Bernie Sanders is surging in Democratic primary polls
The Vermont senator is polling in second place nationally, second in Iowa, and first in New Hampshire, according to polling averages tracked by RealClearPolitics (RCP).
Pelosi threatens holding up impeachment unless ‘fair trial,’ Levin says McConnell should immediately nullify
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is considering withholding articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump until she is assured a fair trial in the Senate, a move conservative radio host Mark Levin says should result in instant nullification of impeachment.
Ocasio-Cortez hosting Spanish-only town hall for Bernie Sanders campaign
Ocasio-Cortez endorsed the Vermont senator in October along with Democratic Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar and Michigan Rep. Rashida Tlaib. She was reportedly the first among “The Squad” to back Sanders in the Democratic primary.
Gallup poll finds majority now oppose impeaching and removing Trump from office
The poll shows political independents are shifting on the issue — they supported impeachment in October polls by roughly 55%, Gallup noted. Support for impeachment and removal is now down below 50% among independents.
‘Spare us your amnesty’: DHS rips Mayor de Blasio for defending driver’s licenses for illegal aliens
“Spare us your amnesty – It makes every person more vulnerable when you shield pedophiles, child pornographers, human traffickers, and terrorists from law enforcement,” the DHS Press Secretary account tweeted Tuesday.
Since 2006, over a million Californians have left the state
Conservatives and Republicans surveyed mentioned the state’s expensive housing, high taxes, and liberal political culture as their primary reasons for wanting to leave California, according to the study conducted for the Los Angeles Times.
Justice Neil Gorsuch said ‘Merry Christmas’ on television and people are going crazy
Leftwing critics suggested the justice was signaling his sympathies with people disturbed at the secularization of American public life by saying “Merry Christmas” instead of its capacious alternative “Happy Holidays.”
FISA report was so damning that FBI’s top lawyer during Russia probe felt ‘distressed’ after reading it
Former FBI general counsel James Baker said Monday that he felt “distressed” after reading the Justice Department inspector general’s report laying out “significant” errors and omissions in the bureau’s applications to surveil former Trump campaign aide Carter Page.
Reports: Consumers still carrying debt from last holiday season, expected to spend $1.1 trillion this holiday season
About 35 million Americans still have holiday credit card debt left over from last year, according to WalletHub’s 2019 Holiday Shopping Survey. The personal finance site projects consumers will spend as much as $1.1 trillion this holiday season.
‘Concerned for our safety’: County clerk sounds alarm at New York allowing driver’s licenses for illegal aliens
A New York county clerk expressed deep concern over the state’s new law allowing illegal aliens to obtain driver’s licenses, arguing that such a law risks public safety and paves the way for voter fraud.
Comey says he was ‘wrong’ about FBI’s surveillance abuse, Gowdy says ‘too damn late’
James Comey said Sunday that he was “wrong” about the FBI’s handling of surveillance warrants against Carter Page, who the former FBI director acknowledged was “treated unfairly” by having his name leaked to the press as a suspected Russian agent.
IG Report reveals previously unknown FBI investigation of alleged dossier source
The FBI opened up a counterintelligence investigation in October 2016 against a Belarusian-American businessman who Christopher Steele said was an unwitting source for his infamous anti-Trump dossier, according to a newly unredacted version of a Justice Department inspector general’s report.