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The Portland Public Schools board voted last week to ban any materials that cast doubt on climate change, the Portland Tribune reported. According to the resolution passed May 17, the school district must remove any textbooks and other materials that suggest climate change is not occurring or that says human beings are not responsible for […]

By Jenna Portnoy May 20 RICHMOND — Gov. Terry McAuliffe’s order last month restoring the voting rights of 206,000 felons had an unintended consequence: It’s now easier for those ex-offenders to regain the right to own guns. Before the order, felons who wanted to legally possess firearms first had to go through the process of […]

TOP 7 HILLARY AND OBAMA FOREIGN POLICY FAILURES America needs leaders who will help keep our country secure. President Obama and Hillary Clinton have proven time and again that their misguided foreign policy efforts do far more harm than good. We have compiled seven of the top ways that Clinton and Obama’s policies have failed […]

In an unprecedented effort to attach criminal liability to everyday policing tactics, prosecutors zeroed in Thursday on a two-minute interaction to argue that OfficerEdward Nero assaulted Freddie Gray. They said Nero did so not by injuring Gray in any way, but by detaining him without asking why the stop was justified. Under intense questioning from […]

About 1,000 more votes were cast during Baltimore’s primary election than there were voters who checked in at the polls, an ongoing state review has found. State elections officials said Thursday that workers examining Baltimore’s election have uncovered “significant” problems. They have found more than 450 provisional ballots that were not considered by election judges. […]

Filmmaker Spike Lee, speaking Wednesday during commencement exercises at the Johns Hopkins University, blasted Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and urged graduates to unite, rather than divide. Lee, whose films include 1989’s “Do the Right Thing,” spoke about the country’s racial challenges. “We are at an important moment in history,” he said. “And the way […]

By Bradford Richardson – The Washington Times – Wednesday, May 18, 2016 A leading North Carolina newspaper issued an editorial last week telling girls to attempt “overcoming discomfort” at the sight of “male genitalia,” should transgender bathroom laws be enacted. In a defense of President Obama’s order compelling schools to allow access to restrooms on […]

Maryland University Holds Lecture on How “White People are a Plague to the Planet” Jim Hoft May 17th, 2016 12:13 pm 172 Comments Towson University in Baltimore recently held a presentation on how “White People are a Plague to the planet.” DC Clothesline reported: Towson University is a public university located in Towson, Baltimore County, […]

The Senate confirmed Paula Xinis for a federal judgeship in Maryland by a vote of 53-34, over the protests of major state police unions and outside conservative groups. Xinis, a partner and senior trial attorney at the Baltimore law firm representing the family of Freddie Gray, will serve in what is in effect a lifetime […]

By Andrea Noble – The Washington Times – Tuesday, May 17, 2016 In a strike against the District’s strict firearms laws, a federal judge has blocked the city’s police chief from requiring gun owners to prove they have a “good reason” to obtain a concealed carry permit. Tuesday’s ruling by U.S. District Judge Richard Leon […]