
During his speech at the Civil Rights Summit held at the LBJ Presidential Library, former President Bill Clinton sounded a gloomy note about the current state of the economy under President Obama. Clinton, whom Obama frequently described as the “Secretary
by Charlie Spiering10 Apr 2014, 12:05 PM PST0

Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-SC) challenged the notion that former IRS official Lois Lerner still had the right to remain silent since she had made factual assertions since she invoked her Fifth Amendment right. Gowdy said that he counted 17 separate
by Charlie Spiering10 Apr 2014, 8:16 AM PST0

President Obama’s budget failed in the House of Representatives today with only two Democratic members voting for it, the latest in a series of instances in which congressional Democrats have emphatically opposed the president’s budgets when put to a vote.
by Charlie Spiering9 Apr 2014, 3:00 PM PST0

President Obama called for United States citizens to continue working to treat Americans suffering from mental health issues and to keep firearms out of their hands, during his speech at the Fort Hood Memorial ceremony on Wednesday. “In our open
by Charlie Spiering9 Apr 2014, 2:25 PM PST0

A new poll shows Republican Senate candidate Joni Ernst leading the Republican primary field in Iowa despite being outspent by her opponent 100-1 on television ads. The new Suffolk poll of likely voters in Iowa shows that Ernst now has
by Charlie Spiering9 Apr 2014, 2:05 PM PST0

Former IRS director Lois Lerner, the center figure in the scandal surrounding conservative and Tea Party groups once joked about getting a job with Organizing for Action while investigating the reorganization of President Obama’s former campaign operation into a 501(c)(4)
by Charlie Spiering9 Apr 2014, 1:57 PM PST0

During a conversation at The Civil Rights Summit held at the LBJ Presidential Library, former President Jimmy Carter reminded Americans that prostitution is still widespread throughout the nation, citing it as a key component for fueling sexual slavery. “I
by Charlie Spiering9 Apr 2014, 7:48 AM PST0

Former President Jimmy Carter explained during a conversation at the LBJ Presidential Library Civil Rights Summit that he frequently visited countries that were “outcasts” from the world community. “I’ve been to North Korea three times, for instance, Rosa and I
by Charlie Spiering9 Apr 2014, 7:31 AM PST0

On Fox News Tuesday night, former New York Police Department detective Bo Dietl told host Sean Hannity that it was no secret on the streets that Al Sharpton was an informant to law authorities. “We used to call him the
by Charlie Spiering9 Apr 2014, 5:55 AM PST0

With President Obama under fire for paying his women staff less than his male staff despite a drive for “paycheck equality,” White House Communications Director Jennifer Palmieri pushed back by noting the front row of the press corps in the
by Charlie Spiering8 Apr 2014, 5:20 PM PST0

Attorney General Eric Holder admitted Tuesday that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives was in the process of looking at the use of domestic drones. Rep. Ted Poe, R-Texas, questioned Holder during a House Judiciary Committee hearing, asking
by Charlie Spiering8 Apr 2014, 1:07 PM PST0

During a House Judiciary Committee Hearing on Tuesday, Attorney General Eric Holder became visibly upset when Rep. Louis Gohmert suggested that being in contempt of Congress didn’t appear to matter to the Attorney General. After Holder dismissed Gohmert’s requests for
by Charlie Spiering8 Apr 2014, 9:51 AM PST0

It may have been a celebrity roast, but former co-host of “The View” Joy Behar took things pretty far at an event in Newark, New Jersey on April 1. “When I first heard that he [Chris Christie] was accused of
by Charlie Spiering8 Apr 2014, 8:57 AM PST0

President Obama is scheduled to visit Fort Hood on Wednesday to attend a memorial service for the shooting victims. “The president and first lady send their thoughts and prayers out to the victims and families and everyone on the base,
by Charlie Spiering7 Apr 2014, 8:28 AM PST0