Cincinnati Zoo animals offer Super Bowl LIV predictionsFiona the hippo, and some of her other Cincinnati Zoo mates offered their best predictions for who will win Super Bowl LIV and take home the Lombardi Trophy. Fiona demonstrated her support as any semiaquatic lady does: She vomited next to the Kansas City Chiefs logo the zoo…
Archives for January 2020
Super Bowl LIV: Peyton Manning’s advice to Chiefs, 49ers players battling long week before game
January 31, 2020 by
What you should know about the coronavirus outbreak and how you should prepare
January 31, 2020 by
For the last two weeks, the whole world has been monitoring and keeping tabs on the coronavirus outbreak that started in China. Every day, we see the contagion growing and thousands of people in China are infected. Today, we see the announcement that the Secretary of Health and Human Services is declaring a national emergency. …
Missouri mom who looks like Meghan Markle stuns the Internet
January 31, 2020 by
A Missouri mom resembling Meghan Markle has the internet doing double-takes after a photo with her daughter on Instagram went viral.Akeisha Land, who runs her daughter Greyson’s Instagram account, posted an “usie” on Monday to show off their matching sweatshirts with “LOVE” written on them. PLUS-SIZE BLOGGER RE-CREATES MEGHAN MARKLE FASHIONSInstagram users, however, were much more interested in the…
Chuck Schumer scolds Kamala Harris for laughing with Sherrod Brown at impeachment presser, goes viral
January 31, 2020 by
An awkward exchange between Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., became a viral sensation on Friday amid the ongoing Senate impeachment trial of President Trump.Schumer, joined by Harris, Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio., and Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., held a press conference on Friday as Democrats continued to pressure Senate Republicans to…
Senate GOP passes resolution setting up end of Trump trial | TheHill
January 31, 2020 by
The Senate voted along party lines 53-47 on the resolution, with every Democratic senator opposing it after Republicans rejected allowing witnesses or documents as part of the trial.”A majority of the U.S. Senate has determined that the numerous witnesses and 28,000-plus pages of documents already in evidence are sufficient to judge the House Managers’ accusations and…
Senate GOP rejects last-ditch attempt to subpoena Bolton, Mulvaney | TheHill
January 31, 2020 by
Senate Republicans on Friday night rejected a last-ditch effort to subpoena former national security adviser John BoltonJohn BoltonAlexander to vote no on witnesses, bringing trial close to end Collins to vote to allow witnesses in Trump impeachment trial Swing votes steal spotlight in marathon Trump impeachment Q&A MORE and acting chief of staff Mick MulvaneyJohn…
***Live Updates*** Trump Impeachment Trial: Senate to Vote on Witnesses
January 31, 2020 by
The Senate will vote on additional witnesses on Friday before possibly taking a vote on acquittal in President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial. Stay tuned to Breitbart News for live updates. All times eastern. — 7:58 PM: McConnell’s resolution passes (53-47) and the trial adjourns until 11 AM ET on Monday. 7:42 PM: Van Hollen sends…
Schumer: Denying Witnesses ‘One of the Worst Tragedies that the Senate Has Ever Overcome’
January 31, 2020 by
While speaking to reporters on Friday, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) stated that the Senate’s refusal to allow additional witnesses and documents in the impeachment trial is “one of the worst tragedies that the Senate has ever overcome.” Schumer said, “To not allow a witness, a document, no witnesses, no documents, in an impeachment…
Impeachment Trial: Senate Expected to Acquit Donald Trump Wednesday
January 31, 2020 by
The Senate is expected to hold an acquittal vote in the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump next week, Republican senators told reporters on Friday evening. Following a closed-door Senate Republican conference meeting, Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO) and Sen. Mike Braun (R-ID) said the upper chamber will vote on an organizing resolution to establish the procedures for next…
WATCH: Moment British Flag Comes Down in Brussels – BREXIT DONE
January 31, 2020 by
Britain’s iconic Union Flag was ceremoniously lowered, folded, and taken away in the European Council building in Brussels ahead of Brexit at 11 p.m. on January 31st. Video of the history-making moment shows a sombre atmosphere as EU functionaries lower the flag of what had been one of the bloc’s top economic and military powers…
Stacey Abrams Says She Will Be President Within 20 Years
January 31, 2020 by
January 31, 2020 11:48 AM ET Former Georgia state representative and romance novelist Stacey Abrams said she believes she will be occupying the White House by 2040. Abrams — who rose to national prominence after failing to win the 2018 Georgia gubernatorial contest and then refusing to recognize the legitimacy of the outcome — spoke…
Greg Olsen And The Panthers Mutually Agree To Part Ways After 9 Seasons
January 31, 2020 by
January 31, 2020 8:08 AM ET Greg Olsen’s days with the Carolina Panthers have come to an end. The team and Olsen both announced late Thursday afternoon that they were “mutually” agreeing to go their separate ways after nine incredible productive seasons. (RELATED: David Hookstead Is The True King In The North When It Comes To College Football) You…
Mitt Romney Will Vote For Witnesses In Trump Impeachment Trial
January 31, 2020 by
January 31, 2020 11:12 AM ET Republican Utah Sen. Mitt Romney announced Friday that he will vote to hear from additional witnesses in the senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump. Romney had previously indicated that he wanted to hear from witnesses, including former National Security Adviser John Bolton, and his communications director Liz Johnson…
It’s Judgement Day For Impeachment
January 31, 2020 by
January 30, 2020 11:23 PM ET On the Friday interview edition of the Daily Daily Caller Podcast we cover the end of the question and answer section of the Senate impeachment trial and talk with Senate procedures expert Brian Darling about all of it. Listen to the whole show: Watch the Brian Darling interview: We…
Sanders Leads Biden In New Poll
January 31, 2020 by
January 31, 2020 10:12 AM ET A new national poll released Friday has Vermont independent Sen. Bernie Sanders in the lead for the Democratic presidential race. The Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll has Sanders leading at 27% with former Vice President Joe Biden slightly behind at 26%. This is the first WSJ/NBC poll that doesn’t…
Democrats signal defeat on witness call as Trump impeachment trial nears end
January 31, 2020 by
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democrats sounded resigned to defeat in their bid to call witnesses at U.S. President Donald Trump’s Senate impeachment trial, predicting his fellow Republicans would move swiftly to acquit him as early as Friday evening. “Tonight, all signs point to a rushed acquittal of an impeached president,” Patty Murray, a member of the…
Senate may not decide Trump impeachment verdict until next week: CNN
January 31, 2020 by
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican U.S. Senator John Cornyn said the Senate may not make a decision in President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial until next week, CNN reported on Friday as senators were due to vote on whether to allow witnesses. Speaking to reporters on Friday, Cornyn said the trial could go until next week if…
U.S. consumer, factory data suggest economy losing momentum
January 31, 2020 by
WASHINGTON (Reuters – U.S. consumer spending rose steadily in December, but tepid income gains pointed to moderate consumption growth this year, which together with slumping business investment likely set the economy on a slower growth path this year. FILE PHOTO: Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks at his news conference following the two-day meeting of…
Iowa’s fast-growing Latino community gets new attention from Democrats
January 31, 2020 by
DES MOINES, Iowa (Reuters) – Latinos in Iowa, overlooked as a political force for years in the state that kicks off the U.S. presidential race, have been getting unprecedented attention in a too-close-to-call Democratic White House nominating fight. Brenda Estrada, 15, practices a dance before the start of her Quinceanera celebration at Flamas Night Club…
Dem leaders signal they won’t accept Trump acquittal as legitimate
January 31, 2020 by
Democrats signaled in the runup to the looming conclusion of President Trump’s impeachment proceedings that they’ll simply refuse to accept his all-but-certain acquittal because his “sham” trial lacked proper witnesses and evidence.Signaling how they will message the saga in the coming months on the campaign trail, top Democratic leaders in the House and Senate argued Trump can…
Super Bowl LIV: Live blog
January 31, 2020 by
The Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers will go head-to-head Sunday in Super Bowl LIV.Both teams were among the top seeds in the NFL Playoffs and won their conference championship games decisively.The last time the Chiefs made the Super Bowl was in 1970. Kansas City defeated the Minnesota Vikings in Super Bowl IV, 23-7. Kansas City hadn’t gotten past the…
Trump supporters standing by their president, predict impeachment will ‘backfire on the Democrats’
January 31, 2020 by
DES MOINES, Iowa – Impeachment hasn’t made a lick of difference to Scott Whiton. He’s still in President Trump’s corner.“I support the man and what he’s doing,” the Perry, Iowa, resident told Fox News as he was waiting in line to get into the Republican president’s rally Thursday night at Drake University in Des Moines. “He’s fighting for…
Bolton hits back, decries impeachment witness ‘retribution’
January 31, 2020 by
Former National Security Adviser John Bolton on Thursday defended the impeachment inquiry witnesses who have been attacked by President Trump, implicitly hitting back at similar criticism he has faced for his role in the process.KXAN reported that as Bolton was speaking to a private gathering for an investment firm in Austin, Texas, he defended several of the officials…
Happy Brexit Day!: Campaigners Celebrate Leaving EU After 47 Years
January 31, 2020 by
Nigel Farage has hailed today as a “massive victory for the people against the establishment” as the UK prepares to leave the EU at 11 pm. “What happens tonight at 11 o’clock, we pass the point of no return,” Mr Farage said on Good Morning Britain on Friday. “Once we’re out, there’s no way this…
Blue State Blues: Democrats’ Case Against Trump Is Built on 5 Misquotes
January 31, 2020 by
Drew Angerer/Getty Images House Democrats are fond of saying there is no dispute about the facts in the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump. They are right, in this sense: Republicans are dealing in facts, and Democrats in fantasy. After two marathon question-and-answer sessions in the Senate on Wednesday and Thursday, it became clear that…
Nigel Farage: Brexit Party Ready to Hold Boris To Account on Brexit
January 31, 2020 by
Nigel Farage told Breitbart London that Brexit Day wouldn’t be another 2016, when a new Conservative government appeared sincere on delivering Brexit and lulled voters into a false sense of security. Speaking to Breitbart London outside the Palace of Westminster on the morning of Brexit Day, just hours before he and other prominent Leave figures…
Delingpole: Rejoice! Rejoice! Brexit Day Is Finally Here!
January 31, 2020 by
Today is the United Kingdom’s Independence Day. As Shakespeare would almost certainly have written had he not been made illegal by woke activists: This day is called the Feast of Brexit He that outlives the massive Nigel Farage bash in Parliament Square And comes safe home Will stand a tiptoe when this day is named…
Senate moves to impeachment endgame | TheHill
January 31, 2020 by
The Senate is moving into the final phase of President TrumpDonald John TrumpThe Memo: Trump tries to steal Democrats’ thunder in Iowa Democrats make closing arguments to Iowa voters Alexander to vote no on witnesses, bringing trial close to end MORE’s impeachment trial, but senators expect a drawn-out floor fight before final votes on two…
Three ways the end of the impeachment trial could play out | TheHill
January 31, 2020 by
Friday will be a make-or-break moment in President TrumpDonald John TrumpThe Memo: Trump tries to steal Democrats’ thunder in Iowa Democrats make closing arguments to Iowa voters Alexander to vote no on witnesses, bringing trial close to end MORE’s impeachment trial, as Republicans try to bring the proceedings to a close. Senators will hold a crucial…
Nadler appears to steal podium from Schiff in viral impeachment moment
January 31, 2020 by
Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif, may have been the leading House impeachment manager, but it was Rep. Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., who got the last word in a comical moment that quickly went viral on social media.KEY GOP SENATOR TO VOTE AGAINST WITNESSES Wrapping up the second day of questioning by the Senate jurors, Chief Justice John Roberts…