The professor and author plagiarized by the erstwhile Harvard president Claudine Gay told The Maine Wire she would support Rep. Elise Stefanik (R.-N.Y.), the chairwoman of the House Republican Conference, who helped take down two Ivy League presidents in 30 days, to be the Secretary of Education. “First, I would say that we need good people in Congress, and I think she’s doing an excellent job where she is, and I would hate to lose her position to someone that might have lesser skills,” said Professor Carol Swain, author of the 1993 book, “Black Faces, Black Interests: The Representation of…
Author: Neil McCabe
Neil McCabe
Neil W. McCabe is a Washington-based political journalist. He is a veteran of both the Coast Guard and the Army. He deployed to Iraq as a combat historian and continues to serve in the Army Reserve as a senior public affairs NCO.
A federal judge nominated by President Donald J. Trump issued a stay Monday delaying the Army from stripping the bronze statue and bronze elements from the Confederate Memorial that has stood over the more than 400 graves of Confederate soldiers and their wives at Arlington National Cemetery’s Section 16 since 1914. The Confederate Memorial, also known as the Reconciliation Monument, was dedicated in 1914 by President T. Woodrow Wilson and it stands at Arlington National Cemetery’s Section 16 surrounded by more than 400 Confederate grave sites. The statue and bronze program was sculpted by Moses Ezekiel, who fought in the…
The leader of Senate Democrats sent a “Dear Colleague Letter” touting his success steamrolling Senate Republicans in the first eight months of the congressional session, namechecking Sen. Susan Collins (R.-Maine) as a key ally in his fight with Capitol Hill conservatives. “I want to thank our Chair of the Appropriations Committee, Senator Murray, for her steadfast leadership and for working on a strong bipartisan basis with Vice Chair Collins to pass all 12 appropriations bills out of committee, some with unanimous support,” said New York’s Sen. Leader Charles E. Schumer, notorious for his ability to coopt Senate Republicans to his…
Armed Fulton County Sheriff’s deputies approached former Florida Republican House candidate Laura Loomer and shut down her Thursday morning rally in support of President Donald J. Trump in front of the county jail, where the president was expected to appear for his booking for the charges in the Aug. 15 indictment. “The rally was scheduled for 10 o’clock,” said Loomer in a Twitter Spaces hosted by your Maine Wire correspondent. “So, 9:45, all these cops and masks came over, and they came over with their guns.” Loomer said the deputies were in full battle-rattle. “Not just the regular guns, but…
Going into Wednesday’s GOP Presidential Debate in Milwaukee, former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley is fundraising off the YouTube sensation Anthony Oliver. The former governor has the same problem as other Republican presidential hopefuls. In the polls, she is competitive head-to-head with President Joseph R. Biden Jr., but she trails frontrunner President Donald J. Trump in the race for the GOP nomination. In the days leading up to her taking the debate stage, she sent this fundraising appeal to supporters: D.C. elites HATE the new viral song, “Rich Men North Of Richmond.” We love it because it tells the TRUTH…
Target executives told investors and reporters the company was punished for its Pride Month collection, hitting both sales and share prices, but it will not give up its annual celebration of alternative lifestyles. In the call, Target CEO Brian Cornell acknowledged the Pride Month retail carnage and that second-quarter results were below his expectations. “Comparable sales decreased 5.4 percent within the quarter. Comp trends softened from the second half of May into June–before we saw meaningful recovery in both traffic and comps in July,” he said. Foot traffic fell 4.8 percent, and online sales fell 10.5 percent. The CEO said…