Jan 30, 2015 – After hours of testimony this week from witnesses and questions from lawmakers sitting on the Senate Judiciary Committee, Attorney General Nominee Loretta Lynch has passed her first test on the way to becoming America's top law enforcement officer (despite justifying President Obama's executive action on illegal immigration and saying everyone...

Jan 29, 2015 – According to an exclusive obtained by CNN, one of the five Taliban commanders President Obama swapped for alleged Army deserter Bowe Bergdahl last year has attempted to reengage in "militant activity":  #Breaking: Exclusive: Pentagon suspects Bergdahl swap detainee returned to fight — CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) January 29, 2015...

Jan 29, 2015 – Investigative reporter and author of Stonewalled: My Fight for Truth Against the Forces of Obstruction, Intimidation, and Harassment in Obama's Washington Sharyl Attkisson testified in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee Thursday as part of attorney general nominee Loretta Lynch's confirmation hearing.  During her testimony, Attkisson detailed government intimidation...

Jan 29, 2015 – Testifying in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee Thursday, Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke called on U.S. Attorney and Attorney General Nominee Loretta Lynch to rebuild the broken relationship between the Department of Justice and local law enforcement.  Citing Attorney General Eric Holder's involvement in Ferguson, Missouri over the...

Jan 29, 2015 – Remember when the Obama administration tried to argue that the Islamic State (ISIS) is not "Islamic." Yesterday during the daily White House press briefing, Deputy Press Secretary Eric Schultz argued that the Taliban is not a terrorist group, but instead an "armed insurgency." Schultz' comments came during discussion of a...

Jan 28, 2015 – President Obama's recent executive action on illegal immigration, deferring deportations and giving millions of individuals access to work permits, Social Security, Medicaid and other benefits, was front and center during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill Wednesday where attorney general nominee and U.S. Attorney Loretta Lynch testified....

Jan 28, 2015 – During testimony and questioning from lawmakers Wednesday on Capitol Hill, attorney general nominee Loretta Lynch failed to answer questions about the Department of Justice role in the IRS targeting scandal, arguing because she hasn't been briefed on the case in her capacity as U.S. Attorney, she can't comment.  "With...

Jan 28, 2015 – U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York Loretta Lynch, who has been nominated by President Obama to replace outgoing Attorney General Eric Holder, will testify in front of the Republican controlled Senate Judiciary Committee as part of her confirmation process today on Capitol Hill.  Lynch will be...

Jan 27, 2015 – According to Retired Lt. Col. Tony Shaffer, Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who was traded by the Obama administration for five high risk Taliban leaders last year, will be charged with desertion. Shaffer broke the news last night on the O'Reilly Factor.  "The Army has come to its conclusion, and Bowe...

Jan 27, 2015 – On Wednesday President Obama's nominee to replace Attorney General Eric Holder, U.S. Attorney Loretta Lynch, will testify in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee in an effort to prove why she's fit to be the nation's top law enforcement officer.  On Thursday, Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley will hold a...

Jan 27, 2015 – As President Obama continues to lead failing negotiations with Iran over its nuclear program, administration officials are still fuming over Speaker John Boehner's recent move to go around the White House and invite Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to speak to a joint session of Congress in March. Last week...

Jan 26, 2015 – The FBI released its Preliminary Semiannual Uniform Crime Report Monday afternoon and the data shows a decrease in overall violent crime from January-June 2014 compared to the same time period in 2013.  Violent crimes reported for January through June of 2014 were down 4.6 percent from the same time period...

Jan 26, 2015 – Late last week newly minted House Homeland Security Chairman Michael McCaul, a Republican Congressman from Texas, introduced the "Secure Our Borders First Act," vowing to deploy additional drones, more radar, flights, assets, etc. to the Southwest border with Mexico.  “This [bill] is again a very tough, strong bill that...

Jan 26, 2015 – Every year 60,000 people attend the annual National Shooting Sports Foundation SHOT Show in Las Vegas. Many of those people are veterans and when I was there last week, I noticed a number of service dogs also in attendance at the show.  As Leah has extensively documented through her...

Jan 26, 2015 – Late last week reporter Tim Steller of the Arizona Daily Star in Tucson published a piece about alleged serious misconduct and intimidation from DOJ attorneys during the trial and lawsuit of former ATF agent and whistleblower Jay Dobyns against the government.  One of the recently unsealed documents, a Dec. 1...

Jan 22, 2015 – Las Vegas - Former vice presidential nominee and Alaska Governor Sarah Palin made an appearance Thursday afternoon at the SHOT Show to launch the second season of "Amazing America," a reality show she stars in on Sportsman Channel.  "I am here and it feels like home," Palin said to...

Jan 22, 2015 – Editor's note: This column originally appeared in the January issue of Townhall Magazine.  By now you’ve heard all about the situation in Ferguson, Missouri, but the story protestors and those “seeking racial justice” continue to believe and use as justification for violence is based on a lie thanks to...

Jan 21, 2015 – Las Vegas -  According to a new report released by the National Shooting Sports Foundation at the 2015 SHOT Show, self-defense still remains the number one reason why women purchase their first firearm. Home-defense comes in second.  The report, which comes from a study conducted...

Feb 9, 2015 – London -During an Islamic protest against free speech put on by the Muslim Action Forum [MAF] in London Sunday afternoon, women were kept separately from men with barricades. When I approached a British police officer to ask if I was allowed to enter the protest as a non-Muslim, which...

Feb 3, 2015 – The House Oversight Committee, now chaired by Rep. Jason Chaffetz, held its first hearing of the 114th Congress Wednesday on Capitol Hill. Inspectors general from a variety of different government agencies testified about a lack of transparency in federal agenies and shed led on stonewalling of internal federal government investigations...

Feb 3, 2015 – Last week the Senate, with votes from Democrats and Republicans, passed long-stalled Keystone XL pipeline legislation. President Obama is planning on vetoing the legislation despite broad support from lawmakers and the American people. In the meantime, the Saudis are doing everything they can to undermine U.S. domestic oil production and...

Feb 3, 2015 – Former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina made headlines two weekends ago after she gave a rousing speech at the Iowa Freedom Summit, taking direct shots at former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and comparing their experience.  In an interview with Fox News' Megyn Kelly Monday night, Fiorina continued to take...

Feb 2, 2015 – Today President Obama will deliver his whopping $4 trillion budget to Congress.  President Barack Obama sent Congress a record $4 trillion budget Monday that would boost taxes on higher-income Americans and corporations, pushing past tight federal spending caps to fund an ambitious public works program and provide middle-class tax relief.Obama's...

Feb 2, 2015 – Last week the ACLU released information about the Department of Justice tracking the license plates of millions of cars belonging to American citizens. As if that wasn't alarming enough, documents obtained by the organization through a Freedom of Information Act request show officials from the Drug Enforcement Agency and the...

Feb 2, 2015 – "American Sniper," the movie portraying the life of Navy SEAL and deadliest sniper in American history Chris Kyle, is on its way to being a $300 million dollar movie. The Warner Brothers film, directed by Clint Eastwood, has already shattered a number of box office records and is up for...