
Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) was asked if he dropped out of the race for Speaker of the House because of his Benghazi comments, which were politicized by Hillary Clinton. He suggests it did influence his decision.
by Alex Swoyer8 Oct 2015, 10:34 AM PST0

Border Patrol agents in the National Border Patrol Council (NBPC) have been relentless in their efforts to honor and help the family of slain Border Patrol Agent Javier Vega, Jr. Agent Vega was murdered by two illegal immigrants while defending his family on a fishing trip. Senator John McCain joined the NBPC’s Green Line podcast and declared his support for the agents’ fight against Customs and Border Protection (CBP) refusing to declare Agent Vega’s death a line of duty death and thereby honor the slain agent and help his widow and children to have more financially secure futures.
by Brandon Darby8 Oct 2015, 10:33 AM PST0

WASHINGTON – Rep. Kevin McCarthy dropped out of the race to become Speaker of the House following a letter sent by a Republican colleague warning Speaker candidates to drop out of the race to hide personal indiscretions that could embarrass the party.
by Patrick Howley8 Oct 2015, 10:26 AM PST0

More than sixty prominent legal scholars are out with a statement saying the Supreme Court’s Obergefell decision “cannot be taken to have settled the law of the land.” Therefore the scholars are calling upon federal and state office holders, along with regular citizens, to act as if the decision is invalid.
by Austin Ruse8 Oct 2015, 10:24 AM PST0

House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) says he wants to have a fresh face in charge, so he decided to drop out of the race for Speaker of the House. “We’ve been going through this campaign talking to a lot
by Alex Swoyer8 Oct 2015, 10:12 AM PST0

Then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton used her position to help her secret adviser Sidney Blumenthal’s private business interests in Libya, according to bombshell revelations by House Benghazi Committee chairman Rep. Trey Gowdy.
by Patrick Howley8 Oct 2015, 9:57 AM PST0

The House Republican Conference decided to postpone electing a new Speaker of the House when Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) announced he is dropping out of the running.
by Alex Swoyer8 Oct 2015, 9:52 AM PST0

A visa program intended to encourage wealthy foreigners to invest in high unemployment areas in the U.S. is instead being used to direct money to luxury establishments in affluent areas, according to Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA).
by Caroline May8 Oct 2015, 9:52 AM PST0

Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) dropped out of the race for Speaker of the House suddenly on Thursday morning, telling Republican colleagues in a caucus meeting that he no longer felt he could lead.
by Joel B. Pollak8 Oct 2015, 9:47 AM PST0

As Senate Republicans prepare to take on cities that do not comply with federal immigration authorities, the Center for Immigration Studies reveals that the approximately 340 so-called sanctuary cities in the U.S. have been releasing about 1,000 criminal aliens, combined, monthly.
by Caroline May8 Oct 2015, 9:46 AM PST0

House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy has dropped out of the race for the Speakership of the House moments before members were set to go behind closed doors to nominate a GOP candidate on the floor.
by Matthew Boyle8 Oct 2015, 9:43 AM PST0

The story is developing, but House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy has withdrawn from the race to replace outgoing Speaker John Boehner.
by Rich Tucker8 Oct 2015, 9:38 AM PST0

Access by “transitioning” men to women’s bathrooms and locker rooms is a fundamental human right, transgender advocates argued this week at a State House hearing on expanded transgender legislation – the “bathroom bill,” as it is called.
by Howie Carr8 Oct 2015, 9:36 AM PST0

It’s an understatement to describe the relationship between the US and Venezuela as strained. The two countries have a history of expelling each other’s diplomats after spats over petroleum, democracy, and human rights. However, that tension was taken to a new level recently when US judges quietly unsealed indictments charging two former top Venezuelan police officials with drug trafficking.
by Sylvia Longmire8 Oct 2015, 9:31 AM PST0

On October 7, Democrat presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton interrupted her numerous pledges for gun control just long enough to try to discredit the NRA and discourage its membership.
by AWR Hawkins8 Oct 2015, 9:07 AM PST0

Details are still trickling out about the incident, but the good news is that Spencer Stone, the United States airman who teamed up with two friends to tackle a jihadi gunman on a train bound for Paris in August, is reportedly in stable condition after suffering multiple stab wounds in Sacramento.
by John Hayward8 Oct 2015, 9:04 AM PST0

What can $2,700 buy you? Well for starters you could use it to buy a cup of coffee with former Florida governor Jeb Bush as he continues his campaign for president.
by Charlie Spiering8 Oct 2015, 8:58 AM PST0

It takes all kinds to make up a community, and in the wake of the UCC shooting, a tattoo studio in Roseburg, Oregon, called High Priestess, offered residents a chance to show solidarity through ink and needles.
by Lee Stranahan8 Oct 2015, 8:11 AM PST0

Secretary of State John Kerry warns the world that more and more people will be fleeing the devastation caused by global warming. “It’s something new. We have climate refugees today,” he said during a town hall event about the oceans.
by Charlie Spiering8 Oct 2015, 7:56 AM PST0

At this time, it’s unclear who made the website—but it details in depth the immigration transgressions of Sen. Rubio in a way that has yet to be done on the campaign trail. As 2016 GOP frontrunner billionaire Donald Trump marshals his forces to take on Rubio—the new Washington establishment candidate given that former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush’s campaign is floundering—this website could become a central part of the campaign.
by Matthew Boyle8 Oct 2015, 7:50 AM PST0

FALFURRIAS, Texas — Agents with the U.S. Border Patrol found an illegal immigrant stuffed inside a suitcase at an immigration checkpoint 80 miles north from the Texas border. As part of the case, agents also arrested two other illegal immigrants and three suspected human smugglers that were traveling in the same vehicle.
by Ildefonso Ortiz8 Oct 2015, 7:46 AM PST0

Hillary Clinton’s new positioning also, however, puts her on the opposite side of President Obama on several major issues. Her fears of a Joe Biden candidacy for the nomination are rekindling the Obama-Clinton war from 2008.
by Mike Flynn8 Oct 2015, 7:43 AM PST0

“With the consent of our client and their end user, and consistent with our policies regarding data privacy, yesterday, Tuesday, October 6, Datto delivered a hardware device to the FBI containing all backed up data related to Platte Rivers Networks’ client known to be in its possession,” said the company. The “end user” would presumably be either Hillary Clinton or an entity under her control, such as the “Clinton Executive Service Corporation,” which pops up in many stories about how Platte River Networks was contracted to take care of the email server.
by John Hayward8 Oct 2015, 7:19 AM PST0

Not only has Datto surrendered equipment to the FBI, but they’ve also stated that they warned Hillary Clinton’s computer company, Platte River Networks, that her server was vulnerable to hackers… and they say their warnings were disregarded, because FBI investigators ordered that the system should not be altered in any way.
by John Hayward8 Oct 2015, 7:11 AM PST0

The highest criminal court in Texas has agreed to hear appeals from both the state and former Governor Rick Perry in the abuse of power indictments brought against him. On Wednesday the Court granted petitions for discretionary review filed in mid-August and early September.
by Lana Shadwick8 Oct 2015, 7:11 AM PST0