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Sen. Joni Ernst said Monday that she was only speaking “hypothetically” when she suggested over the weekend that former vice president Joe Biden could be impeached if he was elected over supposed misconduct in Ukraine. “It wasn’t directed specifically at him. But just a hypothetical. I think we have to be judicious as members of Congress, especially when it comes to something so important,” the Iowa Republican told reporters outside the Senate chamber. Ernst offered her clarification during a break from closing arguments in President Trump’s impeachment trial, which was sparked by Trump asking Ukraine to investigate Biden and his...

Rush Shares His Cancer Diagnosis Feb 3, 2020   RUSH: Ladies and gentlemen, this… This day has been one of the most difficult days in recent memory for me because I’ve known this moment was coming in the program today. Now, I’m sure that you all know by now, I really don’t like talking about myself, and I don’t like making things about me other than in the usual satirical, parodic, joking way.I like this program to be about you and the things that matter to all of us. The one thing that I know that has happened over...

The 75-second video shows what recorder Fang Bin says are eight bodies stacked on top of each other inside a bus. He then claims to have seen more bodies when entering the hospital, including one lying on a ward next to other sick patients. His footage captures medics attempting to treat sufferers while wearing hazmat suits and alleged coronavirus-sufferers appearing to moan in pain.

Joe Scarborough knows the results of the spiked Des Moines Register poll on the Iowa caucuses. And they apparently show Bernie Sanders with a big lead. So why is Scarborough refusing to disclose them? Yes, the newspaper decided to spike the results because it was concerned about a possible problem with its methodology. But that surely doesn't bind Scarborough. Aren't reporters supposed to report? Let Scarborough release the results, and let people decided for themselves how reliable they are. Scarborough can explain the possible problem with the polling to put the results in context. So why are Joe and other...

Liberal billionaire Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg is whipping out ridiculous amounts of cash to beat President Donald Trump in November. Recent Federal Election Commission records revealed that the campaign for the billionaire owner of Bloomberg News had spent over a whopping $180 million just in the first month of his candidacy, CNBC reported Jan. 31. “Bloomberg spent more during that month than any of his individual Democratic rivals have raised in total during the cycle,” [emphasis added], CNBC said. Bloomberg had also personally contributed over $200 million to his own campaign.

Longtime influential conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh announced on his show Monday he was diagnosed with "advanced lung cancer," a shocking announcement in which he said he will miss shows for treatment. “This day has been one of the most difficult days in recent memory, for me, because I’ve known this moment was coming,” Limbaugh said. “I’m sure that you all know by now that I really don’t like talking about myself and I don’t like making things about me… one thing that I know, that has happened over the 31-plus years of this program is that there has been...

… And we're going to turn the page and deal with the issues important to the American people. And the day of reckoning is coming for congressional and Senate oversight of Joe Biden and the FISA warrant process.

Shares of Carnival dropped Monday after the cruise line confirmed that a former passenger has been confirmed to have contracted the coronavirus. The Diamond Princess cruise ship was being held by Japanese authorities under quarantine at anchor in Yokohama following Japanese news reports that an 80-year old male passenger from Hong Kong boarded the ship in Yokohama on Jan. 20 and disembarked on Jan. 25. The passenger developed a cough the day before embarking but didn't develop a fever until Jan. 30. A day later, he was confirmed to have the virus while in Hong Kong, according to reports. Carnival...

Rush just announced he has advanced lung cancer...just announced! Bad,bad news!

Yikes!

As a description of the House Democrats’ philosophy on their obstruction article of impeachment, Rep. Val Demings hits the nail right on the head. As an expression of just how bankrupt this argument is, it’s as good as it gets, too. Demings told the Senate that asserting legal rights and privileges in an investigation is “what guilty people do,” which should have both defense and civil-rights attorneys cringing from coast to coast. Should, but probably won’t: Rep. Val Demings: "The president's obstruction was unlawful and unprecedented—but it also confirmed his guilt. Innocent people don't try to hide every document and...

Rush just announced in the final quarter hour of Monday's program. No link as of yet.

Just heard on radio

He has advanced lung cancer

Source: Fox/Screenshot The Fox network aired a tribute to the United States of America and its flag before Super Bowl LIV kicked off on Sunday. The ad featured Medal of Honor recipient Cpl. Kyle Carpenter, families of victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, and had Johnny Cash's "Ragged Old Flag" as its soundtrack. The ad also features owners of various NFL team owners telling how Cash wrote the song and praised America's military men and women. Carpenter received the nation's highest medal for military service while he was with Company F, 2d Battalion, 9th Marines, Regimental Combat Team 1,...

Two people are dead and a third person is injured in a shooting at a residence hall at Texas A&M University-Commerce on Monday, authorities said. The surviving victim was taken to a hospital in unknown condition, the university police department said. The shooting took place at the Pride Rock residence hall, which houses freshmen, according to the school website. University police said it has stationed officers across the campus.

A lawmaker in Olympia has a proposal on the table that would act as an entryway into universal basic income in Washington state. Democratic Rep. Joe Nguyen’s bill would provide $500 a month for two years to qualifying people already using state welfare programs. During a pilot period, it would be limited to 500 randomly selected people from that pool of eligible applicants. The goal: Provide a testing ground for universal basic income.“For two years, [let’s] study how this would impact individuals in Washington state who already rely on services that they qualify for, and then see if through this...

For people of a certain advanced age, the first openly Republican or conservative fictional character they can remember is Alex P. Keaton from the NBC sitcom “Family Ties.” The role launched Michael J. Fox’s career, but it did something else, too: in many ways, Alex Keaton predicted the conservative movement that we see emerging today. Energetic and aggressive, Keaton was an unapologetic conservative character at a time conservatism was in many ways an apologetic underdog. It is important to note that Alex P. Keaton was born in 1965, the very first year of Generation X. The comic tension he provided...

Michael Bloomberg’s presidential campaign accused President Trump of spreading false information about the former New York City mayor wanting to stand on a box at the Democratic debate to make him appear taller. Bloomberg campaign spokeswoman Julie Wood mocked Trump’s appearance in a fiery statement Sunday while denying the claim. “The president is lying. He is a pathological liar who lies about everything: his fake hair, his obesity, and his spray-on tan,” she told CNN.

VIDEO Is it funny but also sad or is it sad but also funny? These are the the scenes of Joe Biden in his final days on the campaign trail in Iowa. Will it be his close to last hurrah? We might find out on the night of the Iowa caucuses.