Washington, D.C. – Putting an end to months of speculation about his intentions, Joe Biden gingerly stepped into the 2024 race for the White House Tuesday. At 80, he becomes the oldest major party figure ever to seek the presidency – something that is sure to be an issue in the upcoming campaign. His age, […]
Democrats selected Chicago to be the site of the 2024 Democratic convention. Chicago has always been a popular destination for political conventions since 1860 when Republicans nominated Abraham Lincoln. Franklin Roosevelt, Dwight Eisenhower and most recently Bill Clinton in 1996 were nominated in Chicago on their path to the White House. Although its most memorable convention […]
Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen was joined in Lincoln Tuesday afternoon…
The talk in official Washington about the federal budget, the need for spending reform and the imperative to avoid a debt default is still going on. Muted and unfocused, to be sure. But there’s talk about what to do. Which is fine. But let’s add some context to these muted, unfocused and as yet unserious […]
Nikki Haley’s campaign team denied The Republican Standard in-person access to her pro-life speech in Arlington, Virginia… 2024 Republican presidential contender Nikki Haley took time on Tuesday morning to address members of the media and deliver remarks about the issue of abortion – one that large swaths of the Republican primary electorate are sure to […]
A Democratic Party presidential hopeful has surprising praise for Tucker Carlson after his unceremonious departure from Fox News Channel (FNC). In the wake of Monday’s announcement, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. expressed support for Carlson and suggested without evidence that Carlson was forced out over a recent monologue about the pharmaceutical industry. As People reports: “Fox […]
One of the fastest-growing states in the country banned the sale, manufacture and import of assault weapons on Tuesday. With his signature, Gov. Jay Inslee (D) made Washington the 10th state to prohibit the sale of AR-15s and dozens of other semi-automatic rifles effectively immediately. HB 1240 does not ban the possession of assault weapons […]
CNN is ready to move on without Don Lemon. On Monday, CNN announced it had fired host Don Lemon after 17 years with the network. “CNN and Don have parted ways. Don will forever be a part of the CNN family, and we thank him for his contributions over the past 17 years. We wish […]
Former Fox News host Glenn Beck slammed the network over its shocking decision to part ways with primetime pundit Tucker Carlson. On Monday, the network announced Carlson’s departure from the network, sharing that his final program was aired last Friday. The timing of the Fox News icon’s sudden departure comes nearly one week after the network agreed […]
Legendary crooner, actor and civil rights activist Harry Belafonte has died. Belafonte, 96, passed Tuesday at his home on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. A spokesman told The New York Times the cause of death was congestive heart failure, as the paper reports: At a time when segregation was still widespread and Black faces were still […]
ANALYSIS – Is your city next? Democrat-run Chicago isn’t just a murder capital; it also has a car theft epidemic. It had more than 21,500 vehicle thefts last year, which includes violent carjackings. That is 55% more car thefts than last 2021. Most of these crimes are committed by teens and gang members. A recent “Teen Takeover” […]
Global Arms Spending At All-Time High Thanks To Russia And China
ANALYSIS – Global military spending reached an all-time high of $2.24 trillion in 2022, according to a leading defense think tank. Eastern Europe saw the sharpest rise in spending, driven by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. However, increasing tensions due to Chinese belligerence in the Pacific also contributed to the sharp increase. The U.S. and China are by far […]