A special Morning Jolt today, as I try to run through a long but by no means complete list of good news from the past year that was astoundingly under-reported and discussed, particularly when compared to presidential tweets, discussions of which pop culture offerings weren’t woke enough, glowing profiles of … Read More
Month: December 2019
Voters cast their ballots to vote in state and local elections at Robious Elementary School in Midlothian, a suburb of Richmond, Virginia, U.S. November 5, 2019. (Ryan M. Kelly/Reuters) Representative George Holding (R., N.C.) announced Friday that he will not seek reelection in 2020 after a North Carolina district reconfiguration put his seat in danger.
Adam Schiff joins Nancy Pelosi to speak about Democratic legislative priorities and impeachment inquiry plans during her weekly news conference in Washington, U.S., October 2, 2019. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters) Today on The Editors, Rich, Charlie, Michael, and Luke discuss impeachment proceedings. The following is an excerpt from episode 179 of The Editors. Rich: Nancy Pelosi announces
A Polish politician tweeted out an old picture Thursday showing him making an odd gesture behind President Trump’s back. The reason seems to be an attempt to take a poke at President Trump. Why else would Donald Tusk, the former head of the EU Council, tweet a photo taken at the G7 summit in Canada
How Is That Working Out For You? Democrats all over Outrageville were no doubt thrilled on Thursday when Nancy Pelosi slurred her instructions to the House Judiciary Committee to proceed with articles of impeachment against President Trump. The leftist fantasy about this toilet-paper-thin case for impeachment ends with the president being removed from office once
Rep. Matt Gaetz went off on Democrats’ impeachment witnesses, repeatedly prodding the consitutional scholars on whether they donated to Democratic campaigns such as Barack Obama’s. #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
Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif attends a news conference at the Untied Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, October 29, 2019. (Denis Balibouse/Reuters) While Emmanuel Macron was complaining of NATO’s ‘brain death,’ European efforts to circumvent U.S. sanctions on Iran continued apace. At this week’s celebration of NATO’s 70th birthday in London, a bizarre inversion occurred:
Joe Biden responds to a question during a forum held by the Giffords group and March For Our Lives in Las Vegas, Nev., October 2, 2019. (Steve Marcus/Reuters) Former Vice President Joe Biden is accusing the media of “bad judgment” in their coverage of progressive Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, saying reporters and commentators have exaggerated her
Bloomberg speaks at the Ceremony Awards of “C40 Awards the 11 Best Cities of 2016 for Addressing Climate Change”, in Mexico City, Mexico, December 1, 2016. (Henry Romero/Reuters) Democratic presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg claims no one asked him until he was a 2020 contender about the controversial “stop and frisk” policy the NYPD adopted while he
You remember Karen McDougal, right? The former Playboy model who cashed in on an alleged affair with Donald Trump in 2006 and sold her story to the National Enquirer just before the 2016 election is back in the news today. She’s suing Fox News Channel for defamation over remarks Tucker Carlson made on his primetime
Law professor Pamela Karlan did more than cross the line in taking a cheap shot at President Donald Trump’s son, Barron Trump, in her pro-impeachment testimony. In openly demonstrating her strong personal animus against Trump, she disqualified herself as an expert witness. Don’t get me wrong; I’m not intimating that these proceedings have anything to
Reports on FISA abuse and Russia origins set to be released, contain major revelations. #Hannity #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 FOX Broadcasting Company and
A man walks past television screens during the shopping season. November 16, 2018. (Henry Romero/Reuters) An Oregon FBI field office is warning that hackers could use smart televisions to spy or cyber-stalk, encouraging users to up their security around the devices. “Beyond the risk that your TV manufacturer and app developers may be listening and
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry talks during the Rome MED Mediterranean Dialogues forum in Rome, Italy. December 2, 2016. (Remo Casilli/Reuters) Former secretary of state John Kerry endorsed Joe Biden for President on Thursday, citing Biden’s performance serving as vice president in the Obama administration as proof that he has what it takes to
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (left) joins House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to discuss the impeachment inquiry during her weekly news conference on Capitol Hill, October 2, 2019. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters) During a CNN town hall Thursday night, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told an audience “let’s not even contemplate” the possibility of Donald Trump being elected
After weeks of hearings, hyperbole, and histrionics over Ukraine-Gate, have House Democrats advanced the case for impeachment? Not only have they not moved the polling, they may have lost ground — in their own caucus. CNN’s Manu Raju caught up with the two House Democrats who voted against authorizing the inquiry to find out whether they
Her Eyes Are Blinking “H-E-L-P” in Morse Code A quick respite from the political news slog has been delivered unto us from the most unlikely of places. Peloton — the indoor workout bike that runs around fourteen and a half million dollars — has released a Christmas with a creep factor so high that it
The influence of Wall Street hedge funds is slowly creeping into rural America. #Tucker #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 FOX Broadcasting Company and FOX
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., December 5, 2019. (Tom Brenner/Reuters) As USMCA negotiations drag on, Texas Democrats Vicente Gonzalez and Filemon Vela urged House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to press Mexico for firm security commitments in the war on Mexican cartels to protect U.S. trade and tourism. “We can
South Bend mayor Pete Buttigieg holds a town hall event in Creston, Iowa, November 25, 2019. (Scott Morgan/Reuters) South Bend, Ind., city councilman-elect Henry Davis Jr. said on Thursday that it “is not an excuse at this point” for mayor Pete Buttigieg to claim he was “slow to realize” desegregation in city schools had not
Sen. Kamala Harris speaks at the 2019 National Forum on Wages and Working People in Las Vegas, Nev., April 27, 2019. (Gage Skidmore) The California senator faded badly after a promising start to the race. Here’s what went wrong for her along the way. Eight months ago, pundits from across the political spectrum were putting
It seems that not all reporters bought Nancy Pelosi’s “hearts full of love” nonsense from her statement this morning. At the end of her subsequent press briefing, Sinclair’s James Rosen asked as Pelosi walked away from the podium, “Do you hate the president?” Pelosi wheeled around and began berating the reporter even while he explained
MISLEADING HEADLINE ALERT! Nothing. We learned nothing. OK, we learned that Stanford law professor Pamela Karlan is a pinched, bitter woman who probably has daddy issues she’s been carrying throughout her life. Naturally, her maladjusted nastiness turned her into an instant folk hero for the foot-stomping Left. Rounding up a few academics to complain about
House Republican report says no evidence for Trump impeachment. Ohio Congressman Jim Jordan weighs in on ‘America’s Newsroom.’ #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 FOX
CAIR executive director Nihad Awad speaks to the press in Washington, D.C., in 2004. (Jason Reed/Reuters) A weekend at American Muslims for Palestine’s annual convention Its leaders won’t condemn terrorist groups such as Hamas or Hezbollah, but the co-founder and executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), Nihad Awad, says his organization fights
Hillary Clinton, accompanied by her husband former U.S. President Bill Clinton (L) and running mate Senator Tim Kaine, addresses her staff and supporters at a hotel in New York, November 9, 2016. (Carlos Barria/Reuters) My friend Maureen Callahan (who, like me, is a longtime fan of Howard Stern’s celebrity interviews, which elicit more frankness than
Congressman Duncan Hunter (R, Calif.) leaves court following his arraignment at federal in San Diego, Calif., August 23, 2018. (Mike Blake/Reuters) Representative Duncan Hunter (R., Calif.) has not indicated that he will leave his seat in the House after he pleaded guilty on Wednesday to campaign finance violations. Hunter had long criticized the investigation against
There are some die-hard Beto O’Rourke supporters in Texas who want him to run against Senator John Cornyn in 2020. I thought we were all past this conversation, but apparently we are not. The filing deadline date is December 9 so we are almost down to the wire here. Panic has set in with the
Thanks to the noise of the Democrats’ divisive and destructive impeachment drive, hardly anyone is noticing just how good we have it right now. We’re in a Golden Age. Here are four pieces of great news that benefit all Americans. Unemployment Unemployment stands at a historic low – just 3.6%. To a degree not seen
Since 2016 President Trump has been focused on his promises and continues to get things done, which angers Democrats. 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 FOX