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"Under God" was left out of the Pledge of Allegiance at least twice at the beginning of public meetings during the Democratic National Convention this week. CBN reported there was no verbal resistance to the omission of "under God" by the moderator for the DNC's Muslim Delegates & Allies Assembly, AJ Durrani. DNC Chairman Tom…

(WASHINGTON EXAMINER) --President Trump’s former adviser, Steve Bannon, was charged for his role in a scam that raked in hundreds of thousands of dollars. Audrey Strauss, the acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Philip R. Bartlett, inspector-in-charge of the New York Field Office, unsealed indictments on Thursday morning for Bannon,…

(FOX NEWS) -- As Kamala Harris was giving her vice presidential nomination speech, President Trump called to mind tensions between Democratic nominee Joe Biden and his running mate that played out during the primary season. And as former President Barack Obama delivered his own address during the Democratic Convention, the president questioned why Obama had…

(FOX BUSINESS) -- The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits unexpectedly rose last week to more than 1 million, the Labor Department said Thursday. Initial weekly jobless claims totaled more than 1.1 million for the week ending Aug. 15, bringing the total number of claims to more than 57 million since coronavirus-related lockdowns began…

After the Austin City Council voted to defund its police department, Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott and other top GOP leaders proposed freezing the ability to raise property taxes of any other city that makes a similar move. On Tuesday, Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and state House Speaker Dennis Bonnen announced the proposal, reported…

The left has gone too far. At least, that's the case for one former Democratic mayor. Last week, Mayor Brian Snedecor of Hobart, Indiana, announced his decision to switch parties, leaving the Democrats for the Republicans. Snedecor cited his Christian faith as a major factor in his decision, saying: "I must be true to my…

Over 1,000 people have been arrested and over 200 charged with a federal crime in major metropolitan cities since Operation Legend was launched by the Department of Justice in July, Attorney General William Barr announced Wednesday. "Many of those arrests are for violent state crimes, including more than 90 homicides, like LeGend Taliferro’s," Barr said…

(STUDY FINDS) -- ADELAIDE, Australia — Can a smile truly make everything better? A new study finds even if you don’t feel like smiling, faking one can have positive impacts. Researchers say smiling triggers certain facial muscles which can trick your brain into feeling more positive. The study by the University of South Australia examines…

[Editor's note: This story originally was published by Real Clear Politics.] By Steve Cortes Real Clear Politics The Democrats will surely stage an impressive extravaganza this week, full of Hollywood glitz and showmanship. But a peek behind the curtain of this “Wizard of Oz” convention exposes a corrupt and feeble man, pretending to be something…

[Editor's note: This story originally was published by Real Clear Politics.] By Philip Wegmann Real Clear Politics The Chicago Cubs had stormed back against the St. Louis Cardinals to salvage a split of their double-header by the time Amy Klobuchar kicked off the speakers lineup at the Democratic National Convention Monday night. By the time…

  [Editor's note: This story originally was published by Real Clear Politics.] By Susan Crabtree Real Clear Politics Joe Biden has cast his presidential bid as a battle for “the soul of the nation,” an epic high-stakes clash of opposing forces that will impact the moral and spiritual direction of the country for years to…

Football players at the University of Miami in Florida are being tasked with patrolling campus and enforcing the school's mask mandate. That includes being encouraged to take photos of student mask infractions and report them to coaches. The rebellious football team that shocked the world by sidestepping polite college football etiquette in the 1980s, and…

Former acting Attorney General Sally Yates told a "boldfaced lie" in her speech Tuesday night during the Democratic National Convention, contends a legal group with first-hand knowledge of her claim. Yates' claimed she was fired "for refusing to defend President Trump's shameful and unlawful Muslim travel ban." But the ban, which targeted not Muslims but…

"Trump Derangement Syndrome" is a malady that Republicans and conservatives often speak of these days. The obsessive, venomous quality of the left's Trump-hatred is indeed remarkable and for some "progressives" genuinely psychologically destabilizing, but often, let's face it, references to TDS are made in jest. Conservatives, understandably, are reluctant to admit that they are vehemently…

James Dobson is warning of a new "gender mutilation and sterilization" proposal by lawmakers in California. The state has a reputation for promoting homosexuality and transgenderism dating to nearly two decades ago when they mandated only positive portrayals of homosexuality in public schools. Now the legislature is considering a transgender promotion plan, writes Dobson, the…