Illinois House Passes Bill Requiring Fingerprints to Obtain Gun License

The Illinois House of Representatives passed a bill on May 29 that would require residents to give their fingerprints in order to obtain a firearm license. The bill passed 62-52, and now moves on to the Illinois Senate. State Representative Julie Morrison (D-Ill.) declared, “Fingerprinting increases our ability to look at records in other states, […]

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom Pushes for $2 Billion in New Taxes and Fees

As California enjoys a historic budget surplus of more than $21.5 billion, Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom is pushing for more than $2 billion in new taxes and fees. His plan calls for instituting a water tax, phone tax, and health care penalty known as the “individual mandate.” “Without the mandate, everybody’s premiums go up,” Newsom […]

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Ocasio-Cortez Tweet Prompts Ted Cruz’s Offer of Support for Ban on Lobbying by Former Members of Congress

In a recent Twitter interaction, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) agreed to work together on a bill that bans members of Congress from becoming professional lobbyists. It started Thursday with a tweet by Ocasio-Cortez decrying the findings of progressive consumer rights group Public Citizen that nearly 60 percent of former congressmen […]

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Bolton: ‘I Don’t Think the Framers…Ever Intended Impeachment to be a Political Process’

(CNSNews.com) – National Security Advisor John Bolton said Thursday Democrats mulling impeachment will “have to think long and hard” before proceeding, adding that he doubted the men who framed the U.S. Constitution “intended impeachment to be a political process.” Asked during a visit to Britain about the push to impeach President Trump, Bolton told Sky […]

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All Germans Encouraged to Wear Jewish Kippa in Response to Anti-Israel Event

(CNSNews.com) – The German government’s anti-Semitism commissioner has reversed a warning to Jewish men not to identify themselves by wearing kippas, and is now urging Germans across the country to don the distinctive headwear in an act of solidarity. Drawing attention to an upcoming anti-Israel event, Felix Klein called on citizens in Berlin and elsewhere […]

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Rep. Ilhan Omar: Pro-Lifers are Hypocrites, Want to ‘Control Us’

(CNSNews.com) – Wading into the controversy over the passage of pro-life laws in red states, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) on Wednesday accused the “religious right” of trying to force its views on the nation, and disputed conservatives’ claims to be motivated by concern for human life. She also accused conservatives of hypocrisy, citing two instances […]

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Rabbi Aryeh Spero on Ingraham Angle: Rep. Omar Is ‘Anti-Jewish,’ ‘Anti-American’

By Michael Morris | May 23, 2019 | 11:06 AM EDT On FOX News Channel’s “The Ingraham Angle” on Monday with host Laura Ingraham, Rabbi Aryeh Spero, president of Caucus for America and spokesman for the National Conference on Jewish Affairs, commented on a rally held in New York City to remove Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) from the House Foreign Affairs […]

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Media Deploying Language Gymnastics to Serve Left-Wing Goals on Abortion

“Pregnancy Kills. Abortion Saves Lives.” That was the headline on an absurd opinion article in The New York Times, deploying Orwellian language to turn the abortion debate on pro-lifers and comfort those who support abortion on demand. While the conversation over Alabama’s new abortion law has drawn out some wild arguments from the left, it’s […]

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Cheers Erupt As House Judiciary Committee Approves ‘Path to Citizenship’ Bills

(CNSNews.com) – To whoops of delight, the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday night voted to advance legislation to provide a pathway to citizenship for immigrants who arrived in the U.S. without legal permission as minors (“Dreamers”) and allow some immigrants with temporary protected status to apply for permanent legal status. Voting along partisan lines after […]

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