Newt: ” Every American deserves to know that this is an honest election. Every American deserves to know that their vote counted and wasn’t either stolen or submerged by stolen votes, and so from the standpoint of the American people, we ought to insist on getting to the bottom of this.”
The national implications of the Georgia race go from coast to coast. Democratic Minority Leader and New York Sen. Chuck Schumer promised to “take Georgia” and then “change the world.”
After four years in the political wilderness, the Democratic establishment is poised to return to power. The men and women who Joe Biden has named to his prospective Cabinet and senior White House staff aren’t exactly fresh faces. Many are alumni of the Obama administration, and most are members of Washington’s political elite — especially those responsible for foreign policy. They’re veterans of Washington’s political games and machinations. Plus, several have intimate, longstanding corporate ties.
Election Safe Harbor Deadline Is Coming; Landmark Holocaust Restitution Case to Be Argued in Supreme Court; US Senate to Hold Hearing on COVID Treatment; Facebook to Face Antitrust Lawsuit From at Least 20 States; UK to Begin COVID Vaccine Distribution
Joe Biden’s National Security Picks Are Great News — for China; GOP Poised to Flip 4 House Seats in California, More Than Any Other State; US Media and COVID; The Supreme Court Finally Has a Majority That Will Protect Religious Freedom; Another Bold Strike Against Iran
Every Republican can take some confidence in these tumultuous times that at the grassroots and in the states there is a Republican tsunami building which is going to overwhelm the imagined blue wave and create dynamic opportunities in 2021 and 2022.
The Obama administration was infamously hostile to Israel and acquiescent to Iran. But even during Barack Obama’s presidency, the US and Israel agreed on the state of Iran’s nuclear program. Indeed, Washington and Jerusalem saw the same intelligence and came to similar conclusions about how close Iran was to building nuclear bombs. The much-publicized tensions and disagreements between both sides were over something different: the urgency of the threat.
Something Rotten in Pennsylvania; A Reminder: State Legislators Have Constitutional Power Over Elections; A Pardon for General Flynn; Rep.-Elect Tony Gonzales Helps GOP Hold Texas Border District: ‘My Story Is the American Dream’; Fireworks Over Religious Liberty
The left absolutely hates Hillbilly Elegy. On this episode, Rob tells you why and explains how the new hit movie, based on the 2016 memoir of the same name, undermines the leftist white privilege narrative. Rob also shares his own problematic take on white privilege — a take that’s sure to upset both the left and the right. He then digs into a story that has gone viral worldwide of a restaurant owner in Dallas who is adamant about his customers not twerking.
What was the first Thanksgiving really like for the pilgrims? What struggles did they endure to make the transatlantic journey from Europe to Plymouth, Massachusetts? And once they arrived, what happened to them? The first Thanksgiving is a window on the American past and was a very different experience than the holiday we celebrate today. Newt’s guest is Dr. Tracy McKenzie, Professor and Chair of History at Wheaton College in Illinois.