Once again, Donald Trump is moving in to steal the show. The billionaire Republican presidential candidates’s decision to tangle with Fox News and skip the final presidential debate before Iowa’s kickoff caucuses could be a a brilliant PR move. But Trump is drawing heavy criticism, and opponents are calling his boycott petty. Trump has said his […]
Analysis – The GOP must act soon in order to fulfill budget promises
Thanks to Congress’ recent tax-and-spending spree, Republicans intent on fulfilling a political promise will have to propose far deeper cuts to domestic programs to bring the government’s deteriorating balance sheet back into the black. And if the GOP should win the White House, those promises are likely to come back and haunt them. A weakening […]
Report: FBI to recommend Hillary indictment
The FBI has reportedly spent months investigating whether Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton mishandled classified information while serving as secretary of state. And now at least one longtime Washington insider is reporting that a recommended indictment could be coming soon. Speaking on “The Steve Malzberg Show” Monday, former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay said his […]
Cruz: Trump may be impossible to beat
Texas Senator Ted Cruz gave a surprisingly honest assessment of the presidential race Monday, admitting that if billionaire and presidential rival Donald Trump wins in Iowa, Trump may be on an unstoppable march toward the GOP nomination. According to a recording obtained by the CBN News’ “The Brody File” and reported by CNN, Cruz is seen discussing the […]
Supreme Court rejects appeal to ban the death penalty
The Supreme Court is rejecting a Pennsylvania inmate’s appeal to consider banning the death penalty across the United States. The justices did not comment Monday in turning away a challenge from death row inmate Shonda Walter. Walter’s appeal plays off Justice Stephen Breyer’s call in an impassioned dissent in June to re-evaluate the death penalty […]
Bloomberg: I’ll spend a billion dollars to beat Trump
Businessman Michael Bloomberg has spent a lifetime building his fortune and a political career that peaked with his election as mayor of New York City. Now, according to reports, the media executive has a new goal in mind for 2016. Bloomberg could be planning to spend a fortune to stop his rival – GOP frontrunner Donald Trump – […]
In the race, but out of the spotlight: How Trump’s wife remains private
First lady Melania Trump. If that prospect evokes no clear image, that’s no accident. Donald Trump’s wife has said little in the campaign about the type of first lady she’d like to be should her husband win the Republican nomination and the presidency. The distance, she’s said, is intentional so she can focus on the […]
Cover-up! Government hiding Hillary emails until after primaries
By the time we learn what’s really contained in thousands of Hillary Clinton emails that have been withheld from the public, voters in Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada and South Carolina will have already cast their ballots. And it doesn’t look like this is any accident. Long criticized for their cozy relationship with Clinton, the State […]
[Video] Trump takes aim at Cruz with first attack ad
A few days left until the Iowa caucus, and the gloves are coming off. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is out with his first political attack ad aimed squarely at rival Ted Cruz. The ad, entitled “Clear Difference,” paints the Texas senator as a “flip-flopping” politician who once supported allowing the millions of people living […]
GOP launches revolt against Trump
It’s the most direct attack on Donald Trump from Republican leaders yet — and it’s causing a major shakeup in the GOP debate. In a special edition released today, The National Review published essays from 22 leading conservatives who demanded that the Republican party and voters distance themselves from Trump. The list of authors providing scathing […]