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NBC News legal analyst Jill Wine-Banks sent out a "tweet" suggesting that "if we can't get Trump directly we could threaten to embroil his children in legal jeopardy." Banks pointed out that "Special Prosecutor Robert Mueller used this tactic to persuade Gen. Flynn to plead guilty to a crime he didn't commit. Maybe it would work the same magic if Trump's sons and daughters were similarly threatened." Addressing concerns that such a tactic might be construed as extortion, Banks asserted "we are at war to determine who shall rule America. Will it be the obviously unqualified interloper Donald Trump? Or...

So the border remains open while the government shuts down. And the Mideast will have to fight its bloody wars without the sacrifice of more American soldiers. Those two facts summarize the turbulent week that was in Washington. And how President Trump is once again upsetting all the apple carts, damn the consequences. The only surprise is that so many people are still surprised when Trump acts like Trump. They better get used to it. In fact, my prediction is that the Trump of 2019 is going to be far more feisty and disruptive than the one we have seen...

democrats endeavor for nothing so ardently as they do in their search for something by which to be offended. If that something happens to be a tool used to batter the political opposition so much the better. Today's example is represented by dem Sens. Kamala Harris and Mazie Hirono. The two of them demonstrate how the power of stupidity can be multiplied when combined instead of the just added. They have concluded that being Catholic can lead to a fatal flaw which fatally compromises one's ability to sit as a Federal judge. That flaw? Joining a group known for its hatred,...

O'Reilly: The Most Corrupt Politicians of 2018

* Chuck Schumer is, YET ANOTHER NEW YAWK LAWYEH: Wiki: “Schumer was born in Brooklyn, the son of Selma (née Rosen) and Abraham Schumer…. “…He attended Harvard College, where he became interested in politics and campaigned for Eugene McCarthy, in 1968. After completing his undergraduate degree, he continued to Harvard Law School, earning his Juris Doctor….” Schumer has held public office full-time since, 1974. That’s about 45 years. Chuck is married to Iris Weinshall. Her net worth is said to be about $2.5M (Net-Worths.com) Chuck’s net worth is said to be about $1M. (The NetWorthPortal.com) That’s a total of $3.5M,...

Michelle Obama shared a celebratory video of herself dancing next to Sarah Jessica Parker onstage in Brooklyn Wednesday night during the last stop of her book tour. The former first lady captioned in an Instagram post: 'Thank you all for your part of our story. Thank you for being who you are. And to everyone who’s read my memoir, or come to one of our events, or posted something online, thank you for being on this journey with me. 'Thank you for helping me continue to become. I hope my story can serve as a boost in your own process...

Our tune today C-H-R-I-S-T-M-A-S, recorded in 1949 by Eddy Arnold and written by Arnold and Jenny Lou Carson.

President Trump said Sunday that Deputy Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan will become acting Pentagon chief on Jan. 1, greatly accelerating the exit of current Defense Secretary James Mattis who had promised to stay on the job until the end of February. The president announced on Twitter that Mr. Shanahan will take the reins of the Defense Department at the beginning of 2019. It’s unclear whether Mr. Mattis decided to leave his post earlier than expected or whether he’s being forced out ahead of schedule by the White House. A former Boeing executive, Mr. Shanahan has been deputy defense secretary since...

Over the past few months, Energy Secretary Rick Perry has been delivering an important message to our country’s allies: America’s energy renaissance is your gift, too. As Perry said at the beginning of the year, “The United States is not just exporting energy, we’re exporting freedom.” Now, he’s delivering that message in person. Perry has proactively exercised his role to encourage new foreign markets for American companies. Whether it’s liquefied natural gas or commercial nuclear power, American energy companies have a lot to offer. That’s good for both economic and geopolitical reasons. When domestic producers have new customers abroad, America’s...

It’s always amusing to watch the pundits and spinners turn on a dime. It used to be harder before the internet made it easy to retrieve what they said in the past. This week, with a tsunami of developments, the spinning is at full force. Spinning Let’s start with the spinning of the news and how media poisons the well in favor of their loved ones. A. In 2014 CNN honored a Der Spiegel writer, Claus Relotius as “Journalist of the Year”. He could be reliably counted on to flatter the readers' anti-American biases, so he was a natural winner...

President Donald Trump announced on Sunday that Defense Secretary James Mattis will depart the Pentagon by January 1, a date earlier than anticipated, and will appoint Patrick Shanahan as acting Secretary. The president’s announcement, made via Twitter, comes days after Mattis stunned Washington by announcing his resignation, prompted by what the former marine said were policy differences with Trump. Shanahan is the Pentagon’s number 2 official.

......exposed the vaunted actor as a jackass. Here he was, yelling about Trump on 'humanitarian' grounds, while expressing no concern about the Cuban 'revolutionary' and his record of mass murder as one of Cuba's most bloodthirsty and soulless rulers. The guy had no heart, no compassion, just model-worthy looks, and that was based on just one glossy photo by Albert Korda, which appeared to romanticize the thug. Fontova, who has written more than one good book on the scope of Guevara and his crimes, makes an appropriate comparison to show the depth of the hypocrisy. Che killed people and he...

For the past five days, the display of the stupidity in the elected bodies of Congress has been on full display.For the past five days, Americans have had to put up with politically framed speeches and explanations of why this shutdown had to happen and whose fault it truly is.For the past five days the amount of grandstanding “on principle” has made many feel that no one in Washington DC will ever listen to the people ever again.However for the past five days—outside of DC—another story began to be told. For the past five days, more than a quarter of a...

While the president is be staying behind in Washington DC to deal with the government shutdown, Kimberly Guilfoyle is making herself at home in Mar-a-Lago to celebrate her first Christmas with the Trumps. The former Fox News host took to Instagram to post photos of herself, new beau Donald Trump Jr and the president at the White House as she reflected on her 'many blessings' from this year. 'Merry Christmas and #HappyHolidays to you and your loved ones ... reflecting on all of our many blessings and so grateful Wishing you healthy and Happy Holidays! God Bless you and your...

Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem The Acts of the Apostles 
 (New Testament) Acts 22 1 “Brothers and fathers, listen now to my defense.” 2 When they heard him speak to them in Aramaic, they became very quiet. Then Paul said: 3 “I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city. I studied under Gamaliel and was thoroughly trained in the law of our ancestors. I was just as zealous for God as any of you are today. 4 I persecuted the followers of this Way to their death, arresting both men and women and throwing...

<p>SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s population grew by 215,000 people but is still shy of 40 million, the state announced Friday.</p> <p>The population of the most populous state hit 39.8 million as of July 1, 2018, according to numbers from the Department of Finance that began in July 2017. California’s population far exceeds that of any other state; Texas ranks second with nearly 29 million people, followed by Florida and New York.</p>

House Resolution 7207 was introduced as a way of addressing the issues surrounding the government receiving donations for the border wall.

I am not saying I sit and mope or am on the verge of taking anti-depressants. There is a part of my brain that has an unsettled feeling and it has nothing to do with the disruption coming out of Washington, D.C. This is a joyous time of year. Even though I am Jewish, we live in a Christian country that has given Jews one of the two best places for Jews to live (the other is Israel). Those of you who are regular readers know I have immersed myself in the Christmas season and in the past you read...

resident Trump in a tweet on Sunday stressed his promised wall as the key to border security, saying "drones and the rest are wonderful and lots of fun." “The only way to stop drugs, gangs, human trafficking, criminal elements and much else from coming into our Country is with a Wall or Barrier,” he said. “Drones and all of the rest are wonderful and lots of fun, but it is only a good old fashioned Wall that works!” The tweet came on the second day of a partial government shutdown, after Congress missed a midnight funding deadline on Friday. Lawmakers...

Jerry Rabinowitz, 66, lost his life in the October mass shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh. According to his nephew, Rabinowitz was shot and killed while searching for victims in need of a doctor. Those who knew him as a physician remembered his dedication to patients and were not surprised he remained committed to helping those in need until the very last seconds of his life. There is a cruel irony in Rabinowitz's death: He had spent his career treating gay men with HIV and AIDS, yet many gay men were not permitted to help the victims...