February 21, 2017

WES VERNON — If President Trump were to make a mysterious disappearance or die tomorrow (or a combination of both), the enemies of America (within our shores) would not miss a beat. They are, of course, furious that the Donald would dare to seek the 2016 presidential office that had been reserved for Queen Hillary, whom they had anointed to replace the communist-mentored Barack Obama.... (more)

February 21, 2017

ALAN KEYES — Something about the resignation of Michael Flynn makes no sense to me. As the chief of the National Security Council's staff, the National Security Adviser has, during my lifetime, always been one of the president's most important and confidential advisers. The job has required frequent contact with the chief executive, as well as a relationship involving the utmost trust, discretion, and confidentiality.... (more)

February 21, 2017

JOAN SWIRSKY — The original story of Saint George and the Dragon dates back to the 7th century, the narrative maintaining that in a fictitious town in Libya, there lived a king who chose to appease the evil dragon in the town's lake that was poisoning the countryside. With the agreement of his subjects, the appeasement involved feeding the dragon two sheep every day. But when there were no more sheep, the King's subjects started feeding their children to the dragon, chosen by lottery.... (more)

February 19, 2017

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON — A Democratic Federal Election Commission official who pushed to regulate the internet and has been absent from public meetings for months is resigning, according to an announcement. Ann Ravel, who wanted to regulate political speech on the internet from websites such as the Drudge Report, announced Sunday that she is stepping down from her post.... (more)

February 19, 2017

DAILY CALLER — State officials across the nation are fighting former President Barack Obama's last-minute decision to impose federal authority over state-run election systems, the Daily Caller News Foundation has learned.... (more)

February 19, 2017

GARTH KANT — First, the Democrats got clobbered in the election by the Republicans. Now they're squaring off against each other in a civil war. This political Gettysburg pits the Democratic Party base against the Obama machine called Organizing for Action, or OFA, the community-organizing army left over from the former president's election campaigns.... (more)

February 18, 2017

AOL — First lady Melania Trump kicked off President Donald Trump's campaign rally in Melbourne, Florida, on Saturday by reciting the Lord's prayer and telling the crowd she will "always stay true to myself, and be truthful to you." "I didn't know Melania would be reading the Lord's prayer," Trump said following the first lady's remarks.... (more)

February 18, 2017

YOUTUBE — Veteran political consultant Dick Morris – known for his insider's view of politics, having worked for the Clintons before moving on to conservative causes – has news for Americans: Even though Republicans have yet to formally repeal or replace Obamacare, President Trump recently issued two orders that effectively kill the healthcare scheme without disrupting enrollees' lives. WATCH Morris explain how this happened, what it means, and why the media won't report it, since they didn't even notice...... (more)

February 18, 2017

BREITBART — In an impassioned address Friday, Pope Francis denied the existence of Islamic terrorism, while simultaneously asserting that "the ecological crisis is real." "Christian terrorism does not exist, Jewish terrorism does not exist, and Muslim terrorism does not exist. They do not exist," Francis said in his speech to a world meeting of populist movements.... (more)

February 18, 2017

NEWSMAX — Omar Abdel-Rahman, the extremist Muslim cleric known as "the blind sheikh" convicted of conspiracy in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing and of planning more attacks as part of a "war of urban terrorism" in the United States, has died in a U.S. prison, his son Ammar told Reuters on Saturday.... (more)

February 18, 2017

NEWSMAX — Vice President Mike Pence vowed Saturday that the United States will "hold Russia accountable" even as President Donald Trump searches for new common ground with Moscow at the start of his presidency.... (more)

February 18, 2017

NEWSMAX — Support was building Saturday for former UN Ambassador John Bolton to fill the White House national security adviser spot left vacant by Michael Flynn's resignation.... (more)

February 18, 2017

CNN — Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has reassigned a majority of the staff meant to work most closely with the top US diplomat in what career officials at the State Department fear is the start of a major reorganization.... (more)

February 18, 2017

WASHINGTON TIMES — Norma McCorvey, the pseudonymous plaintiff at the center of the U.S. Supreme Court case that legalized abortion, Roe V. Wade, passed away Saturday from a heart ailment, The Washington Post reported. She was 69. McCorvey's death was confirmed to the newspaper by Joshua Prager, a journalist currently in the midst of writing a book about the landmark court ruling. She died Saturday at an assisted-living facility in Katy, Texas, west of Houston, the Post reported.... (more)

February 18, 2017

WASHINGTON EXAMINER — The Supreme Court on Friday scheduled oral arguments for April in a crucial religious liberty case concerning state funding. Federal appeals court Judge Neil Gorsuch's Supreme Court confirmation proceedings begin March 20, and he could be seated on the court before arguments begin.... (more)

February 18, 2017

BOB UNRUH — The party of Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton is taking it on the chin in a daily tracking poll. The Gallup survey found that only 25 percent of voters self-identify as Democrats as of about the beginning of this year. The percentage who identify as Republican is 28, while it is independents who have made the biggest gains, measuring 44 percent.... (more)

February 17, 2017

WASHINGTON EXAMINER — The Associated Press dropped the ball Friday with a supposed scoop alleging President Trump is considering deploying approximately 100,000 National Guard units to round up illegal immigrants. The Department of Homeland Security is considering no such thing, an agency spokeswoman said following the story's publication.... (more)

February 17, 2017

NEWSMAX — Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) took to social media to quell what it calls "dangerous and irresponsible" stories that allege the agency is executing "roundups" of illegal immigrants for deportation. Untrue, ICE said in a tweet.... (more)

February 17, 2017

WASHINGTON TIMES — CBS News host John Dickerson says the press ruined its own reputation long before President Trump came along. Appearing on Hugh Hewitt's radio show Friday, Mr. Dickerson agreed with Mr. Trump's claim during Thursday's heated press conference that the American people have lost faith in the media's credibility.... (more)

February 17, 2017

WASHINGTON EXAMINER — Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, said his fellow Republicans should repeal Obamacare before agreeing on a replacement, and dismissed concerns of a potential backlash when current beneficiaries lose coverage as a fictional "boogeyman" designed to scare lawmakers away from delivering on repeal.... (more)

February 17, 2017

WASHINGTON TIMES — Democratic Party activists who tried unsuccessfully to sink Hillary Clinton's nomination at last year's convention are at it again, pestering national party members ahead of next week's vote on a new chairman. Party leaders are eager to incorporate the energy of progressives who buoyed Sen. Bernard Sanders' presidential campaign last year -- but less enthusiastic about the activists' rough edges that continue to irk many Democratic National Committee members.... (more)

February 17, 2017

CHERYL CHUMLEY — Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook founder, wrote in a 5,800-word manifesto his personal vision of recreating the world in his image -- an image that includes a true "global community that works for all of us," he said, in an interview with the Associated Press.... (more)

February 17, 2017

BOB UNRUH — The nine judges on the Washington state Supreme Court -- Mary Fairhurst, Charles Johnson, Barb Madsen, Susan Owens, Debra Stephens, Charles Wiggins, Steve Gonzalez, Sheryl McCloud and Mary Yu -- have decided they can order a citizen to violate her Christian faith.... (more)

February 16, 2017

WALL STREET JOURNAL — U.S. intelligence officials have withheld sensitive intelligence from President Donald Trump because they are concerned it could be leaked or compromised, according to current and former officials familiar with the matter.... (more)

February 16, 2017

WASHINGTON TIMES — The Trump White House and the U.S. intelligence community moved closer to open warfare in the wake of National Security Adviser Michael Flynn's spectacular downfall -- and the fallout is unnerving key American intelligence partners around the world, according to several high-level national security sources.... (more)