Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad (R) indicated Wednesday that his state will withdraw from the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) that is developing tests aligned with the Common Core standards. According to Shane Vander Hart at Caffeinated Thoughts, a tweet from
On Tuesday, NBC News’ Chris Jansing made an appearance from the White House on MSNBC’s “The Reid Report.” During that appearance, she evaluated President Barack Obama as this week’s U.S.-Africa Leaders summit was underway in Washington, D.C. However, Jansing made
Talk radio host Mark Levin slammed President Barack Obama for being more willing to fight the Tea Party than America’s enemies on Wednesday. “Obama didn’t deploy the defensive missile systems … so Putin doesn’t see Obama as strong” he argued.
Tom Brady’s New England Patriots take on the Washington Redskins tonight in the preseason opener. Earlier this week, at a Washington and New England joint practice, a fan in Redskins country presented Brady his artistic take on him. Depicting wife
Murder and turmoil continues to haunt the Middle East today as the Islamic State (formerly ISIS) continues to butcher its way across Iraq. The Islamic State has now taken Qaraqosh, Iraq’s largest Christian town, sending even more Christians fleeing for
HOUSTON, Texas–It’s official: Space X, a company that “designs, manufactures and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft,” is coming to Texas. Space X will build a commercial launch pad control center near Boca Chica Beach, and is expected to create 300 new jobs in
HOUSTON, Texas — On Tuesday the Houston City Council voted 10-5 to allow Uber and Lyft to operate in the city, so long as certain rules–those already applying to taxi, limo, and shuttle services–are followed. The two services allow consumers
AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas House of Representatives’ Committee on Homeland Security and Public Safety held a public meeting yesterday, and one of the key topics addressed was the deployment of National Guard troops to the Texas border, as well
A Dartmouth student who has been the victim of stalking says she will “drop out” of the Ivy League school if they won’t allow her to carry a gun for self-defense. 20-year old Taylor Woolrich claims 67-year old Richard Bennett
British government computers were used to disseminate inaccurate information via Wikipedia following a number of high profile cases, according to an investigation by Channel4 News. Edits were made to the Jean Charles de Menezes, Lee Rigby and Damilola Taylor entries on
On Wednesday, a U.S. immigration official was arrested by federal officers for helping to arrange for a man from Ghana to illegally enter the country. Samuel Nyanteng, 33, was arrested at his home in New Jersey on August 6 for
Back in February, in an appearance on ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” “The O’Reilly Factor” host Bill O’Reilly recounted his pre-Super Bowl interview with President Barack Obama. O’Reilly called it the toughest interview of his life, but also said he considered
Former Washington, D.C. Mayor and current City Councilmember Marion Barry (D-Ward 8) told a reporter asking him about his unpaid parking tickets “you don’t know a damn thing about Washington D.C.” The video from DC’s Fox 5 shows Barry reacting
On Fox News Channel’s “Special Report” on Wednesday, The Hill’s A.B. Stoddard and National Journal’s Ron Fournier speculated on the how President Barack Obama’s decision to impose amnesty by executive fiat would be received. Both were very down on that
Wednesday on Fox News Channel’s “Your World With Neil Cavuto,” Border Patrol Agent Chris Cabrera revealed “a loophole” that is allowing murderers to be released into the United States unchecked. Cabrera said, “Some of these young gang member kids coming
National Journal’s Ron Fournier and The Hill’s A.B. Stoddard panned President Barack Obama’s Wednesday press conference in their appearance on the Fox News Channel’s “Special Report” following the event. “Two things — one, did he say anything today that
Wednesday on MSNBC’s “Hardball,” host Chris Matthews discussing the presidential press conference that had just wrapped up, said he understood President Barack Obama’s answer to whether he will grant work permits essentially creating amnesty for up to 5 million illegal
Wednesday at a press conference marking the end of the U.S. Africa Leadership Summit, ABC News White House correspondent Jonathan Karl asked President Barack Obama whether he would use his executive power to grant work permits for millions of illegal
Immediately before President Barack Obama’s news conference at the U.S. State Department on Wednesday during “The Situation Room,” CNN chief White House correspondent Jim Acosta previewed the conference and what he would be covering. Among the things Acosta said Obama
The World Health Organization (W.H.O.) is preparing to declare a world-wide health emergency as the Ebola virus shows no signs of ebbing on the African continent. The situation is so dire that the W.H.O. is even preparing to OK the
Dr. Tom Frieden, the director of the United States Center for Disease Control, announced this afternoon that the agency has elevated its response to the Ebola virus to Level 1– the highest possible response level. The CDC heightened the level
Wednesday, Vice President Joe Biden said the tens of thousands of unaccompanied children flooding the U.S.-Mexico border are “our kids.” Biden said, “These are not somebody else’s kids these are our kids. These are the children that lift the national
BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Johnny Manziel will start Cleveland’s exhibition opener on the sideline. Browns coach Mike Pettine chose Brian Hoyer as the starting quarterback for Saturday’s game in Detroit, giving the veteran the first chance to impress before Manziel
Neurologist and author of “One Nation,” Dr. Ben Carson said that the Centers for Disease Control should keep the need to balance patient privacy and the public’s need to know in mind when it comes to the Ebola virus. “Certainly
If paying taxes is patriotic (as the hard-left would have us believe), Oscar-winning director/actor Robert Redford is taking his anti-American desire not to pay more in taxes than he believes he owes to court. The state of New York is
