Merriam-Webster’s “Word of the Year” Is Proof Society Has Lost It – The word is “they”…
December 11, 2019
The “they” they’re speaking of is in reference to the way people with gender dysphoria or people desperate for attention refer to themselves when they identify as neither male or female. According to NBC News, Merriam-Webster arrived at the decision because they watched as searches for the word grew “dramatically”...
McConnell: Senate won’t take up impeachment trial before Christmas…
December 11, 2019
“What is not possible, obviously, would be to turn to an impeachment trial or to do [the U.S.-Mexico-Canada agreement] in the Senate before we break for Christmas,” McConnell told reporters, outlining the Senate’s agenda for the rest of the year.
Investors warn Pelosi’s drug price bill could dry up funding for small biotech companies…
December 11, 2019
According to BIO, the biotech industry's main trade group, seven out of 10 clinical trials for new medications are conducted by small biotech start-ups. To do these trials, the start-ups often rely on funding from private investors. Pelosi's bill would allow for the government to arbitrate lower prices on the costliest drugs each year, which many fear will push investors away.
Pastors, worship leaders pray for Trump in Oval Office amid impeachment fight
December 11, 2019
About 50 worship leaders from across America gathered for a faith briefing Friday organized by Paula White-Cain, the president's personal pastor and special adviser to the Faith and Opportunity Initiative in the White House.
Trump Shuts Down WTO Appeals Court, Sending EU, China Scrambling For ‘Plan B’…
December 11, 2019
Donald "Tariff Man" Trump (his words) can now impose whatever tariffs he likes, without fear that the WTO might find them to be illegal...
Gov. Ralph ‘Black Face’ Northam: Register Your AR-15 with Government or Hand It Over…
December 11, 2019
The Virginia Mercury reported Northam spokeswoman Alena Yarmosky used a statement to say, “The governor’s assault weapons ban will include a grandfather clause for individuals who already own assault weapons, with the requirement they register their weapons before the end of a designated grace period.” Yarmosky made clear details on other gun controls will be made known before the start of the 2020 session in which Democrats take charge...
77-year-old Biden Signals He’ll Only Serve One Term…
December 11, 2019
While the option of making a public pledge remains available, Biden has for now settled on an alternative strategy: quietly indicating that he will almost certainly not run for a second term while declining to make a promise that he and his advisers fear could turn him into a lame duck and sap him of his political capital.
Harvey Weinstein’s bail hiked to $2M bond weeks before sex assault trial…
December 11, 2019
The disgraced diabetic producer, whose lawyers said he’s getting back surgery this week, used a walker to shuffle into Manhattan Supreme Court. The accused rapist was in court Wednesday to modify his bail conditions in light of the new bail reform laws that go into effect Jan. 6. Assistant DA Joan Illuzzi-Orbon also said his ankle monitor had been untraceable at least 56 times, in violation of the conditions of his release. Justice James Burke set $2 million bond or $5 million cash.
READ: Horowitz opening statement to Senate panel…
December 11, 2019
Michael Horowitz testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee…
December 11, 2019
NC senator calls on governor to sue NYC over homeless relocation
December 11, 2019
Sen. Danny Britt (R-Robeson) said New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s own failed policies have forced him to “deport” the City’s homeless population... The City of Newark filed a federal lawsuit Monday to stop NYC from locating its homeless to the Newark area... An investigation by the New York Post and CBS 2 uncovered New York City was spending millions to relocate homeless families across the United States, including sending them to North Carolina... New York’s “Special One Time Assistance” program allows families who lived in shelters for more than a year to relocate to another community and they will pay their rent for 12 months.