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January 18, 2022 5:16 pm - American Briefing News, Gaetz, Investigation
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Rep. Matt Gaetz’ Ex-Girlfriend Reportedly Granted Immunity Before Testifying in Florida Sex Trafficking Probe
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May 8, 2024 12:21 am - American Briefing News
MSNBC Legal Analyst Claims Stormy Daniels’ ’Gross’ Testimony ‘Lent Her Credibility’ Despite Judge’s Rebuke
MSNBC legal analyst Kristy Greenberg asserted on Tuesday that porn star Stormy Daniels’ explicit testimony against former President Donald Trump earned her “credibility” despite Judge Juan Merchan chiding her for giving excessive details. Daniels testified on Tuesday in the trial about a $130,000 payment from Trump to the…
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May 8, 2024 12:20 am - American Briefing News
Biden’s New Anti-Trump Ad Features Debunked Border Image
The Biden campaign launched a new campaign ad that attacks former President Donald Trump for his family separation policy, but the ad contains a viral image that was debunked as never having to do with family separation. The campaign commercial begins with a headline that reads “Trump ripped…
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May 8, 2024 12:14 am - American Briefing News
Judge In Trump Classified Docs Case Indefinitely Postpones Trial Date
President of the United States Donald Trump speaking at the 2018 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Maryland. Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America.
The judge presiding over the case against former President Donald Trump involving allegations surrounding classified documents indefinitely postponed the trial date Tuesday. United States District Judge Aileen M. Cannon, a Trump appointee, said that setting a date would be “imprudent” before a number of pre-trial motions were addressed in her …
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May 6, 2024 11:43 pm - American Briefing News
DC Prosecutor Oversaw Massive Drop In Felony Convictions While Violent Crime Ravaged City
While the United States Attorney’s Office (USAO) for the District of Columbia has been busy prosecuting Jan. 6 rioters, the office oversaw a significant decline in felony convictions as violent crime has ravaged Washington, D.C. The Metropolitan Police Department made 538 narcotic arrests in D.C. during 2023,…
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May 6, 2024 11:40 pm - American Briefing News
Russia Arrests U.S. Soldier On Suspicion Of Theft: REPORT
A U.S. soldier was arrested on May 2 over accusations he committed theft, three U.S. officials told NBC News. The unnamed soldier was stationed in South Korea and had traveled to Russia on unofficial business, and was subsequently detained after being accused of stealing from a woman, the three …
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May 6, 2024 11:39 pm - American Briefing News
Liquor Monopoly Fueled Effort To Help Chinese-Owned Company Flagged As National Security Risk
An Ohio economic development agency worked with a Chinese-owned company identified as a potential national security risk to establish a facility in the state, according to communications reviewed by the Daily Caller News Foundation. JobsOhio is a private economic development corporation funded by money from the JobsOhio Beverage…
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May 5, 2024 10:38 pm - American Briefing News
‘I’m Not Gonna Be Able’: Former Biden Official Stumped When GOP Rep Asks Him To Explain ‘Tenets’ Of First Amendment
Former White House Director of Digital Strategy Robert Flaherty on Wednesday was unable to state the “five tenets of the First Amendment” when Florida Republican Rep. Kat Cammack asked him at a hearing on government censorship. Flaherty joined President Joe Biden’s White House in Jan. 2021, and was …
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May 5, 2024 10:37 pm - American Briefing News
Biden’s Economic ‘Malaise’ Is Starting To Resemble Jimmy Carter’s Dismal Economy
President Joe Biden with Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers Cecilia Rouse, left, and Assistant to the President & Director of the National Economic Council Lael Brainard, right, in the Roosevelt Room at the White House on March 10, 2023, i (Alex Wong/Getty Images / Getty Images)
Everything that is happening in our fractured nation today seems so worrisomely reminiscent of America’s last lost decade—the 1970s. For those that don’t remember, the late 1970s under part-time President Jerry Ford and then much worse under Jimmy Carter was one economic and national security setback after another. The witches…
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May 5, 2024 10:36 pm - American Briefing News
Red State Taxpayers Are At Risk Of Being Latest Victims Of Electric Vehicle Gambles
Taxpayers could be on the hook if electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer Rivian fails to resume progress on its multi-billion dollar Georgia plant. Rivian announced on March 7 that it would be pausing construction on its $5 billion manufacturing plant that is supposed to be built just east of…
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May 4, 2024 10:58 pm - American Briefing News
Students Shout Back At Pro-Palestinian Protesters During College Commencement
Students at the University of Michigan’s commencement ceremony on Saturday attempted to shout down pro-Palestinian protesters who had disrupted proceedings. Around 75 students at the University of Michigan’s graduation ceremony protesting Israel’s actions in response to Hamas terrorist attacks walked up to the main aisle and began chanting, with many…
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May 4, 2024 10:21 pm - American Briefing News
EXCLUSIVE: Over 200 Days Into War, Family Of American Hostage in Gaza Strives For Deal To Bring Son Home
The parents of an American-Israeli hostage in Gaza are doing everything in their power to bring him back home since the Israel-Hamas war began more than 200 days ago, they told the Daily Caller News Foundation. Edan Alexander, 20, is one of five American …
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May 4, 2024 10:20 pm - American Briefing News
Blue State University Opens Civil Rights Investigation Into Confrontation Between Professor And Pro-Palestinian Student: REPORT
The University of California Berkeley opened an investigation into a law professor after a video spread online of her stopping a pro-Palestinian student from speaking about the war in Gaza during a private event, according to NBC News. Catherine Fisk, a professor of civil rights law at UC Berkeley School…
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May 3, 2024 11:21 pm - American Briefing News
National Defense Biden DHS Shuts Down ‘Experts’ Panel Featuring Signatories Of Infamous Hunter Biden Laptop Letter
The Biden administration agreed Friday to shut down a panel of “experts” that included multiple signatories of a letter that dismissed a laptop abandoned by Hunter Biden as Russian disinformation. The Department of Homeland Security agreed to “wind down” the Homeland Intelligence Experts Group in 30 days following litigation from…
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May 3, 2024 11:20 pm - American Briefing News
More Chinese Illegal Migrants Apprehended At Southern Border In Two Days Than In All Of 2021: REPORT
Army Command Sgt. Maj. John W. Troxell, Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, views the southern border from a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter during a trip to West Texas, May 28, 2019. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Paul McKenna, North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern command senior enlisted leader, Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Aaron G. McDonald, Joint Task Force North command senior enlisted leader, and Army Command Sgt. Maj. Alberto Delgado, U.S. Army North (Fifth Army) Command Sgt. Maj., joined Troxell on the trip. (DoD Photo by U.S. Army Sgt. James K. McCann)
More Chinese-based illegal immigrants were encountered at the U.S. southern border in just two days than in all of fiscal year 2021, according to Fox News’ Bill Melugin. There were approximately 262 Chinese migrants caught by Border Patrol at the San Diego sector on May 1, as well as 223…
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May 3, 2024 11:19 pm - American Briefing News
Tennessee Taking Lead In Protecting Civil Rights And Free Enterprise—And Stopping Political Debanking
Last week, Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee (R.) signed into law a first-of-its-kind ban on politicized debanking. Sponsored by Rep. Jason Zachary (R.) and Senate Majority Leader Jack Johnson (R.), HB 2100 will prohibit the nation’s largest banks from discriminating against individuals, businesses, and non-profits for their political and religious views. The…
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May 2, 2024 10:52 pm - American Briefing News
Alvin Bragg’s Case Against Trump Suffers More Setbacks As Another Witness Deflates His Narrative—And The Media’s
Photo of Alvin Bragg, Manhattan DA. Bragg is setting up an indictment on former President Donald Trump. Photo/BBC/Getty Images
NEW YORK — Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s case suffered more setbacks Thursday as the prosecution’s sixth witness wrapped up his testimony with significant hits to his credibility. During a heated cross examination, defense attorney Emil Bove managed to cast Keith Davidson, former attorney for Karen McDougal and Stormy Daniels, as…
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May 2, 2024 10:52 pm - American Briefing News
Northern Border Patrol Sector Sets New Record In Migrant Encounters
A major section of the U.S.-Canada border recorded its largest number of weekly migrant arrests, highlighting the growing immigration crisis taking place beyond the country’s border with Mexico. Agents deployed along the Border Patrol‘s Swanton Sector apprehended 220 illegal immigrants last week, Chief Patrol Agent Robert Garcia …
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May 2, 2024 10:49 pm - American Briefing News
‘That’s Not The Majority’: It Gets Heated When Liberal Guest Is Called Out For Equating Antisemitism And Islamophobia
Fox News analyst Leslie Marshall took umbrage Thursday with comments made by a former Bush administration official accusing her of equating Islamophobia and antisemitism. Police removed anti-Israel protesters from a plaza at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) early Thursday morning and a building at Columbia University Tuesday night as…
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May 1, 2024 11:40 pm - American Briefing News
‘Hurt A Jew, We Sue You’: Dershowitz Suggests Suing If Liberal DAs Don’t Prosecute Possible Civil Rights Violations
Noted attorney Alan Dershowitz said Wednesday that Jewish students harassed by anti-Israel protesters should consider filing lawsuits if left-wing prosecutors refuse to file charges. Dershowitz’s comments came after Columbia University suggested that professors either cancel final exams or consider administering them online following the police removal of protesters who occupied Hamilton Hall on…
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May 1, 2024 11:39 pm - American Briefing News
The Left’s Crusade To Rewrite Election Law Through The Courts Continues
Just like the Rolling Stones, the Left continues to play the hits in their never-ending quest to usurp state legislatures by putting lawyers and courts in charge of elections. They will push any aggressive and shameless legal strategy as long as it serves their goals. Their well of legal theories…
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May 1, 2024 11:39 pm - American Briefing News
Columbia Urges Professors To Consider Canceling Final Exams, Moves Testing Remote
Columbia University announced Wednesday that professors should consider making exams optional or forfeiting them altogether as the school has been rocked with escalating protests, according to the Columbia Spectator. Police arrested over 100 individuals camped out on university property after they defied the school’s mandate to clear the area, …
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May 1, 2024 12:04 am - American Briefing News
Biden Admin Locks In Regulations Targeting Appliance Owned By ‘Almost Every US Household’
The Department of Energy (DOE) finalized regulations Tuesday for a popular appliance that will push the market toward adopting heat pump technology. The DOE’s final energy efficiency regulations for water heaters will apply to common electrical water heaters and significantly increase the share of those models that use …
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May 1, 2024 12:02 am - American Briefing News
Watch Columbia Protester’s Entire Worldview Collapse In Seconds From A Few Simple Questions
An anti-Israel protester who sought “humanitarian aid” for those who forcibly occupied a building on the campus of Columbia University appeared nonplussed when questioned by reporters. The protesters seized Hamilton Hall, an administration building on the Manhattan campus of the Ivy League school, early Monday morning, at one point preventing one…
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April 30, 2024 11:57 pm - American Briefing News
Jonathan Turley Roasts MSNBC Host For Calling Republicans ‘Conspiracy Theorists’
George Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley called out MSNBC host Nicolle Wallace for labeling Republicans as “conspiracy theorists” Tuesday, citing multiple instances where Wallace made false claims. Wallace attacked Republicans as “conspiracy theorists” during Monday’s episode of “Deadline: White House,” in an episode where she claimed that former President Donald Trump…
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April 29, 2024 11:48 pm - American Briefing News
Breaking News Biden Admin Accuses Several Israeli Military Units Of ‘Gross Violations Of Human Rights’
The Biden administration accused five Israel Defense Force (IDF) units of “gross violations of human rights” on Monday. The incidents the IDF units are accused of committing happened outside of Gaza before the war between Israel and Hamas started on Oct. 7, State Department spokesperson Vedant Patel …
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April 29, 2024 11:47 pm - American Briefing News
Nancy Pelosi Implodes After MSNBC Host Fact-Checks Her On Trump’s Economy
Democratic California Rep. Nancy Pelosi on Monday appeared to lose her temper when MSNBC host Katy Tur brought up how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted the economy under former President Donald Trump. Before the pandemic in 2020, the economy under the former president experienced a jump in median household…
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April 29, 2024 11:43 pm - American Briefing News
‘Ominous Trends’: Policy Strategist Says It’s ‘Almost Too Late’ For Biden To ‘Regain’ Support From Key Voter Bloc
President Joe Biden’s chance to recover support from young voters may be evaporating, AGF Investments Chief U.S. Policy Strategist Greg Valliere said on Fox Business on Monday. Some polling has indicated Biden’s declining support among young voters is related to his handling of the…
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April 29, 2024 12:10 am - American Briefing News
The ‘Deep State’ Is Far Deeper Than Anyone Imagined
Another week and another first for Donald J. Trump. No doubt, this is one he would be willing to pass on — the first criminal trial of a former president. But like all things in Trump world, it reveals more about his enemies than it does the 45th…
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April 29, 2024 12:01 am - American Briefing News
Hamas Releases Video Of Injured American Hostage Under Apparent Duress
Hamas published a video of an American hostage in Gaza on Wednesday, in what is being decried as “psychological terrorism” by Israel. There are roughly 130 hostages, including several Americans, being held by Hamas as Israel continues to wage war against the terrorist group throughout Gaza. Hamas…
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April 28, 2024 11:58 pm - American Briefing News
Will A Potential Supreme Court Ruling Be The Silver Bullet For America’s Homeless Crisis?
In a Supreme Court showdown Monday over whether the homeless have a “right” to camp in public, almost no one mentioned the actual victims of that crazy idea. Homeless advocates, including the American Civil Liberties Union, told the court that living on the streets is a “victimless” crime.
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April 27, 2024 11:35 pm - American Briefing News
Restore Order And Crush The Campus Jihadist Thugs
In his 1790 letter to the Hebrew Congregation in Newport, Rhode Island, President George Washington reached a stirring conclusion: “May the Children of the Stock of Abraham, who dwell in this land, continue to merit and enjoy the good will of the other Inhabitants; while every one shall sit in…
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April 27, 2024 11:33 pm - American Briefing News
Fed’s Preferred Inflation Gauge Surges Higher In Yet Another Worrying Sign For US Economy
The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge measured above expectations in March as the U.S. continues to see a surge in prices, among other concerning economic data, according to data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) released Friday. The personal consumption expenditure (PCE) price index surged 0.3% in March, totaling…
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April 27, 2024 11:32 pm - American Briefing News
Bodycam Footage Shows Blue State DA Cursing Out, Disobeying Cops After Speeding Away From Traffic Stop
An upstate New York district attorney cursed out officers and demanded special treatment after speeding away from a traffic stop, WHAM reported on Friday. Bodycam footage obtained by WHAM on Friday depicts Monroe County District Attorney Sandra Doorley refusing to stop her car after a police officer attempts…
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April 26, 2024 9:00 pm - American Briefing News
Republican House Candidate Pushed DEI Policies, Praised Biden Admin’s Climate Agenda In Now-Deleted Tweets
A new Republican House candidate vying for the seat currently held by retiring Democratic Rep. Dan Kildee of Michigan has pushed for the implementation of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies and praised President Joe Biden’s administration in since-deleted tweets. Mary Draves, the former Chief Sustainability Officer at…
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April 26, 2024 8:57 pm - American Briefing News
Man Who Witnessed George Floyd’s Death Wins Hefty Six-Figure Settlement From City
The Minneapolis City Council has agreed to pay one of the witnesses to George Floyd’s death $150,000 after he sued the city for the emotional damages that resulted from the incident, the Minnesota Star Tribune reported. Donald Williams sued the city in May 2023 for $50,000, alleging that he “has…
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April 26, 2024 8:56 pm - American Briefing News
Major Teachers Union Wants To Cement Its Grip Over Blue City
After having walked out on students five times since 2012, it’s clear leaders at the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) — the city’s most powerful political machine — value progressive politics over what is best for its members and students. CTU, like other government unions across the country, has adopted “bargaining for…
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April 26, 2024 1:02 am - American Briefing News
Andy McCarthy Says Twitter Could Be Prosecuted If Bragg’s Theory Is Stretched To Include Hunter Biden Laptop Story
Former federal prosecutor Andy McCarthy said Thursday that Twitter could be charged under the theory Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg espoused in the case against former President Donald Trump about suppressing damaging stories. Trump is currently on trial after Bragg secured an indictment on 34-counts centered around a $130,000 payout to…
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April 26, 2024 1:01 am - American Briefing News
Dark Money Juggernaut Boosting Dems Got Massive Chunk Of Funding From Foreign Billionaire’s Nonprofit, Report Finds
A single foreign billionaire’s nonprofit was responsible for roughly one-sixth of a massive left-wing dark money group’s revenue over the past few years, according to a new report. The Berger Action Fund, a nonprofit founded by Swiss billionaire Hansjorg Wyss, gave $143 million to the Sixteen Thirty Fund between 2019…
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April 26, 2024 1:00 am - American Briefing News
Alvin Bragg’s Legal Strategy Faces Serious Hurdles Under Questioning By Defense
Photo of Alvin Bragg, Manhattan DA. Bragg is setting up an indictment on former President Donald Trump. Photo/BBC/Getty Images
Jurors heard many details about the inner workings of former President Donald Trump’s circle on Thursday, the first full day of witness testimony in Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s case. But it remains to be seen whether they will conclude it amounts to a “conspiracy” as prosecutors allege. Former National…
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April 24, 2024 11:43 pm - American Briefing News
Biden Admin Wants To Force Companies To Hire Criminals In The Name Of Equity
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, joined by the Presidential Cabinet members, pose for a Cabinet portrait Thursday, April 1, 2021, in the Grand Foyer of the White House. (Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz)
Federal regulators recently launched a lawsuit against popular convenience chain Sheetz that could have implications for whether businesses will be able to screen applicants for criminal convictions. The Equal Employment Opportunity Employment Commission (EEOC) suit, announced April 18, alleged that Sheetz discriminated against minority applicants by screening all…
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April 24, 2024 11:35 pm - American Briefing News
Chris Christie Appeared To Joke About Wishing For A Trump-Ramaswamy ‘Death Match’ Where ‘They Both Die’
The audience at a Tuesday event laughed when former Republican Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey appeared to joke about wishing for a “death match” between former President Donald Trump and former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy. Christie drew vocal disapproval from audiences for criticizing former President Donald Trump on multiple…
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April 24, 2024 11:35 pm - American Briefing News
Meet The Former Lawmakers Who Helped Spearhead TikTok’s Multi-Million Dollar Lobbying Effort On Capitol Hill
President Joe Biden signed a bill Wednesday containing provisions that could ban TikTok in the United States, throwing cold water on the platform’s multi-million dollar lobbying effort that utilized former lawmakers in an attempt to influence policy on Capitol Hill. TikTok and its China-based parent company ByteDance spent $3.1 million…
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April 24, 2024 12:10 am - American Briefing News
Blue State Poised To Use Taxpayer Dollars To Pay Journalists’ Salaries
New York state is poised to hand out millions in taxpayer dollars to local media outlets to help pay for journalists’ salaries. The state will dole out $30 million over a three-year period to local media outlets in the form of tax credits, giving publishers the ability to offset up…
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April 24, 2024 12:10 am - American Briefing News
Foreign Policy Pits Republicans Against Republicans And Democrats Against Democrats
In 2024, foreign policy doesn’t pit Republicans against Democrats so much as it pits Republicans against Republicans and Democrats against Democrats. For President Joe Biden’s party, Israel is the fault line, with Democrats split between supporters of the Jewish State and those of Palestinian sympathies. For the party of former…
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April 24, 2024 12:09 am - American Briefing News
Stephen A. Smith Apologizes For Causing ‘Outcry’ With Comments On Black Support For Trump
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ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith on Monday expressed remorse for the hurt he feels he caused with his remarks on black people supporting former President Donald Trump. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) described Smith’s comments in a recent Fox News appearance as “blasphemous” as the organization …
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April 22, 2024 10:56 pm - American Briefing News
‘Stunning Betrayal’: Republican Voters Opposed Shoveling Billions More Into Ukraine. GOP Leadership Did It Anyway
House GOP Speaker Mike Johnson pushed for sending additional aid to Ukraine in its war against Russia, even though a majority of Republicans nationwide oppose such funding. On Saturday, 101 House Republicans voted with all Democratic members to advance a foreign aid package providing $60.8 billion…
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April 22, 2024 10:54 pm - American Briefing News
Local Authorities Released Illegal Immigrant Arrested On Assault Charge Back Into Community, ICE Says
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is criticizing local authorities in Massachusetts for allowing an illegal alien arrested for “egregious crimes” to be released back into the community, ignoring a detainer request on that individual. Deportation officers apprehended a 21-year-old Brazilian national, living illegally in the U.S., after he was arrested…
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April 22, 2024 10:51 pm - American Briefing News
‘Too Little, Too Late’: Congress’ $60 Billion Aid Package Won’t Get Ukraine Off The Ropes, Experts Say
President Joe Biden, center, shakes hands with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Ukrainian President Press Office/UPI/REX/Shutterstock
Congress’ new $60 billion aid package is unlikely to move the needle in Ukraine’s war against Russia, experts told the Daily Caller News Foundation. The House overwhelmingly voted to pass the $60.8 billion package on Saturday that aims to bolster Ukraine’s war effort and replenish U.S. stockpiles, and…
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April 21, 2024 11:18 pm - American Briefing News
Biden Admin Trampled States’ Rights To Signal ‘Extreme’ Abortion Views, Idaho AG Says Before Major SCOTUS Case
The Biden administration ignored states’ rights to signal its “extreme” position on abortion when it filed a lawsuit challenging Idaho’s pro-life law, the state’s Attorney General Raúl Labrador told the Daily Caller News Foundation ahead of oral arguments at the Supreme Court next week. The Biden Department of Justice (DOJ) …
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April 21, 2024 11:14 pm - American Briefing News
Is Biden Hopelessly Out Of Touch With Main Street America?
In 1992, Democratic presidential nominee Bill Clinton famously told the American voters hurting from a lousy economy: “I feel your pain.” Whether Bill was for once being sincere or not, it was a good line, and it resonated. Now, Joe Biden is running for reelection with the opposite message: stop…
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April 21, 2024 11:11 pm - American Briefing News
Biden Vowed To Protect American Steel — But Another Effort Of His Could Destroy It
President Joe Biden in recent days has taken a harsh stance on foreign steel manufacturers in a bid to strengthen domestic industry, but his own environmental policies could be the true threat to American steel, experts told the Daily Caller News Foundation. Biden promised recently to block the acquisition of U.S.
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April 21, 2024 1:58 am - American Briefing News
Senate Votes To Reauthorize Warrantless Surveillance Tool Minutes After It Expired
The United States Senate voted to reauthorize a surveillance tool early Saturday morning, despite objections from conservative and left-wing members. The bill to reauthorize Section 702 passed by a 60-34 vote after six amendments were defeated. Support and opposition crossed party lines, with 17 Democrats and independent Sen. Bernie Sanders of…
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April 21, 2024 1:56 am - American Briefing News
House Passes Mike Johnson’s Foreign Aid Package
UNITED STATES - JANUARY 6: From left, Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., and Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., are seen on the floor during Speaker of House votes on Friday, January 6, 2023. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
The House of Representatives voted to approve Republican Speaker Mike Johnson’s expansive package of foreign aid bills in a series of votes on Saturday. A bipartisan coalition successfully pushed through Johnson’s plan to deliver $95.3 billion in aid to Israel, Ukraine, Taiwan and other American allies, after a similar coalition …
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April 21, 2024 1:54 am - American Briefing News
Ukrainian Aid Today Makes A Winning Grand Strategy Possible Next Year
When Russia launched its full-scale war on Ukraine in 2022, American opinion across the board backed Ukraine while expecting it to lose. Ukraine didn’t lose and is holding its own despite severe shortages of everything. Yet many Republicans openly now oppose further American support for Ukraine. What happened? The bottom-line…
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April 20, 2024 1:30 am - American Briefing News
The Antidote To The Cost-Of-Living Crisis: Simple, Low And Fair Taxes
Though the 2023 tax season is now in the rearview mirror, the inflation tax remains a stark reality, and Americans are faced with a daunting prospect: the worst may be yet to come. If President Biden has his way, much of the Trump tax cuts will lapse in 2025, adding…
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April 20, 2024 1:29 am - American Briefing News
Medical Associations Silent After Review Finds Weak Evidence For Recommending Puberty Blockers To Kids
Major medical associations have remained silent after the results of a four-year review commissioned by the National Health Service (NHS) England undermined their recommendations for giving puberty blockers to children with gender dysphoria The Cass report, conducted by former Royal College of Pediatrics and Child Health Dr. Hilary Cass and…
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April 20, 2024 1:28 am - American Briefing News
Nonprofit Misused Taxpayer Dollars To Fly Migrants Around US, Dem Rep Alleges
A Texas lawmaker alleged Friday that a local nonprofit is misusing taxpayer funds through its purchase of airline tickets for migrants. Catholic Charities of San Antonio is purchasing airline tickets for asylum-seekers in their care with federal grant money, Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar alleged. The allegation…
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April 18, 2024 10:43 pm - American Briefing News
New York’s Prosecution Of Trump Is The Perfect Lawfare Prosecution—And Anything But Perfect
Former President Trump arrives at Trump Tower, Monday, April 3, 2023, in New York. Trump arrived in New York on Monday for his expected booking and arraignment the following day on charges arising from hush money payments during his 2016 campaign. AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura
Imagine for a moment the design of the perfect lawfare prosecution. Such would necessitate the intersection of legal ambiguity and ethical murkiness. It would require the perfect combination of an ambitiously sloppy district attorney, morally casual witnesses, an absence of real victims, and a compromised judge. The assembly of any…
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April 18, 2024 10:38 pm - American Briefing News
It Gets Heated When Harris Faulkner Chides Former Dem Rep For Defending Bidenomics
President Joe Biden with Mayor Karen Bass greets patrons at CJ’s Cafe, Wednesday, February 21, 2024, en route to the Culver City Julian Dixon Library in Culver City. (Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz)
Fox News host Harris Faulkner shot down former Democratic Rep. Pat Murphy of Pennsylvania after Murphy tried to deflect a question about the economy. President Joe Biden currently has a 39.2% approval rating on the economy compared to a 58.2% disapproval rate, according to the RealClearPolitics average of polls between March…
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April 18, 2024 10:35 pm - American Briefing News
Here’s What We Know About The Twelve Jurors Selected For Trump’s Bragg Trial
Former President Donald Trump in Manhattan criminal court. (April 4, 2023.)
All twelve jurors have been selected for former President Donald Trump’s trial relating to Democratic Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s allegations he falsified business records to hide a payment to pornstar Stormy Daniels. The jurors include an investment banker, a security engineer with three children, a retired man from Lebanon…
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April 17, 2024 8:17 pm - American Briefing News
‘The Idea … Is Crazy’: National Guard Official Says Mark Milley’s Jan 6. Warnings Led To Deployment Delay
Former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley’s fretting former president Donald Trump would commandeer the military for political reasons, warning of a “Reichstag moment,” influenced senior Army leaders to delay deploying the National Guard to quell the Jan. 6 riots, a witness told Congress during a…
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April 17, 2024 8:09 pm - American Briefing News
There’s A Huge Caveat Tucked Away In Congress’ New Plan To Loan Ukraine Billions In Aid
GOP leadership released an aid bill Wednesday that would loan Ukraine billions and grant the president the ability to eventually waive any repayment on the debt. The bill, if signed into law, will provide approximately $60 billion for Ukraine amid the country’s ongoing war against Russia, and…
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April 17, 2024 8:05 pm - American Briefing News
‘It Has To Be Built Properly’: Josh Hawley Asks Boeing Quality Engineer Point Blank If Company’s Planes Are Safe
A current Boeing employee warned Republican Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley that the company’s planes have increased risk factors due to poor company safety standards at a hearing on Wednesday of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs. Boeing quality engineer Sam Salehpour, in his response to Hawley, emphasized…
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April 16, 2024 11:07 pm - American Briefing News
Biden Admin Reportedly Plans To Throw Wrench In Key Mining Project
The Biden administration is reportedly on the verge of giving environmentalists a huge victory by rejecting a key roadway needed to access mineral deposits in Alaska, according to The New York Times. The Department of the Interior (DOI) is poised to shoot down a mining company’s request to build a…
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April 16, 2024 11:06 pm - American Briefing News
Red State Judge Temporarily Blocks Ban On Sex-Change Surgeries For Minors
An Ohio court temporarily halted a law prohibiting doctors from performing sex-change procedures on minors, according to News 5 Cleveland, an ABC News affiliate. Republican Gov. Mike DeWine vetoed HB 68 in December 2023, claiming it would interfere with parental rights, but the state legislature …
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April 16, 2024 11:03 pm - American Briefing News
‘Scared You Can’t Beat Him’: Stephen A Smith Calls Out Dems For Trump Trial
ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith on Tuesday said that former President Donald Trump’s criminal trial is an effort to prevent him from winning the upcoming election. Trump is on trial as he faces 34 felony counts related to a $130,000 payment to porn star Stormy Daniels to keep her silent…
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April 15, 2024 10:34 pm - American Briefing News
Alan Dershowitz Reveals One Motion He Believes Trump’s Lawyers Must File ‘Immediately’
Noted attorney Alan Dershowitz said Monday that attorneys for former President Donald Trump should file a motion to allow Trump to periodically skip court dates during his Manhattan trial. Judge Juan Merchan threatened Trump with arrest if he did not attend the trial regarding a $130,000 payout to porn star Stormy…
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April 15, 2024 10:34 pm - American Briefing News
Biden Labor Regulator Rolls Out Final Rule Requiring Employers To Give Time Off For Abortions
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued its final rule on Monday to enforce the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA), giving new protections for women seeking abortions. The EEOC rule dictates that abortions are to be included under the definition of “pregnancy, childbirth or related medical considerations,” requiring…
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April 15, 2024 10:32 pm - American Briefing News
‘A Moral Choice’: Biden’s Go-To Historians Imply Founding Fathers Would Be Disappointed By Trump Supporters
Two historians implied on MSNBC Monday that the Founders would be disappointed with supporters of former President Donald Trump. MSNBC contributors Jon Meacham and Michael Beschloss appeared during the network’s coverage of Trump’s trial regarding a $130,000 payout to porn star Stormy Daniels. Both have held meetings with Biden claiming American democracy…
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April 14, 2024 11:11 pm - American Briefing News
‘All For Show’: Biden’s Newest Potential Executive Order For Border Crisis Doesn’t Hold Water, Experts Say
President Joe Biden ordered the Pentagon to send an additional 3,000 reserves to Europe. Reuters.
President Joe Biden is reportedly considering using a new executive action to stem the flow of illegal migrants crossing into the U.S., a move experts say would do little to actually move the needle on the border crisis. Biden said this week he is “examining” whether…
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April 14, 2024 11:10 pm - American Briefing News
‘Hammered From All Sides’: Minority Truckers Say California’s Green Regs Are Destroying Their American Dream
Minority truckers are struggling to stay afloat as the state of California levies stringent green regulations on their businesses, according to some of those affected who spoke with the Daily Caller News Foundation. The California Air Resources Board (CARB), California’s environmental regulatory agency, will ban the sale of…
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April 14, 2024 11:09 pm - American Briefing News
EXCLUSIVE: GOP Rep Blasts Squad Dems For Trying To Block Sale Of F-35s Israel Used To Defend Against Iran Attacks
An F-35A Lightning II flies above the Mojave Desert, Calif., during a test flight, Jan. 6, 2023. A developmental test team from the 461st Flight Test Squadron conducted the first flight of an F-35 in the Technology Refresh 3 configuration at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo)
Republican Rep. Brian Mast of Florida blasted Democrats for trying to get the Biden administration to block the sale of advanced F-35 jets to Israel that defended on Saturday against Iran’s large-scale drone and ballistic missile attack in an exclusive statement to the Daily Caller News Foundation. Former House speaker…
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April 13, 2024 10:42 pm - American Briefing News
US Shoots Down Iranian Drones Targeting Israel
The flag of Israel in Yad LaShiryon, Latrun, Israel.דגל ישראל ב"יד לשריון", לטרון, ישראל
U.S. troops shot down Iranian attack drones targeting Israel amid Tehran’s highly previewed retaliation for Israel’s airstrikes killing senior Iranian military commanders, a defense official told the Daily Caller News Foundation. Iran launched an attack on Israel using at least dozens of explosive one-way attack drones, likely …
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April 13, 2024 10:41 pm - American Briefing News
‘Dangerous Disaster’: Former Green Beret Blasts Biden Over Foreign Policy As Iran Launches Attack On Israel
Republican Rep. Michael Waltz of Florida blasted President Joe Biden over his foreign policy on Saturday after Iran launched drones toward Israel. Iran launched unmanned aerial vehicles towards Israel late Saturday, less than two weeks after an Israeli airstrike killed a top officer in the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps in Damascus, Syria.
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April 13, 2024 10:40 pm - American Briefing News
Iranian Forces Take Over Israeli-Linked Cargo Ship: REPORT
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards took over a cargo ship tied to Israel in the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, according to Reuters. The Guards seized Portuguese-flagged MSC Aries, which it claimed was linked to Israel, Reuters reported, citing Iran’s state-run IRNA news agency. MSC also confirmed the ship…
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April 12, 2024 11:35 pm - American Briefing News
Biden’s Education Spending Puts Critical Race Theory Over Real Learning
If President Joe Biden secures a second term, brace for a ramp-up in radical policies and hyper-partisanship. Throughout his first four years, he has shamelessly championed controversial and anti-American ideologies, and it seems he has no intention of stopping now: His newly unveiled budget proposal for next year is packed to…
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April 12, 2024 11:34 pm - American Briefing News
‘Breakdown’: Leak Probe Reveals Internal Rebellion By Left-Wing Employees At NYT
Editors at The New York Times are conducting an internal investigation to determine whether employees leaked information about a story on the Oct. 7 terrorist attack on Israel, The Wall Street Journal reported. Charlotte Behrendt, a NYT editor looking into newsroom workplace issues, interviewed approximately 20 employees to try and determine who…
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April 12, 2024 11:31 pm - American Briefing News
‘Jesus Probably Would Have Killed You Himself’: Pro-Palestinian Speaker Goes On Unhinged Rant At City Council Meeting
A pro-Palestinian speaker demanded the Bakersfield City Council pass a resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza in an unhinged rant that included death threats to officials during a Wednesday meeting. Police arrested Riddhi Patel after the rant in which she threatened members of the Bakersfield City Council, charging her…
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April 11, 2024 11:47 pm - American Briefing News
Congressional Republicans To Introduce Bill Repealing Biden’s Massive Expansion Of Gun Background Checks
Congressional Republicans will introduce legislation to repeal the Biden administration’s latest regulation that expands federal background checks for gun purchases, the Daily Caller News Foundation has learned. The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Wednesday announced the publication of a rule, “Definition of ‘Engaged in the Business’ as a Dealer in Firearms,”…
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April 11, 2024 11:35 pm - American Briefing News
Senate Dem Targets Conservative Activist Leonard Leo With Subpoena
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin delivered a subpoena to conservative activist Leonard Leo on Thursday as part of the committee’s investigation into Leo’s interactions with Supreme Court justices. Democrats on the committee voted to authorize the subpoena in November as part of their probe into Supreme Court ethics over strong…
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April 11, 2024 11:33 pm - American Briefing News
CNN Reporter Says ‘So Many People’ ‘Happy’ OJ Was Acquitted
A CNN reporter said Thursday that “many people” were “happy” with the 1995 acquittal of former NFL running back O.J. Simpson. Simpson, who was found “not guilty” of the murders of ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman in 1995 following a lengthy televised trial, reportedly died after a battle…
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April 11, 2024 3:15 am - American Briefing News
‘That Is A Lie’: Fox News Segment Comes Unglued After Former Obama Official Calls Trump Antisemitic
Former President Donald Trump in Manhattan criminal court. (April 4, 2023.)
A Wednesday Fox News segment became testy when a former official for President Barack Obama’s administration called former President Donald Trump “antisemitic” after his comments on Jews voting for President Joe Biden. Trump on Wednesday said that “any Jewish person that votes for a Democrat or votes for…
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April 11, 2024 3:11 am - American Briefing News
Here’s How To Prevent A Massive And Already Scheduled Tax Hike
President Biden walks off Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Monday, Feb. 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Like all good Democrats, President Joe Biden is pushing higher taxes. Fish gotta’ swim, right? With a tax bill languishing in Congress and many of President Trump’s tax cuts expiring next year, it’s a good time to examine the average American’s tax burden. Are taxes too high? Ultimately, this is…
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April 11, 2024 3:11 am - American Briefing News
Top US General To Visit Israel, Coordinate Plans As Iran Retaliation Threat Looms: REPORT
A high-level U.S. general is set to visit Israel on Thursday and coordinate defense plans against a looming attack threat from Iran, Axios reported on Wednesday. Israel launched targeted airstrikes on an Iranian diplomatic consulate in Damascus, Syria, last week and killed several members of the Islamic…
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April 9, 2024 10:54 pm - American Briefing News
Dem Rep Corrected By Fox News Host After Pushing Debunked Migrant-Whipping Claim
Fox News host John Roberts corrected a Democratic congressman who repeated a debunked claim that Border Patrol agents whipped Haitian migrants on Tuesday. The incident in question occurred in September 2021, when CBP agents tried to prevent Haitian migrants from making their way to an encampment in Del Rio, Texas, and…
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April 9, 2024 10:51 pm - American Briefing News
‘Very Disappointed’: Local Residents Furious Over China-Linked Battery Maker’s ‘Strange’ Town Hall
Residents of a rural Michigan community are not satisfied with a Monday virtual town hall meeting hosted by Chinese Communist Party (CCP)-linked battery company, saying that the meeting did not provide answers to key questions about the firm’s plans to operate. Chuck Thelen, the vice president of North American manufacturing…
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April 9, 2024 10:50 pm - American Briefing News
‘We’ve Got A Major Problem’: Senate Dems Say The Border Isn’t Secure But Defend Mayorkas For Saying Otherwise
Washington, D.C. (February 17, 2021) Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas participates in a press conference with 3M Vice President Kevin Rhodes, ICE Acting Director Tae Johnson, ICE HSI Acting Executive Associate Director PJ Lechleitner, and ICE HSI Intellectual Property Rights Center Director Steve Francis to discuss ongoing investigative efforts by Homeland Security Investigations in collaboration with 3M to identify and prevent counterfeit N95 masks from reaching front line workers.
Several Democratic senators admitted to the Daily Caller News Foundation Tuesday that the U.S.-Mexico border isn’t secure, but defended Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas’ previous claim to the contrary. Mayorkas was impeached by the House of Representatives on Feb. 13 on two articles relating to his alleged “wilful and systemic refusal to…
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April 8, 2024 11:49 pm - American Briefing News
Trump, Codefendants Seek Review Of Judge’s Decision Not To Dismiss Georgia Case Based On First Amendment
Former President Donald Trump in Manhattan criminal court. (April 4, 2023.)
Trump and his co-defendants are seeking to review a judge’s decision not to dismiss their Georgia racketeering case based on the First Amendment. Judge Scott McAfee denied last week Trump’s bid to dismiss the case based on the argument that the indictment “directly targets core protected political speech and activity” in…
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April 8, 2024 11:47 pm - American Briefing News
Fani Willis Urges Appeals Court Not To Reconsider Ruling Letting Her Stay On Trump Case
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis urged a Georgia appeals court Monday not to take up defendants’ appeal of the decision allowing her to stay on the case against former President Donald Trump. Willis told the Georgia Court of Appeals in a filing Monday it should reject defendants’ continued efforts to…
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April 8, 2024 11:47 pm - American Briefing News
Trump Co-Defendant Accuses Fani Willis Of Racism, Threatens Civil Rights Lawsuit
A co-defendant in former President Donald Trump’s Georgia election case said Monday he would be taking legal action against Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, citing alleged racism. Harrison Floyd accused Willis, who secured an indictment against him, Trump and other defendants, including former Republican Mayor Rudy Giuliani of New York…
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April 7, 2024 11:08 pm - American Briefing News
Job Program for Americans: No Jobs For Illegal Aliens, Period
I am weary of hearing the trope that we need more illegal aliens because “Americans won’t work those jobs.” My bet is that most Americans share this sentiment as well. Amidst a myriad of concerns about illegal immigration, one prominent worry among Americans is the potential adverse effects on the…
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April 7, 2024 11:07 pm - American Briefing News
Biden Went To The Mat For Young Voters On Student Loans. Now They’re Abandoning Him
President Joe Biden has made student loan forgiveness a top priority after young voters elected him by large margins in 2020. Ahead of another matchup with former President Donald Trump, the voting bloc might just abandon him, anyway. Despite Biden’s continued efforts to cancel massive…
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April 7, 2024 11:06 pm - American Briefing News
Biden’s Electric Vehicle ‘Mandate’ Might Just Be A Surprise Gift To China
The Biden administration has put in place regulations that would require many Americans to adopt electric vehicles (EV) in the coming years despite U.S. companies struggling to produce the products, leading some experts to wonder if vehicles from China will be needed to meet current goals. The Environmental Protection Agency…
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April 6, 2024 11:06 pm - American Briefing News
Hunter Biden’s Attorney Met With Jill Biden’s ‘Work Husband’ At WH Days Before Defying Subpoena
An attorney representing Hunter Biden in his ongoing legal battles met with first lady Jill Biden’s top aide in the East Wing of the White House days before the first son defied a congressional subpoena. Abbe Lowell, Hunter Biden’s attorney, met with Anthony Bernal, Jill Biden’s top staffer on Dec.
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April 6, 2024 11:05 pm - American Briefing News
‘Not Having Any Of It’: Mike Rowe Touts Rising Number Of Gen Zers Generation Ditching College For Blue Collar Jobs
“Dirty Jobs” host Mike Rowe on Saturday celebrated a recent report that showed more members of Generation Z are attending vocational schools as tuition at some private colleges surpasses $90,000 a year. Rowe joined “Cavuto Live” to discuss how the combination of rising post-secondary educational costs coupled with shortages in…
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April 6, 2024 11:04 pm - American Briefing News
California’s $20 Minimum Wage Is Another Dimwitted-Dem Idea That Wil Hurt Those They Claim To Help
On April 1, the new California $20-per-hour minimum wage for fast-food workers went into effect. In signing the bill, California Gov. Gavin Newsom rejected the view that such a wage hike — 25% above the state’s current minimum wage — hurts teenagers who disproportionately benefit from fast-food jobs and for…
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April 5, 2024 11:42 pm - American Briefing News
Not A Single Manufacturing Job Was Created In March Despite Biden Admin Spending Billions To Do So
A net total of 0 manufacturing jobs were created in the month of March despite the Biden administration’s many programs and public spending to boost hiring in the sector. The number of manufacturing jobs in the United States remained at 12,956,000, the same figure as February, following a decline of…
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April 5, 2024 11:41 pm - American Briefing News
Blue City Board Wants To Let Residents Sue Grocery Stores For Closing
Two members of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors introduced an ordinance to be considered that would require grocery stores to provide six-months notice before closing, or be liable for a lawsuit. Supervisors Dean Preston and Aaron Peskin introduced the ordinance on Tuesday, which would also require that…
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April 5, 2024 11:40 pm - American Briefing News
You Will Never Guess What This Senate Hopeful Blamed For East Coast Earthquake
A candidate running for Senate in New Jersey attributed Friday’s east coast earthquake to climate change. Christina Khalil, who is running for a Senate seat in New Jersey as a member of the Green Party, blamed the “climate crisis” for the unusual magnitude 4.8 earthquake that…
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