The U.S. House of Representatives passed the $1.9 trillion coronavirus package on Wednesday with one Democrat, Rep. Jared Golden (D-ME), voting against the measure. All House Republicans voted against the bill. The reaction to the package passing mostly towed party lines. President Joe Biden retweeted, “Help is here,” in celebration of the legislation that only allocates nine…
Report: McConnell Wanted Amy Coney Barrett Nominated Immediately — The Night Ruth Bader Ginsburg Passed
November 25, 2020 by
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell reportedly wanted Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett nominated immediately — and he said as much the night the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg passed. Josh Holmes, who served as McConnell’s chief of staff from 2010-2013, said in the Frontline documentary “Supreme Revenge: Battle for the Court” that McConnell was…
Congress Passed Lautenberg Amendment To Rescue Soviet Jews—Why Not For White South Africans? (But Trump Can Take Executive Action NOW)
March 13, 2018 by
South Africa’s white farmers have their collective heads on the block following the vote by the country’s parliament to expropriate their land without compensation. The plan’s main proponent, Julius Malema of the Economic Freedom Fighters party, says white farmers are “criminals” who must be driven off the land. Make no mistake, this is shorthand for […]
Message to President Obama: Dems Passed A 1960 Resolution To Prevent Supreme Court Appointment Ahead Of Election
February 18, 2016 by
In the wake of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia’s death, President Barack Obama said he plans on nominating a successor despite Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell ‘s vow not to fill the seat until the election is over. While Democrats in the upper chamber – including Sen. Chuck Schumer of New York and former Sen. Russ […]
Report: Jihadi Bride Passed 3 Visa Background Checks Despite Online Posts About Violent Jihad
December 13, 2015 by
Tashfeen Malik, the Pakistani woman who killed 14 people with her husband in San Bernardino earlier this month, openly advocated violent jihad on her social media accounts before coming to the U.S., but government officials approved her fiancee visa anyway, The New York Times reports. Law enforcement officials discovered the posts, according to The […]
Carson: If CA Attacker Passed Vetting, It ‘Should End the Conversation’ About Refugees
December 5, 2015 by
Republican presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson argued that if one of the perpetrators of the San Bernardino attack passed background checks, that should end the conversation” about Syrian refugees and President Obama’s agenda “is not to protect the American people” on Friday’s “Sean Hannity Show.” Carson stated that if there were extensive background checks done […]
John Kerry, Iranian Leaders Passed Over for Nobel Peace Prize
October 11, 2015 by
There has been speculation that John Kerry and Iranian foreign minister Javad Zarif would be selected for the Nobel Peace Prize. However, today it was announced that the prize will instead go to the Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet “for its decisive contribution to the building of a pluralistic democracy in Tunisia in the wake of the […]