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An audibly distressed outgoing chairwoman of the Republican National Committee (RNC) Ronna McDaniel bid farewell to staffers during a Wednesday morning all staff meeting. McDaniel is stepping down as former President Donald Trump openly endorses a new leadership team to head the committee into the 2024 election cycle. “We’ve gone through a lot these past four years or seven years,” she said. “We had everything against this building, especially people in our own side. And that’s the most unfortunate part about it.”

BMW is introducing a trial fleet of the BMW iX5 hydrogen car throughout the world, including South Africa. The company views hydrogen cars as an addition to battery-electric vehicles (BEVs), not as a rivalry between the two technologies. The iX5 Hydrogen pilot fleet is not meant for commercial use, but the German automaker has begun testing hydrogen-powered cars in South Africa. The hydrogen car trial was revealed during the regional meeting of the Hydrogen Council in Sandton, Johannesburg. BMW has revealed that it will begin testing in collaboration with Anglo-American Platinum and Sasol. The Sasol BMW Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle,...

We've received many calls, texts, and messages after Casey DeSantis encouraged mothers and grandmothers from across the country to come to Iowa to caucus for her husband, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, in an interview on Fox News.The Republican Party of Iowa has confirmed you must be a LEGAL RESIDENT OF IOWA and the precinct you live in and bring a photo ID with you to participate in the #IowaCaucus. Iowans participate in the Iowa Caucus. Not residents of other states.

Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy announced this week that he opposes Israel’s invasion of Gaza and removal of Hamas, following a massacre by the terror group that left thousands of Israeli civilians killed and scores of Israelis and Americans still held hostage. “From a U.S. perspective, from an Israel perspective, how is this actually going to achieve a good result?” Ramaswamy told Tucker Carlson in an interview posted Wednesday night on X (formerly Twitter) of Israel’s operation against Hamas currently underway: And my concern right now, and as we’re having this conversation, it appears imminent that Israel is going to...

California is losing hundreds of thousands of residents to more conservative states, but the number headed for Texas has slightly dropped, with more opting to make Arizona or Florida their new home. New state-to-state migration figures released Thursday showed that while the flow of Californians to the Lonestar State has been the largest interstate movement in the last two years, the amount has decreased as Texas real estate prices grow.

Ron Klain sobs uncontrollably, praises Biden’s parenting, VP at goodbye party WASHINGTON — Outgoing White House chief of staff Ron Klain broke down in tears over and over again Wednesday while handing over power to his successor Jeff Zients — going so far as to praise President Biden as a role model for parenting and Vice President Kamala Harris as a great officemate. “This is the best job I ever had,” the 61-year-old Klain blubbered as he began his remarks at an East Room transition celebration, forcing his 80-year-old boss to supportively rub his shoulder as he regained his composure....

The Chinese government newspaper Global Times celebrated radical leftist New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern as a “politician who truly understands international politics” on Thursday following her announcement she would resign next month. While the Chinese Foreign Ministry abstained from remarking on Ardern’s departure as head of government – aside from declaring Beijing “ready to work with New Zealand” generally – the Global Times cited regime-approved alleged “experts” who applauded Ardern for her efforts to bring her country deeper into Chinese Communist Party influence and weaken ties to America and the greater West. Ardern, who has served as prime minister...

In her final letter as Speaker of the House before a Republican majority is sworn in, Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) wrote that she believes House Democrats are the “greatest collection of intellect, integrity and imagination assembled.” “One final thought that I wanted to leave with you is my belief that the House Democratic Caucus is the greatest collection of intellect, integrity and imagination assembled for the good of the American people,” she wrote in her final to her colleagues on both sides of the aisle on Monday evening. Expressing the “appreciation” she had for the “high honor bestowed upon [her]...

Sad!Bloomberg TV@BloombergTVOfficial BREAKING: Nancy Pelosi says she'll step down as leader of House Democrats https://trib.al/WErlsK9Reminder: This is Nancy Pelosi as an adult hanging out with JFK decades before most of you were born.It's sad to see such a young, bright leader be forced into retirement so early....She's still in Congress, but we figured it would be fun to remember some of her best moments in recent years as Speaker.So long, Nance!

“If you want to leave, take good care, hope you make a lot of nice friends out there.” — From the song “Wild World” by Cat Stevens This is for those of you who’ve chosen to quit your jobs rather than submit to a vaccine mandate. No telling how many of you there actually are, but lately, you’re all over the news. Just last week, a nearly-30-year veteran of the San Jose Police Department surrendered his badge rather than comply with the city’s requirement that all employees be inoculated against COVID-19. He joins an Army lieutenant colonel, some airline employees,...

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It’s not quite Chocolate City, but recent election wins by African-American politicians has the Big Apple on the verge of being the hub of black power. Not only is the nation’s largest city poised to elect its second African-American mayor and its first African-American district attorney, New York City’s new (b)lack power surge has already made significant inroads in state government and may soon even shake up the halls of Congress. And that’s just on the surface. Behind the scenes is a slate of party bosses, city council members and energized voters ready to usher in a new day for...

I caught some of President Biden's Memorial Day Speech on Newsmax earlier today. Like some commentators, I noticed that Mr. Biden seemed a bit angry in at least one part. But I also noticed something strange. As his speech was apparently winding into its last few minutes, and he was discussing things such as the "right to vote" and other points, he said something that seemed oddly placed: "Parenthetically, goodbye taps." I can only surmise that near the end of the teleprompter spool, that had been inserted to remind Biden of what came after he finished, and he said it...

Family sources tell us the mogul passed Wednesday morning in Los Angeles from heart failure. For nearly 50 years, Flynt's been one of the biggest names in the adult entertainment industry. He launched "Hustler" magazine in 1974, which brought him fame and fortune as it skyrocketed in popularity ... and also brought countless legal issues. Many of these First Amendment battles were chronicled in the Oscar-nominated 1996 film, "The People vs. Larry Flynt," starring Woody Harrelson. Getty Flynt's magazine and notoriety also led to him being shot in 1978 in a murder attempt by serial killer Joseph Paul Franklin. The...

And David put his hand in his bag, and took thence a stone, and slang it, and smote the Philistine in his forehead, that the stone sunk into his forehead; and he fell upon his face to the earth. 1 Samuel 17:49 Thank you, President Trump, for the last four years. You showed America what she could look like if the politicians were forced to let her work like she was meant to. Even though this is a sad day for your beloved country you gave her people a peek at what liberty and freedom are with your cheerful demeanor...

<p>Hollywood diretor Rob Reiner took his obsession with seeing President Donald Trump impeached to a new level this week, demanding that Republicans in Congress “step the fuck up” and Democrats to “get out the impeachment hoses.” “Can’t say this enough. Donald Trump is out of his fucking mind. He’s moronic. He’s racist. He’s childish. He’s beyond unfit,” the A Few Good Men helmer fumed on Wednesday. “GOP, step the fuck up! And Dems, the house is on fire! Get out the Impeachment hoses. Stop this greedy narcissistic soulless fool or say goodbye to US.”</p>

So Rich beat me to the punch, right as I was writing this. Yes, this is my last day at National Review. While I’m excited about my new venture, I can’t say this isn’t a profoundly melancholy moment for me. I’ve been at NR longer than I’ve been married. Far longer than I’ve been a father. It’s been the lodestar of my professional and much of my personal life for 21 years. I talk about it in today’s G-File and there’s info there for how to follow what comes next. But since the Corner was such a big part of...

I've seen so much hate thrown at Goodell and the NFL that I thought I would give them a personal shout-out of gratitude! Thank you for giving me back my Sunday afternoons and Monday & Thursday evenings. Thank you for giving me more time with my family. Thank you for giving me more clarity on my own beliefs. What you disrespect, I hold sacred. Thank you for putting more money in my wallet as I finally cancel cable. ESPN was about the only reason I had it anymore. Thank you for showing your true colors in disrespecting the colors I...

Anthony Scaramucci 'removed by Donald Trump as communications director after request from John Kelly' [The Telegraph] Barney Henderson ,The Telegraph•July 31, 2017

Democrats taunted House Republicans with a “Na Na Na Na” chant after the latter passed the revised American Health Care Act (AHCA). The “Goodbye” in the chant was to be taken as a warning that passing an Obamacare repeal package will force the Republicans to lose their majority in the House. House Republicans narrowly passed their revised American Health Care Act after moderate Republicans fretted about how well the bill will protect patients with pre-existing conditions.