House GOP Leadership Sends Members Home, Calls Schumer’s Bluff: ‘Schumer Needs to Decide if He Wants a Shutdown’

JD Fri, 01/19/2018 - 11:37

House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) said that Republican leadership will send House lawmakers home this weekend, calling Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s (D-NY) bluff on a potential government shutdown.
“We’ve passed our CR [Continuing Resolution],” McCarthy said after a House leadership meeting.

HANNITY TELLS MUELLER: ‘YOUR WITCH HUNT IS NOW OVER’

JD Fri, 01/19/2018 - 11:19

Fox News host Sean Hannity declared that the “witch hunt” against President Trump headed up by special counsel Robert Mueller is “over” in the wake of a memo circulating among lawmakers that reportedly details surveillance abuses by the U.S. government.

Government Orders Amish Family To Use Electricity Violating Their Religious Beliefs

JD Fri, 01/19/2018 - 10:09

An Amish family in Pennsylvania have lost a major battle against the state which is now forcing them to violate their religious beliefs and use electricity.

Donald Trump: ‘It’s the Economy Stupid’

JD Fri, 01/19/2018 - 10:05

President Donald Trump celebrated the latest economic numbers, boasting that he could win future elections thanks to the strength of the economy.
“It’s the economy stupid!” he said, repeating a slogan coined by former Bill Clinton advisor James Carville in 1992. “Did you ever hear that one? It’s the economy.”

Trump traveled to the Pittsburgh area to visit the H&K Equipment Company, to promote the benefits of the tax cuts.

Report: Tom Cotton’s Strong Influence Leaves Chuck Schumer Unwilling to Negotiate on Immigration

JD Fri, 01/19/2018 - 10:00

Sen Tom Cotton’s (R-AR) strong influence over the national debate on immigration policy and President Trump’s administration has left Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) unwilling to broker an immigration deal unless the populist conservative Senator is left out of the conversation.

USA Today: Amnesty Debate Is About 3.6 Million ‘Dreamers,’ not Just 800,000 DACA Illegals

JD Fri, 01/19/2018 - 09:54

USA Today has frankly admitted what establishment media outlets are eager to hide: That the media-touted amnesty for up to 800,000 ‘DACA’ illegals is actually a ‘dreamer’ amnesty for 3.6 million illegals.
The newspaper wrote January 18:

The political debate over the fate of “DREAMers” — undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. as children — has overlooked just how many there are in the country today: about 3.6 million.

WashPo: Democrats Will Lose Shutdown Polls If Public Blames Their Amnesty Push

JD Fri, 01/19/2018 - 09:49

The Democrats’ 2018 chances will be damaged by the government shutdown if voters blame the Democrats’ pro-amnesty agenda, a Washington Post report admitted Thursday evening.

The good news for President Donald Trump and the bad news for amnesty-advocates was buried in the last paragraph of the article, which is based on a poll conducted for Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer:

EXCLUSIVE: DC Police Withheld Evidence From A Mystery Number Of Court Cases

JD Fri, 01/19/2018 - 09:44

A glitch in the Washington Metropolitan Police Department’s records system hid evidence from prosecutors and defense attorneys in potentially thousands of cases. Nearly three years later, it’s still unclear how many cases were actually affected.

Rep. Gaetz: ‘I Believe There Are People Who Will Go To Jail’ Over Classified Intel Report [VIDEO]

JD Fri, 01/19/2018 - 09:35

Republican Florida Rep Matt Gaetz said on Fox News’ “Hannity” Thursday that he believes “there are people who will go to jail” over the contents of a classified House Intelligence Committee memo.

BREAK UP GOOGLE: There Is A Solid Conservative Antitrust Case Against Alphabet-Google

JD Fri, 01/19/2018 - 09:33

In a nutshell, the solid conservative antitrust case against Google is: information is power; power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.

It’s hard to imagine a more harmful monopoly in a free market democracy than one with bottleneck control over the supply and demand for accessing the world’s digital information. That’s because the free flow of information and the competition of ideas are the lifeblood of both constitutional democracy and free market competition.

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