The Trump administration is drafting gun legislation that will include a proposal to speed up executions for people convicted of mass killings, a senior official said Monday. Marc Short, chief of staff for Vice President Mike Pence, told reporters that Attorney General William P. Barr has drafted legislation that would expedite capital punishment in cases of mass killings. He said the administration expects the proposal to become part of any final package on gun legislation proposed by the White House to Congress. Mr. Short discussed the proposal briefly on Air Force Two as the vice...…The Trump administration is drafting gun legislation that will include a proposal to speed up executions for people convicted of mass killings, a senior official said Monday. Marc Short, chief of staff for Vice President Mike Pence, told reporters that Attorney General William P. Barr has drafted legislation that would expedite capital punishment in cases of mass killings. He said the administration expects the proposal to become part of any final package on gun legislation proposed by the White House to Congress. Mr. Short discussed the proposal briefly on Air Force Two as the vice...WW…

TRENDING:Follow UsQuestion of the DayA coalition of African-American faith and civil rights leaders is telling Georgia residents to stay home to fight the coronavirus as Gov. Brian Kemp reopens some businesses.“This pandemic has ravaged black communities in both urban and rural areas,” states a letter signed by the Rev. Al Sharpton, the Rev. W. Franklyn Richardson, chairman of the Conference of National Black Churches, and Sherrilyn Ifill, president and director-counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, among others.“We do not take it lightly to encourage members of our...…TRENDING:Follow UsQuestion of the DayA coalition of African-American faith and civil rights leaders is telling Georgia residents to stay home to fight the coronavirus as Gov. Brian Kemp reopens some businesses.“This pandemic has ravaged black communities in both urban and rural areas,” states a letter signed by the Rev. Al Sharpton, the Rev. W. Franklyn Richardson, chairman of the Conference of National Black Churches, and Sherrilyn Ifill, president and director-counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, among others.“We do not take it lightly to encourage members of our...WW…

TRENDING:Follow UsQuestion of the DayAgent and his Crossfire Hurricane unit were focused on the White House during President ’s inauguration celebration, so much so that the “angry” agent complained he was kept out of the loop on a bureau counter-intelligence briefing there.Mr. , who would later be fired for his anti- messages to lawyer Lisa Page, erupted the day after Mr. became president, according to newly released emails obtained by Judicial Watch, a conservative watchdog in Washington.Mr. said in an email to his boss, counter-intelligence chief Bill Priestap, he could have folded the...…TRENDING:Follow UsQuestion of the DayAgent and his Crossfire Hurricane unit were focused on the White House during President ’s inauguration celebration, so much so that the “angry” agent complained he was kept out of the loop on a bureau counter-intelligence briefing there.Mr. , who would later be fired for his anti- messages to lawyer Lisa Page, erupted the day after Mr. became president, according to newly released emails obtained by Judicial Watch, a conservative watchdog in Washington.Mr. said in an email to his boss, counter-intelligence chief Bill Priestap, he could have folded the...WW…

TRENDING:Follow UsQuestion of the DayThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has changed its coronavirus guidance once again, acknowledging information posted on its website last week about the risk of contracting COVID-19 from contaminated surfaces was confusing.The CDC now says the coronavirus can “possibly” be spread on surfaces and objects, though the virus is mainly transmitted between people.This is not the first time the nation’s premier public health agency has had to reverse course on information related to the coronavirus, including the agency’s evolving guidance on whether...…TRENDING:Follow UsQuestion of the DayThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has changed its coronavirus guidance once again, acknowledging information posted on its website last week about the risk of contracting COVID-19 from contaminated surfaces was confusing.The CDC now says the coronavirus can “possibly” be spread on surfaces and objects, though the virus is mainly transmitted between people.This is not the first time the nation’s premier public health agency has had to reverse course on information related to the coronavirus, including the agency’s evolving guidance on whether...WW…

TRENDING:Liberalism that has brought the nation to near cultural ruinFollow UsQuestion of the DayANALYSIS/OPINION:As near as I can tell it began in 1995, when Republicans won control of the House of Representatives for the first time in 40 years and captured a Senate majority.By “it” I mean the accusation that Republicans and especially conservatives (not always the same) are “divisive.” One reads and hears this from every media outlet and Democrats in Congress. President Trump is dividing America. Talk radio is divisive. The right wing is undermining our “unity.”What is really meant by the...…TRENDING:Liberalism that has brought the nation to near cultural ruinFollow UsQuestion of the DayANALYSIS/OPINION:As near as I can tell it began in 1995, when Republicans won control of the House of Representatives for the first time in 40 years and captured a Senate majority.By “it” I mean the accusation that Republicans and especially conservatives (not always the same) are “divisive.” One reads and hears this from every media outlet and Democrats in Congress. President Trump is dividing America. Talk radio is divisive. The right wing is undermining our “unity.”What is really meant by the...WW…

TRENDING:Follow UsQuestion of the DayNew York City Mayor on Wednesday denied giving preferential treatment to Black Lives Matter protesters, who have flooded the streets since the Memorial Day death of George Floyd, while keeping places of worship in the city closed amid the coronavirus pandemic.Mr. was by CNN anchor John Berman to weigh in on a recent federal court decision ruling that he and Gov. Andrew Cuomo violated the Constitution by restricting religious services during the lockdown.Mr. Berman said, “The court said you openly discouraged religious gatherings and threatened religious...…TRENDING:Follow UsQuestion of the DayNew York City Mayor on Wednesday denied giving preferential treatment to Black Lives Matter protesters, who have flooded the streets since the Memorial Day death of George Floyd, while keeping places of worship in the city closed amid the coronavirus pandemic.Mr. was by CNN anchor John Berman to weigh in on a recent federal court decision ruling that he and Gov. Andrew Cuomo violated the Constitution by restricting religious services during the lockdown.Mr. Berman said, “The court said you openly discouraged religious gatherings and threatened religious...WW…

TRENDING:Follow UsQuestion of the DayA Philadelphia elections judge and Democratic Party official pleaded guilty Thursday to stuffing ballot boxes in favor of Democratic candidates in elections in 2014, 2015 and 2016, while collecting thousands of dollars in cash to make the changes.Prosecutors hinted at an even broader conspiracy by an unnamed “political consultant” who charged his clients “consulting fees” then used some of the money to pay off multiple Election Board officials.The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Philadelphia won Thursday’s guilty plea from Domenick J. DeMuro, who served as a...…TRENDING:Follow UsQuestion of the DayA Philadelphia elections judge and Democratic Party official pleaded guilty Thursday to stuffing ballot boxes in favor of Democratic candidates in elections in 2014, 2015 and 2016, while collecting thousands of dollars in cash to make the changes.Prosecutors hinted at an even broader conspiracy by an unnamed “political consultant” who charged his clients “consulting fees” then used some of the money to pay off multiple Election Board officials.The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Philadelphia won Thursday’s guilty plea from Domenick J. DeMuro, who served as a...WW…

TRENDING:Follow UsQuestion of the DayABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (AP) — President says he will take action as soon as Saturday to ban Chinese-owned video app TikTok from the United States.made the announcement to reporters Friday on Air Force One as he returned from Florida.“As far as TikTok is concerned, we’re banning them from the United States,” said.TOP STORIESU.S. lawmakers have raised intelligence and privacy concerns about the company’s ownership. The company has denied allegations that it shares user data with the Chinese government.The move comes as has ratcheted up tensions with China...…TRENDING:Follow UsQuestion of the DayABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (AP) — President says he will take action as soon as Saturday to ban Chinese-owned video app TikTok from the United States.made the announcement to reporters Friday on Air Force One as he returned from Florida.“As far as TikTok is concerned, we’re banning them from the United States,” said.TOP STORIESU.S. lawmakers have raised intelligence and privacy concerns about the company’s ownership. The company has denied allegations that it shares user data with the Chinese government.The move comes as has ratcheted up tensions with China...WW…

TRENDING:History of falsehoods threatens reputation for decencyFollow UsQuestion of the Dayblew up his 1988 presidential bid with a plagiarized fictitious account of his hardscrabble roots, but the experience failed to cure him of his tendency to exaggerate, conflate and even invent stories about his upbringing and political history.Since the start of the 2020 campaign, Mr. has been caught on numerous occasions spinning false and even ludicrous yarns, a tendency that has prompted head-scratching from his supporters and exasperation from conservatives stunned that his tall tales have yet to...…TRENDING:History of falsehoods threatens reputation for decencyFollow UsQuestion of the Dayblew up his 1988 presidential bid with a plagiarized fictitious account of his hardscrabble roots, but the experience failed to cure him of his tendency to exaggerate, conflate and even invent stories about his upbringing and political history.Since the start of the 2020 campaign, Mr. has been caught on numerous occasions spinning false and even ludicrous yarns, a tendency that has prompted head-scratching from his supporters and exasperation from conservatives stunned that his tall tales have yet to...WW…

TRENDING:Follow UsQuestion of the DayChina has called for using electromagnetic attacks on U.S. warships transiting the South China Sea, according to a state-run Chinese outlet.The Communist Party-affiliated organ Global Times, quoting a military expert, said the use of nonlethal electromagnetic and laser weapons should be used by the People’s Liberation Army to expel American warships from the disputed sea.The report followed China’s potentially dangerous use of a laser against a Navy P-8A maritime patrol aircraft near Guam last month, and an earlier lasing two years ago of C-130 aircraft...…TRENDING:Follow UsQuestion of the DayChina has called for using electromagnetic attacks on U.S. warships transiting the South China Sea, according to a state-run Chinese outlet.The Communist Party-affiliated organ Global Times, quoting a military expert, said the use of nonlethal electromagnetic and laser weapons should be used by the People’s Liberation Army to expel American warships from the disputed sea.The report followed China’s potentially dangerous use of a laser against a Navy P-8A maritime patrol aircraft near Guam last month, and an earlier lasing two years ago of C-130 aircraft...WW…