Victor Morton
Articles by Victor Morton
Bill Clinton issues Jeffrey Epstein statement
Former President Bill Clinton claimed in a statement Monday that he knows nothing about the pedophilia charges filed against financier Jeffrey Epstein. Published July 8, 2019
Trump ‘Salute to America’ speech: Army took airports in War of 1812
President Trump's tribute to American military successes Thursday may have gone overboard in crediting the Army with the remarkable feat of seizing airports decades before Orville and Wilbur Wright were even born. Published July 4, 2019
Joe Biden opposed helping refugees from South Vietnam get U.S. asylum
Democratic presidential front-runner Joseph R. Biden, who has denounced President Trump's efforts against Central American asylum-seekers, vigorously opposed resettling as refugees South Vietnamese who had helped the U.S. during the war. Published July 4, 2019
MAD Magazine shutting down: Reports
America's most venerable spoof magazine, the source of one of President Trump's most recent jibes at the Democrats, is reportedly no more. Published July 3, 2019
Ilhan Omar calls for elimination of Customs and Border Protection, other ‘rogue agencies’
Rep. Ilhan Omar said the U.S. government should consider abolishing the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) as one of the rogue border-control agencies dedicated to human-rights abuses and racism. Published July 3, 2019
Beto O’Rourke backs Nike, says Betsy Ross flag ‘appropriated’ by white nationalists
Democratic presidential contender Beto O'Rourke said Wednesday that the 1776 Betsy Ross flag has become a symbol of white nationalism. Published July 3, 2019
Jeh Johnson, Obama Homeland Security secretary, rips 2020 Democrats pushing ‘open borders’
"Open borders" is now not merely a "right-wing talking point." Jeh Johnson, Homeland Security secretary under President Barack Obama, says the proposals being pushed by his party's 2020 presidential contenders are essentially that. Published July 3, 2019
Lee Iacocca dies at 94: Report
Auto magnate Lee Iacocca, the father of the Ford Mustang and the man who saved Chrysler in the 1980s, has died. He was 94. Published July 2, 2019
Michelle Lujan Grisham, New Mexico governor, courts Nike amid flag sneaker furor
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is backing Nike in its furor over its canceling a U.S.-flag themed sneaker as offensive. Published July 2, 2019
Code Pink ‘Baby Trump’ blimp permit doesn’t allow helium
Code Pink can have the Baby Trump blimp on the National Mall for President Trump's Lincoln Memorial speech on Thursday -- just not off the ground and not where Mr. Trump can see it, the group claimed. Published July 2, 2019
Colin Kaepernick objects to Nike ‘Betsy Ross Flag’ sneaker
Colin Kaepernick's flag protests have reportedly taken over the Nike board room. Published July 1, 2019
Tyler Skaggs, Angels pitcher, dies at 27
Pitcher Tyler Skaggs of the Los Angeles Angels died suddenly Monday, the team announced. Published July 1, 2019
Everytown for Gun Safety issues July 4 fireworks call for sensitivity
A leading gun control group thinks Independence Day celebrations need to be more sensitive to people traumatized by loud bangs. Published July 1, 2019
Andrew Yang condemns antifa attack on Andy Ngo; first Democrat candidate to do so
Andrew Yang became the first Democratic presidential-primary contender to condemn last weekend's mob attack in Portland that hospitalized a gay Asian journalist. Published July 1, 2019
Sarah Huckabee Sanders book to highlight Trump White House experience
Former White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders will reportedly start work on a book about her time inside the Trump administration before the summer is out. Published June 30, 2019
Vote fraud charges in Los Angeles Skid Row homeless bribery case
Authorities in Los Angeles have indicted nine people on felony voter-fraud charges, accusing the defendants of using homeless people to forge signatures on voter-registration and petition forms. Published June 30, 2019
Ozzy Osbourne, Sharon Osbourne object to Donald Trump use of ‘Crazy Train’
Ozzy Osbourne wants the president to get off the crazy train. Published June 27, 2019
Julian Castro defends transgender women’s right to abortion
Julian Castro tried to be as inclusive as possible about women's right to abortion in Wednesday's Democratic presidential debate -- but flubbed the language of transgender biology. Published June 26, 2019
Max Wright, ‘Alf’ actor, dies at 75
The father of alien puppet Alf has died. Max Wright was 75. Published June 26, 2019
Donald Trump Jr. mocks YouTube ‘without political bias’ claim: ‘RatiOH MY GOD!!!!’
YouTube insisted this week that it doesn't engage in ideological favoritism. The response on Twitter was disbelief and the president's son happily spiked the football Wednesday evening. Published June 26, 2019
