Nikki Haley has won the Republican primary in the District of Columbia, notching her first victory of the 2024 campaign. Her victory Sunday at least temporarily halts Donald Trump’s sweep of the GOP voting contests, although the former president is bound to pick up several hundred more delegates in this week’s Super Tuesday races. Despite […]
Category: Domestic
Ruthless Haitian gangs ready to rule Government
The government of Haiti declared a 72-hour state of emergency on Sunday after armed gangs stormed a major Port-au-Prince prison. At least 12 people were killed and about 3,700 inmates escaped in the jailbreak. Gang leaders say they want to force the resignation of Prime Minister Ariel Henry, who had travelled abroad.The groups aiming to […]
Feds arrest conservative Journalist Steven Baker
Former New York Times writer (and now Howard University journalism professor) Nikole Hannah-Jones declared recently that “all journalism is activism.” Advocacy journalism is all the rage in journalism schools and on major media platforms. Given that shift in journalism, one would think that these editors and journalists would love Steven Baker. Baker was arrested for […]
Oregon gives up on failed drug decriminalization
Oregon lawmakers have moved to reintroduce criminal penalties for the possession of hard drugs, in effect ending the state’s groundbreaking three-year decriminalization experiment. In 2020, nearly 60% of voters moved to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of illicit drugs with the passage of Measure 110, but the new law had grown increasingly controversial as […]
Dr. Jill campaigning with Trump in her sights
First lady Dr. Jill Biden isn’t holding back as her role in her husband’s reelection campaign comes into sharper focus. Though the first lady has offered critiques of Republicans and former President Donald Trump in the past, her remarks at an Atlanta event Friday to mobilize female voters marked a clear shift – and her […]
USA planes have made three airdrops into Gaza
The US has carried out its first airdrop of aid for Gaza, with more than 30,000 meals parachuted in by three military planes. The operation was carried out in conjunction with the Jordanian air force, US Central Command said.Officials say the drop was the first of many announced by President Joe Biden on Friday.He promised […]
Democratic Women’s message “Be Very Afraid”
As President Joe Biden casts about for a winning campaign theme (“Dark Brandon,” “Bidenomics,” and whatever that bizarre Andy Rooney–style disquisition on “shrinkflation” was that he delivered on Super Bowl Sunday have not caught fire), perhaps he should take a page from some leading Democratic women, who are honing a message: Be afraid. Be very […]
Going to Mexico for Spring break? Be careful!
The U.S. on Thursday warned American citizens traveling to Mexico for spring break to exercise increased caution. “Crime, including violent crime, can occur anywhere in Mexico, including in popular tourist destinations,” the U.S. Mission to Mexico said in a news release. It advised travelers to maintain situational awareness and promptly leave potentially dangerous situations. The […]
Biden: Gaza cease fire on hold after IDF killings
Gaza health authorities said Israeli forces on Thursday shot dead more than 100 Palestinians as they waited for an aid delivery, but Israel blamed the deaths on crowds that surrounded aid trucks, saying victims had been trampled or run over.At least 112 people were killed and more than 280 wounded in the incident near Gaza […]
Biden says Congress is to blame for Border chaos
President Joe Biden took his second-ever trip to the U.S.-Mexico border on Thursday, visiting one of the slowest sectors of the state, blaming Congress for failing to pass border initiatives while also touching on climate change. Biden made his trip Thursday, the same day former President Donald Trump visited Eagle Pass, Texas, and met with […]
Illinois Federal Judge removes Trump from ballot
On Wednesday, Cook County Circuit Judge Tracie Porter ruled that Donald Trump is barred from appearing on the ballot for next month’s Illinois Republican primary thanks to the “insurrection clause” contained within the Constitution’s 14th Amendment. This states no person shall “hold any office, civil or military” who having taken an oath to “support the […]
IDF troops fire on Gaza civilians killing over 100
At least 104 people were killed and 760 injured in a chaotic incident where Israel Defense Forces’ troops opened fire as hungry Palestinian civilians were gathering around food aid trucks, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza. Civilians had swarmed around newly arrived aid trucks in the hope to get food, when Israeli […]