Last week President Obama appointed a lobbyist and Democrat Party operative as his “Ebola Czar,” but since Ron Klain took the position he has skipped most of the meetings, hearings, and status updates on the government response to the deadly
One of the best arguments against a travel ban against the African countries where Ebola has broken out is that it would be ineffective, given the porous U.S. borders. Someone determined to travel to the U.S. would find a way.
President Barack Obama’s new Ebola Czar won’t start until Wednesday, even though the White House announced his new role on Friday. Although Klain has visited the White House since his appointment, White House Deputy Press Secretary Eric Schultz confirmed that
Monday at the Forbes “Under 30 Summit” in Philadelphia, Monica Lewinsky, the former White House intern whose affair with then-President Bill Clinton eventually resulted in impeachment proceedings, addressed the scandal and the damage it did in her life. Lewinsky said,
On Monday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Wolf,” host Wolf Blitzer sat down with Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) to ask her if she could confirm a Saturday report from The New York Times that claimed President Barack Obama was “seething” at
Snap on those rubber gloves, zip up your hazmat suits, and tape up those galoshes. Get ready for the Ebola election! The White House is in full scurry before next month’s vote, trying to feverishly scrub the taint of Ebola
The head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) undercut his own boss on television Sunday. In an appearance on Meet the Press, Dr. Anthony Fauci said he disagreed NIH director Francis Collins about whether we we
This October 27 marks the 50th anniversary of Ronald Reagan’s “A Time for Choosing” speech, which launched the “Great Communicator” on his incredible political career. This oration on behalf of conservative Arizona Senator Barry Goldwater’s presidential campaign in 1964, put
Speaking at the Forbes 30 under 30 summit, former White House intern Monica Lewinsky explained to the audience that she was “patient zero” for being bullied on the internet. .@MonicaLewinsky joins Twitter, tells Forbes Under 30 crowd in Philadelphia, “My
MSNBC’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports” host Andrea Mitchell grilled White House Deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes on the federal government’s response to spread of Ebola in the United States on Monday. She asked, “Is there any excuse for the CDC
President Obama “is preparing to violate the Constitution again” and the administration’s recently issued draft solicitation for vendors that are able to prepare millions of ID cards is the latest indication, according to Rep. Steve King (R-IA). King said Monday
Santa Barbara County, California, residents vote November 4 on Measure P, a ballot initiative to ban “fracking,” a drilling technique, there. Sponsoring the initiative is a local environmentalist group, Santa Barbara County Water Guardians, but critics are warning it could have
Sunday on CBS’s “Face The Nation,” Politico editor Susan Glasser said the White House’s leak to The New York Times that President Barack Obama was seething about the Ebola response was evidence that the White House is very worried. Glasser said,
President Barack Obama’s new Ebola “czar” Ron Klain has skipped another White House meeting on the Ebola crisis, a readout of who attended a Saturday meeting with Obama shows. Obama held the Ebola meeting after spending four hours and 40
Georgia Senate Democratic candidate Michelle Nunn released a statement on Friday altering her position on the current Ebola crisis. Nunn originally said she would defer to “the CDC and other scientists and public health practitioners” on how the administration should
In his Weekly Radio Address, Saturday, President Obama continued his longstanding practice of justifying unpopular policy decisions by claiming the “experts” agree with him. There can be no-travel ban for West African countries infected with Ebola — because “medical
There is a “moral bankruptcy” that’s settled into leadership of America in the White House and throughout Washington, D.C., Dr. Alveda King–the niece of Martin Luther King, Jr.–said in an interview Friday morning. “All of our leaders–or many of our
This story originally appeared on Bloomberg News. Poor communication, a lack of leadership and underfunding plagued the World Health Organization‘s initial response to the Ebola outbreak, allowing the disease to spiral out of control. In one instance, medics weren’t deployed because
On Friday, the White House said its new Ebola Response Coordinator Ronald Klain was “not an Ebola expert” because the Obama administration wasn’t looking for one. White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest was asked, “What does Ronald Klain know about
Ron Klain, the newly-appointed “Ebola Czar” for Barack Obama’s administration, did not attend a White House meeting Friday discussing the federal response to the domestic threat of the deadly Ebola virus. An email blast from the White House listing the
White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest welcomed Fox News reporter James Rosen back to the press briefing room at the White House today after a long absence in the room. Although, FOX News Chief White House Correspondent Ed Henry traditionally
A woman on a Pentagon tour bus who began vomiting later informed officials she had recently been in Africa, prompting a hazmat team to be dispatched and a portion of the Pentagon parking lot to be sealed off. According to
President Obama’s new “Ebola czar” Ron Klain is not only a skilled political operator, but a longtime Washington D.C. partisan insider. Klain’s history of working for key Democrats in Washington suggests that Obama is picking someone that will not just
During Friday’s White House Press Briefing, White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest argued that new Ebola czar Ron Klain was qualified for the position despite his lack of a healthcare background because the White House was not looking for an
