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Ben Carson’s Moment of Silence for Terror Victims at GOP Debate

LAS VEGAS — At the GOP debate Tuesday evening, Dr. Ben Carson used part of his opening statement to ask for a moment of silence to remember the victims of the San Bernardino terror attack earlier this month. He then bowed his head in prayer before continuing with his remarks.

Ben Carson at GOP Debate (Justin Sullivan / Getty)

NBC News Casts Donald Trump Rally in ‘Nazi’ Light

Here is the actual NBC News headline on Benjy Sarlin’s report from Donald Trump’s rally in Las Vegas on Monday evening: “Trump Audience Member Yells Nazi Salute as Protester Removed From Las Vegas Rally.”

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L.A. Schools Closed Due to Terror Threat; Update: Hoax?

The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) announced Tuesday morning that all of its schools will be closed for the day due to a terror threat. The Los Angeles Police Department confirmed that a bomb threat was called in to a school board member, the Los Angeles Times reports.

Los Angeles school kids (Clotee Allochuku : Flickr : CC : Cropped)

L.A. Times Ignores Donald Trump, Focuses on Heckler

The Los Angeles Times provided the template for media bias in reporting of Donald Trump with a report on his Las Vegas rally Monday evening that focused almost entirely on hecklers, to the exclusion of what the candidate said.

Donald Trump Heckler (Kurtis Lee / Twitter)

California Democrat: ‘Muslims Have to Help Us’

California Democrat Rep. Linda Sanchez (D-CA) protested Monday that she is not anti-Muslim, after remarks last week that “anywhere between 5 and 20 percent” of Muslims support an Islamic caliphate “in any way possible.”

Loretta Sanchez (Tommaso Boddi / Getty)

Climate Change Deal Is a Threat to U.S. Sovereignty

The UN climate change deal reached last week between nearly 200 countries is a direct attack on U.S. sovereignty. It was crafted explicitly to evade the U.S. Constitution’s requirement that treaties must be ratified by a two-thirds majority of the Senate to take effect.

John Kerry at climate change talks (Francois Mori / Associated Press)

How Jake Tapper Tricked Donald Trump into Bashing Scalia

On Sunday’s State of the Union on CNN, host Jake Tapper asked Republican frontrunner Donald Trump a false question about Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, which Trump proceeded to answer badly.

President Donald Trump ridiculed CNN’s Jake Tapper on Twitter on Sunday, after a condesc

Report: Enrique Marquez Built Pipe Bombs with Terrorists

A new report on Friday suggests that Enrique Marquez, the neighbor and relative-through-marriage who bought the long rifles used by terrorists Syed Farook and Tashfeen Malik in their attack on the Inland Regional Center in San Bernardino last week, also helped them build pipe bombs.

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Report: Syed Farook Recruited by California Jihadi in 2012

Syed Farook, the terrorist who launched last week’s attack in San Bernardino with his wife, Tashfeen Malik, was reportedly recruited by a California jihadi who was arrested in 2012 and sentenced this year to 25 years in federal prison.

2012 arrests (Nick Ut / Associated Press)

Why Is CAIR Helping San Bernardino Terrorists After the Fact?

One might think that an organization that was once named an unindicted co-conspirator in a terrorism trial might be at great pains to distance itself from any new terrorist acts. But CAIR cultivates its notoriety because it serves the organization’s fundamentalist purposes.

CAIR microphone (Jessica Gresko / Associated Press)

Buzzfeed Effectively Bans Pro-Donald Trump Opinions from Site

Buzzfeed editor-in-chief Ben Smith has proudly tweeted an internal memorandum he sent to staff in which he allows and defends their use of terms like “mendacious racist” to describe Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump on social media.

Buzzfeed Ben Smith (Thos Robinson / Getty)

San Bernardino Terrorist Studied Local High School

Investigators have found multiple photographs of a local high school on the cell phone belonging to San Bernardino terrorist Syed Farook, according to local news sources in the town.

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Dilbert Creator: Donald Trump ‘Installed Himself as Dad’

Dilbert creator Scott Adams is not a Donald Trump supporter, but has emerged as one of the leading interpreters of Trunp’s daring campaign tactics. Adams believes Trump is a “Master Persuader” who uses negotiating techniques to dominate the political field.

Donald Trump selfie (LM Otero / Associated Press)

Report: Some Muslims Found Obama Speech Anti-Muslim

President Obama called on the Muslim community in the United States and abroad to confront extremism in its midst, “without excuse.” That has some American Muslims fuming, and complaining that they are being unfairly singled out among other faiths, according to National Public Radio.

Vigil in San Bernardino (Joe Raedle / Getty)

Donald Trump Jumps the Greatest Shark Ever! (Updated)

On Monday, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump set media heads spinning with his proposal to ban all Muslims–including tourists–from entering the United States “until our country’s representatives can figure out what is going on.” (Which means, effectively, forever.)

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John Kerry Touts False Idea of ‘One-State Solution’

Secretary of State John Kerry warned this weekend that without a two-state solution, a one-state solution would emerge that “is no solution at all for a Jewish, democratic Israel living in peace.” However, the scenario Kerry describes is based on faulty Palestinian demographic statistics.

John Kerry Kennedy Center (Kevin Wolf / Associated Press)

Obama Lies About Intelligence Briefings in Speech to Nation

President Barack Obama tried to reassure the American people from the Oval Office on Sunday evening that he takes the threat of terrorism seriously: “For seven years, I’ve confronted this evolving threat each morning in my intelligence briefing.” However, as the Government Accountability Institute (GAI) has shown, Obama skips more than half of his daily intelligence briefings.

Obama Terror Speech (Saul Loeb / Pool Photo via Associated Press)

Obama Repeats Benghazi Spin Strategy in San Bernardino

President Barack Obama tried to reassure Americans in an Oval Office address on Sunday night, telling the nation: “So far, we have no evidence that the killers were directed by a terrorist organization overseas, or that they were part of a broader conspiracy here at home.”

Obama Oval Office (Jacquelyn Martin / Associated Press)

If Obama Cannot Hang out with Hollywood, the Terrorists Win

Following his speech to the nation on terrorism, President Barack Obama is putting on his black tie and heading to the Kennedy Center to honor filmmaker George Lucas, among others. If Obama cannot hang out with Hollywood celebrities, the terrorists win.

Obama and George Lucas (Andrew Harnik / Associated Press)

Blue State Blues: Texas Governor Greg Abbott Defects to Cuba

Texas Governor Greg Abbott (R) went to Cuba this week to promote his state’s economic interests and the Obama administration’s new policy of engagement with the regime. He failed to meet, or seek, any of Cuba’s political dissidents or human rights activists.

Blue State Blues (Breitbart)

Democrat: No Moment of Silence for San Bernardino

Rep. Jackie Speier (D-CA), who represents southern San Francisco and San Mateo County, has announced that she will boycott any moments of silence for the victims of the San Bernardino terror attack, reinforcing a new left-wing talking point.

San Bernardino vigil (Mark J. Terrill / Associated Press)

San Bernardino: Dems Blast Republicans for ‘Demonizing’ Muslims

The Democratic National Committee (DNC) renewed its push for Syrian refugees to be admitted to the United States on Thursday morning, less than 24 hours after the San Bernadino shooting. The two main suspects are Muslims, one originally from Pakistan.

Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Joe Raedle / Getty)

After San Bernardino, Jerry Brown Still Off to Paris

California Gov. Jerry Brown is not yet canceling plans to attend the UN climate change conference in Paris, despite Wednesday’s mass shooting in San Bernardino. “We’ll update the advisory if there are schedule changes,”

Jerry Brown climate change (Damian Dovarganes / Associated Press)

San Bernardino Proves Hillary Clinton Unfit to Lead

In the middle of an active shooter situation, with dead bodies still warm, wounded victims still on the scene, and killers still on the run, Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton sought to exploit the mass shooting for political gain.

Hillary Clinton Testifies Before House Select Committee On Benghazi Attacks

Washington Post’s Ruth Marcus is No Liberal

The Washington Post’s liberal columnist Ruth Marcus is making the claim that because the Planned Parenthood shooter allegedly said “no more baby parts,” Republicans are to blame for the attack. It is an absurd claim, one being parroted by the left throughout the media with the sole purpose of shutting down ordinary criticism of Planned Parenthood and open debate about abortion policy.

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