Home Invasion Suspect Kicks in Door, Meets Shotgun, Dies Shortly Thereafter

JD Fri, 01/05/2018 - 16:14

A home invasion suspect allegedly kicked in a door in Merced, California, Wednesday night only to make a fatal encounter with a shotgun.
The invasion occurred shortly after 10 pm.

According to the Merced Sun-Star, a resident called police to say he had shot a suspect who kicked in the door to his apartment. The resident said the man kicked in the door then walked directly at him, at which time the resident shot the suspect with a shotgun.

NRA Readies Lawsuit Against California Ammunition Control

JD Fri, 01/05/2018 - 16:03

The National Rifle Association is readying a lawsuit against California’s new ammunition controls and that suit focuses on the failure to meet “statutorily mandated” deadlines throughout the lead-up to the launch of the controls.

FBI Takes Aim At The Clinton Foundation

JD Fri, 01/05/2018 - 15:51

The Justice Department is investigating the Clinton Foundation to see whether or not it participated in any pay-to-play or other illegal activities while Hillary Clinton was secretary of state, The Hill reported Thursday.

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents in Little Rock, Ark., are taking the lead in the investigation, having already interviewed at least one witness in the past month.

It’s So Cold That Schools Are Closing So Kids Don’t Freeze

JD Fri, 01/05/2018 - 14:41

Schools are closing to shelter students from the dangerous conditions accompanying winter weather, but location, school calendar requirements, and other factors influence decisions.

Lacking national or professional protocol, school administrators decide whether or not to close schools on an individual basis, reported The Washington Post.

Temperature is obviously a primary consideration and some districts, like Mason City Schools in Ohio, specify with degrees.

STRONG EARTHQUAKES HIT SAN FRANCISCO AND MOUNT ST. HELENS AND EXPERTS WARN THEY MAY BE FORESHOCKS FOR ‘SOMETHING LARGER’

JD Fri, 01/05/2018 - 14:30

Just when it seemed like things may be settling down, two very unusual earthquakes have hit the west coast within the past couple of days.

TRUMP POISED TO TAKE ACTION ON MEDICAID WORK REQUIREMENTS

JD Fri, 01/05/2018 - 14:25

The guidelines will set the conditions for allowing states to add work requirements to their Medicaid programs for the first time, putting a conservative twist on the health insurance program for the poor.

Democrats are gearing up for a fight, likely including lawsuits, arguing the administration is trying to undermine ObamaCare’s Medicaid expansion on its own after Congress failed to repeal the health law.

TRUMP ASKS CONGRESS FOR $18 BILLION TO EXPAND MEXICO BORDER WALL

JD Fri, 01/05/2018 - 14:17

President Trump this week offered his most detailed request to date of his plans for a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.

According to a document obtained by The Wall Street Journal, Trump is asking Congress for nearly $18 billion to fund his border wall expansion project. The document specifically calls for the construction of more than 700 miles of new barriers along the border.

GERALDO “LOW DOWN DIRTY, ABSOLUTELY FALSE” TO CLAIM TRUMP HAS MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES

JD Fri, 01/05/2018 - 14:13

Having spent time with Donald Trump both before and after he became president, Geraldo Rivera told Fox and Friends that it was “low down dirty” and “absolutely false” to claim that Trump has mental health issues.

The left has been on a crusade to declare Trump mentally unfit to hold office for months, pointing to his tweets and little else as evidence, in the vain hope that the the 25th Amendment could be invoked to remove him from office.

ANTI-TRUMP AUTHOR UNSURE IF OWN BOOK ALL TRUE

JD Fri, 01/05/2018 - 14:07

passage from author Michael Wolff’s upcoming anti-Trump book warns readers that events depicted may not be true.

In his forthcoming book, Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House, Wolff indicates he “settled on a version of events I believe to be true,” providing himself breathing room for any future libel or defamation lawsuits.

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