Kamala Harris should be impeached. There are a bunch of reasons she could theoretically be impeached. For example, the fact that she has not yet invoked the 25th Amendment to get rid of her boss after defenestrating him from his nomination would be a pretty good-sized abdication of her constitutional duty. The Constitution suggests that the vice president is chiefly responsible for getting rid of the president if the president is no longer compos mentis — if his brain no longer functions. That has been the case for Joe Biden for a long while. So clearly has that been the case, that Kamala Harris and the Democratic Party pushed him off the back of a train to get him out of the nomination. But they left him in office, which means she has abdicated her duty. But there’s something more specific that I want to look at today. I want to go all the way back in the time machine to 2019. You remember that Donald Trump was impeached twice. The first time he was actually not impeached over January 6, he was impeached over Ukraine.  Trump held a phone call with Volodymyr Zelensky in which he allegedly threatened Zelensky with the withdrawal of American military aid if Zelensky did not cause prosecutors in Ukraine to investigate Joe and Hunter Biden’s relationship with Burisma, a natural gas company in Ukraine where Hunter Biden served on the board. This was considered an impeachable offense. The basic idea for those who voted in favor of impeachment is that the president of the United States could not use foreign policy as a way of manufacturing election-related topics. You could not try to swivel an American election based on withholding aid from an American ally. In fact, here is how the impeachment charges against Trump ran in 2019. As you may recall, he was, in fact, impeached in the House and then, of course, he was acquitted in the Senate. So, in 2019, here is how those Trump impeachment charges ran: Using the powers of his high office, President Trump solicited the interference of a foreign government, Ukraine, in the 2020 United States Presidential election. He did so through a scheme or course of conduct that included soliciting the Government of Ukraine to publicly announce investigations that would benefit his reelection, harm the election prospects of a political opponent, and influence the 2020 United States Presidential election to his advantage. President Trump also sought to pressure the Government of Ukraine to take these steps by conditioning official United States Government acts of significant value to Ukraine on its public announcement of the investigations. Just to get it straight, the charge brought against Trump in 2019 was that Donald Trump had made the government of Ukraine do something beneficial to his reelection effort, and in order to do that he had threatened to withdraw their aid. WATCH: The Ben Shapiro Show Now, fast forward to 2024. Israel is currently engaged in a war in the Gaza Strip. That war is with Hamas, a terror group that, as you will recall, a little more than a year ago, on October 7, 2023, invaded Israel, killed 1,200 people, and took 250 hostages back into the terror tunnels in the Gaza Strip. Ever since then, the Biden administration has been reticent to simply push for an Israeli victory. The Biden administration’s foreign policy on its own terms makes no sense. Their foreign policy in Ukraine — where Ukraine is currently fighting a defensive war, where they are not going to achieve total victory, they’re not going to take back the Donbas region, and they’re not going to take back Crimea. Their foreign policy has been a total victory for Ukraine. Whatever Zelensky wants, he gets. Then, when it comes to Israel — which does have dominant military power in the region — they demand Israel de-escalate the situation, and de-escalation needs to start right now. Imagine for a second the Biden administration reversing those positions. What if, when it came to Ukraine, they said, “We are willing to provide the amount of aid necessary in order for you to protect our borders and we’re going to push for an off-ramp.” And when it came to Israel, they said, “You get what you need in order to destroy your enemies and we will stand back and watch with glee as you take out Hamas, Hezbollah, and all the Iranian proxy groups.” That would make this a very different world right now. That foreign policy makes some sort of sense. In fact, that is something that the Biden administration should be doing right now. I recently had a conversation with the father of Edan Alexander, an American hostage taken on October 7 and being held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip. He, quite rightly, suggested that if the Biden administration had a spine or any brains at all, they would be saying to Iran, “We will let Israel completely off the chain to destroy your nuclear facilities unless you get Hamas to release the hostages.” And tomorrow the hostages would be out. He’s totally right about that, by the way. Instead, here is what is going on — and here’s where the impeachable offense comes in. Right now, the Biden administration is putting open pressure on the State of Israel to let in aid to the Gaza Strip. Now, do I think this is really about aid for the Gaza Strip? I do not. Why? Because it is well known that Hamas is stealing about 50% of all aid now going into the Gaza Strip.  According to the New York Post:  Hamas terrorists were captured on video taking control of 47 of 100 aid trucks entering the Gaza Strip on Tuesday. “It’s no secret that Hamas takes control of humanitarian aid. We’ve already published here tapes of Hamas, in which you hear them say themselves they have no more room in their warehouses,” Channel 12‘s Almog Boker reported on Wednesday evening. “But this evening we also bring special documentation of what it looks like from inside, with cameras that are tracking it in real time,” he said. Where is the aid supposed to be dropped off? Well, it’s supposed to be dropped with members of the UNRWA, which is a Hamas front group. So yesterday, the Biden administration warned Israel that they would withdraw military aid if Israel did not facilitate large-scale entry of humanitarian aid into the northern Gaza Strip. According to The Wall Street Journal: In a letter to senior Israeli officials, dated Oct. 13 and signed by Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, the U.S. blamed Israel for a drastic drop in humanitarian aid into Gaza that contributed to starvation and widespread suffering, particularly in the enclave’s north where Israel launched a renewed ground operation nearly two weeks ago. The top American officials gave Israel 30 days to “reverse the downward humanitarian trajectory” or else it “may have implications” for future weapons transfers and funding under U.S. law. Blinken and Austin specifically cite a part of Foreign Assistance Act that bars the U.S. from providing security aid to any nation that “prohibits or otherwise restricts, directly or indirectly, the transport or delivery of United States humanitarian assistance.” “We have seen Israel make changes before, and when they make changes, humanitarian assistance can increase,” State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said Tuesday after the letter’s release. Now, here is the reason I’m skeptical that the threat to withdraw aid is about the humanitarian assistance in the northern Gaza Strip. Reason number one: Israel has been shipping enormous sums of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip for months. At this point, we are talking about basically 2,500 calories per person, per day in the Gaza Strip for months on end — into an area where the civilians are still largely aligned with Hamas and where Israeli hostages are still being held captive, including multiple Americans. So, do I think this is about humanitarian assistance? No, I do not. I actually think they’re looking for a legal excuse to embargo Israel in order to threaten them not to do anything too big with Iran.  Why? Here’s where the other half of the story comes in. MATT WALSH’S ‘AM I RACIST?’ COMING TO DAILYWIRE+ OCT. 28 The Washington Post recently reported that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated Israel will strike Iranian military, not nuclear or oil targets. Buried in this Washington Post article, however, is a bit of a revelation. According to The Washington Post: The White House had no immediate comment. The Israeli prime minister’s office said in a statement that “we listen to the opinions of the United States, but we will make our final decisions based on our national interest.” However, as the Post continues:  The retaliatory action would be calibrated to avoid the perception of “political interference in the U.S. elections,” the official familiar with the matter said, signaling Netanyahu’s understanding that the scope of the Israeli strike has the potential to reshape the presidential race. Let’s be very clear about what is happening right now.  That admission, that this is about the U.S. presidential race, that there is pressure being put on the Israeli government not to retaliate against Iran — that pressure is being driven by electoral concerns along with the threat to withdraw military aid from Israel in order to get Israel to do less with Iran in advance of the election. Do you know what that looks like? That looks an awful lot like foreign political interference during an election year. That looks an awful lot like what Democrats impeached Donald Trump for in 2019. When you put those two pieces of the puzzle together, that’s what it looks like. Number one, the United States openly threatening withdrawal of military aid to Israel, supposedly based on humanitarian assistance concerns, which is clearly not the case. Number two, the story that says Israel is going to hold back the full brunt of an attack on the Iranian nuclear facilities in order to facilitate the election efforts of Kamala Harris. That is the 2019 impeachment case in a nutshell. Remember, Kamala Harris has been on every phone call with Benjamin Netanyahu for weeks. She’s in the room. There are pictures of her in the room. So, she and her campaign are saying to Netanyahu, “Don’t go too hard on Iran.” Simultaneously, the secretary of state is saying, “And by the way, you should just know your military aid might get put on hold.” That sounds an awful lot like the 2019 impeachment charge against Donald Trump. But I guess it’s fine, so long as it’s a Democrat. Which is, of course, the case. The media apparently have no interest in whether or not foreign aid provisions are being violated, so long as we’re not talking about Ukraine and Donald Trump.

Vice President Kamala Harris imploded during her interview with Fox News anchor Bret Baier on Wednesday night from the moment that the questions started. In a highly combative interview that lasted nearly 30 minutes, Harris repeatedly struggled to defend her record as she became visibly rattled by a journalist who forced her to answer questions. In the first question, Baier asked Harris how many illegal aliens the Biden-Harris administration has released into the U.S. over the last three and a half years. Harris tried to dance around the question, leading Baier to press her on whether it was one million, three million, or more. When she again refused to answer the question, Baier responded that DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said that 85% of illegal aliens who were apprehended have been released into the U.S. “I’m not finished!” Harris responded. “I’m not finished!” Baier responded: “It’s a rough estimate of six million people have been released into the country. And let me just finish. I’ll get you the question, I promise you.” MATT WALSH’S ‘AM I RACIST?’ COMING TO DAILYWIRE+ OCT. 28 “When you came into office, your administration immediately reversed a number of Trump border policies, most significantly, the policy that required illegal immigrants to be detained through deportation, either in the U.S. or in Mexico,” Baier said. “And you switched that policy, they were released from custody awaiting trial.” “So instead, included in those were a large number of single men, adult men who went on to commit heinous crimes,” he continued. “So looking back, do you regret the decision to terminate ‘Remain in Mexico’ at the beginning of your administration?” Harris again refused to the answer as she tried to filibuster her way through the question. “At the beginning of our administration, within practically hours of taking the oath, the first bill that we offered Congress before we worked on infrastructure, before the Inflation Reduction Act, before the Chips and Science Act, before the bipartisan Safety Communities Act, the first bill, practically within hours of taking the oath, was a bill to fix our immigration system,” she claimed. “Yes, ma’am. It was called the U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021. It was essentially a pathway to citizenship,” Baier responded. As Harris tried to interrupt him, Baier noted that Democrats controlled the White House, U.S. House, and U.S. Senate and they never took up the bill — thus debunking her talking point. WATCH: Baier: How many illegals would you estimate you’re administration has released into the country? Kamala: *ignores the question* Baier: You’re administration immediately reversed a number of Trump border policies… Looking back, do you regret it? Kamala: *ignores again* pic.twitter.com/lQgMLOo0Gt — Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) October 16, 2024

Jay Leno said he’s been very lucky and has only good thoughts about his life amid his wife Mavis’ dementia battle. Speaking to Fox News, the 74-year-old former late-night talk show host and comedian said he didn’t focus on the struggles he’s faced over the last few years, after having to be hospitalized with third-degree burns to his hands and face from a car fire and breaking multiple bones in a motorcycle accident, after his wife’s diagnosis was revealed earlier this year. “I got burned in a fire. I got a face full of gas,” Leno said. “A spark jumped. [It’s] not like, ‘How did this happen?’ I mean, people get burned every day.” Leno — who was in the hospital for eight and a half days — said he “missed two days’ work. So it wasn’t bad. It was — that is better than the broken leg, believe me.” “I was on my motorcycle, and the guy had to wire across a driveway, but with no flag on it,” the comedian said. “And I turned, and the sun was in my eyes. And so it tore my face across.” Jay Leno feels ‘very lucky’ despite burn accident, challenges with wife’s dementia battle https://t.co/nNuTN0M93x — Fox News (@FoxNews) October 16, 2024 “I used to look like Abe Lincoln” he jokingly added. “No, I look exactly the same, just a better version … I’m saving face, put it that way. Or I’m a two-faced guy, any way you want to take it.” Later, he opened up about his wife of 44 years and said she was doing good. “It’s OK. You know, it’s life,” Leno said. “Everybody goes through it.” “I’ve been very lucky in my life. I don’t complain about everything,” he added. “We have a lot of fun, and I cook dinner for her every night.” MATT WALSH’S ‘AM I RACIST?’ COMING TO DAILYWIRE+ OCT. 28 “She’s good. She’s good, you know?” Leno continued. “It’s changes you have to make, but that’s OK. That’s OK.”  In January, the former “The Tonight Show” host filed the paperwork in a Los Angeles courtroom to become the conservator of his wife’s estate following her dementia diagnosis, as previously reported. The documents said that Leno’s wife “presently lacks the necessary capacity” to make her own decisions. “Unfortunately, Mavis has been progressively losing capacity and orientation to space and time for several years,” the filing said. Mavis’ doctor added a capacity declaration confirming that Leno’s spouse “suffers from dementia, major neurocognitive disorder.” Amanda Harding contributed to this piece. Related: Jay Leno Files For Conservatorship Of Wife’s Estate Amid Her Dementia Diagnosis

Vice President Kamala Harris exploded during an interview Wednesday night when confronted with her cover-up of President Joe Biden’s serious cognitive decline. Harris made the remarks to Bret Baier during her first real interview of the election cycle in which she was asked difficult questions and repeated follow-ups. “You told many interviewers that Joe Biden was on his game, that [he] ran around circles on his staff,” Baier noted. “When did you first notice that President Biden’s mental faculties appeared diminished?” Baier’s question came after Biden was forced out of the presidential race by the Democrat Party following his disastrous debate performance against former President Donald Trump. Harris flashed a deer-in-the-headlights look when asked the question, and paused for a moment before answering. “Joe Biden, I have watched in — from the Oval Office to the Situation Room, and he has the judgment and the experiment — and experience to do exactly what he has done in making very important decisions on behalf of the American people,” Harris claimed. Baier pushed back: “There were no concerns raised?” Harris snapped back: “Bret, Joe Biden is not on the ballot.” As Baier tried to talk, Harris repeatedly talked over him, saying: “And Donald Trump is.” Baier mentioned that notable figures said that Biden’s decline was blatantly obvious to everyone around him. “Actor George Clooney said within a few minutes of talking to President Biden at a fundraiser that he thought this was not the same Joe Biden,” Baier said. Harris responded: “Donald Trump is on the ballot.” WATCH: BRETT BAIER: “When did you first notice that Joe Biden’s mental faculties appeared diminished?” KAMALA: “Joe Biden is not on the ballot.” pic.twitter.com/rKK7dfgwBz — Conservative War Machine (@WarMachineRR) October 16, 2024

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A family thought they would adopt a cat and one of her kittens but walked out with the sweetest outcome possible. ExploitsValleySPCAWhen a striped feline crew arrived at Exploits Valley SPCA, they were full of love and hope, ready to wriggle their way into someone's heart."A beautiful tabby mom came to our shelter with four tabby babies - one boy and three girls," the SPCA shared. "Mama Squirt is the most docile, friendly, easygoing kitty, and she's done the best job raising her kittens to be just like her. They all love attention, people, and playing."The kittens never lacked an ounce of love and quickly outgrew their nursery kennel, ready to explore the world beyond. ExploitsValleySPCAThe moment they moved into their new room at the shelter, they took off, bouncing off the walls and chasing each other with unbridled energy. They zipped around their mom in a flurry of tiny paws and playful chaos, occasionally pouncing on her for added fun.The kittens surrounded their tower of tracks toy, batting at the balls simultaneously while one of them hopped atop the tower for good measure. ExploitsValleySPCAMama Squirt was delighted to have more room to stretch and relax after spending so much time in the kennel. She watched the kittens tear through the place while waiting for the right family to come find them.With a heart of gold, she showered the staff and volunteers with purrs and gentle snuggles. ExploitsValleySPCAAfter raising her last litter, she would never have to worry about food and shelter or go through another pregnancy.When they were ready to find their forever homes, Pikachu, the only boy from the litter, quickly secured a loving family. Meanwhile, his mom and sisters, Mew, Meowth, and Eevee, patiently awaited their turn. ExploitsValleySPCACrystal opened her home and her heart to Pikachu but never stopped thinking about the rest of the tabby crew. She introduced her newly adopted kitten to her dear friends, Harry and Denise Hutchings, and their hearts flipped."Crystal thought they would be the perfect home for the mom and a sibling and convinced them to at least come have a look." ExploitsValleySPCAThey agreed, and Harry visited the shelter shortly after. He didn't intend to adopt that day, but the gazing eyes from the mom and the kittens instantly tugged at his heartstrings, and he wanted to help."He decided to foster the tabby family to give our crowded shelter a break. He took home mom and her remaining three babies." ExploitsValleySPCASquirt and her kittens quickly settled into their foster home, running around as if they had always lived there. From that day on, the house was constantly filled with joy and laughter.The family's hearts swelled as they witnessed the mama's unconditional love and the kittens' endless mischievous antics. Harry and DeniseA few weeks after Harry brought them home, he and his family decided to keep the mom and one of her kittens and "return the others to the shelter to find homes," or so they thought.As the day to return the kittens drew near, they found themselves falling more in love with all of them. "When the fateful day arrived, Harry brought the kittens in, but they never left the carrier." Harry and his family decided to adopt the mom and her three kittensHarry and Denise"Instead of bringing two kittens back for adoption, he left the shelter with four adoption papers. A four-way adoption."Now Mudder, Sook, Coyot, and Runt have scored the perfect home with the Hutchings and will spend the rest of their lives together. Harry and DeniseShare this story with your friends. More on Exploits Valley SPCA on Facebook and their YouTube channel @BirdieWorld382.Related story: Cat Puts His Arms Around Everyone at Animal Shelter Until He Finds a Family of His Own

Kamala Pitches Plan to Buy More Young Black Male Votes

The online headline captured the tone of Monday’s PBS News Hour segment from the dueling Trump and Harris presidential campaigns: “Trump ramps up his dangerous political rhetoric in final weeks of campaign.” Taxpayer-supported PBS even let its gross partisanship show while showcasing the segment on X: "On the campaign trail, Vice President Kamala Harris is working to shore up support from Black voters while former President Donald Trump is increasing his extreme political rhetoric. @lbarronlopez reports." That would be Laura Barron-Lopez, the News Hour’s most partisan reporter. Anchor Amna Nawaz introduced Barron-Lopez’s report from the campaign trail, with Donald Trump stumping in Pennsylvania and Kamala Harris in North Carolina. Laura Barron-Lopez: This afternoon, Kamala Harris jetted off to the country's largest battleground state. The vice president is doing in Pennsylvania as she did in North Carolina over the weekend, energizing black voters. Meanwhile, former President Donald Trump increased his extreme rhetoric, describing some American citizens as enemies. Donald Trump: I think the bigger problem is the enemy from within. Barron-Lopez: In a FOX News interview yesterday, Maria Bartiromo asked Trump whether or not Election Day would be peaceful. Trump: We have some very bad people. We have some sick people, radical left lunatics. And I think they're the -- and it should be very easily handled by -- if necessary, by National Guard or, if really necessary, by the military. New York University professor Ruth Ben-Ghiat, a recurring PBS favorite, did what she does best: Wax hysterical on anything a Republican says, no matter how unhinged it makes her look. (Remember her 2023 attack on Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for sensibly suggesting cellphones be banned from classrooms? She tweeted, then deleted: "He is so dangerous in every way. Truly an authoritarian personality.”) Ruth Ben-Ghiat, NYU History Professor: This kind of terminology is the terminology of dictators. Barron-Lopez: Ruth Ben-Ghiat is an American historian and scholar. Ben-Ghiat: Initially -- and he's been doing anti-immigrant rhetoric since 2015 -- it was keeping people out so that you should militarize the border. But now it's the enemy within. And that enemy can be anywhere, even in the Heartland, such as Aurora or Springfield. And, thus, he's talking about using various types of armed forces, National Guard and, he says, even the military, to go and liberate these territories. And this is very dangerous rhetoric. It's turning armed force against a domestic population, and that's what dictators have done in the past. There was a distinct vibe shift when Barron-Lopez checked in from the Harris campaign. Laura Barron-Lopez: Across the country, at her own rally in Greenville, North Carolina, Harris, who released her own medical records on Saturday, took a swing at the former president's lack of transparency. Note that this comes after the media spent at least four years hiding Joe Biden's clear mental decline. Kamala Harris: He refuses to release his medical records. I have done it. Every other presidential -- every other presidential candidate in the modern era has done it. He is unwilling to do a 60 Minutes interview, like every other major party candidate has done for more than half-a-century. He is unwilling to meet for a second debate. There was no mention of Harris’s notorious reluctance to do interviews before her recent media blitz. This segment was brought to you in part by Raymond James financial advisers. A transcript is available, click “Expand.” PBS News Hour 10/14/24 7:13:39 p.m. (ET) Host Geoff Bennett: Turning our focus now to the 2024 presidential race, over the weekend, Vice President Kamala Harris made stops in North Carolina while out West, former President Donald Trump ratcheted up his political rhetoric. But, tonight, both candidates are in opposite corners of one of the most important states in this election. That's Pennsylvania. Laura Barron-Lopez has our report. Laura Barron-Lopez: This afternoon, Kamala Harris jetted off to the country's largest battleground state. The vice president is doing in Pennsylvania as she did in North Carolina over the weekend, energizing black voters. Meanwhile, former President Donald Trump increased his extreme rhetoric, describing some American citizens as enemies. Donald Trump, Former President of the United States (R) and Current U.S. Presidential Candidate: I think the bigger problem is the enemy from within. Laura Barron-Lopez: In a FOX News interview yesterday, Maria Bartiromo asked Trump whether or not Election Day would be peaceful. Donald Trump: We have some very bad people. We have some sick people, radical left lunatics. And I think they're the — and it should be very easily handled by — if necessary, by National Guard or, if really necessary, by the military. Ruth Ben-Ghiat, NYU History Professional: This kind of terminology is the terminology of dictators. Laura Barron-Lopez: Ruth Ben-Ghiat an American historian and scholar. Ruth Ben-Ghiat: Initially — and he's been doing anti-immigrant rhetoric since 2015 — it was keeping people out so that you should militarize the border. But now it's the enemy within. And that enemy can be anywhere, even in the heartland, such as Aurora or Springfield. And, thus, he's talking about using various types of armed forces, National Guard and, he says, even the military, to go and liberate these territories. And this is very dangerous rhetoric. It's turning armed force against a domestic population, and that's what dictators have done in the past. Laura Barron-Lopez: Trump's choice language didn't stop at FOX News. On Saturday, he described American towns as being invaded at a rally in Coachella, California. Donald Trump: We're like an occupied country. We got people taking over parts of Colorado. We have people taking over other states. November 5, 2024, will be liberation day in America, liberation day. Ruth Ben-Ghiat: This is a strategy. The ultimate goal is to convince Americans that democracy is failing and that strongman leadership to fix everything, and Donald Trump will say, I alone can fix it, is supposed to be the answer. And so as soon as he would take over and go back to the White House, all of our problems would be solved. But this is based on a fictional reality that's been created by disinformation. Laura Barron-Lopez: In Prescott Valley, Arizona, this weekend, Trump made a new immigration pledge, to add 10,000 agents to Border Patrol ranks and bump up their salaries. Donald Trump: After I win, I will be asking Congress immediately to approve a 10 percent raise, haven't had one in a long time, for all agents, at a $10,000 each retention and signing bonus. So we're going to retain them. We're going to retain them. Laura Barron-Lopez: Across the country, at her own rally in Greenville, North Carolina, Harris, who released her own medical records on Saturday, took a swing at the former president's lack of transparency. Kamala Harris, Vice President of the United States (D) and U.S. Presidential Candidate: He refuses to release his medical records. I have done it. Every other presidential — every other presidential candidate in the modern era has done it. He is unwilling to do a "60 Minutes" interview, like every other major party candidate has done for more than half-a-century. He is unwilling to meet for a second debate. Laura Barron-Lopez: Back in Pennsylvania where the stakes couldn't be higher, this festival in Greeley described by vendors as three days of God, guns and motorcycles, drew huge crowds of Trump voters. With November 5 just three weeks away, die-hard Trump supporters are counting down the days. Todd Herhart, Voter: We're 23 days away from the election. And the days drag. It's like a 10-year-old waiting for Santa Claus to come. The days just can't get here fast enough. Laura Barron-Lopez: For the "PBS News Hour," I'm Laura Barron-Lopez.