Virginia Democrats Want to Change Voting Rules Amid Early Voting
The Fairfax Board of Supervisors has a last-minute request for a voting rule change for Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam (D). With early voting for the Nov. 2 general election underway, the governing body for Fairfax County wants Northam to waive the witness signature requirement for absentee ballots. Democrats hold nine out of the board’s ten […]
Hundreds of Thousands of U.S. Troops Remain Unvaccinated Ahead of Pentagon’s Compliance Deadline
Hundreds of thousands of U.S. service members remain unvaccinated or, at best, only partially vaccinated against COVID-19. The news comes six weeks before the Department of Defense’s Nov. 28 vaccination deadline. The inability to have vaccinated a large portion of the Armed Forces’ 2.14 million personnel reportedly comes from inconstant orders across the six service […]
CNBC Hosts Struggle to Make Sense of Disappointing Jobs Report
The Labor Department reports that the economy gained a paltry 194,000 jobs in September. The disappointing numbers were less than half of the 500,000 new jobs projected by the Dow Jones. Altogether the sluggish growth shows how heavily the Delta variant and the chronic worker shortage weigh on the economy. Even with their knowledge and […]
American-Made Weapons Flood Afghan Gun Shops
Selling U.S. weapons has become a booming business in Afghanistan. From Kabul to Kandahar and smaller cities and towns in between, war booty is available to anyone off the street. Among the enormous stock left behind are the items that once equipped Afghan security forces. For years, it remained an open secret that the gamble […]
Flashback: That Time a Chinese Businessman’s Donation to McAuliffe Caught the FBI’s Attention
This isn’t Terry McAuliffe’s first rodeo. The Democrat previously served as Virginia’s 72nd governor from 2014 to 2018. But the fight to reclaim power in Richmond presents unique challenges. For one thing, McAuliffe comes with baggage. Even the far-left Mother Jones has attacked him for his “brazen mixing of his campaign fundraising activity and attempts […]
US Officials Knew Truth About Migrant Surge That Overwhelmed Border Patrol and Did Nothing
Panama’s Foreign Minister Erika Mouynes tells anyone who’ll listen that she warned the United States about last month’s migrant surge. Unfortunately, warnings have no value if no one heeds them. That was the case preceding the Del Rio bridge closure. U.S. officials knew that as many as 20,000 Haitian migrants were on a collision course […]
Poll Shows Youngkin Leading Among Hispanic Voters by Ten
Democrats have a big problem with Latino voters. Despite coming up short in the 2020 presidential election, counties in South Texas and those making up the Miami metro area witnessed the biggest shift in vote share to President Trump. Trump even became the first Republican to win Zapata County, on the winding Rio Grande, since […]
GOP Disappointment With McConnell Rises After Debt Limit Misstep
Prominent Republicans are complaining Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) gave Democrats an out in the contentious debt ceiling debate. Their grumbling hasn’t subsided since McConnell revealed details of the deal to the Senate Republican Caucus. Insiders say that disappointment with their usually savvy leader was palpable. As The Hill reports: One GOP senator said […]
McAuliffe Goes After Black Reporter for ‘Racist’ Question About Critical Race Theory
Terry McAuliffe didn’t hide how he felt when lecturing an African American news anchor over concerns about critical race theory. In an appearance on Hampton Roads’ WAVY-TV, the Democratic candidate for governor bristled when anchor Anita Blanton pressed him to define critical race theory. WATCH: Per National Review: Blanton continued to pry for a definition […]