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A second accusation of sexual misconduct was made public yesterday against Judge Roy Moore as he runs for the U.S. Senate in Alabama.  The woman, Beverly Young Nelson, alleges that in 1977 Roy Moore attempted to rape her while giving her a ride home from her job at a diner. Even more so than the previous ones, this allegation is deeply troubling, and if true, would be absolutely disqualifying. Judge Moore has strenuously denied the allegations and denies having ever met the alleged victim. We should keep in mind that the alleged victim is represented by notorious celebrity feminist attorney Gloria...

The U.S. Army has not and will not approve enlistment waivers for individuals with a history of self-mutilation or other documented serious mental health conditions, the Army’s top general said Wednesday. Gen. Mark Milley, the Army’s chief of staff, said recruitment standards have not been adjusted to meet hefty accession goals as the service looks to grow its force for the second consecutive year, calling a USA Today report that indicated the service would accept some individuals with past mental health issues “mischaracterized.” The report cited internal Army documents and listed conditions including self-mutilation, bipolar disorder, depression or drug or...

The Air Force dutifully accepted an award from the Anti-Defamation League on Monday for combating intolerance, but buried the fact that the recent hysteria over racist writings at its Academy Preparatory School turned out to be a total hoax.The ceremony took place in San Francisco at the ADL’s Never is Now Summit on Monday, during which time Scott Levin, director of the ADL’s Mountain States’ Region, heaped praise on the Academy for “swiftly, clearly and forcefully accessing the racial slurs at the Air Force Academy Preparatory School.”Academy Superintendent Lt. Gen. Jay Silveria then accepted the award, according to the Air Force’s...

The country’s immigration enforcement officers launched a website Tuesday demanding President Trump do more to clean up their agency, saying he’s left the Obama team in place and it’s stymieing his goal of enforcing the laws on the books. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement supervisors in Philadelphia banned officers from wearing bullet proof vests during an operation in the dangerous “badlands” section in the city’s north, for fear of offending the immigrant community, the new website, jicreport.com, charges. Meanwhile officers in one Utah city are required to give city officials seven days’ heads-up before arresting anyone — and by the...

Attorney General Jeff Sessions testified Tuesday that the Justice Department has 27 open investigations into leaks.“We had about nine open investigations of classified leaks in the last three years,” Sessions said. “We have 27 investigations open today. We intend to get to the bottom of these leaks. I think it…has reached epidemic proportions. It cannot be allowed to continue and we will do our best effort to ensure it does not continue.”President Donald Trump has been enraged about the amount of national security leaks during his administration. These leaks have included transcripts of his phone calls with foreign leaders.  A July Senate...

Black Christian Conservative Republican Lloyd Marcus here. I call upon all my fellow Christians not to abandon our brother Roy Moore who is running for U.S. Senate Alabama. Right before the election, 40-year-old sexual misconduct allegations have come out against Judge Moore, which he has denied. Judge Moore is hated by Leftists and establishment Republicans because he is an outspoken, character-driven Christian conservative; a faithful courageous defender of our Constitution, principles and values which have made America great. Moore elected to the U.S. Senate would be extremely helpful to Trump draining the swamp and making America great again. Judge Moore's...

It’s not cellphones or the Internet, but 127-year-old technology that helps to ease the burden of commuting around the Capital Region.Jock Elliott of Troy coordinates the Capital District Commuter Assistance Network, a group of volunteer amateur, or HAM, radio operators who provide information about travel hazards in an effort to ease traffic congestion. Commuter Net, as it’s called, is a 20-year-old system that has sustained itself without dues, bylaws or regular meetings.“When I started, I felt that if it were my wife or son out there, I would want there to be somebody to help,” said Elliott. “I got involved...

The national left-wing media trying to make way too much President Trump's comments on Putin and Russian meddling in the election. While they continue to ignore the obvious Clinton issues, as does the special prosecutor and FBI. But as former federal prosecutor Andrew McCarthy notes: Mueller is aggressive hunting down the Trump campaign. The Obama Justice Department, FBI and national media were ever so gentle and utterly disinterested in pursuing even the most obvious questions about Hillary Clinton. The fix was in from the very top and very early then-President Obama during an interview on "Fox News Sunday" exonerated Hillary...

Donald Trump, Jr. released correspondence he had with Wikileaks after reports published Monday revealed he communicated with the organization during and after the 2016 presidential election.The Atlantic first reported the president's son communicated with Wikileaks via direct messages on Twitter between September 2016 and July 2017. Shortly after ABC News and CBS News confirmed the report, Trump, Jr. tweeted copies of the emails cited in the Atlantic story. "Here is the entire chain of messages with @wikileaks (with my whopping 3 responses) which one of the congressional committees has chosen to selectively leak. How ironic!" Trump, Jr. wrote.The messages indicate...

Attorney General Jeff Sessions is entertaining the idea of appointing a second special counsel to investigate a host of Republican concerns — including alleged wrongdoing by the Clinton Foundation and the controversial sale of a uranium company to Russia — and has directed senior federal prosecutors to explore at least some of the matters and report back to him and his top deputy, according to a letter obtained by The Washington Post. The revelation came in a response from the Justice Department to an inquiry from House Judiciary Committee Chairman Robert W. Goodlatte (R-Va.), who in July and again in...

The Food and Drug Administration has approved an antipsychotic drug that carries a digital sensor to track whether patients are taking it, according to an agency announcement published Monday.The new drug, Abilify MyCite, is used to treat schizophrenia and manic episodes associated with bipolar disorder. After a patient has swallowed it and once the medication reaches the stomach, a sensor sends a message to a wearable patch, which then transfers information onto a mobile app. Patients then use the app to track whether they have taken their medication and they can give caregivers or doctors access to that information through...

He wanted to murder Christians, but apparently to charge him with terrorism would be “Islamophobic.”“Palestinian Migrant Who Attacked Hamburg Shoppers Wanted to Kill Christians,” by Chris Tomlinson, Breitbart, November 12, 2017 (thanks to the Geller Report): German federal prosecutors now believe that Hamburg supermarket attacker Ahmad A. was motivated by religious hatred to kill German Christians, but have refused to charge him with terrorism.The 26-year-old failed Palestinian asylum seeker will be charged with the murder of a 50-year-old man and six more counts of attempted murder. Prosecutors say that he was upset about the treatment of Muslims, claimed they were being...

Reps. Mark Meadows, R-N.C., and Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, said Monday they would not withdraw their endorsements for Judge Roy Moore, even as Senate Republicans continued to denounce his campaign and call for him to be expelled from the Senate if he wins next month."You can't unring a bell," said Meadows, the chairman of the House Freedom Caucus, when asked if is still endorsing Moore. "At this point, it's up to Alabama to figure out — Washington D.C.'s not going to decide that. The people of Alabama will." "Look, I'm like everyone else," Jordan said when asked about his endorsement. "If...

Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett (D) signed legislation Monday that requires a $15-an-hour minimum wage starting in 2021 for businesses with at least 51 employees, and giving smaller businesses a bit more time to implement that wage. The wealthy county is the first jurisdiction in Maryland, and the second in the region behind the District, to adopt a $15 minimum, which has become a central focus of the progressive movement in recent years. Leaders of the business community oppose the law and say it will put Maryland’s largest jurisdiction at a disadvantage compared to its suburban neighbors. Advocates are vowing...

A federal judge dismissed for the second time the lawsuits involving the e-mails of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. The complaints were filed by two conservative groups. They sought to compel the Department of State to recover all e-mails from Clinton during her tenure as Secretary.In 2016, U.S. District Judge James Boasberg first dismissed the lawsuits brought by Cause of Action Institute and Judicial Watch. He ruled that the cases were moot. According to him, the State Department and the U.S. Archivist did their legal obligation to recover Clinton’s emails. The conservative groups appealed his ruling.Late last year, the...

Liberals who loathe President Donald Trump and his “Make America Great Again” agenda soon will find a safe haven in Washington, D.C., when the anti-Trump Eaton Workshop hotel opens in the spring of 2018, just a few blocks away from the Trump International Hotel near the National Mall.Katherine Lo, founder of the Eaton Workshop, told Bloomberg that she intended for the 209-room hotel in the vicinity of the Trump International Hotel to make a political statement. Noting that her goal wasn’t “to bring together Left and Right,” Lo said she wanted to create “a diversity of fields and backgrounds as...

Democratic Senator Robert Menendez is on trial for bribery, honest services fraud, and conspiracy. Menendez is accused of using his Senate office to proffer favors for big-moneyed campaign donor, Dr. Salomon Melgen. The trial came to a halt Monday with the jury deadlocked on all 12 federal charges.From NJ.com: U.S. District Judge William Walls sent them home early and told them to try again on Tuesday.“Go home and have a good meal and have a good sleep,” Walls told the jury.The jury foreman sent the judge a note around 2 p.m. saying the group could not reach a verdict on...

A teacher in Oxfordshire, Great Britain has been suspended after he “accidentally” called a transgender student a “girl” in class when they identify as a boy, according to The Daily Mail.The Mail last Saturday reported that Joshua Sutcliffe, 27, teaches maths at a state secondary school in Oxfordshire.Sutcliffe told the teenager and a friend “Well done girls” when he encountered them working hard in class.The teacher apologized after the student corrected him, but six weeks later he was suspended from teaching after the teen’s mother filed a complaint.Sutcliffe has since been summoned to a formal disciplinary hearing this week following...

Sens. Ted Cruz and Rand Paul are the only senators who have not withdrawn their endorsements of Roy Moore's candidacy in light of the sexual assault allegations against him. The senators' offices did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Sen. John Cornyn was the latest to withdraw his endorsement Monday, and Sens. Mike Lee and Steve Daines did so Friday.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions directed senior federal prosecutors to evaluate “certain issues” requested by congressional Republicans, involving the sale of Uranium One and alleged unlawful dealings related to the Clinton Foundation, leaving the door open for an appointment of another special counsel. In a letter first obtained by Fox News, the Justice Department responded to July 27 and September 26 requests from House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., and other committee members, who called for the appointment of a special counsel to investigate the matters in question. The letter comes on the eve of Sessions’ testimony before the same...