In the News with Mike Dakkak
D.A. King of the Dustin Inman Society joins ITN to discuss his decades-long work on combating illegal immigration and the perverse incentives put in place that cause corporations and local governments to not …
Continue ReadingChina created the virus. Then they bought the candidate and his votes. It’s insurrection. pic.twitter.com/5dDuSoWAf9
— Rep. Steven Smith (R-GA) 🇺🇸 (@RepStevenSmith) December 9, 2020
In an astounding speech given at a conference in Shanghai last month, a Chinese professor …
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House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., is not seeking reelection and will retire in January 2019, citing his responsibilities as a father.
“What I realized is, if I am here for one more term, my kids will only have ever …
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President Trump has vowed to stop negotiating on a solution to the Deferred Action on Childhood Arrivals, or DACA program Sunday morning, citing what he considers a lack of desire on the part of congressional Democrats to get a deal …
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President Donald Trump is reportedly inquiring with the Department of Defense about paying to begin construction of a wall along the southern border of the U.S. The President had initially requested $25 billion in border wall funding to be included …
Continue ReadingConservative commentator Ann Coulter harshly criticized President Trump for signing a $1.3 trillion spending bill last week that didn’t include funding for a wall along the southern border if the United States.
“I can’t see any way to sugarcoat what …
Continue ReadingCongressional leaders unveiled a massive $1.3 trillion budget that will keep the government funded through the end of September. Negotiations had been going on for weeks and leadership from both parties announced they reached a deal last night. The catch …
Continue ReadingFormer Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele confronted the head of the Conservative Political Action Conference over comments an organization employee made about his race. Ian Walters, an employee of the American Conservative Union, the conservative organization that hosts the …
Continue ReadingA Republican U.S. Congressman has received a campaign donation of “thoughts and prayers,” in the wake of a deadly school shooting that claimed seventeen lives and wounded fourteen others last week.
“Since you and your colleagues in Congress seem to …
Continue ReadingA top Republican donor has threatened to withhold political donations from candidates that do not support passing a new ban on assault weapons. Al Hoffman Jr., a real estate developer and former ambassador to Portugal, wrote an email Saturday to …
Continue ReadingSenate Leaders Republican Mitch McConnell and Democrat Chuck Schumer have reached a deal on the budget that will keep the government funded for two years and avert a government shutdown. The deal is expected to be announced as early as …
Continue ReadingDemocrats have managed to pick up a legislative seat in a deep red district in Missouri, in a district easily won by Donald Trump in 2016. Voters in Jefferson County, a suburb of St. Louis, elected 27-year-old Democrat Mike Revis …
Continue ReadingA Pennsylvania lawmaker has called for the impeachment of five state Supreme Court Justices in the wake of a decision that requires the Pennsylvania legislature to redraw the state’s congressional map. Pennsylvania state Representative, Republican Cris Dush, blamed the justices …
Continue ReadingThe Supreme Court has declined to block a redrawing of Pennsylvania’s congressional districts. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled in January that the State’s map had to be redrawn because it was contrived in a way that heavily favored the …
Continue ReadingSpeaker of the House Paul Ryan was heavily criticized on social media yesterday after he tweeted about the benefits of the GOP-passed tax overhaul, saying that a Lancaster, PA woman was pleasantly surprised to see an extra $1.50 in her …
Continue ReadingA Senate Republican leader is telling House Republicans they should approach the release of their memo with caution. Senator John Thune (R-SD), Chairman of the Senate Republican Conference said that House Republicans should first share the memo with the …
Continue ReadingRepublican Congressman Trey Gowdy announced on Twitter that he will not be seeking reelection to the House of Representatives. He represents the 4th congressional district of South Carolina and was first elected to Congress in the Tea Party wave …
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