Antonin Scalia suffered from coronary artery disease, obesity and diabetes, among other ailments that probably contributed to the justice’s sudden death, according to a letter from the Supreme Court’s doctor. Presidio County District Attorney Rod Ponton cited the letter Tuesday when he told The Associated Press there was nothing suspicious… Read More
Supreme hypocrites! 5 Dems who flip-flopped on SCOTUS fight
Democrats seem willing to say anything to help President Barack Obama appoint a new Supreme Court justice during his last year in office. Even if it’s hypocritical. Many members of Congress, and all the current GOP candidates for president, want Obama to hold off on naming a replacement for former… Read More
Bible screw-up costs Cruz big
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz is facing increasing criticism regarding his honesty and campaign tactics, and his campaign’s latest screw-up could deal another blow to his White House hopes. Monday, Cruz’s communications director resigned for tweeting a story that falsely alleged Florida Sen. Marco Rubio insulted the Bible, and the timing —… Read More
Trump set to CRUSH rivals in Nevada
Donald Trump, the billionaire businessman from New York turned Republican presidential frontrunner, has seen his campaign become the subject of withering attacks from both the GOP party establishment and the mainstream media for months. On Tuesday night, it looks like none of that will matter. Trump is expected to win… Read More
Bad Syrian ceasefire has Obama in hot water
Secretary of State John Kerry will face skeptical senators when he appears before a Republican-led panel just a day after the United States and Russia agreed on a new cease-fire for Syria. Kerry is scheduled to testify Tuesday before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee amid nagging questions over enforcement of… Read More
Nevada caucuses: Everything you need to know
With a population of just 3 million, Nevada became one of the first four states in the presidential nominating process thanks to an effort a decade ago to add more diversity to the early voting calendar. Nevada is now a frequent stop for candidates in both parties, though it doesn’t… Read More
Trial begins on voter photo ID legality
A 69-year-old black woman who grew up in a small, segregated city wept on the witness stand Monday as she testified about the trouble she had voting in 2014 because she could not comply with Virginia’s voter identification law. Josephine Okiakpe said she plucked several forms of ID from her… Read More
GOP hatching secret plan to stop Trump
When it comes to real estate, few would argue that billionaire Donald Trump is the master of the deal. Now that the bombastic businessman is leading the Republican presidential race, the GOP establishment may be hatching a plan to teach Trump and his campaign about the kind of political deals… Read More
Anti-establishment voters have GOP lawmakers worried for their jobs
When the calendar turns to March in this year of the irate voter, the first wave of congressional Republicans will find out whether they have their very own Dave Brat waiting for them. Brat was an underfunded, obscure college professor who shocked the political world in 2014 by ousting House… Read More
The Kansas man behind the popular new Clinton-knocking website
It’s a simple idea — Count down until former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton follows through with her promise. But it has gotten a lot of attention. 40-year-old Jed McChesney awoke Friday morning to find that his new website had crashed. When he glanced up at MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” he… Read More