November 7, 2016

This election, 'electors' are at liberty to act as 'the nation's search committee'

ALAN KEYES — This past July, I read an article by Lisa Bloom entitled "Why the New Child Rape Case Filed Against Trump Should Not Be Ignored." It came to my mind recently when I saw the headline "Woman Claiming Trump Rape at 13 Releases video." I watched the video and read the linked Independent Journal Review article by Kayla Brandon, reporting its release.... (more)

November 7, 2016

JOHN FUND — If you think our marathon election season will end on Tuesday, you might be wrong. "Margin of litigation" is a phrase we might hear a lot after Tuesday if the presidential election is close in one or more states. It refers to the number of votes by which a candidate must win in order to prevent litigation -- and delays -- before a result is final. Both parties will have armies of lawyers deployed on Election Night looking for irregularities and opportunities to go to court.... (more)

November 7, 2016

WASHINGTON EXAMINER — FBI Director James Comey wrote in a letter to members of Congress on Sunday that the FBI has not changed its position on Hillary Clinton's fate since its announcement in July that her "extreme carelessness" with classified information did not warrant criminal charges.... (more)

November 7, 2016

NEWSMAX — Donald Trump's aides have taken control of his Twitter account days before Tuesday's election, according to The New York Times. "I'm on message," Trump told The Times. "I'm not playing around."... (more)

November 7, 2016

NEWSMAX — ISIS has called for attacks on American voters on Election Day -- and for U.S. Muslims not to cast a vote, a cyber security news and terrorist monitoring group has warned.... (more)

November 7, 2016

DAILY SIGNAL — The long-term costs to taxpayers of immigrants and their descendants are detailed in a new report from the National Academy of Sciences. The findings in the report indicate that if amnesty for illegal immigrants were enacted, the government would have to raise taxes immediately by $1.29 trillion and put that sum into a high-yield bank account to cover future fiscal losses generated by the amnesty recipients and their children.... (more)

November 6, 2016

CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER — Rule of thumb for a presidential campaign where the two candidates have the highest unfavorable ratings in the history of polling: If you're the center of attention, you're losing. As Election Day approaches, Hillary Clinton cannot shake the spotlight. She is still ahead in the polls, but you know she's slipping when she shows up at a Florida campaign event with a week to go accompanied by the former Miss Universe, Alicia Machado.... (more)

November 6, 2016

ELIANA JOHNSON — In 1968, Vice President Hubert Humphrey became the Democratic presidential nominee without winning a single primary, when Party delegates snatched the nomination from Minnesota's anti-war senator, Eugene McCarthy, whom they considered a sure loser in a general election against Richard Nixon. The resulting riots, and Nixon's subsequent landslide victory in the electoral college, prompted Democrats to enact a series of reforms that diminished both parties' roles in the nominating process.... (more)

November 6, 2016

WASHINGTON EXAMINER — With no debates to parody and new scandals emerging for the Hillary Clinton camp mere days before Election Day, "Saturday Night Live" initially stuck close to its traditional political cold open, before turning into a PSA to urge viewers to vote on Nov. 8.... (more)

November 6, 2016

WASHINGTON TIMES — Secret Service agents rushed Donald Trump off the stage at a Nevada rally Saturday night after a disturbance below him in the audience. In a statement, the Secret Service said the scare was started when an "unidentified individual" shouted "gun," but that a "thorough search" turned up no weapon, reported CNN.... (more)

November 6, 2016

WASHINGTON TIMES — A Washington State Democratic presidential elector says he won't vote for Hillary Clinton even if she wins as expected the state's popular vote. Robert Satiacum, a member of the Pullayup Tribe who had supported Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders in the primary, said Friday he cannot bring himself to cast his Electoral College vote for Mrs. Clinton.... (more)

November 6, 2016

NEWSMAX — One of Hillary Clinton's high level aides wrote that she wanted to "bust in" and "get Huma [Abedin] the hell out of there" when Abedin's husband Anothony Weiner was embroiled in his first sexting scandal in 2011, according to The Associated Press.... (more)

November 6, 2016

ANDREW C. MCCARTHY — On Tuesday, the Wall Street Journal's Devlin Barrett published another eye-opening report about the FBI's Clinton Foundation investigation. It elaborates on the pitched battle between FBI agents who believe they are building a strong case and Justice Department prosecutors who have thrown cold water on it, erecting roadblocks that have made the agents' work much more difficult.... (more)

November 6, 2016

PAUL BREMMER — When you hear the cries of the helpless, will you stop to lend aid, or will you just sing a little louder to drown them out? That is the question confronting viewers of the powerful new short film "Sing a Little Louder."... (more)

November 6, 2016

BOB UNRUH — There's a plan under way, aided by Muslims, illegal aliens, unions and Democrats, that would create a permanent "progressive" majority in America, turning the nation into a one-party-rule country that never again would choose a conservative path.... (more)

November 6, 2016

NEWSMAX — Behind the cheerful spin the Labor Department and government talking heads put on the official monthly jobs data is a sobering reality: a more-realistic unemployment rate is probably closer to 10 percent and a wide swatch of the American public remains out of work.... (more)

November 6, 2016

WALTER WILLIAMS — If a person wants to go into business as a taxicab owner, what requirements should be imposed to protect the public? The prospective taxicab owner should show that he is honest and can operate a vehicle safely. His vehicle should pass a safety inspection, and he should have a liability insurance policy. Some cities require the purchase of an existing license, sometimes called a medallion.... (more)

November 5, 2016

WES VERNON — With all the e-mails, leaked documents, and illegalities of many kinds showering down on Americans in the final stretch of arguably the most upside down presidential election in America's history, it is not surprising that we are becoming acquainted with more characters occupying the "woodwork" of the Clinton Crime Family.... (more)

November 5, 2016

TIMOTHY P. CARNEY — It was a different guy in each neighborhood, but there was always that guy. He would knock on our door, and offer to do odd jobs for money. Sometimes he would borrow money. Often he wouldn't do the work, and he'd offer some excuse. Whatever he told you, you simply knew you couldn't trust him -- and everyone around him knew that he was up to something.... (more)

November 4, 2016

CLIFF KINCAID — One of the biggest jokes of the presidential campaign is that the WikiLeaks disclosures prove that Vladimir Putin favors Donald J. Trump for U.S. president. I'm not naive about Russia. I co-authored Back from the Dead: The Return of the Evil Empire, about a resurgent Russia. I believe there are Russian links to global Islamic terrorism. They also target the U.S. for propaganda and disinformation operations.... (more)

November 4, 2016

PHILIP KLEIN — Though I've spent the election year articulating why Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are both unacceptable choices to be president, at various times I've been attacked for secretly supporting both of them.... (more)

November 3, 2016

TIMOTHY P. CARNEY — I am a Catholic, pro-life, libertarian populist, conservative who votes in Maryland. I consider it the least interesting part of politics to choose which of these politicians is the least objectionable candidate. I think reporting on them and putting their views and records in context is more interesting and important. But I love voting. I also believe in transparency, so here I will explain my vote.... (more)

November 3, 2016

WASHINGTON EXAMINER — FBI agents felt as though the Justice Department tried to block them from investigating multiple allegations of wrongdoing and corruption against Hillary Clinton over the past year.... (more)

November 3, 2016

WASHINGTON EXAMINER — Hillary Clinton has received more than $275,000 from more than 1,600 employees at the Justice Department this year, federal donor records reveal, and exceeded the number who contributed to Donald Trump by a factor of almost 40.... (more)

November 3, 2016

WASHINGTON EXAMINER — The Washington Post editorial board said Democrats and others accusing FBI Director James Comey of deliberately trying to swing the election in Donald Trump's favor are discrediting themselves.... (more)