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Interim Egyptian President Adly Mansour appointed Mohamed ElBaradei, the former chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), as the country’s interim Prime Minister on Saturday. ElBaradei, a 2005 Nobel Prize Winner, opposed former Egyptian strongman Hosni Mubarak in 2011 and joined

Canceled fireworks displays at U.S. military bases are being blamed on sequester-related budget cuts just days after President Barack Obama pledged $7 billion in taxpayer money to fund energy initiatives in Africa. “Expect fewer patriotic displays this July 4, thanks

In his new book “This Town,” New York Times reporter Mark Leibovich describes a concerted effort by the Obama White House to feed negative stories about Rep. Darrel Issa’s past to willing and “trusted” reporters in Washington. The Washington Post has an

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie reportedly threatened to drop an “F-bomb” during his primetime address at last year’s Republican National Convention if organizers shortened his introductory video. The Huffington Post obtained an advance copy of Washington Post reporter Dan Balz’s book on the 2012

Ross Douthat argues in the New York Times this weekend that the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down part of the Voting Rights Act is a boon to the Democrat Party. Douthat believes the Court’s invalidation of a portion of

The Washington Post reports that President Obama lost track of alleged NSA leaker Edward Snowden by relying on attorneys at the DOJ instead of using diplomacy with China and Hong Kong. By the time Obama decided to take advantage of diplomatic

Catholic leaders and writers across the country are reacting to the Supreme Court’s decisions on Wednesday that affect same-sex marriage. The high court ruled that the Defense of Marriage Act is unconstitutional, and the federal government must recognize “gay marriages”

Congressman Luis Gutierrez (D – IL) told Breitbart News on Wednesday he thinks Speaker John Boehner (R – OH) supports passing a comprehensive immigration reform bill. “I think Speaker Boehner wants comprehensive immigration reform. He wants a solution to the

Greg Sargent of The Washington Post has decided that any worries over the IRS intimidation tactics are nothing but “fever swamp” nonsense. In his June 21 post at The Plum Line, Sargent has declared the IRS scandal over. In fact,

President Barack Obama will deliver a speech at Georgetown University Tuesday afternoon in which he will call for new regulations aimed at restricting carbon dioxide emissions from existing coal-fired power plants, not just new ones. Previously, Obama had aimed regulations

A new Washington Post poll released on Tuesday found that 66% of Washington residents and 79% of Redskins fans do not want the football team to change its name.  The poll also found that 56% of Washington area adults and 53%

When it comes to protecting President Obama and the left-wing agenda, we have seen the media turn against its own before. Bob Woodward felt the wrath of his colleagues after popping the balloon of Obama’s dishonest sequester narrative; and after

The six-person bipartisan Federal Election Commission (FEC) is set to receive two new commissioners at a time when the FEC has fallen under criticism for lax enforcement of campaign fundraising laws and possible foreign donations to U.S. campaigns. On Friday,

In the surest sign that the liberal/progressive journalist special forces aligned to protect President Obama and the prospective candidacy of Hillary Clinton are beginning to fear the rise of Sen. Rand Paul, founding member of Journ-o-list and darling of the “Juice Box

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has estimated that the “Gang of Eight” immigration reform bill currently before the Senate would reduce the federal budget deficit by $175 billion over the next ten years. Proponents of the bill, such as Sen.

Washington Post : Jeb Bush says he’s not worried that his work toward comprehensive immigration reform and his ties to the GOP establishment will alienate conservatives and negatively impact a potential 2016 presidential campaign, referring to critics as “the chirpers.”Bush

After questions over the $100 million price tag of the President’s trip to Africa arose, the White House defended the costs claiming that the expenditure offers the nation “great bang for our buck.” After saying that the White House doesn’t

For the second time in a week, The Washington Post has been caught editing a major story without noting publicly that the story has been changed. This is highly unethical, but apparently standard procedure at the once-legendary Post: The Washington

According to The Washington Post’s Erik Wemple, shortly after news broke in May of the breach of CBS News investigative reporter Sharyl Attkisson’s computer, the justice Department released the following statement: To our knowledge, the Justice Department has never compromised

(AP) Filmmaker takes center stage in surveillance storyBy LYNN ELBERAP Television WriterLOS ANGELESLaura Poitras’ skill and boldness as a documentary filmmaker have gained her Oscar and Emmy nominations, Sundance Film Festival honors and a public TV showcase, even if her

You may not be able to tour the White House because of the spending increase slowdown from sequestration, but the Obama family can tour Africa for the small sum of $60 or $100 million.  President Barack Obama will hold bilateral meetings

Monday, The Washington Post released a Pew Poll that supposedly proved that a majority of Americans found “acceptable” the new revelations about the NSA’s seizing of all of our phone records. Instantly, and across almost every media outlet, this poll

Private equity titan Carlyle Group, which has over $176 billion in assets, has a 67% stake in Booz Allen Hamiliton, the 24,500-person firm who hired the man responsible for the major National Security Agency (NSA) leaks, Edward J. Snowden. The New

On Tuesday, the Heritage Foundation launched an ad campaign against the Gang of Eight immigration bill. The $100,000 campaign will be entirely online, the Washington Post reported. Genevieve Wood, Heritage’s vice president of marketing, said that “the bill is an

On Tuesday, Jay Leno mocked the Obama administration’s surveillance programs by saying besides Tim Tebow and Patriots coach Bill Belichick only the National Security Agency knew the Patriots were going to sign the popular quarterback.  “Do you know about that,

In the world of media, you are sometimes going to publish something that is incorrect. People understand that. But to sneak back in and make corrections without noting the corrections, is appalling. You would think that of all the news

On Tuesday, many Representatives left a briefing about the National Security Agency’s surveillance programs unsatisfied that their concerns about privacy were fully addressed.  Lawmakers met with officials from the Justice Department, the National Security Agency, and the FBI about the

If the name Laura Poitras sounds familiar to readers of The Washington Post, it could be because they have seen her documentaries critical of the U.S. war on terror tactics. The liberal filmmaker made the jump from film to print

On Tuesday, supporters of the Senate legalization-first immigration bill are holding a press conference call to reveal the “history” behind several prominent organizations opposing the deal. The call promises to “explore the anti-Immigrant network and its nativist roots.” The “conservative