TRENDING:AdvertisementFollow UsAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementQuestion of the DayAdvertisementAttorney General William Barr has drafted a proposal to speed up executions for people convicted of mass killings, a senior White House official said Monday.Marc Short, chief of staff for Vice President Mike Pence, told reporters that the measure to fast-track capital punishment in cases of mass killings will become part of any final package on gun legislation proposed by the White House to Congress.Mr. Short discussed the proposal briefly on Air Force Two as the vice president...…TRENDING:AdvertisementFollow UsAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementQuestion of the DayAdvertisementAttorney General William Barr has drafted a proposal to speed up executions for people convicted of mass killings, a senior White House official said Monday.Marc Short, chief of staff for Vice President Mike Pence, told reporters that the measure to fast-track capital punishment in cases of mass killings will become part of any final package on gun legislation proposed by the White House to Congress.Mr. Short discussed the proposal briefly on Air Force Two as the vice president...WW…

TRENDING:Senate minority leader's celebration vow prompts Republican adFollow UsQuestion of the DaySenate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer handed Republicans their first talking point of the critical Georgia Senate run-off election by declaring that if Democrats win, they will “change America” and “change the world.”In a weekend that quickly went viral, Mr. Schumer was shown celebrating the Nov. 3 election by telling a New York crowd, “Now we take Georgia, then we change the world. Now we take Georgia, then we change America.”The National Republican Senatorial Committee fired back with an...…TRENDING:Senate minority leader's celebration vow prompts Republican adFollow UsQuestion of the DaySenate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer handed Republicans their first talking point of the critical Georgia Senate run-off election by declaring that if Democrats win, they will “change America” and “change the world.”In a weekend that quickly went viral, Mr. Schumer was shown celebrating the Nov. 3 election by telling a New York crowd, “Now we take Georgia, then we change the world. Now we take Georgia, then we change America.”The National Republican Senatorial Committee fired back with an...WW…

AdvertisementLibertarian presidential nominee Jo Jorgensen released an eclectic list of potential Supreme Court picks should she manage to win the White House, saying she would consider a number of high-profile law professors, some conservative judges and a former head of the ACLU.Among those making were former New Jersey Supreme Court Judge Andrew Napolitano, known from his appearances on Fox News and a column that runs in The Washington Times; Georgetown University Law Center Professor Randy Barnett, an architect of the legal challenge to Obamacare; and George Washington University...…AdvertisementLibertarian presidential nominee Jo Jorgensen released an eclectic list of potential Supreme Court picks should she manage to win the White House, saying she would consider a number of high-profile law professors, some conservative judges and a former head of the ACLU.Among those making were former New Jersey Supreme Court Judge Andrew Napolitano, known from his appearances on Fox News and a column that runs in The Washington Times; Georgetown University Law Center Professor Randy Barnett, an architect of the legal challenge to Obamacare; and George Washington University...WW…

China on Friday sent a team of experts, including several medical professionals, to North Korea to provide guidance on the health condition of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.Reports surfaced last week that the secretive Mr. Kim was gravely ill following emergency heart surgery.The Chinese delegation, led by a senior member of China’s International Liaison Department, the agency that handles relations with their southeast neighbor, left for North Korea on Thursday, Reuters reported, citing sources familiar with the trip.‌Speculation of Mr. Kim’s condition has mounted since his surgery.A...…China on Friday sent a team of experts, including several medical professionals, to North Korea to provide guidance on the health condition of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.Reports surfaced last week that the secretive Mr. Kim was gravely ill following emergency heart surgery.The Chinese delegation, led by a senior member of China’s International Liaison Department, the agency that handles relations with their southeast neighbor, left for North Korea on Thursday, Reuters reported, citing sources familiar with the trip.‌Speculation of Mr. Kim’s condition has mounted since his surgery.A...WW…

TRENDING:AdvertisementFollow UsAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementQuestion of the DayAdvertisementMedical professionals and a patient in Michigan have filed a lawsuit against Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer as the battles grow between her and those favoring relaxing the economic shutdown she has imposed in response to the coronavirus crisis.Their lawsuit in federal court comes at a time when Ms. Whitmer continues to engage in a public spat with a 77-year-old barber, who has defied various orders and as of Thursday morning continued to cut hair at his Owosso shop.The...…TRENDING:AdvertisementFollow UsAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementQuestion of the DayAdvertisementMedical professionals and a patient in Michigan have filed a lawsuit against Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer as the battles grow between her and those favoring relaxing the economic shutdown she has imposed in response to the coronavirus crisis.Their lawsuit in federal court comes at a time when Ms. Whitmer continues to engage in a public spat with a 77-year-old barber, who has defied various orders and as of Thursday morning continued to cut hair at his Owosso shop.The...WW…

AdvertisementA Wuhan laboratory is the “most likely” source of the COVID-19 outbreak now ravaging the globe, according to a U.S. government analysis that catalogs the evidence and concludes that other explanations for the origin of the coronavirus are less credible.The document, compiled from open sources and not a finished product, says there is no smoking gun to blame the virus on either the Wuhan Institute of Virology or the Wuhan branch of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, both located in the city where the first outbreaks were reported.But “there is circumstantial...…AdvertisementA Wuhan laboratory is the “most likely” source of the COVID-19 outbreak now ravaging the globe, according to a U.S. government analysis that catalogs the evidence and concludes that other explanations for the origin of the coronavirus are less credible.The document, compiled from open sources and not a finished product, says there is no smoking gun to blame the virus on either the Wuhan Institute of Virology or the Wuhan branch of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, both located in the city where the first outbreaks were reported.But “there is circumstantial...WW…

TRENDING:Follow UsQuestion of the DayCEO mocked CNN early Thursday over a report claiming that none of his 1,000 promised ventilators made it to California hospitals.CNN on Wednesday the California governor’s office as saying they had not yet heard of any hospital system in the state receiving a ventilator directly from or Mr. , despite the CEO claiming otherwise on social media.Mr. didn’t respond to CNN’s inquiry for the report but gave plenty of commentary on Twitter, , “What I find most surprising is that CNN still exists.”TOP STORIESHe then posted a March email exchange that appeared to...…TRENDING:Follow UsQuestion of the DayCEO mocked CNN early Thursday over a report claiming that none of his 1,000 promised ventilators made it to California hospitals.CNN on Wednesday the California governor’s office as saying they had not yet heard of any hospital system in the state receiving a ventilator directly from or Mr. , despite the CEO claiming otherwise on social media.Mr. didn’t respond to CNN’s inquiry for the report but gave plenty of commentary on Twitter, , “What I find most surprising is that CNN still exists.”TOP STORIESHe then posted a March email exchange that appeared to...WW…

TRENDING:Follow UsQuestion of the DaySAN ANTONIO — Federal authorities have arrested two men on terror charges for allegedly plotting to bomb or shoot up sites including the White House and Trump Tower in New York City in attacks inspired by the Islamic State group.Jaylyn Christopher Molina, of Texas, and Kristopher Sean Matthews, of South Carolina, are both charged with conspiracy to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization. They were arrested in different states last week.The pair had discussed traveling to Syria to fight with the Islamic State group or...…TRENDING:Follow UsQuestion of the DaySAN ANTONIO — Federal authorities have arrested two men on terror charges for allegedly plotting to bomb or shoot up sites including the White House and Trump Tower in New York City in attacks inspired by the Islamic State group.Jaylyn Christopher Molina, of Texas, and Kristopher Sean Matthews, of South Carolina, are both charged with conspiracy to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization. They were arrested in different states last week.The pair had discussed traveling to Syria to fight with the Islamic State group or...WW…

TRENDING:Follow UsQuestion of the DayWhen President ascended the dais in the House of Representatives in February to address Congress, one might be forgiven for thinking he was delivering the Black State of the Union address.From the guests sitting next to the first lady to the plaudits Mr. rained on himself, his mission was clear: Black voters should take a chance on backing him in November.He pointed to two black people he freed from prison, announced a school choice scholarship he was giving to a black fourth-grader from Philadelphia, promoted a 100-year-old Tuskegee airman to the rank...…TRENDING:Follow UsQuestion of the DayWhen President ascended the dais in the House of Representatives in February to address Congress, one might be forgiven for thinking he was delivering the Black State of the Union address.From the guests sitting next to the first lady to the plaudits Mr. rained on himself, his mission was clear: Black voters should take a chance on backing him in November.He pointed to two black people he freed from prison, announced a school choice scholarship he was giving to a black fourth-grader from Philadelphia, promoted a 100-year-old Tuskegee airman to the rank...WW…

AdvertisementOPINION:ST. JAMES PARISH, Louisiana — For decades, “the great sucking sound” of outsourcing flowed in one direction. Jobs of all kinds migrated from high-wage countries to their impoverished counterparts. Think textiles moving from the Carolinas to India, and autos from Michigan to Mexico. China was the biggest beneficiary, as U.S. manufacturers were attracted to its massive, low-wage labor force and minimal environmental standards.Yet in a strange twist, China has begun outsourcing its own dirty industries back to the U.S. often with the help and “incentives” of American...…AdvertisementOPINION:ST. JAMES PARISH, Louisiana — For decades, “the great sucking sound” of outsourcing flowed in one direction. Jobs of all kinds migrated from high-wage countries to their impoverished counterparts. Think textiles moving from the Carolinas to India, and autos from Michigan to Mexico. China was the biggest beneficiary, as U.S. manufacturers were attracted to its massive, low-wage labor force and minimal environmental standards.Yet in a strange twist, China has begun outsourcing its own dirty industries back to the U.S. often with the help and “incentives” of American...WW…