At GOP Debate, Trump the Only Candidate Willing to Pause Muslim Immigration
At Thursday’s Fox Business debate, GOP frontrunner Donald Trump was the only presidential candidate willing to pause Muslim immigration.
Ted Cruz’s Big Gaffe at GOP Debate: ‘New York Values’
Ted Cruz Gives Marco Rubio His Toughest Debate Night
Trump In GOP Debate: Under No Circumstances Do We Limit Gun Sales
Ted Cruz: I Don’t Just Talk Pro-Gun, My Record Proves I Am Pro-Gun
Chris Christie: ‘We Got Rid of Common Core in New Jersey’
Ted Cruz Leads Off GOP Debate with Ode to Captive Sailors
Watch: Rubio, Cruz Battle on Immigration, Flip-Flops
Cruz To Trump: ‘Not a Lot of Conservatives Come Out of Manhattan’
Christie: SOTU Was ‘Storytime with Barack Obama’
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Donald Trump: Gun Free Zones Provide ‘Target Practice for the Sickos’
During the October 28 Republican debate in Boulder, Colorado, presidential hopeful Donald Trump criticized gun free zones as being “target practice for the sickos and for the mentally ill.”
Cost of Obamacare Benchmark Plans Rising 7.5% in 2016
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) says the cost of Obamacare’s benchmark plans will increase by 7.5 percent starting in January 2016.
Exclusive — Larry Kudlow On Donald Trump’s Corporate Tax Plan: He’s ‘Spot On’
“I’ve endorsed Donald’s 15 percent corporate tax rate many times,” Kudlow told Breitbart News in a brief interview during a commercial break.
I don’t know all the details about his entire tax program, it’s certainly moving in the right direction lowering rates but specifically on the 15 percent corporate tax rate I have argued for it for several years. And by the way, I happen to think it would grow the economy, attack capital from all over the world—China’s at 25, we’d be at 15, it would easily pay for itself. Easily. I believe it would lower the deficit. Again, I can’t speak for the whole plan—I can speak for the 15 percent corporate tax rate. He’s spot on. And I’m honored that he mentioned me. Honored.” Kudlow’s comments to Breitbart News about Trump come after an exchange in the opening part of the CNBC debate here where co-moderator John Harwood asked Trump extraordinarily contentiously about his tax plan.
Prince Harry’s Beard Meets Michelle Obama
Prince Harry, and his scruffy beard, returned to the United States today to meet with Michele Obama and promote the Invictus Games, a sporting event for injured active duty and veteran service members.
GOP Debate: Trump Did Call Rubio ‘Zuckerberg’s Personal Senator’
Donald Trump was doing well at the GOP Debate on Wednesday evening until a blunder in which he claimed not to have called Marco Rubio “Mark Zuckerberg’s personal senator.”
Bill Maher Celebrates Ted Cruz Fight with CNBC Debate Moderators
After Sen. Ted Cruz lashed out against the Republican debate moderators at CNBC, Comedian Bill Maher celebrated on Twitter.
Ted Cruz Offers Pot Brownies to GOP Debate Moderator
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) jokingly offered pot brownies to CNBC moderator Carl Quintanilla in the midst of a heated exchange at Wednesday night’s GOP debate in Boulder, Colorado.
Dems Introduce Bill to Close Non-Existent Background Check Loophole
On October 28, Democrat Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), and Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) introduced legislation to close a non-existent “background check loophole.”
Rick Santorum Expands Ground Game in Iowa as Jeb Bush Campaign Scales Back
GOP presidential candidate and former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum is expanding his campaign, particularly in Iowa, as many others in the GOP field are cutting back.
Rick Santorum Blasts Lindsey Graham on Increasing Immigration that Hurts American Workers
BOULDER, Colorado—GOP presidential candidate and former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum went after fellow GOP presidential candidate Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) on the issue of increasing legal immigration, arguing that Graham’s position hurts the American worker.
Boston Public Schools to Consider Banning the N-Word
Members from The Coalition to Ban the N-Word are demanding that Boston Public Schools adopt a plan to rid the word’s use among students at the city’s 130 public schools.
Photo of Virginia State Trooper Saluting Fallen Officer Receives Praise on Facebook
A photo of a Virginia State Trooper saluting a fallen member of law enforcement Sheriff J.J. DellaVecchio went viral after the Virginia State Police shared the picture on their Facebook page.
FBI Warning Nation’s Police of ‘Anarchist Halloween Revolt’ Plot
The FBI has issued an alert to police departments across the country warning that anarchist groups are planning a “Halloween revolt” plot aimed at attacking local police during Halloween week.
10th Obamacare Co-Op Closes Down
Arches Health, an Obamacare Co-Op, was put in receivership Tuesday by the Utah Insurance Department. Arches is the 10th Obamacare Co-Op to close its doors this year.
Dennis Hastert Pleads Guilty, Admits Hush Money Scheme
Dennis Hastert pleaded guilty Wednesday to evading banking laws in a hush-money scheme, averting a potentially lurid trial that could have dredged up sexual allegations by agreeing to a deal with prosecutors that recommended he serve no more than six months in prison.
Paul Ryan: Republican Party ‘Lost its Vision,’ Now ‘Going to Unify’
Following Rep. Paul Ryan’s (R-WI) nomination by the Republican conference on Wednesday to be the next Speaker of the House, he told reporters that it is time to unify the Republican Party and that the “party has lost its vision.”
RNC’s Priebus Endorses Paul Ryan for Speaker
Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Reince Priebus isn’t wasting time.
Previously Deported Honduran Kidnapped and Raped Missouri Woman, Says FBI
A previously deported illegal alien from Honduras re-entered the U.S. and then kidnapped and raped a Missouri woman at knife-point in the presence of her 2-year-old infant, according to the federal authorities. The Honduran was illegally in the U.S. until he was deported for domestic violence. He then re-entered the U.S. illegally again, was caught, then deported once again. He then re-entered for a third time and made his way to Missouri where he allegedly kidnapped and raped the woman repeatedly over at least 24 hours.
North Carolina Gov. Signs Bill Prohibiting Sanctuary Cities
North Carolina Gov. Pat McCory has signed legislation banning so-called sanctuary cities and limiting the kinds of identification documents acceptable to determine an individual’s identity or residency.
Baltimore: 775 Shootings Year-to-Date Are an 80% Increase over 2014
On October 28, the city of Baltimore posted official numbers that revealed there have been a total of 775 shootings in the city–fatal and non-fatal shootings combined. This marks an 80 percent increase over the number of shootings at this point in 2014.
***Live Updates*** Rocky Mountain Showdown: GOP Candidates Debate in Colorado
Fourteen GOP presidential candidates face high stakes when they debate in Colorado tonight. The last time CNBC held a GOP primary debate, Rick Perry had his infamous “oops” moment, and tonight’s debate may potentially separate the real contenders from the
House Passes Budget Deal for Debt Limit Increase
The legislation now heads to the Senate, which is on track to pass it before Tuesday’s deadline for increasing the so-called debt limit. It gives the government authority to borrow freely through March 2017.
Gallup: Republicans Sour on Sen. Mitch McConnell
Less than a year after he was reelected with a Republican Senate, Gallup polling shows the GOP is souring on Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.
House Passes Giant Budget-And-Debt Deal
The House voted Wednesday evening to approve the bipartisan budget deal, 266 to 167.
Hillary Clinton Endorses Ex-Im Bank To Appease Lincoln Bedroom Donor
The Hillary Clinton endorsement of the Ex-Im Bank at the Politics and Eggs breakfast in Manchester, New Hampshire attracted scrutiny on Capitol Hill, where Clinton’s longstanding financial ties to Ex-Im chairman Fred Hochberg are a matter of public record.
