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Joe Biden is considering revoking President Trump’s access to intelligence briefings, according to his press secretary, after a reporter cited Democrats’ concern that Trump could ‘misuse’ or ‘leverage it to enrich himself’. All former Presidents usually retain access to intelligence briefings, yet press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters that Biden’s national security team is ‘reviewing’ Trump’s clearance on the matter. .@PressSec on if former President Trump will continue to have access to intelligence briefings: "It's something, obviously, that's under review." pic.twitter.com/9JffqWGf54 — The Hill (@thehill) February 1, 2021 This is somewhat rich considering the evidence of Biden’s shady under the...

DEARBORN, MI – Michigan’s average gas prices are the highest they have been in a year. AAA Michigan reports that the average price of gas is up 12 cents compared to a week ago. Michigan drivers are now paying an average of $2.39 per gallon for regular unleaded, which is the highest price seen since February of 2020. That price is 15 cents more than this time last month but still 7 cents less than this time last year. Furthermore, motorists are paying an average of $36 for a full 15-gallon tank of gasoline, a discount of $3 from when...

The New York Times has amplified claims by “experts” who are calling for Joe Biden to appoint a “reality czar,” prompting critics to compare the idea to the Ministry of Truth in George Orwell’s 1984. In an article entitled ‘How the Biden Administration Can Help Solve Our Reality Crisis’, the NYT’s Kevin Roose cites “experts” who are calling on “the Biden administration put together a cross-agency task force to tackle disinformation and domestic extremism, which would be led by something like a “reality czar.” The job of this “reality czar” would be to head up “a centralized task force could...

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Dr. Fauci has warned there is still a 'very high risk' of getting infected with a new variant of COVID-19 even if you have been previously infected, as he urged all Americans to get vaccinated as soon as possible. Fauci, who has been appointed as Joe Biden's chief medical advisor, told a White House press briefing that getting vaccinated was more important than ever given the emergence of new strains, in particular those from South Africa, England and Brazil. On Friday the first major analysis of the South African strain found that being infected previously did not prevent re-infection with...

WASHINGTON, Friday, Feb. 1. The first prisoner of war, Lieut. JAMES E. JOUETT, arrived here to-day, and reported himself to Secretary TOUCEY. Lieut. JOUETT is attached to the steamer Crusader, now in the Gulf, but was temporarily employed on the Wyandotte. He went ashore at Pensacola, and was immediately seized as a prisoner, but released on parol of honor not to bear arms against the State of Florida, and a passport was furnished him. Having proceeded to New Orleans, with the hope of being able to join his vessel from that point, he was again threatened, by Collector HATCH, with...

Former San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer (R) announced Monday that he will challenge incumbent Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) should organizers collect the 1.5 million signatures by March 17 required to put a recall election on the ballot. The former mayor could also run in 2022, when Newsom is up for re-election, if there is no recall or the recall fails.

A Republican group has launched a massive billboard campaign calling on several GOP lawmakers to resign following the violence at the Capitol on January 6. Billboards from the Republican Accountability Project target several House members and two senators, Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Josh Hawley (R-MO), who voted against certifying the Electoral College vote, the Hill reported Friday. “You lied about the election. The Capitol was attacked. Sen. Cruz: Resign,” one of the billboards reads:

Republican lawmakers introduce resolution opposing the COVID 19 vaccination of Guantanamo Bay 'terrorists' before regular Americans. A vaccination program had been expected to begin on Monday at the maximum security detention camp at the United States Naval Station in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, which houses some of world's most infamous terrorists including the suspected 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed. Terry Adirim, the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, signed the order Wednesday, to vaccinate the detainees to make it easier for federal prosecutors to move forward with war crimes hearings during the pandemic, Fox News reported.

President Joe Biden threatened to reimpose sanctions on Myanmar on Monday as his administration debates whether to call the military takeover a 'coup.' Insiders familiar with the back-and-forth described the discussions as 'chaos' as officials fear that the White House calling the military takeover a coup could anger China and force the United States to withdraw foreign aid, Politico reported. Myanmar's army took power of the country early on Monday and declared a state of emergency after detaining de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi along with members of her party.

Biden staffers have prescreened reporters ahead of Jen Psaki’s briefings to see what they plan to ask the White House press secretary, according to a report from the left-wing Daily Beast. The outlet cited “three sources with knowledge of the matter” and “written communications” that revealed that the Biden administration has “already on occasion probed reporters to see what questions they plan on asking new White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki when called upon during briefings” less than two weeks into the new administration. would have some idea of what reporters plan to ask prior to formally presenting their questions....

Establishment hack Mitch McConnell loves fellow Swamp-dweller Liz Cheney but despises the people's politician Marjorie Taylor Greene. ======================================================== If you want to know how backwards Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s thinking is, one needs only look at the pair of statements he released to CNN (of course) yesterday. The reigning GOP member of The Swamp embraced mushy moderate neocon Liz Cheney while panning rising conservative star Marjorie Taylor Greene. “Liz Cheney is a leader with deep convictions and the courage to act on them,” McConnell said. “She is an important leader in our party and in our nation. I am...

During the first week of his presidency, Joe Biden signed two significant executive orders to help burnish his environment bona fides. On day one, he revoked the permit for the Keystone XL pipeline and, a week later, he declared a one-year moratorium on new leases for oil and gas drilling and fracking on federal lands and waters. Building the Keystone pipeline would have supported more than 1,000 high-wage American jobs and generated about $8 billion of much-needed economic activity during this pandemic-induced recession. Instead, the canceled pipeline will generate 48,000 tons of scrap metal that may fetch $51 million. Ironically,...

Ten years ago, I wrote a column reflecting on my reactions to visiting Vietnam. Given the lack of revulsion to, and even flirtation with, communism (or its more mildly named version, socialism) among many young Americans, it is worth revisiting. It was difficult to control my emotions -- specifically, my anger -- during my visit to Vietnam. The more I came to admire the Vietnamese people -- their intelligence, love of life, dignity and hard work -- the more rage I felt toward the communists who brought them (and, of course, us Americans) so much suffering in the second half...

It occurs to me that we may have to cancel Taco Tuesdays now that we have a “WOKE” administration. Let’s face it, culturally appropriated food was already in the crosshairs (can I say that, or will it register as “hate speech” on Facebook?) social justice warriors. But now I think it might be punishable by law, Executive Order, or at least Facebook. So the question remains, can we honkies ever enjoy a tasty plate of tacos on the cheap again? I’ll bet Facebook is conflicted about this. I mean, I know that Marky Z likes cheap Mexican food.I also know...

Joe Biden is off to the most left-wing start of any Democratic president in recent memory. The dulcet tones of Biden’s inaugural address already seem an artifact of a bygone era. Republicans will hammer him for the rest of his presidency for failing to deliver on his unifying message, but the fact is that Biden is governing as he promised — further to the left of his own record, further to the left of Barack Obama, and further to the left of any Democrat who made his career prior to the ascendency of the cultural left.

Senate Democrats are preparing an arbitrary, secretive trial for Senators Cruz and Hawley for having dared to question the election results. One of the infamous tools of British law was the Star Chamber. It was created in the late 15th century as a court of equity and one that could deal with wrongdoing amongst the highest in the land and initially functioned efficiently and openly. By the early years 16th century, though, it had turned into a purely political tool advancing the crown’s interests and breaking those who threatened the king’s power. That perfectly describes the Senate Ethics Committee’s announcement...

Under a 2010 law, bills that add to the debt trigger automatic cuts. And preventing them would require Republican support. WASHINGTON — Democrats considering a maneuver to forgo bipartisan support to pass Covid-19 relief are confronting an unintended consequence: Doing so could automatically cut Medicare. Many Democrats want to pass President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief proposal, which includes $1,400 stimulus checks and aid to local governments. A group of Republican senators is pushing for a smaller plan that would provide $1,000 checks. So Democratic leaders are preparing to use a process known as budget reconciliation, which would allow...

In my new book Fish Out of Water: A Search for the Meaning of Life, I write about growing up with my European immigrant parents. Much of the story is very funny — and of course true — but some of it is quite serious. That’s because my parents saw the horrors of communism up close, and in the stories they told me and my brother they helped us understand that there was real evil in the world. As we learned from them about the evils of living in places under the oppression of Marxist atheism, we also learned about...

A Capitol Police officer was put on leave for fatally shooting the pro-Trump rioter Ashli Babbitt. Investigators are not recommending the officer be charged, The Wall Street Journal and CNN report. The final decision, however, has yet to be made by the Justice Department.