Woody Johnson, the owner of the New York Jets, said on Thursday that Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign has raised $400 million, which is halfway toward its goal of $800 million. “We’re about halfway through our fundraising, and so if you
As Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) gets ready to vacation with his family in Colorado for the week, there has been much chatter about how Ryan may be at the very top of the short list for Mitt Romney’s vice presidential
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) was the most preferred GOP vice presidential candidate among Republicans polled by CNN/ORC. The poll, released on Thursday, of 419 Republicans and “GOP-leaning independents” had a margin of error of +/- 5 points. New Jersey Gov.
A U.S. District Court judge rejected a CIA Officer’s legal challenge to two laws that are being used to charge him with leaking the identities of CIA officers who investigated terror suspects to journalists. Lawyers for John Kiriakou, the CIA
Recent actions by General Motors regarding subprime lending reveal how much Warren — and the Obama administration — are willing to pull strings to pick winners and losers. The Investors Business Daily recently noted in a story that “while the administration
After the Heritage Foundation discovered that the Obama administration effectively gutted the work requirements that were central to the Welfare Reform Act of 1996, the Obama campaign has been on the defensive. Bill Clinton criticized Obama but then walked backed
It did not take long for a mainstream media organization to exploit the tragic Sikh temple shootings to link White supremacist groups, of which the shooter was allegedly a part, to the Tea Party. And of course, the offending organization
When the Drudge Report splashed a report that President Barack Obama believed Mitt Romney would choose four-star general and current CIA Director David Petraeus as his running mate, the political conversation instantly became about Petraeus. The CIA and sources close
When a pro-Obama Super PAC released an advertisement in which a man essentially accused Mitt Romney of killing his wife who died of cancer, the ad was widely denounced across the spectrum including the mainstream media. After this thorough condemnation,
At a campaign stop in Colorado on Wednesday, President Barack Obama attempted to win over women voters by complaining about how First Lady Michelle Obama did not receive a salary for her First Lady duties. “I want to make sure
A new book due out in September alleges that Tony Rezko, the convicted felon serving a 10 1/2 year jail term for corruption and who was involved in shady land deals with then-state senator Obama, funneled $25,000 in cash to
Congress passed The Sequestration Transparency Act in July, and President Barack Obama signed it into law on Tuesday. According to The Hill, the law requires the White House budget office to reveal how the automatic budget cuts required of them
Last week, the House voted itself a “staycation” by voting against adjournment, which meant there would be five weeks worth of pro-forma sessions — where Congress “technically” stays in session by gaveling in and gaveling out but is essentially on
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) and the White House are working together to ensure the media continues to focus on Mitt Romney’s taxes and not Obama’s economy. Even mainstream media organizations like Reuters is making the connection, as the
Last week, Senate Democrats played politics with the drought by not agreeing to the short-term drought relief measures passed by the House. Now, President Barack Obama is playing politics with the drought as well. As Reuters notes, Obama on Tuesday
On FOX News’ “On The Record,” Republican National Committee Chair Reince Priebus announced five new speakers to the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida. Headlining the additions are two Tea Party stalwarts — Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker and Texas Republican
Former Congressman Alan Grayson, the Democrat who never missed an opportunity to lob charges of racism against Republicans while he was in Congress lost his House seat in 2010, is trying to come back to Congress in Florida’s newly-created Ninth
The killer who opened fire Sunday at Sikh Temple in Wisconsin, killing at least seven people before he was shot to death by police, has been identified as Wade M. Page. Preliminary reports indicate Page was an Army veteran who
Sean Penn, the Oscar-winning actor who reveres dictators and nations that hate America, campaigned with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez at a rally in Venezuela on Sunday for Chavez’s reelection campaign. Chavez is running for another six-year term. Newsbusters has the
In what may contradict testimony by Obama administration officials under oath and may be a violation of federal law, The Daily Caller obtained emails that show Timothy Geithner’s Treasury Department “was the driving force behind terminating the pensions of 20,000 salaried retirees
Alan Caruba, a member of the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) for over 30 years and founder of The National Anxiety Center, which serves as a clearinghouse to debunk mainstream media “scare campaigns,” took ABC News to task for its
At a posh, $500-a-plate fundraiser in Connecticut , President Barack Obama on Monday called Mitt Romney’s tax plan “Romney Hood.” Obama said Romney’s tax plan is “like Robin Hood in reverse” because it takes from the middle class and gives
Mitt Romney has more than doubled President Barack Obama’s fundraising in Connecticut. Business Insider notes, what may be more troubling for the Obama campaign is that his lead in what should be a more-than-reliable state for him has decreased to
It is not often that conservatives like Brian Baker appear on publicly funded radio stations like National Public Radio (NPR). Baker is the president of the Ending Spending Action Fund, a non-partisan super PAC founded by Joe Ricketts to support
In his book, The Corruption Chronicles, Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton describes an incident after he and his associates met with Elizabeth Warren in 2011 to discuss transparency issues concerning the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and its lack of
