Monthly Archives: June 2019

DNC Announces 20 Qualifiers For First Dem Debates

The Associated Press reports: The Democratic National Committee has announced the 20 candidates who have qualified for the party’s first presidential primary debates later this month. Montana Gov. Steve Bullock was the most high-profile candidate left off the list. He failed to reach the party’s polling or grassroots fundraising thresholds. U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton of Massachusetts, former U.S. Sen. Mike …

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FLORIDA: Chick-Fil-A Franchise Owner Charged With Molesting Teen While Leader Of Church Youth Group

ABC News reports: A former youth leader was arrested Wednesday for lewd and lascivious molestation, according to the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office. Matuszek is the owner/operator of Chick-fil-A at Westfield Countryside mall in Clearwater. Detectives say between August 2014 and April 2015 Heather Matuszek, 32, inappropriately touched an underage girl who was in her youth group at the Clearwater Community …

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Dallas To Pay $650,000 For Banning Porn Convention

Courthouse News reports: The Dallas City Council approved a $650,000 settlement Wednesday of a free-speech lawsuit filed by a pornography convention organizer that was kicked out the city-owned convention center three years ago on moral grounds. The 15-member council unanimously approved the settlement without debate. Interim City Attorney Christopher J. Caso told the council before the vote that “it is …

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Fox News Analyst Andrew Napolitano: The President Is Prepared To Commit A Felony To Get Reelected [VIDEO]

“With respect to opposition research, the Federal Election Commission decided in other cases that that is a thing of value. That comes from a statute that prohibits receipt money or a thing of value from a foreign national. Whether the person is working for a foreign government or not.  He would be committing a felony. This is not an area …

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BREAKING: Sarah Huckabee Sanders To Step Down

USA Today reports: Sarah Sanders, who as President Donald Trump’s press secretary became the public face of the White House through some of the administration’s most contentious chapters, is leaving her post. Sanders, who worked for Trump’s 2016 campaign before being elevated to press secretary in 2017, announced the news in tweet on Thursday. The daughter of former Arkansas Gov. …

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GOP Sen. Marsha Blackburn Blocks Bill That Would Require Campaigns To Report Foreign Offers Of Dirt

Axios reports: Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) blocked an effort by Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) to pass a bill via unanimous consent requiring campaigns to report any offers of foreign assistance to the FBI. “We are all for free and fair and honest elections. These reporting requirements are overbroad. Presidential campaigns would have to worry about disclosure at a variety of …

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White House Spox Hogan Gidley: Trump “Absolutely” Said He Would Report Foreign Offers Of Dirt To The FBI

And the gaslighting just goes on and on: There was a clean-up effort Thursday at Aisle: Fox News, when White House spokesman Hogan Gidley insisted President Donald Trump was clear that he would inform the FBI if foreign intelligence reached out with dirt on his 2020 opponent. “It’s absolutely ridiculous,” Gidley fumed. “There’s been no collusion, no corruption, no obstruction. …

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Liberty Counsel: Taylor Swift Wants To Ban The Bible

Via press release from hate group leader Mat Staver: Pop sensation Taylor Swift is all-in for the so-called “Equality Act.” This dangerous measure, which has already passed the House, would impose the LGBT agenda on every American, even those with conscience-based religious objections to LGBT conduct. But Swift either doesn’t know or doesn’t care. The singer/songwriter launched a nationwide petition …

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Trump On Harris’s Promise To Prosecute Him If Elected: “Who Wouldn’t” Say That? I’d Probably Say The Same

The Hill reports: President Trump bashed Sen. Kamala Harris’s presidential campaign after the California Democrat said her Justice Department would “have no choice” but to prosecute Trump if she were elected. “Oh, give me a break. She’s running for president, she’s doing horribly, she’s way down in the polls,” Trump said. “I must say, Pocahontas is really cleaning her clock,” …

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Pompeo Blames Iran For Attack On Oil Tankers [VIDEO]

The New York Times reports: Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Thursday that intelligence reviewed by American officials showed that Iran was responsible for attacks on two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman, a critical waterway for the transit of much of the world’s petroleum. Mr. Pompeo did not present any evidence of Iran’s involvement when announcing the findings. …

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Howard Schultz Cuts Staff, Puts Campaign On Hiatus

The Huffington Post reports: Starbucks billionaire Howard Schultz told campaign staff that he is making significant cuts to his team, as he suspends his political plans for the summer. Schultz came into the office Wednesday for the first time in months and met with the staff, according to a person in the room. He announced that he was letting everyone …

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Wife Of GOP House Rep. Duncan Hunter Pleads Guilty To Campaign Fraud, Will Cooperate With Prosecutors

San Diego’s Fox affiliate reports: Rep. Duncan Hunter’s wife, who pleaded not guilty last summer along with her husband to charges of using more than $250,000 in campaign funds for their personal use, changed her plea to guilty in a hearing Thursday morning. Attorneys for Margaret read a brief statement outside the courthouse after the hearing. She said in part: …

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Boris Johnson Takes Big Lead In Bid To Become PM

The Associated Press reports: The flamboyant, divisive Boris Johnson took a commanding lead Thursday in the contest to become Britain’s next prime minister, winning by far the largest share of support in the first round of voting by Conservative Party lawmakers. Johnson, a former foreign secretary and leading Brexit campaigner, secured 114 of the 313 votes cast by Conservatives in …

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Office Of Special Counsel: Kellyanne Conway Should Be Fired For Her Repeated Violations Of The Hatch Act

The Washington Post reports: The Office of Special Counsel has recommended the removal of White House counselor Kellyanne Conway from federal office for violating the Hatch Act, which bars federal employees from engaging in political activity in the course of their work. The report submitted to President Trump found that Conway violated the Hatch Act on numerous occasions by “disparaging …

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Pelosi: Trump Saying He’ll Accept Dirt From Foreign Spies Won’t “Trigger” Impeachment Hearings [VIDEO]

“Everybody in the country should be totally appalled by what the president said last night. Should be totally appalled. He has a habit of making appalling statements. This one borders on so totally unethical but he doesn’t even realize it. However, what we want to do is have a methodical approach to the path we’re on and this will be …

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House Panel Subpoenas Michael Flynn And Rick Gates

The New York Times reports: The Democratic-led House Intelligence Committee said on Thursday that it had issued two new subpoenas demanding that Michael T. Flynn, President Trump’s former national security adviser, and Rick Gates, a former top Trump campaign aide, provide testimony and documents related to their interactions with Russians and other foreign powers. The subpoenas, dated Wednesday, are tied …

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Lindsey Graham On Trump Accepting Dirt From Foreign Spies: “It’s A Mistake, I Don’t Want To Encourage This”

USA Today reports: U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham said Thursday that President Donald Trump and other American politicians should reject offers of foreign aid for American political campaigns. Graham said he made that point during the confirmation hearings for FBI Director Christopher Wray. Trump’s engagement with Russian officials during his election in 2016 has been the subject of investigation and speculation. …

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Trump Unveils His Color Scheme For New Air Force One And It Looks A Lot Like His Failed Trump Shuttle Airline

Politico reports: President Donald Trump unveiled his proposed changes to the presidential aircraft, including a new red, white and blue color scheme for the Air Force One jets that have maintained the same exterior visage for decades. In an interview that aired Thursday on ABC’s “Good Morning America,” the president gave host George Stephanopoulos a peek at his new plans, …

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Gallup: Slim Majority Back New Civil Rights For LGBTs

Just in from Gallup Polling: A slight majority of Americans (53%) say that new civil rights laws are needed to reduce discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. This comes one month after the House of Representatives passed the Equality Act, which would protect LGBT people from discrimination in employment, housing and other settings. Gallup found similar support for …

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Florida Cops Refuse To Provide Security For “Death To Gays” Christian Conference Celebrating Pulse Massacre

Orlando’s ABC affiliate reports: A Clermont church is planning a “Make America Straight Again” conference just days after the three-year mark of the Pulse nightclub shooting. In preparation for the event, church leaders have reached out to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office and asked if they could hire deputies to work security for the conference. The Sheriff’s Office later declined …

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