By Erick Erickson  |  The Resurgent family invited a traveling evangelist to stay in their home. He was preaching at the family’s church. As the parents slept, the evangelist allegedly raped their fourteen year old daughter. Five years later, the man has still not faced a jury of his peers. The fourteen year old is now nineteen. She is in […]

The Chicago Police Department on Wednesday charged Empire actor Jussie Smollett with filing a false police report when he said last month he was the victim of an alleged assault. Police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said prosecutors filed a felony disorderly conduct charge against Smollett, which could result in one to three years in prison if he is convicted. Smollett also […]

The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that the Constitution’s ban on excessive fines applies to states. Delivering the unanimous decision, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said Eighth Amendment protections against abuse of government punitive authority covers monetary fines, state and federal. “This safeguard, we hold, is ‘fundamental to our scheme of ordered liberty,’ with ‘deep roots in our history and tradition,’” […]

A group of social media accounts have launched “a wide-ranging disinformation campaign aimed at Democratic 2020 candidates,” Politico reported Wednesday, and there are “signs that foreign state actors are driving at least some of the activity.” The main targets appear to be Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.), Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), former Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D-Texas), and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.). […]

House Democrats plan to file a resolution Friday seeking to block President Trump’s declaration of a national emergency on the U.S.-Mexico border, part of his effort to free up new sources of funding for his promised border wall. The Democrats’ proposal likely would set up a House vote by mid-March, or even as soon as next week. House Speaker Nancy […]

When we read this story, we begin to worry about the governments roll in what might have happened as opposed to what has happened. We understand that the possibility of Paul Hasson’s actions but these are actions that have not occurred and might never have occurred. We worry that the thought police are moving full speed ahead. Federal prosecutors said […]

Attorney General William Barr will announce the completion of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian election meddling and possible collusion by President Trump’s associates “as early as next week,” CNN reported Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter. Barr reportedly plans to promptly submit a summary of the confidential report to Congress. The timing could change to avoid interfering […]

Submitted by MAGA Student  |   RedStateWatcher Presidential Candidate Elizabeth Warren calls child care a fundamental human right. As reported by chicksonright.com Attention everyone: There’s a new “fundamental human right” that exists, according to Elizabeth Warren. Child care. We have a “fundamental human right” to child care. I repeat, you have the RIGHT to a babysitter, FREE OF CHARGE FOR YOU. She […]

By Pamela Geller It speaks to the Orwellian era we are unfortunately living in that the terror-tied Jew-hater Sarsour could frame her supremacist, racist goals in a 60s-style civil rights narrative, and that a once-respected newspaper such as the Washington Post would aid and abet her in this. There is no more supremacist, racist, misogynist, antisemitic system of governance than the […]

Former acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe, Top DOJ Officials considered asking Cabinet members to invoke the 25th Amendment in order to remove President Trump and discussed recording meetings with him (Washington, DC) – Judicial Watch announced today that it filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Justice for all records of communication of former FBI Deputy […]

A government-spending watchdog says a recently discussed plan for raising tax revenue for America’s roads should scare anyone who drives a car. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood recently stated that he would be willing to implement a plan that will tax motorists on the amount of miles driven. Massachusetts lawmakers have considered such a plan, and pilot programs have been implemented […]

The Federal Observer It has been over eighteen years since Alan Caruba penned this column for publication. Was anybody listening? ~ Ed. The President’s education plan, with or without vouchers, suffers from an essential defect. In the U.S. Constitution’s enumeration of its powers and responsibilities as regards “raising revenue” (Article 1, Section 8) you will find no mention of “education.” While […]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Fourteen people have applied for consideration to be appointed to the Tennessee Court of Appeals in the Western Division. The opening was created by the appointment of Brandon O. Gibson as senior adviser in the governor’s office. The Governor’s Council for Judicial Appointments will interview the applicants in a public hearing, vote and forward three names […]

U.S. Reps. Dr. Mark Green (R-TN-07) and Chip Roy (R-TX-21) announced they will lead a group of House Republicans on sending a letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to ask that drug cartels using terrorist tactics be labeled as Foreign Terrorist Organizations.  

A Disgruntled Republican in Nashville by Rod Williams, The herd mentality of the African-American community is on display here in Nashville in an effort to oust School Board member Fran Bush. Ms Bush who is African-American is one of three vocal critics of Dr. Shawn Joseph on the nine-member elected school board. The other leading vocal critics are Jill Speering […]

The city of Memphis will trim a roughly two-square-mile section of South Cordova from its boundaries over the next two years, giving residents of the area a victory in a fight they’ve waged for years. With this de-annexation, the third and last in a planned series aimed at decreasing the strain on city services extending to Memphis’ sprawling outer reaches, the city […]

From Iron Mike Susana was beheaded (likely raped first) because her husband couldn’t raise the $207,000 ransom her cartel kidnappers demanded. By dumping her body with a taunting note,  the kidnappers figure the next family WILL PAY.   This is the EVIL Trump wants to keep OUT of our country!  Democrats don’t seem to give a damn…. The kidnappers left a note alongside the woman’s […]

He repays those who hate Him to their face, to destroy them. —Deuteronomy 7:10 The news bulletin commanded attention. Several inmates had escaped from a penitentiary. They were armed and considered extremely dangerous. A police spokesman stressed to the community the importance of caution. He said, “These men are desperate. They have nothing to lose. They have killed and could […]

It is not democracy but unlimited government that is objectionable, and I do not see why the people should not learn to limit the scope of majority rule as well as that of any other form of government. At any rate, the advantages of democracy as a method of peaceful change and of political education seem to be so great […]

February 21 is the 52nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 313 days remaining until the end of the year (314 in leap years). Holidays Christian Feast Day: Pepin of Landen Peter Damian Randoald John Henry Newman (Episcopal Church (USA) February 21 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) International Mother Language Day (UNESCO) Language Movement Day (Bangladesh) The first […]