Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s potential ascension comes as the Oversight Committee’s work is preparing to kick into high gear after Republicans have spent months conducting behind-the-scenes planning. | Francis Chung/POLITICO Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is set to step into a larger role on the House Oversight Committee this Congress, perhaps even its No. 2 Democratic spot. An elevation
Trump Jr., Top Republicans to Arizona Voters: Stay in Line, Do Not Leave Polling Places
Update, 6:47 p.m. ET: Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richard apologized to “any voter who has been frustrated or inconvenienced today in Maricopa County,” adding that “every legal vote will be tabulated. Broadly speaking, the County Recorder is responsible for voter registration and early voting. The Board of Supervisors is responsible for emergency Voting, Election Day operations
Pollak: The Democratic Party Is the Dividing Line in Israeli Politics
The reason Benjamin Netanyahu is no longer the prime minister of Israel today has much to do with the Democratic Party, whose recent drift toward anti-Israel positions has become a major and imminent threat to the security of the Jewish state. Netanyahu had no major failures on his record. On the contrary, he had achieved…
Spin Class Instructor Apologizes for Cutting COVID-19 Vaccine Line
SoulCycle instructor Stacey Griffith publicly apologized on Monday for calling herself an “educator” in order to get the vaccine before more vulnerable Americans. SoulCycle instructor and social media influencer Stacey Griffith boasted about receiving the Moderna vaccine on January 29, in a now-deleted Instagram post. “VACCINE DAY! Step one of the Moderna magic,” she wrote…
Report: Oman, Indonesia Next in Line for Peace With Israel
Oman and Indonesia could be the next likely candidates to establish diplomatic relations with Israel in the coming weeks, the Jerusalem Post reported Sunday, citing a diplomatic source. Morocco was the latest Arab Muslim country to announce normalizing ties with Israel, joining the U.S.-brokered Abraham Accords with the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Sudan. Bhutan also…
At the Supreme Court, a Red Line for Religious Freedom
A majority of justices set limits on state lockdown power last week, in what would seem a watershed for the new court. In a helter-skelter year for Americans’ conception of themselves, their freedoms and the very integrity of the democratic process itself, the Supreme Court set limits last week on the state’s power to curtail…
Projectiles fired towards Israeli forward defensive line in the Golan.
IDF forces mobilize in the north of Israel following Trump’s withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal, May 9, 2018. (photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM/THE JERUSALEM POST) Iranian forces on the Syrian-held side of the Golan Heights fired around 20 projectiles towards Israeli army positions in the forward defensive line of the Golan Heights causing no […]
AMAZING! Trump Supporters Line Streets of Key West for Miles to Welcome President Trump (VIDEO)
President Trump visited Key West, Florida for the first time on Thursday. Supporters LINED THE STREETS to welcome the 45th president. Trump Director of Social Media Dan Scavino, Jr. posted photos from the motorcade. .@POTUS@realDonaldTrump with a beautiful Key West, Florida welcome while en route to briefings with #JIATFSouth, @SouthComWatch, @Norad_Northcom, @DHSgov@SecNielsen and their respective […]
Dozens Killed in Syria Gas Attack; Trump Blames Obama’s Red Line
A worker carries an injured child after an attack with an unknown chemical agent in Khan Shaykhun, Syria, on April 4, 2017. (Photo by Syrian Civil Defense) WASHINGTON — A new apparent chemical weapons attack on Syrian civilians prompted lawmakers to criticize the Trump administration for days ago demoting the priority of unseating Bashar al-Assad, while the […]
2016 Closes With 140 Cops Being Killed in the Line of Duty
A total of 140 law enforcement officers were killed in 2016 in line of duty deaths. The number of deaths increased by 10 over 2015’s 130 officers who were killed. The final death of the year came Friday night when Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Landon Weaver was shot and killed while investigating an alleged violation of […]
36th Police Officer Killed by Gunfire in Line of Duty This Year
Hatch New Mexico Police Officer Jose Chavez became the 35th law enforcement officer to be shot and killed in the line of duty in 2016. The year got off to a bad start with flurry of officers being murdered in the first two months alone. Things got progressively worse from there. UPDATE: Eastman Georgia Patrol […]
After Ivanka ROCKS the RNC, here’s her line that’s driving liberals NUTS
Donald Trump’s eldest daughter, Ivanka, may have been the most anticipated speaker of this week’s convention. And she didn’t disappoint. Americans across the political spectrum — from the most hardcore liberals to most faithful conservatives and everyone in between — were wowed by Ivanka’s sparkle and poise. But, as you would expect, liberals are already […]
‘People Really Go To Jail For Breaking This Law’: Clinton Email Scandal May Have Finally Crossed The Line
Emails stored on Hillary Clinton’s unsecured personal server may have put Central Intelligence Agency personnel at trisk, according to security experts. At least 47 of the 55,000 emails Clinton turned over to the State Department contained the words “B3 CIA PERS/ORG,” the Associated Press reported Wednesday, indicating that the email contained information on CIA personnel or […]
Chris Matthews CROSSES THE LINE with despicable comment about Trump kids…
That the left in America is coming completely unhinged just a few months into the Donald Trump presidency becomes more apparent with each passing day. From Senator Charles Schumer having the audacity to yell at one of his own constituents in public and chase them out of a restaurant for having voted for Trump to […]