On June 23 Israeli planes and rockets “struck nine targets in Syria…in retaliation for a missile attack from Syria on Sunday that killed an Israeli teenager and wounded his father along the border in the Golan Heights.” An Israeli Defense
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Internal Revenue Service did not follow the law when it failed to report the loss of records belonging to a senior IRS executive, the nation’s top archivist told Congress on Tuesday, in the latest development in
This article originally appeared in National Journal Sen. Thad Cochran’s narrow victory over Chris McDaniel in the Mississippi Senate runoff deprives Democrats of their argument that Republicans are beholden to the tea-party wing of their party. But it offers them
Pointing out that post-election challenges usual fail, one Tea Party leader, Judson Phillips is calling for Thad Cochran’s primary challenger, State Senator Chris McDaniel to run as a write-in candidate in the Fall. “The Republican Establishment thinks they have fought back an
HOUSTON, Texas–During a visit to Texas’ Rio Grande Valley on Monday, Governor Rick Perry criticized the federal government’s lack of leadership in dealing with the border crisis. Speaking at the Department of Public Safety Regional headquarters, he said, “The border
In an appearance on “America’s Newsroom” on the Fox News Channel on Wednesday, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) reacted to the revelations coming out of the ongoing Internal Revenue Service scandal and explained why it deserves attention. Host Bill Hemmer asked
Communications impresarios Burston-Marsteller have today released their ‘Twiplomacy 2014’ report into how world leaders and organisations use social media to reach the public. No doubt the product of many man hours spent scrolling through Twitter, the report reveals that more
In an appearance on Fox News Channel’s “Fox & Friends” on Wednesday, Sen. Ted Cruz reacted to Tuesday night’s outcome of the Mississippi Republican senatorial runoff between incumbent Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS) and State Sen. Chris McDaniel, with Cochran coming
President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke on the phone about Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko’s peace plan for east Ukraine. Obama told Putin Russia would face more sanctions if it does not do its part to bring peace
As the jihadist terror group the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) has made major gains in northern Iraq and Syria, jihadists across the globe have used social media to promote their cause more effectively than any such group
HOUSTON, Texas–The unemployment rate in Texas recently fell to a new five-year low, according to new statistics from the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. As business booms in the Lone Star State, many companies are in need of trained workers–most notably employers in
HOUSTON, Texas–A week-long, nationwide effort by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), as well as federal and local law enforcement agencies, resulted in the recovery of 168 children who were victims of sex trafficking. Additionally, almost 300 pimps were apprehended
MCALLEN, Texas–Texas State Senator Wendy Davis joined with some of Texas’ most conservative Republican state legislators in calling for Governor Rick Perry (R-TX) to call a special session of the legislature to deal with the Texas border crisis. The “me
FALFURRIAS, Texas–Volunteer police officers and deputies from across South Texas have responded to the need for help in Brooks County, Texas. The deaths of many illegal immigrants have created a huge financial burden on this small county’s budget. The county
LeBron James opted out of his contract with the Miami Heat on Tuesday in a move that, despite the media attention it will get, should surprise no one. Whether LeBronintended to stay in Miami, or intended to legitimately test the
Tuesday from his campaign headquarters in Hattiesburg, MS, Chris McDaniel, a candidate for the Republican nomination of Mississippi’s senate seat currently held by Sen. Thad Cochran, did not offer a formal concession in a speech following his apparent defeat in
On his Monday MSNBC broadcast, “The Last Word” host Lawrence O’Donnell returned from a 75-day hiatus in which he recovered from injuries that he and his brother sustained in a car accident on a vacation in the British Virgin Islands
On his Tuesday broadcast, Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show” host Jon Stewart took aim at what appears to be a back-and-forth between former Hillary Clinton and Vice President Joe Biden, two of the prospective candidates for the 2016 Democratic nomination
WASHINGTON (AP) — Voters cast ballots Tuesday in primary elections in six states, plus a runoff in Mississippi. Highlights: ___ TOP OF THE TICKET The top race was Mississippi’s often-bitter Republican contest between veteran Sen. Thad Cochran and state Sen.
During his opening “Talking Point Memo” opening monologue on Tuesday, host Bill O’Reilly gave credit where was due in that early on, conservative radio talk show hosts warned Barack Obama would be ill-equipped for the presidency of the United States.
CNN chief political correspondent Dana Bash stated that sources at Sen. Thad Cochran’s (R-MS) victory party admitted that non-GOP voters probably put Cochran over the top in his primary campaign against Chris McDaniel. Bash reported from Cochran’s victory party in
In an appearance on FNC’s “Hannity” on Tuesday, Former Gov. Sarah Palin (R-AK) stood by her previous suggestion that she might join a third party. Palin asked, “If Republicans are going to act like Democrats, then what’s the use in
Former Gov. Sarah Palin (R-AK), the 2008 Republican nominee for vice president, stated that Hillary Clinton’s claim that the Obama campaign recruited Clinton to attack Palin proves “this war on women. Certainly the first shot over the bow in my
HATTIESBURG, Mississippi — Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS) survived the most intense challenge he’s ever faced in his 41-year political career, winning a runoff against conservative state Sen. Chris McDaniel. The Associated Press called the race for Cochran, who is up
During the first part of the panel segment on Fox News Channel’s “Special Report” on Tuesday night, Washington Post columnists Charles Krauthammer and George Will took on network contributor Juan Williams over the merit of the House Oversight Committee investigation
