Section: The Washington Free Beacon (USA)
Future HUD Secretaries Duke It Out On Gun Buybacks
Democratic presidential candidates Pete Buttigieg and Beto O’Rourke clashed over the issue of gun buybacks during Tuesday night’s Democratic debate. The South Bend mayor has repeatedly criticized O’Rourke for his support for mandatory gun buybacks, and he continued to hammer the former Texas congressman at the debate, arguing...
Klobuchar: Warren Isn’t Being Honest About Who Will Pay for Medicare for All
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D., Minn.) slammed Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D., Mass.) Tuesday for hiding that she would need to hike middle class taxes to pay for her Medicare for All proposal. Warren has repeatedly refused to say she would raise taxes on the middle class to help pay for a government-run health care system. She did so again at Tuesday’s...
Biden Says He’s ‘Proud’ of Son’s Ukraine Judgment Hours After Hunter Admits ‘Poor Judgment’
Former vice president Joe Biden defended his son Hunter Biden’s decision to take a lucrative post on a the board of a Ukrainian gas company just hours after the younger Biden characterized the decision as “poor judgment.” During Tuesday’s Democratic primary debate, Biden said that his son “did nothing wrong”...
No, Elizabeth Warren Will Not Tell You Whether Your Taxes Will Go Up
It’s one question Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren won’t answer. Try as they might, and despite repeated attempts, CNN’s debate moderators could not extract a straight answer from Warren about whether her healthcare plan — she’s a supporter of Medicare for All — would force her to raise taxes. Recent...
Former Dem Sen Feels Nostalgia for Days of Bolton’s Villainy
Former Senator Claire McCaskill said she feels nostalgia for the days when former White House National Security Advisor John Bolton was the villain. The Missouri Democrat told MSNBC that she missed the days when Bolton, Trump’s former National Security Advisor, was the biggest liberal boogeyman around when he served as ambassador to the...
Hunter Biden: I Had ‘As Much Knowledge As Anyone Else’ on Board of Ukraine Gas Company
Hunter Biden on Tuesday defended his position on the board of a Ukrainian natural gas company, saying he “had as much knowledge as anyone else on that board, if not more.” He also admitted to ABC News anchor Amy Robach that he did not have any “extensive knowledge” about natural gas, and he most likely would not have been...
We Are All Ukrainians
Ironies pile up. Both participants in the July 25 call between President Trump and Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky are outsiders whose fame catapulted them to high office. Foreign policy experts assumed their similar profile would promote goodwill and understanding. That was incorrect. This star-crossed encounter has damaged the careers of...
Liberal Dark Money Group Launches $1 Million Impeachment Ad Campaign
A D.C.-based progressive nonprofit group is launching a $1 million ad campaign in five swing states calling for the impeachment of President Donald Trump. ACRONYM, a 501(c)(4) dark-money group, will test its message in Arizona, Michigan, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin, but will consider expanding its ad buys into a national campaign...
Brian Stelter Asks CNN Contributor If Fox News Reminds Her of Totalitarian, State-Run Media
This week on the Sunday news shows: CNN’s Brian Stelter asks a guest if Fox News reminds her of state-run media, a Democratic representative defended Rep. Adam Schiff’s (D., Calif.) handling of the Ukraine whistleblower complaint, and Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D., Minn.) says she would not be comfortable with her vice president’s...
Klobuchar Would Not Be Comfortable With VP’s Child On Board of Foreign Company
Presidential candidate Amy Klobuchar (D., Minn.) said Sunday that she would not be comfortable with a child of her vice president serving on the board of a foreign company. The Minnesota senator told CNN’s Jake Tapper that she agrees with Sen. Kamala Harris (D., Calif.) and Beto O’Rourke (D., Texas), both of whom expressed concern...
