The Vince Coglianese Show

INTERVIEW - MARK LEVIN - host of the "Mark Levin Show on WMAL and author of new book "Unfreedom of the Press"

BOOK SIGNING ON Saturday June 01, 2019 10:00 AM at the Barnes N Noble in Tysons Corner

Fox News Host Mark Levin’s New Book Dethrones Howard Stern From Amazon Best-Seller List. Fox News host Mark Levin’s new book “Unfreedom of the Press” has become the number one best-selling book on Amazon, dethroning Howard Stern and his new memoir as of Sunday evening. Levin’s book doesn’t officially hit shelves until Tuesday, and the conservative firebrand managed to take the top spot on the strength of pre-order sales alone.

Mark Levin’s ‘Unfreedom of the Press’ lays bare the true nature of the media. ABOUT THE BOOK: From five-time #1 New York Times bestselling author, FOX News star, and radio host Mark R. Levin comes a groundbreaking and enlightening book that shows how the great tradition of the American free press has degenerated into a standardless profession that has squandered the faith and trust of the American public, not through actions of government officials, but through its own abandonment of reportorial integrity and objective journalism. Unfreedom of the Press is not just another book about the press. Levin shows how those entrusted with news reporting today are destroying freedom of the press from within: “not government oppression or suppression,” he writes, but self-censorship, group-think, bias by omission, and passing off opinion, propaganda, pseudo-events, and outright lies as news. With the depth of historical background for which his books are renowned, Levin takes the reader on a journey through the early American patriot press, which proudly promoted the principles set forth in the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, followed by the early decades of the Republic during which newspapers around the young country were open and transparent about their fierce allegiance to one political party or the other.

INTERVIEW - LIZ SHELD - Editor-at-large at PJ Media and author of "The Morning Briefing"

Leader McConnell, Senator Kaine Unveil Bipartisan Bill to Raise Minimum Age to Purchase Tobacco to 21. Tobacco state senators join together and lead effort to provide long-term health benefits throughout the country by helping protect young people from starting tobacco use at an early age. WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) introduced today the bipartisan Tobacco-Free Youth Act, which would raise the nationwide minimum age to buy all tobacco products, including e-cigarettes and vaping devices, from 18 to 21. As senators from two states with a long history of tobacco production and consumption, Senators McConnell and Kaine have seen the negative effects of youth tobacco use and have heard compelling public health stories from concerned constituents throughout their states. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), from 2017 to 2018, youth e-cigarette users increased by 1.5 million, with more than 1 in 4 high school students having reported using a tobacco product in the past 30 days. In response, the two Senators introduced the Tobacco-Free Youth Act to help stem the tide of these alarming trends by ensuring that states and the federal government raise the purchasing age for all tobacco products to 21. Their bill makes clear that it would be unlawful for retailers to sell tobacco products to anyone younger than 21 and that states may enact laws with higher minimums if they choose. A report from the Institute of Medicine found that most adult smokers start smoking before age 21 and that increasing the tobacco age to 21 would save lives, improve public health, and reduce tobacco initiation among youth. These young people may not know what chemicals they are putting into their bodies, let alone know the long-term health risks that could negatively impact them as adults.

Tuesday, May 21, 2019: PJ Media's Liz Sheld, Mark Levin, Stuart Varney and Byron York

8am – A         New York may ban texting while walking across the street. (USA Today) - ALBANY, N.Y. – You probably shouldn't walk across a street and look at your phone at the same time. Now New York might make it illegal. A bill sponsored by Democrats who control the state Legislature would allow police to issue a ticket between $25 to $50 for a first offense of getting caught texting while walking — unless you can prove it was an emergency. The law would be simple enough, the bill states: "No pedestrian shall cross a roadway at any point while using any portable electronic device." The bill was first introduced last year by Assemblyman Felix Ortiz, D-Brooklyn, but it picked up majority support in the Senate earlier this month from Sen. John Liu, D-Queens. "It has been proven that distraction from texting while walking can cause pedestrians to cross roads very unsafely," the bill said. "Not only can trips and falls occur, but even getting hit is more than just a possibility."

8am – B         Jeff Daniels says it's the 'end of democracy' if Trump wins again in 2020. (Fox News) -- Actor Jeff Daniels declared that it will be the "end of democracy" if President Trump is re-elected in 2020 during his Monday appearance on MSNBC. "I live in Michigan. After the election, I was surprised at some of the people," Daniels reflected about 2016. "I said, 'Could you believe this election?' And they go, 'Yeah, isn't it great?'... you didn't see it coming." Promoting his Broadway stint as Atticus Finch in the Aaron Sorkin's adaptation of "To Kill a Mockingbird," Daniels compared his struggles in the current political climate to Finch's, insisting that they're "good people" despite the disconnect and that people in the Midwest "don't care" about things like people who live in the coasts do. "You have to decide whether, like Atticus, that you believe that there's still compassion, decency, civility, respect for others, do onto others... all of that stuff you guys believe in and you still voted not for Hillary or for Trump, where are you now?" Daniels continued. "Because your kids are looking up at you going, 'but he lies' and I think there are a lot of people in the Midwest who are going, 'sigh'. It might be enough for them. We're gonna find out, you know, if the big gamble is to go all the way to November 2020, which I agree, and lose. It's the end of democracy." Daniels continued to slam Trump and the GOP, saying that he is waiting for someone to emerge and defeat them. "I need people to stand up and be heroic. Who are you because democracy is at stake," Daniels told the MSNBC panel.

8am – C         Fox News personality asks to leave the priesthood. (CruxNow) --Father Jonathan Morris, a former member of the Legion of Christ who was at one time among the most prominent Catholic priests in America as a contributor to Fox News, has asked to be dismissed from the clerical state, indicating he wants to be free to “marry and have a family” though saying it’s not about an “existing relationship.” In a statement released Friday, Morris writes that the decision has filled him “with newfound joy,” though he says he knows some people won’t understand his decision to leave the priesthood. “After taking some months of sabbatical to be with family and to dedicate more time to prayer and retreat, I have decided to ask the Holy Father, Pope Francis, to release me from the duties and responsibilities of the clerical state,” Morris said in a statement, which he made available to Crux. Morris left the troubled Legion of Christ in 2009, three years after the Vatican suspended its founder, Father Macial Marciel, from his priestly duties, having found Maciel guilty of various forms of sexual abuse and misconduct as well as abuse of power. Morris was incardinated into the Archdiocese of New York with the support of Cardinal Timothy Dolan. He’s appeared on several TV networks and is best known for his role with Fox News, though he was also a theological adviser to Mel Gibson’s movie, “The Passion of the Christ”, and was the program director for “The Catholic Channel,” a project of the Archdiocese of New York, on the Sirius XM radio network for three years. Morris said in his statement that the fear of “disappointing people’s expectations” has held him back from taking the step he’s now taking, something he’s considered “often and at length in years past and discussed with my spiritual guides.”

8am – D         INTERVIEW - BYRON YORK -- chief political correspondent for the Washington Examiner

Former White House Counsel McGahn to defy subpoena on Trump's orders, threatened with contempt by House Dems

Judge orders Trump accounting firm to hand over records to Congress

Tuesday, May 21, 2019: PJ Media's Liz Sheld, Mark Levin, Stuart Varney and Byron York

7am – A/B/C INTERVIEW - MARK LEVIN - host of the "Mark Levin Show on WMAL and author of new book "Unfreedom of the Press"

BOOK SIGNING ON Saturday June 01, 2019 10:00 AM at the Barnes N Noble in Tysons Corner

Fox News Host Mark Levin’s New Book Dethrones Howard Stern From Amazon Best-Seller List. Fox News host Mark Levin’s new book “Unfreedom of the Press” has become the number one best-selling book on Amazon, dethroning Howard Stern and his new memoir as of Sunday evening. Levin’s book doesn’t officially hit shelves until Tuesday, and the conservative firebrand managed to take the top spot on the strength of pre-order sales alone.

Mark Levin’s ‘Unfreedom of the Press’ lays bare the true nature of the media. ABOUT THE BOOK: From five-time #1 New York Times bestselling author, FOX News star, and radio host Mark R. Levin comes a groundbreaking and enlightening book that shows how the great tradition of the American free press has degenerated into a standardless profession that has squandered the faith and trust of the American public, not through actions of government officials, but through its own abandonment of reportorial integrity and objective journalism. Unfreedom of the Press is not just another book about the press. Levin shows how those entrusted with news reporting today are destroying freedom of the press from within: “not government oppression or suppression,” he writes, but self-censorship, group-think, bias by omission, and passing off opinion, propaganda, pseudo-events, and outright lies as news. With the depth of historical background for which his books are renowned, Levin takes the reader on a journey through the early American patriot press, which proudly promoted the principles set forth in the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, followed by the early decades of the Republic during which newspapers around the young country were open and transparent about their fierce allegiance to one political party or the other.

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7am – D         INTERVIEW - STUART VARNEY - HOST OF 'VARNEY AND COMPANY' ON FOX BUSINESS NETWORK

STUART VARNEY: Hey, Democrats, look what just happened in Australia: Varney | Fox Business

Australia’s Conservatives Win Surprise Election Victory. Australia's shock election results are drawing comparisons to Trump's 2016 win. Scott Morrison, Australia's conservative prime minister, pulled off a shocking win in Australia's national election Saturday. The victory defied scores of polls and drew marked similarities to the rise of populist support for fiery conservative candidates across the world.

7am – E         BEAN FIGHT: Dunkin Donuts Exec Throws Shade at Starbucks For Getting Political. (Mediaite) --Sometimes a cup of coffee is just a hot drink. Well actually, if you’re Dunkin’ (formerly Dunkin’ Donuts), it’s just a hot drink every time, whereas, if you’re Starbucks, it’s almost never just that. And on Monday, an executive with the former took an espresso shot at the latter over that fact. At the 141st International Trademark Association Annual Meeting, a Dunkin’ executive made the comment separating their business and brand from that of coffee king Starbucks. “We are not Starbucks, we aren’t political,” the unnamed executive is quoted as saying. “We aren’t gonna put stuff on our cups to start conversations. We don’t want to engage you in political conversation, we want to get you in and out of our store in seconds. It’s donuts & ice cream– just be happy,” reads the quote as tweeted by law professor Alexandra J. Roberts, who writes about the intersection of social media with brands and trademarks.

Tuesday, May 21, 2019: PJ Media's Liz Sheld, Mark Levin, Stuart Varney and Byron York

6am – A/B/C INTERVIEW - LIZ SHELD - Editor-at-large at PJ Media and author of "The Morning Briefing"

Leader McConnell, Senator Kaine Unveil Bipartisan Bill to Raise Minimum Age to Purchase Tobacco to 21. Tobacco state senators join together and lead effort to provide long-term health benefits throughout the country by helping protect young people from starting tobacco use at an early age. WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) introduced today the bipartisan Tobacco-Free Youth Act, which would raise the nationwide minimum age to buy all tobacco products, including e-cigarettes and vaping devices, from 18 to 21. As senators from two states with a long history of tobacco production and consumption, Senators McConnell and Kaine have seen the negative effects of youth tobacco use and have heard compelling public health stories from concerned constituents throughout their states. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), from 2017 to 2018, youth e-cigarette users increased by 1.5 million, with more than 1 in 4 high school students having reported using a tobacco product in the past 30 days. In response, the two Senators introduced the Tobacco-Free Youth Act to help stem the tide of these alarming trends by ensuring that states and the federal government raise the purchasing age for all tobacco products to 21. Their bill makes clear that it would be unlawful for retailers to sell tobacco products to anyone younger than 21 and that states may enact laws with higher minimums if they choose. A report from the Institute of Medicine found that most adult smokers start smoking before age 21 and that increasing the tobacco age to 21 would save lives, improve public health, and reduce tobacco initiation among youth. These young people may not know what chemicals they are putting into their bodies, let alone know the long-term health risks that could negatively impact them as adults.

6am – D         SUBPOENA SHOWDOWNS:

Former White House Counsel McGahn to defy subpoena on Trump's orders, threatened with contempt by House Dems. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., says he will hold former White House counsel Donald McGahn in contempt after McGahn said he would not appear at a hearing scheduled for Tuesday. President Trump directed McGahn to skip the hearing, citing a Justice Department opinion that he cannot be compelled to testify about his official duties. The White House has accused Democrats of wanting a "do-over" with countless Trump investigations following the findings of no collusion in Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation. A frustrated Nadler on CNN accused the White House of "intimidating" McGahn and said it was becoming "more and more difficult" to not consider impeachment against "a lawless president." And despite her reluctance, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi could soon be left with no choice but to embrace calls from some within her party to impeach Trump, one senior Democrat told Fox News on the condition of anonymity.

Judge orders Trump accounting firm to hand over records to Congress. Washington (CNN) A federal district judge has told the accounting firm Mazars it will need to turn over Donald Trump's accounting records from before he was President to the Democratic-controlled House Oversight Committee. In a 41-page opinion, Judge Amit Mehta of the DC District Court dealt a significant blow to the White House as he rejected Trump's attempt to block the committee's subpoena, asserting that Congress is well within its authority to investigate the President. Mehta's writings will likely be more fodder for other judges to consider as Trump and his Cabinet try to hold off Congress from getting the President's business records, such as through the IRS, banks and in other court fights. Already, the House of Representatives has flagged the ruling to a judge in New York, where another court is considering challenges to House subpoenas to Deutsche Bank and Capitol One for more Trump records. Congress specifically can probe the President for conflicts of interest and ethical questions, Mehta wrote, reaching into history -- citing everything from the presidency of James Buchanan, to the Teapot Dome scandal, to Watergate and Whitewater -- to back up his ruling.

6am – E         @UNSUCKDCMETRO OUTED:

DCist: From Watchdog To Attack Dog: The Story Of Unsuck D.C. Metro. Unsuck D.C. Metro has been a release valve for frustrated riders. They tweet at the account when trains whizz by without stopping, or don’t arrive at all, or have floors covered in mysterious liquid, and Unsuck retweets them. The blog was also at the forefront of noticing that the quality of Metro’s service had worsened, long before the transit agency acknowledged it. And the name has inspired a slew of other, apparently unaffiliated “Unsuck” accounts—Unsuck DCRA, Unsuck D.C. Schools, and Unsuck D.C. Cars, for starters—though none of them come close to rivaling the following of the original.  While the account always maintained the illusion of anonymity, as far back as 2010 there was a photo posted on a public Flickr account that revealed his identity and likeness. “That’s Mr. Unsuckdcmetro, Matt Hilburn,” the caption reads, showing him at a meeting with then-Metro Interim General Manager Richard Sarles at the transit agency’s headquarters with other local bloggers. By 2018, ARLnow was describing him as the “semi-anonymous creator” of the blog for a near-hour-long interview with him on its podcast. His identity is an open secret, a quick Twitter search away for interested parties. Hilburn’s own LinkedIn account says that he is the creator of a “very popular anonymous local news blog” that began in January 2009 (when Unsuck D.C. Metro began publishing) and, within several months, “had broken several news stories and generated mentions in all the major Washington media, including a full profile by the Washington Post.” In addition to his Unsuck work, which he says is unpaid, his LinkedIn profile lists his current employment since 2011 as an online reporter at Voice of America, a U.S.-government funded international news outlet. VOA confirmed that he is still an employee. In a Voice of America video chat in 2015 about citizen journalism, Hilburn says that he used to run a blog and continued to run a Twitter feed and Facebook page on “our public transportation here in Washington, which is lacking in some ways, I think.”

Chris Barnes @ChrisBarnesInfo 7h7 hours ago: I see the #wmata drama unfolding tonight and remind you all of this: @unsuckdcmetro and others like him arent the problem. WMATA and the media and politicians who protect them and prevent change are now and have forever been the problem. Luckily that can change.

6am – F         Archbishop Gregory to be installed as archbishop of Washington on May 21 at National Shrine. Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory will be installed as the seventh archbishop of Washington on May 21 at 2 p.m. during a solemn liturgy at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. The Mass of Installation will begin with a procession of participating cardinals, archbishops, bishops, priests, deacons and others at 1:30 p.m. While the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle is the “mother church” of the Archbishop of Washington, archdiocesan officials decided to hold the installation of Archbishop Gregory at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, the largest Roman Catholic Church in North America.

Tuesday, May 21, 2019: PJ Media's Liz Sheld, Mark Levin, Stuart Varney and Byron York

5am – A/B/CKamala Harris says she will FINE companies which fail to achieve pay equality for women and ban employers for asking about salary history. (Daily Mail) --   Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris unveiled a pay inequity proposal Monday that aims to close the gender pay gap by holding corporations accountable when men are paid more than women. Harris' plan would require companies to disclose pay policies while applying for a mandatory 'Equal Pay Certification' from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Companies that fail to achieve certification would be fined 1% of their profits for every 1% wage gap they allow to persist for work of equal value. The U.S. senator from California says $180 billion would be generated over 10 years, with fines decreasing over time as companies strengthen their equal pay practices. 'Kamala Harris has a simple message for corporations: Pay women fairly or pay the price,' her campaign said in announcing the plan Monday, noting that the burden has been on workers to hold corporations accountable for pay discrimination.

5am – D         Uber, Lyft drivers manipulate fares at Reagan National causing artificial price surges. ARLINGTON, Va. (WJLA) — Every night, several times a night, Uber and Lyft drivers at Reagan National Airport simultaneously turn off their ride share apps for a minute or two to trick the app into thinking there are no drivers available---creating a price surge. When the fare goes high enough, the drivers turn their apps back on and lock into the higher fare. It's happening in the Uber and Lyft parking lot outside Reagan National airport. The lot fills with 120 to 150 drivers sometimes for hours, waiting for the busy evening rush. And nearly all the drivers have one complaint: “Uber doesn’t pay us enough, what the company is doing is defrauding all these people by taking 35-40 percent,” one driver told ABC 7. “They are taking all this money because there’s no system of accountability,” another unidentified driver said.  ABC7's Sam Sweeney asks: "Do all you guys agree with that?" “Yes, yes, yes, yes!!!!,” the driver says. Drivers say after three years of pay cuts, they now have to fight back. By turning off their apps at certain times, drivers are able to artificially manipulate the Uber and Lyft apps into higher fares. “All the airplanes we know when they land. So five minutes before, we turn all our apps off all of us at the same time. All of us we turn our apps off. They surge, $10, $12, sometimes $19. Then we turn our app on. Everyone will get the surge,” one driver says. This driver explains how they organize it. “Someone is standing by that corner. I stand by this corner and the other one stands at this corner and we say turn the app off and then go online." ABC7’s cameras roll for the first planned surge of the night. “Waittttt.....waiittttttt”

"You gotta wait, you gotta wait. Wait, wait, wait, wait.” A man running the operation , alerts drivers that the time to shutdown is just around the corner. Using another app, he knows the precise moment to have everyone power down, ensuring the largest surge.

“Hey! We gotta wait, we gotta wait.”

5am – E         Milkshake Protests Against Brexiteers: McDonalds Told To Not Sell Ice Cream Or Milkshakes Ahead Of Nigel Farage Rally. Police in Scotland told a branch of McDonalds to stop selling ice cream and milkshakes ahead of a Nigel Farage rally. Staff at a branch of McDonalds near a campaign rally for Nigel Farage's Brexit Party were told to stop selling its milkshakes and ice cream by the police. A printed sign in the Edinburgh restaurant read: "We will not be selling milkshakes or ice creams tonight. This is due to a police request given recent events". It comes after far-right politicians have been targeted with dairy-based products, with both Tommy Robinson and Carl Benjamin both having food and drink thrown at them during the European election campaign. Tommy Robinson, real name Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, had a milkshake thrown over his head and shoulders during public campaigning in Warrington, Cheshire - the second time in a week after a similar incident in Greater Manchester. Ukip candidate Carl Benjamin, who is under police investigation for making a 'jokey' rape comment about MP Jess Philips, had a milkshake thrown at him on three occasions as he toured Devon and Cornwall. A McDonalds spokesperson said: "At the request of Police Scotland, we temporarily removed our McFlurry and milkshake products from sale in our Chesser avenue yesterday evening." The Brexit Party had held a rally at the Edinburgh Corn Exchange in the evening, which is around the corner from the branch of McDonalds. Police Scotland have not commented on the ban, but a member of staff described the situation as "ridiculous". Writing on Twitter, competitor Burger King said that milkshakes would still be on the menu, adding "have fun".

INTERVIEW – AMBER ATHEY – White House correspondent, The Daily Caller – discussed the latest WH news/Trump tweets (Amash/Mayor Pete/Iran/media,etc).

TRUMP CAMPAIGN SAYS THE MEDIA IS ITS ‘BIGGEST OBSTACLE’ IN 2020. (Amber Athey | White House Correspondent) — President Donald Trump’s campaign is taking stock of his opponents in the 2020 presidential election, but it’s not the Democrats they are worried about. Instead, senior campaign communications officials say the media is the “biggest obstacle” to the president’s reelection. During a Daily Caller visit to the official campaign headquarters in Northern Virginia, the officials spoke of their reelection strategy, the messaging on Democratic candidates, and their relative optimism about Trump’s chances in 2020. The Daily Caller wasn’t the first media outlet to take a tour of the HQ — a peek at the organization’s guest book revealed that the campaign had already met with The Hill, NPR, and Fox News, among others.

TRUMP went on a rant about the media this morning:

Donald J. Trump ‏@realDonaldTrump  1h1 hour ago: The Failing New York Times (it will pass away when I leave office in 6 years), and others of the Fake News Media, keep writing phony stories about how I didn’t use many banks because they didn’t want to do business with me. WRONG! It is because I didn’t need money. Very old

Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump  1h1 hour ago: ….fashioned, but true. When you don’t need or want money, you don’t need or want banks. Banks have always been available to me, they want to make money. Fake Media only says this to disparage, and always uses unnamed sources (because their sources don’t even exist)……

Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump  1h1 hour ago: The Mainstream Media has never been as corrupt and deranged as it is today. FAKE NEWS is actually the biggest story of all and is the true ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE! That’s why they refuse to cover the REAL Russia Hoax. But the American people are wise to what is going on…..

Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump  1h1 hour ago: ….Now the new big story is that Trump made a lot of money and buys everything for cash, he doesn’t need banks. But where did he get all of that cash? Could it be Russia? No, I built a great business and don’t need banks, but if I did they would be there…and DeutscheBank……

Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump 1h1 hour ago …..was very good and highly professional to deal with – and if for any reason I didn’t like them, I would have gone elsewhere….there was always plenty of money around and banks to choose from. They would be very happy to take my money. Fake News!

AMASH IMPEACHMENT: Rep. Justin Amash: President Trump engaged in ‘impeachable conduct.’ President Trump responded to a Republican House member’s call for impeachment on Sunday, calling the lawmaker a “loser” who seeks to make headlines.

TRUMP WARNS IRAN TO NEVER THREATEN THE US AGAIN: Trump tweeted hours after a rocket landed less than a mile from the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone, the first such attack since September. An Iraqi military spokesman told reporters the rocket appeared to have been fired from east Baghdad, which is home to several Iran-backed Shiite militias. Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump  If Iran wants to fight, that will be the official end of Iran. Never threaten the United States again! 4:25 PM – May 19, 2019

INTERVIEW - MARJORIE DANNENFELSER - President of the Susan B. Anthony List – reacted to the rise of prolife bills across the country.

MISSOURI BILL PASSED ON FRIDAY: Missouri House Passes ‘Most Comprehensive’ Pro-Life Legislation. Following Alabama and Georgia, another one of the strongest pro-life bills in the nation heads to governor in Missouri! He is expected to sign it soon. The Republican-led Missouri House passed a pro-life bill Friday that protects unborn babies from abortion at eight weeks of pregnancy and asserts the state is a “sanctuary of life.” The state House voted 110-44 to approve the legislation that makes no exceptions for rape or incest but allows abortion past eight weeks in the case of a medical emergency. The bill recognizes that “God is the author of life,” and declares Missouri “and all of its political subdivisions are a ‘sanctuary of life’ that protects pregnant women and their unborn children.”

RI ABORTION BILL: Radical Abortion Bill Fails in Rhode Island A bill that would have expanded unlimited late-term abortion in Rhode Island failed in the state Senate Judiciary Committee this week.

LOUISIANA GOVERNOR: Louisiana's Democrat governor takes major stand for unborn children, signals support for 'heartbeat' bill.  Speaking with media last week, Edwards voiced his support for similar legislation making its way through the Louisiana State Legislature. "In eight years in the legislature, I was a pro-life legislator, 100 percent with the Louisiana Right to Life," he said, according to WAFB-TV. "When I ran for governor, I said I was pro-life and so that's something that's consistent." Louisiana's bill — which is nearing final passage — would "prohibit the abortion of an unborn human being with a detectable heartbeat." The bill is similar to laws recently passed in Georgia, Ohio, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Alabama. Louisiana's bill includes abortion exceptions for pregnancies that pose a "serious risk" to the mother's health, but not for for rape or incest.

PRESIDENT TRUMP ON ABORTION BILLS: Trump tweets he is "pro-life" with "three exceptions" days after Alabama passes restrictive abortion ban

Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump  As most people know, and for those who would like to know, I am strongly Pro-Life, with the three exceptions - Rape, Incest and protecting the Life of the mother - the same position taken by Ronald Reagan. We have come very far in the last two years with 105 wonderful new..... 11:37 PM - May 18, 2019

Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump: ....Federal Judges (many more to come), two great new Supreme Court Justices, the Mexico City Policy, and a whole new & positive attitude about the Right to Life. The Radical Left, with late term abortion (and worse), is imploding on this issue. We must stick together and Win.... 11:37 PM - May 18, 2019

Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump ....for Life in 2020. If we are foolish and do not stay UNITED as one, all of our hard fought gains for Life can, and will, rapidly disappear! 11:37 PM - May 18, 2019

PLANNED PARENTHOOD REACTION TO PROLIFE BILLS: Planned Parenthood President: ‘Terrifying’ Pro-Life Legislation. The president of Planned Parenthood reacted Friday to the sweeping pro-life legislation taking place recently in a number of states by calling it a “terrifying time for women in America.” Leana Wen, M.D. @DrLeanaWen  This is a terrifying time for women in America. We will fight in Missouri, Georgia, Alabama, and everywhere else politicians interfere with medical care, because women’s healthcare is healthcare and healthcare is a human right. States such as Georgia, Kentucky, Alabama, Ohio, Mississippi, and Missouri have all passed measures that severely restrict abortion, one of which could lead to a review of the Supreme Court’s 1973 decision in Roe v. Wade.

INTERVIEW – JOE DIGENOVA – legal analyst and former US attorney to the District of Columbia

AG Bill Barr tells Fox News public must know if officials ‘put their thumb on the scale’ in Russia probe. In an exclusive interview with Fox News, Attorney General William Barr explained that he is trying to get to the bottom of whether or not “government officials abused their power and put their thumb on the scale” during the early stages of the Russia probe. “I’ve been trying to get answers to the questions and I’ve found that a lot of the answers have been inadequate and some of the explanations I’ve gotten don’t hang together, in a sense I have more questions today than when I first started,” Barr told Fox News’ Bill Hemmer in an interview set to air Friday on “America’s Newsroom.”

MSNBC’s Wallace airs “disclaimer” before showing “potentially dangerous” Barr interview

FACE THE NATION: Rep. Adam Schiff says impeachment proceedings against President Trump could be a “tool” to get information and evidence that the administration is blocking from Congress

JAMES COMEY: The AG should stop sliming his own Department. If there are bad facts, show us, or search for them professionally and then tell us what you found. An AG must act like the leader of the Department of Justice, an organization based on truth. Donald Trump has enough spokespeople.

GOWDY: FBI HAS PAPADOPOULOS TRANSCRIPTS THAT ARE POTENTIAL ‘GAME-CHANGER.’ During an interview on Fox News’ “Sunday Morning Futures,” Gowdy indicated he has seen FBI transcripts related to Papadopoulos that contain potentially exculpatory information on the question of possible collusion between the Trump campaign and Russian government. “If the bureau’s going to send in an informant in, the informant’s going to be wired, and if the bureau is monitoring telephone calls, there’s going to be a transcript of that,” Gowdy told host Maria Bartiromo. “Some of us have been fortunate enough to know whether or not those transcripts exist. But they haven’t been made public, and I think one in particular is going — it has the potential to actually persuade people. Very little in this Russia probe I’m afraid is going to persuade people who hate Trump or love Trump. But there is some information in these transcripts that has the potential to be a game-changer if it’s ever made public.”

Judge orders release of transcripts of Flynn Russian contacts. (The Hill) –  The judge presiding over former national security adviser Michael Flynn’s case on Thursday ordered federal prosecutors to release transcripts of the Flynn’s conversations with Russian officials. District Judge Emmet Sullivan also ordered the release of a transcript of a voicemail left for Flynn that purportedly “could have affected both his willingness to cooperate and the completeness of that cooperation,” according to one court document. That voicemail apparently refers to a message left for Flynn’s attorneys by one of President Trump’s personal attorneys, reminding Flynn of the president’s “warm feelings” for him after the former administration official started cooperating with special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation. Sullivan additionally ordered that federal prosecutors also make public parts of the redacted Mueller report that relate to Flynn. The judge, a Clinton appointee, gave the Department of Justice a May 31 deadline for all of those documents. The release of the previously hidden documents would disclose even further details into Flynn’s own contacts with Russians and what Mueller found during the course of his investigation. The judge has similarly ordered he be given the audio of the voicemail in question, as well as that of calls between Flynn and Russians, opening the door for Sullivan to publicly release them. Flynn has pleaded guilty to making a false statement to the FBI about his contact with the Russian ambassador. He has not yet been sentenced and has been cooperating with federal investigators since his December 2017 plea. Sullivan’s order came shortly after prosecutors agreed to unseal some documents in Flynn’s case, revealing more details about his cooperation with the special counsel’s investigation.

FLYNN FILING SHOWS ADMIN CONSIDERED REACHING OUT TO WIKILEAKS AFTER PUBLICATION OF CLINTON EMAILS. (Breitbart News) — According to the filing, former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn told investigators that it was only after the email dump on October 7, 2016, that Trump campaign officials discussed reaching out to WikiLeaks.

BAKER VIEWED THE DOSSIER SKEPTICALLY BUT IT WAS USED ANYWAY  (Daily Caller) — Former FBI general counsel James Baker said Friday he viewed the Steele dossier “skeptically” and was “concerned” about the veracity of the document when the bureau received it before the 2016 election. But despite those concerns, Baker was one of the FBI officials who reviewed the Carter Page surveillance warrant application, which relied heavily on information from the dossier.

INTERVIEW – FATHER FRANK PAVONE – National Director of Priests for Life – reacted to the push for pro-life bills on the state level.

PROLIFE BILLS NEWS:

MISSOURI BILL PASSED ON FRIDAY: Missouri House Passes ‘Most Comprehensive’ Pro-Life Legislation. Following Alabama and Georgia, another one of the strongest pro-life bills in the nation heads to governor in Missouri! He is expected to sign it soon. The Republican-led Missouri House passed a pro-life bill Friday that protects unborn babies from abortion at eight weeks of pregnancy and asserts the state is a “sanctuary of life.” The state House voted 110-44 to approve the legislation that makes no exceptions for rape or incest but allows abortion past eight weeks in the case of a medical emergency. The bill recognizes that “God is the author of life,” and declares Missouri “and all of its political subdivisions are a ‘sanctuary of life’ that protects pregnant women and their unborn children.”

RI ABORTION BILL: Radical Abortion Bill Fails in Rhode Island A bill that would have expanded unlimited late-term abortion in Rhode Island failed in the state Senate Judiciary Committee this week.

LOUISIANA GOVERNOR: Louisiana's Democrat governor takes major stand for unborn children, signals support for 'heartbeat' bill.  Speaking with media last week, Edwards voiced his support for similar legislation making its way through the Louisiana State Legislature. "In eight years in the legislature, I was a pro-life legislator, 100 percent with the Louisiana Right to Life," he said, according to WAFB-TV. "When I ran for governor, I said I was pro-life and so that's something that's consistent." Louisiana's bill — which is nearing final passage — would "prohibit the abortion of an unborn human being with a detectable heartbeat." The bill is similar to laws recently passed in Georgia, Ohio, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Alabama. Louisiana's bill includes abortion exceptions for pregnancies that pose a "serious risk" to the mother's health, but not for for rape or incest.

PRESIDENT TRUMP ON ABORTION BILLS: Trump tweets he is "pro-life" with "three exceptions" days after Alabama passes restrictive abortion ban

Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump  As most people know, and for those who would like to know, I am strongly Pro-Life, with the three exceptions - Rape, Incest and protecting the Life of the mother - the same position taken by Ronald Reagan. We have come very far in the last two years with 105 wonderful new..... 11:37 PM - May 18, 2019

Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump: ....Federal Judges (many more to come), two great new Supreme Court Justices, the Mexico City Policy, and a whole new & positive attitude about the Right to Life. The Radical Left, with late term abortion (and worse), is imploding on this issue. We must stick together and Win.... 11:37 PM - May 18, 2019

Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump ....for Life in 2020. If we are foolish and do not stay UNITED as one, all of our hard fought gains for Life can, and will, rapidly disappear! 11:37 PM - May 18, 2019

PLANNED PARENTHOOD REACTION TO PROLIFE BILLS: Planned Parenthood President: ‘Terrifying’ Pro-Life Legislation. The president of Planned Parenthood reacted Friday to the sweeping pro-life legislation taking place recently in a number of states by calling it a “terrifying time for women in America.” Leana Wen, M.D. @DrLeanaWen  This is a terrifying time for women in America. We will fight in Missouri, Georgia, Alabama, and everywhere else politicians interfere with medical care, because women’s healthcare is healthcare and healthcare is a human right. States such as Georgia, Kentucky, Alabama, Ohio, Mississippi, and Missouri have all passed measures that severely restrict abortion, one of which could lead to a review of the Supreme Court’s 1973 decision in Roe v. Wade.

Sen. Mitt Romney: “I don't support the Alabama law” effectively banning abortion. Washington (CNN) Utah GOP Sen. Mitt Romney said Sunday he does not support the recently passed Alabama law that would ban abortions with few exceptions, going further than legislation in any other state. "I don't support the Alabama law," Romney told CNN's Jake Tapper on "State of the Union." Romney, a former Massachusetts governor who was the Republican presidential nominee in 2012, said that while he is against abortion, he favors exceptions "for rape and incest and where the life of the mother is at risk."

2020 DEMS ON ABORTION:

Meghan McCain chides Amy Klobuchar over late-term abortion stance. “I don’t think it should be that hard to say I’m not for late-term abortion in the third term. I don’t think it should be that controversial to say,” Meghan McCain said to Amy Klobuchar.

Democrat Bernie Sanders supports unlimited abortion, allowing babies to be killed up until the moment they are born

Stunning Admission by Hardcore Pro-Choice Gillibrand: Abortion is a  'Life and Death' Decision 

Buttigieg defends the freedom to abort third trimester babies after parents have already "chosen a name or purchased a crib."

SNL’s Leslie Jones leads the charge against Alabama’s abortion ban in the SNL season finale.  Jones tears into Alabama abortion law: 'You can't tell me what to do with my body.'

PENCE / ABORTION: Speaking at a commencement ceremony in his home state of Indiana, Vice President Mike Pence said he was proud of the Trump administration for standing “without a apology” for the “sanctity of human life." Dozens of graduates walk out in protest of Pence commencement address.