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Hillary Clinton emerges as top choice of Democratic voters in Harvard-Harris presidential poll

She's not running for president -- yet -- but Hillary Clinton was the top choice for Democratic voters in the Harvard-Harris national poll released last week.

December 9, 2019

Transgender homicide rate ‘remarkably low’ despite Human Rights Campaign claims

Calls to combat a purported epidemic of killings targeting transgender people, especially women of color, are rising, even though U.S. data indicates that people who identify as members of the opposite sex are less likely to end up as homicide victims than their non-transgender counterparts.

December 8, 2019

CNN’s primetime ratings drop to three-year low amid impeachment hearings

Like other news outlets, CNN benefited from a "Trump bump" during the 2016 election, but it appears that the House impeachment hearings aren't doing the network any favors.

December 7, 2019

Sunrise Movement under fire for fake Denver climate-emergency letter

For an official document, it looked a little suspicious -- the word "aging" was misspelled -- and as it turns out, the city of Denver's declaration of a climate emergency was phony, an elaborate hoax perpetrated by activists.

December 7, 2019

Afshin Yaghtin vindicated: Judge dismisses charges against pastor arrested at Drag Queen Story Hour

A judge has dropped charges against a Baptist pastor arrested at a Drag Queen Story Hour for refusing to move to a protest zone, saying the police order violated his First Amendment rights.

December 6, 2019

Joe Biden ‘look, fat’ remark denied by campaign

A Biden campaign advisor insisted Thursday that the former vice president never fat-shamed a man who tangled with him during an Iowa campaign event, even as the phrase "look, fat" took off on social media.

December 5, 2019

Matt Drudge picks up another conservative competitor with the Bongino Report

Fox News contributor Dan Bongino went live Wednesday with the Bongino Report, the latest conservative challenger to kingpin Matt Drudge, whose eponymous website, a conservative must-read for two decades, has been accused of trending leftward.

December 5, 2019

Will Happer: Trump advisers too ‘nervous’ about political fallout to dispute ‘climate crisis’

President Trump wants to bring back "rationality" to federal climate policies, but many of his White House advisers are "nervous" about the political and media fallout, according to a former Trump official.

December 4, 2019

John Hickenlooper faces ethics probe over private flights

Those private flights taken by Democrat John Hickenlooper while he was governor have come back to haunt his Senate campaign.

December 3, 2019

David Daleiden, pro-life investigator, sues ex-Planned Parenthood doctor for defamation

After she was filmed in a viral undercover video sting, former Planned Parenthood Dr. Savita Ginde fought back, insisting the hidden-camera footage showing her discussing aborted fetal-tissue transactions was "fake," "dubbed," "manipulated" and "spliced and diced."

December 3, 2019

Melania Trump Christmas decorations mocked by media

No sooner had the White House released its Christmas decorations video Sunday than first lady Melania Trump was hit with a blizzard of gleeful media criticism.

December 2, 2019

China slams U.S. for not doing enough ahead of U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change

China, the world's largest greenhouse-gas emitter, doesn't think the United States is doing enough to fight climate change.

December 1, 2019

Mitch McConnell WholeFoods magazine honor spurs liberal backlash — against Whole Foods Market

The upscale liberal shoppers who frequent Whole Foods Market were plenty crabby after Senate Mitch McConnell was honored as "Person of the Year" by WholeFoods magazine.

December 1, 2019

Rand Paul Thanksgiving message praises Pilgrims anti-socialism embrace

Sen. Rand Paul, Kentucky Republican, offered holiday good wishes--and took a swipe at collectivism--with a reminder that the first Thanksgiving was only possible because "the pilgrims rejected socialism."

November 28, 2019

Chick-fil-A’s donation to Southern Poverty Law Center flabbergasts conservatives

Five years after a gunman stormed the Family Research Council, planning to smear Chick-fil-A sandwiches in his victims' faces, the Chick-fil-A Foundation donated $2,500 to the Southern Poverty Law Center -- the group credited by the shooter with inspiring his attack.

November 27, 2019

Whitney Bailey, Oklahoma State professor who served in Trump administration, sues university

Being tapped by the president to serve in a federal post would normally be viewed as huge career boost, but Whitney Bailey says her year with the Trump administration cost her professionally, and she's blaming it on politics.

November 26, 2019

Rivals to Drudge throne gain ground amid aggregator’s anti-Trump shift

The Drudge Report is still the king of conservative aggregator websites, but its rivals are gaining ground.

November 26, 2019

Government workers more likely to support socialism, repealing Second Amendment: Poll

Government employees are more likely than other workers to support socialist candidates and oppose the Second Amendment, according to a newly released poll.

November 26, 2019

Bloomberg News to curb coverage of Democratic presidential candidates, but not Trump

Not only did Michael R. Bloomberg upend the Democratic presidential primary with his candidacy, but he also created a media hullabaloo by further smudging the line between politics and journalism.

November 25, 2019

Nick Sandmann, Covington Catholic teen, NBCUniversal lawsuit can proceed, judge rules

A federal judge ruled Thursday that Covington Catholic student Nicholas Sandmann's $275 million lawsuit against NBCUniversal may proceed on limited grounds, as he had with similar cases against The Washington Post and CNN.

November 21, 2019