Rapidly proliferating violence across the nation has prompted Attorney General Bill Barr to step in and issue a dire warning to rioters taking advantage of protests against the wrongful death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Barr warned rioters on Saturday, “It is a federal crime to cross state lines...
The Trump administration announced it would end a variety of special agreements the U.S. holds with Hong Kong on Friday. The decision comes after China moved to impose a sweeping new security law on Hong Kong this week, sparking international alarm. Nominal ownership of the former British colony was...
As protests in Minneapolis turned violent, conservative commentator Candace Owens is accusing leftist billionaire George Soros of funding rioters in order to produce chaos and anarchy. Some 250 businesses in Minneapolis and St. Paul have been vandalized, looted, or burned down since the protests began, the StarTribune reported on...
On Friday morning, Fox News political analyst Gianno Caldwell choked back his emotion and fought back tears as he addressed the tragedy of George Floyd’s death during an appearance on Fox News’ “America’s Newsroom.” Floyd’s death this week has triggered protests against police brutality and riots in cities across...
The U.S. Supreme Court rejected an appeal on Friday by a southern California church to lift the state-imposed limits on the size of its worship services. In a 5-4 vote, Chief Justice John Roberts sided with the four liberal justices to keep the state’s limits of 25% capacity or...
Democratic leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation this month allowing lawmakers to vote by proxy in an effort to limit the spread of the coronavirus. Republicans, however, were not on board and overwhelmingly voted against the measure. Now, the GOP is taking House Speaker Nancy Pelosi...
Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden might have encountered a problem in his ongoing running-mate selection process, according to Washington Examiner opinion writer Tiana Lowe. Lowe argued that Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) is likely no longer a top contender for the ticket because of her involvement in a previous...
Federal officials are investigating a Pennsylvania nursing home where dozens of residents died from the coronavirus, U.S. Health and Human Service Secretary Alex Azar announced Friday. “When you have this many deaths in one facility, you just have to send your federal inspectors in to make sure we find...
A protest in Louisville, Kentucky, resulted in violence this week when at least seven people were shot on Thursday evening, according to Breitbart. Reports indicate the protest began at about 6 p.m. as demonstrators gathered in the streets. Heavy rains later forced the crowds to disperse, but not before...
Roger Stone confirmed Friday that he has been ordered to report to prison at the end of June to begin his sentence for lying to Congress and investigators. Stone has described his 40-month prison sentence as a “death sentence” because of his age and poor health. Must report to...
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and her Democrat colleagues are pushing for immediate action on a fourth massive coronavirus spending bill, with some already looking past that toward even more fiscal stimulus in the coming months. But Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) just poured cold water on Pelosi’s...
Although President Donald Trump frequently decries CNN as a “fake news” channel, his re-election campaign came to its defense after three members of a news crew were arrested while covering protests in Minnesota. According to the Washington Examiner, Team Trump tweeted that Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob...
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday sided with California in a case challenging that state’s coronavirus-related restrictions on church gatherings, according to Politico. Justices ruled 5-4 against the South Bay United Pentecostal Church, which had argued the order banning large groups from gathering in houses of worship was a...
FBI Director Christopher Wray has asked top FBI lawyer Dana Boente to submit his retirement papers, after conservative criticism over his role in the Michael Flynn case. Boente’s forced retirement may have come from sources above Wray’s head, according to some commentators. NBC News reports that “two sources familiar...
