(AFP) An American soldier who was held captive by Afghan insurgents for nearly five years returned to regular military duty Monday and will be taking a “desk job,” the Pentagon said. Following his release on May 31 in a swap
You have to take with a big grain of salt any kind of analysis that uses a one-off as evidence that our diverse, fickle, impossible-to-nail-down culture has crossed some kind of Rubicon. The Daily Beast looks at Summer 2014’s terrible
The Hill reports that the White House said Monday that children who have illegally crossed the border would “likely” be permitted to stay in the U.S. if their return to their home countries could imperil their lives. White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest intoned: These
Though the Obama administration has insisted that illegal immigrant children from Central America are flooding across the border primarily to escape rampant violence, a leaked intelligence report concludes that is not necessarily the case, especially because the murder rate in El
Spanish-language television stations like Univision have helped convince illegal immigrants from Central America that amnesty awaits them across the U.S.-Mexico border, according to a leaked intelligence report that Breitbart Texas obtained. According to an “elite, law-enforcement sensitive El Paso Intelligence
When the definitive history of Republican presidential dominance in the late 20th century is written, Richard Nixon will be seen as the architect. Indeed, a half-century later, in the early 21st century, when Republican presidential fortunes are once again on
In a major shift in tone from last week, White House Sec. Josh Earnest told reporters Monday that unaccompanied illegal immigrant minors who face a credible threat of death in their home countries will “likely” be “granted humanitarian relief.” “These
In a stunning rebuke of President Obama’s tepid calls for Israel to show “restraint” in response to daily rocket fire on Israeli civilian targets by Hamas terror redoubts in Gaza, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, long considered Israel’s best friend
Monday at Politico’s “Playbook Lunch,” Lynne Cheney mocked former first lady Hillary Clinton for her now-infamous “dead broke” comment. The wife of former Vice President Dick Cheney was referring to last month’s interview during Clinton’s “Hard Choices” book tour when
The New York Times editorial board believes the border crisis is merely “a myth.” In a weekend editorial, the Times said the “White House is getting it mostly right” on immigration and blasted Republicans, who are “throwing up roadblocks” with
SAN DIEGO (AP) — U.S. authorities have charged a Chinese businessman with hacking into the computer systems of U.S. companies with large defense contracts, including Boeing, to steal data on military projects, including some of the latest fighter jets, officials
Despite a stellar $73 million opening weekend for the very well-reviewed “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes,” the overall weekend was down 26% over last year. This translates to the full year of 2014 slipping further and further behind
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Matthews Burwell met privately with dozens of governors Sunday as the Obama administration tried to get support from the leaders of states that will host thousands of the Central American
Sunday on CNN’s “Reliable Sources,” host Brian Stelter would not let White House press secretary Josh Earnest get away with the administration’s claim that throughout the President Barack Obama’s tenure, he has been the “most transparent” in history. Stelter brought
Whatever happened to the Obama administration’s guiding principle never to let a serious crisis go to waste? Ex-White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel pronounced this shockingly brazen political principle before a group of Wall Street executives in November 2008.
On Friday’s broadcast of PBS’s “NewsHour” New York Times columnist David Brooks and Creators Syndicate columnist Mark Shields took on the House Speaker John Boehner’s lawsuit against the Obama administration, which alleges oversteps in executive authority by the Obama White
Friday at the White House daily press briefing, CBS Radio White House Correspondent Mark Knoller asked White House press secretary Josh Earnest if President Barack Obama was “pained” by every photo-op he does. Knoller was referring the Obama’s answer to
There are probably at least three factors that are contributing to the current influx of unaccompanied minors at the border. Let’s consider them using some charts on the basic data. Before we get started on the factors, let’s note that
In a July 10 piece, Reuters writer Steve Holland thought he saw Obama “dropping” his usual “political decorum” by directly attacking Republicans this month. However, since the day he entered the White House, this President has made a career of
As the White House plans to spend billions of taxpayer funds to take care of illegal immigrant children who are unlawfully entering the country, some black Americans who live in some of the most dangerous neighborhoods are wondering where they
White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest tried to explain President Obama’s “photo-ops” comments, pointing out that it was just one more example that Obama was more focused on demonstrating leadership. Earnest admitted that photo-ops were important to the presidency, citing
In response to the news about LeBron James making the decision to return to Cleveland, White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest took time to remind reporters that President Obama was a big fan of the NBA basketball star. Earnest had
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration knew in advance that the British government would oversee destruction of a newspaper’s hard drives containing leaked National Security Agency documents last year, newly declassified documents show. The White House had publicly distanced itself
On Thursday, Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) said President Barack Obama’s temporary amnesty program for some illegal immigrant children has nothing to do with the increase in the number of illegal immigrant kids flooding across the border. “I authored the DREAM
Sarah Palin writes at FoxNews.com: President Obama was absolutely swamped the other night, staving off the munchies at a pizza party in the Mile High city, hobnobbing as headliner at numerous Democrat shindigs, collecting big bucks from big donors all
