President Barack Obama made the kind of public flub Thursday night that would have dominated the news cycle had President George W. Bush said the very same thing. Obama, taking part in the White House’s Women of Soul concert, announced
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said there is “no way” he will recognize Israel as a Jewish state and accept a Palestinian capital in just a portion of Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem, rebuffing what Palestinians fear will
Crimea’s government, acting as a rubber stamp for Vladimir Putin’s Moscow government, has voted to leave the Ukraine and become part of Mother Russia, pushing the date forward for a referendum to ratify the decision. The new date is March
That bastard Vladimir Putin has finally gone too far. His mischief in the Crimea might actually scuttle President Obama’s Vacation Getaway of the Month. Politico reports: Vladmir Putin has put President Obama’s vacation plans on hold. Obama is headed to
WASHINGTON (AP) — Soul-singers spanning generations wowed the White House on Thursday as Melissa Etheridge, Patti LaBelle and Janelle Monae warmed up the place for a “women of soul” concert showcasing musical legends and up-and-coming female artists. At a morning
President Obama’s foreign policy failures are standing in the way of “a new American century,” Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) said in a speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference Thursday. “The primary cause of [our economic challenges] is a president
NATIONAL HARBOR, Maryland–A trio of high-ranking retired U.S. military commanders issued dire warnings to an audience here about the cuts to our military budget, the growth of our national debt, and the end of America’s military dominance. “America has become
White House press secretary Jay Carney was asked by Fox News Channel White House correspondent Ed Henry if in light of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s activities regarding Ukraine, did President Barack Obama regret mocking Mitt Romney’s naming Russia a dangerous
President Barack Obama rejected a proposed Mar. 16 referendum on the future of the Crimea, which was approved 78-0 earlier Thursday by the Crimean parliament. “The proposed referendum on the future of the Crimea would violate the Ukrainian constitution and international
The US implemented visa restrictions on Russians and Crimeans who are a threat to Ukraine’s sovereignty and are still working on economic sanctions. The anticipated financial sanctions will penalize “those who are most directly involved in destabilizing Ukraine, including the
Conservative columnist and Fox News contributor George Will touted the benefits of divided government in his remarks to the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) on Thursday. “There is a case to be made,” he said, from a conservative point of
NATIONAL HARBOR, MD — Conservative columnist and Fox News contributor George Will touted the benefits of divided government in his remarks to the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) on Thursday. “There is a case to be made,” he said, from
MRC TV interviewed members of the Democratic National Committee at their winter meeting to ask their views of Hillary Clinton’s achievements. Apparently, none of those interviewed could come up with even a single accomplishment attributed to the former Secretary of
Lois Lerner appeared briefly before Rep. Darrell Issa’s Oversight Committee Wednesday morning and once again asserted her 5th amendment right not to answer questions. But back in October 2010 Lerner did speak to a group of at Duke’s Sanford School
In part one of this series, we noted that “They” – that is, powerful institutions existing beyond familiar forms of accountability – were winning their fights. These institutions were winning, we observed, not in the open court of public opinion, but rather in the
On March 3, President Obama released a fiscal year 2015 budget chock full of gun control measures. Among the gun control measures were “mental health initiatives,” “methods….strengthening…background checks,” and “inspections of firearms dealers.” The forced inspections of firearms dealers is
A coalition of military community leaders, conservative movement leaders, and the Benghazi victims’ families are demanding that Speaker John Boehner take “immediate” action against a former acting CIA Director accused of misleading Congress on the Benghazi scandal. Citing recent reporting
Less than a year after suffering a major investment downgrade, Chicago has been downgraded again. Moody’s Investment Services announced Tuesday that it was lowering Chicago’s rating from A3 to Baa1, three levels above junk bond status. Last July, Moody’s downgraded
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — In a somber show of U.S. support for Ukraine’s new leadership, Secretary of State John Kerry walked the streets Tuesday where more than 80 anti-government protesters were killed last month, and promised beseeching crowds that American
WASHINGTON (AP) — First lady Michelle Obama is bringing together an impressive group of female artists for a White House concert celebrating women of soul. The lineup for Thursday’s concert includes Aretha Franklin, Patti LaBelle, Melissa Etheridge and Janelle Monae
House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) said that he wants to get amnesty legislation done this year even as he insisted that the immigration reform he and President Barack Obama discussed in their White House meeting was not “amnesty.” Boehner recently
The latest mutation of the Affordable Care Act, informally announced to insurance executives during an industry conference this week, will apparently push insurance plan mandates back by at least a year… and maybe longer. There is little pretense that this
Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu met in the Oval Office on Monday with U.S. President Barack Obama, deflecting Obama’s veiled threats of isolation if the Jewish State did not quickly agree to a peace framework with the Palestinians. Just a day earlier, Bloomberg
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), always currying favor with the press, made sure when he criticized Barack Obama he also ladled praise on him, calling Obama the smartest man in the room when recalling the series of dinners last year between
In a bombshell interview with Bloomberg’s Jeffrey Goldberg, President Obama issued his most direct public threats ever against Israel and its Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. ‘Bibi’, the President all but said, ‘if you don’t accept the peace plan that my
