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The Board of Supervisors have a special meeting on Monday.

Maricopa County Board Refuses to Appear Before AZ Senate to Discuss Election Concerns, Calls for Audit to End

'Why do these local officials believe that they alone are acting in good faith while at the same time questioning the motives' of others who disagree?

Randy DeSoto May 18, 2021

Joe Biden gives remarks on his economic plan for the future on March 31.

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New Poll: By Double Digits Americans Reject High Tax and Spend, Big Govt Policies

Capital gains is the tax on investments, so Biden’s policy would be a disincentive to invest. Investments are what create businesses.

Randy DeSoto April 27, 2021

Protesters speak against Arizona state Senate Bill 1485, an election integrity measure, at a rally.

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Like Georgia, Dems Pull Race Card to Try to Undermine Arizona Vote Integrity Legislation

Raquel Terán urged supporters to contact Republican Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey to tell him to veto the election integrity bill.

Randy DeSoto April 22, 2021

During a Thursday news conference, Democratic Sen. Ed Markey of Massachusetts and other Democratic lawmakers discussed their plans for the Supreme Court.

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Democrats Tip Their Hand: Part of Plan to Pack Supreme Court Is About HR1

'I wish we didn’t have a far right Supreme Court majority that is hostile to democracy itself, but here we are,' Rep. Mondaire Jones said.

Randy DeSoto April 15, 2021

A New York vote-by-mail ballot lies on a desk. The New York Times has shifted its perspective on absentee voting several times throughout the last few decades.

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NY Times Does About-Face on Potential for Fraud Created by Absentee Ballots

In 2000, The Times' Leslie Wayne wrote, 'Yet as absentee ballots and early voting become more popular, so do concerns over them.'

Randy DeSoto April 14, 2021

The above stock image shows the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington D.C.

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Venezuela's Undermining of Indep Judiciary Offers Cautionary Tale to Dems' SCOTUS Court Packing Scheme

'The hyper-partisan fixing of the [Supreme] Court quickly devastated Venezuela’s constitutional structure,' according to First Liberty Institute.

Randy DeSoto March 16, 2021

President Joe Biden is promising the most significant expansion of the welfare state since Lyndon Johnson's Great Society of the 1960s, as he reportedly eyes the largest tax increases since the early '90s.

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Biden Calls for Return to Failed '60s 'Great Society,' Reportedly Eyeing Major Tax Hikes

Ronald Reagan’s election in 1980 was really a direct response to the failed big-government welfare policies of the '60s Great Society.

Randy DeSoto March 16, 2021

Sen Lee questions Judge Garland about 2A rights in Sen Judiciary Committee on Feb. 24.

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Biden AG Nominee Garland's Record on 2nd Amend Shows Resistance Toward Right to Bear Arms

Judge Merrick Garland, President Joe Biden’s attorney general nominee, has a troubling record when it comes to recognizing Americans’ Second Amendment rights. In 2007, Garland voted for an “en banc” […]

Randy DeSoto March 2, 2021

Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced on Wednesday that the Chicago Monuments Project, convened in August to decide which of the Windy City's monuments should be removed.

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Chicago, Largest City in 'Land of Lincoln,' Reviews Taking Down Statues of Him and Grant

For Chicago to take down Lincoln's and Grant's statues as a means or promoting “a racial healing and historical reckoning” would certainly be ironic indeed.

Randy DeSoto February 19, 2021

Former President Donald Trump and former radio commentator Rush Limbaugh walk together on April 19, 2019, following their round of golf at the Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida.

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Key '09 Limbaugh Speech Illustrates How He Became Bridge from Reagan to Trump

Former radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh appeared to take seriously a warning former President Ronald Reagan offered in his farewell address in 1989.

Randy DeSoto February 18, 2021

Trump supporters show up in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Monday, to show how much they appreciate the former president and to celebrate his acquittal.

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Polls Show Most Republicans Want to See Trump Play Major Role in Party, Leads 2024 Field

“Our historic, patriotic and beautiful movement to Make America Great Again has only just begun,” former President Donald Trump said on Saturday.

Randy DeSoto February 16, 2021

A crowd gathers after the Super Bowl LV in Tampa, Florida on Sunday.

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Main Stream Media Obsesses Over Maskless Tampa Fans, While BLM Protests Get Pass

The headline from many multiple media outlets is that maskless Buccaneer fans celebrated in the streets, creating a COVID-19 superspreader event.

Randy DeSoto February 9, 2021

Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia and Republican Susan Collins of Maine are putting together a censure resolution intended to bar President Donald Trump from running for office by finding he engaged in an "insurrection."

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With Impeachment DOA, Senators Weigh Dubious Censure Resolution to Bar Trump from Presidency

Censuring Trump is a sign of weakness and works against the "unity" President Joe Biden claimed he wanted for the country just last week.

Randy DeSoto January 30, 2021

GOP Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah appears to be all in on the impeachment of Donald Trump, saying the former president incited an insurrection and must be held accountable.

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Romney's Factually Challenged Claim That Trump Incited an 'Insurrection' At Capitol

For Romney, all this appears to be personal. He doesn't like Trump. He's been railing against him since the 2016 campaign.

Randy DeSoto January 27, 2021

Big Tech's decision to shut down Parler calls to mind the climatic closing in the 1939 Frank Capra film, "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington."

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Big Tech's Parler Shutdown Like Villainous Political Machine in 'Mr Smith Goes to Washington'

Twitter has allowed a lot of threatening content to fly, including comedian Kathy Griffin holding a severed, bloody mock head of Donald Trump in 2017.

Randy DeSoto January 12, 2021

Tea party activists hold a rally on March 13, 2010, in St. Paul, Minnesota.

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Pelosi, Schumer-Led Congress Will Fuel Another 2010 Tea Party-Style Red Wave Election

If history is any guide, get ready. The red wave is rising, and it will usher Republicans back to control of Congress in 2022.

Randy DeSoto January 9, 2021

Army Signal Corps via Wikipedia

Trump No Doubt Would Approve of Gen. Patton's Famous Christmas Prayer Offered in Throes of WWII

Donald Trump definitely has some of that Gen. George Patton spirit in him, and like the World War II hero, he recognizes God reigns over all

Randy DeSoto December 24, 2020

U.S. Congressman Jim Jordan speaking at the 2018 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Maryland

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Jordan: Winning GA Senate Runoffs Key To Being Able to Investigate Bidens' Business Dealings

'This just underscores why keeping the Senate in Republican hands, and winning those two seats in Georgia is so darn important,' Jordan said.

Randy DeSoto December 18, 2020

The Abraham Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C.

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Lincoln's Thanksgiving Prayer Proclamation Offers Reassuring Words for Our Day

Let's count our blessings, even as we push forward to get an open review of the election and hopefully a rapid end to the coronavirus pandemic.

Randy DeSoto November 26, 2020

The above photo shows individual income taxes by state.

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Tax Foundation Report Reveals Best States To Live for Lowest Tax Burdens

States that score well on the Index’s individual income tax component usually have a flat, low-rate income tax with few deductions and exemptions.

Randy DeSoto November 25, 2020

Jenny Beth Martin speaks at the Tea Party Patriots American Policy Summit in Phoenix.

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Jenny Beth Martin's Shocking Phone Conversation with Georgia Election Officials Should Infuriate Americans

'These conversation are further indication that the Georgia recount is a total sham and @GASecofState is not acting in good faith.'

Bryan Chai November 18, 2020

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