AUSTIN, Texas–Responding to the Texas border crisis, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott called on Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson to fund the state of Texas to secure the border. This request for immediate assistance comes on the heels
ISIS, which stands for The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, is an islamic extremist group which now controls portions of northern Syria and is expanding into Iraq at a rapid pace. Today the group published a set of rules
On Thursday, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) spoke to reporters about the crisis developing in Iraq following a committee meeting on Capitol Hill. He said the al Qaeda splinter group making advances in Iraq has as “part of their agenda” to
Once again former President George Herbert Walker Bush, often called Bush I, has indulged his hobby of skydiving, this time to celebrate his 90th birthday. “I got one more left in me,” the former president said on NBC’s Today. “It’ll
In February of 2010 on CNN’s “Larry King Live,” Vice President Joe Biden touted President Barack Obama’s policy on Iraq. Follow Pam Key on Twitter @pamkeyNEN
Fox News chief intelligence correspondent Catherine Herridge reported that the Defense Department’s Africa Command (AFRICOM) sent a targeting memo early on September 14, 2012 naming four individuals with direct connections to al Qaeda’s affiliate in North Africa and seven connected
Nikki Finke, founder of Deadline Hollywood (who was later booted from her own site), is back at a new address, NikkiFinke.com, after what she describes as “7 soul-crushing months” of sitting out her non-compete agreement with Deadline. “I’m old. I’m
Thursday at his weekly press briefing, Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) said he urged President Barack Obama to get engaged with the unfolding crisis in Iraq “back in January.” Now that an al Qaeda splinter group is reportedly
Thursday, President Barack Obama spoke about the ongoing crisis in Iraq following an Oval Office meeting with visiting Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott. The president said he will not rule out “anything” because Iraq will need assistance to ensure that
Thursday Sen. John Mccain (R-AZ) delivered an emotional speech on the Senate floor addressing the unfolding crisis in Iraq, saying President Barack Obama’s decision to pull out “was dictated by politics and not our national security interests.” Follow Pam Key
Following the June 10 murder/suicide at Oregon’s Reynolds High School, Micheal Bloomberg’s gun control group Everytown for Gun Safety said there have been “74 school shootings” since the heinous crime at Sandy Hook Elementary in December 2012. They arrived at
Tuesday, President Obama’s verified Twitter account tweeted an image that read “It’s not 1963 anymore” superimposed over an image of Buzz Aldrin saluting the American flag on the moon.The “Equal Pay Act” was signed in 1963, and the image was
Texas Governor Rick Perry allegedly compared homosexuality to alcoholism on Wednesday evening in San Francisco, California. The San Francisco Chronicle reported that the comments were made while Perry was speaking at the Commonwealth Club. An audience member apparently asked him about the
While announcing that they would not longer give killers the opportunity at glory that comes from having their names mentioned and their photographs aired on television, Sun News also address the extremely low rate of “mass shootings” in America compared
On June 10, South Carolina Solicitor General Robert D. Cook said the Confederate flag “displayed at the Citadel military college” can continue to fly and is protected by the 2000 “Heritage Act.” The flag is located at the college’s Summerall
Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) appeared on Fox News and blamed the current humanitarian crisis involving a flood of children and older minors entering the U.S. illegally on President Barrack Obama’s failure to secure the U.S. border with Mexico and the
Sometimes when witnesses to violent crimes choose not to run, they become heroes. That’s exactly what happened to Houston area military veteran Chance Perkins, when he recently stopped at a south side Valero gas station to fill up his tank. On
It was an education summit of ideas when key influencers and legislators got together to discuss the future of Texas public education before an enthusiastic room of several hundred delegates during a breakout session at the 2014 Texas state Republican
Thursday on CNN’s “New Day,” host Brooke Baldwin asked the Pentagon’s press secretary Rear Adm. John Kirby what worried them most about Iraq falling into chaos as al-Qaeda fighters sweep through northern Iraq toward Baghdad. Kirby replied that it was
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rep. Mike Rogers (R-MI) described the situation in Iraq as “an unmitigated disaster” in an interview on The Laura Ingraham Show on Thursday. Rogers relayed figures that say Iraq’s al Qaeda affiliate had gained $400 million
The UK is ruling out military involvement in Iraq’s efforts to retake Mosul from an Al Qaeda splinter group. According to BBC News, UK Foreign Secretary William Hague said his country will “[consider] sending humanitarian aid” from their “very large”
Thursday at her weekly press briefing House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) was asked if she had sympathy for House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) after his stunning loss in the Virginia primary Tuesday night. She said “of course, it’s
President Abraham Lincoln was never a Senator. Ever. From Illinois or anywhere else. — — Other than a single, two-year term as an Illinois Congressman, Lincoln held no national elective office other than that of our 16th president. Lincoln did
Box Office: ‘Jump Street’ and ‘Dragon’ Sequels Fight for #1 Two extremely well reviewed sequels hit nearly every theatre in America Friday and both are expected to clear $50 million by Monday. Sony’s “22 Jump Street” sits at 89% fresh
Rep. Mick Mulvaney (R-SC) and talk show host Laura Ingraham battled over immigration reform on Ingraham’s Thursday’s broadcast. Mulvaney responded to Ingraham’s argument that allowing more immigrants to enter the United States would increase the unemployment rate by claiming there
