Victor Morton
Articles by Victor Morton
‘A more perfect union’: New York Gov. Kathy Hochul calls for abolition of Electoral College
Add New York Gov. Kathy Hochul to the chorus of Democrats calling for the abolition of the Electoral College, even though President-elect Donald Trump just won the popular vote. Published December 17, 2024
GOP report recommends Liz Cheney criminal probe over alleged Jan. 6 committee witness tampering
House Republicans indicated Tuesday that they want a criminal prosecution against former Rep. Liz Cheney. Published December 17, 2024
Democrats introduce constitutional amendment to abolish Electoral College
Three Democratic senators introduced a constitutional amendment Monday to abolish the Electoral College, the body that has formally elected the president for the nation's entire history. Published December 16, 2024
Police identify Wisconsin school shooter as 15-year-old female student
The Wisconsin school shooter has been identified as Natalie "Samantha" Rupnow, a 15-year-old female student at the school who reportedly hated the patriarchy and called for the extermination of men. Published December 16, 2024
CNN’s Van Jones admits Trump is ‘smarter than me, you, and all of his critics’: ‘We’re the idiots’
Democrats have long derided Donald Trump as a vulgar fool. But former Obama adviser Van Jones thinks otherwise. Published December 16, 2024
Democrats push amendment to remove transgender care ban from defense bill
Fourteen Democratic senators plan to bring to the floor an amendment that would remove from the massive defense-spending bill a ban on the use of Pentagon money to pay for minors' sex changes. Published December 16, 2024
Police identify suspect in assault on Rep. Nancy Mace
Authorities identified the man accused of assaulting Rep. Nancy Mace in what the South Carolina Republican called an attack over her stance on transgender issues. Published December 10, 2024
Rep. Nancy Mace says she was assaulted by pro-transgender man
Rep. Nancy Mace said Tuesday that she was assaulted over her stand on transgender issues and that the attacker has been arrested. Published December 10, 2024
Journalist releases full text of Luigi Mangione’s manifesto
Independent journalist Ken Klippenstein released the full text of the "manifesto" written by murder suspect Luigi Mangione, in which he said health-care officials "had it coming." Published December 10, 2024
Reports: Luigi Mangione had been reported missing by family after back surgery
Luigi Mangione, the suspect in the shooting of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson, had been reported missing by his family after a recent back surgery. Published December 9, 2024
‘Rats everywhere’: Reviewers crush Altoona, Pa., McDonald’s after tip on suspect in CEO’s killing
McDonald's restaurants in Altoona, Pennsylvania, are getting pounded with one-star reviews and derisive remarks on Yelp, Google and other public-review sites in the wake of the arrest of Luigi Mangione in last week's shooting death of Brian Thompson. Published December 9, 2024
Liberal writer tries to justify CEO’s killing: ‘And people wonder why we want these executives dead’
Prominent liberal journalist Taylor Lorenz used the assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson to say that such officials should be killed. Published December 4, 2024
2 children wounded, suspect dead after school shooting in California, police say
Two children were wounded in a shooting Wednesday at a small religious K-8 school in Northern California and the shooter died from a suspected self-inflicted gunshot, sheriff's officials said. Published December 4, 2024
Report: Trump considering Ron DeSantis for defense secretary as Pete Hegseth nomination sputters
President-elect Donald Trump is considering replacing Pete Hegseth as his nominee to lead the Pentagon with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. Published December 3, 2024
Village People sailor changes tune on Trump’s use of ‘Y.M.C.A.’: ‘He’s having a lot of fun with it’
Numerous artists have complained about President-elect Donald Trump's use of their songs at his rallies. The sailor in the Village People is no longer among them. Published December 3, 2024
CNN panelists liken South Korea under martial law to U.S. under Trump
Two members of a CNN panel discussion Tuesday looked at the images of South Korea under martial law and saw America under Donald Trump. Published December 3, 2024
‘All for it’: Bernie Sanders backs Trump’s talk of making Canada the 51st state, with a caveat
If Donald Trump wants to make Canada part of the U.S., as he jokingly suggested last week to Canada's prime minister, he'll have an ally on the Democratic left: Sen. Bernie Sanders. Published December 3, 2024
‘Enough’s enough’: Stephen A. Smith calls on Biden to pardon Trump, after pardon for son Hunter
Commentator Stephen A. Smith suggested that having already issued a sweeping pardon for son Hunter Biden, President Biden should even the scales by doing the same for President-elect Donald Trump. Published December 3, 2024
Canada can become 51st state if it can’t handle tariffs, Trump tells Trudeau
President-elect Trump reportedly made the suggestion when demanding that Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau do more to curtail illegal immigration and drug trafficking across America's northern border. Published December 2, 2024
Charlamagne tha God rips Dems after Hunter Biden pardon: ‘Stop acting like y’all are the pure party’
Charlamagne tha God blasted President Biden's sweeping pardon of son Hunter Biden on numerous grounds, saying it proved Democrats are no better than Republicans. Published December 2, 2024