Новости за 21.08.2020

Outside the venue of Joe Biden's acceptance speech Thursday night, a mother showing support for President Trump captured on video two women stealing the pro-Trump "MAGA" hat of her 7-year-old and tearing up their signs. Later, one of the women is seen punching a man who came to defend the mother. The aggressor then approaches…

One of the founders of the so-called Lincoln Project -- a group of former Republicans who've gotten a lot of media attention by running ads against President Trump -- has been anti-GOP for years, says Sarah Palin. The former Alaska governor should know, given the fact she used to work with him. Steve Schmidt was…

By Chuck Ross Daily Caller News Foundation Sen. Ron Johnson on Thursday accused his Democratic counterpart of trying to “undermine” efforts to subpoena a former Department of State official linked to dossier author Christopher Steele. Johnson, the chairman of the Senate Homeland Security Committee, said on Twitter that ranking Democrat Sen. Gary Peters was using…

(CALIFORNIA GLOBE) California is rich in natural resources which once powered the state: natural gas deposits in the Monterey Shale formation; geothermal energy, abundant rivers and waterways such as the San Joaquin River Delta and hydroelectric dams; the Pacific coastline; 85 million acres of wildlands with 17 million of those used as commercial timberland; mines…

(WORLD ISRAEL NEWS) Using the Lahav Or (‘Light Blade’) combat laser, Israel intercepted 32 explosive and incendiary balloons fired by terrorists from the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip, as seen in this video released by Israel’s Border Police. Read the full story ›

(LIBERTY NATION) In a rather savvy political move, the Trump campaign bought a ton of ad space on The Washington Post’s digital website. It is not likely a coincidence that this big buy occurred on the final day of the Democratic National Convention just as it was no accident that President Trump flew to Scranton,…

(PJ MEDIA) Grace Community Church and Pastor John MacArthur have brought a powerful court challenge against Gov. Gavin Newsom’s (D-Calif.) ban on in-person church meetings. Grace Community Church has refused to comply with the ban, its congregation exercising their First Amendment rights of religious freedom and free association. Los Angeles County filed a motion asking…

(LIFE NEWS) Pro-life Democrats tried to persuade Joe Biden and the leadership of the Democratic Party to soften their language on abortion rights. But the 2020 Democratic Party Platform that passed on August 19 shows they lost. Indeed, they lost on every recommendation they made. On May 12, Kristen Day, executive director of Democrats For…

Headlines on Friday reflected the widespread praise for Joe Biden's acceptance speech Thursday night for the Democratic presidential nomination. Biden, said one, even "wowed his critics." But one CNN analyst, who briefly served as an environmental advisor for President Obama, put it all in perspective, to the apparent chagrin of his colleagues. "And we were…

Evangelist Franklin Graham says he's worried about America's future if the nation, as the Democrats largely did this week,  takes God "out of government and public life." Some of the sessions at the Democratic National Convention removed "under God" from the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance. And there was a general lack of acknowledgement…

(THE HILL) – Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) knocked President Trump on Thursday night, saying that he had "failed" the country, and urged Americans to come "together." "Working people are under attack, the wealth gap grows, our middle class shrinks and poverty persists. Last week, Donald Trump said 'our economy is doing good,' while 40 million…

(LAS VEGAS SUN) – Joe Biden vowed to unite an America torn by crisis and contempt Thursday night, accepting the Democratic presidential nomination and achieving a pinnacle in an unfinished quest that has spanned three decades and been marred by personal tragedy, political stumbles and more dynamic rivals. The past hurdles fell away as Biden…

It took approximately 20 seconds for former Secretary of State John Kerry to drop the first flagrant lie in his Democratic National Convention speech on Tuesday, when he claimed that the Obama administration's so-called Iran deal had "eliminated the threat of an Iran with a nuclear weapon." It didn't get any better from there. Kerry…

[Editor's note: This story originally was published by Real Clear Energy.] By Gary Clyde Hufbauer Real Clear Energy When large firms with close ties to national governments use unfair practices to game the system, international trade rules should be invoked to restore fairness.  That was the theme of a letter in June from the American Petroleum Institute…

[Editor's note: This story originally was published by Real Clear Energy.] By Alan Howard & Dan Nussbaum, Brenda Shaffer Real Clear Energy This year will be remembered for many things. One of them will be the large number of attacks and explosions of critical infrastructure in several countries. The first was Iran’s attack on Abqaiq,…

By Kaylee Greenlee Daily Caller News Foundation An edited video montage played during the Democratic National Convention Wednesday showed President Donald Trump referring to MS-13 gang members “animals,” but spliced it between videos of asylum seekers and children held in detention centers. The DNC’s video on the third night of the convention showed children held…

Los Angeles County is moving to hold John MacArthur's Grace Community Church in contempt of court and be fined a total of $20,000 for holding a worship service Sunday in defiance of a court order. The church, like many across the nation, argues government officials are violating the First Amendment by restricting religious meetings while…

Former President Barack Obama's speech Wednesday night endorsing Joe Biden at the Democratic National Convention was more about self-preservation than about his former vice president, Rush Limbaugh told his listeners Thursday. The talk-radio host called the speech "childlishly personal." "Barack Obama in that speech last night was fighting for himself," he said. "If Trump wins…

The White House press corps has great privileges, with access to the president and his top officials. They travel on Air Force One and are given prime spots at many government functions. All because, as part of the "fifth estate," they are tasked with holding government accountable and providing "we the people" with the information…

A Fargo, North Dakota, woman said she found a cry for help in a box of craft sticks she purchased at Walmart. The five-page note handwritten in Chinese apparently came from a woman "imprisoned for a crime she didn't commit," reported the Fargo Forum. The customer, Annette Rasile, uses the craft sticks in her business…