Category Archives: National News

Trump order could open California coast, Arctic to new oil and gas drilling

President Donald Trump on Friday is expected to sign an executive order that could open large parts of the Pacific, Arctic and Atlantic oceans to new oil and gas drilling, a prospect that elicited a fierce backlash in California and … Continue reading

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Trump: “We’ll see what happens. If there’s a shutdown, there’s a shutdown.”

President Donald Trump downplayed the severity of a potential government shutdown on Thursday, just two days shy of a deadline for Congress to reach a spending deal to avert temporary layoffs of federal workers. “We’ll see what happens. If there’s … Continue reading

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Too bad we don’t have enough adults Like This on Campus…

[The] university of California Berkeley is the “fabled” home of the free speech movement back in the 60s.  Nowadays, not so much as we’ve seen the political correctness/cultural Marxism reach its nadir with respect to LIMITING that same concept.  You … Continue reading

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2020 Presidential Rumors Abound With John Kasich Back in NH

Is It Too Early? Yes- It’s too early. The flurry of activity in the Granite State this week has some calling it the start of the 2020 New Hampshire primary. Former Democratic presidential candidate Martin O’Malley held some meet-and-greets and … Continue reading

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Charmin drops off load of toilet paper to Michigan’s Butt

Michigan tight end Jake Butt doesn’t mind people having fun with his last name. The folks at Procter & Gamble sure are.The parent company of Charmin toilet paper delivered a truckload of the squeezably soft product to him in his … Continue reading

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Texas prepares to begin locking up leaders in sanctuary cities

While many other states, particularly California, are seeking out new ways to “fight Trump” and defy the enforcement of immigration law, Texas is taking a decidedly different approach. Out in the Lone Star State, Republicans are moving forward with a … Continue reading

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Trump tax plan would hit blue states hardest

President Trump’s plan to overhaul the federal tax code threatens to fall disproportionately on residents of liberal-leaning states, a short-term boost for state governments that could turn into a long-term drag. Most states have tied their tax codes closely to … Continue reading

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Trump ‘absolutely’ considered breaking up 9th Circuit Court

President Donald Trump has “absolutely” considered proposals that would break up the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals — the federal appeals court that ruled against his travel ban — he said Wednesday. Congress is currently considering legislation that would break … Continue reading

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Trump Advisers Have Plan to Kill Paris Climate Agreement

As President Trump’s top advisers prepare to hash out a final policy on the Paris climate agreement dumped onto their laps by President Obama, another option has hit the table: Declare the deal a treaty and send it to the … Continue reading

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Freedom Caucus endorses revised ObamaCare repeal-and-replace bill

The House Freedom Caucus on Wednesday announced it will back the GOP’s healthcare plan now that an amendment allowing states to opt out of key ObamaCare rules is included. The group of roughly 30 hard-line conservatives held out for weeks, … Continue reading

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