A U.S Navy SEAL was killed Tuesday by fire from the Islamic State group outside the IS-held city of Mosul, and Defense Secretary Ash Carter acknowledged it as a “combat death” as the U.S. expands its role in the northern part of Iraq. The SEAL, who has not been further… Read More
DefeaTED: Cruz campaign finished tonight
Is this the end of Republican Ted Cruz’s presidential run? Tonight, Cruz faces a high-stakes test for his slumping presidential campaign in Tuesday’s Indiana primary, one of the last opportunities for the Texas senator to halt Donald Trump’s stunning march toward the GOP nomination. If he fails again, political analysts… Read More
Obama handing out $18,000 to illegals
For nearly eight years, President Barack Obama’s administration has been besieged with criticism of wasteful government spending by opponents. Now in his lame duck term, a new analysis of his final federal budget proposal may have found the most outrageous example of waste yet. The Obama administration’s budget has asked… Read More
Nightmare! Clinton heading toward contested convention
Hillary Clinton’s pursuit of the Democratic party’s presidential nomination was supposed to be a cake walk — but it turned into a dog fight instead. And, unfortunately for Clinton, it may not be over yet. While Clinton and her campaign have done everything they can to declare rival Bernie Sanders’… Read More
US Air Force rains thunder on ISIS
The U.S. Air Force doesn’t mess around. If you chant “Death to America” and attack us or our allies, you’d better learn to duck. The Turkish military said Monday that artillery shelling and air attacks by the U.S.-led coalition struck numerous ISIS positions in Syria and killed a total of… Read More
Union teachers shut down Detroit schools
It’s one of the poorest and worst-performing school districts in the country — and today it was shut down by its own teachers. Nearly all of Detroit’s public schools were closed today after the teachers union urged members to call out sick following a weekend announcement that the district is nearly bankrupt,… Read More
Outrage! 10 disgusting attacks at Trump rallies
It’s a joke making the rounds online, and like all good gags it’s funny because there’s a kernel of truth in it. Why don’t Republicans riot? Because they have to get up in the morning for work! Supporters of Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump have been repeatedly accused of instigating… Read More
DeserTED! Delegates ditching Cruz in droves
While billionaire businessman Donald Trump might lock up the Republican presidential nomination in the next five weeks of voting, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz has been busy for weeks courting delegates behind the scenes that can act independent of voters’ wills — a system Trump has called “corrupt.” Trump supporters haven’t… Read More
Obama “worst president since Hoover”
After nearly eight years under President Barack Obama, there is one fact that is undeniable — his presidency has been bad for the U.S. economy. Now that his second term is nearing the end, however, it is becoming clear to economists just how bad Obama has been. Historically bad. In… Read More
Blackmail scandal erupts during NFL draft
Mississippi offensive lineman Laremy Tunsil tumbled down the NFL draft board Thursday night after a bizarre video of him was posted on his Twitter account minutes before the start of the proceedings. The video potentially cost him millions of dollars, and it’s being widely speculated that it was the end… Read More