The Obama administration’s exchange of American aid worker Alan Gross for three Cuban spies poses a threat to national security and is a “slap in the face” to the families of the men they killed, according to Cuba-born Rep. Ileana
In the immediate aftermath of the release of USAID worker Alan Gross, the White House is set to announce a sweeping set of changes in their policy towards Cuba that includes expansion of travel to the island, permission for telecommunications
A modern American president lives in a bubble of security, mostly shielded from the rest of the country. But that doesn’t protect the Obamas from racism, the First Lady says in an exclusive interview with People magazine. “During that wonderfully
A modern American president lives in a bubble of security, mostly shielded from the rest of the country. But that doesn’t protect the Obamas from racism, the First Lady says in an exclusive interview with People magazine. “During that wonderfully
Pope Francis and the Vatican were involved in the negotiations with Cuba, according to a senior administration official who briefed reporters on background. The Vatican also hosted the United States and Cuban delegations to discuss the political exchange of prisoners
The nightmare of Alan Gross, an American citizen arrested for attempting to bring internet access to Cuban Jews, is over. His release from Cuban political prison– during Hanukkah, no less– is a moment to celebrate, but it must not obscure
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States and Cuba will start talks on normalizing full diplomatic relations, marking the most significant shift in U.S. policy toward the communist island in decades, American officials said Wednesday. The announcement comes amid a series
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democratic-controlled Senate confirmed the last batch of President Barack Obama’s judicial appointees and sent the White House legislation extending tax breaks for working-class millions and special interests alike late Tuesday as Congress ended a tumultuous two-year
Was Michelle Obama the victim of subtle racism during a trip to Target? In a soon to be published interview with People magazine she appears to be claiming she was, but this is at odds with how she previously told
President Obama’s announcement that the United States and Cuba have agreed to establish diplomatic relations and open economic and travel ties, is not being well taken by many members of Congress, both Republican and Democrat. Senator Rubio went so far
Despite, or perhaps because of Barack Obama being in the White House – many feel he’s done more harm than good to race relations in America – an NBC News/ Wall Street Journal poll “showed the most pessimistic assessment of racial
Best-selling author Brad Thor is expanding the tweet that started a social media firestorm. On Tuesday, he sent out this tweet: “Hey @Reince & @GOP – let me be perfectly clear. If Jeb Bush is the nominee, I will never
After seven months, the House Benghazi Select Committee held its second hearing recently. We monitor its proceedings closely. The Select Committee’s very existence is because of our uncovering of a key White House Benghazi scandal cover-up email. Chairman Trey Gowdy
The White House is mocking Sen. Ted Cruz now that President Obama’s nominee for Surgeon General has been approved by the Senate. Obama officials appeared happy to ridicule the Texas Senator after his Senate colleagues complained to the media that
As the Obama administration gears up to implement its controversial amnesty plan for illegal immigrants, one administration official is assuring those who have broken U.S. immigration laws they should apply for their new status without fear of the government. Already,
James Mitchell, who was responsible for interrogating Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, said that he was told waterboarding had been authorized by Congress, the DOJ, and the White House when he was working to interrogate Abu Zubaydah on Monday’s “Kelly File” on
“Some of the actions that were taken were contrary to our values” said President Obama upon the release of last week’s Senate report on the enhanced interrogation techniques that were used during the Bush administration. Obama has a habit of
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) reportedly apologized to the Chamber of Commerce after declaring that “a Chamber of Commerce Republican is not going to win a national election.” Paul, according to a National Journal report, “sought a private audience with Tom
As Air Force One lands in New Jersey this afternoon, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie will be on the tarmac to welcome President Obama back to his state. Christie, however, won’t simply welcome the president with a handshake. According to
The release of the Senate majority report that accuses CIA officers of employing “torture” in carrying out the agency’s former detention and interrogation program has impacted morale at the agency, according to a U.S. security expert and the CIA director.
The U.S. Department of Education and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) jointly announced on December 10 that 18 states were awarded a huge prize — Big Ed’s Head Start Jr. — preschool development and expansion grants
January 21, 2025 Now that Jeb Bush–known widely as Bush 45, or Bush cuarenta y cinco, or, simply, El Jefe Jeb–has completed his two terms in the White House, we can look back and summarize some of the major events of his administration.
Former Florida Gov Jeb Bush “plans to release 250,000 emails from his time as Florida governor, part of an e-book that he is writing as he mulls taking the plunge on a 2016 presidential bid”. Given that he was employed
If you believe everything old can be new again, then you’ll appreciate the Bush family, this time in the person of Jeb Bush, mapping out the same old plan that gave Democrat Barack Obama two terms in the White House
On this weekend’s broadcast of “The McLaughlin Group,” conservative commentator Pat Buchanan railed against Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) for the release of the Senate Intelligence Committee report on CIA interrogation tactics. Buchanan called it a vindictive attack with the intention
It was obvious yesterday that a split had emerged within the Democratic Party between a more practical wing that wanted to keep the lights on and a more extreme progressives wing that appeared willing to risk a shutdown if it
Rubio recently gathered with his top fundraisers to highlight their importance and talk about the possibility of making a White House run in 2016, saying “he expected to make a decision in the first quarter of 2015.” “He was pretty
Until this week anyone on the left talking about a government shutdown was doing so to paint Republicans as irresponsible extremists willing to put at risk the “full faith and credit” of America for partisan gain. But when progressive darling
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee agreed Thursday to authorize the ongoing U.S.-led campaign against the Islamic State terror group. However, the measure prohibited the use of ground troops in the mission to defeat ISIS. The authorization passed in a 10-8
On Friday’s “America’s Newsroom” on the Fox News Channel, outgoing Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) detailed an exchange she had with President Barack Obama she had at the White House Christmas party. According to Bachmann, despite her efforts, Obama was dismissive.
After enacting his executive amnesty, President Barack Obama will host Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto at the White House on Tuesday, January 6. The White House said that Obama “looks forward to welcoming President Peña Nieto back to Washington
A showdown between the United States House of Representatives and Democratic Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin may be in the works over Shumlin’s claim of executive privilege over documents related to controversial MIT economics professor Jonathan Gruber’s contract with the state
This week Citizens United sued the State Department in federal court over its unlawful withholding of documents relating to Hillary Clinton’s tenure as Secretary of State. We are currently in pre-production for a sequel to our landmark film Hillary: The
More than 300 former Obama campaign staffers have signed onto a letter calling on Sen. Elizabeth Warren to run for president in 2016. “We urge Elizabeth Warren to run for president in 2016,” the letter declares. The staffers cited income
Along with the beautiful natural scenery at our nation’s parks and national monuments, visitors may also get a lecture about global warming delivered by a park ranger, a report says. A recent article at National Journal notes that, along with
Community events are springing up all across the nation aimed at helping illegals learn the moves they will have to make to take advantage of Obama’s announced amnesty. The events also hope to help illegals to avoid being taken advantage
Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) delivered these remarks on the Senate floor Friday evening. The U.S. Department of Commerce informs us that “today’s typical 18- to 34-year-old earns about $2,000 less per year (adjusted for inflation) than their counterpart in 1980.”
1. What do you think of Speaker Boehner having President Obama ‘whip votes’ from the White House in order to pass this bill? It stinks to high heaven. Did arrogant politicians not get the memo that Obama’s agenda was decisively
LONDON (Reuters) – Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said on Thursday he would support an inquiry into whether British spies were complicit in CIA torture of terrorism suspects, if other investigations failed to uncover the truth. Clegg said that while
Representative Louie Gohmert (R-TX) said that conservatives in the House heard “not one word” from House GOP leadership on compromises to make changes to the cromnibus in order to get conservatives to vote for it even though “we were willing
