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Shane Fuhrman, the mayor of Silverton, Colorado, announced at a trustee meeting last week that the Pledge of Allegiance will be suspended due to “direct and indirect threats,” which prompted at least one trustee to challenge his ruling before attendees recited the pledge anyway.  KDVR reported that Fuhrman said he made the decision based on … Continue reading Colorado mayor suspends Pledge of Allegiance at meeting, attendees recite it anyway

NBC News national security contributor and  former FBI Assistant Director Frank Figliuzzi said Monday on MSNBC’s “Deadline” that former President Donald Trump is a threat to national security because he is using “conspiracy as a deliberate strategy.” Anchor Nicolle Wallace asked if Trump is still a “clear and present danger.” Figliuzzi said, “You’re absolutely right. Let’s be … Continue reading NBC’s Figliuzzi: Trump ‘Remains a Threat’ — He’s Using Conspiracy Theories ‘as a Deliberate Strategy’

Democratic candidate Kyrsten Sinema speaks to supporters after winning the U.S. Senate race in Scottsdale, Ariz., November 12, 2018. (Caitlin O’Hara/Reuters) Senator Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona has an op-ed in the Washington Post this evening in which she vows to protect the Senate filibuster. Confirming that she shares “the belief expressed in 2017 by 31 … Continue reading Senator Sinema: No, Seriously, I’m Not Getting Rid of the Filibuster

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) on Monday torched the Democrats’ election takeover bill on the Senate floor as a purely “partisan power grab” by the left “to rig the rules of American elections permanently” in their favor. As the Senate looks to vote on the Democrats’ election bill this week, McConnell took to the Senate floor to … Continue reading Mitch McConnell: Democrats Want to ‘Rig the Rules of American Elections Permanently’ in Their Favor

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., poked fun at Republican Sen. Thom Tillis on Monday after he revealed he named his dog after former President Theodore Roosevelt, the onetime founder of the Progressive Party. Ocasio-Cortez responded to a photo of Tillis holding his dog, Theo, while speaking to reporters on Capitol Hill. The North Carolina senator said … Continue reading AOC trolls Tillis over ‘conservative’ dog name

Former British Olympic swimmer Sharron Davies took to social media Monday to criticize the International Olympic Committee for allowing a biological male to compete against women in the upcoming Tokyo Olympics. “We have men &women’s separate competition 4a BIG reason, biology in sport matters,’ Davies tweeted. “Separate categories give females equal opportunities of sporting success, … Continue reading ‘Sex Not Gender’: British Female Olympian Blasts Inclusion of Trans Weightlifter at Tokyo Games

A watchdog group is calling this week for federal prosecutors to investigate allegations that Tracy Stone-Manning, President Biden’s nominee to lead the Bureau of Land Management, may have made false statements to Congress regarding a tree spiking plot during her confirmation process. Republican lawmakers say Stone-Manning to be barred from consideration over her ties to … Continue reading Watchdog alleges Biden nominee misled Congress about investigation into 1989 tree-spiking incident

According to a report, ESPN has informed its employees that they must be fully vaccinated to work assignments outside network headquarters. The cable sports network sent an email to its employees detailing its vaccine policy, reading in part: “As of August 1, 2021, we are requiring that all remote personnel by fully vaccinated on order … Continue reading Report: ESPN Requiring All Employees to Get Vaccination to Work Games

Nathan Law, the Hong Kong pro-democracy politician in exile, at a rally in Berlin during a visit by Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi, September 1, 2020 (Michele Tantussi / Reuters) Let me offer a couple of links, to two podcasts: to Q&A, with Nathan Law; and to Music for a While, my latest episode. The … Continue reading An Inspiring Voice from Hong Kong

In this photo released by the Taiwan Centers for Disease Control, Taiwan’s Health Minister Chen Shih-chung, left, and Brent Christensen, the top U.S. official in Taiwan, hold up thank you cards as they welcome a China Airlines cargo plane carrying COVID-19 vaccines from Memphis. (Taiwan Centers for Disease Control via AP) OAN NewsroomUPDATED 4:25 PM … Continue reading U.S. to send 55 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to other countries

Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) OAN NewsroomUPDATED 3:51 PM PT – Monday, June 21, 2021 A group of Republican lawmakers have challenged the Biden administration for being too soft on China. On Monday, representatives Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) and Rob Wittman (R-Va.) argued Biden has only given vague threats … Continue reading Reps. Stefanik and Wittman slam Joe Biden for being soft on China

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan talks to China’s President Xi Jinping during their meeting at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, China, October 9, 2019. (Parker Song/Reuters) Jonathan Swan of Axios has conducted another exceptional interview with a world leader, this one highlighting Pakistan’s abject capitulation to Beijing over the Uyghur genocide. Swan posed a … Continue reading Axios’s Swan Dismantles Pakistan’s Endorsement of Uyghur Repression

(Mike Blake/Reuters) Kudos to the Washington Post, which has finally managed to describe Florida’s recent curriculum changes accurately: Uma Menon is a 17-year-old writer and student at Princeton University who attended public schools in Florida, where the state Board of Education just banned public schools from teaching that racism is “embedded in American society and … Continue reading Thank You to the Washington Post

First Amendment experts proposed using common carrier regulations to prevent “behemoth” big tech platforms from discriminating against users’ free speech, contending that these platforms exercise more control over public discourse than most people in history. The Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy hosted a panel of “nationally renowned First Amendment experts” in June, including Eugene Volokh, … Continue reading Legal Experts Propose Common Carrier Regulation as Solution for Big Tech Censorship

Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts said he will send a group of state troopers to Texas later this month to assist local authorities with border security amid an ongoing immigration crisis. Ricketts said his decision was a response to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s recent public call for state governors to provide law enforcement resources. Like other … Continue reading Nebraska to send state troopers to Texas to aid border security, Gov. Ricketts says