Victor Morton
Articles by Victor Morton
Ilhan Omar retweets Trump supporters are racists Daily Beast article
Rep. Ilhan Omar retweeted an article Sunday afternoon that made a flat blanket declaration that all supporters of President Trump are racists. Published July 14, 2019
R. Kelly arrested on federal sex crime charges: Report
Singer R. Kelly has reportedly been arrested on federal sex crime charges. Published July 11, 2019
Donald Trump rips Paul Ryan on Twitter
President Trump lashed out on Twitter at former Republican House Speaker Paul D. Ryan on Thursday night, calling him a failure and quitter. Published July 11, 2019
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez plays race card against Nancy Pelosi
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez significantly upped the rhetorical ante in her feud with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, playing the race card. Published July 10, 2019
Jim Bouton dies at 80
The former New York Yankees pitcher who wrote the most famous tell-all book in baseball history has died. Jim Bouton, author of "Ball Four," was 80. Published July 10, 2019
JPMorgan Chase-owned ship seized with cocaine shipment
The ship seized last week by U.S. Customs and Border Protection for having transported nearly 20 tons of cocaine into a U.S. port has a very high-profile owner -- a JPMorgan Chase fund. Published July 10, 2019
Judge Amit Mehta rejects Trump rule to help rein in drug prices
A federal judge in the District of Columbia has struck down President Trump's efforts to rein in prescription-drug prices, ruling that federal bureaucrats cannot require companies to disclose their prices in TV ads. Published July 8, 2019
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