Last week, the Wendy Davis campaign surprised Texas with an abrupt pivot in conversation. Under a firestorm of criticism for the many falsehoods touted in her biography, a candidate known only for amorphous “feminism” and support of abortion started talking
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton says former Defense Secretary Robert Gates was a “very good colleague” and says her main takeaway from his new book is his admiration for both Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama. Clinton
Further to yesterday’s point about how a complicated mass of laws can be used to smack down citizens who find themselves in violation of rules they never knew existed, conservative writer Mark Steyn has been embroiled in a years-long legal
On Tuesday, Jan. 28, President Barack Obama will address Congress and the nation in his annual State of the Union address. Confidence in Obama’s leadership has faded to such a degree that people are losing interest in anything he says
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — The head of Ukraine’s police on Saturday accused opposition protesters of stockpiling firearms and blamed their rising radicalism for the shooting death of an officer, as tensions roiled in the capital and the western sector of
As the latest recipient of a subpoena from the New Jersey Legislature’s committee investigating last September’s closing of lanes on the George Washington Bridge, the Christie for Governor campaign has hired an attorney famous for representing Lance Armstrong and Karl
Former Republican Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell rejected a plea deal last December in which he would have fallen on his sword to plead guilty to one felony fraud charge, avoid trial, and spare his wife all criminal charges. On Tuesday,
As the IAEA reports that Iran has stopped enriching uranium to the twenty percent level required to produce a nuclear weapon in order to meet its obligations under the recently signed accord, the Obama administration fights tooth and nail to
On March 31, 2013 at 10:30 PM, two home intruders were banging against West Taylor’s front door, allegedly intent on raiding his home for prescription drugs. Taylor met them at the door with a semi-automatic handgun–killing one and shooting at
Unfortunately, the U.S. Supreme Court refused to take up Judicial Watch’s challenge to the Obama administration’s keeping the post-mortem images of Osama bin Laden and his burial at sea secret. This is a decision that not only undermines the public’s
If you want journalists to mock you, say aloud that chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) has “an unknown incidence” among football players and that “a cause and effect relationship has not yet been demonstrated between CTE and concussions or exposure to
In an interview set to air on Hugh Hewitt’s radio show on Thursday, former Defense Secretary Robert Gates explained why Russian President Vladimir Putin isn’t good for his own country.
On Wednesday, the Virginia legislature passed a bill making the electric chair a go-to method of execution for death row inmates. Since 1995, electrocution has been employed in Virginia but only if requested by the sentenced prisoner. In that time
WASHINGTON (AP)–Citing a string of setbacks in the nuclear missile force, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel summoned senior military leaders to discuss serious personnel problems and other missteps that “threaten to jeopardize” public trust. In a memo Thursday to top Pentagon
Virginians–especially lawmakers–are not putting their money where their mouths are when it comes to donating to former Virginia Republican Gov. Bob McDonnell’s legal defense fund. As of Wednesday morning, McDonnell’s legal defense fund has about $2,996 in contributions from 35 donors. The
On Wednesday, a federal judge denied a request from former Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell’s lawyers to postpone his first court appearance and arraignment this Friday, as one of his lawyers was out of the country. On Tuesday, McDonnell and his
The rise of Wendy Davis as feminist icon can be traced almost completely to one exact moment: the publication of Vogue‘s lauding profile of the Texas gubernatorial candidate. In light of recent revelations, we went back to look at all
The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) today updated its policy dealing with religious apparel and hair grooming that U.S. service members can wear or display while in uniform, allowing body art and piercings in some cases. “The new policy
Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman said Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning is the “best quarterback in the world” and that to be the best the Seahawks have to beat the best. He said he and the Seahawks “respect the heck
The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) today identified the U.S. soldier who was killed in a Taliban attack on a military base in southern Afghanistan on Jan. 20. The DOD reported that 42-year old U.S. Army Chief Warrant
Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) carrying out routine vehicle inspections in the Jordan Valley discovered “an improvised firearm and ammunition” hidden in a child’s bookbag in a car driven by a Palestinian. According to the IDFblog, the driver of the vehicle
Does Roger Goodell forget that the organization he leads calls itself the National Football League? “The extra point is almost automatic,” Goodell observed on the NFL Network in floating the idea of eliminating extra-point kicks. “I believe we had five
Former Virginia governor and Republican presidential hopeful Bob McDonnell tried to argue, in response to a fourteen-count federal felony indictment Tuesday, that he had done no worse than President Barack Obama in helping his donors. Yet McDonnell’s real model is
Isaac Chotiner has penned a worthy deconstruction of David Remnick’s interview of President Barack Obama for the New Yorker. He notes that Obama condescends to Americans, speaking to us like children: “Remnick’s piece, in fact, doesn’t show Obama’s complexity; it
“Let it Snow!” read the press release from the NFL announcing a media event at MetLife Stadium for today at 11 a.m. But with a blizzard blanketing the northeast, dropping over a foot of snow outside Philadelphia and dropping the
