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Sen. Chuck Grassley expanded his investigation into the Department of Defense’s Office of Net Assessment. Grassley has asked for more information about the payments to one of the office’s contractors, Stefan Halper, who is an alleged Intel Community informant. Video here

Full title: "India residents surprised to find beer, brandy, rum mixture coming out of kitchen faucets" "Residents in an apartment building in India discovered free mixed drinks on tap in their kitchens earlier this week"

At this writing, early Wednesday morning, the Democratic Party has still not released the full results of Monday evening’s Iowa caucus. The Democratic Party tells us this is because of a technological failure - that some new app failed in tabulating the votes. Hogwash. Never mind that Iowa has been holding caucuses for generations without such problems… Never mind the fact that every state has been holding elections for centuries, some twice a year, some three or four times a year, without such severe failures. This is Iowa, in a presidential year. While Iowa is a fine state, with a...

The American Revolution summation from this channel went over well here so I wanted to point out this new one - a nearly half hour long animated history. It's engaging and a good way to introduce children to the subject matter.

RUSH: Folks, it was such a joyous occasion. It was unbelievable and something for which not only me, but my family will be eternally grateful for. It’s a very, very special moment indeed. And I thank, again, the president and his family. Vice President Pence called after we left the Capitol and were on the way back to our super-secret location and where we spent the rest of the week. Oh, one thing. Do you remember later in the evening there was a young mother and her — I think it was two kids sitting just to the left of...

Thanks to her new status as a national Republican figure, Rep. Elise Stefanik raised $3.2 million in campaign funds during the last quarter of 2019 – putting her way ahead of her progressive counterpart Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez who raised $1.9 million. When Stefanik took office at age 30, in 2015, she was the youngest woman to serve in Congress – until Ocasio-Cortez was inaugurated at age 29 last year, but the biggest fundraiser on the Democratic side was House impeachment manager Adam Schiff, who raised $2.5 million. Stefanik, who represents the North Country, has seen a meteoric rise in popularity...

Imprisoned comedian Bill Cosby thanked Snoop Dogg after the rapper posted 'Free Bill Cosby' in an expletive-ridden social media rant ------------------------------------- Imprisoned comedian Bill Cosby rushed to thank rapper Snoop Dogg for calling for his freedom as they slammed Gayle King for trying 'to tarnish the legacy of successful black men' after the CBS presenter brought up Kobe Bryant's rape allegations. Cosby, 81, joined Snoop Dogg in slamming CBS, King and Oprah for trying 'to tarnish the image and legacy of successful Black Men even in death' after CBS host King faced intense backlash over an interview in which she...

Lt. Col Alexander Vindman was fired from the National Security Council and escorted out of the White House on Friday, according to CNN.

Updated: Lawsuit says culture of weekly sexual assaults allowed at Damascus for years MCPS is defendant in complaint alleging sodomy tradition dating to 2016 BY CAITLYNN PEETZ FOLLOW @CAITLYNNPEETZ14 | Published: 2020-02-06 11:14 Tom DeGonia, a partner at the law firm Ethridge Quinn, speaks during a press conference Thursday morning about a lawsuit filed in a Damascus High rape case. PHOTO BY CAITLYNN PEETZ This story was updated at 6:44 p.m. Thursday to include a statement from MCPS that was not previously available A new lawsuit alleges Damascus High School staff members knew of a culture of sexual assault in...

It is difficult to think of a more impossible task than attempting to rate the 60 all-time greatest Motown songs. Founded in 1959 by Berry Gordy, not only has the label — originally a small independent out of Detroit — spawned more classics in the 60 years since its launch than many corporate-giant-owned major record companies, who’s to say whether the Jackson 5’s “I Want You Back” is “better” than such drastically different songs as Marvin Gaye’s “Mercy Mercy Me,” Stevie Wonder’s “Sir Duke,” the Temptations’ “Just My Imagination,” the Commodores’ “Brick House” or Motown-affiliated Migos’ “Bad and Boujee”? Despite...

RUSH: We’ll start with Elliott in Wilmette, Illinois. Thanks, Elliott, for holding on. And welcome to the program. Hi. CALLER: Thank you for taking my call, Rush. My very, very best wishes for you. I’m very pleased to speak with you. My question has to do with the State of the Union show. From the party we were in, we could see from your surprise, we could hear you saying to yourself, “Keep it together, keep it together, keep it together.” My question is about Nancy Pelosi and did you notice from where you were her pre-tearing of the speech...

Richard V. Spencer, President Trump’s ousted former Navy secretary, endorsed on Friday the opposing White House campaign of Democratic candidate Michael R. Bloomberg. Mr. Spencer, who was asked to resign in November amid a dispute involving retired Navy SEAL and convicted war criminal Edward R. Gallagher, stumped for Mr. Bloomberg during a campaign event held in Virginia shortly after his support was announced on the candidate’s official website. Speaking near a naval base in Norfolk, Mr. Spencer touted the billionaire media mogul and former New York City mayor for having characteristics crucial to running the country. We need a leader...

A research base on the Antarctic Peninsula recorded a high of 65 degrees Fahrenheit Thursday. This topped the all-time record for continental Antarctica, set in 2015. A nearby station also set a February monthly record on Thursday. A research station in Antarctica measured what could be the continent's all-time record high temperature, pending later verification. Esperanza Base, an Argentine research station on the Trinity Peninsula, measured a high temperature of 65.1 degrees Fahrenheit on Thursday. According to Argentina's National Meteorological Service, this is the warmest temperature on record anywhere on the continent, topping the previous record of 63.5 degrees from...

Democratic presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg, who recently rolled out his LGBTQ platform, is facing criticism after a 2016 video re-emerged this week, showing him using the term "man in a dress" to describe a hypothetical transgender woman. In the clip, which was recorded at an event at the University of Oxford in Oxford, England, on Dec. 8, 2016, Bloomberg discusses the challenge of appealing to people on the opposite side of a political divide, in this case, Brexit. Bloomberg said the division between people like him and attendees at the Oxford event, whom he described as "the intelligentsia" and "the...

Last week, Brian Mast won the swing state of Florida to take the congressional seat for District 18. While an incredible achievement in itself, for Mast - a veteran and a father-of-three - it represents overcoming so much more. Life changed forever for Staff Sgt. Brian Mast in September 2010 while serving as a bomb disposal expert with the elite Joint Special Operations Command in Kandahar, Afghanistan. His team were closing in on their target when Mast spotted something suspicious among the terrain and stopped his men. He had stepped out to investigate when a roadside bomb ripped through his...

The Tom Perez, Chairman of the Democratic National Committee has also called for a “recanvass” of the results The Associated press just announced that they won’t be able to declare a winner in Iowa. Meanwhile, Tom Perez, chairman of the Democratic National Committee called for a “recanvass” of the results of the Iowa caucuses. Party chairman Perez declared ”Enough is enough” and called for this results to assure public confidence in the results. The latest release of the results from the Iowa Democratic Party had Mayor Pete Buttigieg leads Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders by two state delegate equivalents out of...

WASHINGTON - A federal appeals court on Friday threw out a lawsuit brought by Democratic lawmakers that accused Donald Trump of violating anti-corruption provisions in the U.S. Constitution with his business dealings, capping a week of political victories for the Republican president. A unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled that the more than 210 House of Representatives and Senate Democrats lacked the required legal standing to bring the case, reversing a lower court judge’s decision that had allowed the case to proceed. The ruling came during a week of positives...

CHICAGO - A Chicago husband and wife who late last month became the first person-to-person coronavirus patients in the United States have been released from a suburban hospital, health officials said Friday. In a statement, Alexius Medical Center in Hoffman Estates said that they were “discharged to their home under the guidance of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Illinois Department of Public Health.” The hospital said the two, both in their 60s, are now in “home isolation.” The hospital did not say when the two were discharged from the hospital. The couple, who have not been...

Authorities panic, or know the truth? Leaked shocking virus stats. Mikhail Voytenko News February 7, 2020 9:44 am Philippines: Cebu – In executive order issued by Cebu Gov. Gwen Garcia on Feb 6, all foreign vessels that have visited China and its administrative regions 14 days before arriving here shall also not be allowed to immediately dock at any of the more than 30 public and private ports around the province. The incoming vessels will be placed on a designated anchorage, where a quarantine inspection team will board them to assess the health of all the crew members. Once cleared...