Jan 19, 2018 – When Riverside County law enforcement officers first entered the Turpin home Sunday and liberated the family’s 13 children from a hellish existence, they believed all 13 were minors, just based on physical appearance. It turned out that the oldest, a female, was 29 years old, but due to extreme malnourishment...

Jan 19, 2018 – Who the heck does this guy think he is? California Attorney General Xavier Becerra held a press conference Thursday ostensibly to ensure the (illegal) immigrant community of their rights should Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) come knocking on their door. While he repeatedly used generic phrases in...

Jan 18, 2018 – The Los Angeles Times has been at the forefront of reporting about sexual harassment allegations against Hollywood celebrities and politicians (especially California politicians) since October, but its reporters could have looked a lot closer to home for a big scoop. Ross Levinsohn, who has headed the paper since August,...

Jan 17, 2018 – When I first saw this tweet from Planned Parenthood, I laughed at the irony. Then I rolled my eyes. Then, as I thought about it more and read the New York Times article, I got really, really angry. Excuse me? Don’t get me wrong; I wholeheartedly agree...

Jan 17, 2018 – The FBI sting and arrest of LA County Sheriff’s Deputy Kenneth Collins isn’t as shocking as that of former California state senator and Secretary of State candidate Leland Yee (D-RPG Trafficker), but it’s right up there. Collins was arrested Tuesday, accused of running an “extensive drug trafficking network” and...

Jan 16, 2018 – Last Thursday Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Rich Off Hubby’s Money) held a rambling press conference in which she characterized the bonuses corporations are giving their rank-and-file employees as “crumbs.” Of course, she has to spin it that way because for months she and her acolytes predicted that the tax...

Jan 16, 2018 – I hate to say, “I told you so.” Well, that’s not really true. I love saying, “I told you so.” But in this case I hate that a headline I wrote more than a year ago is still (mostly) correct. One of the first pieces I wrote for...

Jan 15, 2018 – Last week I reported about the pro-abortion billboard campaign that Preterm, a leading abortion provider, launched throughout the Cleveland area (supposedly) but targeting black communities. During the last week, activists in the black community on both the pro-life and pro-choice sides have hammered Preterm. Newly-elected Cleveland City Councilman Basheer...

Jan 15, 2018 – (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP) For a brief moment over the weekend it looked like society had “evolved” to the point where a woman can have an awkward first date, engage in consensual sexual activity, then write an anonymous piece accusing the man of assault and be taken seriously....

Jan 11, 2018 – In Pelosi-land, the only people who can complain about or vote on or negotiate or even have a thought about a certain issue are the ones she deems are affected by it. You know, if you’re not a woman you can’t have an opinion on birth control or abortion. And...

Jan 26, 2018 – That’s the contention of an anti-sanctuary state group, Fight Sanctuary State, after an illegal alien criminal was charged with four counts of rape Monday. Alfonso Alarcon-Nunez drove for Uber and his targets were young intoxicated females who were leaving parties. He’d take them home then return hours later to...

Feb 19, 2018 – Follow Jennifer Van Laar on Twitter: @jenvanlaar…

Feb 15, 2018 – After a Valentine’s Day immigration sweep in Los Angeles, City Councilman Gil Cedillo said it was obvious the city was enduring an “all-out assault.” I agree, Mr. Cedillo. Los Angeles, and the rest of California, is enduring an all-out assault conducted by people who value criminality over the rule...

Feb 13, 2018 – In a January press conference, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra dodged questions about specific provisions of the new Immigrant Worker Protection Act, AB 450, saying that his department was working on “guidance” for employers wishing to avoid huge fines for voluntarily complying with requests from federal immigration officers. Tuesday (nearly...

Feb 28, 2018 – One day after she spent eight hours testifying before the House Intelligence Committee, Hope Hicks announced her resignation as White House Communications Director. Hicks reportedly told colleagues she had been considering leaving for “several months” and that there would be no perfect time for her departure. She did not...

Feb 26, 2018 – Follow Jennifer Van Laar on Twitter: @jenvanlaar…

Feb 25, 2018 – In part two of my interview with Firearms Policy Coalition President Brandon Combs, we discuss the need for real security on school campuses, “gun free zones,” and what the gun control agenda is really about. Part one of our discussion, about gun violence restraining orders, can be found here....

Feb 25, 2018 – Remember, as Jennifer Van Laar told us, that the sheriff had specifically disputed Dana Loesch at the CNN town hall when she said there…

Feb 24, 2018 – She handled it well, as my colleague Jennifer Van Laar notes here. Dana is a paid spokesperson for the NRA.…

Feb 24, 2018 – For the past few weeks the topics gun control and school safety have dominated public conversation. How can we keep guns out of the hands of dangerous or mentally ill people? How can we make sure that when we drop our children off at school, that we’re delivering them to...

Feb 23, 2018 – When Marjory Stoneman Davis High School senior Brandon Huff received a text from his girlfriend saying, “There’s a shooter in the room. I love you,” he said he “dropped everything and ran toward that building.” On his way there, he saw school resource officer Scot Peterson – outside, crouched...

Feb 23, 2018 – On Feb. 14 Coral Springs Police Sgt. Jeff Heinrich was off duty and working on the athletic field at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, where his wife is the assistant athletic director and his son is on the football team. When he heard shots, he “obviously…dropped the hose that I...

Feb 22, 2018 – Late Wednesday night California State Sen. Tony Mendoza (D-Los Angeles) saw the writing on the wall. His former roommate, Senate President Pro Tem (and US Senate candidate) Kevin De Leon introduced a resolution to expel him from the Senate after a sexual harassment investigation was completed February 15. Part...

Feb 22, 2018 – The day after facing an angry crowd at a CNN Town Hall in Florida, Dana Loesch appeared in a much more friendly venue – CPAC 2018. “FBI dropped the ball. They dropped the ball.” –@DLoesch #NRA #CPAC pic.twitter.com/X3gWmqRKUB — NRATV (@NRATV) February 22, 2018 She continued...

Feb 22, 2018 – Students, teachers, and parents from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School confronted politicians, Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel, and NRA spokeswoman Dana Loesch Wednesday night at a CNN Town Hall, demanding that more be done to protect students and teachers from gun violence on campus. (Which is something we can all...