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The Left Wing Agenda in Slow Motion Suicide

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The only thing weaker than today’s Democratic left-wing agenda is its group of “unlucky candidates.” And one of those Democratic presidential contenders will be expected to run on it, observes Victor Davis Hanson in American Greatness. 22 Months and $34 Million Later, No Collusion Both the Mueller and Horowitz investigations confirmed that even the partisan […]

Brexit Day Has Finally Come

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At Foreign Policy, Audrey Wilson notes that Brexit has finally arrived. At Midnight Central European Time, the United Kingdom will no longer be a member of the European Union. She writes (abridged): Britain officially exits the European Union at midnight Central European Time today, after three and a half years of negotiations with the bloc. The U.K. […]

Flipping Texas Blue? Oops, Not so Fast!

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Is a Houston suburb more of a bellwether to the 2020 election than is the impeachment fatigue continuing in Washington? In Fort Bend County, Texas, Democrats were eager to set the tone for 2020 when a vacant state House seat opened. The Republican incumbent resigned after taking a job with the University of Texas. Karl […]

“Make America Great Again” Red Hats Rule

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At The American Spectator, David Catron explains Americans prefer the “positive vision of the United States” espoused by President Trump to “his predecessor’s economically anemic “new normal” ruled by a tyrannical administrative state and a corrupt intelligence apparatus.” He writes (abridged): Next November, when most voters are trying to forget the partisan antics of President […]

After VA Democrats Take Your Gun, They’ll Take Your Job

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After taking control of the legislature and the governor’s mansion in Virginia for the first time in decades, the state’s Democrats are eager to undo all that has been done by Republicans during that time. Democrats’ first target is gun control, but soon they could be coming for the employee freedoms protected by Virginia’s right […]

Does Mitch McConnell Have The Votes He Needs?

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This morning, the staff of The Morning Dispatch explain how the possible conclusion of the Trump impeachment trial could go. If moderate Republicans have been swayed by Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s overtures, the MD staff expects those moderates to signal that today. They write (abridged): While all this rhetorical sparring was going on in public […]

SHOT Show’s Massive Crowds Swell with Women Shooters

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Madeline Osburn traveled to SHOT Show in Las Vegas to report on the firearm industry’s biggest event of the year. In her report for The Federalist, she takes some time to detail the products that “stuck out to [her], as a novice female shooter.” Women are the fastest-growing segment of firearms owners. They are passionate […]

Sen. Josh Hawley Wants to Know Why Rep. Adam Schiff Lied about Whistleblower Contacts

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Kerry Picket reports at The Washington Examiner: Sen. Josh Hawley, a Republican from Missouri, knows who he wants to question in President Trump’s Senate impeachment trial — Rep. Adam Schiff, the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee. Hawley on Wednesday or Thursday plans to focus on the Democratic House impeachment manager from California and his […]

CNN: Bring in the Clowns

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With CNN taking a lot of flak for mocking 63 million Americans, Inez Stepman of The Federalist reports on Don Lemon “moderating” a discussion with “strategist” Rick Wilson and Wajahat Ali. The self-labeled elitists “viciously mocked American voters as idiots and rubes.” CNN and other media outlets might want to meditate on why trust in […]