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The granddaughter of a 92-year-old woman who was allegedly raped and murdered in New York City last month has blamed sanctuary policies for her death. President Donald Trump invited Daria Ortiz, 19, one of victim Maria Fuertes’ grandchildren, onto the stage to speak during a border security event at the White House on Feb. 14, where she told the audience that her grandmother would still be alive if it wasn’t for the controversial policy. A visibly emotional Ortiz began her speech by telling the audience that her grandmother had legally immigrated to the United States from the Dominican Republic and...

The Talk Shows February 16th, 2020 Guests to be interviewed today on major television talk shows: FOX NEWS SUNDAY (Fox Network): Democratic presidential candidates Pete Buttigieg, NOPE*; White House counselor Kellyanne Conway; Singer-songwriter-author Ben Folds (“A Dream About Lightning Bugs: A Life of Music and Cheap Lessons”). The panel will include Guy Benson, Fox News contributor and political editor of Townhall.com; Donna Brazile{nut}, democrat strategist and Fox News contributor; Michael Anton, former Trump administration senior national security official; and Charles Lane, editorial writer for The Amazon-Washington Post. MEET THE PRESS (NBC): Democratic presidential candidates Amy Klobuchar and Joe Biden. Two...

Today’s CG is from The Arkansas Gazette. Anything under 4 minutes is a good score. AZPMMPQ WTP NERMP UER KWD ZWSCE WN NEPLMPZGPM, HRT NEPI MEWZZ DPGPT KPWMP NR AP WLSMPQ. —MRSTKP SDJDRUD You can find this little fun word game, to combat early dementia and senility in us baby boomers, in several daily publications. The way it works is a letter stands for another letter. For example: AXYDLBAAXR is LONGFELLOW (does not apply to today's cryptogram). Beware, the game is very addictive. If this is your first time, don't be intimidated. PLEASE DO NOT post the answer in general...

Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) says in a new interview that she is not counting former Vice President Joe Biden out of the Democratic presidential race after two disappointing finishes in Iowa and New Hampshire. "I think every one of our candidates ... would be a better president than the current occupant of the White House," Pelosi, who has not endorsed any of the 2020 contenders, said in an interview on CNN that aired Saturday. "Frankly, with all the respect in the world for Iowa and New Hampshire, I'm not counting Joe Biden out," she added. "There are still race[s] ahead...

Virginia Close on Gun Ban and Confiscation, Senate may Stop Bill The Virginia bill to ban “assault weapons”, HB 961, is highly controversial. It is one of the items credited with bringing over 22,000 Second Amendment supporters to the Virginia Capitol to lobby their legislators. 91 of 95 counties in Virginia have passed Second Amendment sanctuary resolutions, saying they will not comply with such legislation. The Virginia legislature, with a new Democrat party majority in the House of Representatives (55-45) and the Senate (21-19) and a Democrat Governor, has been energized to pass bills long considered to be outside acceptable...

The ascension of a septuagenarian fossil from the Jurassic Park of socialism has raised the anxiety level among many Democratic leaders from stomach ulcer stage to Xanax and beyond, likely embracing shots of Southern Comfort, as well. Speaking of which, James Carville (a Southerner, if not a drinker) recently projected a panic attack by screeching “it’s like we’re losing our d*mn minds!” If that’s the case, he has a lot of company. A recent Gallup poll indicated that “only” 45% of respondents in their survey stated they would support a socialist candidate, while fully 75% of Democrats had no problem...

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) highlighted her work with former President Barack Obama and former Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.) in a new ad airing in Nevada ahead of the state's caucuses next week. The 30-second clip that is airing across the Silver State starting Saturday and highlights praise from the two former leaders on Warren's work on economic issues, including her time setting up the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau under the Obama administration. "She's become perhaps the leading voice in our country on behalf of consumers," Obama says in archival footage included in the video. "Elizabeth understands what I strongly believe...

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Democratic caucusgoers in Nevada stood in line for more than three hours at one early voting precinct Saturday, according to people at the front of the line. The precinct -- Palo Verde High School in Las Vegas -- had six volunteers present as of 5 p.m., ET. One volunteer, who did not want to be identified, said, "We need more." In contrast to the problems experienced by the Iowa Democratic Party with an app used for calculating votes, the issue of long lines at this one precinct stems from large turnout, and not enough volunteers to process them. Molly Forgey,...

RICHMOND, Virginia - A group of pro-Second Amendment activists heckled former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg at a campaign event early Saturday night. Midway into Bloomberg’s remarks one protester yelled, “You’re f---ing fascist! ... you’re a racist!” The crowd began to boo the heckler and chant, “We like Mike.” The group of protesters, some of whom were wearing “guns save lives” stickers, began chanting “guns save lives” as security pushed them out of the premise. Bloomberg, who helped spearhead support for Virginia Democrats who promised to pass gun control legislation in the Commonwealth this year, boasted about helping the state...

Despite her massive national media presence, it appears U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., isn’t taking reelection for granted. At a Saturday kickoff event in her bid for a second term, the far-left freshman congresswoman told supporters she wanted to see voter turnout in New York’s 14th Congressional District increase by “four times” over her previous run in 2018. No fewer than 12 Democrats have filed in the district to run against Ocasio-Cortez in the primary election on June 23, according to radio station WINS of New York City. In addition, at least three Republicans will vie for a chance to...

As I sit here typing this column, it's Valentine's Day. And I am as happy as I've ever been in my life. It's a special Valentine's Day for me this year for a couple of reasons. First, I love my fiancee, Cindy, and we are in the midst of planning our wedding. But there is a second reason this day is so special. There is a political and patriotic twist to Valentine's Day this year. President Donald Trump is making us all fall in love with America again. Yes, President Trump has made America great again. The economy is booming....

Whatever it is, whatever might be wrong in your life, it’s all Donald Trump’s fault. You probably didn’t know that, you likely thought it was something you did, some bad choice you made in the course of your life that resulted in your being in whatever situation you might find yourself, but you’re wrong – it’s Trump. At least that is the message you’re currently being bombarded with if you consume any media whatsoever.Have your health insurance premiums increased? It’s not the fault of Democrats and their Obamacare mess, it’s Trump’s refusal to “fix” the problem. Of course, when Obama...

Like her role model, Hillary, Elizabeth Warren will never be president because she is a compulsive liar whom no one trusts. Her campaign crashed and burned in New Hampshire where she became perhaps the first Massachusetts politician to blow the New Hampshire primary. She received no delegates. And with only 8 delegates for finishing third in Iowa, E.W.'s campaign is pining for the fjords, as they say in the Dead Parrot sketch. Collin Anderson of the Washington Free Beacon reported, "Despite surging national polls in September, Warren finished third and fourth, respectively. She amassed no delegates in the Granite State...

The flag of the People’s Republic of China will still be permitted to fly outside City Hall in one of Ontario’s fastest-growing municipalities after a proposal to ban the hoisting of foreign flags on special occasions was defeated. Markham city council voted 5-8 Tuesday evening to reject a motion to end the practice of temporarily raising foreign flags after six hours of debate featuring submissions from more than 70 speakers. The proposal arose from a backlash last October after the red-and-yellow Chinese flag was raised to celebrate National Day in China and the 70th anniversary of the founding of the...

Three Earth-sized planets orbiting a cool, dim star called Trappist-1 in the constellation of Aquarius will be high up on the hit list. Computer models suggest the Trappist-1 system is among the most promising for finding planets with atmospheres and temperatures that would enable liquid water to exist on the surface. “The James Webb Telescope will be able to tell us whether they have atmospheres like the Earth or Venus,” said Meadows. “It gives us our first real chance to search for gases given off by life on another planet. We’re basically going to get to study Earth’s cousins.”

“A Better Righteousness” (Matthew 5:21-37) Every week at the end of the Holy Gospel reading, I say, “This is the Gospel of the Lord.” Well, today at the end of the Holy Gospel reading, when I said, “This is the Gospel of the Lord,” I wanted to answer back and shout out, “No, it isn’t! This is not the Gospel of the Lord! This is all Law!” And indeed it is. Jesus is laying on the Law mighty thick. But he’s doing it for a good reason. He wants to strip away our self-righteousness, so that we will be ready...

<p>CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (CN) — A lawsuit California Congressman Devin Nunes filed in Virginia against California-based media giant McClatchy will live to see another day after a judge called Wednesday for more discovery on personal jurisdiction. Nunes, who seeks $150 million in damages, brought the suit last year in Albemarle Circuit Court, claiming that the publisher had conspired with Republican operative Elizabeth Mair to tarnish his reputation.</p>

FALLS CHURCH, Va. (ABC7) — Metro has spent $3.8 million and taken five years to build two unfinished bike racks - at East Falls Church and Vienna Metro Stations. WMATA originally budgeted $600,000 for each rack, but the price tag has soared to $1.9 million each. The covered bike shelters will house 92 bikes, putting the price tag at more than $20,000 per bike. Future costs to finish the projects could raise that number even higher. The projects were supposed to be completed in December of 2015 but remain unfinished in 2020. Metro says due to “Numerous construction quality issues,...

The top Republican on the House Armed Services Committee issued a sharp rebuke of President Donald Trump Thursday, slamming the administration's plan to divert $3.83 billion in Pentagon funding to border wall construction as unconstitutional and pledging to take action after lawmakers were notified of the move by the Department of Defense. Rep. Mac Thornberry, a Texas Republican who is the ranking member of the House committee and has announced he will not run for reelection this year, did not mention Trump by name but voiced strong opposition to the diverting of money from various Pentagon accounts for border wall...