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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Gloves Off at GOP Debate: Cruz, Trump Brawl over ‘Birthers’
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Donald Trump Blames ‘Young Intern’ for Twitter Retweet Slamming Iowa Voters
GOP frontrunner Donald Trump is blaming a “young intern” for a retweet on his Twitter account that questioned the brain function of Iowa voters following a new Hawkeye state poll that showed Trump slipping to second place behind competitor Dr. Ben Carson.
Calling All Christians: Be A Doer, Not A Bystander
Here is my nagging question: If I were alive during the Holocaust, who would I have been? Would I be the Christian who hid my Jewish neighbor in my home, risking a concentration camp for my own children, or the “bystander” who turned away, unwilling to help or even care? One can never know the answer in retrospect, but one can determine today’s actions.
Shark Attack Victim Survives After Pulling Out Shark’s Eyeball
HONOLULU — A shark attack victim is telling his amazing story of survival.
Politico’s GOP Insiders Think Donald Trump May Be The Nominee
It wasn’t all that long ago that many of the same “early state” operatives and strategists had Trump pegged for an early primary exit. The news that Donald Trump is increasingly likely to win the GOP nomination is likely to force some of the establishment forces dogging him to recalibrate. Say what they will, there’s no way operatives and strategists are going to want to be frozen out from feeding at the general election trough should Trump become their party’s standard bearer next Fall.
Conservatives Worry About 2017 Amnesty Push From Paul Ryan, Marco Rubio
Conservatives movement-wide worry that the donor class’s concerted effort to push House Ways and Means Committee chairman Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) into the House speakership—a post he’s almost certain to win now that he’s running—would ultimately lead to an amnesty push in 2017 alongside Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) if Rubio wins the White House.
Lincoln Chafee Out; Field Clearing For Hillary Clinton
Former Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee is ending his campaign for president, further clearing the field for Hillary Clinton’s looming march to the Democratic nomination.
Des Moines Register Poll: Ben Carson Leads Big Against Donald Trump
Ben Carson is now leading national frontrunner Donald Trump by nine points in Iowa with 28 percent of the vote, according to the Des Moines Register/Bloomberg Politics Iowa Poll released this morning. That’s up 10 points from the same poll conducted in August. Trump comes in second with 19 percent, while Sen. Ted Cruz gets third place with 10 percent support.
Hillary Clinton Testimony Just the Beginning of this Story
It was a day of evasive answers, where Hillary Clinton rolled her eyes, palmed her face, shuffled papers, and rarely made eye contact with those on the committee asking her questions. She did everything but break out in a Nixonian sweat.
Deflation Coming to America
At Business Insider, Harry S. Dent warns the U.S. is on a path to deflation.
Adam Schiff, Linda Sanchez Disgrace Themselves at Benghazi Hearing
California Democrats Rep. Adam Schiff (CA-28) and Rep. Linda Sanchez (D-28) did their best–or worst–to cover for former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton as she testified on Thursday at the House Benghazi Select Committee.
Gallup Poll Finds More Americans Think Crime Is on the Rise
A Gallup poll finds that Americans feel crime is on the rise, with more Americans saying there is more crime this year than last year.
Mississippi Man Charged with Kidnapping, Raping 78-Year-Old Woman
After a brief manhunt, police in Mississippi arrested a suspect and charged him with kidnapping and raping a 78-year-old woman in her home.
Texas Inspector General Officials Raid Planned Parenthood Clinics
Agents from the Texas Office of the Inspector General arrived Thursday morning unannounced at Planned Parenthood clinics in Houston, Dallas, and San Antonio, seeking documents related to allegations of Medicaid fraud.
EXCLUSIVE — Mike Huckabee: If Hillary Talked to Chris Stevens the Way She Talked to Sid Blumenthal, Four Americans Might Not Be Dead
Republican presidential candidate Gov. Mike Huckabee wants to know why Hillary Clinton was talking to her friend and political adviser about Libya while ignoring pleas for help from her own ambassador on the ground.
Jeb Bush Says Hillary Clinton ‘Deserves Scrutiny’ but Awarded Her the Liberty Medal in 2013
Jeb Bush tweeted Thursday that Hillary Clinton “deserves scrutiny” for her role as part of an “incompetent foreign policy” in Benghazi, but in 2013, the current GOP presidential candidate awarded Clinton the Liberty Medal from the National Constitution Center on the eve of the first anniversary of the Benghazi attacks that killed four Americans.
Hillary Clinton: Forget that ‘Enemies’ Thing, Let’s ‘Rise Above Partisanship’
Apparently, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton doesn’t live up to her own expectations when it comes to bipartisan leadership.
Obama Admin. Approves Plan to Make Prison Phone Calls More Affordable
In a controversial vote Thursday, the Federal Communications Commission approved a plan to “Ensuring Just, Reasonable, & Fair Rates for Inmate Calling” and would place a cap on the amount of money that communications companies charge convicts to make phone calls in jails and prisons across the country.
Unlike House Freedom Caucus, Louie Gohmert Sticks To Principles With Daniel Webster Endorsement
Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) is sticking to his principles and will follow through with his endorsement of former Florida House Speaker Rep. Daniel Webster (R-FL) on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives.
University of Missouri Students Claim Thomas Jefferson Statue Is ‘Offensive’
A statue of founding father and writer of the Declaration of Independence Thomas Jefferson is sparking debate at the University of Missouri, with some students demanding that the statue be removed over Jefferson’s “offensive” history as a slave owner.
Hillary Clinton Admits She Broke U.S. Law in Benghazi
Hillary Clinton admitted to the House Select Committee on Benghazi on Wednesday evening that she broke the law in handling security for the U.S. consulate there.
Another Obamacare Co-Op Fails, Will Cease Operation at End of 2015
An Obamacare Co-Op in South Carolina has agreed to close its doors at the end of 2015. Consumers’ Choice Health Plan is the 9th Obamacare Co-Op to close this year out of 23 originally launched with low-interest government loans under the Affordable Care Act.
Paul Ryan Officially Running for Speaker of the House
House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) officially entered the race for Speaker of the House Thursday evening.
High School Bans Pro-Trump Clothing For Supposed Racist, Offensive Theme
A high school in Arizona has banned pro-Donald Trump clothing at a Friday football game because it would be “racist” or “offensive.” The game was supposed to have a “USA” theme.
Hillary: I Believe ‘To This Day’ That YouTube Video Was Part of It
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said that she believes “to this day” that the debunked YouTube video talking point was partly responsible for the Benghazi attack, despite all evidence to the contrary.
Hillary Clinton at Benghazi: ‘Congressman, I Believe to This Day the Video Played a Role’
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told the House Select Committee on Benghazi on Wednesday that she still blamed a YouTube video for the terror attack in Benghazi on Sep. 11, 2012 that killed four Americans.
