Congressman Ken Buck, a Republican “soft endorser” of the Ron DeSantis campaign, is vocally opposed to the impeachment of President Joe Biden and now trying to ditch his work in the Capitol in exchange for a contributorship at CNN.
“I am interested in talking to folks at CNN and other news organizations — on the, I don’t want to call them left, but sort of center-left — and having an opportunity to do that full-time or do that as a contributor would be great also,” Buck said.
He was among eight members of the House of Representatives and one Senator, Mike Lee, who attended a DeSantis event in April, with the Florida Governor’s camp claiming his attendance as a “soft endorsement”. Now, Buck is best known as one of the House GOP’s leading RINOs – or Conservatives Under Notional Terms – for his efforts to stymie the impeachment investigation into Biden, as well as his support for the Biden regime’s harsh treatment of Jan 6 defendants.
He now faces a possible primary challenge by state Rep. Richard Holtorf on behalf of constituents “frustrated and upset” by his behavior, particularly his willingness to carry water for leftist news networks. He has even mooted “joining a DC-based law firm or seeking Biden’s nomination to the Federal Trade Commission.”
“Why is he on CNN and MSNBC? I don’t think the message he is explaining represents the sentiment of the district,” said Holtorf. “For any elected official, it’s not about you. It’s about the people in your district,” he added.
Buck, for his part, has openly admitted he has one foot out the door, and is “interested in talking to folks at CNN and other news organizations” about a new job.
Whether Buck’s support will prove a help or a hindrance to DeSantis, who has struggled to win MAGA converts and had to rely on Never Trumpers and even Democrats to man his ground operation, remains to be seen.
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Congressman Ken Buck, a Republican "soft endorser" of the Ron DeSantis campaign, is vocally opposed to the impeachment of President Joe Biden and now trying to ditch his work in the Capitol in exchange for a contributorship at CNN.show more
Hackers have taken control of Donald Trump Jr.’s account on X (formerly Twitter), claiming his father has died and that he will be running for the presidency in his stead.
The National Pulse confirmed with Donald Trump Jr’s team that the account is hacked and that the claim is false.
The hackers followed up the post with several others, including one saying “Fuck @JoeBiden Stupid Ass N*gga” – possibly in an attempt to get the account banned.
As of 9am EST, the account had been restored to Donald Trump Jr’s control.
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Hackers have taken control of Donald Trump Jr.'s account on X (formerly Twitter), claiming his father has died and that he will be running for the presidency in his stead.
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The cost of hosting asylum seekers, at taxpayer expense, in hotels across the United Kingdom is now around £8 million (~$10 million) per day, with waves of illegals being ferried to England from safe European Union (EU) countries.
The Home Office revealed the figure in its annual accounts, which shows a rise of millions of pounds per day compared to just last year, when it was already considered remarkably high.
Migrant boat crossings in the English Channel were first declared a “major incident” in 2018, but a series of promises to stop them using new Brexit powers — by turning boats back, or by transferring migrants to Rwanda — have all gone undelivered, with crossings increasing from hundreds to thousands to tens of thousands year on year.
While politicians and the media have focused much of the nation’s attention on the cost of hosting boat migrants in hotels, as well as a failing effort to lodge a handful on a barge (which they would still be free to leave at will), the true cost of accommodating them is far higher than the headline figure of £8 million a day.
Tens of thousands have been allocated so-called “dispersal accommodation” – mostly apartments and houses – at a cost of well over half a billion pounds a year.
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The cost of hosting asylum seekers, at taxpayer expense, in hotels across the United Kingdom is now around £8 million (~$10 million) per day, with waves of illegals being ferried to England from safe European Union (EU) countries.
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New York City officials are considering a bill that would potentially remove statues of Founding Fathers such as George Washington as well as those of Christopher Columbus. The measure, to be discussed on September 19, would require the Public Design Commission to publish a plan for the removal of works of art that depict individuals who owned enslaved persons, benefitted economically from slavery, or participated in crimes against indigenous peoples. If statues are not removed, explanatory plaques would be required. In addition to the statue debate, New York City is facing a migrant crisis with an estimated cost of up to $12 billion for taxpayers. Mayor Eric Adams has expressed concerns over the city’s ability to sustainably support the large number of asylum seekers and immigrants arriving in the city.
Former President Donald Trump previously predicted that far-left movements would eventually turn on the Founding Fathers and remove their statues. Earlier this year, a statue of Thomas Jefferson was removed from New York City Hall. While city officials focus on statue removal, Mayor Adams has warned that the city is struggling to bear the financial burden of the ongoing migrant crisis, with an estimated 100,000 asylum seekers arriving in the city and straining local resources. He has emphasized the need for additional support from the state and federal governments to address the budgetary challenges posed by the influx of migrants.
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New York City officials are considering a bill that would potentially remove statues of Founding Fathers such as George Washington as well as those of Christopher Columbus. The measure, to be discussed on September 19, would require the Public Design Commission to publish a plan for the removal of works of art that depict individuals who owned enslaved persons, benefitted economically from slavery, or participated in crimes against indigenous peoples. If statues are not removed, explanatory plaques would be required. In addition to the statue debate, New York City is facing a migrant crisis with an estimated cost of up to $12 billion for taxpayers. Mayor Eric Adams has expressed concerns over the city's ability to sustainably support the large number of asylum seekers and immigrants arriving in the city.
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A new survey suggests former President Donald Trump is the only Republican candidate who can defeat Joe Biden and retake the White House in 2024. Conducted on behalf of the Democracy Institute, a center-right think tank based in Washington, D.C., the survey of 1,500 likely voters found that Trump leads Biden 49 to 45 percent in a head-to-head general election matchup. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis would lose to Biden, 47 to 43 percent.
In addition to revealing the potential strength of a Trump presidential candidacy, the Democracy Institute survey found 67 percent of voters think Joe Biden is too old to continue serving as President. Fifty-six percent of respondents also say they believe President Biden is corrupt.
The Democracy Institute survey echoesotherRepublicanprimarypolls that show former President Trump holding a near-insurmountable lead over the rest of the candidates. Trump currently holds 60 percent of the vote, while Ohio businessman Vivek Ramaswamy edges out Florida Governor Ron DeSantis for second place, each at 13 percent and 12 percent respectively.
Ron DeSantis’s presidential campaign suffered another negative news cycle over the past week. The pro-DeSantis SuperPAC’s pollster WPA Intelligence was caught trying to pass off anti-Trump op-ed in Newsweek without disclosing that the firm is connected to the DeSantis campaign. Billionaire mega-donor Ken Griffin, an early supporter of DeSantis, blasted the ‘unclear’ campaign and said he would be sitting on the sidelines for the rest of the primary. Meanwhile, the Trump campaign announced it had double the DeSantis campaign’s pledge voter support for the Iowa caucus, despite being outspent in the state by the Florida Governor 5-to-1.
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A new survey suggests former President Donald Trump is the only Republican candidate who can defeat Joe Biden and retake the White House in 2024. Conducted on behalf of the Democracy Institute, a center-right think tank based in Washington, D.C., the survey of 1,500 likely voters found that Trump leads Biden 49 to 45 percent in a head-to-head general election matchup. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis would lose to Biden, 47 to 43 percent.show more
The globalist establishment is preparing to fully reverse Brexit, never properly delivered in the first instance, by signing the United Kingdom up to “associate membership” of an expanded European Union (EU) concocted by France and Germany.
The proposals for a “four-tiered” European Union will reportedly be revealed as President Emmanuel Macron, currently in his second and final term, meets with Sir Keir Starmer, leader of the left-wing Labour Party which is widely expected to regain power from the Conservative (in name only) Party in Britain’s next general election, to be held no later than January 2025.
The outer tiers will cater to European states that are not “willing and/or able to join the EU in the foreseeable future” – a category that will cater to not only Britain but also polities such as Serbia, Kosovo, and possibly Ukraine, which have been unable to secure full membership due to territorial disputes and issues with corruption, amongst other problems.
“Associate membership” of the EU would entail making payments into the EU budget and submission to EU judges, in exchange for Single Market membership. This would of necessity entail submission to the Single Market’s regulations and Free Movement migration regime.
Nigel Farage has predicted that Sir Keir, a fierce EU loyalist during the Brexit referendum, will see to it that Brexit persists “in name only” within two years of a Labour government, in large part because the Conservatives have refused to meaningfully diverge from the bloc.
EU judges currently retain jurisdiction over Northern Ireland, for example, and the European Court of Human Rights – technically a non-EU body, but one all prospective EU members are required to submit to – retains jurisdiction over the entire country.
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The globalist establishment is preparing to fully reverse Brexit, never properly delivered in the first instance, by signing the United Kingdom up to "associate membership" of an expanded European Union (EU) concocted by France and Germany.
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A federal grand jury in Washington, D.C. convicted three individuals for “…a felony conspiracy against rights and a FACE Act offense” for protesting an abortion clinic – suspected of providing illegal late-term abortions – in the city. Two two of the defendants, Jean Marshall and Joan Bell are over 70 years old.
The FACE Act is a Clinton-era law prohibiting protestors from physically blocking access to an abortion clinic, crisis pregnancy center, or place of religious worship. Since the Supreme Court handed down its decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization – effectively overturning Roe v. Wade and returning the abortion question to the states – President Joe Biden’s Department of Justice (DOJ) has stepped up FACE Act prosecutions of pro-life protestors, seemingly in revenge.
According to the DOJ, Marshall, Bell, and the third defendant – 41 year old Jonathan Darnel – each face “a maximum of 11 years in prison, three years of supervised release, and a fine of up to $350,000.” For Marshall and Bell, the maximum prison sentence would be tantamount to a life sentence in prison for an over-exuberant protest.
In late August, five other pro-life activists were convicted of violating the FACE Act during the same protest. One of the protestors, Lauren Handy, had contacted the Washington Metropolitan Police Department after she removed five aborted fetuses from the clinic’s medical waste. According to Handy, the fetuses showed advanced stages of development indicating the clinic was engaging in late-term abortion – barred by federal law. The Washington D.C. medical examiner’s office said they had no plans to autopsy the fetuses. No charges against the clinic were pursued.
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A federal grand jury in Washington, D.C. convicted three individuals for "...a felony conspiracy against rights and a FACE Act offense" for protesting an abortion clinic – suspected of providing illegal late-term abortions – in the city. Two two of the defendants, Jean Marshall and Joan Bell are over 70 years old.
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The House of Representatives’s formal impeachment inquiry – announced last week by Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) – is set to begin on September 28th, according to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability. The chairman of the committee, Rep. James Comer (R-KY), says he intends to subpoena Hunter Biden and other members of the Biden family as a part of the inquiry process.
“It’s an informative hearing where we’re going to have some experts in different areas of the law that can answer questions pertaining to specific crimes, as well as to educate and inform exactly what an impeachment inquiry is, and why you do an impeachment inquiry,” Comer said regarding what is being planned for the first hearing. The Committee has not yet released a finalized list of who will be testifying at the first hearing.
Two individuals who figure to play a large role in the inquiry are President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, and the President’s brother, James Biden. Both members of the Biden family will receive subpoenas as early as this week. Both are alleged to have helped then-Vice President Joe Biden abuse his public office to profit from foreign business deals.
The Oversight Committee, according to Speaker McCarthy, will be working with the Ways and Means Committee and the Judiciary Committee. What role each committee will play in the inquiry is not yet finalized, though Rep. Comer indicated that he expects those details to be agreed upon soon, adding: “Once all of the I’s are dotted and T’s are crossed, I expect to issue a subpoena for Hunter and James Bidens’ personal bank records.”
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The House of Representatives's formal impeachment inquiry – announced last week by Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) – is set to begin on September 28th, according to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability. The chairman of the committee, Rep. James Comer (R-KY), says he intends to subpoena Hunter Biden and other members of the Biden family as a part of the inquiry process.
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Critics of former President Donald J. Trump have suggested his approach to abortion is less than desired, citing clipped videos from an interview with Meet the Press, and fundamentally attempting to misrepresent his position and history on the subject.
The self-declared “most pro life president in US history” explained that he now prefers to leave the matter up to the states, and to “sit down with both sides… and negotiate something, and we’ll end up with peace on that issue for the first time in 52 years.”
This, after all, was the entire point of the Dobbs ruling, and indeed the U.S. Constitution. But critics who now demand a federal ban have turned on Trump in recent days. Those same critics, hardly coincidentally, are also vocal supporters of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’s presidential aspirations.
Using an issue like abortion in a primary against Trump is not just underhanded, it’s also embarrassing for them when confronted with Trump’s record.
1. Roe v. Wade
Trump’s most notable achievement on abortion actually came after he left office. Namely, to have the United States Supreme Court remove Roe v Wade‘s constitutional protections in June 2022, by having appointed several conservative justices to the court.
Indeed, Trump oversaw the appointment of over 150 conservative justices while President, including 43 U.S. Court of Appeals judges and 99 District Court judges. Roe’s overturning alone makes him the most pro-life president in U.S. history, but the ruling itself Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization – itself guarantees the matter is returned to the people’s representatives, not federal agencies.
2. Removing Support and Funding for Planned Parenthood.
The Trump administration permitted states to defund Planned Parenthood of Title X funds in 2019, leading to a 63 percent reduction in “family planning” visits as well as a $809.4 million funding cut from the program. The move was recognized as a “major policy win for social conservatives looking to prohibit access to abortion.”
The former President overturned Obama-era and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) rules to allow states to withhold or cut funding for Planned Parenthood within the first few months of his presidential term in 2017.
Trump also made it a requirement for health insurance companies to disclose if plans cover abortion and even canceled huge contracts for taxpayer-funded experimentation with body parts of aborted babies.
3. Department of Health for Human Services.
Trump introduced a new division at the HHS devoted to “conscience and religious freedom” in 2018, enabling healthcare workers to refuse to undertake specific roles, such as birth control or abortion, based on their religious convictions.
Under his oversight, the HHS published an updated five-year plan between 2018-2022, in which it dedicated its operations to “protecting the life of all Americans at every stage of life, beginning at conception.”
4. Changing America’s International Stance on Abortion.
The Trump administration cut off all overseas funding for abortions and announced that there is no international right to abortion at a United Nations meeting in 2019.
The U.S., under Trump’s leadership, further removed funding for the pro-abortion United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), which has been “complicit in China’s oppressive population control activities, including birth limitation policies and forced abortions,” according to SBA Pro-life America.
That primary challengers would now try to hurl accusations of being “pro abortion” at Trump is self-evidently ludicrous. Especially since none of them were complaining when the above achievements were being racked up.
It speaks to something far darker at the heart of Never Trumpism, to use an issue like this as a cudgel against a man with the best record of any president, living or dead.
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Critics of former President Donald J. Trump have suggested his approach to abortion is less than desired, citing clipped videos from an interview with Meet the Press, and fundamentally attempting to misrepresent his position and history on the subject.
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Women exposed to toxic “forever chemicals (PFAS)” found in everyday household items, such as furniture, cookware, packaging, and cosmetics, run an increased risk of developing multiple cancers, according to a study funded by the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The study – published in the Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology on Sunday – found that women who developed breast, ovary, skin, and uterus cancer had significantly high levels of forever chemicals in their bodies.
Those exposed to high levels of a particular chemical known as PFDE (long chain per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances) were twice as likely to have had a previous melanoma diagnosis.
Notably, the researchers did not observe similar outcomes among men, and discovered differences among racial groups. Connections between PFAS and ovarian and uterine cancers were predominantly among white women, whereas phenol chemicals and breast cancer were more common in non-white women.
“People should care about this because we know that there is widespread human exposure to these chemicals and we have documented data on that,” stated assistant professor of environmental health at the USA Kreck School of Medicine Max Aung.
“These chemicals can increase the risk of various different health outcomes and they can alter your biological pathways … That is important to know so that we can better prevent exposures and mitigate risks,” Professor Aung added.
Forever chemicals were also found to be present in just under half of all U.S. drinking water earlier this year. PFAS are known as forever chemicals due to their inability to break down very slowly, if ever.
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Women exposed to toxic "forever chemicals (PFAS)" found in everyday household items, such as furniture, cookware, packaging, and cosmetics, run an increased risk of developing multiple cancers, according to a study funded by the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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