Late Wednesday night at a House hearing involving the Veterans Administration hospital waitlist scandal, retired U.S. Marine Corps Colonel Rep. Paul Cook (R-CA) broke down in tears as he was questioning VA Department officials. Cook choked up when he was
In an appearance on Fox News Channel’s “Hannity” on Wednesday, former Vice President Dick Cheney criticized President Barack Obama for the matter of which he said Obama had weakened the United States’ ability to wield influence around the world. “I
Wednesday night at a House hearing on the Veterans Administration hospital wait list scandal, Rep. Phil Roe (R-TN) pressed Veterans Administration Department officials about their refusal to turn over documents to the committee. At one point Roe asked Dr. Thomas
Chairman of the House Veterans Affairs Committee Chairman Rep. Jeff Miller (R-FL) hammered Veterans Affairs officials Dr. Thomas Lynch, Joan Mooney and Michael Huff about their lack of cooperation in turning over all the documents requested in the committees subpoena.
Wednesday on the House floor, Del. Eni Faleomavaega, (D) of American Samoa, slammed the the Redskins owners Dan Snyder for refusing to change the “racial slur” team name. The non-voting house member blasted the NFL for not punishing Snyder like
On Wednesday’s “Special Report” on the Fox News Channel, Washington Post columnist Charles Krauthammer offered his thoughts on President Barack Obama’s graduation speech at the U.S. Military Academy earlier in the day. According to Krauthammer, the speech was self-serving, which
CNN’s international experts gave a lackluster review to President Barack Obama’s foreign policy speech he gave at West Point on Wednesday. CNN International anchor and correspondent Jim Clancy said the address “was not really a great speech” given where the
The family of Sgt. Issac Sims, a brain-injured Iraq War veteran with PTSD who was killed over Memorial Day weekend by Kansas City Police after he pointed a gun at them during a standoff, told KCTV that delays in their
In an appearance on Wednesday at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., Dr. Ben Carson, author of the new book “One Nation: What We Can All Do to Save America’s Future” discussed his views on the Second Amendment of
On Tuesday, Vice President Joe Biden made a quick campaign stop at the Common Grounds Coffeehouse in Denver, CO before heading over to the Air Force Academy graduation. Biden sat down before a pool of local reporters to talk about
On Tuesday’s “Politics Nation” on MSNBC, Rep. Elijah Cummings lashed out at his House Oversight Committee collegue, Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA). According to Cummings, Issa had gone rogue in his duty as committee chairman. Partial transcript as follows: REV. AL
Wednesday, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) talking with “Radio Liberty” on Radio Free Europe said America must stand against Russia’s “acts of war” in Ukraine. Cruz said the United States should give the Ukrainian people “the tools and equipment necessary to
Wednesday on MSNBC’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports,” Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) said he was “disappointed” with President Barack Obama’s announcement yesterday that we was lowering the U.S. troop levels in Afghanistan to under 10,000 now and fully withdrawing our forces by
Wednesday in another step of the media blitz surrounding the June 10 release of her new book “Hard Choices,” former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton released a Facebook video discussing her views about what we need to do to restore
On his Wednesday radio show, conservative talker Rush Limbaugh drew a parallel between Elliott Rodger’s irrationality, which has been blamed for his killing seven people, including himself, and wounding 13 others and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV). According to
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor’s recent claim that he is anti-amnesty received skepticism and criticism on Laura Ingraham’s radio show on Wednesday. Ingraham said, “I don’t know what you’re getting” out of Cantor’s leadership, and she argued Cantor had “cojones”
Wednesday during commencement speech at the West Point Military Academy, President Barack Obama called for an American foreign policy that favors diplomacy over the use of force to solve ongoing conflicts. Follow Pam Key on Twitter @pamkeyNEN
In one of his several appearances on TV on Wednesday morning, Secretary of State John Kerry went on the offensive over so-called NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden and his appearances in the media, particularly regarding his remarks to NBC’s “Nightly News”
On his Tuesday radio show, conservative talker Mark Levin took on the controversy surrounding Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS) and the allegations that his opponent, Republican senatorial hopeful State Sen. Chris McDaniel’s campaign was implicated in a rogue operative taking images
On Tuesday’s “Hannity” on the Fox News Channel, conservative commentator Ann Coulter weighed in on the fallout of the Veterans Administration hospitals scandals. Coulter, author of “Never Trust a Liberal Over 3-Especially a Republican,” warned that scandal was a sign
Over the past few years, comedian Adam Carolla has found himself at odds with so-called patent trolls, which is a term describe those who sue over patent infringement with the hope of getting some sort settlement out their efforts. Carolla
Your browser does not support iframes. Prior to Tuesday’s match-up between the Pittsburgh Pirates and New York Mets, rapper 50 Cent threw out the ceremonial first pitch, which resembled more of a pick-off throw to first base than a pitch.
In an excerpt of an interview set to air in its entirety on NBC on Wednesday night, so-called NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden explained how he viewed his role with the agency prior to his defection to Russia. “I was trained
On Tuesday, first lady Michelle Obama attacked House Republicans for a bill aimed at loosening mandates in the 2010 Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act. The bill would let schools waive the mandates if they have a net loss on school
On his Tuesday radio show, host Michael Medved drew parallels between left-wing class warfare arguments and the thinking of mass killer Elliot Rodger. Medved was clear that Rodger was a sick and deranged individual, but pointed out that his jealousy
