State election officials across country returning to paper ballots

JD Mon, 02/19/2018 - 14:45

WASHINGTON — Hoping to counter waves of Russian Twitter bots, fake social media accounts, and hacking attacks aimed at undermining American democracy, state election officials around the country are seizing on an old-school strategy: paper ballots.

Charlie Dent Admits The NRA’s True Power Is Its Massive Membership, Not Donations

JD Mon, 02/19/2018 - 12:18

Republican Rep. Charlie Dent of Pennsylvania admitted the National Rifle Association (NRA) doesn’t draw its power from political donations but from the size of its membership.

Co-host Dave Briggs asked Dent if gun control measures were failing because of the NRA’s monetary contributions to Congress, and Dent said he doesn’t believe that to be true.

MEXICAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE VOWS TO USE U.N. TO STOP TRUMP BORDER WALL

JD Mon, 02/19/2018 - 12:12

Left-wing candidate suggests Mexicans have right to illegal immigration

A Mexican presidential candidate suggested Sunday that illegal immigration into the U.S. is a right of all Mexicans – one that must be defended by the United Nations.

According to Reuters, left-wing candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador stated that he would use the global body to “defend the rights of Mexicans” if U.S. President Donald Trump carried through with erecting a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border.

NUNES: WE’LL PUT DOJ, FBI ON TRIAL IF THEY ABUSED FISA LAW

JD Mon, 02/19/2018 - 12:08

‘If they’re committing abuse for a secret court…you’re darn right we’re going to put them on trial’

The FBI and DOJ are not above the law and will be put on trial if they abused the FISA process, says House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes (R-Calif.).

Nunes answered questions Sunday from investigative journalist Sharyl Attkisson to explain the details of the FISA memo and the continuing investigation into potential wrongdoing by FBI and DoJ leadership.

NRA Chief of Staff: Pro-Athletes and ‘Political Class’ Have Armed Protection; Why Not Our Children?

JD Mon, 02/19/2018 - 10:05

NRA Chief of Staff Josh Powell pointed out during the February airing of Grant Stinchfield on NRATV that the “political class” and pro-athletes have armed protection; why not our children?
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Limbaugh on Fl Shooting: Gun-Free School Zones Mean Only the Attacker Is Armed

JD Mon, 02/19/2018 - 09:56

During the February 18 airing of Fox News Sunday Rush Limbaugh referenced the Florida shooting and observed that gun-free school zones mean that attackers are the only ones who are armed

Limbaugh noted how bewildering it is that “we have armed security at virtually every public entity in this country, except schools. For some reason, they are a gun-free zone and everybody that wants to shoot up a school knows that they are going to be the only one armed.”

Vice President Tours Border with Sen. Ted Cruz and DHS Secretary: ‘Build the Wall’

JD Mon, 02/19/2018 - 09:52

Vice President Mike Pence renewed the call to build a border wall after touring the U.S. southern border in Texas and meeting with border patrol and customs officials.

“Being at the southern border & seeing the work of our border patrol & customs officials underscores the need to BUILD THE WALL to enhance the security of our Nation,” wrote Pence in comments posted online on Friday along with photos of the event.

Sessions: FBI’s Handling Of The Dossier ‘Will Be Investigated’ [VIDEO]

JD Mon, 02/19/2018 - 09:29

Attorney General Jeff Sessions said Sunday that the Department of Justice is investigating whether the FBI submitted accurate information about the infamous Steele dossier in order to obtain a surveillance warrant against former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page.

http://dailycaller.com/2018/02/18/sessions-fbi-dossier-investigated/

TRUMP TWEETSTORM: RUSSIANS ‘LAUGHING THEIR ASSES OFF,’ MOCKS ‘LEAKIN’ MONSTER’ SCHIFF

JD Mon, 02/19/2018 - 09:20

After excoriating the FBI for failing to act on multiple tips about “professional school shooter” Nikolas Cruz’s murderous intentions, and criticizing National Security Adviser HR McMaster over his Russia collusion comments, President Donald Trump shifted his focus toward one of his favorite targets, House Intelligence Committee ranking member Adam Schiff, whom he “congratulated” for finally acknowledging that the Obama administration is responsible for any attempted interference by Russia du

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