Victor Morton

Pat Robertson urges Donald Trump to admit election defeat

Pat Robertson became the latest conservative leader to call on President Trump to acknowledge his electoral defeat.

December 21, 2020

Brandon Hasbrouck, Washington and Lee University law professor: Black votes should count double

A law professor in Virginia is advocating that, for voting purposes, Black people should count as ten-fifths of a person.

December 21, 2020

Nurse faints after getting COVID vaccine

A nurse fainted at a Thursday press conference after receiving the coronavirus vaccine at a Tennessee hospital.

December 17, 2020

Rand Paul: Election was ‘in many ways stolen’

Sen. Rand Paul said at a hearing Wednesday that the 2020 presidential election was "stolen" for Democrat Joseph R. Biden.

December 16, 2020

Betsy DeVos urges Education Department employees to ‘resist’ Biden administration

Outgoing Education Secretary Betsy DeVos reportedly took a page from the liberal playbook Tuesday, urging the department's career employees to "resist" the incoming Biden administration.

December 15, 2020

Andrew Cuomo restricts sale of Confederate flag, Nazi swastika, other ‘hate symbols’

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a bill limiting the sale and display of the Confederate flag and other "hate symbols" while acknowledging the First Amendment problems with the bill.

December 15, 2020

Paul Mitchell, Michigan Republican, leaves party over Donald Trump election challenges

A U.S. House member from Michigan has quit the Republican Party over its support for President Trump's legal challenges to the 2020 presidential election.

December 14, 2020

Cleveland Indians to drop ‘Indians’ moniker: Report

The New York Times reported Sunday evening, citing "three people familiar with the decision" that the Indians could announce the change as early as this week, though the team plans to keep its current moniker for the 2021 season.

December 13, 2020

Ken Paxton, Texas AG, served with subpoena amid Supreme Court election challenge: Report

Federal law enforcement officials reportedly served a subpoena this week on the office of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.

December 10, 2020

Rachel Levine, Pennsylvania health secretary, mocked with ‘Don’t let a man in dress rule us’ sign

A message board entering the Erie County town of Waterford prompted a social-media stir this week by mocking Dr. Rachel Levine, Pennsylvania's secretary of health.

December 10, 2020

John Rich, country music star, bets Adam Gold, journalist, $10,000 that Trump remains president

Country music star John Rich has put his money where his mouth is.

December 9, 2020

Donald Trump asks Ted Cruz to argue Supreme Court election challenge: Report

President Trump's long-shot effort to get the Supreme Court to overturn the Nov. 3 election results would reportedly be argued before the justices by Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas.

December 9, 2020

Elon Musk moves from California for Texas, rips overregulation

Elon Musk is the latest Californian to flee the state's high taxes and onerous business regulations.

December 8, 2020

Chuck Yeager dies at 97

The legendary pilot who broke the sound barrier died Monday evening. Chuck Yeager was 97

December 7, 2020

Donald Trump calls Bryan Cutler, Pennsylvania House speaker, in bid to overturn election

President Trump personally called the Pennsylvania state House speaker for help in overturning the state's certified election result, the speaker's office told reporters Monday.

December 7, 2020

Georgia ‘RINOS’ will cost Republicans the Senate, Donald Trump warns

President Trump has already started the blame game in races that aren't even over yet.

December 7, 2020

Xavier Becerra tapped to be Health and Human Services secretary by Biden

Presumptive President-elect Joseph R. Biden is expected to pick Xavier Becerra as his nominee to be the next secretary of Health and Human Services, once again turning to a California attorney general to fill out his administration.

December 6, 2020

Rudy Giuliani tests positive coronavirus, Trump tweets

President Trump's top lawyer has tested positive for the coronavirus, the president said Sunday afternoon.

December 6, 2020

Elliott Broidy, Abbe Lowell, Sanford Diller, Hugh Baras involved in alleged bribe-pardon bid: Report

It wasn't Rudy Giuliani, Michael Flynn or Roger Stone. The heavily redacted court documents about a bribery-for-presidential-pardon investigation, which were released earlier this week, did not involve any of these much-speculated-about men.

December 3, 2020

Campbell County, Virginia, votes to ignore Ralph Northam coronavirus orders

A county in southern Virginia has voted to declare itself a "First Amendment sanctuary" and ignore Gov. Ralph Northam's coronavirus-related restrictions.

December 2, 2020