On Wednesday, New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez (D) pleaded not guilty to federal bribery charges. Menendez’s wife and other two businessmen, Uribe and Daibe, are set to be arraigned later Wednesday. Last Friday, the Democrat Senator and his wife were indicted on multiple charges including conspiracy to commit bribery, conspiracy to commit honest services fraud, and […]
WEDNESDAY PDB – Beijing hits back at Manila over Scarborough Shoal barrier ‘farce.’ Chinese foreign ministry insists the shoal is Chinese territory and dismisses the removal of its barrier of buoys by the Philippines. I wrote about this here. Beijing backed down last month over the Second Thomas Shoal when Filipino vessels resupplied a small Filipino outpost […]
By Cam Edwards Bearing Arms A Memphis restaurant owner is speaking out after shooting an intruder at her place of business late Monday night, telling reporters that she had no choice but to defend herself and her family when the naked man refused to leave and instead attacked her and her loved ones. The incident unfolded […]
The North Korean government has reportedly released U.S. Army Pvt. Travis King back into U.S. custody after months of imprisonment in the totalitarian nation. The Associated Press reported later that two Defense Department officials — speaking anonymously — confirmed that King had been turned over to U.S. custody in China. “The relevant organ of the […]
By Law Officer PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY, Md. – A man with a history of violence against women is accused of viciously murdering a Maryland teacher in a completely random attack, according to reports. Harold Landon III, 33, had just threatened his ex-girlfriend when he reportedly murdered and dismembered Mariame Sylla while she was out for a […]
ANALYSIS – As tens of thousands of undocumented migrants flood into the country weekly, former President Donald Trump is vowing to deport many of them. While other GOP presidential candidates have talked tough on the border, only Trump has promised to go this far. There should always be exceptions, but Trump believes most who have […]
Senate negotiators have unveiled a 79-page bill to fund the government until Nov. 17 in hopes of averting a shutdown. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) described the measure as a “bridge” to avoid a shutdown. The Hill has more: “Senate Democrats and Republicans, together, worked in good faith to reach an agreement on a continuing resolution […]
A New York judge delivered some bad news to former President Donald Trump on Tuesday. New York Supreme Court Judge Arthur Engoron found former President Trump liable for fraud in Attorney General Letitia James’ (D) case against Trump’s businesses. The New York Judge granted James’s request to find Trump liable for the first of seven causes […]
As the political class slinks almost inevitably towards a government shutdown, there will be consequences far beyond simply closing down national parks and assorted government offices. There are the political consequences, of course. Traditionally, that’s meant Republicans getting the blame in the press, if not necessarily at the polls. There are economic consequences too, which […]
On Tuesday, a New York judge ruled that a Staten Island school being used to shelter migrants must be vacated. Staten Island Supreme Court Justice Wayne Ozzi’s ruling comes after protests broke out last month in response to the city’s decision to house migrants at the site of the St. John Villa Academy, citing their […]
By Tom Knighton Bearing Arms I’ve been pretty critical of how Hunter Biden has been handled with regard to allegations he lied on a Form 4473, a felony. After all, people get charged for this all the time. Thousands of people have been sent to prison for just this, yet Hunter was looking at walking. It’s […]
Biden Rule Forces US Companies To Confess Climate Sins To Foreign Organization
Under a new Biden administration rule, private companies seeking government contracts must reveal their “greenhouse gas” emissions, and a plan to eliminate them, to a foreign organization run by a secretive Democrat Party donor. U.S. House Science, Space, and Technology Committee Chairman Frank Lucas has sent a letter to Biden’s Director of the Office of […]