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Posted at 9:00 am on July 30, 2017 by Susan Wright Well, well.

Posted at 3:30 pm on July 30, 2017 by Susan Wright And this is the kind of evangelical voice we need. Unfortunately, he hasn’t been paying attention. And it may be a case of closing the barn door after the horse has made it into an entirely different zip code. Bob Vander Plaats is the Iowa-based president of the conservative Family Leader group.

Posted at 5:00 pm on July 30, 2017 by Brad Slager   Many did not LOL at the WTF options this weekend.   It was another week  when Hollywood dared to stray away from its proven formula of remakes, reboots, and retread sequels.

Posted at 8:00 pm on July 30, 2017 by Teri Christoph RedState writers Kira Davis and Teri Christoph are joined by co-host April Gregory to talk about Charlie Gard, cowardly Senate Republicans, and Kira’s viral post about transgenders the military. Also, where are the chicks at in ‘Dunkirk’, and can you guess April’s top three favorite actresses? #3 is just awful (per Teri).  

Posted at 9:04 pm on July 30, 2017 by Jay Caruso It’s funny how one can feel sympathetic for a person while at the same time, cheering on his political demise. President Trump unceremoniously fired White House Chief Reince Priebus. Trump made it more humiliating by announcing on Twitter that Reince’s replacement is John Kelly, who was heading up the Department of Homeland Security. Original Trumpers were not happy with the hiring of Priebus as he’s considered part of the old “establishment” and not aligned with Trump’s pretzel agenda.

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Sunday said it is “unimportant” for Democrats to win the midterm elections in 2018. During an appearance on “Fox News Sunday,” host Chris Wallace asked Pelosi to estimate the chances that Democrats win back the lower chamber back in 2018 and whether she would run again for speaker if they did. “That’s so unimportant. What is important is that we have the lively debate on a better deal,” Pelosi said. “Better pay. Better jobs and a better future. And that’s what we look forward to having. And we have unity in our party.

An effort in Congress to reorganize the Department of Homeland Security’s cybersecurity efforts is finally gaining steam, but faces an uncertain fate as lawmakers leave for the August recess. The prospect for reorganizing the National Protection and Programs Directorate (NPPD) took a big step this week.

White House senior adviser and first daughter Ivanka Trump reportedly wants to lower expectations of what she can achieve in President Trump's administration. Politico reported Sunday that people close to both Ivanka Trump and her husband, senior adviser Jared Kushner, say Ivanka is aware of the criticism she faces for failing to persuade her father on certain policy issues. She reportedly wants to lower expectations of her power in the White House and is frustrated with critics for thinking she has more influence over her father than she does, according to people familiar with he

A new approach to fundraising by startups that uses digital currencies like bitcoin is sparking concern among lawmakers and regulators, and calls for tougher rules. At issue are initial coin offerings, where new companies or smaller projects seek to crowdfund — or raise investment funds from the public — through crypto online currencies. While many of these offerings are well-intentioned, others are scams and some have weak security making them susceptible to hacks. That's led to growing calls for new regulations to protect investors and consumers. The Securities and Exchange Commission is al

LAS VEGAS - Newly detailed malware can knock networks offline with devastating efficiency, although the effected networks might not be the ones intended by the malware's creators.    The malware was presented by the security firm Arbor Networks on Sunday at the cybersecurity conference DEF CON. It appears to be designed to use internet-connected devices from one network to attack another.