A concert that was canceled for its potential to massively spread COVID-19 in the hot zone of South Dakota has been brought back from the dead with a new featured artist—one who’s already been slammed for playing to packed pandemic crowds. Country singer Chase Rice will perform at Saturday’s event, after the original headliner, Chris Young, dropped out following a Daily Beast report on the potential […]
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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer accused President Donald Trump on Sunday of “inciting” domestic terrorism by repeatedly attacking her at his rallies, calling the “Lock her up!” chants the president has encouraged even in the wake of a kidnapping plot against her “disturbing.” During a rally in Michigan on Saturday, the president appeared to dismiss what cops and the FBI have called a violent, militia-infused scheme to […]
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is seen here campaigning for Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden on Oct. 16. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is seen here campaigning for Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden on Oct. 16. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, who the FBI says was targeted by a foiled kidnapping plot, on Sunday accused President […]
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem capitalized on news that police officers are leaving Seattle at record rates amid budget calls and ongoing protests by offering them work in her state. In her message to Seattle police officers, the Republican governor promised South Dakota would not “demonize” them. “In South Dakota we stand WITH you,” she tweeted on Saturday. The governor even added a link to a […]
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in an online political event in August. Authorities say they short-circuited a plot to kidnap her. An eighth man has now been charged in the case. DNCC via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption DNCC via Getty Images Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in an online political event in August. Authorities say they short-circuited a plot to kidnap her. An eighth man has […]
President Donald Trump continued his attacks on Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Thursday, calling the Democratic lawmaker a “dictator” as authorities announced charges against a 14th suspect in the thwarted plot to kidnap her and violently overthrow the government. “Michigan, she has to open up. [Whitmer] wants to be a dictator in Michigan and the people can’t stand her,” Trump said Thursday in a FOX Business […]
People protest at the state Capitol during a rally in Lansing, Mich., in May against Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s stay-at-home order. Paul Sancya/AP hide caption toggle caption Paul Sancya/AP People protest at the state Capitol during a rally in Lansing, Mich., in May against Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s stay-at-home order. Paul Sancya/AP In mid-April, thousands of citizens gridlocked the Michigan state Capitol for miles, unleashing a cacophony of […]
Earlier in the week, the Michigan attorney general, Dana Nessel, announced that several militia group members had been taken into custody on charges of domestic terrorism for what is described as a plot to kidnap the state’s governor, Gretchen Whitmer. A sheriff in Barry County, Michigan, named Dar Leaf, who took part in anti-lockdown protests with the militants who were taken into custody for allegedly participating […]
A Madison Heights, Michigan, man killed by FBI agents during a still-murky standoff over a weapons warrant. Thirteen other Michigan and Delaware men arrested in state and federal busts over alleged plots to take over the state government. A Maryland man busted on federal weapons charges. A Virginia man arrested for allegedly violating a local open-carry law. At least four state and federal busts—and, in one […]
MUNITH, MI—Seven Michigan men were arrested Thursday as part of a sprawling right-wing plot allegedly targeting the state’s government and its embattled Governor Gretchen Whitmer in particular. The charges against the men, who allegedly called themselves the “Wolverine Watchmen,” came in tandem with federal charges against six other men in an alleged plot to kidnap Whitmer. The group’s involvement—or lack thereof—with those facing federal charges was […]
Trump senior campaign adviser Jason Miller blasted Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer—a target of a recent kidnapping plan by extremist militia members—shortly after her Thursday afternoon press conference discussing the foiled plot, claiming she has “hatred in her heart” towards President Donald Trump. Federal prosecutors announced on Thursday that six men were arrested and charged for allegedly plotting with a violent extremist group to kidnap Whitmer and […]
Mich. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, shown here last month, was allegedly a target of a milita’s kidnapping plot. Michigan Governor’s Office via AP hide caption toggle caption Michigan Governor’s Office via AP Mich. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, shown here last month, was allegedly a target of a milita’s kidnapping plot. Michigan Governor’s Office via AP The FBI says it has thwarted a plot by militia members to kidnap […]
Federal prosecutors on Thursday announced the arrest of six men who allegedly plotted to violently overthrow the government and kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. The half a dozen men were arrested Wednesday night after the FBI and Michigan State Police reportedly spent hours raiding a Hartland home. The arrest came after investigators uncovered an alleged plot that involved reaching out to members of a Michigan militia, […]
Gov. Ron DeSantis is doing nothing to prevent the Miami Dolphins from filling their 65,000-person stadium despite Florida’s continued struggle to contain the coronavirus, which has already killed over 15,000 people in the Sunshine State alone. In a stunning decision last month, the Republican governor moved Florida into Phase 3 of the state’s reopening plan, dropping all restrictions on businesses and allowing stadiums to operate at […]
Crowds of angry Orthodox Jews filled the streets of a Brooklyn neighborhood after New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced strict Covid-19 restrictions that would limit occupancy in synagogues. Protesters in Borough Park, a largely Orthodox area of Brooklyn, burned a pile of discarded masks in the middle of the road. A video posted to social media shows New York City firefighters arriving at the scene to […]
Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee, pictured in March, made climate change at the center of his presidential campaign earlier this year. Elaine Thompson – Pool/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Elaine Thompson – Pool/Getty Images Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee, pictured in March, made climate change at the center of his presidential campaign earlier this year. Elaine Thompson – Pool/Getty Images The fires in Washington are […]
California’s Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom has approved the creation of a task force to examine paying reparations to the descendants of slaves, the first such proposal ever passed by a state government. Newsom signed AB 3121 into law on Wednesday, creating a nine-member task force to study possible reparations for black Americans. While the governor lamented that the legislation hadn’t been passed “decades ago,” he hailed […]
US President Donald Trump lambasted NY Governor Andrew Cuomo for questioning the safety of federally approved vaccines, reminding him of his much-maligned order to care homes to admit patients who had contracted Covid-19. “Governor Andrew Cuomo of New York wants to put New York at the END of the Vaccine List in that he doesn’t trust the FDA or Federal Government, even though the Vaccines are […]
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis not only allowed bars and restaurants to open at full capacity on Friday, he said he’d override local efforts to keep them closed despite the raging coronavirus pandemic. On the same day Florida surpassed 14,000 coronavirus deaths, DeSantis announced that the state was immediately moving to the third phase of its three-phase reopening plan. Bars, restaurant, gyms, shops, stadiums, and theme parks […]
PETA and South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem, who is also an avid hunter, engaged in a war of words on Twitter after the non-profit animal rights group attacked her over a video she posted showing her hunting birds in a field. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has pulled no punches, taking a swipe at Noem, South Dakota’s Republican governor, after she posted a […]
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has called for a harsh crackdown on violent and “disorderly” protests, proposing a bill that would bring steep penalties for rioting. Critics insist the law is a “fascist” ban on free expression. The Republican governor introduced the new law during a Monday press conference – the Combating Violence, Disorder, and Looting and Law Enforcement Protection Act – which, if passed by the […]
Governor Andrew Cuomo said he would only allow indoor dining to resume in New York City if the NYPD sets up a task force to enforce social distancing rules, as restaurants sue authorities for $2 billion, citing “irreparable harm.” Cuomo addressed reopening businesses in NYC and elsewhere during a press call on Thursday, saying “compliance and enforcement” would drive the state’s guidance on lifting sweeping shutdowns […]
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo made a veiled threat toward President Donald Trump after he vowed to pull federal funding from cities “permitting anarchy,” saying the POTUS would need an “army” to safely walk the streets of NYC. Cuomo called an emergency press briefing on Wednesday night to denounce a White House directive issued earlier in the day, which ordered a review of “the use of […]
Last Thursday, former US Vice President Joe Biden, along with his vice-presidential running mate, Senator Kamala Harris, officially accepted the nomination by the Democratic Party to run against Republican President Donald Trump in the November 2020 US presidential election. The Republican lieutenant governor of North Carolina, Dan Forest, said during a GOP campaign event on Sunday, that the 77-year-old Democratic presidential nominee, Joe Biden, might not […]
By Rachana Pradhan and Victoria Knight, Kaiser Health News As the coronavirus crisis deepened in April, Georgia officials circulated documents showing that to get through the next month, the state would need millions more masks, gowns and other supplies than it had on hand. The projections, obtained by KHN and other organizations in response to public records requests, provide one of the clearest pictures of the […]
Five women are said to be at the top of former Obama Vice President Joe Biden’s list of potential vice presidential running mates, according to a report by NBC News citing sources “familiar with the matter.” Biden, the Democratic Party’s presumptive presidential nominee, has taken advantage of the month delay of the party’s Milwaukee convention, now set to start August 17, to announce his pick for […]
Gavin Newsom Democrat tyrant Gavin Newsom on Friday ordered all public and private schools in more than 30 counties on his ‘watch list‘ to stay closed. Newsom’s announcement comes two weeks after he closed churches, gyms, hair and nail salons, indoor malls in Los Angeles and 29 other counties including Orange County, Ventura, Santa Barbara, San Diego and all other counties in Southern California. Newsom said […]
Mayor Keisha Bottoms Georgia Governor Brian Kemp (R) sued Atlanta Mayor Keisha Bottoms over her mask mandate. Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms is a Marxist and marched with Black Lives Matter militants last month. Kemp’s lawsuit alleges the Democrat Mayor lacks the authority to implement and enforce a face mask mandate and that she must obey his executive order. Georgia’s Republican Governor Brian Kemp suspended all local […]
ATLANTA—For Austin Sirkin, a cancer survivor, wearing a mask during the coronavirus pandemic was never in any doubt. The 40-year-old has been duly sheltering in place since March in spite of his state’s aggressive reopening scheme, opting to instead have his groceries and other essentials delivered. But he was hopeful that, with Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms’ mandate last week that people wear masks in public, […]
Gov. Andrew Cuomo is deploying “enforcement teams” that include police officers to airports to keep track of visitors to New York as officials enforce the Democrat’s out-of-state travel advisory, which mandates that all travelers from coronavirus hot-spot states must quarantine for 14 days upon arrival. On Monday, the governor issued an executive order that requires travelers from designated states — at least 22 at last count […]
Democratic officials angry at Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s handling of surging coronavirus numbers in the state this week had one lackluster place to voice their frustrations about the rapidly escalating public health crisis killing their constituents: a Zoom press conference. “While some states followed the advice of public health experts, Texas did not,” Dallas-area State Rep. Toni Rose said from a webcam on Wednesday, a photograph […]
A pro-police rally was hijacked by angry Black Lives Matter militants on Saturday outside of Governor Tim Walz’s mansion. Hundreds of BLM Marxist militants showed up and screamed at pro-police rally goers. WATCH: HAPPENING NOW: a pro police rally has been overrun by BLM outside Gov. Walz’s mansion in Minnesota. pic.twitter.com/iLtcCsH1IC — Kyle Hooten (@KyleHooten2) June 27, 2020 TRENDING: WATCH: US Postal Worker Caught on Video […]
NC lieutenant governor warns he may sue governor over coronavirus response by Louis Casiano/Fox News North Carolina Lt. Gov. Dan Forest said in a letter Thursday to Gov. Roy Cooper that he intends to sue him over his executive orders issued during the coronavirus pandemic. Forest, a Republican, alleges that Cooper, a Democrat, issued a series of orders without seeking input from the Council of State, a group of 10 lawmakers that includes the secretary […]
Newly obtained evidence indicates the woman who made false allegations against former Missouri Governor Eric Greitens, was bribed to willfully lie under oath and engaged in extensive perjury in the effort to oust the rising Republican star from office, according to a police source with knowledge of an investigation into the circuit attorney’s misconduct. Katrina “Kitty” Sneed, testified under oath that she secretly met with St. […]
Gov. Steve Bullock (D-Mont.), left, gets an update on coronavirus testing from councilman Martin Charlo of Confederated Salish and Kootenai tribes. Kirk Siegler/NPR hide caption toggle caption Kirk Siegler/NPR Gov. Steve Bullock (D-Mont.), left, gets an update on coronavirus testing from councilman Martin Charlo of Confederated Salish and Kootenai tribes. Kirk Siegler/NPR At a free, mass testing site on Montana’s Flathead Reservation, hundreds of people are […]
California Governor Gavin Newsom has said that all citizens will need to wear masks in public settings to fend off the coronavirus, though many are wondering how such a thing can be enforced. “Together — we can slow the spread. Do your part. Wear a mask,” Newsom tweeted on Thursday. NEW: Californians are now REQUIRED to wear face coverings in public spaces.Together — we can slow […]
About 1,000 Health Care Workers Petitioned Arizona Governor to Make Face Masks Mandatory in Public Places David Schulzinger started this petition to Martha McSally and 2 others Petition Title: Make masks mandatory in Public Places throughout Arizona Governor Ducey, I find it unacceptable that your answer is that business must continue and that we need to learn to live alongside Covid. I find it unacceptable that you are not mandating masks. […]
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo discusses newly signed police reform legislation and how reopening is going in the state as the coronavirus pandemic continues. Source link
Thousands of ‘black trans lives matter’ protesters gathered outside of the Brooklyn museum on Sunday. The protesters were shoulder-to-shoulder and not practicing social distancing. WATCH: Happening now in Brooklyn.. Silent march for Black Trans lives.. shot by my friend who has this amazing view from her living room… pic.twitter.com/Caa8hj62DX — natiba (@natiba) June 14, 2020 TRENDING: UPDATE — FULL BODYCAM VIDEO Reveals Atlanta Police Being Patient, […]
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo spent Monday night lashing out at President Trump for threatening to call in the military to protect Democrat-run cities from looters across the US. Meanwhile, NY police were getting viciously attacked in the streets by street thugs and looters were ransacking the premier stores in Manhattan. The president is calling out the American military against American citizens. He used the military […]
A man has died in Louisville after being shot at by LMPD and Kentucky National Guard forces, according to Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear. In an earlier statement, Louisville Metro Police Department Chief Steve Conrad confirmed that a man had been shot and killed, but did not say whether or not the individual had died as a result of shots fired by law enforcement. Conrad linked the […]
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said Saturday he was taking the unprecedented step of fully mobilizing the state’s national guard for the first time in history after another night of protests and destruction following the death of George Floyd. “The situation in Minneapolis is no longer in any way about the murder of George Floyd,” Walz said. “It is about attacking civil society, instilling fear and disrupting […]
When the Republican governor of Idaho issued a plan to safely reopen businesses in the state, he ordered bars to stay closed until at least June 13. Last weekend, in defiance of those guidelines, Idaho’s lieutenant governor—also a Republican—reopened the tavern she owns with her family in Idaho Falls. A few days before reopening The Celt Pub and Grill, Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin penned a scathing […]
Republicans have filed a lawsuit to overturn the California Governor’s executive order, that will see every voter receive an absentee ballot for the November election, denouncing it as a “direct assault” on the vote’s integrity. “In a direct usurpation of the legislature’s authority, Governor [Gavin] Newsom issued an executive order purporting to rewrite the entire election code for the November 2020 election cycle,” the lawsuit, which […]
HUNDREDS of people turned out Wednesday at Operation Haircut on the State Capitol lawn in Lansing, Michigan to protest the draconian rule of Governor Gretchen Whitmer. As we reported earlier several hairdressers and barbers held a rally today in support barber Karl Menke.Texas salon owner Shelley Luther traveled to Michigan for the protest! Michigan police issued $1,000 fines to five single mothers who cut hair at […]
Atilis Gym co-owner Ian Smith Atilis Gym in Bellmawr, New Jersey reopened on Monday morning in defiance of Governor Phil Murphy’s Coronavirus lockdown order. “We think so far, this has been just a gross violation of constitutional rights,” said Atilis Gym co-owner Ian Smith in an interview with Fox News host Tucker Carlson. “The 14th Amendment states that no state shall pass any law that infringes […]
The Wisconsin Supreme Court made sure it was not exposed to COVID-19 as it heard arguments regarding the safer-at-home order intended to slow the spread of the virus that had already infected 11,000 in the state and killed more than 400 of them. “Arguments will be conducted with all participants making appearances via Zoom,” Chief Justice Patience Roggensack decreed before the May 5 hearing. Nobody risked […]
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday announced the light at the end of the coronavirus pandemic tunnel, revealing regions of the Empire State should prepare for reopening after the state-wide pause is set to end on May 15. “We start a new chapter today in many ways. It’s a new phase,” Cuomo said at a press briefing from Rochester Regional Health. “We are, from my […]
On Thursday, the Professional Beauty Federation of California published a press release to the “Hot Topics” section of their website. It was titled: “Time to Sue Governor Newsom.” The release came in response to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s announcement that the following morning, California would officially enter “Phase Two” of the “Safer at Home” order. Select businesses, from florists to clothing retailers to toy stores, would be […]
Texas salon owner Shelley Luther has been ordered released from jail after the governor and attorney general protested her imprisonment over violating the state’s lockdown and modified the shutdown orders to exclude imprisonment. Luther, who became a symbol of the movement to end Texas’ lockdown when she was arrested for refusing to shutter her Dallas salon despite a district judge’s restraining order, was ordered released from […]