
Video has emerged from Illinois of a “calibration error” that causes voting machines to switch votes from Republican to Democrat. The video, posted on YouTube, purportedly shows voting machines in the public library in Moline, IL registering votes as Democrat
by Joel B. Pollak29 Oct 2014, 6:42 AM PST0

Jeffrey Goldberg, who has become something of a stenographer to President Barack Obama on foreign policy, has broken the dog-bites-man news that the Obama administration dislikes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. He adds that an Obama official referred to Netanyahu
by Joel B. Pollak28 Oct 2014, 1:06 PM PST0

Maybe it’s the approach of Halloween, or an impending sense of defeat for pro-Obamacare Democrats like Sen. Mark Pryor of Arkansas. Whatever the reason, the Daily Beast’s Asawin Suebsaeng is trying–rather desperately–to scare voters by resurrecting a long-dead argument: that
by Joel B. Pollak28 Oct 2014, 5:35 AM PST0

The Anaheim Police Department has declined to state whether two gang members arrested Oct. 25 and charged with the murder of a 9-year-old girl in Anaheim last weekend are in the country illegally. “That’s something the federal authorities look into,
by Joel B. Pollak27 Oct 2014, 11:09 PM PST0

There has been a noticeable shift in coverage of the Los Angeles minimum wage debate by the local media in recent days, moving from a default embrace of Mayor Eric Garcetti’s election-year proposal to growing anxiety of the lack of debate
by Joel B. Pollak27 Oct 2014, 2:31 PM PST0

Last week, the U.S. State Department offered its “deepest condolences” to the family of 3-month-old Chaya Zissel Braun, who was killed by a Palestinian terrorist in Jerusalem, and was also a U.S. citizen. This past weekend, the State Department offered
by Joel B. Pollak27 Oct 2014, 8:07 AM PST0

Sen. Rand Paul gave a very interesting foreign policy speech last week, laying out the case for “conservative realism.” The task of balancing small-government ideals with national security needs is one with which our country has grappled since its founding.
by Joel B. Pollak27 Oct 2014, 7:16 AM PST0

Incumbent Democrat Rep. Scott Peters and Republican challenger Carl DeMaio debated Sunday evening at the Islamic Center of San Diego, the latest contest in their close race for the 52nd congressional district seat. The debate was sponsored by the Council
by Joel B. Pollak27 Oct 2014, 5:54 AM PST0

“Could control of the Senate in 2014 be decided by illegal votes cast by non-citizens?” That is the question posed by political scientists Jesse Richman and David Earnest, who answer in a forthcoming article in the journal Electoral Studies: “Most
by Joel B. Pollak26 Oct 2014, 6:48 AM PST0
The phrase “got your back” is one of President Barack Obama’s favorites. He deploys it to indicate to various groups that he supports them, even if he does so quietly. (The most notorious case: Obama’s assurances to pro-Israel voters that
by Joel B. Pollak26 Oct 2014, 6:34 AM PST0

The California Republican Taxpayers Association (CRTA), a group exposed by John Hrabe of the Flash Report for its campaign mail irregularities, has struck again–this time sending a mailer to Los Angeles-area voters that includes a Republican candidate who is not
by Joel B. Pollak26 Oct 2014, 6:18 AM PST0

Antonio Holmes, the 38-year-old car salesman allegedly shot Friday by suspect Luis Enrique Monroy-Bracamonte–who had been deported twice from the U.S.–has been upgraded to “fair” condition after being wounded in the head and enduring eight hours of surgery. “Anthony Holmes is a
by Joel B. Pollak26 Oct 2014, 5:38 AM PST0

Sacramento mayor Kevin Johnson has leveraged his past NBA basketball career into political success. This Nov. 4, he is asking the voters of California’s capital city to approve Measure L, which would concentrate power in his office. He is being
by Joel B. Pollak26 Oct 2014, 5:11 AM PST0

Anti-Israel activists in South Africa placed a pig’s head in the kosher meat section of a Woolworth’s grocery story in Cape Town, rendering all of the meat inedible for Jews who keep kosher. The action by the Congress of South
by Joel B. Pollak24 Oct 2014, 8:29 AM PST0

Frank Mankiewicz, the politico-turned-journalist who made National Public Radio (NPR) what it is today, died on Thursday evening. He was remembered by the New York Times as the press secretary for Robert F. Kennedy and the campaign manager for George McGovern.
by Joel B. Pollak24 Oct 2014, 6:25 AM PST0

You had to feel just the slightest tinge of jealousy watching the members of the Canadian parliament give a lengthy standing ovation to Sergeant-at-Arms Kevin Vickers, the 58-year-old who killed a terrorist and defended democracy on Wednesday. Imagine if we
by Joel B. Pollak24 Oct 2014, 4:51 AM PST0

Supporters of Measure D, which would require any changes to Santa Monica Airport (SMO) to be approved by the voters, are confident that they can “trounce” their opponents at the polls and defeat rival Measure LC, which would allow the
by Joel B. Pollak23 Oct 2014, 1:29 PM PST0

CNN anchor Carol Costello has apologized for mocking the audio this week of a tearful Bristol Pail describing being assaulted at a party that became the stuff of tabloid speculation last month. “Over the past few days I have been
by Joel B. Pollak23 Oct 2014, 12:53 PM PST0
The Palestinian terror group Hamas, which serves in the unity government of the Palestinian Authority, has praised Wednesday’s attack on a light rail bus station in Jerusalem that killed a 3-month-old baby who happens to be a U.S. citizen. According
by Joel B. Pollak23 Oct 2014, 6:16 AM PST0

The California Department of Public Health has established an Ebola hotline to calm panicked residents, as two Sacramento-area residents are being monitored for possible symbols of the deadly hemmorhagic fever. In a statement Tuesday, state public health director Dr. Ron Chapman
by Joel B. Pollak23 Oct 2014, 5:44 AM PST0

A leading commander of Yazidi volunteer forces resisting the advance of ISIS guerrillas was killed by mortar fire on Wednesday, according to Breitbart News sources. Khairi Murad Shex Khider, who led several hundred Yazidi fighters in the area of Skiniya, died after
by Joel B. Pollak23 Oct 2014, 4:41 AM PST0

Supporters of Measure LC, a local ballot initiative that would allow the Santa Monica City Council to close the municipal airport when its operating agreement expires next year, have resorted to blatant lies in an effort to fool the public.
by Joel B. Pollak22 Oct 2014, 10:07 PM PST0

John Hrabe of the Flash Report reports that a shady group calling itself the “California Republican Taxpayers Association” has been sending slate mailers that actually support tax hikes to registered Republican voters in the state. The group, which Hrabe says
by Joel B. Pollak22 Oct 2014, 11:09 AM PST0

A federal judge has upheld Puerto Rico’s traditional marriage law, bucking the recent trend of federal courts to strike down state laws enshrining traditional marriage. District judge Juan M. Perez-Gimenez, a Carter appointee, delivered a ruling that relied on a conservative
by Joel B. Pollak22 Oct 2014, 6:21 AM PST0

Radical environmental activists convinced the Los Angeles city council Tuesday to draft an ordinance banning the production or sale of genetically modified organisms (GMO) within the city limits, less than two years after the voters of California rejected Proposition 37,
by Joel B. Pollak22 Oct 2014, 4:42 AM PST0