Texas state Rep. Justin Holland (R-Rockwall) caved to gun controllers Monday and voted in support of a bill, HB 2744, to raise the minimum purchase age for AR-15s and similar semiautomatic rifles from 18 to 21. On Saturday, an attacker opened fire on Allen, Texas, mall goers with an AR-15. The attacker was 33 years
Texas Rep. Holland Votes to Raise AR-15 Minimum Purchase Age to 21 After 33-Year-Old Mall Attacker Uses One
July 13, 2023 by
âThe Stakes Could Not Have Been Higherâ: Biden Celebrates Bipartisan Passage Of Debt Ceiling Raise
June 3, 2023 by
President Joe Biden delivered remarks Friday night in celebration of the bipartisan passage of a bill raising the debt ceiling, saying âthe stakes could not have been higher.â The president and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy were deliberating a bipartisan solution to raising the debt ceiling for weeks before potential default on June 5, with the
Republican Lawmakers Raise Questions over $200 Million Park Service Grant to Pelosi’s DistrictÂ
April 26, 2023 by
National Park Service (NPS) Director Chuck Sams told Congress that President Joe Bidenâs Interior Department ordered him to transfer $2srcsrc million in federal funding to a park in Rep. Nancy Pelosiâs (D-CA) district, drawing increased scrutiny by House Republicans. Last week, Sams reportedly told Congress that Interior Department Fish and Wildlife and Parks Assistant Secretary
Pro Golfer Annika Sorenstam to raise funds for East Palestine, Ohio residents
April 20, 2023 by
The chemical spill in East Palestine, Ohio, hit home for legendary golfer Annika Sorenstam. Mike McGee is the son of four-time PGA Tour winner Jerry McGee and the husband of LPGA Hall of Famer Annika Sorenstam. McGee grew up with his sister Michelle in East Palestine, Ohio. A freight train carrying toxic chemicals derailed in […]
Dem Rep. Harder: ‘Genie Is out’ after SVB and We’ll Need to Raise Amount of Deposits Protected ‘Pretty Dramatically’ Above $250K
April 5, 2023 by
On Wednesdayâs broadcast of NBCâs âMTP Daily,â Rep. Josh Harder (D-CA) argued that covering deposits above the $250,000 limit in the case of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) means âthe genie is out of the bottleâ and the limit on deposits covered by the FDIC has âimplicitly been raised, but we need to make it explicitâ
Exclusive: Republicans Raise Concerns over a Historic Painting Covered at U.S. Marine Academy
March 9, 2023 by
Four House Republicans, all of whom attended U.S. military academies, authored a letter raising concerns over media reports indicating a historic painting that memorializes sailors lost at sea during WWII with a depiction of Jesus Christ is being covered up with the threat of removal. The letter obtained by Breitbart News, led by Rep. Mike Garcia (R-CA)
On this day in history, Feb. 23, 1945, US Marines raise American flag over Iwo Jima, captured in heroic photo
March 2, 2023 by
Six United States Marines raised the American flag atop Mount Suribachi amid horrific combat on Iwo Jima, the intense wartime scene captured in perfect angle and frame by photographer Joseph Rosenthal, on this day in history, Feb. 23, 1945. The raw power of the image instantly gripped a nation at war with Nazi Germany in […]
The time George Santos tried to raise crazy money to host a simple rally for Trump
February 23, 2023 by
Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) speaks with reporters as he enters his office on Capitol Hill on Jan. 24, 2src23. | Francis Chung/POLITICO NEW YORK â One of Rep. George Santosâ first-known forays into politics was an attempt to raise $2src,srcsrcsrc for a pro-Trump rally in 2src19 in Buffalo, N.Y. that never happened. The five-figure fundraising
Summers: We’re Going to Have to Replace Oil Released from SPR, Which Will Raise Prices
October 23, 2022 by
During an interview aired on Fridayâs edition of Bloombergâs âWall Street Week,â Harvard Professor, economist, Director of the National Economic Council under President Barack Obama, and Treasury Secretary under President Bill Clinton Larry Summers stated that while he agrees with the initial release from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve done by the Biden administration, he isnât…
Jayapal: Senate Dems Should Overrule Parliamentarian if Needed to Raise Minimum Wage
February 26, 2021 by
On Wednesdayâs broadcast of MSNBCâs âRachel Maddow Show,â House Progressive Caucus Chair Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) stated that if the Senate parliamentarian votes that a minimum wage increase cannot be passed via budget reconciliation, Senate Democrats should vote to overrule the parliamentarian. Host Rachel Maddow asked Jayapal if she thinks âDemocrats in the Senate should use…
GOP Sen. Kennedy: Hunter Biden Revelations Raise Issue of Why Media and Tech Clamped Down on N.Y. Post Reporting
December 10, 2020 by
On Wednesdayâs broadcast of the Fox News Channelâs âThe Story,â Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) stated that the revelation that Hunter Bidenâs taxes are under investigation will bring back the issue âof how and why many major news organizations and social media platforms tried to tap down the New York Post story about the laptop and the things…
Obama Advisor Says They Tried To Raise Trumpâs Profile By Mocking Him. Oops.
July 31, 2018 by
A new book titled, âObama: An Oral History,â reveals that former President Barack Obama’s 2008 campaign manager and senior advisor David Plouffe said the Obama Administration wanted to raise the profile of Donald Trump so that he would become the “identity” of the Republican Party. As author Brian Abrams delineates, Plouffe added that raising Trumpâs […]
Progressive Dem: Trump ‘Right to Raise Tariffs’ as America’s China Policy Has Been ‘Schizophrenic’
April 8, 2018 by
A couple walk by an American flag signboard outside a supermarket selling imported groceries at the Qingdao bonded zone in east China’s Shandong province on April 5, 2018. (Chinatopix via AP) WASHINGTON â Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.), a member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC), expressed support for the trade actions President Trump has taken […]
Analysis Finds 1 Million Americans So Far Getting Pay Raise From Tax Reform.
January 6, 2018 by
One million Americans are getting pay increases because of the tax reform package signed into law in December. âMore than one million hardworking Americans have already received a âTrump Bonusâ or âTrump Pay Raiseâ as a result of the historic tax reform package that President Donald J. Trump signed into law just before Christmas,â @PressSec […]
Sweden Forced to Raise Retirement Age To Pay For Mass Immigration Policy.
December 18, 2017 by
The increasing costs of population growth in Sweden, driven almost entirely mass migration, have forced the government to seriously consider raising the national retirement age to pay for the additional costs. Swedish Socialist party Finance Minister Magdalena Andersson announced that the retirement age would likely be raised in the near future in order to offset increased welfare costs, […]
New details about airport gunman raise DISTURBING questions
January 8, 2017 by
Greetings from my Batcave in Washington DC. Itâs been a very productive week here with the NRA Winter board meeting and visits on Capitol Hill. However, the week ended with terrible tragedy in Florida as five people were killed and eight others wounded when a gunman opened fire at Ft Lauderdale airport. I had planned […]
Hacked Emails Raise Possibility Of Clinton Foundation Ethics Breach
October 15, 2016 by
Hacked emails published by Wikileaks this week appear to show Qatar pledging to donate $1 million to Hillary Clinton’s family’s charitable foundation, despite her promise to curb new donations by foreign governments while U.S. secretary of state. In an email from 2012, a senior official from the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation informs colleagues […]
Hillary vows âwe will raise taxes on the middle classâ
August 5, 2016 by
The Hillary campaign will obviously say she âmisspokeâ and meant to say something else – either that she would raise taxes on the âsuper richâ or that she would cut taxes on the middle class. Come on, theyâll say. You canât really think thatâs what she meant. And no. I donât. That is, I donât […]
Hillary Clinton Critics Raise Questions After Video Captures This Moment in Polk County, Iowa
February 3, 2016 by
Though the Hillary Clinton campaign is claiming victory in Iowa following Mondayâs caucuses, a video from one Democratic caucus event is leading some observers to question whether she actually won the state. And several Democrats are now raising allegations of voter fraud. At Roosevelt High School in Des Moines, supporters of Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders […]
“We Will Raise Taxes, Yes We Will” Bernie Sanders
January 26, 2016 by
We’ve gone all the way from “Yes, we can” to “We will raise taxes, yes we will.” But that’s the medium stage of socialism. It begins with inspiration, continues on to highway robbery and ends somewhere in a gulag. Forward! “We will raise taxes, yes we will,” Sanders said at CNN’s Democratic town hall in […]
Bernie Sanders: âYes, I Will Raise Taxes On Everybodyâ
December 28, 2015 by
Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders has made headlines several times over the past week as more and more people question how the country could ever afford his plan. On Friday, Bill Maher pushed and prodded a flummoxed Sanders over the untenable costs of his platform. Now, liberal media darling, George Stephanopoulos has finally gotten Sanders to […]