On Monday, popular home country cooking restaurant chain Cracker Barrel broke its silence after customers expressed outrage over the restaurant chain’s new logo. “If the last few days have shown us anything, it’s how deeply people care about Cracker Barrel. We’re truly grateful for your heartfelt voices,” the company said. “You’ve also shown us that […]
Via Officer.com by Aaron Besecker Cheektowaga police fatally shot a knife-wielding suspect who lunged at officers as they tried to arrest him for allegedly damaging a hotel room and assaulting a hotel employee. What to know Three Cheektowaga police officers stood outside a North Buffalo apartment looking for a man they were trying to arrest. […]
A federal judge is blocking the deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia — for now. Judge Paula Xinis, appointed by President Barack Obama in 2014, told Justice Department attorney Drew Ensign that the Trump administration is “absolutely forbidden at this juncture” from removing Abrego Garcia from the continental United States, according to Politico reporter Kyle Cheney. […]
German prosecutors announced Monday that an American citizen who worked for a U.S. military facility in Germany has been indicted on espionage-related charges, after allegedly offering sensitive military information to China. The suspect, identified only as Martin D. under Germany’s strict privacy rules, was taken into custody in Frankfurt last November. According to federal prosecutors, […]
Former MSNBC host Joy Reid made waves again for controversial comments in which she labeled President Donald Trump, rock sensation Elvis Presley, and other prominent figures as examples of “mediocre white men” who she claims have built their legacies by appropriating black culture or benefiting from systemic bias. Reid made the remarks during a podcast […]
A journalist for the Associated Press was among those recently killed during an Israeli airstrike. Four journalists were among at least 14 people killed in an Israeli airstrike at the Nasser Medical Complex in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis on Monday morning, officials at the Hamas-run Gaza Government Media Office and Health Ministry […]
Raja Jackson, 25, the son of former UFC light heavyweight champion Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, stormed into a wrestling ring during a livestreamed event and launched a violent attack on independent wrestler Stuart Smith, known in-ring as Syko Stu. The incident took place at a KnokX Pro Wrestling show in Los Angeles. Witnesses say Jackson ambushed […]
President Trump came out swinging Sunday night, blasting Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) for using a century-old Senate tradition to block his nominee for U.S. attorney in New Jersey — longtime Trump ally and former personal attorney Alina Habba. Today, he announced his intention to sue to stop Sen. Grassley from blocking Habba’s confirmation as U.S. […]
Anatomy of a Political Hit Job The dirtiest secret in American politics is that the truth does not matter. It is not necessary to win an argument, only to win the news cycle. The smear, not the substance, is what lingers. When this cynical calculus is combined with a willing press, the result is something […]
Maryland Governor Wes Moore (D) might be the latest state leader to dive into the ongoing redistricting chaos across the country. Governor Wes Moore appeared on CBS News’ “Face The Nation” on Sunday and said that, in the interests of “fairness,” he is considering gerrymandering the lone Republican in his state’s congressional delegation out of […]
President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order today that would crack down on cashless bail policies across the country by threatening to revoke federal funding from states and cities that continue to release suspects without requiring bond, according to The New York Post. The decision delivers on a major campaign promise to […]
The Case For Replacing H-1B With An America-First Merit Visa
Is it possible to support legal immigration, champion high-skilled talent, and still demand the abolition of the H-1B visa program? Not only is it possible, it is necessary. Too often, debates over the H-1B program collapse into caricatures. On one side, critics are accused of xenophobia, as if skepticism of a dysfunctional guest-worker program were […]