Friday at the press briefing, CNN senior White House correspondent Jim Acosta pressed White House press secretary Josh Earnest on the notion of President Barack Obama bombing ISIS in Iraq means the organization is no longer a “JV” team. Acosta
Rep. Steve King (R-IA) said that impeaching President Barack Obama if he grants amnesty via executive order was “not a practical thing to do,” but shouldn’t be removed as an option entirely. On Friday’s “Laura Ingraham Show,” he declared “we
In an appearance on Birmingham, AL’s WAPI’s “The Matt Murphy Show,” Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) was asked by host Matt Murphy about a proposal first put forth by Rep. Mo Brooks (R-AL) suggesting that House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) make
Border Patrol agent and vice president of the National Border Patrol Council, Shawn Moran, debunked the argument that illegal immigrants are only coming to the United States to work on Friday’s “America’s Newsroom” on the Fox News Channel. “These are
On CNN on Friday morning, CNN’s Ivan Watson interview an Iraqi refugee fleeing the spread of ISIS in northern Iraq. The refugee said he was scared and described the scene of those refugee fleeing as “a thousand fucking cars.” Later,
On Friday’s “Morning Joe” on MSNBC, Weekly Standard editor Bill Kristol suggested that perhaps President Barack Obama is evolving with his foreign policy on Iraq with his announcement on Thursday night that the United States would be waging a humanitarian
President Barack Obama announced that he has authorized limited airstrikes and a campaign to deliver humanitarian aid in Iraq in a speech from the White House on Thursday night. “I authorized two operations in Iraq. Targeted airstrikes to protect our
National Journal columnist Ron Fournier described the President Barack Obama’s sanctions against Russia as “too little, too late, too soft,” and argued that Putin has “not even been given reason to even have any pause about what the president will
Thursday at the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health hearing titled, “Combating the Ebola Threat,” the head of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Tom Frieden said “We are all connected and inevitably there will be travelers,
Thursday on Newsmax TV’s “The Steve Malzberg Show” the former Gov. George Pataki (R-NY) said, “It’s still summer,” when he was asked if he is leaving the door open to run for presidential run in 2016. Pataki said “Our government
Thursday at the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health hearing titled, “Combating the Ebola Threat,” Samaritan’s Purse’s vice president of programs and government relations Ken Isaacs said, “Ebola is out of control in West Africa,” and then criticized the
Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) reported that drug cartels call the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Border Patrol their “UPS” because “we’re their logistics.” On Thursday’s broadcast of “The Sean Hannity Show,” Gohmert told guest host Col. Oliver North that
Thursday at the White House daily briefing, CBS’s Major Garrett, Fox News Channel’s Ed Henry and ABC’s Jonathan Karl took White House press secretary Josh Earnest to task for his answer that in the face of tens of thousands of
In a speech at Ft. Bragg, NC on December 14, 2011, President Barack Obama said the United States was “leaving behind a sovereign, stable and self-reliant Iraq, with a representative government that was elected by its people.” “Iraq’s future will
In an appearance on Real Clear Politics “Changing Lanes” web video show, Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus reacted to remarks Rep. Mo Brooks (R-AL) made earlier this week when he characterized President Barack Obama’s amnesty gesture to be a
Thursday at the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health hearing titled, “Combating the Ebola Threat,” Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) said he has contacted his local hospital who confirmed they are testing for the Ebola virus. Smith said, “There
Thursday at the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health hearing titled, “Combating the Ebola Threat,” Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) said he will be requesting funding for a “pandemic.” Smith said, “This is unprecedented. Many people are not cooperating with
CNN anchor Wolf Blitzer said that Iraq was “seemingly falling apart” on Thursday’s “Wolf.” “The whole country of Iraq seemingly falling apart right now,” Blitzer said. “This was not the way it was supposed to be after President Obama announced
Vice President Joe Biden admitted that increased violence in Central America is not to blame for the surge of unaccompanied minors on the southern border. On Wednesday, in remarks before a group of activists, Biden said the violence in Central
Council on Foreign Relations member, neurosurgeon and CNN regular Dr. Sanjay Gupta predicted on Thursday that the emergency Ebola recess hearing of the the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa will get “a little fiery.” Gupta said, “I think it could
