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During CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” network anchor Jim Cramer offered his reactions to the Nevada Democrat debate. Host Joe Kernen called 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders’ (I-VT) “genuine,” but Cramer called into question his socialist views, asking if he is really more of a communist. “Genuine? Is he really a socialist or is he a communist?” Cramer asked. “What is socialist about what he wants? Joe, isn’t he more of a communist?” Kernen replied, “He is. Well, oh no, I’m not saying that, I don’t, but — it’s a fine line, and it’s authoritarianism either way because you just...

Michael Watford never got a chance to vote. After he was convicted of a non-violent felony in Wisconsin at 18, the now 28-year-old was barred from casting a ballot. But now that Watford is in Illinois — where he can vote, despite his criminal record — he decided it was the right time to exercise his right while awaiting trial in Cook County Jail on a separate case. “I registered to vote because I never had the right to vote before,” Watford said recently at the jail where 42 voting machines will be brought in during the first two weekends...

The man was waiting for a haircut at home when he was fatally shot, according to the Hernando County Sheriff’s Office.A man was shot and killed early Thursday by the gun he was playing with while waiting for a haircut at his own home, deputies said. The shooting was reported at about 6:30 a.m. at a home on Oakcrest Circle, according to the Hernando County Sheriff’s Office. Two men went to a convenience store then returned to the home. One prepared to cut the other’s hair. The man who was going to have his hair cut sat down on a...

presidential candidate Joe Biden suggested that he would consider former failed Republican presidential candidate Jeb! [sic] Bush as his vice presidential running mate. “That son-of-a-gun Bloomberg ain’t gonna out-loser ol’ Joe Biden,” Mr. Biden told reporters. “He thinks he can show me up by winning this thing even with Hillary on the ticket. Well, Jiminy Cricket, I can win this nomination riding side-saddle with Jeb Bush, fella!” When asked about the many gaffes that Mr. Bush committed on the campaign trail in 2016 when he opposed Donald Trump, Mr. Biden scoffed: “Oh jumpin’ Jehoshaphat, he didn’t mess up as much...

Mike Bloomberg announced Friday that his company would let three former female employees out of their non-disclosure agreements should they want to make public their stories about working for him. 'Bloomberg LP has identified 3 NDAs signed over the past 30+ years with women to address complaints about comments they said I had made,' the 2020 hopeful tweeted. 'If any of them want to be released from their NDAs, they should contact the company and they'll be given a release.' Going forward, he also announced that his company would no longer use silencing agreements when there are accusations of sexual...

He actually read the intelligence about Russia Collusion correctly, which, in ClownWorld, disqualifies him from serving a high position in National Intelligence. Meanwhile, the schemers and scammers who foisted an obvious hoax on us remain the only people qualified to work in intelligence. Politico forgot to note that Nunes' memo was 99.99% true when 99.99% of Elite Establishment DC had it 99.99% wrong. You'd think that might be worth the mention, but you'd be wrong. See, you're not smart like The Elite are. You still think that being right about important topics is a sign of intelligence. Your Elite knows...

A Maine veteran is sharing video of a delivery driver fixing a fallen American flag at his home. David L. Price shared video from his surveillance cameras on Facebook as a thank you to the man. In the surveillance video, the driver from Dead River Company sees the flag on the ground and puts it back up. Price was a Marine and served in the Gulf War. He says he shared the video with Dead River Company, too, and the president called to thank him.

"In order to be sincere and blameless until the day of Christ" (Phil. 1:10). Seek to have a life that bears scrutiny. In our society, those whose lives are marked by moral soundness, uprightness, honesty, and sincerity are usually thought of as people of integrity. However, society's standards often fall far short of God's. Spiritual integrity calls for the highest possible standard of behavior and requires supernatural resources available only to those who trust in Him. Paul's prayer in Philippians 1:9-10 outlines the path to spiritual integrity. It begins with love that abounds with knowledge and discernment (v. 9) and...

“Power tends to corrupt; absolute power corrupts absolutely.” Among Catholic students of political thought, few figures are more liable to provoke vigorous debate than does this famous dictum’s author, Cambridge history lecturer J.E.E. Dalberg-Acton, 1st Lord Acton, Catholic godfather of classical liberalism.. ..his interaction with a local Catholic revival prompted him to investigate more deeply the historical basis for Anglo-Saxon political tradition. In his view, this tradition had flowered most fully and wonderfully through the independence of the former British colonies of North America.. if we take for granted that Acton would be infatuated with twenty-first century Americanism we might...

Santa Cruz and its surrounding areas are known for many things — the Boardwalk, a petite wine country, banana slugs, horror movies and random Keanu sightings — but this week, for the second year in a row, it's the craft beer that's pushing the area's fame. Capitola's Sante Adairius Rustic Ales, a tiny craft brewery specializing in mixed-fermentation saisons, has again been voted into the top-10 ranking for the best breweries in the world. Better yet, this year the brewery, founded by Adair Paterno and Tim Clifford, jumped up one spot from No. 10 to No. 9. Sante Adairius —...

Former Goldman Sachs chief executive Lloyd Blankfein said he may vote for President Trump over Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) if the progressive firebrand wins the party’s 2020 presidential nomination. “I think I might find it harder to vote for Bernie than for Trump,” Blankfein told the Financial Times in an interview published Friday. “The Democrats would be working very hard to find someone who is as divisive as Trump. But with Bernie, they would have succeeded.” Sanders frequently argues that billionaires “should not exist” while millions of Americans struggle to afford basic human needs. Blankfein compared Sanders’s rebuke of billionaires...

First lady Melania Trump’s classy ability to handle attacks on her while keeping the focus on her and the president’s agenda steady is a top reason Republican women are flocking to support President Trump, according to a new survey. In a deep dive into the reasons women back the president, the survey put Trump’s accomplishments and his wife at the top, and said that she is a sign that the president has good “judgment.” The survey from the Frontier Center, provided Friday to Secrets, said, “Female supporters included First Lady Melania Trump as one of Trump’s greatest assets as she,...

The campaign of Democrat presidential candidate former NY City Mayor and billionaire businessman Mike Bloomberg rented billboards with rotating trolling messages taunting President Donald Trump near rally locations in Phoenix and Las Vegas this week. Rather than policy, the billboard messages mostly focus on personal attacks on Trump, such as “Trump eats burnt steak. Mike Bloomberg likes his medium rare.” The set of messages released by the Bloomberg campaign: “Donald Trump lost the popular vote. Mike Bloomberg won the popular vote in three consecutive elections.” “Donald Trump went broke running a casino.” Donald Trump cheats at golf. Mike Bloomberg doesn’t.”...

The coronavirus outbreak may be taking a heavier toll than expected on businesses in the United States, according to a survey released Friday. Private firms across the U.S. signaled “a slight decline in business activity in February,” IHS Markit said. The IHS Markit Flash U.S. Composite PMI Output Index dropped to 49.6 in February. That is down from 53.3 in January and below the consensus forecast. IHS said that overall contraction was driven by a the first fall in service sector output in four years. “With the exception of the government-shutdown of 2013, US business activity contracted for the first...

Governor Andrew Cuomo said he is open to giving DMV data to the federal government as the ongoing issue between the state and feds continue over the Green Light Law.

Suraj Patel, a 36-year-old attorney, businessman, former Obama White House staffer and assistant professor at New York University is one of three Democrats running against incumbent Democrat Carolyn Maloney to represent New York’s 12th Congressional district. This is Patel’s second time running against Maloney, and the primary election will take place June 23. In order to stand out, Patel is putting forth a bold policy proposal that he calls “Universal Basic Income for Kids.” Patel proposes giving New York families a universal child allowance of $500 per month, for every child aged five and younger, and $350 per month for...

An act to add Chapter 13 (commencing with Section 18992) to Part 6 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to public social services. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 2712, as introduced, Low. California Universal Basic Income (CalUBI) Program. Existing law establishes the State Department of Social Services and requires the department to administer various public social services programs, including the California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) program, under which each county provides cash assistance and other benefits to qualified low-income families and individuals, and the CalFresh program, under which supplemental nutrition assistance benefits allocated to...

Former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder lost his temper on Thursday in reaction to details surrounding the Democratic prosecutor and Obama administration holdover who dropped the case against former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, telling a reporter to "shut the hell up" and accusing him of wanting to "use the justice system for political reasons." What are the details? Investor's Business Daily alum and RealClearPolitics contributor Paul Sperry tweeted Tuesday, "BREAKING: Molly Gaston, the asst US Attorney who signed letter to McCabe's lawyer informing McCabe she was closing criminal case against him, is Democrat who's given thousands to Dems including...

Rep. Ilhan Omar, whose family secrets are more closely guarded than the president's nuclear codes, will apparently go to extraordinary lengths to keep the truth about her marriages from the national press and her constituents. The Daily Mail reports that someone has finally come forward to confirm what others -- including PJ Media's own David Steinberg -- have been reporting for years: that Omar married her brother in order to pull a scam on immigration authorities. It's complicated, but the bottom line is that someone who knows is talking on the record. Abdihakim Osman is the first person to go...

The Trump administration plans to allow 45,000 additional seasonal guest workers to return to the U.S. this summer, the highest number since the president took office, according to three administration officials. The Department of Homeland Security plans to announce the additional seasonal-worker visas next week, an administration official said. They will become available in two waves: the first 20,000 will be immediately available, while employers can apply for the remainder for jobs beginning June 1. It wasn’t clear whether the White House has fully signed off on the numbers, and an administration official cautioned they could change. The additional visas...