President Barack Obama sent shockwaves through Senate races during a Monday radio interview with Rev. Al Sharpton wherein the president said Senate Democrats are merely pretending to distance themselves from an Obama agenda they wholeheartedly embrace. “Some of the candidates
Gov. Chris Christie (R-NJ) blasted Democrats on Tuesday for their tiresome refrain about raising the minimum wage–a law that affects just 2.8% of the U.S. workforce, half of whom are 16 to 24-years-old. “I’m tired of hearing about the minimum
A new Kaiser Health tracking poll finds that even after four-and-a-half years of being the law of the land, Obamacare remains a mystery to most of the nation’s uninsured. The poll found that two-thirds (66%) of the uninsured say they
A new Politico poll finds that Americans rate former President George W. Bush as a more effective manager than President Barack Obama. When asked the question “Which President do you believe was more effective at managing the basic functions of
A devastating new Politico poll reveals voters believe America has spun off its axis and is “out of control.” “An overwhelming majority of voters in the most competitive 2014 elections say it feels as if events in the United States
A CNN report seeking to build public opposition against a travel ban for Ebola-stricken countries took aim at those who have “stoked fears that the disease could go airborne”–a concern raised by CNN’s own reporting. In a Q&A-style article, CNN’s
The head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases said on Sunday that budget cuts are not to blame for the Obama administration’s failure to produce an Ebola vaccine. “You can’t say that. I think you can’t say
A woman on a Pentagon tour bus who began vomiting later informed officials she had recently been in Africa, prompting a hazmat team to be dispatched and a portion of the Pentagon parking lot to be sealed off. According to
The number of lawmakers backing a travel ban for incoming travel from Ebola “hot zone” countries has jumped from a bipartisan group of 26 members of Congress to 70, reports The Hill. The congressional coalition, made up mostly of Republicans,
Embattled Center for Disease Control Director Dr. Thomas Frieden told lawmakers on Thursday that Ebola is not a significant threat to America. “We remain confident that Ebola is not a significant public health threat to the United States,” Frieden said
A White House petition to halt travel from Ebola-stricken countries into the U.S. has jumped by over 15,000 signatures in just three days, bringing its total number of signatures to 37,062. The explosion in signatures comes as a second American,
The director of the University of Minnesota’s prestigious Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP) tells CNN that the possibility of airborne Ebola is the sum of all fears. In a piece by CNN Senior Medical Correspondent Elizabeth Cohen
The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) tells The Hill it will suspend buying ads to support Democrat Alison Lundergan Grimes’ bid to unseat Republican Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY). “The DSCC has now spent more than $2 million in
On Tuesday, former Charlotte, North Carolina Mayor Patrick Cannon will face sentencing after admitting to taking at least $50,000 in bribes from strip club mogul David “Slim” Baucom and federal agents. Cannon, a Democrat, will become the first chief executive
A German hospital confirmed on Tuesday that a United Nations worker has died from Ebola eight days after testing positive. St. Georg hospital in Leipzig says after undergoing “intensive medical procedures,” an unnamed 56-year-old man died from the Ebola infection
Democrats are yanking vital campaign advertising dollars from vulnerable Democratic candidates and shifting them to other races with better odds. The Associated Press reported on Tuesday that the Democratic Party has cut back $2.8 million in campaign spending in northern
A Gallup poll finds that 65% of Democratic voters remain confident their party will maintain control of the U.S. Senate–a position that may spell shock and disappointment if new statistical projections prove accurate. According to Gallup, Americans as a whole
A White House petition urging the Obama administration to change its position on allowing flights from Ebola-stricken countries into the United States has received 22,262 signatures in less than two weeks. The petition states: “Experts had stated it was ‘highly
On Sunday, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) blasted President Barack Obama for protecting big-money crony capitalists on Wall Street, instead of average families on Main Street. “He picked his economic team and when the going got tough, his economic team picked
The nation’s largest union and professional association of nurses said it will rise up in protest if hazardous-material suits are not in every hospital soon. “I’m angry about this,” said RoseAnn DeMoro, executive director of National Nurses United. “We want
A spate of new Senate projections shows Republicans widening the electoral map and increasing their chances of a GOP takeover. On Monday, the The Washington Post‘s Election Lab forecast showed Republicans with a 94% chance of winning the Senate and
Former Bill Clinton strategist Dick Morris says former Obama Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta’s latest book, Worthy Fights, is part of a coordinated strategy to set Hillary Clinton up for success come the 2016 presidential race. “I think Hillary put
A top Democratic strategist tells The Hill President Barack Obama “should take a flamethrower to his office,” clean house, and begin with new staff. Democrats have struggled to defend and explain Obama’s plunging popularity–a trend that stands to threaten vulnerable
According to the Washington Post, the embattled Centers for Disease Control (CDC) did not consider America’s second Ebola patient “high risk” and had followed all the CDC’s precautions “including a gown, gloves, mask and protective face shield.” “We’re very concerned,”
A Texas health care worker who helped the nation’s first Ebola victim, the now-deceased Thomas Eric Duncan, has tested positive for the deadly virus, health officials announced on Sunday. “We are broadening our team in Dallas and working with extreme
