OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla.âRep. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) on June 28 secured the most votes in the Republican primary for the U.S. Senate but did not clear the 50 percent threshold necessary to avoid a runoff. With 73 percent of the votes reported at 10:33 p.m. on June 28, Mullin received 43 percent of the vote followed […]
Lumber Prices Rose 50 Percent Since August and May Climb Higher
The price tag on lumber, after declining since its all-time high in May, could climb higher through the early months of the coming year, experts recently told Insider. The outlet reported Saturday: Lumber futures as of October 8 were hovering around $713 per thousand board feet â still 58% lower than the record high of…
GOP Rep. Ellzey Urges Congress to Go Back into Session to Extend August 31 Deadline, Take Back Bagram Air Base
Sunday on Fox News Channelâs âAmerica Reports,â Rep. Jake Ellzey (R-TX) called on Congress to be called back into session to have the Afghanistan evacuation August 31 deadline extended and to take back the Bagram Air Base. Ellzey, who completed tours in Iraq and Afghanistan as a Navy fighter pilot, emphasized that the United States…
Adam Schiff: Evacuations in Afghanistan Likely Not Over by August 31, Airport Terror Threat ‘Very Real’
On Monday, House Intelligence Committee Chair Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) relayed some sobering news about the situation in Afghanistan when he told reporters that evacuations will likely extend past the August 31 deadline, during which time airport security will remain hostile. Speaking to reporters on Capitol Hill following a classified intel briefing, Schiff said that itâs…
House Armed Services Chair Smith: We Need to ‘Go Outside of the Airport’ to Complete Evacuation, August 31 Deadline Won’t Work
On Saturdayâs broadcast of MSNBCâs âAlex Witt Reports,â House Armed Services Committee Chairman Adam Smith (D-WA) said that completing the evacuation of Afghanistan will clearly extend beyond the August 31 deadline and âWeâre going to have to go outside of the airport in order to get the Americans and the SIV holders out.â Smith said, âI…
201,000 Jobs Added in August, Unemployment Rate Remains at 3.9%
Total nonfarm payroll employment grew by 201,000 in August, an increase from last monthâs downwardly revised reading of 147,000, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The national unemployment rate remained at 3.9%. Private service-providing industries gained 178,000 jobs, led by professional and business services and education and health services, which both added 53,000 jobs. […]
Its Going Down: Antifa, Submedia And Crimethinc Plan To Set August On Fire With Violent Confrontations
August is looking to heat up with Antifa and their comrades Submedia and Crimethinc getting ready to get their violence on in the name of confronting fascism. Thatâs rich because they are communists. They are also taking a so-called stance against the prison-industrial complex and of course their efforts to throw the border wide open […]
Analysis: Unprecedented Democratic Obstructionism Justifies McConnell’s Cancellation of August Recess
Yesterday, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced that the upper chamber’s traditional August break would be severely limited this year. Â Democrats have lashed out at the decision, accusing McConnell of playing partisan hardball in an election year. Â They say he’s scheming to keep them in session, rather than back home (and therefore off the campaign […]
National Protest of Planned Parenthood August 22
In response to recently released undercover videos from The Center for Medical Progress (see below) exposing the inhuman and potentially illegal actions of Planned Parenthood employees harvesting and selling the body parts of aborted babies, Human Life International is co-sponsoring a National Day of Protest on August 22, 2015 at Planned Parenthood Facilities across the […]