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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.

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.

By 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.

By 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.

By Randy DeSoto February 16, 2021

Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida discusses the possibility of a travel ban being implemented in the state on Thursday during a news conference.

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DeSantis Dismantles Biden's Potential Florida COVID Travel Ban: He's Allowing Illegals to Flood US

DeSantis argued that any attempt to restrict 'Florida by the federal government would be an attack on our state done purely for political purposes.'

By Randy DeSoto February 13, 2021

Republican Arizona state Sen. Paul Boyer explains his reasoning for siding with Democrats and voting to block an audit of the Nov. 3 election results in Maricopa County, Arizona, on Monday.

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AZ GOP Senator Sides with Dems Thwarting Contempt Vote Over County Blocking Election Audit

A vote on a resolution to hold the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors in contempt failed in a 15-15 vote on Monday in the Arizona Senate.

By Randy DeSoto February 11, 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.

By Randy DeSoto February 9, 2021

Auditors examine a vote tabulation machine to determine the machine's accuracy and reliability.

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AZ Senate Moves to Hold Maricopa County Board in Contempt for Failure to Comply with Election Subpoenas

The Arizona Senate Judiciary Chairman warned, 'there are serious legal consequences for failing to comply with the subpoena.'

By Randy DeSoto February 3, 2021

This cartogram shows which states are compact members, with 196 electoral votes in total out of the 270 needed.

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'National Popular Vote' Bill Aimed at Undermining Electoral College Stalls in VA's Dem-Controlled Senate

'Regrettably, when we did a headcount of votes likely to be cast on the Senate floor for the National Popular Vote bill...it appeared to be one vote short.'

By Randy DeSoto February 2, 2021

People vote at Callanan Middle School in Des Moines Township, Iowa.

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AZ Senate Bringing in Auditing Firm to Review Ballots and Dominion Voting Machines for Abnormalities

The scope of the audit will be broader than the one authorized by the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors last week, said AZ Senate Pres. Karen Fann.

By Randy DeSoto February 1, 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.

By Randy DeSoto January 30, 2021

A stack of voter ballots lay on a table ready to be scanned and counted.

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Board of AZ's Most Populous County Votes Unanimously to Conduct Audit of Dominion Voting Machines

'We know that there’s a lot of misinformation and disinformation out there about this election,' the Election Day director for Maricopa County said.

By Randy DeSoto January 27, 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.

By Randy DeSoto January 27, 2021

President Joe Biden signs an executive order after his inauguration as president of the United States on Wednesday in Washington, D.C.

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Biden Disbands Trump's '1776 Commission' in Apparent Nod to '1619 Project' View of America

Trump warned against the 'merciless campaign to wipe out our history, defame our heroes, erase our values and indoctrinate our children.'

By Randy DeSoto January 22, 2021

Former President Donald Trump gives a thumbs up prior to boarding Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, on Dec. 7, 2019.

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AZ Senate Announces Election Audit Moving Forward: County Officials Agree to Turn Over All Subpoenaed Info

One of the election anomalies is that Republicans did well statewide in Arizona, but former President Trump and former Sen. Martha McSally came up short.

By Randy DeSoto January 21, 2021

A large group of pro-Trump protesters stand on the East steps of the Capitol Building after storming its grounds on Jan. 6 in Washington, D.C.

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Dem Lawmaker Seeks Expulsion of AZ Rep Finchem for Being Near U.S. Capitol On Day of Riot

“Media reports that I was ‘leading the march’ or somehow ‘leading an assault on the Capitol’ are wildly fictitious and a slanderous fabrication."

By Randy DeSoto January 18, 2021

Fox News contributor Lisa Boothe highlighted the irony of politicians supporting and companies like Twitter shutting down political speech in the name of protecting the American people.

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Lisa Boothe Highlights the Irony of Big Tech Fighting 'Fascism' by Silencing Free Speech

'Many members of Congress who voted to impeach President Trump this week would be guilty of inciting violence by the same exact measure,' Boothe said.

By Randy DeSoto January 15, 2021

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AZ Senate Moves Forward to Enforce Subpoena to Audit Dominion Voting Machines

The 2021 legislative session began Monday, and the following day the new Senate Judiciary Committee chairman issued a subpoena regarding voting machines.

By Randy DeSoto January 14, 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.

By Randy DeSoto January 12, 2021