From the Washington Post: Democrats in recent weeks weighed whether to abstain from involvement in House Republicans’ new Benghazi investigative committee, labeling it an unnecessary probe into questions that have already been answered. The American people disagree. … The reason
WASHINGTON, D.C.–South Carolina Republican Sen. Lindsay Graham was exercised over President Obama’s explanation Tuesday for trading five Taliban detainees for Bowe Bergdahl. During a press conference in Warsaw, Poland Tuesday Obama argued that America “has always had a pretty sacred
The release of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl from Taliban captivity has raised a number of questions as to whether Bergdahl was captured or deserted his battalion and whether trading five Taliban officials for Bergdahl is a valid exchange to save a
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton supports President Obama’s decision to free five Taliban members in exchange for Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, a soldier colleagues say deserted his post and is directly responsible for loss of American life in Afghanistan. At
A Libyan warplane targeting “an Islamist militia” in Benghazi fired “three rockets at a neighboring university engineering…[facility]” instead. According to Reuters, “the attack was part of a campaign by irregular forces loyal to former army general Khalifa Haftar to purge the
The UK’s Daily Mail interviewed the parents of fallen soldier Second Lt. Darryn Andrews, who claim their son was killed in action while on a mission to rescue Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl from Taliban captivity. They also claim that the Obama administration
Ronald Reagan famously quipped that he didn’t leave the Democratic Party; it left him. A variation on the theme seems apt regarding Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl. The Obama administration’s flaks insist they had to trade five of the world’s most dangerous
The last time National Security Adviser Susan Rice made a memorable appearance on the Sunday morning news shows it was on five different networks in 2012 to spread the ridiculous and untrue fable that a YouTube video had been the
In discussing last week his decision to eliminate essentially all U.S. forces from Afghanistan by the time his term of office ends, Mr. Obama declared: “This is how wars end in the 21st Century – not through signing ceremonies but
Over the weekend, the Obama White House announced that it had made the worst trade since Ernie Broglio for Lou Brock: five senior Taliban commanders for apparent deserter Bowe Bergdahl. President Obama announced, “On behalf of the American people, I
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) criticized former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for obsessing about the so-called “right-wing conspiracy” more than the terrorists who murdered four Americans in Benghazi in 2012. In the Benghazi chapter of her new book, Clinton still
Sunday on NBC’s “Meet The Press,” former House Speaker Newt Gingrich slammed former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s tenure as the nation’s top diplomat by pointing out the State Department’s negligence in dealing with al Qaeda affiliate Boko Haram in
On Friday’s “The Kelly File,” Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI), the legislator that evoked the “What difference does it make?” response from former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in a hearing before the Senate Foreign Relation Committee, explained to host Megyn
Friday on Fox News Channel’s “The Five,” co-host Bob Beckel responded to today’s release of Hillary Clinton’s “Hard Choices” Benghazi chapter saying, “First of all, the idea that anything is infamous about those ridiculous Sunday talk shows, there’s a small
Friday on CNN’s “The Lead,” Rep Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) discussed today’s release of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s “Hard Choices” Benghazi chapter, which was obtained by Politico. Clinton’s sneak peak was roundly criticized as an attempt to move on
House Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa announced Friday that he would release Secretary of State John Kerry from a scheduled hearing on the Benghazi terror attacks. Issa subpoenaed Kerry shortly prior to Boehner’s announcement that he would appoint a select
Hillary Clinton may not be much at administering the State Department, but she’s certainly a pro when it comes to expressing outrage at her own persecution. For the woman who is supposedly the world’s most powerful feminist, her sense of
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has released the chapter of her new memoir Tough Choices dealing with the terrorist attacks in Benghazi. In an exclusive preview to Politico’s Maggie Haberman, a defensive Clinton challenged her critics but offered very
Nearly two thirds of Americans disapprove of the way establishment Republican strategist Karl Rove spoke about Hillary Clinton’s health. A Washington Post/ABC News poll found that 66% of Americans disapproved of Rove’s suggestion that Hillary Clinton may have suffered brain
On Tuesday’s “Politics Nation” on MSNBC, Rep. Elijah Cummings lashed out at his House Oversight Committee collegue, Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA). According to Cummings, Issa had gone rogue in his duty as committee chairman. Partial transcript as follows: REV. AL
On Tuesday, The New York Times ran as its feature op-ed a story titled “The New Danger in Benghazi.“ Author Ethan Chorin wrote of a Libyan general by the name of Khalifa Haftar who is mounting an offensive against radical
The Hague’s International Center for Counter-Terrorism (ICCT) recently released a report that shatters leftist talking points on the political situation in North Africa. The report, titled “Security in the Sinai: Present and Future,” details not only the Sinai peninsula’s decent
College students prefer former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for president over either Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) or former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush in a poll conducted two years before the 2016 presidential campaign. A Panetta Institute survey found that Clinton
Having agreed to testify on the attack in Benghazi, reports indicate Secretary of State John Kerry envisions a “one and done” scenario, seemingly putting the issue to rest once and for all. Others aren’t so sure. Former Secretary Hillary Clinton is expected
On Fox News last night, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) said that for Americans to find out the truth about the details surrounding the terrorist attacks in Benghazi, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton would have to testify in Congress. Paul
Libya’s Interior Ministry posted a message on Facebook supporting General Khalifa Haftar, a renegade soldier who has launched an offensive against the Libyan government believed to be responsible for 100 deaths since last Friday. The Minister of the Interior denied
Wednesday on TVOne’s “News One Now,” host Roland Martin asked the highest-ranking African-American in Congress Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC) if he saw any similarities to today and the Jim Crow South. Clyburn said yes and that the Benghazi investigations are
When Big Government screws up, liberals reflexively claim insufficient funding is the problem. If only the mega-State that already gobbles up a few trillion dollars a year, and tops it off by spending hundreds of billions of dollars it doesn’t
Wednesday on NewsMax TV’s “The Steve Malzberg Show,” former Johns Hopkins neurosurgeon Dr. Ben Carson said, “It’s was hard not to laugh” after President Barack Obama’s comments on the VA Hospital scandal early today. Carson said “we have heard this
On Wednesday, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) announced the appointments of Reps. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Adam Smith (D-WA), Adam Schiff (D-CA) and Linda Sanchez (D-CA) to the special committee charged with investigating the 2012 Benghazi terror
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi announced the selection of five Democrats to the Benghazi investigative committee. Pelosi explained that Democrats needed to be part of the committee to make sure that the investigation was honest and fair even though she
Hillary Clinton is coming under scrutiny for serial fiascoes that occurred while she was Secretary of State. It’s about time. These are among the decisions that Hillary made, or at least presided over, that are emerging as real liabilities –
CNN boss Jeff Zucker believes that a “poop cruise” is more important than four Americans, including a U.S. Ambassador, who were killed by terrorists in Benghazi in 2012. Zucker said Tuesday that his network will not be “shamed” into covering
At a Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee event in Maryland, President Obama accused Republicans of putting politics above the good of the nation and hinted that because of that they aren’t patriotic. Obama attacked Republicans for pushing to investigate his failures
On the Senate floor Tuesday, Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) attacked the GOP’s investigations into the 2012 Benghazi terror attacks by calling them a “political witch hunt” designed to damage former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s potential 2016 presidential candidacy. According
Tuesday on NewsMax TV, Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) the member of the Senate who took the infamous “what difference does it make” response from then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to his question during the 2013 Senate hearing on Benghazi, said
California Senator Barbara Boxer denounced Republicans for investigating the terror attacks in Benghazi and praised Hillary Clinton for her reaction to the incidents. Boxer took the Senate floor on Tuesday and labeled the House Select Committee on Benghazi a “sham,” a “political
At a 60-person Democratic fundraiser Monday night, President Barack Obama told donors that debates over scandals such as Benghazi and Obamacare are pointless. “The debate we’re having now is about what, Benghazi? Obamacare? And it becomes this endless loop. It’s
On Sunday, anti-Islamist Libyan General Khalifa Haftar stormed Libya’s Parliament while it was in session. Haftar, who helped bring down the late Libyan dictator Moammar Gaddafi, brought his forces with him, who were armed to the teeth. The General reportedly
The media are on a mission to protect Hillary no matter what the cost. And that means they’ll invalidate any attack on her as beyond the pale, over the top, and underhanded. Even if she or her husband have used
