Pat Caddell, who died on February 16, was to me one of the nicest—and most interesting—people I have ever met in politics. The broad outlines of Pat’s life are well known. Born in 1950, he got his start in politics in the mid-60s, as a self-taught pollster forecasting local elections in Jacksonville, Florida. After […]
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Victor LaValle’s book recommendations
ADVERTISEMENT Sign Up for Our free email newsletters Novelist Victor LaValle tapped 25 other writers of speculative fiction to create the new anthology A People’s Future of the United States. Below, the author of The Changeling and The Ballad of Black Tom names six favorite recent works. Fever Dream by […]
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The sixth mass extinction, explained
ADVERTISEMENT Sign Up for Our free email newsletters The populations of the world’s wild animals have fallen by more than 50 percent and humanity is to blame. Here’s everything you need to know: What’s gone wrong?As the human population has swelled to 7.5 billion, our species’ massive footprint on planet […]
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Stephen King Offers $10,000 For A Trump Border Wall Debate
Horror writer Stephen King would so relish watching President Donald Trump debate his border wall with another critically acclaimed author that King offered in a tweet Saturday to pay $10,000 to see it happen. King was responding to a tweet by Don Winslow, author of a new book coming out later […]
Read MoreIn Brexit limbo, UK veers between high anxiety, grim humor
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Read MoreFLASHBACK: Democrats Called Jussie Smollet Attack ‘Lynching’; NAACP Blamed Trump
Leading Democrat candidates for the presidency in 2020 called last month’s reported attack on Jussie Smollett an “attempted modern day lynching,” and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) blamed President Donald Trump. But reports began to emerge this week from a variety of mainstream media outlets that Chicago police believe Smollett may have paid […]
Read MoreFLASHBACK: Democrats Called Jussie Smollett Attack ‘Lynching’; NAACP Blamed Trump
Leading Democrat candidates for the presidency in 2020 called last month’s reported attack on Jussie Smollett an “attempted modern day lynching,” and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) blamed President Donald Trump. But reports began to emerge this week from a variety of mainstream media outlets that Chicago police believe Smollett may have paid […]
Read MoreJussie Smollett Could Face Up to Three Years in Jail if He Filed False Police Report
Empire actor Jussie Smollet could receive prison time if he is found to have filed a false report with the Chicago Police Department regarding his alleged attack last month. Chicago police said Saturday the investigation into the attack reported by Smollett has “shifted” due to information received from two brothers arrested in the case then […]
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Judge Halts Air Force’s Efforts To Discharge Men With HIV
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A federal judge on Friday ordered the U.S. Air Force to temporarily stop discharging service members who are HIV-positive, ruling that it’s working under a policy that is “irrational” and “outdated.” U.S. District Judge Leonie M. Brinkema in Alexandria, Virginia, issued her decision as a lawsuit […]
Read MorePrager on AOC Push to Reject Amazon HQ2: ‘Leftism Is an Emotion — It’s Not a Position’
Saturday on Fox News Channel’s “Justice,” conservative radio talker Dennis Prager explained how Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and her efforts to fight Amazon’s now-canceled plans to put a headquarters in New York City was emblematic of leftism’s obsession with equality. Prager called “leftism” an emotion and not a position. “Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is a good example […]
Read MorePatrick Caddell, pollster to Jimmy Carter, dies at 68
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Read MoreLawyers: ‘Angered’ Jussie Smollett ‘Further Victimized’ By Claims He Staged Own Attack
Lawyers for Empire actor Jussie Smollett say their client is “angered” and “further victimized” by accusations that he staged his own assault in Chicago last month. “As a victim of a hate crime who has cooperated with the police investigation, Jussie Smollett is angered and devastated by recent reports that the perpetrators are individuals he is […]
Read MoreOcasio-Cortez Delivers ‘Inaugural Address’: ‘Right to Migrate’ Not Negotiable
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) delivered an “inaugural address” in her Congressional District on Saturday afternoon, declaring that issues like the “right to migrate” will not be negotiable. Addressing hundreds of supporters in the Bronx, the freshman lawmaker even had a swearing-in ceremony before uttering mostly platitudes. Defending the Green New Deal after she and her […]
Read MoreBeto: ‘Racism’ and ‘Hatred’ Define Trump Presidency
Former Rep. Robert Francis “Beto” O’Rourke (D-TX) said on Friday evening in Wisconsin that “hatred” and “racism” have defined Donald Trump’s presidency. Speaking to political science students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, O’Rourke told the Badgers that President Trump came to the border in El Paso, Texas, this week to “stoke the anxiety and the […]
Read MoreTrump Base Pushes Richard Grenell for United Nations Ambassadorship
Key figures from President Donald Trump’s base are pushing hard for him to nominate U.S. Ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell to be the next U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Breitbart News has learned. The opening comes as former Fox News host and State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert suddenly and unexpectedly withdrew herself from consideration […]
Read MorePat Caddell – Pollster, Populist, and Patriot – Dies at 68
Veteran pollster Pat Caddell passed away Saturday at his home in Charleston, SC, at the age of 68. Caddell was a Breitbart News contributor and regular guest on Breitbart’s SiriusXM radio programs. His willingness to challenge conventional political wisdom – combined with his decades of campaign experience – set him apart as a strategist who got […]
Read MoreState Department: Nauert out as pick for UN ambassador
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Heather Nauert Withdraws From UN Ambassador Consideration In Wake Of Reported Nanny Issue
Former Fox News host and State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert withdrew Saturday from consideration as UN ambassador in the wake of information that she had employed an immigrant nanny who wasn’t legally allowed to work in the U.S., sources told Bloomberg. Nauert’s statement on her decision concerning the UN post […]
Read MoreHeather Nauert Withdraws: ‘Past Two Months…Grueling for My Family’
State Department Spokeswoman Heather Nauert has withdrawn her name from consideration as the next U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations due to the “grueling” impact it has had on her family over the past two months. “I am grateful to President Trump and Secretary Pompeo for the trust they placed in me for considering me […]
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Report: New Evidence Suggests Jussie Smollett Was Allegedly An ‘Active Participant’ In Apparent Assault
The Chicago Police department’s investigation into the alleged racist and homophobic attack on entertainer Jussie Smollett has shifted from identifying potential assailants to focusing on the Empire star himself—as police now reportedly believe Smollett paid two men to orchestrate the assault. According to CNN, the two men, brothers Olabinjo and Abimbola […]
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Heather Nauert, nominee for U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, has withdrawn herself from consideration
February 16 at 8:13 PM President Trump’s pick to be the next United Nations ambassador withdrew from consideration Saturday, the State Department said. The department spokeswoman, Heather Nauert, had been tapped to succeed Nikki Haley at the United Nations, but her name was never formally sent to the Senate for […]
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Defense Department to start examining projects in hunt for border wall funds
Missy Ryan Reporter covering the Pentagon, military issues and national security February 16 at 8:13 PM Acting defense secretary Patrick Shanahan said Saturday he would soon start to examine projects that could be delayed or canceled to free up funds for border activities. Speaking to reporters at the close of […]
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