Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has stepped up attacks on his Democratic counterpart over a failed effort to strike a deal on a new round of aid.Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, a New York Democrat, attempted to adjourn the Senate until after the November election in a bid to stop Republicans from to the Supreme Court, which will likely happen by next week.Schumer made the motion Monday evening even though House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is engaged in l on another round of stimulus checks and other critical federal aid.“He wanted to go home for three weeks because President Trump...…Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has stepped up attacks on his Democratic counterpart over a failed effort to strike a deal on a new round of aid.Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, a New York Democrat, attempted to adjourn the Senate until after the November election in a bid to stop Republicans from to the Supreme Court, which will likely happen by next week.Schumer made the motion Monday evening even though House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is engaged in l on another round of stimulus checks and other critical federal aid.“He wanted to go home for three weeks because President Trump...WW…

Dr. Anthony Fauci has not commented on whether the Women’s March in Washington, D.C., was a “superspreader event.”Thousands of people gathered in D.C. on Saturday to protest against Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett and President Trump.Fauci, however, has not condemned the gathering for breaking coronavirus health guidelines on social distancing after a request for comment from the Washington Examiner.Others also tweeted that Fauci, who serves as the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, has not spoken out against the .No matter how much CNN, Fauci,...…Dr. Anthony Fauci has not commented on whether the Women’s March in Washington, D.C., was a “superspreader event.”Thousands of people gathered in D.C. on Saturday to protest against Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett and President Trump.Fauci, however, has not condemned the gathering for breaking coronavirus health guidelines on social distancing after a request for comment from the Washington Examiner.Others also tweeted that Fauci, who serves as the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, has not spoken out against the .No matter how much CNN, Fauci,...WW…

Google responded on Tuesday to the Trump administration's antitrust lawsuit against it with a snide presentation, countering the government's allegations with one-liners.On Tuesday morning, the Justice Department a historic and long-anticipated antitrust lawsuit against Google over its allegedly anti-competitive business practices, especially the use of its search dominance in the online advertising arena to defeat its competitors.The agency said in a press call that Google had maintained its monopoly in large part by paying mobile phone manufacturers and carriers billions of dollars to...…Google responded on Tuesday to the Trump administration's antitrust lawsuit against it with a snide presentation, countering the government's allegations with one-liners.On Tuesday morning, the Justice Department a historic and long-anticipated antitrust lawsuit against Google over its allegedly anti-competitive business practices, especially the use of its search dominance in the online advertising arena to defeat its competitors.The agency said in a press call that Google had maintained its monopoly in large part by paying mobile phone manufacturers and carriers billions of dollars to...WW…

President Trump has nearly halved his deficit in Pennsylvania and now trails in that state by only 3.8 percentage points in the RealClearPolitics average. That means that he only trails by about 3.8 percentage points in the race for the White House.Trump is closer in the polls today than he was four years ago at this same point.If Trump has a late surge of 2 points in swing states, and he outperforms the polls by 2 points in the swing states, he will win the right to stay in the White House.Start with Pennsylvania, since that’s the state . Trump trailed Biden by 7.3 points in the...…President Trump has nearly halved his deficit in Pennsylvania and now trails in that state by only 3.8 percentage points in the RealClearPolitics average. That means that he only trails by about 3.8 percentage points in the race for the White House.Trump is closer in the polls today than he was four years ago at this same point.If Trump has a late surge of 2 points in swing states, and he outperforms the polls by 2 points in the swing states, he will win the right to stay in the White House.Start with Pennsylvania, since that’s the state . Trump trailed Biden by 7.3 points in the...WW…

Joe Biden privately contacted the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Justice when he was a senior and influential U.S. senator to discuss issues that his son Hunter’s firm was being paid to lobby on, according to government records.On at least two occasions, Biden contacted federal departments to discuss issues related to Hunter’s firm’s lobbying clients, according to records reviewed by the Washington Examiner.Biden’s behind-the-scenes outreach illustrates how his Senate work overlapped with his son’s business interests. Biden has faced scrutiny for taking actions that...…Joe Biden privately contacted the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Justice when he was a senior and influential U.S. senator to discuss issues that his son Hunter’s firm was being paid to lobby on, according to government records.On at least two occasions, Biden contacted federal departments to discuss issues related to Hunter’s firm’s lobbying clients, according to records reviewed by the Washington Examiner.Biden’s behind-the-scenes outreach illustrates how his Senate work overlapped with his son’s business interests. Biden has faced scrutiny for taking actions that...WW…

SCRANTON, Pennsylvania — oe Biden made his connection to one of the most important areas of the swing state of Pennsylvania part of a key closing argument of his presidential campaign. But Scranton-area voters say they don’t care that he was born in the Electric City.At a CNN town hall last month, recorded in the coal city where the former vice president was born in 1942, the Democratic presidential nominee deployed a new campaign line.“I really do view this campaign as a campaign between Scranton and Park Avenue,” said Biden, Delaware's former 36-year senator and eight-year vice president,...…SCRANTON, Pennsylvania — oe Biden made his connection to one of the most important areas of the swing state of Pennsylvania part of a key closing argument of his presidential campaign. But Scranton-area voters say they don’t care that he was born in the Electric City.At a CNN town hall last month, recorded in the coal city where the former vice president was born in 1942, the Democratic presidential nominee deployed a new campaign line.“I really do view this campaign as a campaign between Scranton and Park Avenue,” said Biden, Delaware's former 36-year senator and eight-year vice president,...WW…

A leader of the Boilermakers union pushed back against Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden’s claim that members “overwhelmingly endorse” him."The other day, I'm watching the debate, and I see Joe Biden tell everybody that the Boilermakers endorsed him, and that is not true," Boilermakers Local 154 union leader John Hughes said this weekend, . "And I would like somebody to tell me who — he said he talked to somebody — I'd like to know who he talked to in the Boilermakers because anybody I talk to did not endorse him.""And I believe if you go onto our International [Boilermakers]...…A leader of the Boilermakers union pushed back against Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden’s claim that members “overwhelmingly endorse” him."The other day, I'm watching the debate, and I see Joe Biden tell everybody that the Boilermakers endorsed him, and that is not true," Boilermakers Local 154 union leader John Hughes said this weekend, . "And I would like somebody to tell me who — he said he talked to somebody — I'd like to know who he talked to in the Boilermakers because anybody I talk to did not endorse him.""And I believe if you go onto our International [Boilermakers]...WW…

President Trump's reelection campaign is challenging a decision by organizers to focus the discussion on a wider array of topics than initially agreed, charging the decision is "solely to insulate Biden from his own history."In a tweet Monday, Trump 2020 campaign manager Bill Stepien published a letter addressed to the Commission on Presidential Debates calling for Thursday's event to focus on foreign policy in line with "long-standing custom, and as had been promised" by the commission.The debate "was always billed as the 'Foreign Policy Debate' in the series of events agreed to by both...…President Trump's reelection campaign is challenging a decision by organizers to focus the discussion on a wider array of topics than initially agreed, charging the decision is "solely to insulate Biden from his own history."In a tweet Monday, Trump 2020 campaign manager Bill Stepien published a letter addressed to the Commission on Presidential Debates calling for Thursday's event to focus on foreign policy in line with "long-standing custom, and as had been promised" by the commission.The debate "was always billed as the 'Foreign Policy Debate' in the series of events agreed to by both...WW…

PITTSBURGH — Shawn Steffee was at a political function in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, last Thursday evening when he started receiving an overwhelming number of calls and text messages. “My phone started going off like a slot machine. Initially, I had no idea what was going on,” he said from his home in Homer City.Steffee, a Boilermakers Local 154 business agent and executive board member, soon found the flood of texts and calls were because and his union supporting him during the ABC News town hall event last week. Host George Stephanopoulos noted Steffee by name in a question about the...…PITTSBURGH — Shawn Steffee was at a political function in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, last Thursday evening when he started receiving an overwhelming number of calls and text messages. “My phone started going off like a slot machine. Initially, I had no idea what was going on,” he said from his home in Homer City.Steffee, a Boilermakers Local 154 business agent and executive board member, soon found the flood of texts and calls were because and his union supporting him during the ABC News town hall event last week. Host George Stephanopoulos noted Steffee by name in a question about the...WW…

President Trump was spotted making a cash donation during a church service he attended in Las Vegas, Nevada.“The president reached into his pocket and made a cash donation during the portion of the service where the congregation is asked for tithing,” said NBC News White House correspondent Kelly O’Donnell on Twitter.The president reached into his pocket and made a cash donation during the portion of the service where the congregation is asked for tithing. — Kelly O'Donnell (@KellyO)Trump, who attended the service with Kayleigh McEnany and Hope Hicks, put multiple in a bucket labeled...…President Trump was spotted making a cash donation during a church service he attended in Las Vegas, Nevada.“The president reached into his pocket and made a cash donation during the portion of the service where the congregation is asked for tithing,” said NBC News White House correspondent Kelly O’Donnell on Twitter.The president reached into his pocket and made a cash donation during the portion of the service where the congregation is asked for tithing. — Kelly O'Donnell (@KellyO)Trump, who attended the service with Kayleigh McEnany and Hope Hicks, put multiple in a bucket labeled...WW…

A spokesman for Rep. Adam Schiff said the nation's top intelligence official is twisting the California Democrat's words to validate President Trump and his allies' attacks on Joe Biden and his son Hunter.After Schiff, chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, suggested the revelations found in emails allegedly belonging to Hunter Biden , Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe accused him of trying to use those in the intelligence community to leverage some kind of political narrative."Director Ratcliffe is purposefully misrepresenting Chairman Schiff's words in an effort to...…A spokesman for Rep. Adam Schiff said the nation's top intelligence official is twisting the California Democrat's words to validate President Trump and his allies' attacks on Joe Biden and his son Hunter.After Schiff, chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, suggested the revelations found in emails allegedly belonging to Hunter Biden , Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe accused him of trying to use those in the intelligence community to leverage some kind of political narrative."Director Ratcliffe is purposefully misrepresenting Chairman Schiff's words in an effort to...WW…

No matter which way you cut it, the graphic Hunter Biden story is humiliating to his father Joe Biden's campaign, which is precisely why major media outlets don't want to talk about it.When they do talk about it, it's like the two stories that the New York Times has done. The paper on Sunday took into the little behind-the-scenes dramas at the New York Post in advance of the story's publication. "Many Post staff members questioned whether the paper had done enough to verify the authenticity of the hard drive’s contents, said five people with knowledge of the tabloid’s inner workings," read...…No matter which way you cut it, the graphic Hunter Biden story is humiliating to his father Joe Biden's campaign, which is precisely why major media outlets don't want to talk about it.When they do talk about it, it's like the two stories that the New York Times has done. The paper on Sunday took into the little behind-the-scenes dramas at the New York Post in advance of the story's publication. "Many Post staff members questioned whether the paper had done enough to verify the authenticity of the hard drive’s contents, said five people with knowledge of the tabloid’s inner workings," read...WW…

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is getting attention for her choice of background features during her appearance Sunday on NBC's Meet the Press.After including a bubble-text "8645" printout on a table behind her during her interview, the Trump War Room, one of the Trump campaign's verified Twitter accounts, accused the Democratic governor of "encouraging assassination attempts against President Trump.""Whitmer is encouraging assassination attempts against President Trump just weeks after someone sent a ricin-laced package to the White House," the tweet said, adding, "86 can be shorthand for...…Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is getting attention for her choice of background features during her appearance Sunday on NBC's Meet the Press.After including a bubble-text "8645" printout on a table behind her during her interview, the Trump War Room, one of the Trump campaign's verified Twitter accounts, accused the Democratic governor of "encouraging assassination attempts against President Trump.""Whitmer is encouraging assassination attempts against President Trump just weeks after someone sent a ricin-laced package to the White House," the tweet said, adding, "86 can be shorthand for...WW…

The greatest significance of the Republican wave election of 2010 was not the new majority it produced in the U.S. House. Even greater was its effects down ballot.Prior to that election, Republicans had controlled only 37 of the nation's 99 state legislative chambers (including Nebraska's unicameral Legislature, whose members are nonpartisan in name only). When the dust settled, they controlled 55. This didn't just create the possibility of making conservative policy at the state level. It also ended decades of Democratic dominance in the all-important redistricting process.The 2010...…The greatest significance of the Republican wave election of 2010 was not the new majority it produced in the U.S. House. Even greater was its effects down ballot.Prior to that election, Republicans had controlled only 37 of the nation's 99 state legislative chambers (including Nebraska's unicameral Legislature, whose members are nonpartisan in name only). When the dust settled, they controlled 55. This didn't just create the possibility of making conservative policy at the state level. It also ended decades of Democratic dominance in the all-important redistricting process.The 2010...WW…

resident Trump's spy chief repeatedly shot down claims by Democrats such as House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff that the purported were part of a Russian disinformation effort.Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe argued that leading Democrats and many commentators and media figures have no evidence to back them up during a Monday morning interview with Maria Bartiromo on Fox Business. He also confirmed that the the laptop of former Vice President Joe Biden’s son but said that the intelligence community was not involved because it was not related to Russian...…resident Trump's spy chief repeatedly shot down claims by Democrats such as House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff that the purported were part of a Russian disinformation effort.Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe argued that leading Democrats and many commentators and media figures have no evidence to back them up during a Monday morning interview with Maria Bartiromo on Fox Business. He also confirmed that the the laptop of former Vice President Joe Biden’s son but said that the intelligence community was not involved because it was not related to Russian...WW…

A new study found that a third of excess deaths in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic could not be directly attributed to the coronavirus.“Although total US death counts are remarkably consistent from year to year, US deaths increased by 20% during March-July 2020. COVID-19 was a documented cause of only 67% of these excess deaths,” the study, published on the Journal of the American Medical Association's website, . “Some states had greater difficulty than others in containing community spread, causing protracted elevations in excess deaths that extended into the summer.”One...…A new study found that a third of excess deaths in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic could not be directly attributed to the coronavirus.“Although total US death counts are remarkably consistent from year to year, US deaths increased by 20% during March-July 2020. COVID-19 was a documented cause of only 67% of these excess deaths,” the study, published on the Journal of the American Medical Association's website, . “Some states had greater difficulty than others in containing community spread, causing protracted elevations in excess deaths that extended into the summer.”One...WW…

A top Republican senator acknowledged the possibility that the FBI investigated whether there was child pornography on a laptop and hard drive that allegedly belonged to Hunter Biden.Journalist Maria Bartiromo asked Sen. Ron Johnson, the chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, about that described faint handwriting on a subpoena served last year to a Delaware business that was given a water-damaged MacBook Pro to repair but was never retrieved and a hard drive with its contents. The hardware purportedly contained data about foreign business dealings and...…A top Republican senator acknowledged the possibility that the FBI investigated whether there was child pornography on a laptop and hard drive that allegedly belonged to Hunter Biden.Journalist Maria Bartiromo asked Sen. Ron Johnson, the chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, about that described faint handwriting on a subpoena served last year to a Delaware business that was given a water-damaged MacBook Pro to repair but was never retrieved and a hard drive with its contents. The hardware purportedly contained data about foreign business dealings and...WW…

Comedian Rob Schneider mocked California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Thanksgiving coronavirus guidelines, which limits celebrations to three households gathering outside at once.“Dear Emperor @GavinNewsom,” the Saturday Night Live alumnus tweeted Saturday. “During our allotted 3 family limit this Thanksgiving, if my Aunt comes over, can I throw her a slice of turkey from the window? We promise NOT to sing... we will all just whisper, ‘PLEASE RECALL DIPS--- GAVIN NEWSON!’”Dear Emperor During our allotted 3 family limit this Thanksgiving, if my Aunt comes over, can I throw her a slice of turkey from...…Comedian Rob Schneider mocked California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Thanksgiving coronavirus guidelines, which limits celebrations to three households gathering outside at once.“Dear Emperor @GavinNewsom,” the Saturday Night Live alumnus tweeted Saturday. “During our allotted 3 family limit this Thanksgiving, if my Aunt comes over, can I throw her a slice of turkey from the window? We promise NOT to sing... we will all just whisper, ‘PLEASE RECALL DIPS--- GAVIN NEWSON!’”Dear Emperor During our allotted 3 family limit this Thanksgiving, if my Aunt comes over, can I throw her a slice of turkey from...WW…

“I'm running as a proud Democrat, but I'm going to be an American president,” Joe Biden said in his recent town hall appearance on ABC. “I'm going to take care of those that voted against me as well as those who voted for me, for real. That's what presidents do. We've got to heal this nation because we have the greatest opportunity of any country in the world to own the 21st century. And we can't do it divided.”This posture betrays the double-faced nature of Biden's candidacy. He is attempting to speak to two different constituencies that want opposite things and to satisfy both.On the one...…“I'm running as a proud Democrat, but I'm going to be an American president,” Joe Biden said in his recent town hall appearance on ABC. “I'm going to take care of those that voted against me as well as those who voted for me, for real. That's what presidents do. We've got to heal this nation because we have the greatest opportunity of any country in the world to own the 21st century. And we can't do it divided.”This posture betrays the double-faced nature of Biden's candidacy. He is attempting to speak to two different constituencies that want opposite things and to satisfy both.On the one...WW…

Sometimes, you’re sure there’s a back story; you just don’t know what it is. For example, four Democratic legislators representing Orthodox Jewish neighborhoods in Brooklyn took the striking step of Gov. Andrew Cuomo of a “duplicitous bait-and-switch.” A Jewish leader feeling stabbed in the back by the governor.But now that the Orthodox Jewish daily Hamodia has a recording of what Cuomo told Orthodox rabbis privately on a call on Oct. 6, certain things start making sense: What Cuomo says to Orthodox Jews is totally different from what he says and does about them.Cuomo opened the call saying...…Sometimes, you’re sure there’s a back story; you just don’t know what it is. For example, four Democratic legislators representing Orthodox Jewish neighborhoods in Brooklyn took the striking step of Gov. Andrew Cuomo of a “duplicitous bait-and-switch.” A Jewish leader feeling stabbed in the back by the governor.But now that the Orthodox Jewish daily Hamodia has a recording of what Cuomo told Orthodox rabbis privately on a call on Oct. 6, certain things start making sense: What Cuomo says to Orthodox Jews is totally different from what he says and does about them.Cuomo opened the call saying...WW…

For decades, philosophers have argued that higher education’s value is rooted in its nurturing of the tolerant, democratic citizen, and that it should cultivate within students the requisite “habits of the heart” to sustain our democratic way of life. This belief motivated the National Task Force on Civic Leaning and Democratic Engagement to publish , which argued that “higher education has a distinctive role to play in the renewal of U.S. democracy” as colleges are “the nation’s most valuable laboratories for civic learning and democratic engagement” to develop inter alia the virtue of...…For decades, philosophers have argued that higher education’s value is rooted in its nurturing of the tolerant, democratic citizen, and that it should cultivate within students the requisite “habits of the heart” to sustain our democratic way of life. This belief motivated the National Task Force on Civic Leaning and Democratic Engagement to publish , which argued that “higher education has a distinctive role to play in the renewal of U.S. democracy” as colleges are “the nation’s most valuable laboratories for civic learning and democratic engagement” to develop inter alia the virtue of...WW…

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem sent words of encouragement to discouraged police officers in Seattle and encouraged officers quitting the force to apply for work in her state.“To those Seattle officers leaving the force: instead of demonizing you, in South Dakota we stand WITH you,” the Republican governor tweeted Saturday in response to an about Seattle police officers leaving the force. “Visit to learn about career opportunities in South Dakota, and THANK YOU for your service.”To those Seattle officers leaving the force: instead of demonizing you, in South Dakota we stand WITH you.Visit to...…South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem sent words of encouragement to discouraged police officers in Seattle and encouraged officers quitting the force to apply for work in her state.“To those Seattle officers leaving the force: instead of demonizing you, in South Dakota we stand WITH you,” the Republican governor tweeted Saturday in response to an about Seattle police officers leaving the force. “Visit to learn about career opportunities in South Dakota, and THANK YOU for your service.”To those Seattle officers leaving the force: instead of demonizing you, in South Dakota we stand WITH you.Visit to...WW…

Chinese officials are allegedly warning that the country might .Leaders from the nation reportedly threatened this action in response to the prosecution of multiple Chinese military-affiliated scholars in the U.S., the Wall Street Journal reported Saturday, citing people familiar with the matter.The apparent warnings have come repeatedly and through multiple different channels.Over the summer, the Justice Department began charging Chinese scientists for failing to disclose to customs authorities their active-duty status with the People's Liberation Army. At least some were reportedly still...…Chinese officials are allegedly warning that the country might .Leaders from the nation reportedly threatened this action in response to the prosecution of multiple Chinese military-affiliated scholars in the U.S., the Wall Street Journal reported Saturday, citing people familiar with the matter.The apparent warnings have come repeatedly and through multiple different channels.Over the summer, the Justice Department began charging Chinese scientists for failing to disclose to customs authorities their active-duty status with the People's Liberation Army. At least some were reportedly still...WW…

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is putting his state on a much more aggressive path to slash emissions.Newsom, a Democrat, isn't waiting for his state's legislature to act. He's using his executive authority to set new climate mandates, putting California leaps and bounds ahead of most other states, the federal government, and even other countries.The policies are earning him early praise from environmentalists who, though wishing he'd take a stronger stance on fossil fuels, say Newsom's actions are a down payment on what California must do to reduce its emissions to help slow global warming....…California Gov. Gavin Newsom is putting his state on a much more aggressive path to slash emissions.Newsom, a Democrat, isn't waiting for his state's legislature to act. He's using his executive authority to set new climate mandates, putting California leaps and bounds ahead of most other states, the federal government, and even other countries.The policies are earning him early praise from environmentalists who, though wishing he'd take a stronger stance on fossil fuels, say Newsom's actions are a down payment on what California must do to reduce its emissions to help slow global warming....WW…

Throughout Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s confirmation hearings, one word kept coming up: originalism. It’s this word that Democrats are now trying to hold against her.Barrett has described herself as an originalist and/or textualist, meaning her judicial philosophy is to stick to the original public meaning of the law and the Constitution.“So in English,” she explained, “that means that I interpret the Constitution as a law, that I interpret its text as text, and I understand it to have the meaning that it had at the time people ratified it. So that meaning doesn’t change over time. And it’s...…Throughout Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s confirmation hearings, one word kept coming up: originalism. It’s this word that Democrats are now trying to hold against her.Barrett has described herself as an originalist and/or textualist, meaning her judicial philosophy is to stick to the original public meaning of the law and the Constitution.“So in English,” she explained, “that means that I interpret the Constitution as a law, that I interpret its text as text, and I understand it to have the meaning that it had at the time people ratified it. So that meaning doesn’t change over time. And it’s...WW…