Bernie Sanders won’t commit to abolish ICE: ‘You need people to’ protect the border
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders said Saturday he does not believe in open borders and that America needs people to protect its border.
Dialogues with Meg Hansen: Despair, drugs and The Donald in the Northeast Kingdom
In the second part of our interview with Chet Greenwood and Anya Tynio about the Northeast Kingdom, we discuss the epidemic of opioids and despair, President Trump’s popularity, and constant allegations of racism hurled at Kingdom residents by Vermont’s political-media class.
Flemming: US has lowest drought level in years
California’s drought ended in March, and the rest of the U.S. is similarly in good shape, at least water wise. Of the 30 lowest U.S. drought weeks in the past 1023 weeks, 19 have occurred in 2019.
Report: Illegal immigration costs taxpayers $116 billion annually; Californians, Texans, Floridians pay the most
A comprehensive report by the Federation for Immigration Reform (FAIR) breaks down the cost of illegal immigration to U.S. taxpayers: $115.9 billion annually.
DeVos: No surprise that ‘families want more control’ over children’s education
U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos said that it is no surprise “families want more control” over their children’s education.
John Klar: Vermont is going insane. Will the rest of America follow?
If America looks ahead, it will see the chilling dystopia unfolding in Vermont, where bizarre government-imposed perversions of identity, culture and society are being augmented by swelling poverty and an opioid crisis.
Bernie Sanders says his $16 trillion Green New Deal-like plan will create 20 million jobs
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders introduced a $16.3-trillion plan similar to the Green New Deal on Thursday, which he says will create 20 million jobs.
Opinion: The New York Times works for the left, and now everyone should know it
The New York Times essentially is bowing to leftist demands and becoming an activist organization. It has abandoned even the pretense of being dedicated to covering important news and evenhandedly informing readers.
Dem presidential candidate says opposing $15 minimum wage is immoral and unchristian
If Buttigieg has overwhelming evidence indicating that the vast majority of the poor would see an overall increase in their pay (despite working fewer hours), then he could conceivably have an argument.
Keelan: So who is really in charge of Vermont?
The governor was quite clear — the Vermont Agency of Education is an independent entity and is not answerable to him. This got me thinking about other agencies and entities that are state/legislature created that the governor has no control over.
64% of federal arrests in 2018 were of non-citizens, DOJ finds
Federal arrests of non-citizens has increased exponentially over the past two decades, and account for the majority of all federal arrests, data released by the Justice Department revealed.
Actress Alyssa Milano says life would be ‘lacking all its great joys’ without her abortions
Milano obtained her first abortion in 1993 but became pregnant again a few months later and then obtained her second abortion. She said that this was the right decision for her, and that if she had not obtained these abortions her life would be lacking its “great joys.”