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New York City Being Overwhelmed by Illegal Immigrant Children

With some comparing it to a refugee crisis, New York City, among other areas, is struggling to deal with the explosion of illegal immigrant children brought about by the Obama administration’s failed policies. The fallout is being felt most acutely

Are Teachers Unions Doomed?

With revenue and membership dropping, losses in court cases, all on top of internal dissension and even some splintering, the nation’s two largest education unions, the National education Association and the American Federation of Teachers, are struggling to map out

Sixty-Six Percent Oppose Closing Guantanamo Bay

If Barack Obama’s recent exchange of five high profile terrorists for one American soldier was intended to begin to pave the way to close Guantanamo Bay, the controversial move did nothing to sway American opinion in Obama’s favor. Twenty-nine percent of

Sixty-Six Percent Oppose Closing Guantanamo Bay

Benghazi Attackers Used State Department Cell Phones During Attack

The Benghazi attackers on September 11, 2012 used State Department cell phones they seized from State Department personnel during the attacks and were overheard usign them to contact  senior terrorist leaders regarding the ongoing attack, according to a Fox report.

U.S. Senate Appropriates $2 Billion for Child Immigrants Without Parents

With the number of children crossing the Mexican border without parents skyrocketing, the U.S. Senate just appropriated $2 billion for the Obama administration to throw at the problem, that’s $1.1 billion more than the the administration had asked for “in his

Poll: Voters Increasingly Sour On ObamaCare

In the wake of the still ongoing Veterans Affairs scandal, a new poll indicates “less than a third of voters believes that the government will do a better job with ObamaCare than the VA did managing care for vets (31

Democrats Bailing on Obama in Growing Numbers

As Ron Fournier reports at National Journal, even powerful, high-profile Democrats are beginning to bail on Barack Obama, even if some seek anonymity in doing so. The Bergdahl exchange is just one more in a long and growing list of

Senators Call on Eric Holder to Criminally Probe VA

Citing secret waiting lists and possible “criminal wrongdoing” a bipartisan group of U.S. senators is calling on the Justice Department to open up a criminal probe into the Veterans Affairs scandal. According to reports, the “letter to Attorney General Eric

Senators Call on Eric Holder to Criminally Probe VA

Michelle Obama Praises Maya Angelou at Memorial

First Lady Michelle Obama said, “The first time I read ‘Phenomenal Woman,’ I was struck by the way she celebrated black women’s beauty like no one had ever dared to before. Her words were clever and sassy, they were powerful and

Telling Tidbits From Bill Clinton Document Dump

Behold some of the highlights, or low-lights, if you will, from the latest National Archives release “of previously unseen documents from the Clinton White House.” Should Bill Clinton mention his soon to be campaign competitor Bob Dole in his 1996 State

Bergdahl's Father Praised Son's Captor's in 2010 Speech

In a 2010 speech, Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl’s father, Robert Bergdahl, reportedly said, “The man who we believe holds Bowe grew up on the lap of his mother learning the Koran. He is a powerful man. We pray for him. He

Bergdahl's Father Praised Son's Captor's in 2010 Speech

Obama Doublexs Down on Bergdahl, Says He'd Do It Again

In an exclusive interview with NBC’s Brian Williams set to air Friday at 8 p.m. ET on NBC, Barack Obama doubled-down in his defense of a prisoner swap for Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl going so far as to claim he’d do it, again

New Documents Indicate Bergdahl Declared Jihad in Captivity

Documents obtained by James Rosen of Fox News indicate that “U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl at one point during his captivity converted to Islam, fraternized openly with his captors and declared himself a “mujahid,” or warrior for Islam….” They also

ObamaCare Demotivating Democrats?

Aaron Blake at The Fix points out that while ObamaCare is motivating Republicans, there is no equal but opposite force to serve as motivation for Democrats. Obamacare is a boon to Republicans in the 2014 election; this much is clear.

Kermit Gosnell's Son Facing Charges After Being Shot During Alleged Buglary

The son of convicted abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell, 22-year-old Barron Alexander who changed his name last year, was shot while allegedly burglarizing the home of his neighbors. After breaking in through a bathroom window, Alexander was reportedly “taking items, including wallets and

Clinton Kicks Obama to Curb over Taliban Deal

Clearly distancing herself from Barack Obama as regards exchanging Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl for five high-level Taliban terrorists, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is making it known she “was personally and intensely involved in the debate over swapping five Taliban commanders

Clinton Kicks Obama to Curb over Taliban Deal

State Dept Rejects Bergdahl Comparison to Marine Held in Mexico

State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki had no interesting in comparing the recently exchanged Sergeant Bergdahl with Marine reservist Sgt. Andrew Tahmooressi currently being held in Mexico. Jen Psaki’s exchange with Fox News below. Fox News Q: Just a quick follow up on

52% of Americans Can't Afford Housing Costs

Over half of Americans (52%) have had to take a second job, stop saving, cut back on health care, move or take on debt to cover their rent or mortgage thanks to the Obama economy.  That according to “How Housing Matters

Hillary's Senate Career Goes Down the Memory Hole

Former First Lady Hillary Clinton has now seen fit to memorialize nearly every bit of her life and career … except for the eight years during which she served as a Senator from New York. The fact that she was

SC Associate Professor Fired Over Beer Can Image

Former Associate Professor Paul Root claims he was fired from Charleston Southern University, a Christian University affiliated with the SC Baptist convention because his likeness was featured on a beer can. Root’s photo was taken by a photographer at a beard

Charlie Rangel's Last Stand?

Citing shifting demographics and a scandal-plagued past, some are expecting U.S. Rep. Charles Rangel (D) to lose a rematch with state Sen. Adriano Espaillat in the June 24 Democratic primary.  Rangel barely won against Espaillat in 2012 “in a 13th Congressional District

Cultists Beat Woman to Death in McDonalds in Eastern China

Several individuals from one family allegedly linked to a cult called  ‘All-powerful spirit’ or ‘Almighty God’, translated from ‘Quannengshen’ in Chinese’ have been arrested in the brutal beating death of a mother in a McDonald’s restaurant in eastern China. Initial reports

Republicans Amash and Womack Set Record with Consecutive Votes

Republican Reps. Justin Amash of Michigan and Steve Womack of Arkansas have now both cast their 2,500th vote in the House, meaning the two Republicans share “the longest continuous voting streak among their current colleagues in the House.” Amash, a

Kansas Democrat Switches to GOP over Social Issues

The longest-serving member of the Kansas House, Rep. Jan Pauls has left the Democratic party for the Republican party given her views on “social issues,” such as gay rights and abortion. The self-described “Blue Dog Democrat” says it was an easy

TN Senate Candidate Joe Carr Responds to NJ Gov Christie

TN State Representative and Senate candidate Joe Carr wasted little time in responding to a comment from New Jersey Governor Chris Christie who, while visiting  Tennessee tonight, suggested it would be “dumb” to vote for anyone other than incumbent Lamar Alexander.

NSA: Record Doesn't Support Snowden's Claim

In response to Edward Snowden’s claim that he “repeatedly raised constitutional concerns about National Security Agency surveillance internally”, the NSA insists an internal search doesn’t support Snowden’s claim. They also released an email from Snowden which also contradicts his claim

USDA Backs Off Whole Gain School Rule

As school nutrition officials and members of Congress complaining that the Obama administration’s “healthier school-lunch standards” are from impractical to impossible to put in place, the Agriculture Department has opted to let some schools delay adding more whole-grains to the menu.

de Blasio's New York Declares War on Rats

With New York City residents complaining of rats “the size of small dogs or cats” running wild through New York in “epidemic” numbers, the city intends to begin a war on rats by focusing on so called “rat reservoirs,” targeting subways,

White House Investigating Outing of CIA Station Chief

White House chief of staff Denis McDonough has asked White House counsel, Neil Eggleston, to investigate how the name of the CIA’s top spy in Afghanistan ended up being disclosed to reporters by the White House. The officer’s name was mistakenly included in

AP Calls Out de Blasio Over Lack of Transparency

From meeting with the mayor of Seattle, or Israel’s minister of foreign affairs to the NBA commissioner, the Rev. Al Sharpton or Russian band Pussy Riot, NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio appears to prefer conducting a great deal of public

AP Calls Out de Blasio Over Lack of Transparency

Hillary Does Memorial Day in New York State

Hillary Clinton was spotted at the New Castle Memorial Day Parade, which she and Bill have attended since buying a home in the area back in 1999.  However, it would seem former President Bill Clinton didn’t make it this year.

Biden Warns Disabled Vets About Lip Readers

Vice President Joe Biden made the remarks below to participants,  “including some injured veterans” taking part in the 325 mile Ride 2 Recovery Memorial Challenge that stretches from D.C. to Virginia Beach. The individual that introduced him reminded the audience of

Democrats See Obama As Incompetent, Uninvolved

An on air conversation between CNN’s John King and Politico’s Maggie Haberman relied primarily on feedback from his fellow Democrats to portray an image of an “incompetent” Obama, seemingly not all that involved with the mechanisms of big government central

Democrats See Obama As Incompetent, Uninvolved