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June 9, 2020

Marc Thiessen: If Dems back defunding police, Trump will win reelection

If the Democrats cave to far-left-ideals and become the party of defunding the police, President Trump will win re-election in November, Fox News contributor Marc Thiessen urged Tuesday.

June 9, 2020

Mike Huckabee: Get rid of Democrats running big cities, not police officers

Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee said Tuesday that defunding or disbanding U.S. police departments is not the answer to nationwide protests against police brutality, arguing for the ouster of Democrats who run cities with the most problems.

June 8, 2020

Black Twitter users mock Dems for donning kente cloth: 'Don't treat Africans like we're children'

Congressional Democrats' attempts to look woke appeared to backfire on them Monday when a series of black Twitter users accused them of cultural appropriation.

June 5, 2020

Dem AGs ask Congress for more power to investigate local police departments

The letter, reported by Politico, asks Congress to give state attorneys general "clear statutory authority under federal law to investigate and resolve patterns or practices... of unconstitutional policing by local police departments in our respective states."

June 5, 2020

Trump taunts Biden on 1994 crime bill, black incarcerations

President Trump took an opportunity Thursday night to remind voters of Joe Biden’s support for a controversial 1994 crime bill that many critics blame for high levels of incarceration among African-Americans.

May 27, 2020

House Republicans say votes taken in House under proxy plan 'cannot become law,' would be unconstitutional

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., Minority Whip Steve Scalese, R-La., and Republican Conference Chairwoman Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., lambasted the proxy voting plan during a press conference, along with a handful of other members. The House Republicans announced a lawsuit against House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., on Tuesday over the proxy voting system's constitutionality. 

May 21, 2020

House Dem criticizes her own party for shoving 'wish list' stimulus package: 'It's not a good look'

Rep. Katie Porter, D-Calif., offered rare criticism of her own party's coronavirus legislation as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., pressured the Republican-led Senate to adopt what Porter described as a Democratic "wish list."

May 20, 2020

Sen. Portman proposes 'bonus' to get Americans earning more on unemployment relief to return to the workforce

Republican Senator Rob Portman, R-Ohio, wants a provision in the next COVID-19 relief bill to address unemployed workers who are receiving more money in federal benefits quarantining at home than they normally would under their regular salary if they were to return to work.

May 20, 2020

Charles Payne slams California gov's bid for coronavirus bailout as 'beyond the pale'

Fox Business Network anchor Charles Payne told “America’s Newsroom" Wednesday that California Gov. Gavin Newsom's request for federal money to help close the state's coronavirus-induced budget deficit is "beyond the pale."

May 17, 2020

Reporter's Notebook: Battle over House Dems' coronavirus aid bill sends these messages

The House Democrats' bill may not go “anywhere,” but it will likely serve as a marker and send a message, in more ways than one.