HotAir Daily Express 10/16/2017

Venezuela's regional elections went about as well as you'd expect 10/16/2017 10:41:09 AM  Jazz Shaw 0 Comments You might have missed it in the flood of other news over the past week, but there were elections held in Venezuela! No… not new presidential elections or selections of an actual legislative body. (Don’t be silly… Nicolas Maduro was More... Clinton Foundation: We're not returning Weinstein's money, thank you 10/16/2017 10:01:34 AM  Ed Morrissey 0 Comments Saturday’s question to Chelsea Clinton, which drew two awkward non-responses, finally gets an answer today. A Clinton Foundation spokesman tells the Daily Mail that they will not return donations from Harvey Weinstein, amounting to as much as More... Measure your knowledge of the U.S. Constitution with this short quiz Hillsdale College SPONSORED Many Americans know the Constitution well -- they understand how it protects their freedoms and paved the way for a great nation to be built. But many more Americans don't know enough about it. How much do you know about the Constitution? [Take The Quiz Now] On Tillerson's "until the first bomb drops" comment 10/16/2017 9:21:49 AM  Jazz Shaw 0 Comments The cable news talking heads are all abuzz this morning over Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s CNN interview yesterday. Most of the hot takes focused on the did he or didn’t he question regarding the alleged “moron” statement. More... Peshmerga: Iraq has declared "a war against the Kurds" 10/16/2017 8:41:32 AM  Ed Morrissey 0 Comments The civil war in Iraq over the last three years touched off by ISIS may just have been an appetizer. Late yesterday, the Iraqi army attacked Peshmerga forces around Kirkuk in an attempt to wrest control of the city and its oil production away from the More... Kaepernick's latest move… into arbitration 10/16/2017 8:01:28 AM  Jazz Shaw 0 Comments Colin Kaepernick’s next big move has arrived. No… he’s not putting on a new NFL uniform yet and taking to the field. He’s heading into arbitration. This week, Kaepernick’s attorneys have filed a grievance, supported by the More... The best way to protect the press is to exclude government 10/15/2017 8:01:05 PM  Taylor Millard 0 Comments Government involvement in media is something pretty much everyone accepts. The FCC hands out licenses for individual TV stations, requires individual buildings to be far enough away from each other to not interfere with signals, and requires TV/radio More... Ready for John Kasich 2020? 10/15/2017 6:31:28 PM  Taylor Millard 0 Comments It looks like President Donald Trump might have a Republican challenger in 2020 in the form of Ohio Governor John Kasich. Maybe. Kasich told NBC’s Meet the Press on Sunday he’s already got one endorsement: his wife. Chuck, I don’t know More... Actress Lysette Anthony accuses Weinstein of rape, Scotland Yard investigating 10/15/2017 5:01:24 PM  John Sexton 0 Comments Several more accusers come forward to talk about their bad experiences with Harvey Weinstein each day. English actress Lysette Anthony, best known in America for her role in the 1983 fantasy film Krull, told authorities last week that she had been raped More... Hillary on Harvey Weinstein: We just elected a president who admitted to sexual assault, you know 10/15/2017 3:31:51 PM  Allahpundit 0 Comments The Bill Clinton rule: Only those who’ve been credibly accused of sexual assault but *haven’t* admitted to it are fit for the presidency. Just like the Founders intended. Believe it or not, the most awkward part of this exchange from Channel More... Tapper to Tillerson: Did you or did you not call the president of the United States a moron? 10/15/2017 2:01:25 PM  Allahpundit 0 Comments Good lord. How hard would it be to just say “of course not,” especially when his press secretary’s already said it? Even if it’s a lie, no one would fault him for telling it. Just put the story to bed. Tapper even goes so far as More... NFL week 6 open thread 10/15/2017 12:31:34 PM  Ed Morrissey 0 Comments Ed: Let’s start off by addressing the nasty rumor that Jazz took this weekend off because he lost to me yet again in last week’s NFL picks. That’s totally fake news. He took the weekend off because we’re tied up for the season More... Jeff Flake's lesson for Republicans: Cross Trump at your own risk Bowe Bergdahl: I doubt I could get a fair trial after Trump comments Trump encouraged Bannon after interview declaring war on GOP Weinstein Company might sell to Trump pal Tom Barrack How the drug industry beat the DEA on opioids Puerto Rico delegate: Everything we've asked for, Trump has provided Jimmy Kimmel: Losing Republican fans isn't ideal, but… Trump privately predicts he will appoint four justices Kaepernick files collusion grievance against NFL owners "We tried nice guys. We had John McCain. Mitt Romney." British doctors ordered to ask patients if they're gay Why so many people believe conspiracy theories The GOP is a mess. It's not all Trump's fault. How American politics became so exhausting It's past time to rethink modern sexual morality Is Harvey Weinstein a cultural pivot point? Behind Trump's latest moves: A return to constitutional government Trump doesn't understand what the FCC is — or the value of free speech "Don't eat the placenta," doctors warn new parents The casting couch perverts who peddled fairy tales The rule that broke the Senate Why I went to North Korea Why NFL cheerleaders aren't protesting the anthem Trump gives Congress a kick in the rear to finally act on health care Trump ramps up the culture war