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I’m not sure if this is more hilarious or serious. Probably both. But with all the news coming out of Virginia these days regarding pushback against new gun control laws, their neighbors in West Virginia have put forth an offer. Tired of the government in Richmond taxing the heck out of you and trying to infringe upon your Second Amendment rights? Perhaps you should consider switching over and becoming part of our state. Come on in… the water’s fine!And it’s more than just a casual discussion. The state government in Charleston has already drawn up a bill preparing to...

Expected live at 11 a.m. ET: The Senate is expected to vote on the USMCA trade agreement. At noon, impeachment Managers, led by the House Sergeant at Arms, hold a procession ceremony.

Video showed flames soon after Flight 1871 had taken off. A passenger told WABC-TV it appeared fire was coming from an engine. “I didn’t know what was happening,” passenger Gabrielle Guzy said. “My sister said she thought it was lights but I knew it was fire from the engine. I kept reassuring myself we’d be OK because we had only been in the air for a minute.”

If there’s going to be any sort of rivalry between Philadelphia and Baltimore it should involve the Eagles and the Ravens, not who can run up the highest body count. All joking aside, since this is obviously no laughing matter, things are getting seriously bad in the City of Brotherly Love. We’re only halfway through the first month of 2020 and Philadelphia was averaging more than a murder per day as of Tuesday. (CBS Philadelphia) After a violent weekend and another shooting on Monday, the homicide rate in Philadelphia soars to 15, making the number of killings more than...

With a Republican majority in the U.S. Senate, Donald Trump has been remaking the judiciary with record speed. Approximately 25 percent of circuit court judges are Trump appointees, and Democrats just can't stand that. It seems that throughout Trump's presidency they've come up with various unconstitutional schemes to thwart Trump's ability to make his mark on the judicial branch of our federal government. ~snip~ Now that the Democrats' partisan impeachment has reached the Senate, failed 2020 presidential candidate and U.S. Senator Kamala Harris is making a similar argument to put the brakes on Trump's making the judiciary great again. “Today,...

We have a little routine in my house. Like lots of families, we sit down and eat dinner together. We tape the game show Jeopardy when it airs during the afternoon so that we can watch it during dinner. It’s a bonding thing as we sharpen our minds and learn a few facts along the way. Yes, we are a nerd family. Wednesday’s show included verification that even three really smart people are not paying close enough attention to the impeachment circus to recognize the face of one of its ringleaders. My attention always rises when a political category...

Since 2016, some big names—both inside the government and out—have peddled the Trump-Russia collusion conspiracy with such vigor you’d think they invested their life savings in Reynolds Metal Company. Now that Special Counsel Robert Mueller has closed the door on such hysteria, let’s take a look back at the Most Mistaken Men and Women in America (and the world) ...

"These aren't your regular, totalitarian, Soviet gulags -- not that there's anything wrong with that -- these are democratic gulags," he said in a clarifying speech. "We vote on the prison camps so it's not like a nasty dictatorship thing."

Many don’t remember the deep resentment and consternation among Bernie Sanders’ supporters in 2016. I saw it with my own eyes in Philadelphia the night Mrs. Clinton formally accepted her party’s nomination. Bernie supporters were in the upper deck of the Wells Fargo Center holding “HILLARY” signs with letters blackened out to read “**LIAR*.”

It’s high time to yank consummate actress Pelosi off the public stage; time to hold Democrats accountable for letting her get away with turning the House into street theatre activism. Artificial Democrat House Speaker Nancy Pelosi tried to attach glitz and glamor to the most repugnant political act in all of American history yesterday. Imagine Pelosi handing out commemorative pens—with her name on them—after signing a resolution to transmit two articles of impeachment against President Trump to the Senate for trial! Gall never had it so good!

Her back is against the wall now. Everything is on the table. Even if it wasn’t so dire a situation Elizabeth Warren has shown that she is capable of anything in her quest for power.  She has gone from Wall Street watchdog to Bernie Sanders acolyte to AOC enthusiast to gender warrior (“she/hers”) and finally to feminist freedom fighter (“I thought a woman could win [the presidency.] He disagreed.”) The latest Warren incarnation is especially cynical though, as her clunky slight-of-hand techniques are so thoroughly unconvincing that she must know that most Americans see right through it all.

"Hey, Mrs. Speaker, sorry to bug you," McConnell said, "but it looks like you've got some purple substance all over these articles of impeachment." "Don't mess with me!" Pelosi snapped back. "I'm a Catholic. Wait -- do Catholics drink wine?" When an aide informed her they do, she realized the jig was up and sheepishly agreed to transmit fresh articles of impeachment. An embarrassed Pelosi came over to pick up the old ones and deliver a fresh copy. She smelled the stains and confirmed they were a "delicious 1982 vintage -- very good year." A concerned aide tugged the paper...

This is the best video I found of our President being cheered wildly at the title game Monday. Taken by a member of the press on the field. Notice they were chanting "Four More Years!! Four More Years!!" Did not hear that on any other video. Also- isn't that former Auburn coach Gene Chizik at the 34/35 second mark on the right, camera phone in hand and big smile on face??

Today's Quotefall Puzzle features a quote by Yakov Smirnoff. Click puzzle (or click here) for full size rendition, then use your browser's print command to print puzzle. Yakov Smirnoff is an entertaining comedian from Ukraine. His routines generally reverberated with Americans who championed the individual at the expense of Soviet and American bureaucracies. All hints, along with the answer, are provided in the first reply comment below, using filtered font to prevent accidental spoilers. Please refrain from disclosing the full answer in comments to prevent spoilers.To solve the puzzle: Enter the letters in the top half (letter columns) of the puzzle into...

Sen. Paul explained that if there does end up being a vote for each individual witness, which could potentially be dozens, he believes that only the ones who are antagonistic to the president will get through. This means that “Hunter Biden, Joe Biden and the whistleblower may not pass a majority vote.” He said that if this is how witnesses are decided, the senate will end up with a situation like the House did — a lopsided witness list that would be mostly people hostile to the president. When asked if he had any other specific witnesses in mind that...

Flint, Michigan, received $390 million in state funding for its water crisis, but as much has gone to economic and social development as has gone to safe drinking water, state spending data show. The funds have paid for free daycare for kids too young to have been impacted by the main crisis, according to state records, and for basketball, according to a book; residents are even being paid $50 to sign up for other government benefits. Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha, a Flint activist, said the money has enabled “the stuff progressives dream about,” and a state budget spokesman said local officials...

LORI VALLOW ON BODY CAM: Chandler PD updated the footage by putting audio back on when Lori Vallow speaks to an officer. Her face is no longer concealed. Her DOB and phone number are redacted. Not many details are provided through this interaction but Lori seems very calm moments after returning to the crime scene in her estranged husband Charles Vallow’s rental car. The police report reveals she heard the gunshot and left with Tylee and JJ. Her brother Alex Cox would stay and call 911 to tell police he shot Charles in self-defense. Police would speak to Lori, Tylee...

James Bond producer Barbara Broccoli has some very clear thoughts on whether or not a woman can ever play the iconic spy.There has been growing chatter over the years that a woman should take over the role once Daniel Craig retires. That’s obviously absurd, and the woman calling the shots agrees. Broccoli told Variety the following in an interview published Wednesday:"He can be of any color, but he is male. I believe we should be creating new characters for women — strong female characters. I’m not particularly interested in taking a male character and having a woman play it. I think women are...

In California thieving is officially okay. No, no, they won't say it is. But it is, nonetheless. For if what a person steals is worth less than a nine hundred and fifty bucks it goes pretty much unpunished. Maybe there'll be a fine. Usually not even that. Thieves like this. The victims of the thefts usually not so much. This past week a young couple who had just few months back moved into a new home in the small city of Visalia, CA, were arrested. That for doing something that the state of California's legal codes still sees as a no-no and...

The Trump administration violated the law by withholding appropriated security assistance to Ukraine, the Government Accountability Office said Thursday in a report. The independent watchdog said the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) withheld the appropriated funds last summer. The report said U.S. law “does not permit the president to substitute his own policy priorities for those that Congress has enacted into law.” “Therefore, we conclude that OMB violated the [Impound Control Act],” GAO said. The withholding of the aid is central to the ongoing impeachment proceedings against President Trump. --This breaking news report will be updated.