Is former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton scared of the Islamic State? Clinton promised that, under her presidency, she would resist sending U.S. forces to fight Islamic militants no matter what… even if ISIS directly attacks American soil. “I think [doing so] would be a mistake,” she said during a… Read More
Obama to defy Congress, bring terrorists to America
Congress has repeatedly refused President Obama’s efforts to close the Guantanamo Bay detention center in Cuba, citing concerns about bringing enemy combatants and known terrorists to American jails. But with his presidency winding down — and desperate to keep a promise he made to close Guantanamo — Obama may be… Read More
Ben Carson advisors “frustrated” by foreign policy challenges
Some advisers to Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson say he is struggling to grasp the complexities of foreign policy, his closest confidant said Tuesday, acknowledging their frustration while adding the political newcomer is making progress. “I’d say he’s 75 percent of the way there,” said Armstrong Williams, Carson’s longtime business… Read More
Jindal out! Republican candidate drops presidential bid
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal has dropped out of the 2016 race for president, ending a campaign that failed to gain much support among Republicans sifting through a long list of contenders for the GOP nomination. “I’ve come to the realization that this is not my time,” Jindal said Tuesday on… Read More
Not in my state! 26 governors refuse Syrian migrants
More than half of all U.S. states are revolting against a White House plan to settle thousands of Syrian migrants. They have declared that the refugees will not be welcome in their states until security issues are cleared up. Even some Democrats are breaking ranks, with New Hampshire Governor Maggie… Read More
Maryland governor’s cancer in remission
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan says he’s in complete remission after months of chemotherapy for B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma, but he acknowledged the possibility of the cancer returning and said he will continue preventive health care and monitoring. He also said his work to raise awareness about the disease is just beginning…. Read More
Trump rising! Donald CRUSHES Ben in latest poll
Presidential candidate Donald Trump’s rise in the polls had been dismissed by many political analysts who have repeatedly said he wouldn’t last. According to the latest Reuters/Ipsos poll, these analysts appear dead wrong. The poll shows Trump surging ahead of the competition, with 42 percent of likely primary voters saying… Read More
Hillary’s 9/11 statement causes uproar
Hillary Clinton’s campaign on Sunday defended her donations from Wall Street by saying she worked to help the financial sector rebuild after the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks and sought to address the abuses that led to an economic crisis. During the second Democratic debate on Saturday, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders… Read More
Trump: Ben Carson is a pathological liar!
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump didn’t let up his blistering critique of rival Ben Carson, issuing a new online video ad that calls him a “violent criminal” or “pathological liar.” Trump, brushing aside any recent claims of civility, has equated Carson’s childhood “pathological temper” to the illness of a child… Read More
Unfit for office: 5 scandals Hillary wants us to forget
They say most politicians have a few skeletons in their closets. But current Democratic frontrunner and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has enough to start a small cemetery. Even before “email-gate” and the tragedy in Benghazi, Clinton’s name was linked to several shocking scandals. And as she crisscrosses the country… Read More