HotAir Daily Express 12/19/2017

Getting rid of Bob Menendez would be "appalling" 12/19/2017 10:41:12 AM  Jazz Shaw 0 Comments As we noted here previously, there were a few people in the media cautiously suggesting that while the #MeToo movement was sweeping away alleged sexual offenders in Congress this year, it might be an opportune time for the Democrats to relieve themselves More... "It's official": WH points finger at North Korea for massive ransomware attack 12/19/2017 10:01:55 AM  Ed Morrissey 0 Comments Remember the WannaCry plague? It swept across the planet in the spring, infecting millions of systems, attempting and at times succeeding in extorting money from its victims. Almost immediately, researchers linked the virus to earlier cyberwarfare from 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] We had to stop yet another UN condemnation involving Israel 12/19/2017 9:21:15 AM  Jazz Shaw 0 Comments After the President’s move to recognize Jerusalem as the eternal capital of Israel and begin plans to move our embassy there, the Palestinians quickly suggested having the United Nations take over the job of moderating the peace process. At that More... NTSB: Derailed train took curve at nearly three times speed limit 12/19/2017 8:41:46 AM  Ed Morrissey 0 Comments The recovery of a data recorder may have identified the cause of a fatal derailment of an Amtrak train in Washington state yesterday. NTSB board member Bella Dinh-Zarr tells CBS News that the device reveals that the train took a curve at almost three More... Trump "considered" pulling Gorsuch nomination according to… anonymous sources 12/19/2017 8:01:44 AM  Jazz Shaw 0 Comments The Washington Post has another Christmas present for the President and, as usual, it’s in the form of a lump of coal in his stocking. Since there apparently isn’t anything new on Russia, Russia, Russia to report, this time it’s a claim More... James Clapper: It looks to me like Putin is handling Trump as "an asset" 12/18/2017 10:41:17 PM  Allahpundit 0 Comments What a worm. He’s making a pedestrian point here, that Putin’s training as an intelligence officer prepared him to read people well in order to obtain their cooperation. Trump gave him intelligence that helped thwart a terror attack in More... New NBC midterm poll has some, uh, interesting numbers about seniors and young adults 12/18/2017 10:01:47 PM  Allahpundit 0 Comments Normally when I hear the words “wave election” I think of a tidal wave crashing onto a beach. Looking at these numbers, the sort of wave I’m picturing is that shot in “The Shining” where blood comes rushing out of the More... Tavis Smiley says he'll fight for his reputation, PBS is not impressed 12/18/2017 9:21:58 PM  John Sexton 0 Comments Last week, PBS suspended Tavis Smiley after an investigation found “multiple, credible allegations” that Smiley had sexual relationships with multiple employees. The day after he was dropped, Smiley responded with a video saying he’d More... Antifa making the jump to attacking pipelines? 12/18/2017 8:41:57 PM  Jazz Shaw 0 Comments The problem with a group like Antifa, which we saw at far too many protests this year, is that their perceived “success” in attacking those with different views was bound to inspire others to copy their tactics. If it worked so well for the More... De-escalation: New VA governor drops Medicaid expansion from agenda 12/18/2017 8:01:15 PM  Ed Morrissey 0 Comments Democrats won a wave election in Virginia a month ago, not only winning the gubernatorial race but at least coming close to taking control of the legislature. Recounts are continuing in three races that could put Republicans in the minority, an More... Did Mueller illegally obtain emails sent by Trump's transition team? 12/18/2017 7:21:49 PM  Allahpundit 0 Comments A leftover from the weekend that deserves some attention, if only because I’m confused about it and hoping legal eagles will read this and set me straight. News broke on Saturday that Bob Mueller had obtained tens of thousands of emails sent by More... Jill Stein under investigation by Senate Intel Committee 12/18/2017 6:41:52 PM  John Sexton 0 Comments Buzzfeed reports that the Senate Intelligence Committee investigating Russian interference in the 2016 election is seeking documents from the Jill Stein campaign. Buzzfeed learned of the request from Dennis Trainor Jr., a former Stein campaign staffer. More... ACLU doesn't want illegal alien deported because of his "Latino appearance" (Video) 12/18/2017 6:01:32 PM  Jazz Shaw 0 Comments Here’s a story which didn’t seem to grab too much national attention, but it’s worth a closer look. Back on September 25th, ICE agents entered a garage in South Los Angeles, ordered everyone to put their hands up and promptly arrested More... Trump judicial nominee withdraws after being humiliated during confirmation hearing 12/18/2017 5:21:22 PM  Allahpundit 0 Comments I feel bad for the guy. Not very bad: He was prepared to take a job that would have given him momentous power over innocent people’s lives and he was palpably unqualified to do it. John Kennedy did America a service by exposing Matthew More... Personal fouls: Panthers owner to sack himself 12/18/2017 4:41:58 PM  Ed Morrissey 0 Comments Will Jerry Richardson’s loss be P. Diddy’s … even bigger loss? The owner of the Carolina Panthers announced last night that he would sell the team after a Sports Illustrated report uncovered at least four settlements involving sexual More... Report: Peter Strzok's 'Insurance policy' text was about how to proceed on collusion investigation 12/18/2017 4:01:58 PM  John Sexton 0 Comments The Wall Street Journal reports that Peter Strzok’s text about an “insurance policy” was intended to push for an aggressive investigation into possible Trump campaign collusion with Russia. First of all, here’s the August 2016 More... Socialism fail: Oil-rich Venezuela now wants to buy oil from us 12/18/2017 3:21:17 PM  Jazz Shaw 0 Comments The nation of Venezuela sits on some of the richest crude oil deposits on the planet and was, at one time, one of the chief exporters of a host of related products. They are the only member of OPEC in the Americas. So how is it that they are once again More... NBC: FBI warned Trump, Clinton about risk of Russian infiltration 12/18/2017 2:41:21 PM  Ed Morrissey 0 Comments Sccop or rehash? NBC News reported this afternoon that the FBI delivered a warning to Donald Trump last summer that Russians would attempt to infiltrate his campaign: In the weeks after he became the Republican nominee on July 19, 2016, Donald Trump was More... Is Mueller preparing a letter that'll exonerate Trump in Russiagate? 12/18/2017 2:01:09 PM  Allahpundit 0 Comments The president is reportedly under the impression that he is. Three possibilities: 1. This is pure fantasy invented by Trump to soothe his nerves over the investigation. 2. This is pure fantasy invented by Trump’s *lawyers* to soothe his nerves More... Taxmageddon and de Blasio may drive the wealthy from New York City 12/18/2017 1:21:20 PM  Jazz Shaw 0 Comments As we all know (at least if you listen to Nancy Pelosi, MSNBC or most of the CNN staff) the new Republican tax plan will mean the end of civilization. Bees are buzzing in their hives as they prepare for the next evolutionary leap forward, replacing us as More... Amtrak train derails near Tacoma, WA (Update: Aerial video) 12/18/2017 12:41:30 PM  John Sexton 0 Comments An Amtrak passenger train traveling between Seattle, WA and Portland, OR derailed this morning, leaving one car dangling over the I-5 freeway. There are early reports of casualties including some fatalities. Reports indicate there were 70 people on the More... Corker to Hatch: Someone better explain this tax bill to me ASAP 12/18/2017 12:01:44 PM  Ed Morrissey 0 Comments Is the tax bill in trouble again? Two days ago, Bob Corker offered a dramatic reversal to his opposition to the GOP tax reform bill that previously drew a nay vote from the retiring Senator.  The country would be better off with the bill than without it, More... Doug Jones: The people have spoken on the sexual misconduct allegations against Trump 12/18/2017 11:21:19 AM  Allahpundit 0 Comments Heh. By 2019 this dude will be a Republican railing against abortion on the Senate floor. And he still won’t get reelected after Alabama Republicans wise up and nominate a more respectable opponent than Roy Moore next time. Jones going to bat for More... Matt Damon: We aren't talking enough about all the men in Hollywood who aren't predators Trump's foreign policy smacks of isolationism and retreat, French FM says Without the insurance mandate, health care's future is anyone's guess Judge: Two illegal-immigrant teens must be allowed abortions The real reason Trump allies are attacking Mueller: Pardons Study shows the gap between liberals and conservatives extends to what we eat and watch on TV Trump team's meeting with Mueller's office poised to ratchet up tensions President Trump, the animatronic version, comes to Disney World Trump accuser lobbied to be his makeup artist months before sex assault allegations resurfaced Report: Trump talked about rescinding Gorsuch's nomination Derailed Amtrak train was traveling at 80 mph in 30-mph zone Why "The Last Jedi" is the worst Star Wars movie ever Why living with men makes women pile on the pounds Will passing the tax bill help the GOP in 2018? Probably not The new mandarins of the deep state Pace yourselves, journalists. Fake Trump news only hurts you. Trump's refusal to embrace the norms of presidential behavior will hurt his party Trump has made our government more moral The age of outrage Trump should face harassment allegations under oath The GOP faces a Roy Moore-style humiliation in Virginia What social conservatives must do now Why Trump continues to forge an unlikely bond with religious conservatives It wasn't Trump but Iraq's elite soldiers who defeated ISIS Divorce is making American families 66% bigger