By Tyler Olson | Fox News In the wake of George Floyd’s death, calls to “defund the police” have in a matter of days escalated from a fringe campaign to a celebrity-backed cause to part of the municipal mainstream — and now appear primed to spur official action, to varying degrees, in cities across the country. The stunning momentum behind the movement has fueled Republican […]
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George Floyd riots — how to stop the mob in 9 steps
By Newt Gingrich | Fox News Six nights of violent riots and looting in America’s major cities, following the horrific death of George Floyd last week, have gripped the nation. The liberal news media wants to ignore the depth of the violence and the forces causing the violence. They want to simply rerun their permanent refrain that this is all about racism (see […]
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Judge’s lawyers hint at ‘reason to question’ DOJ’s motives in new Michael Flynn case filing; DOJ fires back
By Gregg Re | Fox News Washington, D.C. District Court Judge Emmet Sullivan’s lawyers issued an exceedingly rare response on his behalf to the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday, explaining that the judge hadn’t dismissed the case against former national security advisor Michael Flynn — as requested by both federal prosecutors and Flynn’s lawyers after a mountain of exculpatory information surfaced — […]
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What is Antifa, the far-left group tied to violent protests?
By Gregg Re | Fox News Antifa, the far-left militant movement that calls itself “antifascist,” has no defined organizational hierarchy or membership process. The collection of autonomous Antifa groups in mostly left-wing cities sees itself as a descendant of the European anti-Nazi movements, and generally agree that the best way to combat ideas they find odious is not through speech or […]
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Big-city Dems who had imposed strict lockdowns now let George Floyd rioters flout rules
By Gregg Re | Fox News The coronavirus lockdown is seemingly down and out, as many Democrats in charge of big cities — including several who once insisted on strict quarantine measures — line up to champion the nationwide mass demonstrations over the in-custody death of George Floyd, sans social distancing. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo lashed out at protesters calling to reopen the […]
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Minnesota requests more help as riots continue there — and across US
By Dom Calicchio | Fox News The state of Minnesota has requested an additional 1,200 National Guard soldiers be deployed after rioting broke out once again Friday night following the death of George Floyd earlier in the week. Gov. Tim Walz and Minnesota National Guard Adjutant Gen. Jon Jensen announced the request at a news conference early Saturday. Guard personnel already deployed in addition […]
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Van Gordon Sauter, ex-CBS News president: ‘Liberal leaning’ media passes its tipping point
By Van Gordon Sauter | The Wall Street Journal About 35 years ago I was sitting at lunch next to Jeane Kirkpatrick, a onetime Democrat who became a foreign-policy adviser to President Reagan and later U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. She was lamenting what she called the “liberal leaning” media. As the president of CBS News, […]
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As US coronavirus death toll mounts, so does the belief by some that it is exaggerated
By Robert Gearty | Fox News There’s a reason why some people believe government officials are exaggerating the number of COVID-19 fatalities. One problem is the hodgepodge way states tally those numbers, Fox News has found. Some states count presumed coronavirus deaths along with confirmed cases under Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance issued last month. Other states don’t count […]
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Reopening Updates: All 50 States and the District of Columbia
By Zachary Stieber Reopenings are taking place across the United States as most governors ease harsh restrictions put into place to try to slow the spread of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus. The new virus, which originated in China, causes the potentially deadly disease COVID-19. Here’s the situation with each state and the District of […]
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Republican Senators Say Democrats’ $3 Trillion Virus Package ‘Dead on Arrival’
BY ZACHARY STIEBER Republican senators quickly rejected the $3 trillion package House Democrats unveiled on Tuesday. “It’s got so much unrelated to the coronavirus, it’s dead on arrival here in terms of a viable idea,” Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) told reporters on Capitol Hill. Republicans control the Senate, making their support necessary for legislation to get passed. The package from the […]
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Feds spent nearly $100B on pandemic readiness, health security in decade leading up to coronavirus crisis
By Tyler Olson | Fox News Over the past decade, the U.S. government spent nearly $100 billion on preparation for major health crises including pandemics, according to a 2018 paper on such funding — though the coronavirus outbreak still had Washington and states across the country scrambling to muster supplies and respond when it hit. Numbers from a paper in the academic journal “Health Security” released in […]
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NBC admits Chuck Todd’s ‘Meet the Press’ deceptively edited Barr remarks on Flynn
By Gregg Re | Fox News NBC News’ Chuck Todd aired a deceptively edited clip of Attorney General Bill Barr discussing the Michael Flynn case during his “Meet the Press” broadcast on Sunday, prompting the network to concede the mistake hours later — but there is still no word on whether Todd will apologize on-air. Asked by CBS News’ Catherine […]
