President Barack Obama delivered his sixth State of the Union Address on Tuesday evening and set a record with the amount of times he threatened to veto Republican bills over the course of his final two years in office. While Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst delivered the official Republican rebuttal, Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA) issued a response of his own, focusing on foreign policy.
MSNBC host Chris Matthews disagreed with President Obama for his criticism of cable news on Tuesday night, arguing that some on cable “shared his hope.” “I think he [Obama] made a mistake tonight about cable television. I think there are a
Representative Paul Ryan (R-WI), Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, declared “we’re not going to raise taxes” on Tuesday during the Fox News Channel’s special coverage of the State of the Union. Ryan said the speech was “a
Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) said that he “heard about a lot of free stuff” but little about how to pay for it in President Obama’s State of the Union in an interview on Tuesday’s “Kelly File” on the Fox News
Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) argued that President Obama believes “more government” is the only solution just as Christopher Walken’s Bruce Dickinson character believed “the only prescription is more cowbell” on Tuesday’s “Kelly File” on the Fox News Channel. “I thought the
MSNBC host Rachel Maddow stated that “the heart of the speech [President Obama’s State of the Union] was something that I think he was addressing to people who voted for him, to people who are Democratic-minded, people who believed in
President Obama’s State of the Union speech tonight, like so many of its predecessors, relied heavily on America’s moral duty to lead the world in values for its applause lines. The President vowed to “respect human dignity,” to “defend free speech, and advocate for political prisoners, and condemn the persecution of women, or religious minorities, or people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender,” to robust audience support.
Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) declared that President Obama thinks “radical jihadists are just unhappy because we did something” on Tuesday’s “O’Reilly Factor” on the Fox News Channel. “You can’t be prosperous unless you’re safe. And one of the problems I
First Lady Michelle Obama will host Captain Phil Tingirides and Sergeant Emada Tingirides of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) in a box seat at Tuesday night’s State of the Union Address in Washington, D.C. The First Lady’s invitation comes as “#BlackLivesMatter” demonstrations have targeted the LAPD, among other departments, for alleged brutality against unarmed black suspects.
Congressman Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO) said that the Republican Party needs to “repent” for its criticisms of President Obama on Tuesday’s “PoliticsNation” on MSNBC. “My hope is that they [Republicans] will come out tomorrow and repent…they can’t help themselves. They need
Talk radio host and author of “The Liberty Amendments,” Mark Levin reacted to excerpts of President Obama’s State of the Union released on Tuesday. Levin said that Obama believed “he’s smarter than all men who’ve come before him and served
House Assistant Democratic Leader Representative James Clyburn (D-SC) refused to say what he considered a “fair” tax rate on Tuesday’s “Your World With Neil Cavuto” on the Fox News Channel. After declaring that it was “class warfare when you have the
Talk radio host Laura Ingraham said that President Obama’s tax proposals were about “trying to set a populist theme for Hillary Clinton” on Tuesday. “He’s [Obama] getting his party ready for 2016. He wants to do what George W. Bush
Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI), Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security Committee said that “there is no strategy” to defeat ISIS on Monday’s “Kelly File” on the Fox News Channel. “I’m not sure how much time President Obama will devote to
Columnist Charles Krauthammer argued that President Obama’s tax policy is “punish the rich regardless of its effect on the economy” on Monday’s “Special Report” on the Fox News Channel. Krauthammer said “Obama was asked about whether rating a capital gains
Congressman Dave Brat (R-VA), who holds a Ph.D in Economics and taught Economics at Randolph-Macon College said that President Obama’s tax proposals “are nowhere in the relevant economic range” on Monday’s “Your World with Neil Cavuto” on the Fox News
White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said that White House feels a “palpable sense of momentum” heading into the State of the Union and that the president’s executive action on immigration was one factor that contributed to this confidence on Monday’s
Former US Ambassador John Bolton argued that President Obama’s “whole approach [in the war on terror] is patronizing to Muslims” on Saturday’s “Justice with Judge Jeanine” on the Fox News Channel. “I think the president has rejected the idea that
President Obama previewed his State of the Union Address during his Weekly Address on Saturday. Transcript as Follows: “Hi, everybody. Every day, we get thousands of letters and emails at the White House from Americans across the country – and
Representative and Iraq War veteran Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) argued that the Obama administration “refuses to recognize who our enemy is” on Friday’s “Situation Room” on CNN. “It sickens me, Wolf, like so many other people who I served with and
Although Ava Duvernay’s civil rights era drama Selma garnered only two Oscar nominations Thursday, President Obama has deemed the film worthy of showing, and will screen it Friday night at the White House for a special event.
Fox News Channel host Bill O’Reilly argued that President Obama was “more comfortable looking away” from the religious extremism at the root of jihadist terrorism on Thursday. “The only solution to worldwide terrorism is for the Muslim nations themselves to
Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) gave one of the Charlie Hebdo jihadi killers $20,000 three years ago to conduct terror operations abroad, according to two unnamed counterterrorism officials speaking to ABC News on Thursday.
Fox News Channel host Bill O’Reilly argued that believing that Islamic jihad will be “defeated from within” is putting the world in “grave danger” on Wednesday’s “O’Reilly Factor.” O’Reilly primarily addressed an argument by Washington Post opinion writer David Ignatius
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani announced on Tuesday that Iran has broken ground on two new nuclear power plants in the country’s Bushehr province, Iranian state-news agencies reported.
