WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 (UPI) — The United States will enlarge efforts to control West Africa’s outbreak of the Ebola virus, which has killed over 2,400 people thus far. President Barack Obama will visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
House Republicans plan to unveil legislation to provide the Obama administration a limited authority to arm and train the Free Syrian Army, in a proposal that will require that Congress is kept in the loop, according to reports. According to
On Friday, a Colorado elementary school student was forced to take a state literacy skills test by his teacher after his parents had requested that he be opted out of federal and state testing. Jess Loban of Castle Rock, Colorado
The home base of the British nuclear deterrent may be moved to America if Scotland votes for independence, according to the Daily Express. The newspaper has quoted “senior military figures” suggesting that an immediate move to America would deny Alex Salmond the
BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Angela Merkel led a rally against anti-Semitism in Berlin on Sunday, telling several thousand people that Jewish life is part of Germany’s identity and she wants to ensure that Jews feel safe here. Germany’s Jewish community
In response to ISIS beheads another hostage: RE John’s question: are we still putting all our eggs in the “send guns to the good-guy Syrian rebels” basket? Because I’ve got a sick feeling we’re going to learn Haines was initially
During his now infamous Rose Garden appearance with Bowe Bergdahl’s parents, President Obama said that “America doesn’t leave our people behind,” including “American citizens who are unjustly detained abroad and deserve to be reunited with their families, just like the Bergdahls.” Well,
Columnist and author Pat Buchanan predicted that President Barack Obama would “have a hellish firestorm on his hands” if he moved forward with plans to grant amnesty to illegal immigrants through an executive order on this weekend’s “The McLaughlin Group.”
Andy Tobin, current Republican Speaker of the Arizona House of Representatives, and candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives in Arizona’s District 1, argued that Arizona “is under attack from the federal government” during the weekly Republican address. “I’m running
Senate Republicans pumped their muscle in the upper chamber today by managing to block a constitutional amendment on campaign spending. The purpose of the amendment would have reversed the Supreme Court’s Citizen’s United Ruling. Democrats needed 60 votes to conclude
Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA) blasted the Obama administration and members of Congress for engaging in “fear-mongering” over the Islamic State terror threat. “It’s fear-mongering. It’s what happened after 9/11. ‘Oh my God, they’ve got these planes crashing. Now they’re going
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi affirmed at her press conference Thursday morning that the Democratic Caucus stood by President Obama’s decision to delay his executive action on immigration reform, adding that she was “confident” that he would act by the
Sen. Angus King (I-ME), who caucuses with the Democratic Party, pointed out Wednesday that while the GOP has plenty to criticize in President Barack Obama’s foreign policy, its own foreign policy is muddled. Worse, he noted, the Republican Party seems
Congressman Jim McDermott (D-WA) slammed President Obama for saying he had the authority to authorize military action against ISIS but welcomed “support” from Congress during his speech on ISIS on MSNBC on Wednesday. “I was insulted by it. He needs
In a poll tonight on MSNBC, viewers of the Ed Show voted overwhelmingly against allowing Congress to have a vote on military action against ISIS. These would be the same people who squawked for five years about Bush’s “illegal”, and
On Wednesday evening, President Obama gave his long-awaited speech spelling out his carefully planned strategy to deal with the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. The speech was brief by Obama standards – approximately fifteen minutes – and well-articulated. Sadly,
By the time President Obama delivered his prime time speech this evening, he had already effectively softened the news of his decision to launch further military air strikes against Islamic State terrorists in both Iraq and Syria. Obama announced, however,
Liberals on and off Capitol Hill are warning President Obama he must seek congressional authorization to engage in additional military action to combat ISIS. “Congress must weigh in when it comes to confronting ISIL through military action,” Reps. Keith Ellison
In this hyperpartisan age, there is one point of agreement between Republicans and Democrats on foreign policy–that is, in addition to the newfound conviction that Congress need not exercise its constitutional authority over war: namely, that there shall be no
Eighteen years ago the American public told Congress that enough was enough. The nightly news ran stories about rampant welfare fraud and how people had turned the federal safety net into a permanent cash cow. But if anything, the polemics
Late Tuesday, House GOP leadership unveiled its proposal to extend government funding through mid-December, avoiding a potential government shutdown at the end of the month. Leadership plans to vote on the massive funding measure on Thursday, just over 24 hours
During a Senate floor speech, Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) warned that the unintended consequence of a Constitutional Amendment, currently being pushed by Harry Reid and Senate Democrats, could result in political satire on “Saturday Night Live” being banned as illegal.
Unable to continue to deny the force of anti-amnesty arguments in this year’s mid-term elections, the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) is out hitting Georgia Democrat Michelle Nunn for supporting “amnesty.” “It’s a pretty interesting ad — especially given Republicans
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The White House has delayed executive amnesty until after the elections and set another deadline for unilateral action before the end of the year, leaving Congress with the ability to revive the immigration reform debate after the
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell issued a withering repudiation of President Obama’s foreign policy record in a speech on the Senate floor speech Wednesday and urged the president to seek congressional authorization in his speech on the burgeoning terrorist threat
