Palestinians do weird things. A few days ago, the Palestinian Authority (PA), which rules most of the West Bank, refused to accept the tax revenues it is owed by the Israeli government. Today, Hamas, which rules all of Gaza, launched more than 200 rockets into Israel. Both of these are, on the surface, self-defeating steps that make no sense.
Month: May 2019
Democrats and media critics throw a temper tantrum over Attorney General William Barr’s handling of the Mueller report. #TheFive #FoxNews FOX News operates the FOX News Channel (FNC), FOX Business Network (FBN), FOX News Radio, FOX News Headlines 24/7, FOXNews.com and the direct-to-consumer streaming service, FOX Nation. FOX News also produces FOX News Sunday on
The surprising GDP boom in the first quarter doesn’t look like a fluke at all. Job creation had its biggest gain in April since the first of the year, adding 263,000 jobs and sending unemployment to a 49-year low. The latter might have more to do with the vagaries of the BLS Household survey, but don’t
(Philippe Wojazer/Reuters) Journalists have a habit today, especially during the Trump era, of patting their own backs. CNN White House correspondent Jim Acosta’s upcoming book “The Enemy of the People: A Dangerous Time to Tell the Truth in America” is a good example of this hubris. The book is described by the publisher as an
Former vice president Joe Biden speaks at a rally with striking Stop & Shop workers in Boston, Mass., April 18, 2019. (Brian Snyder/Reuters) Making the click-through worthwhile: On the campaign trail, Joe Biden offers an assessment of China’s leaders that is simply stunning; the Democrats rage about Attorney General William Barr but are vague on
Attorney General William Barr testifies before a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, May 1, 2019. (Aaron Bernstein/Reuters) Washington finds a bugaboo. I can’t think of a better illustration of our partisan divide than the reactions to Attorney General William Barr’s testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday. Democrats are furious at Barr’s defense
House Judiciary Committee ranking member Rep. Doug Collins sounds off during his opening statement at a hearing meant to include the attorney general, telling Democrats that if staff members want to ask questions, they should run for Congress. #AmericasNewsroom #FoxNews FOX News operates the FOX News Channel (FNC), FOX Business Network (FBN), FOX News Radio,
It’s not a Godfather II-Michael Corleone “nothing, Senator” counteroffer … but it’s not a whole lot more than that, either. Perhaps sensing that a court fight over Robert Mueller’s report might not get resolved soon enough for his purposes, House Judiciary chair Jerrold Nadler tried suggesting a small amount of compromise from his original subpoena. At
Students mourn during a candlelight vigil for victims of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., February 15, 2018. (Carlos Garcia Rawlins/Reuters) Disgraced former Broward County sheriff’s deputy Scot Peterson, who failed to act to stop the shooter who killed 17 at Parkland, Fla.’s Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School last year,
Democratic presidential candidate Senator Michael Bennet (D., Colo.) speaks in Washington, D.C., April 10, 2019. (Yuri Gripas/Reuters) Colorado senator Michael Bennet makes 21 Democratic presidential candidates, and the impending announcement of New York City mayor Bill de Blasio will bring the total to 22. Our Dan McLaughlin asks whether we should include Mike Gravel and
President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin at the APEC Summit in Danang, Vietnam, November 11, 2017. (Jorge Silva/Reuters) President Donald Trump said Friday after a phone call with Russian president Vladimir Putin that Putin has no desire to involve Russia in the spiraling political crisis in Venezuela. “We talked about many things. Venezuela was
Democrat Sen. Whitehouse presses Barr on his bombshell revelation that he wants to investigate whether former President Obama’s DOJ spied on the Trump campaign. Barr made headlines when he used the word ‘spying’ to describe 2016 FBI investigations at a House Appropriations hearing. FOX News Channel (FNC) is a 24-hour all-encompassing news service dedicated to
Can a state require presidential candidates to reveal their tax returns to qualify for the ballot? California legislators tried it once, but Jerry Brown vetoed it two years ago, noting that it was likely unconstitutional. That didn’t stop state senators from passing it again, and this time they hope Gavin Newsom wants to pick a
Demonstrators react in front of a burning military vehicle during clashes with security forces in Caracas, Venezuela, May 1, 2019. (Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters) While Republicans were largely united in their support for the opposition to Nicolás Maduro’s regime, Democrats offered a wide range of messages on the issue. When Ilhan Omar was asked about Venezuela on
Then presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in Fresno, Calif., May 27, 2016. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters) Making the click-through worthwhile: The New York Times confirms that the FBI sent undercover investigators to talk to Trump-campaign officials in 2016 after all; the Washington Post uncovers some unnerving new details about Bernie Sanders’s “honeymoon” to
Workers prepare boxes for shipment inside of an Amazon fulfillment center in Robbinsville, N.J., November 27, 2017. (Lucas Jackson/Reuters) Economic growth exceeded expectations in April as the market added 263,000 new jobs and unemployment sank to its lowest level in 49 years, according to Labor Department data released Friday. The 263,000 new jobs easily surpassed
Attorney General Bill Barr agrees with Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz that weaponizing the Department of Justice against a political opponent is an abuse of power no matter who does it. #DailyBriefing #FoxNews FOX News operates the FOX News Channel (FNC), FOX Business Network (FBN), FOX News Radio, FOX News Headlines 24/7, FOXNews.com and the
Remember when Republicans capped the deductions for state and local taxes (SALT) as part of their overall tax reform package in December 2017? Critics predicted the Apocalypse, and advocates waited excitedly for tax revolts in blue states. Governors in high-tax states accused Donald Trump and the GOP of economic warfare, especially New York’s Andrew Cuomo,
The Pentagon in Washington, D.C. is seen from aboard Air Force One, March 29, 2018. (Yuri Gripas/Reuters) The Pentagon has revealed that 120 civilians lost their lives as a result of American military operations in 2018. In a report released Thursday, the Defense Department said that 42 civilians had been killed in Iraq and Syria,
This week, the New York Times got itself into hot water for printing a blatantly Jew-hating cartoon in its international edition. The cartoon depicted Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu as an elongated dachshund, a Star of David hanging around his neck, leading a fat, blind, yarmulke-wearing Donald Trump … Read More
(Carlos Jasso/Reuters) Yesterday I wrote about the Kansas Supreme Court’s lawless ruling in Hodes & Nauser v. Schmidt, which for the first time in history located a right to abortion in the Kansas Constitution. Today, I examine the role that commission-based methods of nominating state judges — a.k.a the Missouri Plan — have had in causing the Kansas
In a resurfaced tweet, Rep. Ilhan Omar claims U.S. forces killed ‘thousands’ of Somalis during the 1993 mission; reaction from retired Sergeant Major Kyle Lamb, who fought in the Battle of Mogadishu. FOX News operates the FOX News Channel (FNC), FOX Business Network (FBN), FOX News Radio, FOX News Headlines 24/7, FOXNews.com and the direct-to-consumer
Bill and Hillary Clinton criticize AG Barr over Mueller report; Senate Judiciary Committee chairman Sen. Lindsey Graham says the Clintons are the last people he would seek legal advice from. FOX News operates the FOX News Channel (FNC), FOX Business Network (FBN), FOX News Radio, FOX News Headlines 24/7, FOXNews.com and the direct-to-consumer streaming service,
If it’s still “the economy, stupid,” Donald Trump has positioned himself well for re-election. CNN reported this morning that the president hit a new high for approval on the economy, with 56% of respondents giving him good grades. It’s the best rating for Trump in more than two years, and this time economic performance justifies
(Carlos Garcia Rawlins/Reuters) The Trump administration on Thursday adopted protections for medical professionals who have moral objections to performing certain controversial procedures. The new rule, instituted by the Department of Health and Human Services, will prohibit regulations designed to punish doctors who decline to perform abortions, assisted suicides, and sterilizations, among other procedures. The rule requires that
Democratic 2020 presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke reacts during a kickoff rally in El Paso, Texas, March 30, 2019. (Lucas Jackson/Reuters) Over at the Daily Beast, Margaret Carlson doesn’t think it’s too early to administer last rites to the Beto O’Rourke presidential campaign, and offers a blistering assessment of O’Rourke as a fundamentally unserious candidate: According
Then-state senator Catherine Pugh speaks during a TV interview near the City Hall in Baltimore, Md., in 2015. (File photo: Sait Serkan Gurbuz/Reuters) Baltimore mayor Catherine Pugh resigned Thursday amid a mushrooming corruption scandal. Pugh’s resignation is effective immediately, her attorney Steve Silverman said at a press conference that she herself did not attend. “Dear
Someone needs to teach Representative Omar of Minnesota the meaning of irony. This freshman representative who spent so much time castigating Israel and repeatedly making anti-Semitic remarks had the audacity this past week to claim that she is fighting against anti-Semitism. This same woman who continually tries to perpetuate the anti-Semitic stereotype of Jews being
HAPPENING NOW: After days of a tense back and forth that ended with the House voting to allow staff lawyers to question the attorney general, Barr is refusing to testify in front of the panel on the Mueller report as planned. AG Barr cites the ‘inappropriate and unprecedented’ nature of permitting an extra hour for
With the economy booming and showing positive signs across the board, it’s something of a mystery why so many people continue to insist that everything is terrible and the world is about to end. That’s the issue being tackled by our friend Andrew Malcolm this week at his new home, Issues & Insights. (Be sure