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Ohio Governor Urges President Biden to Visit East Palestine
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New York Post: Ohio Republican Gov. Mike DeWine called on President Biden to travel to the village still reeling from a train derailment that spewed toxic chemicals across the area last month, saying, “The people want to see the president.” The governor, who said he’s been to East Palestine four times since the accident, said he’s spoken to the president “several times” and last spoke to him while Biden was in Poland to shore up support for Ukraine in its fight against Russia ( New York Post). Hill: The pressure for Biden to come to Ohio comes as former President Trump, who is seeking a return to the White House in 2024, visited the village last week, accusing the Biden administration of “indifference and betrayal” in its response to the derailment ( Hill).
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NYC to Pay George Floyd Protesters Who Were Arrested
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National Review: Protesters who were restrained with zip ties, battered with batons, and pepper sprayed will be paid millions in a new settlement reached with New York City and the NYPD. The city has agreed to pay out a total of $7 million to the protesters, which comes out to $21,500 each, the highest per-person settlement award in a mass arrest class action lawsuit ( National Review). Fox News: If approved, the settlement is estimated to cost the city between $4 million and $6 million, considering that only about 90 of the 300 people in attendance at the June 4, 2020, protest have already settled with the city out of court. The protests took place just days following the death of George Floyd while in police custody in Minneapolis, which sparked similar protests in cities across the country ( Fox News).
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With Fetterman, Feinstein, Out, Democrats Lack Outright Majority
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Washington Examiner: Democrats have lacked an outright majority this week in the Senate as a number of temporary absences complicate their ability to confirm Joe Biden’s nominees and give Republicans an easier time sending legislation to the president’s desk. Four senators have missed all of their votes this week, three Democrats and one Republican, underscoring just how tenuous the 51-49 Democratic control of the upper chamber is. Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) has left Washington to deal with a “health matter,” according to a spokesperson, and it’s not clear when she’ll be back for Senate votes ( Washington Examiner). Townhall: Fetterman has been hospitalized twice already, and we’re barely 100 days into Congress’ current session. The doctor’s notes, some of which were drafted by campaign donors, attesting to his health despite his refusal to disclose his medical records during the campaign, were rendered worthless when reports trickled out that he blew a fuse during a party retreat last month. Fetterman can’t comprehend what others say to him, likening it to how the teachers in the Peanuts cartoons sound ( Townhall).
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Senator Joe Manchin Appeals to Democrat Colleagues to Negotiate on Debt Ceiling
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Washington Examiner: Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) called on his Democratic colleagues on Thursday to negotiate with Republicans on spending cuts ahead of the country’s summer deadline to raise the debt ceiling. The West Virginia senator, a centrist Democrat, argued that the United States needs to put itself on a fiscally sustainable path, a call that comes as Republicans push to roll back spending as part of any debt ceiling agreement. Democratic lawmakers have resisted the call for concessions, largely insisting on a clean increase and arguing that risking default would be devastating for the economy. Manchin, for his part, said today’s spending levels are “absolutely crippling” ( Washington Examiner).
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Discover Credit Cards to Begin Tracking Gun Purchases
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Fox News: The company behind Discover credit cards will reportedly be joining a larger initiative to track when cardholders make purchases at gun stores. Multiple payment processors such as Visa, Mastercard, and American Express have already joined a massive project to separately categorize gun shop sales. The move has been hailed as a victory for gun control advocates who argue that a separate categorization for gun store sales will help monitor suspicious activity that could lead to mass shootings. Gun rights advocates on the other hand, have warned this could bring unwarranted scrutiny on the overwhelming majority of law-abiding gun owners ( Fox News). Rep. Troy Nehls: Discover Card will begin tracking firearm purchases starting next month. There are more than 50 million Discover cards in use right now. They are coming for your guns little by little ( Twitter).
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President Biden Sides with Republicans on D.C. Crime Bill
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Washington Examiner: President Joe Biden won’t veto a Republican-led measure making its way through the Senate that seeks to overturn a newly passed law that would overhaul D.C.’s century-old criminal code and reduce the penalties for some crimes, he told Senate Democrats on Thursday. The decision not to veto the legislation deals a major blow to local lawmakers in Washington, D.C., who urged congressional Democrats and Biden to vote against the measure in order to preserve the city’s local autonomy ( Washington Examiner). NBC: D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser opposed the changes passed by the city council but her veto was overridden. The bill would have made broad changes to how D.C. approaches crime, including eliminating most mandatory minimum sentences and reducing mandatory maximum penalties ( NBC).
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Democrat Mayor Resigns, Arrested on Charges of Child Pornography
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Washington Post: The mayor of College Park, Md., was arrested Thursday morning and has been charged with 56 counts of possession and distribution of child pornography, videos that were shared on the social media app Kik. Patrick Wojahn, the 47-year-old mayor of the town that hosts the University of Maryland campus, resigned from his post Wednesday night ahead of the arrest, the city said in a statement. Wojahn was elected as the city’s mayor in 2015 ( Washington Post).
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DOJ Says Trump Not Immune from Jan 6, Can be Sued
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Bloomberg: The Justice Department says Donald Trump is not entitled to absolute immunity against civil lawsuits seeking to hold him liable for the attack on the US Capitol on Jan. 6 because he’s accused of inciting “imminent private violence.” Government lawyers agreed with Trump that presidents are entitled to robust protections against being sued over their official duties. But in a newly filed court brief, they disagreed that the allegations in the Jan. 6 cases against the former president entitle him to immunity at this stage. They didn’t take a position on whether he should ultimately win or lose on the merits ( Bloomberg). NBC: Two Capitol Police officers, James Blassingame and Sidney Hemby, and 11 members of Congress are seeking to hold Trump liable for injuries or damages caused during the riot ( NBC).
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Lori Lightfoot’s Lackluster Personality Played Major Factor in Historic Loss
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Dan Proft: Remember, this was not a repudiation of Lori Lightfoot’s policies. It was a repudiation of the consequences of her policies that a lot of Chicagoans otherwise support when they don’t connect the dots. But more than anything, it was a repudiation of her personality. She was just so personally off-putting, so personally disdainful that people had enough of her ( Daybreak Daily). Ben Shapiro: Chicago has now ousted Lori Lightfoot, the intersectional Smeagol who has used her race and sexual orientation as both sword and shield for her garbage policies ( Twitter).
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North Korea Faces Mass Hunger as Agriculture Efforts Yield Little Crop
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Wall Street Journal: North Koreans are experiencing widespread hunger and dying of starvation as the country suffers one of the worst food crises in decades as a result of its international isolation and natural disasters that have damaged crops, reducing yields. The North Korean regime held an urgent meeting on agriculture and the economy this week. Such a gathering is rare and indicates the seriousness of the shortages ( Wall Street Journal). Reuters: A lack of adequate agricultural infrastructure, machinery and supplies including fertilizers and fuel have made North Korea more vulnerable to natural disasters, experts say ( Reuters).
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Mike Gallagher talks with Chicago AM 560 The Answer's Dan Proft about Lori Lightfoot’s resounding defeat in her bid for re-election
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Mike Gallagher: Lori Lightfoot as mayor of Chicago is no more. Dan Proft is the morning host on AM 560 The Answer in Chicago, along with Amy Jacobson. Dan, you’re smiling today. I think a lot of Chicagoans are probably enjoying this defeat of Lori Lightfoot a little too much.
Dan Proft: Well,...
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Brandon Tatum discusses recent reports that roughly 50% of homicides go unsolved and relates a funny and true personal story of proactive policing
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Officer Tatum: I’m sure many of you guys probably would be horrified at what I’m about to read, but it’s true: “Roughly half of the homicides go unsolved in the United States of America. The FBI data analysis by the Murder Accountability Project and The Marshall Project revealed that in...
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Julie Hartman continues her point-by-point discussion on what makes America different — and yes, exceptional
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Julie Hartman: So, the first way America is exceptional is the tremendous upward mobility that America allows. The second is our religious pluralism. And third, I would like to say is our Bill of Rights. Our Bill of Rights is one of the things that has made this country so exceptional.
The way that...
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Julie Hartman offers reasons to be unapologetically proud of the United States of America
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Julie Hartman: I would like to talk to you about American exceptionalism, which may seem like a total 180 from the previous subjects that I was discussing on the show. But actually, the previous subjects inspired me to do this final one.
If you look at what I have talked about today — Hungary’s...
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Dennis Prager discusses stunning new polling information revealing that nearly 20% of Gen Z identifies as LGBTQ
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Dennis Prager: What the left is doing to this country is destroying it. It’s as simple as that. And if you vote for the Democratic Party, you are participating in the destruction of the country and the consequences to your children and grandchildren.
So, I should probably give you an example of...
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Hugh Hewitt and Mike Pompeo discuss the US Energy Department concluding that the covid virus likely escaped from a Wuhan lab
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Hugh Hewitt: Joined by the former Secretary of State and CIA Director of the United States, Secretary Mike Pompeo. Good morning, Mr. Secretary. Welcome back to the Hugh Hewitt Show.
Mike Pompeo: Good Morning, Hugh. Great to be with you.
Hugh Hewitt: The first question has to be the story that came...
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Charlie Kirk gets an inside account of the spontaneous and continuing worship at Asbury University from seminary student, Michael Aper
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Charlie Kirk: Joining us now is Michael Aper, an Asbury Theological Seminary student. You’ve probably heard or seen about the revival that is now sweeping the nation that started at Asbury University in Kentucky. Michael, welcome to the program.
Michael Aper: Thank you, Charlie.
Charlie Kirk:...
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Sebastian Gorka talks with Joe DiGenova and Victoria Toensing about the questions likely to be raised and answered by the January 6 footage
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Dr. Sebastian Gorka: Alright, we’re going to leave Tucker’s team to do the heavy lifting over the next few days to sift through the 41,000 hours of footage. But given that two years has elapsed since January the sixth, given the charade, the farrago, the clown show that was the January 6th...
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Dinesh D’Souza discusses the looming troubles for Social Security and how Democrats seek to demagogue rather than solve the issue
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Dinesh D’Souza: There’s a huge amount of demagoguery coming from Democrats and from the left on the issue of Social Security, and now also Medicare. It’s pretty much the same line of attack: “Republicans are trying to cut your Social Security and Medicare and we won’t let them.”
Biden...
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Eric Metaxas and Naomi Wolf discuss the very dark, very troubling plans the Davos oligarchy has for America and the world
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Eric Metaxas: Naomi, I’m a simple person in many ways, and I just have to over and over and over, you know, repeat the obvious or try to remind myself, I’m not dreaming this, I’m not making this up. This is real. You have bravely and brilliantly uncovered what is happening because there are...
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