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During a recent event sponsored by Boston College’s Pro-Life Club, a female student stood in front of a microphone and said a baby born alive during a botched abortion should not receive medical care — and, in fact, isn’t a baby at all, LifeNews said. Video of the exchange shows Students for Life of America President Kristan Hawkins asking the student if she believes that babies dying in immigration centers at the U.S.-Mexico border should be given medical treatment. “Yes,” the student answered. With that Hawkins asked a second question: “Do you believe that a baby who’s born alive during an abortion at Planned Parenthood should get care?” “No,” the student replied. Hawkins attempted to get a fuller explanation from the student, asking her if the U.S. should pay for the heath care of baby who’s dying in her mother’s arms when the mom crosses the border — and, again, the student said “yes.” Once again, Hawkins presented the abortion scenario, asking the student if an abortion doct...

Former Obama administration officials, apparently eager to undercut President Trump’s efforts to isolate the terrorist-supporting theocratic regime in Iran, are speaking to Iranian officials behind the Trump administration’s back, according to The Daily Beast. The Daily Beast reported: “Three Obama officials who worked closely on the Iran nuclear deal, one of whom is still in touch with Iranian government officials, traveled to Capitol Hill to brief congressional Democrats about the situation. Those former officials said would not say if they passed information from Iranian government officials to members of Congress.” A Republican congressional aide told The Daily Beast, “It’s not just about what they were saying to the Iranians. It’s about what they were saying to their political allies back here in the U.S. Their strategy was to divide and isolate the Trump administration just as the Trump administration was trying to re-establish deterrence with Iran. In the current highly partis...

In an unusually stark and blunt admission this week, Yahya Sinwar, chieftain of the Sunni sharia supremacist death cult Hamas, which was democratically elected to govern the Gaza Strip following Israel’s 2005 unilateral withdrawal from the area, openly admitted that the jihadist group takes funding from the terrorist Shiite sharia supremacist regime in Iran. Per Algemeiner: The leader of Hamas in the Gaza Strip publicly admitted on Thursday that the terrorist group was getting military and financial backing from Iran. “We have developed our capabilities,” the Israeli news site Mako quoted Yahya Sinwar saying at a Hamas rally in Gaza, “and we have received financial and military support from Iran.” “We will only continue to improve our capabilities,” he pledged, and admitted, “If Iran didn’t support us in recent years, we wouldn’t have achieved what we achieved.” Sinwar stated that the Grad rockets fired at Israel during the latest round of fighting in early May were of “Iranian ma...

The Hollywood boycott of states with highly restrictive abortion laws is continuing to pick up steam, with dozens of high-profile stars signing on to a pro-life state boycott, pledging not to work in states like Georgia that have passed “heartbeat bills” banning abortion after a heartbeat is detected. But some of those stars are being called out for their willingness to film in countries that have even more stringent abortion laws than the states they’re now boycotting. Among those officially joining the boycott movement are Jessica Chastain and Sophie Turner, who are co-starring in the upcoming X-Men film “Dark Phoenix.” In an interview with Sky News published Wednesday, Chastain and Turner announced that they both signed a letter along with dozens of their colleagues pledging to boycott pro-life states. “There’s a letter going around that I signed saying I’m not going to work in any state that denies rights for women, for the LGBTQ community, for anyone,” Chastain told Sky News. “I...

The New York Times has started cracking down on the shows that its reporters can appear on as the newspaper has recently decided to ban reporters from multiple shows on hyper-partisan cable news networks CNN and MSNBC. Vanity Fair reported that New York Times finance editor David Enrich recently had to cancel an appearance on MSNBC’s “The Rachel Maddow Show” because the newspaper “was wary of how viewers might perceive a down-the-middle journalist like Enrich talking politics” with a hyper-partisan host like Maddow. Vanity Fair noted that MSNBC’s “The Last Word With Lawrence O’Donnell” and CNN’s “CNN Tonight” with host Don Lemon are also blacklisted by The Times for being too partisan. “Sources told the magazine the Times’ executive editor Dean Baquet expressed concerns certain primetime shows are becoming more opinionated and that reporters who appear on their shows would be ‘perceived as being aligned’ with the show’s politics,” Fox News reported. “Both MSNBC and CNN have hired se...

A private company has restarted construction of a half-mile section of border wall in Sunland Park, New Mexico, after being ordered on Wednesday to stop due to permit issues. After Congress refused to give President Donald Trump the funding he requested for the construction of a border wall, We Build The Wall started a GoFundMe campaign to privately fund the project and raised more than $23 million. On Monday, company founder Brian Kolfage announced that his company had begun construction on part of the wall. But two days later, the mayor of the city that included the construction site, Sunland Park, New Mexico, had ordered the company to immediately stop construction. Sunland Park Mayor Javier Perea said the city had “not provided any permits” and had “not approved of the construction that has gone up already.” The company itself claimed that it had already submitted all proper permits, but the city contested that. Without offering proof, Kolfage accused city leaders of stopping t...

Los Angeles is going down the drain. The city, with a population topping four million and a broader metropolitan area with many millions more, is awash in massive problems — overcrowding, lack of housing, and high demand for free services among them. But other far more serious problems are lurking, Dr. Drew Pinksy said on Thursday. “We have a complete breakdown of the basic needs of civilization in Los Angeles right now,” Pinsky told Fox New host Laura Ingraham. “We have the three prongs of airborne disease, tuberculosis is exploding, rodent-borne. We are one of the only cities in the country that doesn’t have a rodent control program, and sanitation has broken down.” Pinsky said bubonic plague — also known as the “Black Death,” a pandemic that killed off millions in the 14th century — is “likely” already present in Los Angeles. The plague is spread by infected fleas and exposure to bodily fluids from a dead plague-infected animal, with the bacteria entering through the skin and tra...

Speaking with Fox Business Network’s Stuart Varney on Thusday, Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) blistered special counsel Robert Mueller, saying he” completely and fundamentally misunderstands our justice system,” and also took a shot at fellow libertarian Rep. Justin Amash, (R-MI), who said Congress should go forward with the impeachment of President Trump. Paul stated, “I don’t understand a libertarian who would take this investigation and say we should pursue it and impeach the president. It goes against everything libertarians are for.” The exchange went like this: Varney: What do you make of all this impeachment talk? Paul: The thing that shocks me is that someone like Mueller, who is supposed to be esteemed and has been around for decades, completely and fundamentally misunderstands our justice system. The burden on the government is to prove that you’re guilty. Nobody proves that you’re innocent. You’re presumed to be innocent. So he’s out there, all over television, saying, “We neve...

Former President Barack Obama told multiple lies on Thursday to a crowd in Brazil while discussing gun laws in the United States — something that he repeatedly did during his presidency. In a clip flagged by Grabien’s Tom Elliott, Obama stated: “Some of you may be aware our gun laws in the United States don’t make much sense. Anybody can buy any weapon, any time. Without much, if any, regulation, they can buy it over the Internet, they can buy machine guns.” Obama tells Brazil crowd: "Some of you may be aware our gun laws in the United States don’t make much sense. Anybody can buy any weapon any time — without much if any regulation, they can buy it over the Internet, they can buy machine guns." pic.twitter.com/MFFTgaFwLS — Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) May 31, 2019 Everything stated by Obama was a blatant lie. Stephen Gutowski, a Second Amendment reporter for The Washington Free Beacon, highlighted some of Obama’s in a series of tweets on Friday. “Former President Obam...

It began with only a few stars and a handful of production companies. Now, Hollywood’s fever to boycott Georgia for protecting its unborn children has spread to nearly every major studio. On Thursday, following Disney and Netflix’s vow to boycott filming in the state, WarnerMedia, CBS, Showtime, NBCUniversal, AMC Networks, Sony Pictures, STX and Viacom all said they would boycott the state of Georgia if the recently-enacted fetal heartbeat bill is allowed to stand, according to Deadline. In a statement on Thursday, WarnerMedia said that the studio will be watching the “situation closely” in Georgia and will consider withdrawing productions if Georgia does not strike down the law. “We operate and produce work in many states and within several countries at any given time and while that doesn’t mean we agree with every position taken by a state or a country and their leaders, we do respect due process,” WarnerMedia said. “We will watch the situation closely and if the new law holds we ...

The most prominent Millennial legislator may be bailing on the man who paved the way for her stardom. According to a report in the Washington Examiner, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), who is a self-described democratic socialist, will not endorse the nation’s leading socialist for president. Instead, she’s reoortedly considering backing Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren. Warren has been staging a comeback of sorts these last few weeks, crushing Sanders from behind and pulling from his base of support, just as former Vice President Joe Biden increases his lead over the longtime Vermont senator in certain key primary states. Once behind by double digits, Warren has moved comfortably into third place in the 2020 Democratic primary, commanding comfortable double-digit favorability ratings in both national and state-based polls. In one particularly astounding Quinnipiac University poll, reported Tuesday by The New York Times, Warren was listed as the favorite candidate of thos...

Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards, a pro-life Democrat, signed a “heartbeat” bill into law on Thursday, banning abortions in the state after unborn babies’ heartbeats are detected (around six-weeks gestation). Like other recent pro-life legation, SB 184 does not include exceptions for rape or incest. On Wednesday, Gov. Edwards released a statement via Twitter regarding his support for the bill. “In 2015, I ran for governor as a pro-life candidate after serving as a pro-life legislator for eight years,” he said. “As governor, I have been true to my word and my beliefs on this issue.” “I know there are many who feel just as strongly as I do on abortion and disagree with me — and I respect their opinions,” the Democrat continued. “As I prepare to sign this bill, I call on the overwhelming bipartisan majority of legislators who voted for it to join me in continuing to build a better Louisiana that cares for the least amount us and provides more opportunity for everyone.” My statement on...

Washington is in an uproar and all abuzz and in a buzzing uproar and an uproarious buzzing roar of buzziness about Robert Mueller’s latest statement on the Mueller report. Mueller said, “I come before you today to clarify my report by making vague accusations and contradictory statements until even the things we thought we knew become uncertain and the things that were uncertain become entirely incomprehensible.” Mueller then refused to take questions, saying that could only confuse matters because he himself didn’t understand what he’d just said. Democrats on the campaign trail reacted to the statement immediately. Kamala Harris told reporters, “Mueller’s latest statement makes it absolutely imperative that we continue to distract people from the fact our policies will destroy the country.” Joe Biden chimed in by telling a ten-year-old girl, “My god, but you’re beautiful. And you smell so nice. Let me touch you.” And Beto O’Rourke repeatedly shouted, “Hello, is anybody there?” into ...

On Thursday, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) — a duo in Congress who could not have more polarized views on most issues — signaled support in a potential bill targeting congressmen-turned-lobbyists, AKA “the swamp.” “If you are a member of Congress + leave, you shouldn’t be allowed to turn right around [and] leverage your service for a lobbyist check,” argued Ocasio-Cortez, reacting to a Public Citizen report claiming “nearly 60% of former members of the 115th Congress who have taken jobs outside of politics are now lobbying or have other jobs influencing federal policy.” “I don’t think it should be legal at ALL to become a corporate lobbyist if you’ve served in Congress. At minimum there should be a long wait period,” the 29-year-old added. If you are a member of Congress + leave, you shouldn’t be allowed to turn right around&leverage your service for a lobbyist check. I don’t think it should be legal at ALL to become a corporate lobbyist if y...

A woman voter who attended a town hall event Tuesday for Rep. Justin Amash (R-MI) in Grand Rapids, Michigan, accused him of “political grandstanding” in his calls to impeach President Trump and claimed he only wants to benefit from it to raise his “national profile.” “I think a lot of the people here who are cheering and applauding your courage most likely didn’t vote for you,” the woman told Amash, who represents Michigan’s 3rd congressional district, which includes Grand Rapids. “I, on the other hand, voted for you in every election since 2010,” she continued. “And in fact, I worked on your first campaign in 2010. I knocked on hundreds of doors for you. I made hundreds of poll calls for you, inviting people to your events to meet you. I made tons of personal phone calls to friends to vote you in when you were running against a bunch of other people.” “So I was there for you from the very beginning. I’m not sure how many people applauding your courage were. But I would like to say ...

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is flying border crossers and illegal aliens into cities across the United States and releasing them directly into American communities, reports claim. A report by the Associated Press (AP) states that aside from DHS releasing nearly 200,000 border crossers and illegal aliens into about four American communities since December 2018, the agency is flying border crossers and illegal aliens into U.S. cities and then releasing them: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has historically ensured that families had travel plans before releasing them, but last year it shortened custody stays in response to the growing numbers of arrivals from Mexico. They began dropping migrants off in cities along the border at burgeoning shelters and bus stations. [Emphasis added] At the same time, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, which turns over border crossers to ICE after arresting them, has begun flying migrants to other cities for processing and is rel...

A federal judge has ruled that the Trump administration is not permitted to continue construction of the border wall between the United States and Mexico, while an appeal is pending. In February, after Congress refused to provide President Donald Trump with the money he requested to build a border wall, the president declared a national emergency in order to reallocate existing funding for this purpose. In March, the Pentagon announced that it would be reallocating $1 billion in funds it had already received, in order to comply with this national emergency. On May 24, Judge Haywood Gilliam from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals blocked the Pentagon from using these funds to build a wall. The Trump administration submitted a request Wednesday to continue working on the wall while it appealed this order. Not doing so, the request argued, “will irreparably harm the Government (and the public) by prohibiting the Government from taking critical steps to stop the flow of illegal drugs...

In an effort to reduce illegal immigration, President Donald Trump announced new tariffs on Mexico that would worsen every month that they did not end illegal immigration into the United States. And he did it from his Twitter account. “On June 10th, the United States will impose a 5% Tariff on all goods coming into our Country from Mexico, until such time as illegal migrants coming through Mexico, and into our Country, STOP. The Tariff will gradually increase until the Illegal Immigration problem is remedied,” the president tweeted. On June 10th, the United States will impose a 5% Tariff on all goods coming into our Country from Mexico, until such time as illegal migrants coming through Mexico, and into our Country, STOP. The Tariff will gradually increase until the Illegal Immigration problem is remedied,.. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 30, 2019 In a statement released after the president’s announcement, the White House indicated that they would raise tariffs by 5 p...

President Donald Trump announced that the United States is slapping Mexico with massive tariffs for not stopping the flow of illegal aliens into the United States and that the tariffs are going to steadily increase until Mexico fixes the problem. “On June 10th, the United States will impose a 5% Tariff on all goods coming into our Country from Mexico, until such time as illegal migrants coming through Mexico, and into our Country, STOP,” Trump tweeted. “The Tariff will gradually increase until the Illegal Immigration problem is remedied, at which time the Tariffs will be removed. Details from the White House to follow.” On June 10th, the United States will impose a 5% Tariff on all goods coming into our Country from Mexico, until such time as illegal migrants coming through Mexico, and into our Country, STOP. The Tariff will gradually increase until the Illegal Immigration problem is remedied,.. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 30, 2019 In a message sent out by the White...

The FBI did not warn the Trump campaign that two members of its campaign were under FBI investigation when agents met with the campaign in August 2016 to warn it about national security threats. Fox News’ Catherine Herridge reports that the FBI’s mid-August 2016 counterintelligence “defensive briefing” for the Trump campaign did not notify campaign officials that Mike Flynn and George Papadopoulos were under investigation. Fox News reports: Strzok, who was later removed from Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigative team for sending anti-Trump texts, was a central coordinator for the FBI on the defensive briefing, which included multiple agencies. Three weeks earlier, Strzok opened an FBI counterintelligence investigation into campaign aide George Papadopoulos. A source familiar with sensitive records documenting the August briefing told Fox News that Strzok was in a unique — and apparently conflicted — position. Strzok opened the FBI investigation into Russian outreach to Trum...

President Trump has had enough of Russia. “No, Russia did not help me get elected,” Trump told reporters on the White House lawn on Thursday as he departed for Colorado Springs. “You know who got me elected? You know who got me elected? I got me elected!” he said emphatically, pointing at himself. “Russia didn’t help me at all.” Trump: “Russia did not help me get elected. You know who got me elected? I got me elected!” pic.twitter.com/aaGzWqSxLv — Jack Posobiec (@JackPosobiec) May 30, 2019 But just hours earlier, Trump posted a tweet on Twitter that prompted the New York Times to declare “Trump Admits to Russia ‘Helping Me to Get Elected’.” “President Trump on Thursday acknowledged for the first time that Russia helped ‘me to get elected,’ and then quickly retracted the idea,” the Times wrote. “The original comment, a clause in one of several Twitter posts this morning, is an extraordinary admission from Mr. Trump, who has avoided saying publicly that Russia helped him win th...

On Wednesday, CEO of the Walt Disney Co. Bob Iger signaled a pull-out in Georgia over the state’s new “heartbeat” legislation, which bans abortion after unborn babies’ heartbeats are detected (around six-weeks gestation). “I rather doubt we will,” Iger told Reuters when asked about future production in Georgia. Disney’s Marvel Studios recently shot scenes for both “Black Panther” and “Avengers: End Game” in the state. “I think many people who work for us will not want to work there, and we will have to heed their wishes in that regard. Right now we are watching it very carefully,” the CEO continued. “I don’t see how it’s practical for us to continue to shoot there” if the law goes into effect, Iger added. Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, a Republican, signed the pro-life bill into law on May 7, ignoring threats of a Hollywood boycott spearheaded by actress Alyssa Milano. In March, some 50 actors signed onto a letter penned by the abortion activist to Georgia House Speaker David Ralston an...