FLASHBACK: Walz backed ‘alternatives to policing’ package at height of defund movement
Days after riots paralyzed the city of Minneapolis following the death of George Floyd, and at the height of the “defund the police” movement, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz approved a series of progressive police reform bills, including “alternatives to policing.” “Minnesotans want real change.” Waltz says During a June 11, 2020, press conference, he said […]
GOP Senate candidate slams Democrats’ plan to re-up immigration push: ‘Height of cynicism’
Pennsylvania Senate Republican candidate Dave McCormick is sounding off on the Senate’s move to take up a bipartisan border security agreement, calling the legislation “problematic” following a trip to the southern border in Arizona over the weekend. “I honestly think it’s the height of cynicism. I really do because I think the power to stop the […]
Drowning deaths at US-Mexico border up 3,200% since Trump raised wall height – report | US-Mexico border
Thirty-three people drowned trying to cross the U.S. border in the Pacific Ocean near San Diego, a staggering increase from the previous year, after the Trump administration nearly doubled the height of the wall along the southern border. . According to one study, the number of drownings increased by 3,200% from 2020 to 2023 compared […]
Mets’ top prospect Jett Williams proving height doesn’t matter
PORT STREET LUCIE — Jett Williams, the Mets’ top prospect, makes a big first impression, never mind that he would fit neatly into the Mets’ small cubicle here. He looks like he belongs on a school playground, not a pro camp — baby-faced and 5-foot-6, 5-foot-7, or 5-foot-8. (Thanks to Williams’ honest nature and some […]
Judge refuses to toss NYC woman’s lawsuit accusing PediaSure maker of false height claims
A judge rules in a New York City grandmother’s lawsuit for misleading consumers that the company’s PediaSure Grow & Gain energy drink is “clinically proven” to help children grow taller. It rejected Abbott Laboratories’ efforts to dismiss it. U.S. District Judge Paul Engelmayer in Manhattan said Friday that Joan Noriega’s complaint provides “strong, evidence-backed reasons […]
Crenshaw hits GOP colleagues opposed to border deal: ‘The height of stupidity’
Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-Texas) slams his Republican colleagues for opposing a Senate deal to combine border and immigration policy changes with aid to Ukraine before the text of the bill was released. did. “The height of stupidity is to have a strong opinion about something you know nothing about,” Crenshaw said Thursday. “So I don’t […]