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A hero Texan with a baseball bat has chased down and apprehended a killer carjacker as he tried to escape. Texas man Lewis Matos said he saw the thug steal a woman's car and drag her to her death before attempting to flee.

Joe Biden's anti-Second Amendment gun-control plan seeks to bankrupt the entire firearms industry by abolishing liability protections on firearms manufacturers and dealers, experts are warning. The Democrat presidential nominee’s "Plan To End Our Gun Violence Epidemic" seeks to repeal the Protection of Lawful Commerce In Arms Act, which grants firearms dealers and manufacturers legal protection against lawsuits that may result from the illegal use of weapons or ammunition.

Republican Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) has slammed Joe Biden's pick to run the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), arguing that he was caught "selling citizenship" to Chinese elites.Sen. Cotton ripped into Biden, the Democratic presidential nominee, for naming Alejandro Mayorkas as his choice to head DHS.

Legendary actor James Woods has revealed that he is "buying more stock" during the current market downturn as America will "roar back" under President Donald Trump's leadership.Woods, one of the few conservative voices in Hollywood, revealed he "bought stock heavily this week," describing his move as a "win-win."The pro-Trump actor warns that Democrats and CNN will continue to exploit the coronavirus pandemic to their own ends.

PARIS (Reuters) - France will shut shops, restaurants and entertainment facilities from Sunday with its 67 million people told to stay home to help fight the rapid acceleration of the coronavirus in a country where the number of cases has doubled in 72 hours. The government had no other option, Prime Minister Edouard Philippe told a news conference after the public health authority said 91 people had died in France and almost 4,500 were now infected.

The founder of the nonprofit crime prevention group Guardian Angels said he plans to run for mayor of New York City in 2021 “to take back the city” from Democratic Mayor Bill de Blasio. The announcement: “I am the anti-de Blasio candidate. The part time Mayor ‘Dope from Park Slope’ has single-handedly destroyed our city. Roll with Sliwa through the subways & streets & you’ll see why I’m the only one who can #SaveOurCity,” tweeted Guardian Angels founder and radio talk show host Curtis Sliwa. Sliwa, 65 has not yet filed paperwork to compete against de Blasio but has re-registered...

The Democratic National Committee changed the qualifying criteria for presidential debates again, eliminating Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii). The committee (DNC) said Friday that participants in the next debate must have at least 20 percent of the pledged delegates. Gabbard, 38, has earned only two delegates so far. Under the new rules, the March 15 debate in Phoenix, Arizona, will feature Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), 78, and former Vice President Joe Biden, 77. Gabbard is the only Democratic candidate left in the race besides the men. Gabbard would have qualified for the debate under previous rules. She has not qualified for...

A U.S. citizen infected with the Chinese coronavirus is speaking out about his experience with the disease. Carl Goldman is one of the at least 40 U.S. citizens from the Japanese cruise ship Diamond Princess that tested positive for the Wuhan virus. Officials at the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) transferred Goldman and his wife, who is not infected, to biocontainment center at the University of Nebraska hospital. At least 40 of the over 60 Americans who have the disease came from the Japanese cruiser.

U.S. authorities have captured over 300 illegal aliens from China attempting to enter the United States illegally from Mexico at the Southern Border, according to reports.328 Chinese nationals have been apprehended at the U.S.-Mexico border since the deadly China-born coronavirus outbreak started, The Department of Homeland Security confirmed.According to a report in The Washington Times, the Homeland Security data raises the prospect a coronavirus carrier could sneak into the country via the border.

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...

Democrats are still wailing about President Trump expressing an opinion about the sentencing of a high-profile criminal investigation into one of his longtime associates, Roger Stone. Democrats are now lecturing the country about the importance of law enforcement remaining independent from the White House and the president. As usual, you don't have to look very far to find examples of Democrats being complete and utter hypocrites on the subject.

Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden is calling for a "rational" gun ban in America, arguing that weapons such as AK-47s couldn't protect citizens from a tyrannical government.Former Vice President Biden said Sunday that he believes having a “rational policy” on guns means making sure that people can’t have “50 clips in a weapon.”

Sen. Lindsey Graham said President Trump was within his rights to fire Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman from the National Security Council last week. "I think his reassignment was justified. I don't think he could be effective at the NSC," Graham said Sunday on CBS's Face the Nation. "As much as I support our military people telling the truth when asked — it's important they do — what have I learned in the last two years?"

Evidence has emerged that links Hunter Biden and his former Ukrainian energy company Burisma to a possible Obama-ara international money laundering scheme, according to reports.On Thursday night, TV host Glenn Beck laid out the details linking Hunter, and his then-vice president father Joe Biden, to an alleged illegal operation in Ukraine.

Former FBI Director James Comey said America has weathered dark times in the past, which proves it can survive President Trump being acquitted by the Senate. “When I was a little kid, the United States seemed to be coming apart,” Comey, 59, wrote in an opinion piece for the Washington Post. Comey cited the assassinations of John F. Kennedy, Malcolm X, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Robert F. Kennedy, as well as the protests against the Vietnam War and desegregation. “War and death and disorder dominated the news,” he wrote. “There is a natural human tendency to think we live...

The Trump administration has told airline executives it is considering suspending all flights from China to the United States amid the escalating coronavirus outbreak. On Tuesday, White House officials called major airline executives to inform them that the administration is considering a temporary ban on all China-U.S. flights. Companies such as United Airlines have canceled dozens of flights next month to mainland China, while others, such as Delta and American Airlines, are waiving cancellation fees for travelers to China. CNBC reports the temporary travel ban from China was discussed at a White House senior staff meeting on Monday.

(Reuters) - About 8.9 million TV viewers watched the U.S. Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump on Wednesday, the first day Democrats laid out their case against the president, marking a significant drop from the roughly 11 million viewers who watched on Tuesday, according to Nielsen ratings data. The audience includes viewership from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm EST on Walt Disney Co’s ABC, AT&T Inc’s CNN, ViacomCBS’s CBS, Comcast Corp’s NBC and MSNBC, and Fox Corp’s Fox News. The trial continued until 9:43 p.m. EST that night. The third presidential impeachment trial in U.S. history is unlikely to...

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi accused Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of being an "accomplice" to Russian interference while insisting President Trump is "in complete denial" about Russia's attempts to meddle in the 2020 election.The House Speaker made the accusations during an interview with George Stephanopoulos on ABC's This Week.

DES MOINES, Iowa — Pete Buttigieg tried to stress the importance of being respectful despite a difference in opinions after demonstrators protesting his record on helping homeless veterans disrupted a town hall. "Can I hear it one more time for the idea of respectful, honest, open, and transparent dialogue?" Buttigieg said Sunday in Des Moines, Iowa. Buttigieg, a top-four contender for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, had just slammed President Trump's handling of escalating tensions with Iran, saying he was risking the lives of U.S. troops who could be deployed to the region for an avoidable war. "We've been trying...

No Americans or Iraqis died from the missiles fired by Iran on Jan. 7, President Donald Trump said in an address at the White House on Jan. 8. “I’m pleased to inform you, the American people should be extremely grateful and happy. No Americans were harmed by last night’s attack by the Iranian regime,” Trump said. “We suffered no casualties, all of our American people are safe, and we suffered minimal damage at our bases.” “Iran appears to be standing down, which is a good thing for all parties and a very good thing for the world.”