The Risky Wager of Betting on Trump
It was always a dice-roll. But in this moment, the case for having supported the president’s reelection bid is harder to make.
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Tradition without Traditionalism: Reginald Foster Requiescat in Pace
The superstar Vatican Latinist, a contrarian monk and the common man’s common man, made it his mission to revive the Church’s official language.
Federal judge in Texas dismisses Gohmert suit aimed at overturning election
A federal judge on Friday dismissed a last-gasp lawsuit led by a House Republican that aimed to give Vice President Mike Pence the power to overturn the results of the presidential election won by Joe Biden when Congress formally counts the Electoral College votes next week.
Ben Chafin, Virginia state senator, dead at 60 from coronavirus
A 60-year-old Republican state senator from Virginia has died from coronavirus complications, the senator’s office confirmed Friday night, according to reports.
4 Arrested After Antifa Attacks Seattle Businesses on NYE
Seattle police officers report the arrests of four people following an Antifa New Year’s Eve attack on local businesses near Cal Anderson Park. The attackers vandalized business and fired fireworks at a youth services center.
Beijing Snubs Taiwan’s ‘Meaningful Dialogue’ Offer
Called US support for Taiwan “collusion”
Speaker Pelosi’s house vandalized with graffiti, pig head: reports
The backlash to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s handling of the coronavirus stimulus bill could be hitting close to home — literally.
Trump Vetoes Bill Restricting Fishing Off California’s Coast Citing Trade Deficit Concerns
The bill would’ve worsened the seafood trade deficit
Lindsey Graham backs Trump over McConnell on $2,000 checks
McConnell and other Republicans scuttled efforts to bring the matter up for a standalone vote before the current session of Congress ends.
Nancy Pelosi Bans ‘Gender’ Terms Like Mother, Daughter, Father, Son in House Rules
Nancy Pelosi unveiled the rules for the 117th Congress on Friday, which contain “future-focused” proposals, including the elimination of gendered terms, such as “father, mother, son, and daughter.
STUDY: Gender Of Leader Does Not Impact COVID-19 Response
Political and national culture were bigger indicators of success during the pandemic.
President Trump says South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem should challenge ‘RINO’ Sen. John Thune in 2022
Thune drew Trump’s ire in recent days after he criticized the president’s bid to challenge the results of the 2020 presidential election.
Top Iranian General Vows ‘Resistance’ Against ‘American Mischief’ After B-52 Flyover
‘Retaliate for your crime’
Socialist Chicago Teachers Union Leader Resists ‘Unsafe’ Schools Reopening — From Puerto Rico Poolside
A leader of the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) wants kids to remain out of the classroom because schools are “unsafe,” but she made the claims in the midst of a sunny vacation in Puerto Rico.
Mitt Romney Slams Josh Hawley over Planned Electoral College Objection
Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT), a longtime critic of President Donald Trump, lashed out at Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) over his plans to object to during the Electoral College certification process on Capitol Hill on January 6.
Iranian President Issues Death Threat To President Trump, ‘He Will Go To The Dustbin Of History’
‘he will go to the dustbin of history’
At Least 140 House Republicans Expected to Object to Electoral College Vote
At least 140 GOP lawmakers in the soon-to-be 117th Congress will object to the electoral college vote on January 6, some lawmakers predict.
Japan’s Prime Minister Insists Summer Olympics Will Still Happen Amid Rise In COVID-19 Cases
‘A symbol of world unity’
Last Living Member Of The McGuire Sisters Dies At 89
‘She was the perfection of glamour and entertainment’
New York Stock Exchange To Delist Major Chinese Telecom Companies, Citing Trump’s Executive Order
The companies have a right to seek a review
COVID-19 Has Exposed the U.K. as a Failed State
When one’s ability to plan for the future depends entirely upon predicting the whims of technocrats, this is not a free society.
The Fiasco of Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Hollywood turns August Wilson into a #BLM Tyler Perry.
Annus Horribilis
Lessons from the plague year.
China Is Getting Away with It
During a year in which it was an unrepentant geopolitical arsonist, China is emerging stronger than ever.
The Bill Is Coming Due for China’s ‘Capitalist’ Experiment
Western companies and governments must prepare themselves for the fallout.
LIVE UPDATES: Hawley’s opposition to Biden win different than Boxer’s 2004 fight, she says
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Pence, House seek to dismiss Gohmert-GOP suit aimed at letting him overturn election
The House of Representatives asked a federal judge in Texas on Thursday to dismiss a Republican congressman’s lawsuit seeking to give Vice President Mike Pence the power to decide which electoral votes to count when Congress meets on Jan. 6 to finalize November’s presidential election.
2020’s Big Winners: Billionaires, Silicon Valley Tech Lords, and Communist China
The coronavirus pandemic took nearly two million lives worldwide and caused unprecedented economic devastation this year, but 2020 had at least three big winners who came out stronger in spite of – or perhaps because of – the pandemic: the world’s billionaires, Silicon Valley’s tech lords, and communist China, where the virus originated.