January 15, 2019

Alan Keyes calls Trump TV speech 'an act of impeccable statesmanship'

ALAN KEYES — President Trump's televised address to the nation last week was an act of impeccable statesmanship. He said what was needed, in the way it needed to be said. He addressed the cost -- in human lives, seething disorder, and money -- of the dereliction of duty characteristic of his immediate predecessors (Democrats Obama and Clinton, and Republicans George H.W. and George W. Bush). They neglected or refused to carry out the Constitution's mandate to see that our nation's immigration laws are faithfully executed.... (more)

January 15, 2019

CLIFF KINCAID — The slogan of The Washington Post is "Democracy dies in darkness." So I did a search of recent articles on its website about its billionaire owner, Jeff Bezos, who does business with the CIA and NSA and finds himself in the middle of a sex scandal that makes even liberals cringe. I found a story about his announced "split" with his wife in which a lawyer is quoted as saying "the couple's amicable joint statement indicates that the split probably won't be messy or protracted." The lawyer added, "Sounds like they are making an effort to do this the right way and not make it into a public spectacle."... (more)

January 15, 2019

MARINE CORPS TIMES — The Pentagon announced late Monday that it is extending the mission of active duty troops to the Mexico border through September, marking almost a year-long domestic deployment of forces there. The approximately 4,500 active duty and National Guard forces now on the border were first sent there in late October 2018 to meet a request from President Donald Trump and the Department of Homeland Security to secure border entry points from thousands of immigrants traveling north through Mexico to seek asylum in the U.S. Several units have rotated in and out during that time, and have been tasked to lay concertina wire, barriers and help assist border patrol agents at points in Texas, Arizona and California.... (more)

January 15, 2019

NEWSMAX — President Donald Trump is facing an organized "coup" at the Department of Justice, his former attorney John Dowd said Monday. During an appearance on "The Brian Kilmeade Show" on Fox News Radio, Dowd said current and former officials at the DOJ and FBI were out to get Trump from the beginning.... (more)

January 14, 2019

On Trump probe, he says bureau 'defied the law, ignored or perverted facts'

GREGG JARRETT — Pointing to a New York Times story revealing the FBI investigated in 2017 whether President Trump was a covert Russian agent, Fox News analyst Greg Jarrett concludes "dishonesty and corruption are endemic" at the bureau. Jarrett, in an opinion piece for FoxNews.com, said the "accusation itself was ludicrous on its face."... (more)

January 14, 2019

NEWSMAX — President Donald Trump tweeted on Sunday that the United States has begun withdrawing from Syria. "Starting the long overdue pullout from Syria while hitting the little remaining ISIS territorial caliphate hard, and from many directions," Trump wrote. "Will attack again from existing nearby base if it reforms. Will devastate Turkey economically if they hit Kurds. Create 20 mile safe zone."... (more)

January 14, 2019

NEWSMAX — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo dismissed as "ludicrous" a New York Times report that the FBI began to investigate whether President Donald Trump was a national security threat after he axed former bureau director James Comey.... (more)

January 14, 2019

NEWSMAX — ABC Chief White House correspondent Jonathan Karl on Sunday said Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report is "almost certain to be anti-climactic." Karl, who was on "This Week with George Stephanopoulos" discussing the bombshell report in The New York Times and Washington Post that said the FBI opened up a counterintelligence investigation into President Donald Trump in the days after he fired James Comey because they were suspicious of his behavior, also said there has been no proof of collusion between Trump's campaign team and the Russians during the 2016 presidential election.... (more)

January 14, 2019

JEN KERNS — Even though the left-wing media will never give him credit, President Trump has been far tougher on Russia than his predecessor, Barack Obama. For starters, it was President Obama who, according to Reuters, was "caught on camera" saying to a Russian leader that he'll have more flexibility after the election -- not President Trump.... (more)

January 14, 2019

FOX NEWS — GoFundMe could be returning more than $20 million in donations to help fund a U.S.-Mexico border wall if donors don't redirect their funds to a newly created nonprofit, reports said Friday. Triple-amputee U.S. Air Force veteran Brian Kolfage, 37, created the campaign, dubbed "We The People Will Fund The Wall," last month. It quickly went viral and has amassed more than 338,000 donors. But the campaign failed to reach its $1 billion goal.... (more)

January 14, 2019

NEWSMAX — The Capital Area Food Bank has organized five free pop-up markets in the Washington D.C. area to provide fresh produce and canned goods to help government employees during the partial federal shutdown, WUSA9 reported. All furloughed government employees and federal contractor are eligible to receive the items.... (more)

January 14, 2019

'A dangerous business. This isn't a lunch counter'

WORLDNETDAILY — Does an American gun range have the right to exclude Muslims who are members of the Council on American-Islamic Relations because of the group's ties to terrorism? That question could soon have a legal answer as a Muslim has filed a discrimination suit against the owners of a gun range in Oklahoma.... (more)

January 12, 2019

WASHINGTON EXAMINER — President Trump has the constitutional and legal right to invoke his emergency powers to divert funds to build a wall along the southern border without running afoul of the Constitution or the law, according to top legal analysts.... (more)

January 12, 2019

DAILY CALLER — White House press secretary Sarah Sanders responded quickly to a Friday New York Times report claiming that President Donald Trump's firing of former FBI Director James Comey led officials to begin investigating "whether he had been working on behalf of Russia against American interests."... (more)

January 12, 2019

Criticized for not having department ready to respond to killer of 17

WORLDNETDAILY — The sheriff whose deputies failed to confront the shooter at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, one year ago has been removed by Gov. Ron DeSantis. The Sun-Sentinel reported former Broward Sheriff Scott Israel was replaced by former Coral Springs Police Sgt. Gregory Tony, 40.... (more)

January 12, 2019

DAILY SIGNAL — Newly elected Sen. Marsha Blackburn announced Thursday that she has introduced her first bill in the Senate, one that would end federal funding to all abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood.... (more)

January 12, 2019

PEOPLE — Shirley Boone, the wife of legendary 1950's singer Pat Boone, has died. She was 84. Shirley passed away peacefully on Friday morning at the pair's home in Beverly Hills after suffering complications from vasculitis, which she had contracted less than a year ago.... (more)

January 11, 2019

BRYAN FISCHER — Here is the message that greeted me on Monday morning as I opened my computer and began researching yesterday's program: We've temporarily limited some of your account features... (more)

January 11, 2019

NEWSMAX — Republican Senator Lindsey Graham said on Thursday that President Donald Trump should declare a national emergency and bypass Congress to fund a wall on the U.S. border with Mexico. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's "refusal to negotiate on funding for a border wall/barrier - even if the government were to be reopened - virtually ends the congressional path to funding for a border wall/barrier," Graham said in a statement.... (more)

January 10, 2019

Even if it stops only 3% to 4% of expected illegal crossers

WORLDNETDAILY — A study shows that President Trump's southern border security wall would save American taxpayers far more than it would cost. The analysis comes from Steven Camarota of the Center for Immigration Studies, who pointed out that the key issues are the cost of each illegal immigrant compared to the cost of a wall.... (more)

January 10, 2019

WASHINGTON TIMES — Senators passed a bill Thursday to ensure all federal employees, whether they are still working or were furloughed, will be paid in full when the partial government shutdown ends. The shutdown will cross the three-week mark on Friday, which is also the same day that they will miss their first paychecks.... (more)

January 10, 2019

WASHINGTON TIMES — President Trump Wednesday assured federal workers sidelined by the partial government shutdown that they'll get paid retroactively. "They're all going to get the money and I think they're going to be happy," he told reporters at the White House on the 19th day of the shutdown.... (more)

January 10, 2019

WASHINGTON TIMES — Congressional Democratic leaders have embraced the goal of increased border security in their fight with President Trump, proposing measures to harden the U.S. ports of entry -- but omitting the barrier they supported five years ago. Those designated border crossings account for roughly 2.5 percent of the 2,000-mile U.S.-Mexico border.... (more)

January 10, 2019

Ex-Obama official bought ads on fake pages during midterms

WORLDNETDAILY — Led by a former Obama official, Democratic operatives bought ads on misleading Facebook pages to suppress Republican voter turnout in the recent midterm elections, reported the Daily Caller News Foundation.... (more)

January 9, 2019

Disappointingly 'somber and stern' in televised response to Trump

NEWSMAX — Democratic leadership appears to "struggle...to relate to Americans," strategist Andrew Feldman said Wednesday. In a panel discussion Wednesday on The Hill.TV's "Rising" program, a day after President Donald Trump's Oval Office speech on border security, Feldman said he was disappointed in the somber and stern televised response from Senate Minority leader Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.... (more)