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10 Death Row Inmates in Oklahoma Could Get New Trials

OKLAHOMA CITY—As many as 10 death row inmates in Oklahoma, more than one-fifth of the state’s prisoners condemned to die, could escape execution because of a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling concerning criminal jurisdiction in Indian Country. The inmates have challenged their convictions in state court following the high court’s ruling last year, dubbed the […]

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Medical Examiner’s Report on US Officer Brian Sicknick’s Death Not Yet Complete

The cause of death is not yet clear for U.S. Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick, the agency said on Friday. “The medical examiner’s report on Officer Brian Sicknick’s death, which followed the attack on the Capitol on January 6, is not yet complete. We are awaiting toxicology results and continue to work with other government

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Biden’s Energy Policies ‘Dangerous’ and Damaging to Economy: CPAC Panel

The Biden administration’s focus on moving toward alternative energy sources like wind and solar—despite an abundance of fossil fuels—will serve to gutter American’s energy dependence and economy, argued a panel of former and current politicians at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC). Former Rep. Bob Beauprez (R-Colo.) said on Saturday that there are increasingly more

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CPAC: Devin Nunes Says Pandemic Relief Bill Is a Slush Fund for Democrats

ORLANDO—Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) said the $1.9 trillion pandemic relief bill passed early on Saturday morning is a slush fund for blue states. Nunes compared the bill to the stimulus bill approved early during President Barack Obama’s first term at the White House, claiming that much of the money went to buy votes in blue

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Stock Gains Power Higher Berkshire Profit, Buffett Presses On With Stock Buybacks

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc on Saturday said stock market gains fueled a record quarterly profit, while the billionaire signaled investors are undervaluing his company by repurchasing another $9 billion of its stock. Berkshire’s fourth-quarter buybacks boosted the company’s overall stock repurchases to $24.7 billion in 2020, five times the record from a year earlier,

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California Lawmaker Takes Aim at ‘Cancel Culture’ With New Bills

As the national conversation about “cancel culture” continues to heat up, one Southern California lawmaker is tackling the issue through policy. State Sen. Melissa Melendez (R-Lake Elsinore) said her constituents have told her they experience “cancel culture” shaming for their political affiliations. They worry they’ll be discriminated against in various ways for their affiliations. In

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The Nation Speaks (Feb. 26): Senator Mike Lee, KT McFarland, Kash Patel, and More at CPAC

In this special episode of The Nation Speaks, we come to you from the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Orlando, Florida. We sit down with Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah); KT McFarland, former Deputy National Security Advisor; Kash Patel, former Chief of Staff for Department of Defense; Dave Brat, dean of Liberty University School of Business and former U.S.

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Biden Praises House Passage of COVID-19 Relief Package, Calls on Senate to Quickly Act

President Joe Biden on Saturday thanked the House of Representatives for passing his COVID-19 relief package and urged the Senate to move quickly on the proposal. The lower chamber in the early hours of the day “took the first step toward making it a reality,” Biden said in prepared remarks from the White House. “And

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America First Doctrine ‘Here to Stay’ Says Richard Grenell

Even though one of the biggest champions of “America First” policies, former President Donald Trump, has left office, the doctrine itself is “here to stay,” according to Richard Grenell, former Acting Director of U.S. National Intelligence. Speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Orlando, Florida, on Feb. 27, Grenell credited Trump for “successfully realigning

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