May 9, 2014 – Will Democrats actively participate in the Benghazi Select Committee? At this point, who knows. When Speaker John Boehner announced he would form the Committee last weeks, Democrats threatened to boycott altogether by refusing to participate. Then, Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi demanded the Committee be split equally between Democrats and...

May 9, 2014 – In a free speech victory late yesterday, the Arizona Court of Appeals struck down a decision by the Phoenix City Council to ban "Guns Save Lives" signs from being posted inside Phoenix area bus stop locations. Back in 2010, pro-gun activist Alan Korwin and his organization behind the "Guns Save...

May 8, 2014 – Remember when President Obama argued and promised that Obamacare would decrease emergency room visits? Add that to the loong list of his broken Obamacare promises. We saw news earlier this year about emergency room visits being on the rise, but were told the peak would only be temporary as people...

May 8, 2014 – Hillary Clinton claims to be a staunch supporter of women and girls everywhere, but her record as Secretary of State tells a different story. Lets start with the most recent revelations about Boko...

May 8, 2014 – In case you missed it last night, Democrats and Republicans in the House of Representatives voted 250-168 to hold Lois Lerner in contempt of Congress. Guess who bailed out on the vote? Former Madam Speaker Nancy Pelosi. More from The Hill: House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.)...

May 8, 2014 – President Obama's nominee to replace Kathleen Sebelius, former White House Budget Director Sylvia Burwell, will face tough questions today by lawmakers sitting on the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. Burwell is expected to be confirmed, but will no doubt be forced to answer dozens of questions about the...

May 7, 2014 – Secretary of State John Kerry was issued a subpoena last week and called to testify about Benghazi in front of the House Oversight Committee on May 21. Yesterday he said he would comply with the subpoena. Now, the State Department has released a statement saying Kerry will not be available...

May 7, 2014 – Good news everyone. Secretary of State John Kerry has "agreed" to comply with a subpoena issued to him by the House Oversight Committee while hinting this is all just a political stunt. Although he has "agreed" to comply, he doesn't really have a choice and is required by law to...

May 7, 2014 – Late yesterday House Speaker John Boehner announced the new Benghazi select committee will include seven Republicans and five Democrats. Because Republicans are the majority party in the House, they have also been appointed the majority on the committee. Before the partisan count was announced, Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi demanded...

May 7, 2014 – UPDATE: Maria Butina was convicted of conspiracy by the Department of Justice on April 26, 2019. From DOJ:  Mariia Butina, a Russian national, was sentenced today to 18 months in prison after earlier pleading guilty to a federal charge of conspiracy to act as an agent of a foreign...

May 6, 2014 – The House of Representatives will vote today, Tuesday, at 5 pm on whether to hold former head of tax exempt groups at the IRS Lois Lerner in contempt of Congress. Lerner was voted in contempt by the House Oversight Committee back in April after failing to answer questions from lawmakers....

May 6, 2014 – As the 2014 elections get closer by the day, voters continue to trust Republicans over Democrats on the most important issues. According to a new Rasmussen Report, the economy is the number one priority for voters and Republicans are trusted most to handle it. The economy remains the...

May 6, 2014 – Yesterday afternoon House Speaker John Boehner officially announced Rep. Trey Gowdy will lead a new Benghazi select committee. As a former prosecutor, Gowdy is a seasoned investigator who asks tough questions. Last night, Gowdy made an appearance On the Record to discuss his new role...

May 6, 2014 – UPDATE: Maria Butina was convicted of conspiracy by the Department of Justice on April 26, 2019. From DOJ:  Mariia Butina, a Russian national, was sentenced today to 18 months in prison after earlier pleading guilty to a federal charge of conspiracy to act as an agent of a foreign...

May 5, 2014 – Karen Bartuch is a former Chicago law enforcement officer (police work runs in the family, her brother is a cop too) who has worked everything from patrol, gang and tactical teams, undercover, surveillance, intelligence and counter-terrorism to serving as a policy advisor to the superintendent of police. She's also the...

May 5, 2014 – The House of Representatives will vote this week on whether to hold former head of tax exempt groups at the IRS Lois Lerner in contempt of Congress. Back in April, the House Oversight Committee voted to hold Lerner in Contempt after she plead the Fifth for a second time in...

May 5, 2014 – Late last week, House Speaker John Boehner announced he will be putting together a select committee to investigate the 9/11 attack in Benghazi after bombshell emails obtained by Judicial Watch showed the White House was directly involved in altering talking points. Further, Secretary of State John Kerry was issued a...

May 2, 2014 – After more than two years of stonewalling from the Obama administration, House Speaker John Boehner has confirmed he will appoint a Special Committee to investigate Benghazi with Congressman Trey Gowdy leading the way. The Weekly Standard was the first to report a possible announcement of a Select Committee earlier this...

May 2, 2014 – Last night on Fox News' Special Report, former National Security Council Spokesman Tommy Vietor admitted that President Obama was not in the situation room the night of the 9/11 Benghazi attack. After making the admission, host Bret Baier followed up by asking where President Obama was that night, to which...

May 2, 2014 – Secretary of State John Kerry has been subpoenaed by the House Oversight Committee after new revelations this week about the September 11, 2012 attack in Benghazi. The State Department has been accused of "illegally withholding subpoenaed material" from Congress, action that could "constitute a criminal offense." Kerry is expected under...

May 2, 2014 – White House National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes is the brother of CBS News President David Rhodes. Ben Rhodes is the guy who helped rewrite Benghazi talking points in order to shift focus away from failed administration policies and onto an Internet video. He gave those talking points to former UN...

May 2, 2014 – Last night, Pat Smith, the mother of Benghazi victim and Information Officer Sean Smith, appeared on Hannity to react to new emails showing the White House coordinated talking points in order to shift focus away from Obama administration policy failures and onto an Internet video. She also reacted to new...

May 1, 2014 – Speaking and answering questions from the White House briefing room Thursday afternoon, Press Secretary Jay Carney tried to spin newly released and damning Benghazi email evidence as Republicans politicizing a tragedy, accusing them of being conspiracy theorists. "What hasn't changed is the effort by Republicans to claim...

May 1, 2014 – Testifying in front of a House Oversight Committee hearing Thursday on Capitol Hill, retired Air Force Brigadier General Robert Lovell said the military should have and could have done more to help Americans who were killed in Benghazi on September 11, 2012. Lovell is the former deputy director for intelligence...

May 1, 2014 – More than a year ago I wrote a column responding to NBC sportscaster Bob Costas' anti-gun halftime rant in which he lumped everyone into one American gun culture. I argued that America actually has two very distinct gun cultures and it is important to distinguish them from one another. The...