Senator John McCain says the Republican populist movement that’s sweeping the country and boosting candidates including Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential race appeals to the “bad angels” of human nature.
Sen. John McCain weighed in on the staying power of Donald Trump, noting concern from political consultants and big Republican donors that the politically incorrect politician isn’t fading from the scene.
“The biggest problem with the intelligence community now is it has been demoralized by a president and certain members of Congress like Senator Paul and Senator Cruz who have worked against the intelligence community to make us less safe,” Chris Christie said in an interview on WKXL radio in New Hampshire.
In response to a question about the Planned Parenthood shooting in Colorado, President Obama went back to a familiar talking point, claiming mass shootings are unique to America.
“I think it’s fair to have a legitimate, honest debate about abortion,” Obama said. “How we talk about it, making sure that we’re talking about it factually, accurately, and not demonizing organizations like Planned Parenthood I think is important.”
President Obama insists it is more important than ever to secure the Turkish borders to prevent Islamic State fighters from entering Syria.
“Let me first of all say I’m anticipating a Democrat succeeding me,” Obama replied. “I’m confident in the wisdom of the American people on that front.” Obama added that even if he was succeeded by a Republican, they would find it difficult to turn back on the world just to please the United States
While in Paris for the Cops21 climate change summit, President Obama took some time off to enjoy a fancy meal at L’Ambroisie with French President Hollande.
Billionaire presidential candidate Donald Trump released a new video this morning mocking Obama’s willingness to pose on the internet.
The Obama administration is pressing for gun control, repeating a demand that Congress pass a ban on gun ownership for Americans on the no-fly list.
Hundreds of world leaders, government officials, and their entourages are in Paris this week for the Cop 21 climate summit in Paris, collectively striking a huge blow against the goals of the meeting.
“When we have large groups of people that want to blow up every one of our cities, that want destroy our country, that kill our people, and he’s worried about global warming. I think it’s one of the dumbest things I’ve ever seen,” Trump said in an interview on MSNBC’s Morning Joe today.
That marks an important switch for Trump, who has largely remained friendly towards the New Jersey governor, as they have a previous relationship. After Christie was excluded from the main debate stage on Fox Business, Trump tweeted his support for Christie.
“He’s been fighting for a lot of things I believe in and look he’s not afraid to engage on the hottest subjects,” Issa said about Rubio during an interview on Fox News this morning. The congressman calls the Florida Senator an “exciting candidate.”
In his inaugural speech at the COP21 climate change summit in Paris, President Obama acknowledged the terrorist attacks that occurred in the city earlier this month, but warned his fellow leaders not to be distracted from the supposed looming threat of global warming.
“This unconscionable attack was not only a crime against the Colorado Springs community, but a crime against women receiving healthcare services at Planned Parenthood, law enforcement seeking to protect and serve, and other innocent people,” Attorney General Loretta Lynch said in a statement.
“Gov. Chris Christie is exactly the conservative Republican needed to take the fight to Hillary Clinton next fall and then get about the serious business of defending us and rebuilding our economy,” the Union Leader newspaper’s editorial endorsement reads.
President Obama again turned to gun control as a potential solution to the horrific act, calling for the removal of guns from the streets, reminding Americans that mass shootings should not be accepted as normal.
President Obama is leaving Sunday for Paris, but he decided to squeeze in a game of golf with his former “body man” Reggie Love before leaving town.
After serving Thanksgiving dinner to the homeless, the Obama family returned to the White House for its own feast. Here’s what was on the menu.
“Why should American taxpayers be bailing out insurance companies, many of whom cooperated with, conspired with alongside the Obama administration to get Obamacare passed?” Senator Marco Rubio asks. “And now they want to come with their lobbyists and basically force the American taxpayer to put money into a fund that bails them out for having lost money on the Obamacare exchanges.”
On the campaign trail, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie delivers a speech that discusses his relationship with his parents and his family and how that relationship makes him want to run for president of the United States.
In a Today Show interview that aired Thursday morning, presidential candidate Sen. Marco Rubio emphatically stated that he would do whatever was necessary to defeat Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) terrorists, signaling urgency to do so as soon as possible.
President Obama delivered his Thanksgiving address this morning, including a political lecture on Syrian refugees. He told Americans that Syrian refugees were just like the pilgrims who came to America on the Mayflower.
President Obama commented on the video that was released of the shooting of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald by a police officer in Chicago.
