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Michael Smolens: Duncan Hunter brings life, contention to chamber luncheon
SAN DIEGO -- Duncan Hunter is San Diego's Republican voice in Congress.
As such, his presence Tuesday at a panel discussion with his Democratic colleagues in the San Diego delegation was not only unmistakable but shaped ...Read more
How a Chinese Communist Party promoter tied to Cindy Yang joined the Trump campaign
MIAMI -- Several dozen people, mostly speaking Chinese, gathered in a rented-out room on the ground floor of New York's Trump World Tower on Oct. 26, 2017, for a PowerPoint presentation.
A 72-story behemoth of black glass...Read more
Trump in Atlanta vows to fight opioid abuse epidemic
ATLANTA -- President Donald Trump doubled down on border security Wednesday and took aim at Democrats and the pharmaceutical industry as he vowed to fight the deadly opioid abuse epidemic.
Trump made the remarks at the Rx...Read more
Trump's promise to resist oversight by Congress sets up clash that could last years
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump vowed Wednesday to fight a host of congressional efforts to scrutinize his conduct, business and policies, opening the path toward a constitutional clash that could last for the rest of...Read more
Martin Schram: Sri Lanka's tragedy – a lesson for us all
Sadly, suicide bombings have long been part of the history and culture of life – that is, terrorisms' horrific ending of life – in the small island nation of Sri Lanka, just off the eastern coast of India.
It was a ...Read more
Hillary Clinton says Congress should begin Watergate-style hearings after Mueller findings
WASHINGTON -- Former Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton said Congress should begin a Watergate-style investigation into President Donald Trump's attempts to obstruct Robert Mueller's probe of Russian ...Read more
Cynthia M. Allen: Beto O'Rourke's uncharitable giving
FORT WORTH, Texas -- Presidential hopeful Robert "Beto" O'Rourke released 10 years of tax returns recently. Good for him. It's more than the sitting president has seen fit to do. But the compliments end there.
According ...Read more
Ann McFeatters: Are we more like Trump or more like Biden?
WASHINGTON – There's a feeling that every night billions of Chinese whisper, "May the Americans live in interesting times."
As the Russians prepare to make nice with the North Koreans and the Chinese make moves ...Read more
Parkland shooter entitled to inheritance; public defender asks to withdraw from case
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- The Broward County public defender's office has asked to withdraw from confessed Parkland shooter Nikolas Cruz's death penalty case, court records show.
The teen is entitled to half of a nearly $...Read more
Gina Barreca: Ode to the unsung professionals
My husband Michael called from the other side of the world in the middle of the night with bad news: the old friend with whom he was traveling was suddenly very sick.
It was noon their time, and instead of embarking on a ...Read more
Therapists may have inflamed Parkland shooter, lawyer claims
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Therapists supported the use of violent video games by the teen who later killed 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
They also agreed that he should get a punching bag, and they did...Read more
Editorial: Deadly silence in Sri Lanka
Elements of Sri Lanka's government had been warned weeks ago of impending terrorist attacks but failed to share the information. Quite possibly as a consequence, they then failed to prevent the bloody Easter Sunday ...Read more
Commentary: Vengeance drives Trump immigration policy
Recently, it came to light that the Trump administration has been pressuring U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to release immigrant detainees to "sanctuary cities" in order to target the president's political ...Read more
Trump's star on Hollywood Walk of Fame is defaced by a vandal — again
LOS ANGELES -- President Donald Trump's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, which has cemented itself as a battleground for political debate in Los Angeles, was vandalized again early Wednesday.
The vandal strode up to ...Read more
'We're fighting all the subpoenas,' Trump says as war with congressional Democrats heats up
WASHINGTON -- House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler's subpoena of former White House counsel Don McGahn is "ridiculous," President Donald Trump said Wednesday as Democrats continue their investigations of his business ...Read more
Not a vote-getter!
WASHINGTON -- Just for the record, we ought to note that trustees for Social Security and Medicare recently released their annual reports. The two programs alone constituted 45 percent of the non-interest federal budget in...Read more
Now playing at the Supreme Court: How to preserve white power in four easy steps
WASHINGTON -- The Trump administration and Republican-appointed Supreme Court justices Tuesday held a legal seminar on how to preserve white hegemony in four easy steps.
Step 1: Devise a discriminatory policy.
In this ...Read more
Racism censure partly helped Rep. King understand what Jesus 'went through for us'
WASHINGTON -- Rep. Steve King invoked the story of Jesus Christ at a town hall Tuesday, comparing his experience being called out for racist remarks in the House of Representatives earlier this year to Jesus' trial and ...Read more
Trump says 'armed soldiers' heading to border following incident
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump said that he plans to send "armed soldiers" to the southern U.S. border, once again blasting Mexico for "not doing nearly enough" to apprehend migrants.
"Mexico's Soldiers recently ...Read more
Jay Ambrose: The Elizabeth Warren threat
While most other presidential candidates of the Democratic kind are tiptoeing around the question of impeachment proceedings against you know who, Sen. Elizabeth Warren says he is definitely guilty of high crimes, ...Read more
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