Feb 27, 2019
Good morning from Washington, where conservative lawmakers want to take a stand for protecting abortion survivors. Rachel del Guidice reports. The left is all atwitter about today’s scheduled congressional testimony by President Trump’s former personal lawyer. Hans von Spakovsky finds him an unreliable witness. Plus: Mykala Steadman on a way to honor real heroes, Ana Quintana on the dire situation in Venezuela, Walter Williams on a silver lining in phony hate crimes, and Cal Thomas on why Florida attracts new residents from liberal states.
House Conservatives Seek to Force Vote on Bill to Protect Babies Who Survive Abortion
House Minority Whip Steve Scalise, R-La., says that he applauds his colleagues who are “ready to engage in this battle … and get the country engaged.”
Cohen’s History of Falsehoods Makes His Upcoming Congressional Testimony Worthless
Michael Cohen will swear an oath to tell the truth. But he previously swore—falsely and repeatedly—that the tax returns he submitted to the IRS were “true and accurate.”
No One Is Safe in Maduro’s Venezuela
Even with international attention on Venezuela, dictator Nicolas Maduro and his thugs continue to behave with impunity.
Blue State Refugees Flock to Conservative Florida
People are moving out of high-tax states to Florida and other states with lower tax burdens.
The Kernel of Good News in Hate Hoaxes
Racial hoaxes have been a major part of the leftist agenda going back decades. In 1987, the Rev. Al Sharpton created the Tawana Brawley hoax, wherein four white men were falsely accused of rape.
Ivanka Trump Criticizes Green New Deal: ‘People Want to Work for What They Get’
“I don’t think most Americans, in their heart, want to be given something,” says Ivanka Trump.
Singer Janine Stange Is Calling for Letters to Our Bravest in Battle
“This is just a simple way to say thank you. And I can tell you from witnessing the looks on all their faces that it means the world to them,” says Stange.
From Atheist Marxist to Christian Conservative: Sohrab Ahmari Shares His Journey
"At 13 ... I cursed God, and I said, 'If I'm … zapped, well, then he exists,' but I didn't get zapped, so I was like, 'There is no God,'”says Ahmari.
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Feb. 26, 2019
By Dennis Prager
Leftists, Democratic leaders, and, most depressingly, many of his fellow blacks apparently wish “Empire” star Jussie Smollett had been attacked by white racist homophobes.
By David Ditch
A notice by the Federal Railroad Administration sets the stage for clawing back $929 million in taxpayers’ money, since it has not yet been used for California’s high-speed rail project.
By Courtney Joyner
State lawmakers are considering legislation that would make a student’s birth certificate the determinant of “sexual identity” for participating in high school athletics.
By Joshua Nelson
Reps. Mike Thompson, D-Calif., and Pete King, R-N.Y., are spearheading what some call the most high-profile action on gun control in two decades.
By Jason Hopkins
The withdrawals come as national Democrats mobilize against President Trump’s declaration of a national emergency at the southern border.
By Grace Carr
A former surgical assistant at a Baltimore clinic says she reached a breaking point after a young woman came in for an abortion and the ultrasound showed quadruplets.
By Rachel del Guidice
Sens. Doug Jones of Alabama, Joe Manchin of West Virginia, and Bob Casey Jr. of Pennsylvania were the only Democrats to vote for the bill.
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