Billionaire Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, who repeatedly questioned whether President Barack Obama was born in America, seems to be raising fresh questions about Texas Sen. Ted Cruz’s eligibility to be president. And with that, conservatives’ dream of a Trump-Cruz ticket seems to have gone up in smoke. Deploying a… Read More
Is Hillary a socialist? Watch her struggle to explain
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton says she’s not a socialist. But when pressed in a recent interview with MSNBC’s Chris Matthews to explain the difference between a Democrat and a socialist, Clinton was left flummoxed. Watch Clinton fumble, even as Matthews tries to throw her a lifeline. What do you… Read More
Supreme Court to deal death blow to unions?
In just five days the United States Supreme Court will hear a case that could financially ruin public unions nationwide and spell an end to Big Labor’s influence in politics. But critics are arguing that the case is a stunt meant to attack unions, which typically support Democratic candidates, ahead… Read More
Democrats move to impeach Republican governor
Maine’s Republican Governor Paul LePage received a stay from impeachment charges that were expected to be introduced against him in Augusta today. But the delay is not expected to last long. Reps. Jeff Evangelos and Ben Chipman, who are co-sponsoring the longshot effort to impeach LePage, told the Bangor Daily… Read More
North Korea detonates “hydrogen bomb of justice”
Soon after the ground shook around its nuclear testing facility earlier today, North Korea made a stunning announcement that caught world leaders off guard. The isolated, totalitarian regime claims to have successfully tested its first-ever hydrogen bomb — a weapon the country is calling the “H-bomb of justice.” If North… Read More
Trump: Damn right I’ll keep out Muslims
Love him or hate him — but you’d better start taking billionaire GOP hopeful Donald Trump at his word. Trump’s first television commercials have begun to hit the air this week, and pundits who were expecting to see a softer, more toned-down side of Trump are going to be sorely… Read More
Obama broke law with latest move on guns
President Barack Obama is talking tough about a new series of executive orders that are designed to curb gun ownership and trample Americans’ Second Amendment rights. But his latest measures likely don’t have much of a chance of ever surviving a judicial review. Obama will provide the full details today… Read More
Daring SWAT team raid rescues 11 children
One woman and 11 children are now safe thanks to a daring early-morning raid by a Georgia SWAT team. The raid ended a tense stand-off that began at 2 a.m. when police learned that Korrie Thomas, 36, was holding the woman and children hostage at the Rite4us Inn & Suite in… Read More
Bloodshed coming in Oregon standoff?
The protesters and armed militia members who have occupied the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Eastern Oregon say they don’t want violence. But as the occupation extends to its fourth day, some law enforcement experts are worried that bloodshed may be inevitable. Law enforcement analyst Art Roderick told CNN that a confrontation with a large… Read More
Jeb Bush caught lying about NRA award
With polling numbers in the single digits and donors becoming increasingly nervous, the last thing Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush’s campaign could afford was more controversy. But now his campaign is scrambling to explain why Bush has repeatedly fabricated a story about receiving a major award from the National Rifle… Read More