Jason Hopkins

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJ4ZTFBcDf4&t=16s WASHINGTON - Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced Monday he is pulling remaining U.S. embassy staffers from Venezuela because of the country’s worsening situation. “The U.S.…

WASHINGTON - A Pentagon spokesman revealed that the number of U.S. troops deployed at the southern border could be cut in half by the end of March. There were roughly 4,000 troops placed on the U.S.-Mexico border as of early March.…

NEW YORK - Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez claimed Saturday that former President Ronald Reagan used certain rhetoric to pit white working class Americans against brown and black working class Americans. “A perfect example of how…

WASHINGTON - Immigrants detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) under the Trump administration are dying at virtually the same rate as they did during the Obama administration. During former President Barack Obama’s…

CALIFORNIA - A spokesman for Arnold Schwarzenegger said the former governor and famous movie actor is still pursuing his options to sue oil companies for “first degree murder.” “We’ve had consistent meetings with a team of legal…

ARIZONA - Negotiations to keep one of the biggest coal power plants in the U.S. in operation have stalled, officials say, placing hundreds of Native American workers at risk of losing their jobs. Owners of the Navajo Generating…

NEW YORK - Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer plans on proposing a special climate change committee, and will prepare climate change-related legislation in case Democrats win control of the Senate and White House in 2020. “This is…

ALABAMA - During a speech commemorating the anniversary of “Bloody Sunday,” Hillary Clinton claimed white supremacist views are bring espoused in the White House, and she propagated conspiracy theories about the Georgia gubernatorial…

Screenshot of the employment section of the Open Society Foundation website with George Soros added from the Festival of the Economy of Trento, 2018 photo by Niccolò Caranti, Wikipedia Commons. WASHINGTON - Money tied to George Soros, a…

WASHINGTON - A vast majority of the cities and townships that applied for federal law enforcement grants have received them, despite attempts from the Trump administration to withhold funding from sanctuary cities. President Donald…

NEW YORK - Environmental activist Michael Shellenberger explained to Fox News host Tucker Carlson that it’s not possible to shift the country’s grid completely to renewable energy. “I was one of the founders of, sort of, the first…

ISLAMABAD - Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan announced he will release a captured Indian pilot, a move he is calling a “peace gesture” after the two nuclear powers engaged in their first aerial combat in nearly five decades. …

WASHINGTON - U.S. Border Patrol Chief Carla Provost broke down in a testimony to Congress why the situation at the U.S.-Mexico border qualifies as a national security crisis. “There is an ongoing debate as to whether this…

ARIZONA - Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers joined a growing number of Democratic governors by ordering his state’s National Guard troops to leave the U.S.-Mexico border. Evers issued an executive order Monday that withdraws 112…

NEW YORK - Speaking at a “Girls Who Code” event in New York City, self-identified democratic socialist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez hit back against critics of her Green New Deal resolution. “I just introduced the Green New Deal two…

NEW YORK - Secretary of State Mike Pompeo criticized Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on “Fox News Sunday” for blocking international aid to citizens dying under his rule. “The Venezuelan people are speaking loudly and clearly.…

CALIFORNIA - Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials claim a deadly shootout between an illegal immigrant and a sheriff’s deputy could have been prevented if California sanctuary laws allowed them to do their job. A deadly…

Construction Begins for 30-Foot Border Wall In near San Diego. SAN DIEGO - Several days after President Donald Trump declared a national emergency, construction began on the fifth border wall project of his administration. The U.S.…

WASHINGTON - Despite a record number coal plant closures across the United States, the country’s power sector still experienced a rise in carbon emissions in 2018, according to the Environmental Protection Agency’s annual report on…

WASHINGTON - The Trump administration is mulling the creation of an expert panel to assess whether climate change poses a risk to national security, but critics are denouncing the idea. The White House may form the Presidential…

The Bakken region in North Dakota is expected to reach a record-setting 1.45 million bpd by March. WASHINGTON - The United States is forecast to reach another milestone in oil output next month thanks to rising production in the…

TUCSON - The Center for Biological Diversity is reporting an enormous amount of lawsuits leveled against President Donald Trump since he first entered office. The Tuscon-based environmental organization has filed a total…

AUSTIN - A young Texas boy faced both praise and ridicule from adults after he opened a hot chocolate stand to raise money for President Donald Trumps’ border wall. Benton Stevens — a seven-year-old from Austin, Texas — wanted to…

SACRAMENTO - California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom is hoping to pull National Guard troops away from the U.S.-Mexico border to help protect his state’s struggling marijuana industry. Faced with competition from a robust black…

WASHINGTON - In a conversation with residents who live near the U.S.-Mexican border, one thing is made clear: There is a national emergency taking place at the border. The Daily Caller News Foundation spoke exclusively with Arizona…

BRUNSWICK - A nonprofit founded by Georgia Democrat Stacey Abrams was slapped with three different tax liens over the past year, bringing the organization’s known total to seven. Third Sector Development, a nonprofit started by…

WASHINGTON - Minnesota Democratic congresswoman Ilhan Omar responded to President Donald Trump’s calls to resign over her anti-semetic tropes. https://twitter.com/IlhanMN/status/1095683268693905410 “You have trafficked in hate…

WASHINGTON - Tony Evers of Wisconsin has become the latest of four newly-elected Democratic governors who have pledged to adhere to the goals set out in the Paris climate accord, bucking President Donald Trump’s opposition to the…

WASHINGTON - Lawmakers involved in border negotiations expressed optimism that a deal could be reached by the end of the weekend, but questions remain whether President Donald Trump would accept less funding for wall construction. …