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Report: How corruption weakens democracy

Transparency International Feb 18, 2019 Transparency International
This year’s Corruption Perceptions Index reveals that the continued failure of most countries to significantly control corruption is contributing to a crisis in democracy around the world. The index, which ranks 180 countries and territories by their perceived levels of public sector corruption according to experts and businesspeople, uses a sc... Read more

Caroline Glick: Ilhan Omar & Co. Were Elected Because of Their Racism, Not In Spite of It

Breitbart Feb 17, 2019 Caroline Glick
Rep. Ilhan Omar is an antisemite and, as the actions of the congressional Democratic leadership last week made clear, hating Jews is a perfectly acceptable position in today’s Democratic Party. Consider the chronology of events. Last month, Rep. Steven King (R-IA) was stripped of his committee assignments following a statement he made to the ... Read more

Suit: Washington AG Colluded with Unions

Washjington Free Beacon Feb 17, 2019 Bill McMorris
Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson tried to cover up his office's collusion with labor unions after a think tank asked for public records about their communications, according to a lawsuit. Ferguson is one of several Democrats seeking to resist the Trump administration's directive that would prohibit states from siphoning Medicaid payme... Read more

Illinois Shooter’s Firearm ID Card Revoked, Possessed Gun Illegally

Breitbart Feb 16, 2019 Awr Hawkins
Police say the man who opened fire in the gun-free Henry Pratt Company facility in Aurora, Illinois, had his Firearm Owner’s Identification (FOID) card revoked and possessed his gun illegally. According to the Chicago Tribune, “[Gary] Martin was issued an Illinois Firearm Owner’s Identification Card in January 2014. Two months later, he purch... Read more

DIA: China to Deploy ASAT Laser by 2020

Washington Free Beacon Feb 16, 2019 Bill Gertz
China's military is expected to deploy a laser weapon capable of destroying or damaging U.S. military satellites in low earth orbit in the next year, the Pentagon's Defense Intelligence Agency disclosed in a report on space threats. The Chinese directed energy weapon is among an array of space warfare tools that include ground-based anti-sate... Read more

House GOP Leader Presses Adam Schiff Over Secret Meeting With Fusion GPS Founder

Daily Caller Feb 16, 2019 Chuck Ross
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy is pressing House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff for answers about his interactions with Glenn Simpson, the founder of the opposition research firm behind the Democrat-funded Steele dossier. In a statement released on Friday, McCarthy questioned whether Schiff, a California Democrat, should re... Read more

China Freezes Couple’s Bank Account as Punishment for Illegal Third Child

Breitbart Feb 14, 2019 John Hayward
China’s authoritarian government has been sending mixed signals about population control to the populace. On one hand, the government admits it faces a demographic crisis that can only be solved by increased fertility rates and large families, sending signals to the public that having two or three children is now their patriotic duty. On the ... Read more

Bob Menendez Doesn’t Think Illegal Immigrants Should Be Deported For Drunk Driving

Daily Wire Feb 14, 2019 Ashe Schow
Menendez, appearing on the “Situation Room” with CNN’s Wolf Blitzer, was asked to respond to a claim by Matt Albence, deputy director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), who said capping the number of beds at immigration detention centers would be “extremely damaging to public safety.” When asked by Blitzer how he responds to Albence’s... Read more

Manufacturing Wage Growth Hits Highest Level in Over a Decade

Breitbart Feb 13, 2019 John Carney
Manufacturing wage growth hit its highest level in over a decade in December and stayed there in January. The 12-month moving average of wage growth rose to 3.9 percent in December, the highest level recorded since May 2008, according to the Atlanta Fed’s wage growth tracker. January saw wages remain at this very elevated level. The Atlant... Read more

Ocasio-Cortez Living in Luxury Navy Yard Apartment Building

Washington Free Beacon Feb 13, 2019 Brent Scher
After fretting about whether she'd be able to afford rent, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D., N.Y.) has moved into a luxury apartment building in the District of Columbia's Navy Yard neighborhood, the Washington Free Beacon has learned. Ocasio-Cortez, a member of the Democratic Socialists of America, got a big raise with her election to Congr... Read more

Here are the 5 most corrupt cities in the US: report Is your city on the list?

The Blaze Feb 13, 2019 Jana J. Pruet
Fraud, bribery, witness tampering, and embezzlement may boost big screen box-office sales, but corruption crimes aren't good for the cities that rank high on a new report based on Department of Justice data. Find out where your city ranked on the list, according to a study released Monday by the University of Illinois at Chicago. (To see the ... Read more

REPORT: Senate Intel Democrats Find No Collusion Between Trump, Putin

Daily Caller Feb 12, 2019 William Davis
The Senate Intelligence Committee is finishing its investigation into Russian interference during the 2016 presidential election, and neither Russian nor Democrats have found any evidence collusion. The report cited politicians of both parties on the committee who confirmed that no collusion was uncovered after more than two years of investig... Read more

Pompeo Pushes Europe to Reject New Russian Pipeline

Washington Free Beacon Feb 12, 2019 Adam Kredo
WARSAW, Poland—Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is galvanizing European allies to oppose a new Russian energy pipeline known as Nord Stream 2, calling it a key "national security" threat that will embolden Moscow and give it greater leverage over Europe, according to State Department officials and sources on Capitol Hill. Pompeo, who is in Wars... Read more

Study: Voter ID Laws Don’t Stop People Voting

Washington Free Beacon Feb 11, 2019 Charles Fain Lehman
Strict voter ID laws do not suppress turnout, a new paper finds, regardless of sex, race, Hispanic identity, or party affiliation. Requiring photo ID to vote is a hotly contested subject in American political discourse. Proponents argue that it is necessary to insure against fraud and preserve the integrity of the American electoral system. O... Read more

American manufacturing companies have a spring in their step

The Economist Feb 11, 2019
A DRIVE ALONG the narrow county roads of Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin, used to be a sleepy affair. You would spot a pumpkin farm, the odd homestead and red barn. But a recent visit revealed a cacophonous building site: a factory is emerging in this corner of the Midwest. Where chicken coops once stood, Foxconn, a Taiwanese contract-manufacturing gi... Read more

Russia Makes Deal With Google To Remove Links To Banned Websites

Daily Caller Feb 09, 2019 Audrey Conklin
Russian authorities made a deal with Google to censor search results in the country by deleting links to banned websites, AP reported Friday. Russian state media oversight agency Roskomnadzor, which fined Google about $7,600 for not deleting sites banned in Russia in December of 2018, reached an agreement with the tech giant. The agreement wi... Read more

MS-13 Thug Who Murdered Man on 7 Train in Ocasio-Cortez’s District Was Arrested by ICE in December — But Released by Liberal Politicians

Gateway Pundit Feb 07, 2019 Jim Hoft
The 7 train goes through Ocasio-Cortez’s 14th district. The MS-13 gang member was arrested Monday in connection with the shooting on the 7 line. Ramiro Gutierrez is believed to be one of a group of MS-13 members who were arrested by ICE on various charges in December of last year. Read more

Dem Rep Meeks Pushed $60K in Campaign Cash to Company Owned by Aide’s Wife

Washington Free Beacon Feb 07, 2019 Joe Schoffstall
Democratic representative Gregory Meeks (N.Y.) pushed tens of thousands more to a company that was incorporated by the wife of his chief of staff in his New York district office, Federal Election Commission filings show. Meeks additionally used more than $20,000 in funds from his committee on lease and car expenses for a Lexus and Mercedes-Be... Read more

Democrats Winning 90% Congressional Districts with Large Foreign-Born Populations

Breitbart Feb 07, 2019 John Binder
Mass legal immigration is driving Democrats towards full electoral dominance, with left-wing politicians winning nearly 90 percent of congressional districts with larger than average foreign-born populations, analysis finds. The Atlantic senior editor Ronald Brownstein analyzed Census Bureau statistics for the 2018 midterm elections, finding ... Read more

Lone Dem Senator Blocks Bill Banning Infanticide For Babies Who Survive Abortions

Daily Wire Feb 04, 2019 Hank Berrien
On Monday, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), blocking a Senate bill that would require doctors to give aid to babies who survived abortions, objected to the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, and her one vote was enough to prevent the Senate from passing the bill in a unanimous consent vote, LifeSiteNews reports. Read more