Victor Morton
Articles by Victor Morton
Judge Brian Morris blocks Keystone pipeline
A federal judge blocked the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline Thursday, ruling that the Trump administration hadn't justified changing President Obama's earlier rulings. Published November 8, 2018
Tucker Carlson condemns Antifa mob: ‘This is a threat to freedom of expression … to all of us’
Fox News host Tucker Carlson said on his show Thursday night that the previous day's Antifa attack on his home is also a general attack on free thought and free speech. Published November 8, 2018
Pentagon scrubs ‘Operation Faithful Patriot’ name from migrant caravan border mission
The U.S. military downplayed its role in border security Wednesday by saying it would no longer use the term "Operation Faithful Patriot." Published November 7, 2018
CNN says Sarah Sanders lied in Jim Acosta dispute
CNN called White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders a liar Wednesday evening in a growing dispute over the conduct of Jim Acosta and the revocation of his press pass over a tussle with a White House intern. Published November 7, 2018
Jim Acosta tells Anderson Cooper ‘I think they’re trying to shut us down’
CNN White House correspondent Jim Acosta accused the Trump administration Wednesday evening of trying to shut down critical press coverage by revoking his credentials. Published November 7, 2018
Ted Cruz bests Beto O’Rourke in high-profile Texas Senate race
Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas beat back an unexpectedly strong challenge from Democrat Beto O'Rourke, a Republican hold that virtually guaranteed they would hold onto the Senate. Published November 6, 2018
Evelyn Arroyo-Maultsby, Bob Menendez juror, attends his victory party
Democratic Sen. Robert Menendez of New Jersey was surrpunded by supporters at his victory party Tuesday night -- and one of them had sat on the jury in his federal corruption trial. Published November 6, 2018
Brian Kemp voter card reads ‘invalid’
Brian Kemp, the Republican candidate for Georgia governor, is also the man who oversees the election process -- and he had difficulty casting his ballot Tuesday. Published November 6, 2018
James Comey declares anti-Trump ‘awakening’ underway
The man whom Hillary Clinton blames for "President Trump" happening said Tuesday there was an anti-Trump "awakening" afoot and spent the day campaigning for Democrats. Former FBI Director James Comey wrote in a New York Times op-ed column that "I feel the giant stirring. The awakening is slow, but it is underway." Published November 6, 2018
Beyonce endorses Beto O’Rourke on Instagram
Beyonce tried Tuesday to drag Rep. Beto O'Rourke, Texas Democrat, across the finish line in his bid to unseat Republican. Sen. Ted Cruz. Published November 6, 2018
Sinead O’Connor, now known as Shuhada’ Davitt, never wants to be around white people again
After having converted to Islam, Sinead O'Connor no longer wants to be around any white people -- whom she called "disgusting" and seemed to think include all non-Muslims. Published November 6, 2018
Joseph Dunford says border troops won’t deny migrant caravan entry to U.S.
Gen. Joseph Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said Monday that the Pentagon has no plans to actually confront the illegal-immigrant caravan approaching the U.S. Published November 5, 2018
Nate Silver of FiveThirtyEight.com gives Democrats 88 percent chance of taking House
Polling guru Nate Silver gave Democrats an 88 percent chance of taking control of the House in his final pre-election poll survey Monday, calling the polling in support of those chances "pretty robust." Published November 5, 2018
Barbra Streisand says Trump making her fat: ‘I’ve been thinking about, do I want to move to Canada?’
Not only is Donald Trump a fascist who's locking children in cages, he's making Barbra Streisand fat. Published October 30, 2018
Freddy Geas suspect in Whitey Bulger killing: Report
The Mafia hit man suspected of leading the fatal prison attack on notorious Boston mobster James "Whitey" Bulger was described as someone who didn't like informants -- in part because informants put him behind bars. Published October 30, 2018
Kanye West breaks with Candace Owens, ‘Blexit’
So the "Blexit" push was a bridge too far for Kanye West. In a series of tweets Tuesday afternoon, the rap star who proudly wore a MAGA cap and stole the show from President Trump at the White House said he wanted nothing to do with the campaign to convince blacks to exit the Democratic Party and was disassociating himself from politics. Published October 30, 2018
Taylor Swift announces vote for Democrat Phil Bredesen in Tennessee Senate race
Pop diva Taylor Swift announced Tuesday that she had voted for Democrat Phil Bredesen for U.S. Senate in her home state of Tennessee. Published October 30, 2018
‘Big Bang Theory’ inserts anti-Trump message into credits
One of the biggest shows on network TV inserted a message into the credits of its most-recent episode that called for divine intervention in the midterm elections and for "Old Testament wrath" against President Trump's supporters. Published October 29, 2018
Pharrell issues Donald Trump cease-and-desist over ‘Happy’
Pharrell Williams reportedly became the latest entertainer to send a cease-and-desist note against a Republican using his material at rallies. Published October 29, 2018
Julia Ioffe, CNN panelist, says Trump ‘has radicalized so many more people than ISIS ever did’
A CNN panelist said Monday that President Trump is worse than the Islamic State, though she promptly took the words back when people began responding on social media. Julia Ioffe, who also is a correspondent for GQ and writes for The Washington Post, said in a CNN segment, to the disbelief of another guest and to GOP officials on social media, that "this president has radicalized so many more people than ISIS ever did." Published October 29, 2018
