Before announcing the nominees for the best hip hop video at the MTV awards, the rapper known as Common held a moment of silence for Michael Brown, the young African American teenager who was shot and killed by a police
Al Sharpton may be reveling in his close relationship with President Obama, but the controversial activist is also taking time to highlight his differences with the Clinton family as Hillary Clinton explores a presidential run. Sharpton suggested that he still
Back from his vacation, President Obama is scheduled to meet with Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel Monday for an update on the series of air strikes launched against the Islamic State (IS) in Iraq. Obama may increase military action against
White House reporters questioned Deputy Press Secretary Eric Schultz about President Obama’s decision to go golfing just minutes after he delivered a speech reacting to the news of Islamic State Terrorists beheading of American journalist James Foley. Schultz said that
While President Obama was out hiking on Friday, White House Deputy national security adviser Ben Rhodes took the podium with increasingly threatening rhetoric towards Islamic State terrorists. Rhodes indicated that the beheading of American journalist James Foley was considered as
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid quickly apologized after video surfaced of him making Asian jokes to an Asian audience. While speaking to the Las Vegas Asian Chamber of Commerce, Reid joked, “I don’t think you’re smarter than anybody else, but
A story in the New York Times this morning reveals that even the White House isn’t sure how to explain President Obama’s decision to golf immediately after his press conference denouncing Islamic State terrorists for beheading American journalist James Foley. In
Since Barack Obama was elected president, only 10 percent of Americans believe that race relations have gotten better, according to a New York Times/CBS Poll published today. The poll found 17 percent of blacks and 8 percent of whites believe race
Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney has joined the number of political figures who have done the Ice Bucket Challenge for ALS awareness. Who else is better suited to help him than his former running mate Rep. Paul Ryan? Post by
Pennsylvania resident Tiffany Bruce checked into a hospital after she discovered that her life-size Obama statue was missing. The $1,249 statue that she kept outside her house on a bench was a staple in the neighborhood, as the family gave
Texas Governor Rick Perry called for a stronger American response to the threat of Islamic State terrorists, just a day after President Obama addressed the topic. Perry criticized President Obama for allowing ISIS to enjoy a “triumphant summer,” sweeping across
President Obama is golfing again at his favorite golf course at Martha’s Vineyard with some of the same golfing partners as yesterday. According to the White House Press Pool, Obama hit the links at the Farm Neck Golf Club at
Texas Governor Rick Perry suggested that terrorists from the Islamic State have likely already crossed into America through the insecure border. “Individuals from ISIS or other terrorist states could be, and I think it’s a very real possibility that they
MSNBC host Joe Scarborough suggested that President Obama went golfing after his angry speech against Islamic State for beheading American journalist James Foley just to send a message to terrorists. On Morning Joe Thursday, Scarborough said terrorists would likely view
Fox News Host Bill O’Reilly exploded at Al Sharpton on his program Tuesday night, calling him a “charlatan” that has been delivering “garbage” in response to the police shooting in Ferguson, Missouri. O’Reilly said that he returned from his vacation
As soon as President Obama finished his angry statement against ISIL, he quickly made his way to the golf course, as he continues his vacation on Martha’s Vineyard. We’re not sure whether the headline writers at the Gray Lady were
During a visit to Goodwin College in Connecticut on Wednesday, Vice President Joe Biden indicated that the beheading of American journalist James Foley would not change the United States approach to ISIS. Biden was asked by an AP reporter about
Secretary of State John Kerry issued a statement with strong words for the ISIL terrorists who were responsible for the death of American journalist James Foley. Kerry said that the action was a reminder to the world of the horrors
James Foley’s parents, John and Diane Foley, spoke to the media early Wednesday morning about their son who was beheaded by terrorists of the Islamic State in response to the American military actions in Iraq. The couple spoke to the
A visibly angry President Obama denounced Islamic State terrorists for beheading American journalist James Foley, lecturing them for their “bankrupt” ideology. Obama denounced the group for rampaging through cities and hurting civilians with cowardly acts of violence, including raping and
U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron cut his summer vacation short on Wednesday, returning to London after the release of a shocking ISIS video showing the apparent beheading of American journalist James Foley. In a statement on Wednesday, Cameron’s office described the
Two adults and two children are still being held hostage by two suspects in a Chicago suburban home on Tuesday as the situation continued overnight into this morning. The standoff is now in it’s seventeenth hour according to local news
President Obama is doing his job, according to White House senior adviser Valerie Jarrett, who is now defending his handling of the Ferguson shooting and the civil unrest that has followed. Obama spoke publicly about Brown’s death on three different
President Obama returned to his vacation home at Martha’s Vineyard after briefly interrupting his vacation for two days of meetings in Washington, D.C. Obama met with his economic team Tuesday before leaving the White House at 4:22 pm to return
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and other top Democrats are increasingly frustrated with how disengaged President Obama is, according an article in the New York Times. The story, by reporters Carl Hulse, Jeremy Peters, and Michael Shear, is the second
