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California Gov. Jerry Brown’s 2016 veto of wildfire-related bill is facing new scrutiny in the wake of the deadliest, most destructive week of fires in state history.
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The Great Thanksgiving Accord of 2018: How I Made Peace With My Over-Educated, Under-Achieving, Functionally Worthless, Left-Wing Dorkwad Nephew
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Continetti in Claremont Review: Behind the Reagan Doctrine
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NY Times Grants Anonymity to One of the World’s Most Powerful News Editors, For ‘Privacy Reasons’
Huckabee Sanders Issues Rules for Reporters to Follow at White House Press Conferences
White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Monday issued “rules that will govern White House press conferences going forward” in response to the behavior of CNN’s chief White House correspondent, Jim Acosta, earlier this month.
Women’s March Founder Calls On Current Leaders to Step Down for Permitting Racist, Anti-Semitic Rhetoric
The founder of the Women’s March called on its current leaders to step down for permitting racist rhetoric and anti-Semitism to infiltrate the movement. Teresa Shook accused several leaders of having “steered the Movement away from its true course.” Founder of the @womensmarch calls for current leaders to step down for allowing …
Another Potential 2020 Dem Candidate Sends Disaster Relief Email Funneling Potential Donors to ActBlue Website
Sen. Cory Booker (D., N.J.) sent an email Monday encouraging people to donate money for disaster relief in response to wildfires raging across California, but he did not disclose the included links directed users to the website of Democratic group ActBlue.
Israeli Leaders Rebuke Airbnb for Removing Listings in West Bank Settlements
Airbnb announced Monday that it will remove listings for properties located in Israeli settlements in the West Bank, blacklisting about 200 homes in the disputed territory.
16 House Democrats Promise to Oppose Pelosi for Speaker
Sixteen House Democrats and incoming members of Congress signed and released a letter to their Democratic colleagues on Monday saying they “believe more strongly than ever that the time has come for new leadership in our caucus.”
Michelle Wolf Slams WH Correspondents’ Association ‘Cowards’ for Ditching Comedy at Annual Dinner
Comedian Michelle Wolf on Monday slammed the White House Correspondents’ Association for its decision to invite presidential biographer Ron Chernow to be the featured speaker at their annual dinner next April instead of a comedian or celebrity, calling its board members “cowards.”
Ocasio-Cortez Throws Support Behind Campaign to Primary Democrats
Congresswoman-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D., N.Y.) threw her support behind the campaign to primary fellow Democrats who are not progressive enough in a Saturday call with the progressive group Justice Democrats.
White House to Revoke Acosta’s Press Pass Again at End of Month
The White House Press Office has told CNN it intends to once again revoke Jim Acosta’s press credentials at the end of the month, the latest in a saga that went from a press conference to the court room and back again.
Broward County Election Supervisor Brenda Snipes Submits Resignation
Broward County Supervisor of Elections Brenda Snipes has taken her final bow in a storied career of election mishaps.
CNN’s Powers: All Trump Supporters Are Racist
Top Dem Donors Hosted Director from Group that Registered Dead People to Vote
The left’s largest network of wealthy donors tapped an individual for a discussion on “expanding the electorate” at its fall investment conference from a group that was caught submitting fraudulent voter registration forms—including registering dead people to vote—and saw one of its employees go to prison for the crime.
Democrats’ Redistricting Effort Touts Wins Where Steyer and Soros Invested
The National Democratic Redistricting Committee (NDRC), an effort spearheaded by former Obama-era Attorney General Eric Holder, is claiming victory in several states targeted for a barrage of outside spending by a 527 group led by billionaire activists George Soros and Tom Steyer.
Report: U.S. Counterterrorism Strategy Risks Irrelevance in Face of Adapting Threat
The U.S. counterterrorism strategy has not kept pace with the ever-evolving threat of jihadi extremism, yielding short-lived military victories against terrorists at the potential cost of losing the broader war, according to a new study.
Corot’s Immortal Women
The 20th century German theologian Karl Barth once said that woman “is in her whole existence an appeal to the kindness of man.” Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot (1796-1875) saw in women something more—a side of them undefined by the male gaze—and captured this in his portraits of women that can be seen in the National Gallery’s exhibit “Corot: Women,” open until Dec. 31. Perhaps this is because his stalwart mother provided the primary source of income for his family with a substantial dowry and her successful milliner shops in Paris. From his early years, he recognized that some women could seize a sense of independence that many were denied. His portraits of women convey dignity and strength, not a Barthian fantasy of seduction or feudal delicacy.
NRA, SAF File Suit to Block New Washington Gun-Control Law
The National Rifle Association and Second Amendment Foundation filed suit against Washington State’s new gun-control law on Thursday.
Right to Work Wins Out in Kentucky
Labor unions were dealt another blow in Kentucky after the state supreme court upheld its right to work law.
The Limits of Highmindedness
The political reporter Steve Kornacki wants to rise above the fray. You can see it in the first few pages of The Red and the Blue, his new book on the 1990s birth of tribalism in American politics. You can see it in the occasional sententious asides. You can see it in the hortatory conclusion. All of it is goo, of course—a little pomposity, a little pleonasm, an attempt or two at highmindedness, and there we are: the fray, successfully risen above.
Hollywood, Trial Lawyers, and Clinton Alumni Underwrite Espy’s Campaign Ahead of Run-Off
Hollywood celebrities, trial lawyers, and Clinton administration alumni are rushing to underwrite the candidacy of Mike Espy, who is vying to capture a U.S. Senate seat for the Democratic Party in Mississippi.
Secretive Liberal Donor Network Plots 2020 Strategy in DC
A secretive dark money network comprised of powerful liberal donors who help set the Democratic agenda descended on Washington, D.C., to begin plotting strategy for the next two years leading up to the 2020 elections.
Sen. Warren Touts Protégé’s Win in Orange County
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D., Mass.) Thursday night touted the come-from-behind finish of Katie Porter, her former student and protégé at Harvard law, after late-voting counting in Orange County handed her the victory over two-term Rep. Mimi Walters (R., Calif.).
Huckabee Sanders Issues Rules for Reporters to Follow at White House Press Conferences
White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Monday issued “rules that will govern White House press conferences going forward” in response to the behavior of CNN’s chief White House correspondent, Jim Acosta, earlier this month.
Women’s March Founder Calls On Current Leaders to Step Down for Permitting Racist, Anti-Semitic Rhetoric
The founder of the Women’s March called on its current leaders to step down for permitting racist rhetoric and anti-Semitism to infiltrate the movement. Teresa Shook accused several leaders of having “steered the Movement away from its true course.” Founder of the @womensmarch calls for current leaders to step down for allowing …
Another Potential 2020 Dem Candidate Sends Disaster Relief Email Funneling Potential Donors to ActBlue Website
Sen. Cory Booker (D., N.J.) sent an email Monday encouraging people to donate money for disaster relief in response to wildfires raging across California, but he did not disclose the included links directed users to the website of Democratic group ActBlue.
Top Dem Donors Hosted Director from Group that Registered Dead People to Vote
The left’s largest network of wealthy donors tapped an individual for a discussion on “expanding the electorate” at its fall investment conference from a group that was caught submitting fraudulent voter registration forms—including registering dead people to vote—and saw one of its employees go to prison for the crime.
Israeli Leaders Rebuke Airbnb for Removing Listings in West Bank Settlements
Airbnb announced Monday that it will remove listings for properties located in Israeli settlements in the West Bank, blacklisting about 200 homes in the disputed territory.
Democrats’ Redistricting Effort Touts Wins Where Steyer and Soros Invested
The National Democratic Redistricting Committee (NDRC), an effort spearheaded by former Obama-era Attorney General Eric Holder, is claiming victory in several states targeted for a barrage of outside spending by a 527 group led by billionaire activists George Soros and Tom Steyer.
16 House Democrats Promise to Oppose Pelosi for Speaker
Sixteen House Democrats and incoming members of Congress signed and released a letter to their Democratic colleagues on Monday saying they “believe more strongly than ever that the time has come for new leadership in our caucus.”
Harrington: Mainstream Media Pushing to Make Mississippi Senate Race Competitive
Clinton, Abrams, Democrats Don’t Accept Outcome of Georgia Governor’s Race
Clinton in 2016: 'One of our hallmarks has always been that we accept the outcomes of our elections'
Michelle Wolf Slams WH Correspondents’ Association ‘Cowards’ for Ditching Comedy at Annual Dinner
Comedian Michelle Wolf on Monday slammed the White House Correspondents’ Association for its decision to invite presidential biographer Ron Chernow to be the featured speaker at their annual dinner next April instead of a comedian or celebrity, calling its board members “cowards.”
Dem Rep-Elect: Country ‘Isn’t Ready’ for Single-Payer Health Care
Sanders: I’m Seriously Considering a 2020 Presidential Run
Crenshaw to Newly-Elected Dems: ‘I Have Literally Been Attacked, So Let’s Choose Our Words Carefully’
Ocasio-Cortez Throws Support Behind Campaign to Primary Democrats
Congresswoman-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D., N.Y.) threw her support behind the campaign to primary fellow Democrats who are not progressive enough in a Saturday call with the progressive group Justice Democrats.
White House to Revoke Acosta’s Press Pass Again at End of Month
The White House Press Office has told CNN it intends to once again revoke Jim Acosta’s press credentials at the end of the month, the latest in a saga that went from a press conference to the court room and back again.
Harrington: Mainstream Media Pushing to Make Mississippi Senate Race Competitive
Clinton, Abrams, Democrats Don’t Accept Outcome of Georgia Governor’s Race
Clinton in 2016: 'One of our hallmarks has always been that we accept the outcomes of our elections'
