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Conspiracy theorist Rachel Maddow has once again outdone herself. ... In an interview with CNN’s Oliver Darcy, Maddow spun yet another wild conspiracy, this time alleging that Trump would imprison her if he wins the 2024 election.

The consumer price index was expected to increase 0.1% on a month basis and 3.4% from a year ago, according to Dow Jones consensus estimates.

Merrick Garland Thinks His Justice Department Is Above CriticismThe attorney general’s complaint about criticism comes with an implicit threat: stop attacking the DOJ—or else.Attorney General Merrick Garland published an op-ed in the Washington Post Tuesday, declaring that unfounded attacks on the Justice Department “must end.” It’s strange and unsettling for the chief law enforcement officer of the United States to write such a thing. Whatever the merits of his argument, it doesn’t come off as an argument. It comes off as a threat.Garland opens with the case of a man recently convicted for threatening to bomb an FBI field office....

WETHERSFIELD, Conn. (WTNH) — Wethersfield town officials have been receiving “vulgar” messages over a controversial decision made last Monday at a council meeting.

U.S. law enforcement and immigration officials have launched more than 100 investigations of crimes tied to suspected members of a violent Venezuelan gang, including sex trafficking in Louisiana and the point-blank shooting of two New York City police officers, according to two Department of Homeland Security officials. The cases involving the Tren de Aragua gang show how hard it is for U.S. border agents to vet the criminal backgrounds of migrants from countries like Venezuela that won’t give the U.S. any help. More than 330,000 Venezuelans crossed the U.S. border last year, according to Customs and Border Protection data, and...

When it comes to wasting stupefying sums of money, few government-funded projects in American history can rival California’s so-called “High-Speed Rail.” After nearly two decades since California’s voters were conned into approving the project, and after already spending an estimated $11.2 billion, there is still not a single mile of installed track. Proponents originally estimated the total system cost at $33 billion; today, that cost estimate has ballooned to $128 billion. Everything about California High-Speed Rail is misguided. The money being spent to build it could instead be used to add lanes to every major freeway in the state, upgrade...

The Biden administration “strongly opposes” a proposal to raise the pay of junior enlisted service members in the military — even after nearly spending seven times the proposed amount on Ukraine and the broader region’s security. The House Armed Services Committee’s (HASC) draft of the 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) would give all junior troops a pay raise, representing a rough total of $24.4 billion over five years, according to the Congressional Budget Office. The Biden administration said in a statement on Tuesday that it does not support the proposed “significant, permanent” pay hike until it has had a...

Yes, that headline is clickbait. No, I am not sorry. After all, a fantasy is a major element of this essay, so I can vaguely justify the connection between the headline and the story. Rachel Maddow ‘worried’ Trump will send her to ‘camps’ if he’s elected president.https://t.co/1eIIB32V1m pic.twitter.com/ylSmvQFLTU— New York Post (@nypost) June 11, 2024Of course, I could argue that I fantasize about Rachel Maddow being carted off to a camp, but the truth is I don't. Maddow is good for a throw-away story every once in a while, but she only matters to me because she is a spokesman...

The list includes registered voters who are showing they are no longer living or active at the registered address for the last four years. Ohio could remove more than 150,000 people from its voter list as it continues to remove inactive voters. Secretary of State Frank LaRose recently released a list of 158,857 inactive voter registrations as part of what he calls an election integrity initiative being implemented before the November general election. The list includes registered voters who are showing they are no longer living or active at the registered address for the last four years. “This list has...

Ashleigh Merchant—the attorney who led the effort to disqualify Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from the election interference case against former President Donald Trump and his allies—is wading into another major RICO case prosecuted by Willis' office. Merchant made an unexpected appearance at the Fulton County Courthouse on Monday afternoon to defend another Atlanta-based attorney who, in a shocking twist, was arrested while in court.

On the Terrorist Attack at the Crocus City Hall in Moscow As delivered by Chargé d’Affaires Katherine Brucker to the Special Permanent Council, Vienna April 11, 2024 This morning I expressed my country’s sincere condolences on the horrific terror attack on the Crocus City Hall in Moscow. I am compelled to take the floor again to counter outrageous claims that have been made in this hall today. The March 22nd ISIS-K terrorist attack at the Crocus City Hall concert venue in Moscow that killed over 130 people and injured hundreds more was the deadliest terrorist attack in Europe since the...

CV NEWS FEED // Critics say a bipartisan online privacy bill currently being debated by federal lawmakers would undermine the efforts of pro-life groups and pregnancy resource centers (PRCs) if enacted. Observers have pointed out that the American Privacy Rights Act (APRA) places an undue burden on the pro-life movement in the name of protecting children online. Federal lawmakers are reportedly reading and considering a memo, distributed by members of the House Freedom Caucus, that outlines the threats to unborn life in the bill. The memo states that the “APRA’s broad definition of a ‘covered entity’ … includes non-profit organizations,...

In October, Mark Garber decided he had had enough. After nearly two years of appeals, he cut a $1,000 check to cover a fine for keeping his brewpub open in late December 2020 in violation of former Gov. Tom Wolf’s emergency orders meant to limit the spread of COVID-19. “We finally bit the bullet even though we didn’t agree with it so we could just move on,” said Garber, co-owner of Big Dog Craft Brewing in Manheim Township. With the citation cleared, Garber said he was able to complete an online renewal for the brewpub’s liquor license, something that had...

The Biden administration Monday threatened to veto a bill that would fund military construction projects along with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for fiscal year 2025, in part due to what it calls “devastating consequences” for abortion access. In a statement, the White House Office of Management and Budget said it “strongly opposes” H.R. 8580. Passed by the House Appropriations Committee on May 23 with a 34-25 vote, the legislation allocates more than $147 billion for the VA and military construction projects. While the Biden administration voiced its opposition to multiple facets of the bill, one of its objections...

Two individuals have been incarcerated for their roles in forging signatures in Florida during a petition drive related to a pro-abortion ballot measure. The duo has also been charged with election fraud in Kansas, though their activities there do not appear to be abortion measure-related. Jamie Johnson, 47, and George Andrews III, 30, have each been jailed for their alleged roles in the crimes. Andrews has been in custody in Florida since February, while Johnson was apprehended last week in Nebraska. According to WUSF, each faces 20 felony charges in Florida, including charges of criminal use of personal identification information...

Paul Ryan, a Fox Corporation Board of Directors member, said Tuesday on FNC’s “Your World” that former President Donald Trump is “unfit for office.” Host Neil Cavuto asked, “Now, I know a lot of these folks who also shared your same concerns about Donald Trump that sort of said, all right, we’re rallying around Donald Trump. You said that would not be the case with you. You had said that he’s a populist and an authoritarian narcissist. That character is too important to me, and it’s a job that requires the kind of character he just doesn’t have. That’s pretty...

In the midst of a contentious election year, Democrats are desperate to convince voters that protecting women and protecting unborn children are mutually exclusive. This was the purpose of last week’s U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, & Pensions (HELP) hearing, “The Assault on Women’s Freedoms: How Abortion Bans Have Created a Health Care Nightmare Across America.” Committee Chairman Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) kicked off the meeting by implying that protecting children somehow harms mothers. “This morning, we will be holding a hearing to take a hard look at how this decision, the Dobbs decision, has impacted women,” he lamented. Sanders was...

Six Russian nationals with potential ties to ISIS have been arrested in New York, Philadelphia and Los Angeles in a coordinated sting by law enforcement. Two ICE officials have told the New York Post they arrested the suspected terrorist affiliates last week after the FBI raised the alarm. The suspects are originally from Tajikistan, and they also have Russian citizenship, according to the Post. Anonymous ICE officials told the newspaper a wiretap revealed one of the suspects talking about bombs. 'Remember the Boston marathon [bombing]? I'm afraid something like that might happen again or worse,' one official told The Post....

Four Democrat leaders were arrested and charged this week with election fraud in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The voter fraud was tied to a 2019 mayoral primary race. Bridgeport City Councilman Alfredo Castillo, Vice Chair of Bridgeport’s Democrat Party Wanda Geter-Pataky were charged with election tampering. Two campaign workers Nilsa Heredia and Josephine Edmonds were charged with election fraud and unlawfully possessing another person’s absentee ballot.

@RepThomasMassie Hunter might deserve to be in jail for something, but purchasing a gun is not it. There are millions of marijuana users who own guns in this country, and none of them should be in jail for purchasing or possessing a firearm against current laws.