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The Democrats’ hopes for toppling Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) rest on Democratic Senate nominee Mandela Barnes. Barnes became the 45th lieutenant governor of Wisconsin in 2019 following the previous November’s blue wave. However, the aspiring politician’s past controversies are receiving more scrutiny now, in what is a higher-profile race in a less favorable political environment. According to Barnes’ Instagram account, he met then-President Obama’s former pastor Rev. Jeremiah Wright after watching him speak in Milwaukee in 2013. https://twitter.com/RonJohnsonWI/status/1578461406445285377 During the speech, Wright claimed Israel was guilty of “ethnic cleansing” and accused the United States of “war crimes” on par with…

Vanderbilt Pediatric Gender Clinic is halting gender-transitioning surgery for minors for the time being. The development follows a letter to Vanderbilt hospital written by State Rep. Jason Zachary (R-Knoxville) and signed by 62 members of the Tennessee House of Representatives. Zachary cited “serious ethical concerns” with the procedures being performed on minors as well as allegations that the hospital might be discriminating against employees who refuse to participate in the procedures. https://twitter.com/MattWalshBlog/status/1578468866761465856 The Daily Wire has more on the clinic’s response to Tennessee lawmakers: Vanderbilt also told the lawmakers that it would protect conscientious objectors who work at the facility…

Last month, Glenn Beck’s media company fired one of its brightest rising stars. At the time…

President Joe Biden revealed today that he will pardon all prior federal offenses for simple…

Hurricane Ian left a trail of destruction across the Florida peninsula in its wake…

At least five high school football players have been shot, and one killed, at a Philadelphia high school Tuesday afternoon. The deceased victim was a 14-year-old boy. The shooting occurred at Roxborough High School just after 4:40 p.m. as a football scrimmage was ending between Roxborough High School, Northeast High School and Boys Latin Charter School. Before the football players could leave the field, a light green Ford Explorer pulled up. Police say two occupants opened fire on the unsuspecting student-athletes. All of the victims were walking off the field together. https://twitter.com/January20th49/status/1574896936414777344 The Philadelphia Inquirer reports: A 14-year-old boy with…

A federal grand jury has indicted a Minnesota man for allegedly making interstate threats against…

Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts has whisked away the 50 migrants flown there by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.) after 24 hours. On Friday the migrants boarded buses with the help of members of the Massachusetts National Guard where they proceeded to a military base on Cape Cod. https://twitter.com/EmilieIkedaNBC/status/1570775078828388353?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1570775078828388353%7Ctwgr%5E7bbbac3a0a72888e4a5a4f415216b3f0c14bdc47%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Ffreebeacon.com%2F%3Fp%3D1637241 The Washington Free Beacon reports: The flights are part of an effort by DeSantis and Texas governor Greg Abbott (R.) to transport migrants to states whose leaders have endorsed “sanctuary” laws and lax immigration enforcement but haven’t faced the large influx of migrants that southern states have.The unannounced arrival of migrants caused chaos…

Another group of migrants arrived at Vice President Kamala Harris’ residence Saturday morning. The latest delivery coincided with the transfer of six busloads of migrants from El Paso, a border city almost exclusively run by Democrats, to New York City. As Fox News reports: The D.C. bus carried people mostly from Venezuela, including a one-month-old baby. Aid workers quickly whisked the migrants away to a local shelter.The transports come as the immigration issue has again rocketed to the forefront of national attention after planes carrying migrants arrived in Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts.Harris has been tasked with dealing with the “root causes” of migration…

On Friday, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a Texas law restricting social media giants from censoring users’ posts based on their political views. The ruling is a clear victory for Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) and an undeniable defeat for Facebook, Twitter and Google. https://twitter.com/KenPaxtonTX/status/1570877107991105537 “Today we reject the idea that corporations have a freewheeling First Amendment right to censor what people say,” Judge Andrew Oldham wrote on behalf of the court’s majority. A lower court had previously blocked the law which makes it possible for people to sue large social media…