'There is a long history ... of using emergencies as times to really start to encroach upon people’s civil rights and, in fact, this is the time when we need them the absolute most...'
(Claire Russel, Liberty Headlines) The Justice Department quietly asked Congress to expand its “emergency powers” amid...
'The president of the United States is from New York City and he will not lift a finger to help his hometown...'
(Claire Russel, Liberty Headlines) New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio lashed out at President Donald Trump, accusing him of “dragging his feet” and refusing to “help his...
'In plain English, it was a giant s**t show...'
(Claire Russel, Liberty Headlines) Despite President Donald Trump’s directive to block all nonessential foreign travel between the U.S. and Mexico, some Customs and Border Protection officials are continuing to allow non-citizens to enter the country, according to the Washington Examiner.
“We’re letting...
'When a bat is stressed, by being hunted or having its habitat damaged by deforestation, its immune system is challenged and finds it harder to cope ...'
(Michael Barnes, Liberty Headlines) A new CNN report says humans, not bats, are to blame for the coronavirus pandemic that’s infecting hundreds of...
'Every time I’ve asked him to do something---cut out China travel, or go to the mitigation guidelines---he’s ultimately listened to what I’ve said...'
(Claire Russel, Liberty Headlines) Dr. Anthony Fauci, one of the senior health officials on President Donald Trump’s Coronavirus Task Force, pushed back on Democratic accusations that Trump...
'If cable news told data-driven stories of the pandemic, do you think we’d still be rushing to crowded grocery stores, fighting each other over toilet paper?'
(Michael Barnes, Liberty Headlines) At the height of the Great Depression, then-President Franklin D. Roosevelt famously said, “The only we have to fear is...
'I’m not being overly optimistic or pessimistic. I sure as hell think we oughta give it a try...'
(Ben Sellers, Liberty Headlines) President Donald Trump on Friday shut down an NBC reporter for sensationalist fearmongering while trying to convey a message of optimism about a potential treatment for the coronavirus.
“What...
'A new makeshift hospital will be in operation soon...'
(Joshua Paladino, Liberty Headlines) Many Americans were suspicious of China's claim that there were not any new coronavirus cases on March 19, and new evidence from Chinese observers shows that authorities are likely falsifying the numbers.
A video posted on YouTube yesterday...
'I'm sickened just thinking about it...'
(Ben Sellers, Liberty Headlines) Sen. Richard Burr, R-NC, defended himself under heavy fire after several media outlets accused him and three other U.S. senators of engaging in insider trading prior to the recent stock-market decline related to the coronavirus pandemic.
In response, facing calls to...
'It’s not only an abuse of the language---it’s also an abuse of authority...'
(Michael Barnes, Liberty Headlines) A federal appeals court ruled Wednesday that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service illegally designated thousands of acres of land in New Mexico a protected jaguar habitat, despite only a few jaguar sightings...
Blowback to Glenn Kirschner's idea is harsh and vehement...
(Claire Russel, Liberty Headlines) MSNBC legal analyst Glenn Kirschner suggested President Donald Trump should be prosecuted for negligent homicide for “mishandling” the federal government’s response to the Wuhan virus outbreak.
Kirschner, a 30-year federal prosecutor specializing in homicide, claimed in a series...
'Now is not the time for a piecemeal approach were we go into court and argue one by one for the release of at-risk individuals...'
(Claire Russel, Liberty Headlines) The city of Baltimore announced it will stop prosecuting nonviolent crimes, such as drug possession, trespassing, prostitution, attempted distribution and violating...