In 2021, fentanyl was responsible for 70% of all drug overdose deaths in Kentucky. In Kentucky, one of the states most hit by the epidemic, the shocking death toll from opioid overdoses and fentanyl trafficking from China has become a major issue in the election for governor. Governor Andy Beshear is a Democrat, but his opponents in the Republican primary are exploiting the drug crisis as a wedge issue. Only Beshear and two other Democrats now hold the governor’s office in a “red” state. U.N. Ambassador Kelly Craft told Fox News Digital, “We can do better,” while discussing the need…
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In an “Overtime” segment, HBO’s “Real Time” host Bill Maher claimed that mayors of Chicago and New York City and the governor of Colorado have responded to migrant influxes by “saying the thing that they are not supposed to say,” namely, that despite their jurisdictions’ status as “sanctuary jurisdictions,” “we are all full up right now.” Maher remarked, “It is amusing because all those three have stated that they are not permitted to say, which is that, I know we love immigrants, and we are sanctuary towns, but we are all packed up right now.” He stated that even Canada…
Republicans in the New York State Assembly have asked the White House to elaborate on their stance on transferring refugees. Many New York Republicans have written to President Biden, demanding answers concerning the migrant transfers that have taken place around the country, including in upstate New York, and condemning the “secrecy” of these movements. On Thursday, five Republican state senators from New York wrote to the White House to voice their “grave worry” that the flow of migrants into upstate and western New York may “overwhelm the local services and infrastructure.” They wrote, “your government is aggressively placing migrants in…
At the beginning of this month, the mortal remains of a man with a previous record of involvement in criminal activities and who was 29 years old were found in the morgue of a nearby hospital. At least five former officers from the Memphis Police Department are being held accountable for several homicides in connection with this case. Tyre Nichols was pulled over by the police in Memphis, Tennessee, on January 7 for exceeding the speed limit. On January 10, his dead body was found and identified. All six accused can trace their ancestry back to some point in Africa.…
On Thursday’s “The Last Word” on MSNBC, California Democrat Adam Schiff called former President Trump and House Republicans who voted against certifying the results of the 2020 presidential election the “primary threat to our democracy.” When asked if he would urge Chuck Schumer to be placed on the Senate Intelligence Committee if elected to the United States Senate, anchor Lawrence O’Donnell stated, “I realize it is incredibly early, and I have never asked that candidate at this stage of the campaign this question before.” Representative Schiff stated, “I would certainly be interested in continuing my work on the Intelligence Committee,…
On Friday, former Vice President Mike Pence stated that he is accepting full responsibility for the classified documents found in his home earlier this week. According to CNN’s reporting, Pence has handed over the documents to the FBI. It is said that the discovery came after the Justice Department had appointed two special counsels to look into allegations that President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump had mishandled classified materials. Pence requested a search of his Indiana home and the headquarters of his political advocacy group, Advancing American Freedom, after it was reported that secret information had been found…
The terrorist attack occurred Friday evening in Jerusalem, Israel, while worshipers were leaving Sabbath services. Seven persons were murdered, and 10 were injured. On that one day, people all across the world paused to remember the Holocaust. According to the Jerusalem Post: In a terrorist incident on Friday night in Jerusalem’s Neve Yaakov neighborhood, at least eight people were killed, and ten more were injured. Security officers shot and killed the terrorist as he fled in a vehicle on Friday night after he had opened fire on congregants leaving the synagogue. Arab Israeli cities like Jenin let off fireworks and…
The body cam footage from the traffic stop involving Tyre Nichols should be released to the public by the city of Memphis. On Friday, President Biden reached out to Tyre Nichols’ family to express his admiration for how they handled the tragedy. Biden called for releasing the body cam footage from the traffic stop that led to Nichols’ death on Friday when Memphis officials plan to do so. Everyone in the household has already watched the movie. “President Biden and Dr. Biden paid a visit to Tyre Nichols’ mother, Mrs. RowVaughn Wells, and stepfather, Rodney Wells, this afternoon to express…
Far-left Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was accosted by a group of demonstrators yelling “tyrant” and “traitor” on Tuesday night while attending a Liberal Party cabinet retreat in Hamilton, Ontario. Trudeau and his extensive security detail looked to be taken aback by the size and intensity of the protest at Jackson Square Plaza in Hamilton. A casual observer could have thought it was a well-planned protest. However, everyone involved opposed Trudeau’s autocratic approach to the 2022 COVID-19 pandemic and the “Freedom Convoy” trucker demonstrations. In January 2022, when Trudeau described the Freedom Convoy as a “fringe group of folks,” one…
The DeSantis administration canceled the training, as reported by Pritzker, “to mirror Florida’s racist and homophobic legislation.” Ron DeSantis, governor of Florida, is taking it from Illinois governor J.B. Pritzker after DeSantis’s administration banned the College Board’s African American Studies AP course from being taught in Florida schools. After the DeSantis administration rejected the African American Studies Advanced Placement course, rumors circulated that the College Board was considering revising the course. Wednesday, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker sent a letter to the College Board voicing his concerns and requesting that the course be maintained in its current form. In a letter…
A 29-year-old man was rushed to the hospital following an altercation with police, and he died a few days later. Five ex-Memphis police officers have been arrested and are being detained on several counts linked to the guy’s death. On January 7, Memphis police stopped Tyre Nichols for a traffic violation. Reports of Nichols’ death surfaced on January 10. Nichols has a racial background, with the five other ex-cops also being investigated. As reported by Fox News, Nichols was reportedly stopped for “careless driving” on January 7 in Memphis at the intersection of Raines Road and Ross Road. According to…
Democrat Adam Schiff of California said on MSNBC’s “The ReidOut” on January 16 that Facebook parent corporation Meta had reinstated former President Donald Trump’s account after a two-year suspension in the wake of the violence on Capitol Hill on January 6, 2021, for financial gain. When asked whom the sole announced Republican contender for president was, Joy Reid of CNN answered, “Donald Trump. His social media accounts, including Facebook and Instagram, were just restored to him. Schiff: “I think Facebook’s decision to reinstate Donald Trump is absurd. This is a complete and utter surrender and capitulation. Making money is the…
The FBI’s $60 million Gulfstream G550 is maintained at a remote airfield, but a source who spoke on the condition of anonymity told The Daily Wire that when Director Christopher Wray has to utilize the plane, he regularly has it brought to Reagan National Airport. The Daily Wire reports that the plane has flown the 15-minute route between Manassas Regional Airport in Virginia and airports in the Washington, D.C., area 140 times. Vicinity since the year 2020. An ex-FBI agent who spoke to The Daily Wire on the condition of anonymity stated that Wray and other agency heavy hitters took…
Regarding lobbying, Brownstein Hyatt is the firm that big businesses like Johnson & Johnson turn to. On Wednesday, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, the premier lobbying firm in Washington, DC, sponsored a black-tie event, and more than half of the Democratic Senate caucus was in attendance. Norm Brownstein, the company’s founder, and Nadeam Elshami, Nancy Pelosi’s former chief of staff, hosted the Senate Democrats’ 12th annual fundraiser. Twenty-four members of the Democratic caucus in the Senate were present, including Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) and Majority Whip Dick Durbin (Ill.). According to Punchbowl News, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) raised…
Recent research suggests President Joe Biden’s administration may send a record-breaking 2.7 million illegal aliens to the U.S.-Mexico border this year. About two million border crossers and illegal aliens are expected to be caught in 2021, as predicted by Princeton Policy Advisors’ Steven Kopits. Similarly, Kopits predicted that over 2.3 million border crossers and illegal aliens would be caught in 2022, bringing the total number of apprehensions to almost 4.2 million since Biden entered office. Since December 2022 broke a new monthly record for illegal immigration with almost 250,000 apprehensions along the border, Kopits says that the numbers “are unreal,”…