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Feb 15 2019
News
National emergency plan announced via iPhone Notes app? Twitter noticed
President Donald Trump plans to declare a national emergency to get more funding for a wall at the U.S.-Mexico border while he signs a bill that provides some money for a physical barrier there, the White House said.
And when White House press secretary Sarah Sanders announced the decision Thursday via an image of her statement on Twitter, users noticed that it appeared to be written in
USA TODAYJul 24 2016
News
Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort: DNC emails ‘prove system was rigged’
Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort says leaked emails showing top Democratic Party officials conspiring to undermine Sen. Bernard Sanders’ presidential primary campaign proves the “system was rigged against them from the start.”
Washington TimesAug 26 2019
Opinion
Why Michelle Obama Won’t Run in 2020
The Democrats are clearly losing confidence that their declared presidential candidates can beat President Trump in 2020. They tout polls showing that any of their top four candidates would win the general election were it held now, but only the most naïve take such hypothetical matchups seriously. Moreover, they can see that their leading candidate is so fuddled that he frequently forgets his
Guest Writer - RightApr 29 2021
Opinion
Government Won’t Fix the Semiconductor Shortage
Jerry Sanders, a former chairman of the Semiconductor Industry Association and a founder of Advanced Micro Devices , predicted in the 1970s that “semiconductors would prove to be the crude oil of the information age.” It was an understatement.
Midprice automobiles today are controlled by 100 or more silicon chips. Cars couldn’t meet legal standards for mileage or pollution—or even start
Guest Writer - RightDec 05 2019
Analysis
Harris Fans Blame Billionaires, Sexists, and Racists for Her Campaign's Collapse
Blaming everyone but Kamala Harris for her presidential campaign's collapse. The conversation surrounding Kamala Harris' exit from the 2020 presidential race has been reaching some ridiculous places since the California senator announced she was dropping out yesterday. Harris herself blamed billionaires, basically, while supporters and pundits expanded the blame to also include sexism, racism
ReasonFeb 15 2019
News
Courts Should Not Defer to Trump’s National-Security Pretext
Earlier today, Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced that President Trump will sign the compromise government funding bill and “will also take other executive action — including a national emergency — to ensure we stop the national security and humanitarian crisis at the border.” These are ominous words, indicating that the president is prepared to defy Congress and the plain language of the
National Review (News)Jan 22 2021
News
Tale of two briefings: Jen Psaki treated much differently by press than Sean Spicer
CNN pundit-turned-White House press secretary Jen Psaki held her first press briefing on Wednesday and the mostly friendly questions were a stark contrast to the way media members treated the Trump administration's first event.
Psaki left CNN to take a gig as a senior adviser for the Biden-Harris transition team and was later named press secretary. The first question she faced was
Fox News (Online News)Feb 19 2020
Opinion
It’s time to give the elites a bigger say in choosing the president
Only a fraction of the Democratic primary electorate has voted so far, but the nomination season is off to a rocky start. Independent Bernie Sanders seems to be leading in popular votes, while upstart Pete Buttigieg is ahead in the delegate count. And there’s also the question of whether either one — or any of the other candidates — can bring the party together moving forward.
The
Washington PostJun 06 2019
News
2020 race: The one thing 23 Democrats aren’t talking about
Can U.S. foreign policy be a winning campaign issue? Republicans have traditionally had an advantage on national security, but Democratic dark horse Seth Moulton wants to flip that script in the 2020 race.
Of all the Democrats vying to be leader of the free world, Seth Moulton may be the only one who actually talks much about the world.
An ex-Marine who served four combat tours
Christian Science MonitorOct 07 2019
News
Shopping has become a political act. Here’s how it happened.
In August, it was SoulCycle and Equinox. The month prior, Home Depot. Back in 2017, L.L.Bean. These are only a few of the companies to ignite the collective ire of progressive consumers over corporate ties to Trump. In the case of the boutique fitness studios, it was a Trump fundraiser hosted by their majority stake investor Stephen M. Ross; with the home improvement chain, it was co-founder
Vox