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President Barack Obama arrives at Andrews Air Force Base on August 27, 2015 in Maryland. Obama traveled to New Orleans to survey progress 10 years after Hurricane Katrina. AFP PHOTO/BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI (Photo credit should read

Obama Cites Climate Change, Predicts Doom

During his visit to New Orleans to mark the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, President Obama warned that more extreme weather events would continue to happen if Americans failed to act. “[W]e’re going to see more extreme weather events as the result of climate change — deeper droughts, deadlier wildfires, stronger storms,” he said during his speech. He is determined to make climate change one of the highlights of his second term, especially after announcing his expansive carbon emissions rules that would dramatically raise the cost of electricity.

by Charlie Spiering28 Aug 2015, 8:44 AM PST0

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, joined by his family, announces his candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination at Livingston High School on June 30, 2015 in Livingston Twp., New Jersey. Christie made the announcement in the gymnasium of his alma mater, becoming the 14th candidate to join the Republican field.

Chris Christie: Don’t Blame Facebook And Twitter For Evil In America

“So now we are going to blame Twitter or we are going to blame Facebook … well heck, I don’t think that’s the problem,” Chris Christie says. “The problem is, the stuff we put on it. The stuff we put on it is a problem, you know who does that? Someone who takes their device out and types it in. It doesn’t get there by itself.” Christie pointed out that more and more people were frustrated that there was no longer any accountability for one’s actions – especially politicians.

by Charlie Spiering27 Aug 2015, 10:48 AM PST0

U.S. President Barack Obama delivers the keynote address at the National Clean Energy Summit 8.0 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center on August 24, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Political and economic leaders are attending the summit to discuss a domestic policy agenda to advance alternative energy for the country's future. (Photo by

Obama: We Need To Keep Guns Away From People Who Shouldn’t Have Them

“Sadly, gun violence is in the environment in this country every single day,” he said in an interview with local New Orleans station WWL-TV. “And some of this violence can’t be prevented but a whole lot of it can if we are doing a better job of making sure that people who have problems, people who shouldn’t have guns, don’t have them.” Obama added that he continued to hope for a grassroots movement in favor of more gun control to move more restrictive policies forward.

by Charlie Spiering27 Aug 2015, 8:02 AM PST0

New Jersey Governor and Republican presidential hopeful Chris Christie speaks at Chabad House at Rutgers University to express his opposition to President Obama's Iran deal on August 25, 2015 in New Brunswick, New Jersey. Christie also encouraged U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) to oppose the deal. (Photo by

Chris Christie: How Will Jeb Bush Stand Up To Putin If He Can’t Answer Questions?

“We don’t need a candidate who’s looking backwards who can’t even answer a question on anchor babies,” Christie said in an interview with Fox News host Megyn Kelly. “We need to have someone who is going to be looking forward and doing things the right way. I’m not trying to be coy about it. The fact is that if Governor Bush cannot stand up to answer those questions with two or three tries at it, what’s going to happen when he has to look at Vladimir Putin?

by Charlie Spiering26 Aug 2015, 4:59 AM PST0

Republican presidential candidate New Jersey Governor Chris Christie speaks to visitors at the Iowa State Fair on August 22, 2015 in Des Moines, Iowa. Presidential candidates have a long tradition of making campaign stops at the fair. (Photo by

Chris Christie: Jeb Bush Out Of Touch, Keeps Making Mistakes

“Listen I like Jeb Bush, I think he’s a very nice guy, and he did a nice job as the Governor of Florida, but you know, that was over a decade ago, and there’s really been nothing that’s happened in his career from a public service perspective since,” Christie concluded.

by Charlie Spiering25 Aug 2015, 10:22 AM PST0

U.S. President Barack Obama delivers the keynote address at the National Clean Energy Summit 8.0 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center on August 24, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Political and economic leaders are attending the summit to discuss a domestic policy agenda to advance alternative energy for the country's future. (Photo by

Obama Calls Economy ‘Stronger’ After Historic Crash On Wall Street

“The economy is stronger, the housing market is stronger, people are seeing job creation again,” Obama said. He blamed Republicans on Congress for holding back the economy after they failed to pass an expansive highway bill.
“Right now, we could be putting hundreds of thousands of people back to work rebuilding the infrastructure of this country and yet we have a Congress that finances our highway bill for 3 months at a time,” he said. “That’s not what the greatest country on earth does.”

by Charlie Spiering25 Aug 2015, 5:42 AM PST0

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, joined by his family, announces his candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination at Livingston High School on June 30, 2015 in Livingston Twp., New Jersey. Christie made the announcement in the gymnasium of his alma mater, becoming the 14th candidate to join the Republican field.

Chris Christie: Hillary Clinton ‘Deserves To Be Pounded’ On Email Server

Following a new ad, released by the Christie campaign featuring Clinton’s decision to break the law, MSNBC host Mika Brzezinski commented that he appeared to be pounding Hillary Clinton. “Well, she deserves to be pounded,” Christie replied. “The fact is she doesn’t think she’s accountable to the american people, Mika, she won’t answer questions.”

by Charlie Spiering24 Aug 2015, 12:36 PM PST0