The decision by President Obama to trade five Taliban Guantanamo Bay prisoners in exchange for the release of Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl has been a complete and utter disaster. President Obama and National Security Advisor Susan Rice have been trying
An amendment to a House bill that would limit the federal government’s ability to enforce federal marijuana laws and raid dispensaries in the 22 states in which medical marijuana is legal passed the Republican-controlled House last week in a 219-189
Secretary of Defence Chuck Hagel told the BBC in Romania that he and Secretary of State John Kerry, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey, the Director of National Intelligence James Clapper and Attorney General Eric Holder
On Thursday the payday lenders trade association and its largest member company, Advance America, filed a lawsuit in federal district court to end the Department of Justice’s controversial Operation Choke Point. The case argued that the defendant agencies (the Federal
Both Democrats and Republicans have rejected an excuse offered by the White House for why they were unable to inform Congress of the Bergdahl prisoner swap. The White House has offered several excuses for why it failed to notify Congress
As the world commemorates the 70th anniversary of D-Day and the great battle that all but secured the liberation of Western Europe, it is vital to look back at the all-important “special relationship” that that developed between the United States
Reacting to a series of recent Supreme Court decisions striking down provisions of federal and state campaign finance laws as violations of the Constitution’s free speech guarantee, liberals are increasingly pushing for a constitutional amendment to remove the First Amendment
In response to AP Reporter: Taliban Proposed Prisoner Swap During Phone Interview: Has there ever before been an Obama scandal that was still getting worse by the hour, days after the story broke? The new lie about the Taliban supposedly
Over 90,000 illegal immigrant children could attempt the dangerous border crossing into the United States as Congress and the Obama Administration send conflicting messages about what laws will be enforced, according to a memorandum by Deputy Homeland Security Chief Ronald Vitiello
American civilization endures because it has been placed on the rock of the Constitution. However, that Constitution, under relentless assault by those who wish to undermine and fundamentally transform it, requires support and aid from those who believe in its
1. You never appreciate what you’ve got until you lose it At school in Britain in the Eighties – a private school, full of kids with the kind of parents who ought to have been four-square behind the Reagan revolution
During a briefing with Senators Wednesday the White House offered a new excuse for failing to notify them 30 days prior to the prisoner swap as required by law. The AP reports the Taliban threatened to kill Bowe Bergdahl if
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has said in repeated public statements that the decision to trade five high-ranking Taliban officials’ freedom for the life of Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl was made at this time “to save his life.” The Obama administration did
Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-GA), vice chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, stated that after receiving a classified briefing on the Bergdahl prisoner swap, he could no longer trust anything coming from the White House. Chambliss declared, “I’m not
Former U.S. Navy SEAL Chris Heben stated that he doesn’t see the factual basis for the Obama administration’s claim that failing to notify Congress of the exchange for Bowe Bergdahl was justified by “the urgency of getting him getting him
Americans overwhelmingly disapprove of President Barack Obama on illegal immigration. A CNN poll found that 61% disapprove of how Obama is handling the issue, and only 35% approve. Obama’s disapproval rating on the issue is at its highest in nearly
The immigration reform effort in the House is gaining traction and momentum, according to Florida Republican Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart. In an interview with Roll Call published Wednesday, the Florida Republican said his bipartisan immigration reform effort is gaining Republican supporters
HATTIESBURG, Mississippi–Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS) praised the return of Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl on Twitter on May 31 but has deleted the Tweet since then. “Welcome home, Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl,” Cochran tweeted from his official U.S. Senate Twitter account @SenThadCochran. “A
Senator Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) has sent a letter to President Obama requesting the release of information relating to the exchange of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl for five senior Taliban officials, known as the “Taliban Five,” according to CQ Roll Call. Saxby is
On Tuesday North Carolina’s House Education Committee voted 27-16 to require state officials to begin studying replacement standards for the Common Core, though it appears lawmakers are anxious about breaking completely from the nationalized standards. The bill, HB 1061, which
Sen. Marco Rubio admitted to reporters at the Senate on Wednesday that Republicans were not currently discussing the impeachment of President Obama after he broke the law requiring him to work with Congress to secure the release of Sgt. Bowe
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) doesn’t think that an apology from the White House goes far enough to asuade congressional concern about President Obama’s decision to ignore Congress in a deal with the Taliban to secure the release of Sgt. Bergdahl.
Wednesday on the Senate floor, Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) gave specific details with a threat President Barack Obama will use executive action to change U.S. immigration law. Schumer signaled the August recess as a deadline implies the president might make
CNN chief political analyst Gloria Borger stated that a national security source not inside the Obama administration told her that “sometimes you don’t ask a question when you know what the answer’s going to be” in a discussion on the
A day before the White House apologized to the Senate Intelligence Committee for not alerting Congress before trading five high-level terrorists for a captured American soldier, first lady Michelle Obama lectured donors about the separation of powers. “Too often, we
