Not only does the U.S. Chamber of Commerce think it is the only reason the GOP won anything in November, it is now threatening Republicans with opposition next go round if they don’t lay down and give the Chamber precisely what it wants, including on immigration, increased spending on transportation, and economic deals that sweeten the pot for big business.
Delta Flight 81, en route from Atlanta to Los Angeles was diverted and forced to make an unscheduled stop in Albuquerque over an incident in first class that began with “a 27-year-old Wichita man’s singing aloud to music playing from his headphones,
A Gallup Poll has Barack Obama with a 43 percent approval rating for December after six years in office, putting him well below where Bill Clinton and Ronald Reagan were at this point.
Barack Obama thinks that, in terms of “day-to-day interactions,” America is “less racially divided” than it was six years ago when he took office; however, that’s not the case according to recent polling.
Hillary Clinton appears to be attempting to short-circuit any challenge from her political left by using rhetoric and official statements to make certain they know she thinks as they do on issues such as climate change, immigration, Cuba, civil rights, and even Elizabeth Warren’s favorite, wealth distribution.
One would think a seasoned operator like New York City Police Commissioner Bill Bratton would know better than to risk carrying water for New York’s uber-liberal Mayor Bill de Blasio for New York Magazine. But that appears to be just what he did here recently, and some of his words will very likely come back to haunt him.
A news organization’s investigation of the out-of-state travel expenses of potential 2016 Democrat presidential candidate Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley found that his travel was concentrated in states that would be important in any potential run for higher office. Also, his expenses amounted to double what was spent by the governors of surrounding states.
The rise of Democrat elizabeth Warren and a disastrous mid-term election have left Democrats struggling to define their party, with different factions pulling it different ways.
Away from the harsh rhetoric and political grandstanding that continue to swirl in the aftermath of the assassination of two NYPD officers, Wenjian Liu, 32, and Rafael Ramos, 40, of the 84th Precinct, the best of New York City are quietly and respectfully mourning the two men, even though most did not know them.
Medal of Honor recipient Sgt. Dakota Meyer, the nation’s second youngest living Medal of Honor recipient and the first living Marine to receive that honor in 38 years, was awarded the honor for his actions during the Battle of Ganjgal on September 8, 2009, in Kunar Province, Afghanistan. Now, the American hero is taking up a new cause on behalf of police and first responders.
Not only have NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio’s leftist supporters ignored any calls for calm, the mayor appears to be out of touch with what’s actually happening on the ground, according to reports.
A new Rutgers-Eagleton poll has Hillary Clinton up over current Governor Chris Christie in his home state of New Jersey and also has her coming in with a higher approval rating.
An as yet unconfirmed report via The Daily News alleges that a shouting match broke out among 911 dispatchers after some actually attacked the police after the call center received the report of the execution of officers Rafael Ramos and Wianjen Liu.
While President Obama is vacationing in Hawaii, he has dispatched Vice President Joe Biden to attend the funeral of Officer Rafael Ramos, one of the police officers murdered in New York City.
Instead of addressing protest groups, who refuse to stand town or temper their language in the wake of the killings, de Blasio blamed the media and the NYPD itself for his divided city.
Anti-police protesters and the so called Justice League organizers behind them want nothing to do with any cooling off or show of respect as two good men, both minorities as a matter of fact, are buried.
When you have major donors who have been given ambassadorships, in some cases in two previous Bush presidencies, that type of cronyism may make it hard for other 2016 GOP hopefuls to raise the money they’ll need to compete in
Rep. Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.) apparently has no regard at all for concerns expressed by New York City cops or their union spokespersons in the wake of the assassination of two of their colleagues. Rangel gives NYC Mayor de Blasio a
Police are monitoring social media for more threats after another individual who had allegedly threatened to drive to NYC and kill two cops was taken into custody for questioning, according to the New York Daily News. Police were investigating at least
The son of of murdered NYC police officer Rafael Ramos, 13-year-old Jaden Ramos took to his Facebook page to express his profound grief at the tragic lost of his father. “Today is the worst day of my life. Today I
Yesterday, Al Sharpton said he would be holding a press event today to express “outrage” over the assassination of two NYPD officers by a man claiming to have done it in retribution for the deaths of Eric Garner and Michael
In “Operation Revenge,” Glenn Thrush at Politico paints a portrait of a Barack Obama who needs to feel a sense of competition and a somewhat lethargic executive who needs “a slap in the face” to motivate him. The contention is that the
While the media isn’t even clear if this was a first, Barack Obama took questions from only female reporters during today’s White House press conference. The Hill reports: Obama took questions from mostly print reporters, including McClatchy’s Lesley Clark, BNA’s
On September 4th at Sen Harry Reid’s “annual energy conference, where green-tech-industry players, environmentalists, and politicians” meet to discuss their agenda, ongoing or preferred, Center for American Progress founder and White House insider John Podesta blandly presented what may be the
Democrat losses in 2014 are fueling unrest within the rank and file. The rise of Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and the anti-big business populism she represents have created a rift within that party that may take a presidential primary to play out.
The shocking news Wednesday that Governor Peter Shumlin (D-VT) has abandoned plans to introduce his long promised single-payer health care system to the Vermont Legislature in 2015 was a huge victory for conservative new media. As observers on the ground in Vermont
While some believe today’s actions toward Cuba are within the scope of Barack Obama’s role as chief executive, there are others who maintain it’s not so clear. Given considerable opposition to his move to significantly loosen restrictions as regards Cuba,
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
Senator and prospective 2016 Republican presidential hopeful Rand Paul addressed several Goldman Sachs executives during “a closed-door audience at the firm’s 200 West offices as part of an internal company speaker series known as Talks@GS.” Reportedly, “Paul spoke about foreign
On Tuesday’s broadcast of “The Kelly File” on the Fox News Channel, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) weighed in on former Gov. Jeb Bush’s (R-FL) announcement he would begin the early stages of seeking the 2016 Republican presidential nomination. Paul offered
Almost as soon as Jeb Bush put out a note on Facebook announcing his new leadership PAC widely presumed to be his first step in seeking the 2016 GOP presidential nomination, Sen Rand Paul’s leadership went up with a couple notes
Hillary Clinton was much in the news when she on the cover of the June 16 issue of People magazine. But real people, if you can call journalists that, did more talking about Hillary, than the American public did to
The reaction to Jeb Bush announcing the establishment of a leadership PAC as a presumed forst step for running for the GOP 2016 nomination may not have played well across the more conservative GOP base, but the GOP’s deep-pocketed donors
MoveOn.org claims to have gathered 110,000 signatures calling on Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) to run for the U.S. presidency in 2016 as part of a “Run Warren Run” effort fueled by a $1 million investment just last week. For her
Hillary Clinton joined former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg to promote “data2x, a joint venture involving the Clinton Foundation, Bloomberg Philanthropies and the United Nations Foundation”. The pair aren’t quite the odd couple some might think, given Bloomberg’s long
The Senate confirmed 36 year-old Dr. Vivek Murthy in a 51-43 vote over the objections of Republicans, gun rights groups and even some Democrats. Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) on Monday bucked Democratic leadership to vote against the controversial surgeon general
The Hollywood Reporter bills them as “5 of Hillary Clinton’s Biggest Hollywood Confidants,” and most go back with Hillary Clinton a long time. They include Designing Women creator Linda Bloodworth-Thomason and Mary Steenburgen, who campaigned with Hillary in 2008. “When
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) raised a point of order in the US Senate Saturday evening. Heritage Action’s Michael A. Needham explained it this way. “If Senators are opposed to President Obama’s executive action on immigration, they should vote in favor of
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
