Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Nick Foles preached the gospel during a press conference on Wednesday, telling reporters that he has been able to have joy in his life despite the injury that has sidelined him this season because of his relationship with Jesus.
Foles, who won the Super Bowl as the Philadelphia Eagles&#8217; starting quarterback in 2018, suffered a broken left clavicle in the first quarter of his first game as the Jaguars&#8217; quarterback.
&#8220;Right when I felt this thing break and I was going into the locker room, I just realized that this wasn’t exactly what I was thinking when I came to Jacksonville,&#8221; Foles <a href="https://www.christianpost.com/news/qb-nick-foles-blasts-the-prosperity-gospel-says-life-has-trials-along-the-way.html">told</a> reporters on Wednesday. &#8220;Obviously, you come here and you want to create a culture and impact people.&#8221;
&#8220;But at the end of the day, I said, &#8216;God, if this is the journey that you want me to go on, I am going to glorify you in every action good or bad,'&#8221; Foles continued. &#8220;I can still have joy in an injury. People can hear that and say ‘That is crazy,’ but when you believe in Jesus and you go out there and you play, that changes your heart. You only understand it when [you have] that purpose in your life, just like when I hoisted the Lombardi Trophy. The reason I am smiling is because my faith is in Christ. In that moment, I realized I didn&#8217;t need that trophy to define who I was because [who I was] was already in Christ.”
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“That’s my message when I play. Same thing happens when I get injured,” Foles said. “We tend to make this so much about us as human beings and we tend to make it about us as athletes. It’s not about us. It really isn’t. If you make it about yourself, you are probably going to go home at night, lay your head on your pillow and be very alone and very sad. Hopefully someday, you can find that purpose in your life because our purpose isn’t football. It’s impacting people.”
&#8220;My ministry happens to be the locker room and I have been able to get to know people and get to know these guys through an injury,” Foles explained. “Though I might not be playing, that is difficult from a fleshly perspective. But from a spiritual perspective, from my heart, I have been able to grow as a human being to where I feel like I am at a better situation here as a person than I was before because of the trial I just went under.”
&#8220;It&#8217;s not always about prosperity, I don’t believe in the prosperity gospel,” Foles stated. “I believe that if you read the word of God and you understand it, there [are] trials along the way. But, they equip your heart to be who you are.”
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“I don’t believe in the prosperity Gospel. I believe if you read the word of God and you understand it, there’s trials along the way but they equip your heart to be who you are.”
Watch <a href="https://twitter.com/NickFoles?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NickFoles</a> preach the Gospel at his press conference today. <a href="https://t.co/8vQaWXwpfL">pic.twitter.com/8vQaWXwpfL</a>
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Foles is reportedly planning on becoming a pastor after his career in the NFL and has already <a href="https://www.liberty.edu/news/index.cfm?PID=18495&amp;MID=255984">started</a> taking online courses.
&#8220;I want to be a pastor in a high school,&#8221; Foles <a href="https://abc13.com/sports/nick-foles-plans-to-become-a-pastor-after-football/3038058/">said</a> last year. &#8220;It&#8217;s on my heart. I took a leap of faith last year and signed up to take classes at seminary. I wanted to continue to learn and challenge my faith. It&#8217;s a challenge because you are writing papers that are biblically correct. You want to impact people&#8217;s hearts.&#8221;
&#8220;When I speak to (students), that&#8217;s such a time of young men and young women&#8217;s lives that there&#8217;s a lot of things that are thrown at them. So much temptation in this world, so much going on with social media and the internet that you want to talk to them and address it and share all the weaknesses I have because I&#8217;ve fallen many times,&#8221; Foles continued. &#8220;It&#8217;s something I want to do. I can&#8217;t play football forever. I&#8217;ve been blessed with an amazing platform and it&#8217;s just a door God has opened, but I still have a lot of school left and a long journey.&#8221;

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According to conservative talk radio host Rush Limbaugh, congressional Democrats were banking on President Donald Trump sticking to conventional norms and not releasing the transcript of the phone call between himself and his Ukrainian counterpart.
That&#8217;s where their impeachment effort &#8220;Plan A&#8221; went wrong, Limbaugh argued on Thursday&#8217;s show.
&#8220;They rolled the dice that Trump would not reveal the transcript of the phone call in order to protect executive privilege, to continue to wage battle between Congress and the executive branch and the separation of powers,&#8221; the conservative said. &#8220;And they really believed that Trump and his advisers would go to the wall not releasing the transcript.&#8221;
If Trump did not release the transcript, the radio host argued, that would have allowed Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, and his fellow congressional Democrats &#8220;to accuse Trump of exactly what got Nixon.&#8221;
Democrats, Limbaugh said, would accuse the president of engaging in a &#8220;cover-up&#8221; and &#8220;obstruction.&#8221;
&#8220;When the president released the transcript,&#8221; he said, &#8220;it immediately rendered the whistleblower irrelevant.&#8221;
&#8220;We then learned the whistleblower himself only knew secondhand what was said on the phone call,&#8221; Limbaugh noted. &#8220;Plan A was the whistleblower, with instant credibility, was to be the Christine Blasey Ford of this story. Except nobody was gonna get access to him. He was never going to testify because his life was threatened, remember? He was going to be kept under wraps because the president’s men were trying to kill him. The president’s men were trying to injure him. The president’s men were trying to find him. This was going to be the story. The whistleblower would never face cross-examination, would never face questions, would never be identified because what he had was so shocking, it would bring down the entire presidency.&#8221;
&#8220;That was Plan A&#8221; for the Democrats, Limbaugh emphasized. &#8220;Trump releases the transcript of his &#8216;perfect&#8217; phone call with the president of Ukraine, and we find out that there’s nothing in it that is impeachable. There’s nothing in it that is criminal. It’s literally a nothingburger.&#8221;
&#8220;That’s when (Democratic Rep. Nancy) Pelosi should have canceled this,&#8221; the 68-year-old suggested. &#8220;But Schiff told her that he had it. Schiff told her he could still get the ball across the goal line.&#8221;
Most of Mr. Limbaugh&#8217;s Thursday show focused on the dismal showing Democrats had on the first day of the impeachment inquiry hearings. &#8220;The Schiff has hit the fan,&#8221; the host bellowed, highlighting the &#8220;despondent&#8221; mainstream media&#8217;s near blackout on impeachment talk mere hours after the hearing.
&#8220;Ladies and gentlemen, the Schiff has hit the fan. I’ve been running a test all morning long. I’ve been asking people, &#8216;So what is the big news today? What do you think the big news is?'&#8221; he said. &#8220;And I have not got a consensus of answers. And it is the most amazing thing. What happened yesterday, folks? Stick with me on this, now. What happened yesterday? What happened yesterday was we had an opening round of hearings into what? The impeachment of a president of the United States for the, what, fourth time in 300 years, 250 years.&#8221;
Partial transcript via <a href="https://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2019/11/14/the-schiff-has-hit-the-fan/">RushLimbaugh.com</a>

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A symbolic coincidence occurred earlier this week. In the same morning that Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorists pounded Israeli towns with rockets, the <a href="https://fortune.com/2019/11/12/israel-european-ruling-wine-labels-diplomacy/">European Court of Justice affirmed a European Commission special labeling requirement</a> for Jewish-owned businesses in the West Bank.
Those two events are unrelated. Iranian-sponsored Islamic Jihad fired over 200 rockets in reaction to Israel intercepting its leader Bahaa Abu Al-Ata, who was responsible for numerous attacks on Israeli civilians. The European Court ruling was in reaction to an appeal filed by Psagot, an Israeli winery located in the West Bank, which was prohibited by the European Union (EU) from labeling its wines “made in Israel.”
The juxtaposition of those two assaults on Jewish sovereignty is indicative of the current state of Judaism, and the threats it faces: The jihadi one is a tactical threat that puts the lives of individual Jews in great danger, but it poses a strategic threat to neither Judaism nor the Jewish State. The European action, on the other hand, does not put any Jewish lives in direct danger, but it represents a strategic threat that is part of a string of European anti-Israel measures.
The history of Europe and Jewry has often been fraught. The feuds date back to the ancient Greek and Roman invasions of Judea, which were followed by European Jews’ centuries-long general refusal to assimilate out of existence. Tensions have since evolved. When Europe was more religious, it often deployed religion as the currency of its opposition to Jews. When Europe turned more secular, many came to oppose Jews through a more national and ethnic opposition to Judaism. Toward the end of the 19th century, this new form of Jew-hatred got a name: Anti-Semitism.
While many European countries are today strong allies of Israel, the re-establishment of the Jewish state and its astonishing success seem to have provided a new outlet for European anti-Semitism. Indeed, it is hard to explain the European product-labeling directive on its merits, as it inflicts more damage to Palestinians than it does to Jewish-owned businesses in the West Bank. Those businesses employ Palestinians and some of them mentor Palestinians. European efforts to sabotage Palestinian employment in Jewish-owned businesses do not end with the product-labeling decree, and stand in sharp contrast to the U.S. policy of encouraging coexistence and business cooperation. For example, Europeans spent ample funds and political resources to pressure SodaStream to close its West Bank factory. Europe was successful, and hundreds of Palestinians lost their jobs as a result.
Europeans claim that such actions are meant to help Palestinians. The notion that a European would know what is better for an individual Palestinian is regrettably a recurring theme in Europe’s disruptive intervention in Israeli-Palestinian affairs. Many European countries support NGOs and U.N. agencies, such as UNWRA, that promote Palestinian victimhood and rob Palestinians of opportunities to reap the benefits of the start-up nation next door. Perhaps even worse, many European countries supported or abstained on ludicrous UNESCO resolutions implying that Jews and Christians have no historical connections to Jerusalem.
The repeated rounds of attacks from Palestinian terrorists, such as the current one, will be contained. The repeated rounds of political hostility from Europe, on the other hand, requires more attention than is currently given.
Indeed, it is time for Europe to end its intervention in Israeli-Palestinian affairs and focus its energy and capital on its own problems. There are no shortage of those: Europe’s conflict with radical Islam, the debate about the essence of Europeanism, the potential secession of EU member-states, Europe’s battle with home-grown terrorism, as well as the long list of unresolved intra-European conflicts that were temporarily shoved under the rug.
Projecting or blaming Israel will not make European problems go away. In fact, it might awaken them: If the EU insists that Psagot winery needs to remove from its labels “made in Israel,” then some might argue that the EU should also prohibit wine produced in Italian-controlled South Tyrol from being labeled “made in Italy.” Similarly, the EU might preclude wine made in Corsica from being labeled “made in France,” and in Catalonia from being labeled “made in Spain.”
No matter what the EU says, the reality remains that Psagot, as well as the dozens of other West Bank wineries, continue to produce superb Israeli wine that reap award after award in international tasting competitions. Perhaps instead of escalating the feud with the Jewish state, EU politicians and bureaucrats should change course and benefit from the great blessings that are coming out of Israel.
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Gol Kalev analyzes trends in Zionism, Europe and global affairs. For more of his articles: <a href="http://europeandjerusalem.com">europeandjerusalem.com</a><a href="http://europeandjerusalem.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://europeandjerusalem.com&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1573746251659000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGN3aLV_J5u3l1Byp8enDBgEXoRnw">.</a>

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House Democrats are reportedly prepared to hand President Donald Trump a major win before the end of the year by passing the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement (USMCA), which replaces the old North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
&#8220;We are moving positively in terms of the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement, again it all comes down to enforcement,&#8221; Pelosi <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/video/2019/11/14/nancy-pelosi-says-a-usmca-trade-deal-breakthrough-could-be-imminent.html">said</a> on Thursday. “I do believe that if we can get this to the place it needs to be — which is imminent — that this can be a template for future trade agreements. A good template.”
“I’d like to see us get it done this year, I mean, that would be my goal,” Pelosi added.
Last month, White House trade adviser Peter Navarro slammed Pelosi during an interview on FOX Business&#8217; &#8220;Mornings with Maria.&#8221;
“She fiddles while the USMCA is in the deep freeze,&#8221; Navarro <a href="https://www.foxbusiness.com/money/usmca-trade-nancy-pelosi-peter-navarro">said</a>. &#8220;The false narrative here is this whole issue about labor enforcement. That problem’s effectively been solved.”
The USMCA is a modernization of the 24-year-old NAFTA agreement and &#8220;will support mutually beneficial trade leading to freer markets, fairer trade, and robust economic growth in North America,&#8221; the Office of the United States Trade Representative said in a statement.
The Trump administration showcased the following highlights after the securing the deal in 2018:
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Officials and business leaders across the U.S. have since <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/president-donald-j-trump-secured-better-deal-america-usmca/">pressed</a> for the Democrat-controlled House of Representatives to pass the trade agreement.
&#8220;Illinois stands to benefit in every way with USMCA. Illinois’ farmers, ranchers, and workers are some of the most productive in the world and the future looks bright with USMCA,&#8221; Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue said. &#8220;Now it’s up to Congress to take the next step and ratify USMCA as soon as they return from the August Recess.&#8221;
“If ratified by Congress, USMCA would be a boon for Iowa and the entire country,&#8221; Senator Charles Grassley (R-IA) said. &#8220;The importance of trade with our North American neighbors can’t be understated. It accounts for nearly one-third of our nation’s agricultural exports, totaling over $40 billion and supporting more than 300,000 jobs.”
“The International Trade Commission predicts that the USMCA would create 176,000 new jobs and increase U.S. exports to Canada and Mexico by $19 billion and $14 billion, respectively,&#8221; Nicole Wolter, President of HM Manufacturing, said. &#8220;The advantages of passing the USMCA are undeniable. The USMCA will expand Americans’ access to the Canadian and Mexican markets, enable greater global competitiveness and increase American economic prosperity. It will support hardworking Americans who have jobs in manufacturing, both in Illinois and other parts of the country.”

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House Democrats Close To Giving Trump Major Win Before End Of Year By Passing USMCA

The House Ethics Committee announced on Thursday that it is investigating Democrat Rep. Rashida Tlaib (MI) 0ver internal messages that she allegedly sent in 2018 asking her congressional campaign for money for personal expenses, which is a potential crime.
The announcement came in response to a referral that the committee received from the Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE), which alleged:
<blockquote>Rep. Tlaib’s campaign committee, Rashida Tlaib for Congress, reported campaign disbursements that may not be legitimate and verifiable campaign expenditures attributable to bona fide campaign or political purposes. If Rep. Tlaib converted campaign funds from Rashida Tlaib for Congress to personal use, or if Rep. Tlaib’s campaign committee expended funds that were not attributable to bona fide campaign or political purposes, then Rep. Tlaib may have violated House rules, standards of conduct, and federal law.</blockquote>
The OCE <a href="https://www.scribd.com/document/435046780/OCE-REFERRAL-OF-TLAIB">recommended</a> that Tlaib be investigated &#8220;because there is substantial reason to believe that Rep. Tlaib converted campaign funds from Rashida Tlaib for Congress to personal use or Rep. Tlaib’s campaign committee expended funds that were not attributable to bona fide campaign or political purposes.&#8221;
&#8220;Texts and emails released by the Ethics Committee show Tlaib frantically contacting members of her staff for financial help,&#8221; Fox News&#8217; Gregg Re reported. &#8220;The OCE also attached scans of checks made out to Tlaib from her campaign, totaling thousands of dollars.&#8221;
&#8220;I am struggling financially right now. &#8230; I am sinking,&#8221; Tlaib <a href="https://ethics.house.gov/sites/ethics.house.gov/files/Referral%20Exhibits.pdf">wrote</a> on April 4, 2018, later adding, &#8220;So I was thinking the campaign could loan me money, but Ryan said that the committee could actually pay me. I was thinking a one time payment of 5k.&#8221;
In another email dated April 27, 2018, Tlaib wrote,  &#8220;I am just not going to make it through the campaign without a stipend. With the loss of a second income to lean back on, I am requesting $2,000 per two weeks but not exceeding $12,000. The cost of living stipend is going towards much needed expenses due to campaigning that includes car maintenance, child care and other necessities.&#8221;
Fox News also highlighted a text message exchange that Tlaib had with her future chief of staff Ryan Anderson and her future senior aide Andy Goddeeris:
<blockquote>Tlaib: &#8220;Sorry for the early text but do you think the campaign can still pay me a stipend until the general. Trying to get out of debt.&#8221;
Anderson: &#8220;I think we definitely afford to do so. But we need to really clearly define your time and space if you&#8217;re also working at Sugar, the combo might draw the most concern.&#8221;
Goddeeris: &#8220;I think if you&#8217;re going to take a salary from the campaign, which I think you should, you should think hard about whether you need to be working part time at Sugar, because if you didn&#8217;t like the media&#8217;s reaction to you taking a salary while campaigning full time you probably won&#8217;t like the story that Rashida is paying herself from the campaign while getting paid by her job.</blockquote>
Tlaib is no stranger to controversy as she has repeatedly been in the national spotlight over her anti-Semitic beliefs and statements.
Late this summer, Israel banned Tlaib and Democrat Rep. Ilhan Omar (MN) from entering the country, &#8220;stating that the two far-left members of Congress planned to harm Israel, increase incitement against it, and planned to meet with organizations that have expressed support for terrorism against it,&#8221; The Daily Wire <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/omar-tlaib-planned-meet-terror-promoting-groups-ryan-saavedra">reported</a>.
This is a breaking news story, refresh the page for updates.

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BREAKING: Congress Releases Messages Showing Tlaib Asked Campaign For Personal Money, Announces Investigation Into Her

The House Ethics Committee announced on Thursday that it was opening up an investigation into Democrat Rep. Alcee Hastings (FL) over his relationship with his longtime girlfriend who works for him as a government employee.
&#8220;The Ethics Committee didn’t identify the staffer in question, but the case clearly refers to Patricia Williams, the deputy director in Hastings’ office in his Broward-Palm Beach County district,&#8221; The South Florida Sun-Sentinel <a href="https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/politics/fl-ne-alcee-hastings-ethics-committee-girlfriend-20191114-zimy7lcehrgi7bqsf737wm47ha-story.html">reported</a>. &#8220;Williams, who is the congressman’s highest-paid staffer, and Hastings have been in a relationship for decades. And critics have raised questions about it for years.&#8221;
In a statement, the House Ethics Committee wrote:
<blockquote>The Committee is aware of public allegations arising out of Representative Alcee Hastings’ personal relationship with an individual employed in his congressional office. On May 14, 2019, the Committee, pursuant to Committee Rule 18(a), began an investigation regarding the allegations. The Committee is specifically considering whether Representative Hastings’ relationship with the individual employed in his congressional office is in violation of House Rule XXIII, clause 18(a), and whether Representative Hastings has received any improper gifts, including any forbearance, from that employee. The Committee continues to gather additional information regarding the allegations.</blockquote>
While there is no indication that anything non-consensual occurred, the Sun-Sentinel reports that the relationship may violate the following Congressional <a href="https://ethics.house.gov/publication/code-official-conduct">rule</a>:
<blockquote>A Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner may not engage in a sexual relationship with any employee of the House who works under the supervision of the Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner, or who is an employee of a committee on which the Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner serves. This paragraph does not apply with respect to any relationship between two people who are married to each other.</blockquote>
In a statement, Hastings <a href="https://www.rollcall.com/news/congress/ethics-committee-investigating-alcee-hastings-relationship-staffer">said</a>, “I have cooperated with the Committee since May 14, 2019. As they continue to conduct their work, I stand ready to fully cooperate with their inquiry.”
This is not the first time that Hastings has faced controversy involving allegations surroundings relationships.
&#8220;The Treasury Department paid $220,000 in a previously undisclosed agreement to settle a lawsuit alleging sexual harassment that involved Florida Democrat Alcee L. Hastings,&#8221; Roll Call reported in December 2017. &#8220;Winsome Packer, a former staff member of a congressional commission that promotes international human rights, said in documents that the congressman touched her, made unwanted sexual advances, and threatened her job. At the time, Hastings was the chairman of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, where Packer worked.&#8221;
The story about Hastings and Packer came at the height of the #MeToo movement just a couple of months after allegations against disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein led to allegations being made against numerous powerful men across the country.
Hastings denied the allegations made by Packer, telling Roll Call: “Until this evening, I had not seen the settlement agreement between the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE) and Ms. Packer. This matter was handled solely by the Senate Chief Counsel for Employment. At no time was I consulted, nor did I know until after the fact that such a settlement was made. I am outraged that any taxpayer dollars were needlessly paid to Ms. Packer.”
The Ethics Committee&#8217;s investigation into Hastings comes just weeks after it announced that it had launched an investigation into Democrat Rep. Katie Hill (CA) for allegedly having a relationship with one of her congressional staffers. Just days after the committee announced their investigation, Hill resigned from Congress.

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Congress Investigating Another Democrat Over Alleged Relationship With Staffer

President Donald Trump collected a win in the ongoing trade war with China on Thursday as the communist nation announced that it was lifting a five-year ban on U.S. poultry effective immediately.
&#8220;The decision out of Beijing is effective immediately and the announcement sent shares of major U.S. chicken processers, Sanderson Farms, Tyson Foods and Pilgrim’s Pride to new highs for the year Thursday,&#8221; The Associated Press reported. &#8220;The Chinese market looks especially promising for U.S. poultry producers because an outbreak of African swine fever has devastated a competing protein in China: pork.&#8221;
The move comes after the U.S. and China made a partial trade deal in October in which China committed to purchasing $40-50 billion of American agricultural products every year which is a massive increase as &#8220;American farm exports to China peaked at around $25.5 billion in 2016,&#8221; The New York Times <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/15/business/economy/china-trade-deal.html">reported</a> last month. &#8220;From China’s perspective, the biggest win is a promise by Mr. Trump to cancel an Oct. 15 tariff increase, when taxes on $250 billion of Chinese goods were set to rise to 30 percent from 25 percent.&#8221;
The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) said in a <a href="https://ustr.gov/about-us/policy-offices/press-office/press-releases/2019/november/american-poultry-farmers-regain">statement</a>:
<blockquote>China has banned all U.S. poultry since January 2015 due to an avian influenza outbreak in December 2014, even though the United States has been free of this disease since August 2017. The United States exported over $500 million worth of poultry products to China in 2013.
The United States is the world’s second largest poultry exporter, with global exports of poultry meat and products of $4.3 billion last year.</blockquote>
“The United States welcomes China’s decision to finally lift its unwarranted ban on U.S. poultry and poultry products. This is great news for both America’s farmers and China’s consumers,” said United States Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer. “China is an important export market for America’s poultry farmers, and we estimate they will now be able to export more than $1 billion worth of poultry and poultry products each year to China. Reopening China to U.S. poultry will create new export opportunities for our poultry farmers and support thousands of workers employed by the U.S. poultry industry.”
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue added, “After being shut out of the market for years, U.S. poultry producers and exporters welcome the reopening of China’s market to their products. America’s producers are the most productive in the world and it is critical they be able to sell their bounty to consumers in other parts of the globe. We will continue our work to expand market access in important markets like China as well as other countries, to support our producers and U.S. jobs.”
Jeff Moon, a former U.S. diplomat and trade official specializing in China, told the Associated Press, “Today&#8217;s development (on U.S. poultry) is definitely linked to the trade war and, though the progress is incremental, it is positive and resolves a longstanding irritant in the trade relationship. I speculate that the White House might be making this announcement to counter recent press reports that trade war negotiations are faltering.’’

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Trump Gets Win For U.S. Farmers In Trade War With China

This week, The Atlantic released its newest issue, provocatively titled &#8220;How to Stop a Civil War.&#8221; Leading its collection of essays is a fascinating piece by Yoni Applebaum. In it, Applebaum posits that at the crux of America&#8217;s vitriolic politics lies demographic change: &#8220;The United States is undergoing a transition perhaps no rich and stable democracy has ever experienced: Its historically dominant group is on its way to becoming a political minority — and its minority groups are asserting their co-equal rights and interests.&#8221;
This, he suggests, has led to an impasse for the center-right, which refuses to adapt to changing demographics, instead doubling down on President Donald Trump&#8217;s white, working-class base. Applebaum explains, &#8220;When a group that has traditionally exercised power comes to believe that its eclipse is inevitable, and that the destruction of all it holds dear will follow, it will fight to preserve what it has — whatever the cost.&#8221;
But Applebaum&#8217;s thesis doesn&#8217;t explain why, in his view, conservatives have abandoned the attempt to persuade new populations. Applebaum himself acknowledges that a &#8220;conservatism defined by ideas can hold its own against progressivism, winning converts to its principles and evolving with each generation.&#8221; Why, then, have conservatives supposedly given up?
The answer lies in a simple truth: Conservatives haven&#8217;t despaired of winning over new converts.
While a slight majority of Republicans believe that immigration should be reduced, pluralities or majorities of Republicans in the majority of polls believe that immigration is good for the country; a heavy majority of Republicans favor a &#8220;merit-based&#8221; immigration approach.
Conservative opposition to increased immigration isn&#8217;t driven by fears of demographic change. It&#8217;s driven by fear of ideological change. And that fear of ideological change is actually driven by Democrats&#8217; radicalism — and their overt suggestion that demographic change will provide the fodder for that radicalism.
Applebaum rightly states, &#8220;The United States possesses a strong radical tradition, but its most successful social movements have generally adopted the language of conservatism, framing their calls for change as an expression of America&#8217;s founding ideals rather than as a rejection of them.&#8221;
But today&#8217;s successful social movements — the movements of the Democratic left — no longer bother with such niceties. Instead, they declare that America was, has been and always will be a racist place, riven by hierarchies of power, a corrupt structure to be overturned by that emerging demographic majority. These movements overtly call for curbing essential American freedoms — freedom of speech, freedom to bear arms, freedom of religion — in order to overthrow the corrupt power structure. The Democratic left then insists that immigration levels be increased both legally and illegally and suggests that its opponents are driven by unbridled racism.
In essence, the Democrats have decided that rather than expanding the application of American principles to new groups, they prefer to fundamentally change the definition of American principles and utilize immigration policy to facilitate that change. No wonder conservatives have responded by calling for immigration restrictions.
Conservatism must indeed root out and destroy any elements of race-driven policy from its midst. Conservatism speaks every language and can reside in any human heart. If the left wishes to avoid a civil war, it can start by doing the same: refraining from the argument that demographic change innately signals rewriting the definition of Americanism, and arguing in favor of that revision.

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Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett started a violent brawl during Thursday night&#8217;s match-up with the Pittsburgh Steelers after he took Steelers Quarterback Mason Rudolph&#8217;s helmet from him and hit him in the head with it.
&#8220;The game was effectively over when, with eight seconds to go, Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph jarred at Garrett’s helmet following a sack. The defensive end then jerked the quarterback’s helmet off before ultimately swinging it at him and hitting Rudolph in the head as they tangled on their feet,&#8221; PennLive <a href="https://www.pennlive.com/steelers/2019/11/maurkice-pouncey-myles-garrett-and-mason-rudolph-go-out-fighting-as-steelers-fall-to-cleveland-browns-21-7-on-thursday-night-football.html">reported</a>. &#8220;Steelers lineman Maurkice Pouncey threw himself into the ensuing scrum in the Browns’ end zone, punching Garrett, then kicking him on the ground as the sidelines emptied and Steelers linemen held back Rudolph.&#8221;
&#8220;Garrett and Pouncey were both ejected, along with another Browns player,&#8221; PennLive continued. &#8220;The game finally did end, but not before a series of events that will set the NFL pregame show talkings points for days to come, if not weeks, and Garrett is surely facing a lengthy suspension.&#8221;
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Not sure how they let Garrett play again this season after this. Yanking Rudolph by the face mask until his helmet came off, then hitting him with his helmet in the head? <a href="https://t.co/hfbqHt43uo">pic.twitter.com/hfbqHt43uo</a>
— Matt Whitlock (@mattdizwhitlock) <a href="https://twitter.com/mattdizwhitlock/status/1195204456972988416?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 15, 2019</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;That&#8217;s one of the worst things I&#8217;ve ever seen on a professional sports field&#8221; <a href="https://t.co/UdOrcDV7Y0">pic.twitter.com/UdOrcDV7Y0</a>
— Timothy Burke (@bubbaprog) <a href="https://twitter.com/bubbaprog/status/1195200405799657473?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 15, 2019</a></blockquote>
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and as called on Fox Deportes: <a href="https://t.co/YePLYpGmNn">pic.twitter.com/YePLYpGmNn</a>
— Timothy Burke (@bubbaprog) <a href="https://twitter.com/bubbaprog/status/1195200908818354176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 15, 2019</a></blockquote>
Following the incident Garrett said, &#8220;I made a mistake, I lost my cool. It&#8217;s going to come back to hurt our team. The guys who jumped in the scrum, I appreciate my teammates having my back but it shouldn&#8217;t have gotten that far. That&#8217;s on me.&#8221;
Garrett&#8217;s own teammate, Quarterback Baker Mayfield immediately responded to the incident, <a href="https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2019/11/14/baker-mayfield-on-myles-garrett-its-inexcusable/">saying</a>, “I didn’t see why it started, but it’s inexcusable. I don’t care, rivalry or not, we can’t do that. That’s kind of the history of what’s been going on here lately, hurting yourself, and that’s just endangering the other team. It’s inexcusable, he knows that. I hope he does now. It’s tough. We’ll see.”
“I don’t think there’s anything in that moment that I can really say to calm him down,&#8221; Mayfield continued. &#8220;The reality is he’s going to get suspended, we don’t know how long, and that hurts our team. We can’t do that. We can’t continue to hurt this team. It’s inexcusable.&#8221;
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Baker Mayfield incredibly professional after the game on the Myles Garrett vs. Mason Rudolph incident. 
&quot;It&#039;s inexcusable.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/zdYZHUaufq">pic.twitter.com/zdYZHUaufq</a>
&mdash; Carson Cunningham (@KOCOCarson) <a href="https://twitter.com/KOCOCarson/status/1195205483243683840?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 15, 2019</a></blockquote>
Immediately following the incident, former Steelers&#8217; player James Harrison tweeted: &#8220;That’s assault at the least&#8230; 6 months in jail on the street.. now add the weapon and that’s at least a year right?!&#8221;
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That’s assault at the least&#8230; 6 months in jail on the street.. now add the weapon and that’s at least a year right?!
— James Harrison (@jharrison9292) <a href="https://twitter.com/jharrison9292/status/1195203292646793216?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 15, 2019</a></blockquote>
ESPN radio host Matt Fontana tweeted: &#8220;Cleveland Police just walked out of the #Browns locker room. That’s a first for me.&#8221;
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Cleveland Police just walked out of the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Browns?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Browns</a> locker room.
That’s a first for me.
— Matt Fontana (@MattFontana83) <a href="https://twitter.com/MattFontana83/status/1195204051069276161?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 15, 2019</a></blockquote>
ESPN reporter Josina Anderson wrote in a now-deleted tweet: &#8220;I would bet Myles Garrett will say he heard Mason Rudolph call him something egregious. Never seen Garrett act like that, ever.&#8221;
Sports analyst Clay Travis posted a screenshot of Anderson&#8217;s tweet, writing, &#8220;ESPN NFL reporter immediately Tweets defense of Myles Garrett, implies Mason Rudolph said something racist. Deletes it.&#8221;
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ESPN NFL reporter immediately Tweets defense of Myles Garrett, implies Mason Rudolph said something racist. Deletes it. <a href="https://t.co/VPMluuq7E5">pic.twitter.com/VPMluuq7E5</a>
— Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClayTravis/status/1195209766106226688?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 15, 2019</a></blockquote>
Skip Bayless tweeted: &#8220;Myles Garrett should get a LONG suspension for that. Ripping off a quaterback&#8217;s helmet, then bashing the helmetless quarterback in the head with his own helmet??? Never seen anything like it. So low.&#8221;
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Myles Garrett should get a LONG suspension for that. Ripping off a quaterback&#8217;s helmet, then bashing the helmetless quarterback in the head with his own helmet??? Never seen anything like it. So low.
— Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) <a href="https://twitter.com/RealSkipBayless/status/1195201185990332416?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 15, 2019</a></blockquote>
Arizona Cardinals offensive tackle Marcus Gilbert tweeted: &#8220;Actually Assault! He should be escorted out of the stadium in handcuffs #mylesgarrett&#8221;
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Actually Assault! He should be escorted out of the stadium in handcuffs <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/mylesgarrett?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#mylesgarrett</a>
— Marcus Gilbert (@MarcusGilbert88) <a href="https://twitter.com/MarcusGilbert88/status/1195206698958389248?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 15, 2019</a></blockquote>
Jason Whitlock tweeted: &#8220;Myles Garrett disgraced the game tonight. Why is ESPN speculating about what Mason Rudolph did? Isn&#8217;t this victim blaming?&#8221;
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Myles Garrett disgraced the game tonight. Why is ESPN speculating about what Mason Rudolph did? Isn&#039;t this victim blaming?
&mdash; Jason Whitlock (@WhitlockJason) <a href="https://twitter.com/WhitlockJason/status/1195204669674418177?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 15, 2019</a></blockquote>
Jeremiah Sirles tweeted: &#8220;While re-watching it I will say this&#8230;once your helmet comes off in a football fight that fight for you is now over. You walk away. That doesn’t excuse Myles actions however Rudolph should have walked away.&#8221;
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While re-watching it I will say this&#8230;once your helmet comes off in a football fight that fight for you is now over. You walk away. That doesn’t excuse Myles actions however Rudolph should have walked away.
&mdash; Jeremiah Sirles (@Sirles71_HSKR) <a href="https://twitter.com/Sirles71_HSKR/status/1195216177041158144?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 15, 2019</a></blockquote>

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Jeopardy host Alex Trebek took a hilarious jab at celebrity lawyer Michael Avenatti, who is currently facing numerous criminal charges, during Thursday&#8217;s episode of the popular game show.
The moment came as Trebek stated: &#8220;This lawyer&#8217;s star rose while repping Stormy Daniels but fell after he was accused of trying to extort millions from Nike in 2019.&#8221;
None of the three contestants were able to figure out the answer.
&#8220;His name, quickly forgotten obviously, Michael Avenatti,&#8221; Trebek said.
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This clip keeps getting better and better every time I watch it.
On Jeopardy tonight, ALL THREE contestants didn&#8217;t know who <a href="https://twitter.com/MichaelAvenatti?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MichaelAvenatti</a> was.
Alex Trebek remarks: &#8220;His name quickly forgotten obviously.&#8221; <a href="https://t.co/bCvQkTouVA">pic.twitter.com/bCvQkTouVA</a>
— Steve Guest (@SteveGuest) <a href="https://twitter.com/SteveGuest/status/1195144815920459776?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 15, 2019</a></blockquote>
Both Avenatti and Trebek have been in the news this week, although for very different reasons.
During Monday&#8217;s episode of Jeopardy, a video clip of Alex Trebek fighting back tears went viral after a contestant made a touching gesture toward Trebek as Trebek continues to battle cancer.
During the closing round of the show, Contestant Dhruv Gaur, who was competing in Jeopardy’s annual “Tournament of Champions,” did not know what the answer to the final Jeopardy question was and decided to write instead, “We love you, Alex.”
Trebek was moved by the gesture, saying, “That’s very kind, thank you.”
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This is so touching. <a href="https://t.co/6KQ7MBNzDc">pic.twitter.com/6KQ7MBNzDc</a>
— Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yashar) <a href="https://twitter.com/yashar/status/1194066519233306624?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 12, 2019</a></blockquote>
Trebek revealed in March that he was battling cancer and in May he announced that the cancer had gone away.
However, in September, Trebek announced that he had not fully beaten the cancer and that he was having to resume treatment.
“I was doing so well,” Trebek <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-alex-trebek-fights-back-tears-after-jeopardy-contestant-gives-touching-answer-to-host-amid-cancer-battle">said</a>. “And my numbers went down to the equivalent of a normal human being who does not have pancreatic cancer. So we were all very optimistic. And they said, ‘Good, we’re gonna stop chemo, we’ll start you on immunotherapy.’ I lost about 12 pounds in a week. And my numbers went sky high, much higher than they were when I was first diagnosed. So, the doctors have decided that I have to undergo chemo again and that’s what I’m doing.”
“As long as I can walk out and greet the audience and the contestants and run the game I’m happy,” Trebek added.
Avenatti made national news on Wednesday after &#8220;federal prosecutors dropped both criminal conspiracy charges against left-wing celebrity lawyer Michael Avenatti on Wednesday which alleged that Avenatti had conspired to extort Nike,&#8221; The Daily Wire reported, adding that &#8220;prosecutors did slap Avenatti with a new criminal charge.&#8221;
“The refreshed indictment returned Wednesday in Manhattan federal court adds an honest services wire fraud charge,” The Associated Press <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2019/11/13/us/ap-us-michael-avenatti-charges.html">reported</a>. “Avenatti has pleaded not guilty to charges he committed extortion by threatening to publicly reveal dirty dealings by Nike in college athletics if he wasn’t paid up to $25 million.”
In a tweet, Avenatti wrote: “I am extremely pleased that the two counts alleging I engaged in a conspiracy against Nike have just been dismissed by Trump’s DOJ. I expect to be fully exonerated when it is all said and done.”
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I am extremely pleased that the two counts alleging I engaged in a conspiracy against Nike have just been dismissed by Trump’s DOJ. I expect to be fully exonerated when it is all said and done.
— Michael Avenatti (@MichaelAvenatti) <a href="https://twitter.com/MichaelAvenatti/status/1194750940223606784?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 13, 2019</a></blockquote>
Avenatti still faces federal charges In Los Angeles and New York City over allegations that he took proceeds from Stormy Daniel&#8217;s book.
“Federal prosecutors in New York City say Avenatti used a doctored document to divert about $300,000 that Daniels was supposed to get from a book deal, then used the money for personal and business expenses. Only half of that money was paid back,” The Associated Press <a href="https://apnews.com/a6e717dc8d224706a766b759ffded030">reported</a> in May. “Daniels isn’t named in the court filing, but the details of the case, including the date her book was released, make it clear that she is the client involved.”

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Planned Parenthood of Washington state has a brilliant idea to regain support after losing a dramatic battle in the Clark County, Washington, Battle Ground School District, which voted back in October to remove sex education fromthe school curriculum beyond what is required by law: have an all ages, all genders sex worshop featuring &#8220;clitoris and pleasure education&#8221;and erotic pole dancing.
The Battle Ground School board voted &#8220;to overhaul its internal sexual health education policy,&#8221; according to a localpaper, &#8220;eliminating requirements that the district teach sex ed unless the state requires it. As it stands, Washington law only requires that school districts teach about HIV and AIDS prevention. If districts do teach sexual health education, it must be comprehensive and compliant with state standards.&#8221;
The crux of the disagreement was a new proposal to teach &#8220;gender identity&#8221; in sex education classes, but Planned Parenthood appeared to take the decision as a major blow, likely because the abortion provider pushes its own outlines for sex education, which do include lessons on &#8220;gender identity&#8221; and early introduction to the concept of sexual orientation.
Fearing that its message wasn&#8217;t getting to the voters of Washington state, apparently, Planned Parenthood Votes Northwest &amp; Hawaii, held an even where supporters could &#8220;celebrate our sexuality and enjoy an irreverently playful night of fundraising, fitness, sex talk, and exotic pole dance performances.&#8221;
The purpose of the &#8220;celebration&#8221; wasn&#8217;t just to learn pole dancing for fun (and possibly profit), but to put Planned Parenthood supporters on the same page about sex education in Washington state. Since school districts are opting out, choosing to teach only what is required by the state, Planned Parenthood is moving its activism to the state level to agitate for including more &#8220;comprehensive&#8221; lessons in state-mandated sex ed classes.
&#8220;We&#8217;ll begin the night with Pilates and Barre class demos followed by a sexy floor work lesson and a presentation on feminine sensual movement; we will then transition into our educational portion with an informational session about the Clitoris, pleasure, and making sex ed mandatory in Washington State; the night will end with a Wicked Sexy Carnival Side Show themed pole dance showcase brought to you be Pole at Play,&#8221; the invitation reads.
It comes with an agenda breakdown.
<blockquote>4 &#8211; 5 p.m.: Pilates and Barre Class Sampler 
5 &#8211; 5:30p.m.: Sexy Floor Work Lesson 
5:30 &#8211; 6 p.m.: The Art of Feminine Sensual Movement 
6 &#8211; 6:30 p.m.: Clitoris and Pleasure Education with Planned Parenthood 
6:30 &#8211; 7 p.m.: Sex Ed in Washington State Informational with Planned Parenthood Votes Northwest and Hawaii 
7- 9 p.m. Wicked Sexy Pole Dance Showcase presented by Pole at Play</blockquote>
For a mere ten dollars, you could access the fun and learn how you can do your part to force controversial ideas on impressionable children.
Actually, the children are welcome! &#8220;As a programming note, this event is open to folks of all genders and ages.&#8221;
Even the boys! &#8220;The theme for the night is a reclamation of pleasure, and while we emphasize the Clitoris, we understand that not all folks who have marginalized sexualities have a Clitoris or are femme presenting.&#8221;
Charming.

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This week, the Supreme Court ruled it would refuse an appeal from the Remington Arms Company of a Connecticut Supreme Court ruling that permitted relatives of Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims to sue Remington. The shooter in the Sandy Hook shooting used arms made by Remington.
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/12/us/politics/supreme-court-sandy-hook-remington.html?action=click&amp;module=Latest&amp;pgtype=Homepage">The New York Times</a> wrote, “The case has been seen as a test of the ability of plaintiffs to pierce the legal immunity of firearm manufacturers in the aftermath of shootings.&#8221;
Remington’s appeal was titled <a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/docket/docketfiles/html/public/19-168.html">Remington Arms v. Soto</a>; the Connecticut case was <a href="http://civilinquiry.jud.ct.gov/CaseDetail/PublicCaseDetail.aspx?DocketNo=UWYCV156050025S">Soto v. Bushmaster</a>. The Times noted, “The Sandy Hook families’ suit used one of six narrow exemptions to the 2005 law to argue that Remington violated Connecticut’s Unfair Trade Practices Act. The suit said the gun maker recklessly marketed the Bushmaster AR-15-style rifle to disturbed young men like the Sandy Hook gunman through product placement in violent video games and advertising pitches like ‘consider your man card reissued,’ and ‘the opposition will bow down.’”
In a brief filed by <a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/19/19-168/114723/20190904173417750_19-168acTwenty-TwoMembersOfTheUnitedStatesHouseOfRepresentatives.pdf">22 members of the House of Representatives</a> that supported Remington’s appeal, they wrote:
<blockquote>In enacting the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act of 2005 … Congress expressly recognized that lawsuits seeking to hold manufacturers and sellers of firearms liable for the criminal conduct of third-parties were not only “without foundation in hundreds of years of the common law and jurisprudence of the United States,” … but also improperly sought “to use the judicial branch to circumvent the Legislative branch of government to regulate interstate and foreign commerce through judgments and judicial decrees” that “weaken[ ] and undermin[e] important principles of federalism, State sovereignty and comity between the sister States.</blockquote>
The National Shooting Sports Foundation <a href="https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2019/11/12/supreme-court-allows-sandy-hook-family-to-move-forward-with-lawsuit-against-remin-n2556355">stated i</a>n response to the SCOTUS decision:
<blockquote>The National Shooting Sports Foundation, as the firearms industry’s trade association, is disappointed by the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision today not to review the Connecticut Supreme Court’s decision in Remington v. Soto. Annually, more than 7,000 cases are petitioned to the high court. While the court only accepts a limited number of cases, we believed this case was worthy of review.  The case now returns to Connecticut state court for trial where the plaintiffs will need to prove that Remington’s lawful advertising of a legal product violated the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act (CUTPA), the only claim remaining in the case, and that it somehow caused (the Sandy Hook shooter) to murder innocent victims.
We are confident that Remington will prevail at trial. Nothing in Remington’s advertising of these products connotes or encourages the illegal or negligent misuse of firearms, or that (the shooter’s mother), who lawfully purchased the firearm two years prior to the incident, or (the shooter) himself, saw or were influenced in any way by any advertisement.  As the Connecticut Supreme Court noted in its 4-3 decision allowing the case to proceed noted, “Proving such a causal link at trial may prove to be a Herculean task.” We continue to feel sympathy toward the Sandy Hook victims, as NSSF is headquartered in Newtown, but (the shooter) alone is responsible for his heinous actions.</blockquote>
Connecticut Senator Richard Blumenthal tweeted after the SCOTUS ruling, &#8220;Sandy Hook families have successfully surmounted a sweetheart federal statute favoring gun companies. I’ll continue the fight to repeal the federal law (PLCAA) that has closed courthouse doors to countless other victims &amp; families.&#8221;
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Sandy Hook families have successfully surmounted a sweetheart federal statute favoring gun companies. I’ll continue the fight to repeal the federal law (PLCAA) that has closed courthouse doors to countless other victims &amp; families.
&mdash; Richard Blumenthal (@SenBlumenthal) <a href="https://twitter.com/SenBlumenthal/status/1194291098925125635?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 12, 2019</a></blockquote>
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Jason Ouimet, the executive director of the N.R.A.’s Institute for Legislative Action, stated that deflecting “attention away from mental illness and criminals in order to blame inanimate objects won’t reduce violent crime or make anyone safer.”
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In rather surreal, yet apparently sincere, comments, former President Bill Clinton, one of the few U.S. presidents to undergo an impeachment hearing in the nation&#8217;s history, offered advice to President Donald Trump on Thursday about how to handle the process.
&#8220;My message would be, look, you got hired to do a job,&#8221; Clinton told CNN in a phone interview Thursday, as reported by <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/470520-bill-clinton-advises-trump-to-ignore-impeachment-you-got-hired-to-do">The Hill</a>. &#8220;You don&#8217;t get the days back you blow off. Every day is an opportunity to make something good happen. And I would say, &#8216;I&#8217;ve got lawyers and staff people handling this impeachment inquiry, and they should just have at it.&#8217; Meanwhile, I&#8217;m going to work for the American people. That&#8217;s what I would do.&#8221;
Only five presidents have ever been the subject of some form of impeachment proceedings. The first was James Buchanan, who was investigated by a congressional committee for corruption charges in 1860. Ultimately, the committee determined that while his was the most corrupt administration in America&#8217;s history, Buchanan did nothing that merited impeachment. The first impeachment hearing in the House took place just eight years later, when the House impeached Andrew Johnson for violating the Tenure of Office Act. He was acquitted in the Senate. The second impeachment hearing was conducted over a century later, in 1974, when Richard Nixon famously resigned before the House completed the process.
A decade and a half later, Clinton was ultimately acquitted in the Senate after the House impeached him for obstruction of justice and perjury involving his claim that he &#8220;did not have sexual relations&#8221; with Monica Lewinsky, a 22-year-old White House intern. Here&#8217;s how <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/1999/02/13/us/president-s-acquittal-overview-clinton-acquitted-decisively-no-majority-for.html">The New York Times</a> reported the moment in its overview of Clinton&#8217;s acquittal:
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It then split 50-50 on a second article accusing Mr. Clinton of obstruction of justice in concealing his affair with Monica S. Lewinsky. Five Republicans broke ranks on the obstruction-of-justice charge. No Democrats voted to convict on either charge, and it would have taken a dozen of them, and all 55 Republicans, to reach the two-thirds majority of 67 senators required for conviction.
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The official impeachment inquiry of Trump began on Wednesday, with the Democrat-controlled committee calling two of their key witnesses, acting U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine William Taylor Jr. and Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian affairs George Kent, to present their testimonies first. One of the criticisms of their testimonies leveled by Republicans — and even acknowledged over at Trump&#8217;s least favorite network, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-cnn-legal-analyst-admits-democrats-problem-with-impeachment-inquiry">CNN</a> — is that neither of the two officials had any direct contact with Trump, making their testimony at-best second-hand.
While Clinton has advised Trump to let his lawyers and staff worry about the inquiry, Trump has continued to hammer the &#8220;sham&#8221; inquiry online. “Neither one of the Democrat star witnesses at the Impeachment hearings could point out an impeachable offense. That’s the result!&#8221; Trump <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1194990643338268672">tweeted</a> Thursday, citing Fox Business Network&#8217;s &#8220;Varney &amp; Co.&#8221; That was one of several impeachment-related tweets from Trump that day.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-ratcliffe-to-impeachment-witness-here-are-all-the-times-ukraines-president-said-there-was-no-quid-pro-quo">WATCH: Impeachment Witness Asked About All The Times Ukraine’s President Said There Was ‘No Quid Pro Quo’</a>

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Socialist Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and Democrat presidential candidate Bernie Sanders on Thursday pitched the first official bill aimed at turning their massive government program, known as the &#8220;Green New Deal,&#8221; into reality, proposing an overhaul of one million public housing units and making them carbon-neutral within 10 years.
During a press conference late Thursday afternoon, Ocasio-Cortez also appeared to suggest that she backs impeachment because of her climate agenda, calling the president a &#8220;climate crisis.&#8221;
&#8220;The bill, dubbed the Green New Deal for Public Housing Act, would use seven grant programs to upgrade housing units into carbon-neutral communities with organic grocery stores, on-site child care and community gardens,&#8221; The Washington Post <a href="http://archive.is/9Ziok">reported</a>. &#8220;Residents of public housing would be given preference in hiring to renovate those units.&#8221;
The Post cited far-left think group Date for Progress, which claimed that the project would cost between $119 billion and $172 billion over the next decade.
However, when citing numbers from a conservative think tank — the American Action Forum — The Post declined to show the full range of estimated cost, reporting that it was &#8220;$1.6 trillion or more.&#8221; The &#8220;more&#8221; the Post intentionally did not include is <a href="https://www.americanactionforum.org/research/the-green-new-deal-scope-scale-and-implications/">$4.6 trillion</a>.
During the press conference, Ocasio-Cortez and Sanders made the following remarks in response to a question about impeachment:
<blockquote>Ocasio-Cortez: I&#8217;m not concerned about it because the thing that we show with the impeachment of the president is that we can hold the White House accountable and also build our future at the same time. This is an either/or proposition, I&#8217;m sure Republicans would like to lead you to believe that this place shuts down but we just came from votes right now over here. So, we&#8217;re passing this agenda &#8230;
Sanders: Trump should be impeached and he will be impeached. But that does not mean that we neglect or ignore the other major crises facing this country, whether it is the housing crisis, and the particular tragedies existing in public housing in Vermont in New York all over this country and the global crisis of climate change. We are mature enough as a nation to walk and chew bubble gum at the same time.
Ocasio-Cortez: But let&#8217;s not act or pretend that Donald Trump is not a climate crisis unto himself, because he has put foxes in the hen house, in the charge of EPA, in charge of public housing, in charge of virtually every federal agency that we have. And so, if we want to protect our planet, we also, you know, we also need to make sure that holding the president accountable in this White House is a part of that too you. [emphasis added]</blockquote>
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Rep. Ocasio-Cortez seems to think she can use impeachment to get rid of opposition to her socialist policies.
Asked about passing the GND during an impeachment process, she says &#8220;holding the president accountable in this WH is a part of that too&#8221;<a href="https://t.co/WoRp4sk6BH">pic.twitter.com/WoRp4sk6BH</a>
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Ocasio-Cortez&#8217;s new comments about impeachment come less than 24 hours after <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/ocasio-cortez-makes-stunning-admission-about-impeachment-during-cnn-interview">she told CNN that impeachment was about unifying the Democrat Party and about avoiding a &#8220;potentially disastrous outcome from occurring next year.&#8221;</a>
“At the end of the day, we have to be able to come together as a caucus and if it is this Ukrainian allegation that is what brings the caucus together, um, then I think we have to run with however we unify the House,” Ocasio-Cortez said.
“We also need to move quite quickly because we’re talking about the potential compromise of the 2020 elections,” Ocasio-Cortez continued. “And so this is not just about something that has occurred; this is about preventing a potentially disastrous outcome from occurring next year.”

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A San Antonio, Texas, family that set up a large inflatable snowman, reindeer and a Santa helicopter on their front lawn on November 1 got a message from their homeowners association: Pull it down.
Claudia Simonis, who has resided at the Lakeside at Canyon Springs subdivision with her family for four years, received a letter from Diamond Association Management &amp; Consulting on November 4 reading: &#8220;Maintenance &#8211; holiday decorations need to be removed. Please remove the snowman until closer to the holiday season,&#8221; <a href="https://news4sanantonio.com/news/local/too-soon-festive-family-told-to-take-down-christmas-decorations">WOAI</a> reports. The Lakeside at Canyon Springs subdivision is located on the far north side of San Antonio.
<a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/texas-family-told-take-down-snowman-because-too-early-christmas-n1082106">NBC News</a> reported, “The letter from the association goes on to say that it allows holiday decorations, but they should be taken down 10 days after the holiday. It doesn&#8217;t say when residents can put up decorations prior to the holiday.”
Claudia’s husband Nick said, &#8220;I was like, &#8216;Wow, that&#8217;s a first.’ I was angry, because there’s a reason why we&#8217;re doing it.&#8221;
Claudia Simonis, who is pregnant and due on Christmas Day, stated, &#8220;I just couldn’t believe it. My husband sent it to me and I said, &#8216;Are you serious?'&#8221; She added, “I feel kind of heavy, so the earlier we can put out the decorations, the better. Because probably in two more weeks, I&#8217;m not going to be able to build all this.&#8221;
Claudia continued, &#8220;I just found it crazy.  Especially that they didn’t give us a time. Like, when is the right time to put it?&#8221;
As NBC News reported, Claudia and Nick “put up their Christmas decorations a little earlier than usual in case the baby arrives early and because they wanted their two sons, a 7- and 3-year-old, to enjoy the display.”
Simonis insisted she won’t take down the display, adding, “I’m pregnant. And it took us forever to put them up. If anything, we’re adding more stuff.” Nick added, &#8220;We&#8217;re not going to do it. It&#8217;s the Christmas spirit. We&#8217;re not going to be forced by the HOA to take it down.&#8221;
According to Simonis, after she posted the association&#8217;s letter in a neighborhood Facebook group, some other residents reacted by supporting their support; one set up a 12-inch snowman in their yard; another put up Christmas lights.
One resident told WOAI, &#8220;We always abide by the rules and regulations. So, when we see it in black and white, there&#8217;s no problem. But if it&#8217;s not in black and white, who&#8217;s to say what&#8217;s what?&#8221; He added, &#8220;I don&#8217;t think this should be an issue. These are the holidays. This is what we do. We take care of our neighbors. That&#8217;s what a neighborhood is about.&#8221;
As <a href="https://thestir.cafemom.com/parenting_news/222524/hoa-tells-family-take-down-early-christmas-decorations">CafeMom</a> writes, commenting on the story, &#8220;Sure, you could make the argument that putting up Christmas decorations before Thanksgiving has even hit might feel a bit like putting the cart before the horse, but get this: Studies have proven that <a title="Link: https://nypost.com/2019/11/01/decorating-for-christmas-early-is-good-for-you-study/" href="https://nypost.com/2019/11/01/decorating-for-christmas-early-is-good-for-you-study/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">putting up Christmas decorations early is actually good for you</a>, since it can drum up nostalgic memories from childhood and bring on an overall mood boost.&#8221;
Nick concluded, &#8220;So, you&#8217;re going to see in a couple days, everybody will have decorations up.”
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A former medical corespondent for an NBC News affiliate in Los Angeles has been charged with asking a nine-year-old girl with sexually suggestive photos.
Dr. Bruce Hensel, who was charged in Santa Monica on Wednesday, is 71 years old.
&#8220;The Los Angeles Police Department said detectives began a child sexual exploitation investigation involving a nine-year-old child after inappropriate messages and photographs were shared between the child and a man believed to be Hensel,&#8221; <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ex-tv-medical-correspondent-charged-with-asking-9-year-old-girl-for-racy-photos/?ftag=CNM-00-10aab7e&amp;linkId=77027356">CBS News</a> reported Thursday.
The nine-year-old child is the daughter of an acquaintance of Hensel&#8217;s, the report noted. Hensel allegedly requested the racy images from the girl, whose name will not be revealed, via a messaging app on August 4th, according the Los Angeles County District Attorney&#8217;s Office.
The former correspondent faces one felony count of contact with a minor for sexual purposes, according to Deputy D.A. Angela Brunson.
The 71-year-old was being held on $5,000 bail after the Wednesday arrest but was later released, reported CBS.
If convicted, Hensel could serve out 18 months in state prison.
The former NBC employee maintains his innocence.
A lawyer for Hensel said his client &#8220;is completely innocent of the charge.&#8221;
&#8220;We are cooperating with the authorities and look forward to a speedy and complete exoneration,&#8221; the lawyer told reporters.
&#8220;Hensel is well known in the area as the former chief medical correspondent for KNBC-TV. He won 11 Emmys and two Golden Mike awards for his work in Los Angeles media,&#8221; CBS reported, noting that his &#8220;LinkedIn profile says he spent 29 years with NBC — much of that time at KNBC as its medical and science reporter but left the station in May of 2016.&#8221;
NBC has been plagued with controversy since journalist Ronan Farrow claimed his bombshell story exposing Hollywood producer and alleged serial sexual predator Harvey Weinstein was spiked by the network.
In Farrow’s new book, “Catch and Kill,&#8221; the journalist exposed another hit against NBC, a rape accusation against their former star morning host Matt Lauer. According to the accuser, Brooke Nevils, the accusation was known throughout the company before she filed a formal complaint.
Nevils, a former NBC News employee herself, claimed she was anally raped by Lauer in 2014 while covering the Sochi Olympics. 
Nevils told Farrow that she, then-“Today” anchor Meredith Vieira, and Lauer had drinks at the hotel bar where the NBC team was staying during the Olympics. After socializing, Nevils said she went to Lauer’s hotel room to get back her press credentials, which she said were taken by Lauer as a joke. She then returned to his room a second time upon invite, when the alleged rape took place. 
“Once she was in his hotel room, Nevils alleges, Lauer — who was wearing a T-shirt and boxers — pushed her against the door and kissed her. He then pushed her onto the bed, ‘flipping her over, asking if she liked anal sex,’ Farrow writes. ‘She said that she declined several times,’” the <a href="https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/matt-lauer-rape-nbc-ronan-farrow-book-catch-kill-1203364485/">Variety</a> report detailed the alleged encounter per Farrow&#8217;s book.
Nevils claims she “was in the midst of telling him she wasn’t interested again when he ‘just did it,’” Farrow wrote in the book. “Lauer, she said, didn’t use lubricant. The encounter was excruciatingly painful. ‘It hurt so bad. I remember thinking, Is this normal?’ She told me she stopped saying no, but wept silently into a pillow.” 
It was suggested last month by Fox News host Tucker Carlson that former NBC employee Megyn Kelly was canned by the network for publicly asking for an outside investigation into the apparent mishandling of both the Weinstein story and accusations against Lauer. Kelly did not comment on Carlson&#8217;s accusation.

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Last week, Daily Wire Editor-in-Chief Ben Shapiro gave a speech at Stanford University addressing the &#8220;<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-shapiro-dismantles-the-alt-right-and-radical-lefts-dangerous-game">dangerous game</a>&#8221; being played by the Alt-Right, whose leaders he condemned as espousing racist and anti-Semitic views based on logically flawed, often self-contradictory premises. As followers of the fringe movement have been doing at recent conservative events, hecklers showed up to Shapiro&#8217;s next campus speech, this time at Boston University, to try to trap him with trolling questions. Shapiro responded by efficiently exposing the flawed arguments of his challengers (video below).
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/livestream-ben-shapiro-america-wasnt-built-on-slavery">Shapiro&#8217;s Boston University speech</a> Wednesday was dedicated to responding to the Left&#8217;s claim that &#8220;America was built on slavery.&#8221; The Left&#8217;s view of the country, Shapiro argued, is based on reductive, historically illiterate presuppositions that result in a false vision of what actually defines the country. The traditional, conservative view of the country remains true, Shapiro contended.
&#8220;America was built on eternally good and true principles, springing from both the Judeo-Christian ethic and English culture, rooted in natural law,&#8221; he said. &#8220;Those principles were denied in practice by many of the same people who promoted them in theory, but those theories were valid — and remain valid. The story of America, therefore, is a story of the broadening application of those principles — the perfection of our Union, the fulfillment of the promises of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States. This view certainly does not deny the evils and horrors of slavery and Jim Crow, or the savage brutality of the dispossession of Native Americans. But this view does recognize a simple truth: the state of the world, historically, has been replete with such evil, horror, and brutality — and America, unlike other nations, has fought, over time, to wipe them away at home and abroad.&#8221;
Following the sold-out event, Shapiro took questions from some of the audience members, as usual prioritizing those who disagree with him. Among the questioners were some apparent followers of an &#8220;America First&#8221; group led by an Alt-Right influencer who has been encouraging his supporters to crash conservative events, as they did at a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-daily-wires-matt-walsh-slaps-down-alt-right-hecklers">speech by Daily Wire podcast host Matt Walsh</a> a few weeks go. Like Walsh, Shapiro had no problem handling the hecklers.
The first &#8220;America First&#8221; defender started by saying that Shapiro once described Donald Trump among others as &#8220;Alt-Right&#8221; and then said: &#8220;It seems like conservatives like you, like [Turning Point USA founder] Charlie Kirk, and [Texas Republican Rep.] Dan Crenshaw, feel threatened by &#8216;America First&#8217; conservatives and &#8216;America First&#8217; ideas. Is that why you&#8217;re smearing them as Alt-Right racists, homophobic, and all these other things, instead of actually addressing them and debating them?&#8221;
&#8220;First of all, I&#8217;m happy to address any ideas; I&#8217;m not happy to debate somebody who has joked about murdering me,&#8221; said Shapiro, referencing past comments and actions of the Alt-Right influencer behind the hecklers&#8217; questions.
Shapiro then explained why he described as &#8220;Alt-Right-adjacent&#8221; some of the people the questioner named, including Trump. &#8220;If you look at Donald Trump, who I said overtly in 2016 &#8216;flirted with the Alt-Right&#8217; because he did in April and May of 2016. &#8230; Donald Trump, thank God, has forcibly expelled many of the people who were Alt-Right adjacent, like Steve Bannon, from his administration.&#8221;
&#8220;As far as the idea that I am somehow refusing to debate lower levels of immigration, that is obviously untrue,&#8221; said Shapiro. &#8220;You can go watch an hour-long interview that I did with the aforementioned Ann Coulter back before 2016 about a book she did on immigration — it&#8217;s all about lowering levels of immigration. If we&#8217;re talking about tariffs, happy to have that conversation. I had it with Tucker Carlson. If we&#8217;re talking about a more isolationist foreign policy, I&#8217;ve had that conversation with many, many people.&#8221;
&#8220;I said this in my speech at Stanford, which people are willfully ignoring: I&#8217;m not arguing that people that hold those views are quote-unquote Alt-Right,&#8221; Shapiro continued. &#8220;The Alt-Right is a very specific viewpoint that sees the problem in America as a problem of demographics, that suggest that white nationalism is the answer to that problem, that suggest that the problem with immigration is not a problem of culture or assimilation, the problem in America is a problem of what race the people are that are coming into the country. That is not a point of view that is even in the realm of the  sort of a Paleocon viewpoint. That is a view that is actively Alt-Right.&#8221;
When the questioner accused Shapiro again of &#8220;smearing&#8221; those who disagree with him, Shapiro rattled off a list of disturbing comments and actions from the Alt-Right influencer behind the organized effort to troll the speech. &#8220;I think it is a sin for people to conflate mainstream conservatism with that kind of garbage,&#8221; said Shapiro, the audience erupting in applause at the assertion.
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Baltimore Mayor Bernard &#8220;Jack&#8221; Young suggested on Thursday that the city&#8217;s leadership should not be held responsible for Baltimore&#8217;s consistently high murder rate because none of the leadership members personally committed any murders.
&#8220;There is not a lack of any leadership on my part. I have been moving this city forward &#8230; you know, because I&#8217;m not committing the murders and that&#8217;s what people need to understand,&#8221; Young told reporters during a press conference. &#8220;I&#8217;m not committing the murders, the police commissioner is not committing it, the council is not committing it. So, how can you fault leadership?&#8221;
Young&#8217;s remarks were in response to an <a href="https://www.baltimoresun.com/opinion/op-ed/bs-ed-op-1112-jordan-taylor-20191111-yl3v2zq4pvdktaffv7urcd34oa-story.html">opinion piece</a> written by Y in Central Maryland President John Hoey, who blamed the city&#8217;s skyrocketing murder rate on the local government lack of initiative. Hoey penned the op-ed after a 31-year-old Y coach was killed during a home invasion while in his Baltimore residence.
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Mayor Jack Young on Baltimore homicides: &quot;I&#39;m not committing the murders. The police commissioner has not committed it. The council&#39;s not committing it. So how can you fault leadership?&quot; <a href="https://t.co/Yg9MMRnUTE">https://t.co/Yg9MMRnUTE</a> <a href="https://t.co/5XExpSMGA2">pic.twitter.com/5XExpSMGA2</a>
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&#8220;The truth is that we are in the midst of an existential crisis in the City of Baltimore. Our homicide rate is among the highest in the country, and the pace of violence and victims this year is exceeding last year’s already high pace,&#8221; Hoey wrote. &#8220;The reasons for this level of violence are complex and interlocking.&#8221;
&#8220;There is no one thing to be done to fix it, but there are definitely a set of laws, practices and actions at both the local and state level (with federal assistance) that could be used to significantly reduce the rate of violent crime if we had the will and focus to do it,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;Other cities have successfully reduced their violent crime rate significantly, but in Baltimore we have had not just a crisis of confidence but, in my view, a crisis of leadership.&#8221;
City Council President Brandon Scott, who is challenging Young for Baltimore mayor, slammed Young for his response in a statement, according to <a href="https://foxbaltimore.com/news/city-in-crisis/mayor-young-says-leadership-isnt-to-blame-for-baltimore-murders">Fox 45 News</a>.
&#8220;Mr. Mayor, respectfully, this can&#8217;t be our response to violence as elected leaders in Baltimore,&#8221; Scott said. &#8220;Our residents deserve to know their leaders have a vision to coordinate our precious resources in the fight against violent crime effectively and urgently, not passing the buck.&#8221;
The city of Baltimore is already bracing to surpass the 300 homicides mark for the fifth year in a row — as of mid-November, 296 individuals have been killed in the city.
Baltimore had the worst homicide rate among the 50 largest cities in the country, as well as the second-highest violent crime rate overall, according to<a href="https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/crime/bs-md-ci-fbi-data-20180924-story.html"> FBI data</a> released in 2018. At the time, Republican Gov. Larry Hogan called the news &#8220;shocking and disappointing,&#8221; but further noted that &#8220;it doesn&#8217;t come as a complete surprise.&#8221;
Young became the mayor of Baltimore in May 2019 after his Democratic colleague, former mayor Catherine Pugh, stepped down amid investigations into corrupt business dealings. He had previously served for nearly a decade as the president of the Baltimore City Council.
Young&#8217;s campaign manager later issued a statement trying to clarifying his initial comments.
&#8220;While no leaders in our city are personally responsible for these crimes, ALL of us have a role to play in stopping them. And, as mayor, I take and will continue to take responsibility for making our city safer and cleaner,&#8221; he wrote. &#8220;But the City leadership can&#8217;t do it alone. We need community leaders, stakeholders, and everyday Baltimoreans to come together and work to reduce gun violence.&#8221;

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