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The Daily White House Press Briefing Should Be Scrapped | National Review
Karine Jean-Pierre’s disastrous book tour only underscores the long-running pointlessness of her former job. Source link
Read MoreTrump threatens ‘guns-a-blazing’ response to Nigeria over Christian attacks
President Trump threatened to send U.S. military to Nigeria and withhold foreign aid to the country if the government “continues to allow the killing of Christians.” He said aid will be stopped and the military “may very well go into that now disgraced country, ‘guns-a-blazing,’ to completely wipe out the Islamic Terrorists who are committing…
Read MoreObama stumps for Spanberger, slams Trump White House
Former President Barack Obama targeted the White House on Saturday as he came out to Virginia for Democratic Virginia gubernatorial candidate Abigail Spanberger. Mr. Obama said the White House every day “offers up a fresh batch of lawlessness and recklessness and mean-spiritedness and just plain craziness.” “We’ve got a commander in chief who fires decorated…
Read MoreJoyful Day of the Dead commemorations rally U.S. Latino communities despite immigration raid fears
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — More than 100 people followed Aztec dancers through an arch of paper flowers into El Colegio High School on Saturday morning to visit altars that students had created to commemorate Día de Muertos or Day of the Dead. “It’s … a way of greeting our ancestors into our homes, back into our…
Read MoreWhite House restricts press access near Oval Office
The White House is limiting access to the Upper Press offices, where the press secretary and other members of the White House communications staff sit and media members go up to ask questions. Upper Press is near the Oval Office. A memo sent out from the White House said the press would no longer be…
Read MoreExclusive: Heritage Reassigns Chief of Staff Following Tucker Carlson, Nick Fuentes Fallout | National Review
The conservative think tank’s executive vice president, Derrick Morgan, has been tapped to replace Ryan Neuhaus as chief of staff. Source link
Read MoreTrump signals SNAP will be funded after judges rule contingency funds be used
President Trump said he’s looking into whether he can legally fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program after a federal judge ruled the administration must use contingency money to keep the program running. The benefits were set to lapse Saturday as the government shutdown reached a month and the Agriculture Department said it didn’t have enough…
Read MoreFurloughed federal workers face delays getting unemployment pay during shutdown
For more than two weeks now during the government shutdown, Imelda Avila-Thomas has been trying in vain to get approved for unemployment compensation to help cover essentials such as food and mortgage payments for her family while she’s on unpaid furlough from her federal government job. She kept asking questions and was ultimately sent a…
Read MoreNew Jersey’s high energy costs emerge as a factor in tightening governor’s race
Crushing electric bills are angering New Jersey voters, and Republicans hope pinning the blame on Democrats will elect the state’s first GOP governor in 12 years. Republican Jack Ciattarelli and Democrat Mikie Sherrill are running neck-and-neck in some of the latest polls in New Jersey’s race for governor. The contest has narrowed as utility bills…
Read MoreFBI raid at Idaho horse track shows how immigration is a top focus across law enforcement
BOISE, Idaho — The first sign something was amiss was the thwack of helicopter rotors overhead, followed by screams. Within moments, Anabel Romero was on the ground with her hands restrained behind her, she said, as law enforcement officers brandishing guns removed her 14-year-old daughter from a nearby truck and zip-tied the teen while her…
Read MoreWashington Times Weekly: The National Guard is staying in Washington
Hi, I’m George Gerbo, and welcome to Washington Times Weekly, where we get a chance to sit down with our reporters and delve into their coverage of the latest news and events. [GERBO] Let’s dive in with some goings-on here in the District, specifically the National Guard, which has been a presence in D.C. dating…
Read MoreNovember’s Elections Will Decide the Fate of Virginia’s Abortion Amendment | National Review
Removing safeguards to women’s health doesn’t advance their freedom — it puts them at risk. Source link
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