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Don’t rush to assume the worst in Ilhan Omar’s 9/11 comments – Washington Examiner
Considering her qualified apologies following repeated statements in evidence of such a viewpoint, Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., is likely anti-Semitic. But I do not believe she is being judged fairly for her recent remarks on the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. As the video below shows, Omar told a gathering of the Council on American-Islamic Relations that CAIR was founded after the terrorist attacks “because [CAIR] recognized some people did something…
Reports: Trump offered to pardon Homeland Security head if law broken while closing border – USA TODAY
CLOSE President Donald Trump is showcasing a section of border wall that separates the United States and Mexico. (April 5) AP, AP WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump reportedly offered to pardon Kevin McAleenan, the acting Homeland Security secretary, if he violated the law and was arrested for blocking entry into the U.S. along the southern border, CNN and The New York Times reported. The news outlets, quoting anonymous administration officials, reported that the…
Ecuador releases Julian Assange for rudeness, spying, and poop – Vox.com
Julian Assange’s dramatic arrest on Thursday happened because the government of Ecuador — which had protected the WikiLeaks founder in its London embassy for seven years — finally decided to kick him out. So why did the Ecuadorians suddenly turn on their controversial lodger? The decision came down to two completely different rationales: a desire for better relations with the US, and exasperation with Assange’s horrible houseguest etiquette. “We’ve ended…
Nancy Pelosi: "The power of the speaker is awesome" – CBS This Morning
In an interview with “60 Minutes,” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is opening up about her first three months at the top of the Democratic-led House of Representatives. Pelosi is the first woman to hold the speaker position and is the first person since 1955 to regain the gavel after losing it. “60 Minutes” correspondent Leslie Stahl joins “CBS This Morning” to preview her Sunday report. Watch “CBS This Morning” HERE:…
How to watch this year’s Star Wars Celebration online – The Verge
This week, Lucasfilm will hold its annual Star Wars Celebration, the official convention for the franchise. The company skipped holding a convention last year. It was last held in Orlando, Florida, in 2017. This year, it’ll be held in Chicago’s McCormick Place from April 11th–15th. We’re expecting to see quite a bit of Star Wars news come out of the convention this year, including a trailer for the upcoming Episode…
Shouldn’t Nancy Pelosi want detainees released into her sanctuary city? – Washington Examiner
It’s a dead giveaway. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., would consider it punishment were her city saddled with more undocumented migrants while they await their court hearings. The thrust of a Washington Post report on Friday, citing anonymous Department of Homeland Security “officials,” was that the White House had asked Immigration and Customs Enforcement about unloading illegal immigrants detained at the border in places proudly known as “sanctuary cities.” Pelosi’s…
Pence’s defense of Trump’s WikiLeaks comments makes no sense – Vox.com
President Donald Trump sure has changed his tune on WikiLeaks — and his vice president is doing his best to make sure everyone forgets that one of his main campaign-closing messages was relentlessly promoting and praising an organization whose founder his administration now wants to extradite back to the US to face criminal charges. During a CNN interview that aired on Friday, Vice President Mike Pence went so far as…
The homeless man whose story raised $400,000 was sentenced for taking part in the hoax – CNN
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Mitch McConnell is getting sick of Donald Trump’s bad nominees – CNN
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Julian Assange: Sweden considers reviving rape inquiry – BBC News
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Assange was found guilty of a British charge, but he could be extradited to the US to face a separate charge Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange could face a renewed investigation into an allegation of rape in Sweden. Assange, 47, who had been granted asylum in Ecuador’s London embassy for seven years, was arrested on Thursday. Swedish prosecutors said they were examining the case at the…
Conservatives want Cuccinelli for DHS, will ‘make America great again’ – Washington Examiner
A broad coalition of conservatives are urging President Trump to pick former Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli as his Homeland Security chief and immigration czar. In a letter to be sent to Trump and obtained by Secrets, 19 leaders of groups that champion constitutional rights, the Tea Party, the Second Amendment, conservative media, and economic freedom, said they “have every confidence in his abilities; his tough on crime stance, his…
Conservatives should be extremely wary of Mayor Pete – Washington Examiner
He has yet to officially announce his presidential bid for the 2020 election, but Pete Buttigieg has somehow already appealed to people all over the country. Just in the last few weeks, the South Bend, Ind., mayor has gained wide media coverage, appearing on NBC’s ” Meet the Press” and becoming CNN’s star at their town hall in Indiana, making him a front-runner in early election polls in South Carolina….
Comey scoffs at Barr testimony, claims ‘surveillance’ is not ‘spying’ – Fox News
Video Chris Swecker Rips James Comey Former FBI Director James Comey joined the chorus of Democratic critics complaining about Attorney General Bill Barr’s testimony this week that “spying did occur” against the 2016 Trump campaign, claiming he has no idea what the Justice Department leader is talking about — and saying he “never thought of” electronic surveillance as “spying.” Comey sought to draw a distinction between surveillance — which was…
Herman Cain expected to withdraw from Fed Reserve Board of Governors consideration – ABC News
Herman Cain is expected to withdraw his name from consideration for the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors, amid growing pressure from Republican senators on the White House to remove him from consideration, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter. President Donald Trump announced last week his intention to nominate Cain, a political ally and former 2012 Republican presidential front runner. Trump has also nominated conservative economist Stephen Moore to…
Rep. Waltz: Assange and Manning have ‘blood on their hands’ – Fox News
Video Rep. Michael Waltz on Julian Assange arrest: I hope the Justice Department throws the book at him Rep. Michael Waltz, R-Fla., said on “Your World with Neil Cavuto” Thursday that Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has ‘blood on his hands’ and hoped to see him “go to jail for a long time.” “Julian Assange, Bradley Manning, and then related but separate Edward Snowden, they have blood on their hands. And I hope…
Rep. Waltz: Assange and Manning have ‘blood on their hands’ – Fox News
Video Rep. Michael Waltz on Julian Assange arrest: I hope the Justice Department throws the book at him Rep. Michael Waltz, R-Fla., said on “Your World with Neil Cavuto” Thursday that Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has ‘blood on his hands’ and hoped to see him “go to jail for a long time.” “Julian Assange, Bradley Manning, and then related but separate Edward Snowden, they have blood on their hands. And I hope…
Hillary Clinton unloads on Assange, calls him ‘only foreigner that this administration would welcome to the… – Fox News
Video Hillary Clinton reacts to the arrest of Julian Assange Hillary and Bill Clinton took the stage at New York City’s Beacon Theater as part of their ongoing speaking tour on Thursday, just hours after the dramatic arrest of Julian Assange — the founder of the organization WikiLeaks that published damaging emails stolen from her campaign and the Democratic National Committee in 2016. And, while the former first lady technically made…
Cuccinelli would be the perfect choice for homeland security – Washington Examiner
A group of more than 30 top leaders of the conservative movement sent a letter to President Trump pushing a terrific idea: Appoint former Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli as the next secretary of homeland security. Cuccinelli, who lost a close race for Virginia governor in 2013, is an accomplished administrator, well versed in the law, superb at communications, and philosophically in line with Trump. He is a principled conservative,…
Ohio’s 6-Week Abortion Ban Becomes Law; Opponents Will Sue – NPR
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed the “heartbeat bill” one day after it passed the Republican-led General Assembly. Paul Vernon/AP hide caption toggle caption Paul Vernon/AP Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed the “heartbeat bill” one day after it passed the Republican-led General Assembly. Paul Vernon/AP The six-week abortion ban known as the “heartbeat bill” is now law in Ohio. That makes Ohio the sixth state in the nation to attempt to…
Trump claims he might ‘call up more military’ to the US-Mexico border – CNN
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