Pope Francis made headlines after traveling to Calabria, Italy and denouncing the mafia. During his trip, however, he stopped the papal motorcade to greet and bless a crowd of Italians that crowded the roadside. In a video posted on Facebook,
“Thank you for having me and thank you for what you do,” Christie said concluding his speech at the Faith and Freedom conference in Washington, D.C., omitting the characteristic “God Bless America” sign off voiced by many speakers at the
Newly elected House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy took the stage at the Faith and Freedom conference in Washington D.C. today, thanking God for the amount of opportunity he had been granted in America. McCarthy was introduced by Ralph Reed, who
During his speech at the Faith and Freedom conference Friday, Sen. Rand Paul spoke at length about his foreign policy views, but he also highlighted America’s atrocities against the unborn. Referring to Pope John Paul II’s criticism of the modern
In Lawrenceville, Virginia, federal officials apologized for failing to notify citizens of a plan to bring hundreds of illegal immigrant children into their town. The plan quickly drew opposition after citizens of the small town of 1,500 learned the details.
The child rape victim in Hillary Clinton’s 1975 sexual abuse case has finally broken her silence to The Daily Beast’s Josh Rogin. As a young lawyer in Arkansas, Clinton defended the accused rapist, which resulted in a reduced sentence after
Exiting the House leadership elections, today Rep. Marlin Stutzman (R-IN) said that he had no regrets after running for House Majority Whip. Rep. Steve Scalise won the election on the first ballot, beating Stutzman and Rep. Peter Roskam (R-IL) ending
Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA) has just been elected House Majority Whip by his Republican colleagues. Scalise defeated Rep. Peter Roskam (R-IL) and Rep. Marlin Stutzman (R-IN) in a three-way race that was decided by one ballot. In the days prior
House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) has not won his Majority Leader race yet, but House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) has already congratulated him on his inevitable victory. Republicans are expected to elect McCarthy to replace Eric Cantor as
First Lady Michelle Obama reminded attendees of a naturalization ceremony Wednesday that the Founding Fathers weren’t born in America. The ceremony for 50 new U.S. citizens was held at the National Archives in Washington, D.C. Obama pointed out that the
The head of the Tennessee State Museum says that it was understood that Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN) was not going to run for reelection, which is why she was not worried about the political ramifications of a traveling exhibit promoting
White House Press Secretary Jay Carney explained that President Obama is fully engaged in the situation in Iraq – even though he spent last weekend golfing. Carney was asked about former Vice President Dick Cheney’s op-ed in The Wall Street
The New York Times has an interesting piece this morning on the runoff election between Sen. Thad Cochran and his Republican primary challenger, Chris McDaniel. The piece reflects a general amazement at the way that citizens of Mississippi are voting for McDaniel
A new Wall Street Journal/NBC poll shows that President Obama is suffering some of the worst approval numbers of his presidency. Only 42 percent of Americans polled believe that Obama can, in fact, perform his job, while 54 percent say
Americans are split on immigration reform, according to a new Rasmussen poll released on Tuesday – but more open to the idea than earlier in the year. Thirty-one percent are supportive of increasing the number of legal immigrants into the
Following the dramatic upset of Majority Leader Eric Cantor in his primary election, “the mood among the leadership of our conference was almost as if a medical accident had occurred,” Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) said in an interview with Breitbart
When The Washington Post reported the capture of Ahmed Abu Khattala, suspected in the Benghazi terrorist attacks that killed four Americans in 2012, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) and Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) were clear in asserting what they deem the proper course of action
The House Appropriations Committee has drafted a budget for the Internal Revenue Service for Fiscal Year 2015 – and Republicans are already using it as a vehicle for cracking down on the agency. The bill makes several prohibitions and provisions
In an interview with MSN.com, First Lady Michelle Obama explained she used to struggle to feed her kids right–even though she received an education from Harvard and Princeton. Her personal struggle helped her launch her mission to address childhood obesity,
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced during a New York Times interview that the Holy Bible is the book that made her who she is today. “If you had to name one book that made you who you are
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor stated on ABC’s This Week that he didn’t want to be a lobbyist after his primary defeat last week. Cantor said that he was “gratified” by multiple people who had reached out to him with
CNN Foreign Affairs reporter Elise Labott dropped an expletive on the air during a segment discussing the situation in Iraq. During the segment, Labott explained that Secretary of State John Kerry was in London today, asking for support from other
Rep. Raúl Labrador (R-ID) has just announced his intention to run for House Majority Leader, but he already has made a few enemies in the house for his support for some kind of immigration reform. Just hours before Labrador’s announcement,
On Fox News, Mississippi incumbent senator Thad Cochran explained that he didn’t know about Rep. Eric Cantor losing his race to a primary challenger. During the interview, the reporter behind the camera asks Cochran if he would like to comment
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton dismissed Matt Drudge and Karl Rove as “gamers” trying to plant false information in people’s heads. In an interview on National Public Radio, host Terry Gross brought up Drudge’s question about whether Hillary was leaning
