Donald Trump took to his Twitter account to raise questions in and around what the Wall Street Journal reported was a ‘Phenomenal Result’, far exceeding established precedent for wrongful conviction cases. N.Y. City is paying FORTY MILLION DOLLARS to five men
With a victory over Portugal today, the US men’s soccer team can advance to the second round–an accomplishment few had predicted. To move on, Jürgen Klinsmann and the US team must on offense deal with the loss of Jozy Altidore
Barack Obama senior adviser Valerie Jarrett dined with Rupert Murdoch this week, the key topic was immigration reform according to sources. The evening was “very enjoyable,” according to Jarrett, who also claimed to be “impressed by Murdoch’s passion for passing
On Thursday NCAA President Mark Emmert said in court that converting college sports teams from being played by amateurs to being played by paid athletes would cause many colleges to drop sports entirely. Emmert was called as a witness to
While the use of air power is a tempting alternative to “boots on the ground” and appears to be the emerging strategy, ISIS is actively developing its own tactics and strategy to mitigate the effectiveness of air strikes against ISIS
While more states are attempting to extricate themselves from the controversial Common Core standards, a new NBC/Wall Street Journal poll has suspiciously found that 59 percent of Americans “strongly” or “somewhat strongly” support “adoption and implementation” of the nationalized standards,
Colombia President Juan Manuel Santos is enjoying a victory lap after being reelected last week–an election that many interpret as a mandate to continue peace talks with the terrorist guerrilla, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). The United States,
While everybody argues over whether the likes of Dick Cheney have anything useful to say about the current Iraq crisis, I can’t help thinking the dangers of leaving Saddam Hussein in power are being grossly undersold. Have the years since
Vox.com, Ezra Klein’s new “explainer” website, explains that the IRS scandal was all about budget cuts–not corruption: The core issue is that the IRS needs to figure out which nonprofit groups that file as 501(c)4s for tax purposes are eligible…But
Vox explains that the IRS scandal was all about budget cuts: The core issue is that the IRS needs to figure out which nonprofit groups that file as 501(c)4s for tax purposes are eligible…But enforcing that is tough…it requires investigating each
Cubans and Cuban-Americans in Miami-Dade County strongly support keeping Cuba on the U.S. terror watch list, but are willing to lift the embargo on the island and try something new, according to a new poll released by Florida International University.
White House Press Secretary Jay Carney explained that President Obama is fully engaged in the situation in Iraq – even though he spent last weekend golfing. Carney was asked about former Vice President Dick Cheney’s op-ed in The Wall Street
As Americans become educated about the controversial Common Core standards, more states are finding ways to make U-turns to get their students, parents, and teachers out of the nationalized system of standards. Once thought to be a champion for education
The fast food chain Jack in the Box is now accepting food stamps as payment in San Antonio, Texas. An employee at Jack in the Box told Breitbart Texas that Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) cards–the “modern” version of food stamps, which look and
Writing at Business Insider, Brett LoGiurato examines the disastrous new numbers coming out about Americans’ disapproval of Barack Obama’s foreign policy. President Barack Obama has seen support for his foreign policy plummet to an all-time low, according to a new Wall Street Journal-NBC poll released
After a slight rebound last month in the NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll, President Obama is back to his previous overall job approval low of 41% (a drop of 3%) and hit record lows on his handling of foreign policy
A new Wall Street Journal/NBC poll shows that President Obama is suffering some of the worst approval numbers of his presidency. Only 42 percent of Americans polled believe that Obama can, in fact, perform his job, while 54 percent say
On Wednesday’s “Morning Joe” on MSNBC, NBC chief White House correspondent Chuck Todd reacted to the latest NBC/Wall Street Journal poll showing President Barack Obama’s job approval rating at 41 percent, matching a previous low, and also finding 54 percent
Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush, a potential 2016 GOP presidential candidate, is doubling down on Common Core. On Monday, Bush’s nonprofit Foundation for Excellence in Education declared that “pressing pause” on Common Core “means stopping forward momentum,” and he pushed
Mark Glaze, the former executive director of Michael Bloomberg’s gun control group, says Obama’s “political problems” killed gun control. Glaze’s last day with the gun control group was June 13 and he left without securing the gun control measures he
The United States government is prepared to directly engage the government of Iran in seeking a resolution to the ongoing conflict in Iraq, according to a Wall Street Journal report. The ultimate goal of the Ayatollah-led theocratic government of Iran
Finland’s EU minister who is on course to become prime minister later this month may be ready to poke the Russian bear and take Finland into NATO. The move by Alexander Stubb would end his country’s tradition of neutrality along its 800-mile
In a move sure to depress values, the U.S. Marshals Service plans to auction off nearly 30,000 bitcoins confiscated during its investigation into drug dealers on the Internet’s “Silk Road.” The federal government confiscated just over 29,000 bitcoins last fall
California lawmakers and Gov. Jerry Brown have reached agreement on funneling 25% of tax revenue from the state’s cap-and-trade program into constructing the controversial high speed rail project, often referred to as the bullet train. According to the Sacramento Bee,
The wide condemnation of the coup in Thailand is to be expected. Washington suspended $3.5 million in military aid, it’s considering halting $7 million more in direct assistance, and bilateral military exercises with this longtime ally have been curtailed. Secretary
