FBI fires agent Peter Strzok for anti-Trump efforts
He sent messages referring to Trump as an “idiot” and mocking Trump supporters. Strzok also wrote to Page on Aug. 8, 2016 that “we’ll stop” Trump from becoming president.
Pro-gun Republican Kevin Hoyt seeks to win Bennington 2-1 House district seat
Gun enthusiast Kevin Hoyt is looking to bring rights and Republicanism back to the Statehouse by running for the open House seat in the Bennington 2-1 district.
McClaughry: The fuel economy mandate battle
What does it mean to ordinary Vermonters for the federal government to freeze the CAFÉ standard for new passenger cars at 37 mpg in 2020, rather than pushing it up to 54.5 mpg in 2025?
Democratic gubernatorial debate reveals support for carbon tax
During a debate on VPR between the four Democratic candidates who will appear on that party’s Aug. 14th primary ballot, all stated support for placing a new carbon tax on Vermonters.
Why Democratic Socialists can’t legitimately claim Sweden, Denmark as success stories
Democratic socialists claim countries such as Venezuela and Cuba implemented socialism “incorrectly” or that other factors are to blame. They prefer to cite Norway, Sweden and Denmark as examples of socialist success. There are, however, several key problems with that.
Trump blasts British spy dossier author, says AG Sessions is ‘scared stiff’
President Trump leveled a multi-front attack on Saturday against dossier author Christopher Steele, the media, Justice Department official Bruce Ohr and Attorney General Jeff Sessions.
Federal deficit increases by 20 percent due to increased spending and tax cuts
The federal deficit rose 20 percent due primarily to an increase in spending, the Congressional Budget Office reported Tuesday.
Republican Lawrence Zupan looks to stir up Senate race, face Bernie Sanders
Any candidate looking to take on Bernie Sanders faces an uphill battle, but that hasn’t stopped Republican candidate Lawrence Zupan from climbing the hill with a firm belief that he will be the one to help Vermont’s junior senator into retirement.
‘Bullet vote’ threatens Chittenden Six incumbent senators as election nears
Chittenden County’s six incumbent senators have occupied the Vermont Senate for a combined 45 years, but a group of energized voters plans to send at least three of them packing and replace them with fresh faces.
Censorship of Infowars exposes larger problem of Silicon Valley bias
Given the vague and increasingly expanding use of the term “hate speech,” it’s not unreasonable to think that purging Infowars is the tip of the iceberg.
Florida restaurant sticks it to NFL for anthem protest by canceling football package
Curtis West decided to cancel his Florida restaurant’s NFL DirecTV package due to players kneeling during the national anthem.
Who is John Rodgers? A Vermonter, in his own words
“I did not support S.55. That is a bill that does take away Vermonters’ constitutional rights, and no good has ever come from taking rights from good people. The Constitution is a fabric, and if you start tearing at one piece of it, the rest of it is gonna fall apart as well.”