President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet is taking shape. He has locked down his picks for attorney general, departments of Treasury, Education, Health and Human Services, Commerce, and Transportation.
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Minnesota Rep. Keith Ellison remains the frontrunner to take over the beleaguered Democratic National Committee but is facing growing questions not only about his controversial past but whether he can effectively lead the group without relinquishing his House seat.
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Continuing a trend on-going now for several years, the vast majority of Syrian refugees entering the US are Muslims.
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The reaction to Trump’s deal to keep 1,100 Carrier jobs in Indiana has ranged from outrage to adoration.
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In a speech that criticized President-elect Donald Trump yesterday, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio vowed to make sure the city would pay for women to abortions in the event that Planned Parenthood is defunded.
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Jessica Duran is suing Southwestern Women’s Options (SWO), an abortion center in New Mexico, for giving her aborted daughter’s body to University of New Mexico for taxpayer-funded fetal research without her knowledge or consent.
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The group American Atheists is once again campaigning to keep people out of the pews on Christmas.
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In a recent New York Times op-ed titled “The Evangelicalism of Old White Men Is Dead,” white Christian leaders Tony Campolo and Shane Claiborne argue that “the reputation of evangelicalism” is a “casualty” of the Trump election.
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For the latest evidence of the price the American people have paid for a feckless Republican Congress, look no further than the impunity with which the Obama administration is acting in a direct rebuke to the American people on one of the core national security concerns of our time.
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News broke yesterday morning that President-elect Donald Trump will nominate former presidential rival Dr. Ben Carson to be his Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced he would travel to Pearl Harbor later this month, the first Japanese leader to do so.
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Daniel Hannan, a British politician and a leading campaigner of Brexit, recognizes the forces that he says inspired Sunday’s referendum result in Italy, where the center-left prime minister resigned after voters rejected his proposed reforms.
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On the campaign trail, President-elect Donald Trump made big promises about getting rid of Common Core.
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One could almost feel sorry for President Obama. Practically moments after confirmation that there wasn’t enough Senate support on either side of the aisle for drafting women, we see headlines that “White House announces support for adding women to military draft.”
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Abortion rights activists may have found an unlikely ally in the Satanic Temple, which has vowed to oppose a new Texas state rule requiring fetal tissue be given a burial or cremation.
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Betsy DeVos, Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Education is opposed to marriage equality. Representative Tom Price, Trump’s nominee for Secretary of HHS, is also opposed to marriage equality. Three other Trump Cabinet selections are against marriage equality, according to the strongly pro-gay Human Rights Campaign. Vice-President-elect Mike Pence has been working against it for years.
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Since as a winning candidate Donald Trump made a powerful symbol of the impending 1,000 lost jobs at Carrier Air Conditioning, it was inevitable that he would intervene in that business.
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President Obama will send a higher-level delegation to the funeral of Cuban dictator Fidel Castro’s funeral than he did when Margaret Thatcher was laid to rest.
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One of the excuses for Republicans failing to promote a conservative agenda is that “outside organizations” have unrealistic expectations of what they can accomplish when they are out of power.
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Remember back in those first Republican presidential debates when Donald Trump would seemingly mess with Jeb Bush and Rand Paul just because he thought it was fun?
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For roughly three decades, the Chinese economy registered a staggering annual growth rate in the vicinity of 10 percent. Over the past four years, however, it has clearly slowed from that breakneck speed.
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President-elect Donald Trump’s “Contract with the American Voter” pledges that “for every new federal regulation, two existing regulations must be eliminated.”
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The Department of the Army handed protesters of the Dakota Access pipeline a victory when it announced the project would be re-routed.
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Four employees at the Talihina Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs center have resigned after a patient was found with maggots in his wound shortly before he died.
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Trump’s Treasury Nominee Already Has a New Idea to Reduce the Debt
/0 Comments/in Featured, News, Weekly /by John GrayPresident-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet is taking shape. He has locked down his picks for attorney general, departments of Treasury, Education, Health and Human Services, Commerce, and Transportation.
Ellison’s Bid to Lead DNC Complicated by Calls to Relinquish House Seat
/0 Comments/in Featured, News /by Fox NewsMinnesota Rep. Keith Ellison remains the frontrunner to take over the beleaguered Democratic National Committee but is facing growing questions not only about his controversial past but whether he can effectively lead the group without relinquishing his House seat.
First Two Months of FY2017, 98% of Syrian Refugees Entering the US Are Muslims
/0 Comments/in Featured, News /by Ann CorcoranContinuing a trend on-going now for several years, the vast majority of Syrian refugees entering the US are Muslims.
Carrier and the Slippery Slope
/0 Comments/in Featured, Opinion /by Jim QuinnThe reaction to Trump’s deal to keep 1,100 Carrier jobs in Indiana has ranged from outrage to adoration.
New York Mayor Promises City Will Pay for Abortions If Planned Parenthood Loses Federal Funding
/0 Comments/in Featured, Kathleen's Korner /by Fr. Mark HodgesIn a speech that criticized President-elect Donald Trump yesterday, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio vowed to make sure the city would pay for women to abortions in the event that Planned Parenthood is defunded.
Woman Sues Abortion Center Over Violation of Informed Consent Regarding Fetal Research
/0 Comments/in Featured, Kathleen's Korner /by Liberty McArtorJessica Duran is suing Southwestern Women’s Options (SWO), an abortion center in New Mexico, for giving her aborted daughter’s body to University of New Mexico for taxpayer-funded fetal research without her knowledge or consent.
‘Make Christmas Great Again. Skip Church!’ Says New Atheist Billboard
/0 Comments/in Featured, Kathleen's Korner /by Austin RoscoeThe group American Atheists is once again campaigning to keep people out of the pews on Christmas.
Is It Time to Replace the Term ‘Evangelicals’ With ‘Red Letter Christians’?
/0 Comments/in Featured, Opinion /by Michael BrownIn a recent New York Times op-ed titled “The Evangelicalism of Old White Men Is Dead,” white Christian leaders Tony Campolo and Shane Claiborne argue that “the reputation of evangelicalism” is a “casualty” of the Trump election.
From Refugees to the Iran Deal: Will Congress Get Its Act Together Under President Trump?
/0 Comments/in Featured, Opinion /by Benjamin WeingartenFor the latest evidence of the price the American people have paid for a feckless Republican Congress, look no further than the impunity with which the Obama administration is acting in a direct rebuke to the American people on one of the core national security concerns of our time.
Wrong Kind of Black? Twitter Libs Can’t Handle Ben Carson’s HUD Appointment
/0 Comments/in Featured, News /by Chris PandolfoNews broke yesterday morning that President-elect Donald Trump will nominate former presidential rival Dr. Ben Carson to be his Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
Japanese Prime Minister’s Pearl Harbor Visit Will Further Reconciliation
/0 Comments/in Featured, International /by Bruce KlingnerJapanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced he would travel to Pearl Harbor later this month, the first Japanese leader to do so.
Obama Administration Not Finished yet With Executive Actions, Regulations
/0 Comments/in Featured, News, Uncategorized /by Fred LucasYesterday, President Barack Obama issued his fifth executive order since the Nov. 8 election.
The Next Brexit? Italy ‘No’ Vote Empowers Populist Revolt Against Establishment
/0 Comments/in Featured, International /by Josh SiegelDaniel Hannan, a British politician and a leading campaigner of Brexit, recognizes the forces that he says inspired Sunday’s referendum result in Italy, where the center-left prime minister resigned after voters rejected his proposed reforms.
Can Donald Trump and Betsy DeVos Really End Common Core?
/0 Comments/in Featured, Video /by Kelsey HarknessOn the campaign trail, President-elect Donald Trump made big promises about getting rid of Common Core.
Early Christmas! No Draft for Women and Philosopher Warfighter Nominated for SecDef
/0 Comments/in Featured, Kathleen's Korner /by Jude EdenOne could almost feel sorry for President Obama. Practically moments after confirmation that there wasn’t enough Senate support on either side of the aisle for drafting women, we see headlines that “White House announces support for adding women to military draft.”
Satanic Temple Slams New Texas Fetus Burial Rule Opposed by Pro-Choice Groups
/0 Comments/in Featured, Kathleen's Korner /by RTAbortion rights activists may have found an unlikely ally in the Satanic Temple, which has vowed to oppose a new Texas state rule requiring fetal tissue be given a burial or cremation.
Could We Please Quit Pretending It’s About Marriage Equality?
/0 Comments/in Featured, Kathleen's Korner /by Tom GilsonBetsy DeVos, Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Education is opposed to marriage equality. Representative Tom Price, Trump’s nominee for Secretary of HHS, is also opposed to marriage equality. Three other Trump Cabinet selections are against marriage equality, according to the strongly pro-gay Human Rights Campaign. Vice-President-elect Mike Pence has been working against it for years.
What Donald Trump Could Really Do for America’s Working Class
/0 Comments/in Featured, Opinion /by John ZmirakSince as a winning candidate Donald Trump made a powerful symbol of the impending 1,000 lost jobs at Carrier Air Conditioning, it was inevitable that he would intervene in that business.
Obama Admin Reserves Hero’s Sendoff for Castro. Thatcher? Not So Much
/0 Comments/in Featured, News /by Jordan SchachtelPresident Obama will send a higher-level delegation to the funeral of Cuban dictator Fidel Castro’s funeral than he did when Margaret Thatcher was laid to rest.
7 Top RINO Moments of Betrayal This Week
/0 Comments/in Featured, Video, Weekly /by Daniel HorowitzOne of the excuses for Republicans failing to promote a conservative agenda is that “outside organizations” have unrealistic expectations of what they can accomplish when they are out of power.
Trump and the Media: Star-Crossed Lovers
/0 Comments/in Featured, News /by Steve DeaceRemember back in those first Republican presidential debates when Donald Trump would seemingly mess with Jeb Bush and Rand Paul just because he thought it was fun?
Is the Chinese Economy Hitting Stagnation?
/0 Comments/in Featured, International /by William T. WilsonFor roughly three decades, the Chinese economy registered a staggering annual growth rate in the vicinity of 10 percent. Over the past four years, however, it has clearly slowed from that breakneck speed.
The Trump Administration Should Crack Down on Silly Rules That Carry Criminal Penalties
/0 Comments/in Featured, Opinion /by John-Michael SeiblerPresident-elect Donald Trump’s “Contract with the American Voter” pledges that “for every new federal regulation, two existing regulations must be eliminated.”
Obama Administration Sides With Protesters, Halting Construction of Dakota Access Pipeline
/0 Comments/in Featured, News /by Jamie GregoraThe Department of the Army handed protesters of the Dakota Access pipeline a victory when it announced the project would be re-routed.
Veteran Dies With Maggots Crawling in Wound, Four Employees at VA Hospital Immediately Resign
/0 Comments/in Featured, News /by The Washington StandardFour employees at the Talihina Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs center have resigned after a patient was found with maggots in his wound shortly before he died.