What a difference a couple of years makes. In 2016, then-San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick started a political protest movement by kneeling for the national anthem. As you're no doubt aware, that turned into a contagion -- not just among NFL players, but in other sports as well. In 2018,...

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With over a year to go until the general election, the man who ran then-President Barack Obama's re-election campaign is telling Democrats to "chill out." And he's laying out every reason why they shouldn't be chilling out. According to Politico, Jim Messina -- the guy who was at the helm...

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After requesting a $31,837 increase in monthly child support payments from estranged husband Kevin Costner, Christine Baumgartner instead had her current payments substantially cut last Friday during a courtroom hearing in Santa Barbara, California. The handbag designer was receiving $129,755 per month from the actor when she asked for a...

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Galactic hutzpah, thy name is liberal New York City. At a Wednesday evening town hall meeting on the city's affluent Upper West Side, Mayor Eric Adams complained about the massive influx of illegal immigrants into the city since last year. "This issue will destroy New York City -- destroy New...

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The Season 27 premiere of "The View" took an unexpected turn as co-host Whoopi Goldberg was conspicuously absent, battling her third bout of COVID-19, much to the surprise of viewers. Rumors and speculations ran amok, prompting the liberal-leaning show to dispel the conjecture by airing a video of Goldberg addressing...

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As the Biden administration sought to put pressure on Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama to end his hold on military promotions that must be confirmed by the Senate, one top Biden appointee accused Tuberville of supporting America’s enemies. The senator has taken his stand in response to a Pentagon...

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A women’s U.S. Open semifinal match was delayed nearly an hour on Thursday night in New York thanks to far-left climate extremists, one of whom glued himself to a concrete floor. But fans of tennis were not exactly receptive to the gimmick as it appears people seemingly everywhere are growing...

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Former President Donald Trump will appear on Megyn Kelly’s SiriusXM radio show next week, the host announced on Thursday. The sit-down interview will be the first time the two have been paired since 2016, following a series of contentious exchanges between them. Kelly announced the interview in a pair of...

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On Wednesday, former President Donald Trump told radio host Hugh Hewitt that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis -- and one of Trump's challengers for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination -- had over-reacted in his response to the coronavirus pandemic in his state. "He shut down Florida," Trump claimed in the interview....

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NBC commentator Mike Tirico stirred the wrath of Detroit Lions fans by suggesting that Thursday night’s 21-20 victory over the reigning Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs was somehow tainted by the absence of two Kansas City stalwarts. “This comes with an asterisk due to the absence of Chris Jones...

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Ohio Republican Sen. J.D. Vance introduced his "Freedom to Breathe" act on Tues., Sept. 5, which would force Democrats to admit where they stand on wearing masks again, but when he tried to bring the issue to the floor on Thursday, he was blocked by Democratic Sen. Ed Markey. Vance...

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This probably isn't how she hoped it would happen, but former first lady and two-time failed presidential candidate Hillary Clinton is headed back to the White House next week. According to the U.K.'s Daily Mail, Clinton will team up with current first lady Jill Biden to honor this year's winners...

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At its core, wokeness means sacrificing traditional Christian values to the new god of diversity, equity and inclusion. The latest example occurred in Georgia, where officials from Emory Healthcare announced that beginning in 2024, Juneteenth will replace Christmas Eve as a paid holiday, The Washington Free Beacon reported Thursday. Emory Healthcare...

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A new sequel starring Denzel Washington scored big at the box office in its opening weekend. "The Equalizer 3," the latest installment in an action movie franchise, came in the No. 1 spot at the domestic box office with $42.25 million over the Labor Day weekend, Deadline reported Monday. From...

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Georgia prosecutors indicted 19 people, including former President Donald Trump, last month, but that was only half the number of people the grand jury recommended face charges, according to its final report. The "Special Purpose Grand Jury Report" was released Friday in accordance with an order last week by Fulton...

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Former President Donald Trump easily captured the Republican Party’s nomination for president in 2016. But that accomplishment came without the votes of two of his oldest children. Neither Eric nor Ivanka Trump voted for their father in the New York primary in April of that year; however, it wasn't because...

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The only reason this isn't a bigger story is because the defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs suffered a stunning 21-20 home loss to the historically moribund Detroit Lions in the NFL kickoff game on Thursday. But that doesn't make it any less wildly egregious. The Chiefs may have...

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Everybody makes mistakes. I make them. You make them. Making mistakes is human. Making a habit out of making mistakes, however, is a sure sign of incompetence or, worse, psychosis. With that said, White House Spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre and the rest of the Biden communications crew have their hands full....

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The ultra-woke Disney has just dropped a huge chunk of its federal lawsuit against Gov. Ron DeSantis and the state of Florida, but DeSantis is not out of the woods just yet. Disney amended its lawsuit on Thursday to drop all charges except the claim that Florida violated the company's...

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Democrats are so worried that their favorite Republican "useful idiot" might step down amid several alarming medical episodes that they're heaping praise on him after excoriating him for years. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky has raised scrutiny after freezing midspeech on live TV twice during the past two...

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