federal government says has repeatedly stood in the way of its plans to step up enforcement…
As polls opened in the Texas primaries on Tuesday, The Texas Tribune laid out seven key questions for election night. Now that the smoke is clearing, here are the answers: Did more Texas Democrats vote than Republicans? In short: No. Before Election Day, a snapshot of the 10 counties in Texas with the highest number of registered voters…
