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House Democrats revealed the outlines of their border security counteroffer Wednesday, saying they will pump money into stopping drugs and providing care for illegal immigrants — including cutting the number of detention beds to hold them for deportation.
Democrats wouldn’t put a dollar figure on their proposal, so it’s not clear how it stacks up against President Trump’s $5.7 billion plan for a border wall.
All sides are locked in negotiations over a 2019 spending bill for the Homeland Security Department. They face a Feb. 15 deadline to reach a deal and avert another partial government shutdown. [Read More]
Democratic Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam lit up social media Wednesday after he waded into the fight over a controversial abortion bill that one sponsor said could allow women to terminate a pregnancy up until the moment before birth — with critics saying Northam indicated a child could be killed after birth.
Despite the controversial remarks making waves, analysis of Wednesday night’s news coverage from NewsBusters found that CNN, MSNBC and the broadcast networks’ nightly newscasts ignored Northam’s shocking comments.
NewsBusters analyzed coverage from Fox News, ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN and MSNBC from 7:00 p.m. to midnight ET on Wednesday and found that only Fox News included the story in their nightly coverage. [Read More]
Kentucky governor gets heat for criticizing cold-weather school closures (News 10)
Kentucky’s governor is getting some heat for saying school districts are being too “soft” on kids when they cancel classes due to cold weather.
Many of Kentucky’s schools closed Wednesday with forecasts predicting wind chills well below zero degrees (negative 17 Celsius).
Gov. Matt Bevin (R) told WHAS radio on Tuesday that closing schools for cold weather “sends messages to our young people that if life is hard you can curl up in the fetal position somewhere.” [Read More]
60 Percent of Students Value Tolerance Over Free Speech, Survey Finds (PJ Media)
On Wednesday, the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) released a survey showing that college students in Generation Z or iGen are conflicted on free speech and seem to value tolerance and inclusion more than this important First Amendment liberty.
Sixty percent of students say “promoting an inclusive environment that is welcoming to a diverse group of students” is more important than “protecting students’ free speech rights, even if it means allowing hurtful or offensive speech,” the FIRE/YouGov poll found. [Read More]
Graham requests FBI briefing on Roger Stone arrest (The Hill)
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, has requested that the FBI give a briefing to the panel about last week’s arrest of longtime GOP operative and former informal Trump adviser Roger Stone.
Graham sent a letter to FBI Director Christopher Wray on Wednesday expressing concerns about the “manner” in which Stone was arrested, including the number of agents involved in taking Stone into custody, “the tactics employed” and the timing of the arrest. [Read More]
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