The U.N.’s head of human rights took another shot at President Trump Wednesday, criticizing the president’s “poisonous” stance toward the liberal media – the latest in a line of anti-Trump statements from the human rights chief.
Month: August 2017
Kamala Harris Plans to Co-Sponsor Bernie Sanders’ Single-Payer Healthcare Bill
Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) announced that she intends to support Sen. Bernie Sanders’ (I-VT) single-payer “Medicare-for-all” healthcare legislation at an Oakland town hall event on Wednesday. Speaking at the Beebe Memorial Cathedral in her home town, Harris made the news near the end of the event in response to a question from someone who works at the non-profit Alameda Health Consortium. She told the audience that she was going to “break some news” and said, “I intend to co-sponsor the Medicare-for-all bill because it’s just the right thing to do. It’s just the right thing to do.” Harris laughed after making her announcement and said, “somebody should tell my staff.” She added that she believes health care is a “right” and not a “privilege” Harris may be positioning herself for a 2020 White House run, and her single-payer announcement is significant because she has taken considerable heat of late from Sanders’ supporters who think she is too beholden to big-money donors like Hillary Clinton and do not like the fact that she was once a prosecutor. Sanders thanked Harris on Twitter, tweeting, “Let’s make health care a right, not a privilege.” Thank you @KamalaHarris for your support. Let’s make health care a right,
A History of Subversion: The Left’s Attack on American Heritage, Monuments Goes Far Beyond the Trump-Era
Despite the media and their Democratic counterparts working full speed to spin the lie that threats of political violence are on the rise in a polarized Trump era – with the Confederate monuments, they claim, serving as an “obvious flashpoint” – the events that took place in Charlottesville on August 12, and what President Trump said or didn’t say in the days after, did not lead to this.
Following Nancy Pelosi’s Lead, Paul Ryan’s Spokeswoman Finally Condemns Antifa as ‘Scourge’
A spokeswoman for Speaker of the House Paul Ryan condemned the radical left-wing protest group Antifa on Thursday evening, describing them as “left-wing thugs.”
Exclusive — Gov. Scott Walker Backs Renewed Push to Repeal Obamacare: ‘A Winner All the Way Around’
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, the chairman of the Republican Governors Association (RGA), is publicly supporting a renewed push to repeal and replace Obamacare with a state-centric system that devolves power away from Washington, D.C., out to the 50 st…
Dennis Rodman Praises Kim Jong-un for Making North Korea a ‘24th-Century Country’
In an interview with DuJour, former basketball star Dennis Rodman praised North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un for his alleged success in modernizing the nation.
‘Bloody September’ Could Get Even Bloodier with Harvey Horrors Added to Congressional Legislative Slate
Congress is already facing a massive legislative calendar when it returns to Washington: a spending bill to fund the government, dealing with the debt ceiling, the fate of Obamacare, and tax reform, the devastation caused by Tropical Storm Harvey in Texas will be added to the “To Do” list.
James Mattis: U.S. Is Not Out of Diplomatic Options on North Korea
Defense Secretary James Mattis said Wednesday that the U.S. is not out of diplomatic options to denuclearize North Korea.
Duterte Allows Bombing of Mosques for Final Battle Against Islamic State in Marawi
Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte told reporters Wednesday that, following the liberation of the Grand Mosque of Marawi, the nation’s military could now bomb mosques, madrassas, and other hiding centers to finally eliminate the Islamic State prese…
Widow of ‘Gone With The Wind’ Actor Blasts Theater That Cancelled Screenings over ‘Racism’ Complaints
The widow of ‘Gone With The Wind’ actor Fred Crane is outraged over a Memphis theater’s decision to ban the film over racism concerns.