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Republicans Wake Up to an Electoral Bloodbath

'Lawyer Up': Democrats Declare War on Trump Administration

2026 Midterms Results: Democrats Win the House and Senate

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Iran Refusing to Hand Over Black Box From Crashed Ukrainian Airplane

Posted by Mary Chastain on January 08, 2020 37 Comments

A Ukrainian International Airlines Boeing 737 airplane crashed near Tehran's airport on Tuesday after Iran attacked two Iraqi military bases housing the U.S. military. While some called the crash a coincidence, suspicions have deepened since Iran refuses to hand over the black box.

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Trump: ‘Iran Appears to be Standing Down’

Posted by Mary Chastain on January 08, 2020 25 Comments

President Donald Trump told the nation the Iran attacks on Iraqi military bases did not kill any American or Iraqi soldiers. He also noted that "Iran appears to be standing down, which is a good thing for all parties concerned and a very good thing for the world."

Diversity For Thee, But Not For We: Next Dem Debate Will Be All White

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 08, 2020 24 Comments

The number of candidates on the stage is going to look a little bit more normal at next week's Democrat debate. So far, only five candidates have met the required thresholds for the CNN/Des Moines Register event.

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CNN fighting with Babylon Bee over who has the fakest news

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on January 08, 2020 31 Comments

CNN has been racing to the ratings bottom for years now, and their latest ridiculous attacks on the satiric website the Babylon Bee are sure to help them along the way. The wildly popular Christian satire site has come under fire from CNN before, but this time, it's CNN that reads like satire.

Iran launches missile attacks on U.S. bases in Iraq

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 07, 2020 80 Comments

U.S. miliary bases in Iraq are under Iranian missile attack, the U.S. Department of Defense and Iranian media have confirmed. Fars News posted this tweet:

Iranian Refugee Warns America That Universities are Becoming Radicalized

Africana Studies Department at Oberlin College Offers Courses on Marxism

Northwestern Food Fest Cancels Event After Pro-Israel Group Registers

Member of Largest Teachers Union Says They Abandoned Education in Pursuit of Political Power

Columbia to Host Discussion of American Genocide, Colonialism, and Racial Oppression

LGBT Student Group at Florida State U. Requests $58K for Drag Shows

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U.S. Hits Lowest Trade Deficit in Three Years After Decrease in Chinese Imports

Posted by Mary Chastain on January 07, 2020 9 Comments

The Commerce Department announced today that the U.S. has hit its lowest trade deficit in three years with a decline in imports from China.

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CNN Settles Nick Sandmann Lawsuit

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 07, 2020 52 Comments

CNN has settled the lawsuit brought by Nicholas Sandmann over coverage of the incident in which Sandmann falsely was accused of trying to intimidate a Native American activist, according to local TV reports. Sandmann filed lawsuits against CNN, The Washington Post, and NBC. Initially the lawsuits were dismissed, but recently a portion of the lawsuits were reopened by the court and all three lawsuits were reactivated.

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Nikki Haley: Democrat Leaders Are the Only People ‘Mourning the Loss of Soleimani’

Posted by Stacey Matthews on January 07, 2020 14 Comments

Nikki Haley did not mince words on Sean Hannity's show on Monday night. She addressed the successful U.S. military strike against Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Gen. Qassem Soleimani, Trump's decisive leadership on the issue, and where Democrats stood in the aftermath.

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Former Castro, Harris Supporters Gravitate to Biden

Posted by Mary Chastain on January 07, 2020 15 Comments

Former HUD Secretary Julián Castro endorsed Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) on Monday a few days after he dropped out of the race. However, former Vice President Joe Biden's campaign told The Texas Tribune that he picked up 11 new endorsements from Texas. Nine of those people once supported Castro. Biden's campaign also said that he now has more support from those who backed Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA).

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Australia’s Apocalyptic Fires Caused by Bad Land Management and Arsonists, Not “Climate Change”

Posted by Leslie Eastman on January 07, 2020 50 Comments

Australia might be a half a world away from California, but the massive wildfires that have struck the country are still burning too close to home. My sister-in-law's family lives in the New South Wales town of Bega. They have been forced to evacuate, and we are praying that their home and the horses they were forced to leave behind remain safe. My brother-in-law has joined the firefight.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWTzcpRbpYI&t=111s

Germany Vows to “Save” Nuclear Deal as Iran Enriches Weapons-Grade Uranium

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on January 07, 2020 29 Comments

Amid Iran's plans to enrich weapons-grade uranium, Germany has vowed to "save" the faltering nuclear deal, the German foreign ministry declared on Monday. The German statement comes as Tehran refused to abide by the limits on enriching uranium put in place by the 2015 nuclear deal, Iranian state TV announced over the weekend.

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Rush Limbaugh Interviews President Trump on Iran, Impeachment, and the 2020 Election

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 07, 2020 5 Comments

Rush Limbaugh returned from his holiday break on Monday and featured an interview with President Trump that covered a wide range of topics.

Linc Chafee files to run for president on Libertarian Party line

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 06, 2020 31 Comments

Readers of Legal Insurrection know who Linc Chafee is. For several years we covered the once-upon-a-time Republican Senator (in a seat he inherited from his father), and Independent former Governor of Rhode Island, is quirky, to put it mildly.

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Baby Walt Update – He’s Home

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on January 06, 2020 35 Comments

Baby Walt was born November 24 via emergency c-section. Shortly after his birth, he was diagnosed with a rare heart condition and life lifted to Houston’s Medical Center.

Joe Biden On ObamaCare: “you couldn’t keep your doctor if you wanted to necessarily”

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on January 06, 2020 20 Comments

Former Vice President Joe Biden appeared at a town hall in Iowa over the weekend and was asked about ObamaCare. Giving a typically rambling non-answer, Biden did admit a couple of salient details: nope, you couldn't keep your doctor "necessarily" as Obama repeatedly promised, and "no one did understand ObamaCare."

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Judge Judy Fawns All Over Bloomberg: ‘There Isn’t Anybody That Could Compare to’ Him

Posted by Mary Chastain on January 06, 2020 39 Comments

Popular TV star Judge Judy Sheindlin officially endorsed former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg with a campaign ad and appearance on The View.

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Russians Prank Maxine Waters With Greta Thunberg ‘Confession’

Posted by Leslie Eastman on January 06, 2020 13 Comments

Welcome to southern California, the political Thunderdome in which I live...where Trump Derangement Syndrome crashes into green justice activism and Russian trolls.