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Trump takes sweet lead over Biden in cookie poll that forecast last three races

President Trump may be trailing in some national polls, but he was way ahead in a survey that has correctly predicted the last three presidential races: the Lochel's Bakery cookie poll.

November 3, 2020

Ted Wheeler, Portland mayor, warns of ‘white supremacist’ violence in city under siege by Antifa

Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler drew eye-rolls Monday when he warned of the likelihood of post-election violence by "white supremacist" groups in a city that has been roiled since May by left-wing Antifa rioting.

November 2, 2020

Public schools enrollment plunge due to ‘red shirt’ kindergarteners

Something's missing this fall from the nation's K-12 public schools: thousands of students.

November 2, 2020

Trump warns of ‘Biden lockdown’ as he seeks to flip coronavirus narrative

President Trump sought to turn his greatest vulnerability -- the novel coronavirus issue -- into a strength during his final weekend campaign blitz.

November 1, 2020

Biden campaign ad repeats account of when Jill met Joe disputed by ex-husband

A Biden campaign ad released this week features a timeline of when Jill Biden met Joseph R. Biden that has been disputed by her ex-husband.

October 31, 2020

Project Veritas sues New York Times over ‘dishonest’ report on ballot-harvesting sting

Project Veritas filed a defamation lawsuit Friday seeking against the New York Times, alleging that the newspaper published a "dishonest" report about the undercover journalism outfit's Minneapolis ballot-harvesting investigation.

October 30, 2020

Gray wolf off endangered species list in ‘great comeback story’

Federal wildlife officials announced Thursday the lifting of species protections for the gray wolf in the lower 48, heralding the decision as U.S. conservation triumph, but whether the Trump administration can keep the apex predator off the list is another question.

October 29, 2020

Rasmussen: 31% of likely Black voters support President Trump

President Trump has sought to win over Black voters during the 2020 campaign, and a Rasmussen Reports survey released Thursday shows that his strategy may be working.

October 29, 2020

Oregon Republicans urge ‘no’ vote on ‘radical’ measure decriminalizing meth, cocaine, heroin

The Oregon Republican Party has urged a "no" vote on a ballot measure that would make the state the first in the nation to decriminalize possession of cocaine, heroin and methamphetamine, calling it "radical."

October 29, 2020

California Democrats rip affirmative action ban ballot initiative

This was supposed to be the year that California Democrats finally took out two of their least favorite citizens' initiatives, Propositions 13 and 209, but the citizens are proving less than cooperative.

October 28, 2020

Gardner tells Hickenlooper to ‘stop being a coward’ as Democrat stays mum on court-packing

Democratic Senate candidates are coming under growing pressure to announce their stands on whether to expand the Supreme Court, but so far Colorado's John Hickenlooper is remaining mum.

October 28, 2020

Ken Paxton to investigate Texas election-fraud scheme in Project Veritas sting

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said Tuesday that his election-fraud unit is investigating what he called a "shocking" election-fraud scheme shown in a hidden-camera investigation released by Project Veritas.

October 27, 2020

Joe Biden energy plan, Paris climate deal reentry would benefit China

Democratic presidential nominee Joseph R. Biden's plans to rejoin the Paris accord and transition to 100% renewable energy are popular with climate advocates, but perhaps nobody stands to gain more from the Biden vision than China.

October 27, 2020

Lindsey Graham on Amy Coney Barrett confirmation: ‘The big winner tonight is conservative women’

As far as Sen. Lindsey Graham is concerned, the big winners from Monday night's Supreme Court confirmation vote were conservative women.

October 27, 2020

AOC calls for Supreme Court expansion after Amy Coney Barrett confirmation

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez had a terse message immediately after the Senate voted Monday to confirm Judge Amy Coney Barrett's Supreme Court confirmation: Pack the court.

October 26, 2020

EPA’s Andrew Wheeler asks DOJ to decide whether green groups should register as foreign agents

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler said Monday he would ask the Justice Department to look into whether environmental advocacy groups receiving overseas funding should register as foreign agents.

October 26, 2020

Facebook accused of censoring ‘Black voices’ for nixing anti-Biden ad on Black fathers

A conservative political action committee on Monday accused Facebook of using its clout to "silence Black voices" after the platform removed an anti-Biden ad on Black families in the wake of a fact-check saying there was "no proof" to back the ad's claims.

October 26, 2020

Joe Biden campaign accuses Trump administration of ‘waving the white flag’ on coronavirus

The campaign of Democrat Joseph R. Biden accused President Trump of "waving the white flag" on the novel coronavirus after White House chief of staff Mark Meadows said that it would be impossible to "control the pandemic."

October 25, 2020

AOC backs Pelosi if she’s ‘most progressive’ speaker candidate

Alezandria Ocasio-Cortez, the most prominent member of the House's progressive wing, addressed the leadership issue shortly after Mrs. Pelosi said she planned to seek another term as House speaker.

October 25, 2020

Gretchen Whitmer: No evidence of Biden wrongdoing

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer defended former Vice President Joseph R. Biden against claims that his son leveraged the family name for foreign cash, saying Sunday there was "not a scintilla of evidence that there was wrongdoing by Joe Biden."

October 25, 2020