Nov 6, 2016 – Deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes has a brother who is president of CBS.  … ABC News President Ben Sherwood has a sister who is a National Security Council official.  … They will tell you it is because of his sordid comments or his distorted political views.  They will sound high-minded.   …

Nov 25, 2016 – secretary of state is the only position he’s interested in, besides the Trump transition team having him selected as Director of National … Trump’s choice for secretary of state, leaving a prominent hole in an otherwise quickly formed national security team that is unlikely … sources that are saying that a very public apology could help Romney if he’s serious about the position (via The Hill): Fox News…

Nov 25, 2016 – On today's post-Thanksgiving edition of Outnumbered, we discussed news reports that President-elect Donald Trump has only sat … through two -- total -- national security briefings since winning the election. … and national security issues.…

Nov 24, 2016 – With their credibility in tatters, they are joining the call for a crackdown on "fake news." … We still live in a free society, where political disagreements are resolved peacefully at the ballot box. … Does the political perspective of your paramedic really matter?…

Nov 23, 2016 – The GOP is the dominant political force in the country. They control Washington. They control the rural areas. … A lot has changed—and the more news about the Clinton Foundation and her email server was discovered, the more her approval ratings … “I was able to speak more specifically to the fears and calm the fears” than Clinton could in the context of a national race, the 58…

Nov 23, 2016 – The latest edition of The Atlantic refers to the National Policy Institute (NPI), a small think tank that met in Washington D.C. this … When Laura Ingraham, a Fox News contributor, veteran nationally syndicated talk radio host, and the mother of adopted children from … There probably hasn’t been a single political candidate that has been demonized to the extent that Trump has been.…

Nov 23, 2016 – Recent national polls indicate that most Americans (60 percent, according to Gallup) think marijuana should be legal, while most Republicans … But even among Republicans, most -- 70 percent, according to a CBS News poll conducted last April -- think the feds should not try … Many conservatives are skeptical of Trump, who until his recent political makeover was known as a liberal New Yorker.…

Nov 22, 2016 – The Clinton camp pretty much thought that Hillary was this angelic figure who would easily trounce the political incorrect and often … former reporter for the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Salena Zito, who was covering this neo-populist wave that had not yet gained a national … Now, this isn’t all rosy news.…

Nov 22, 2016 – If Howard Dean is trying to drum up support for his return as the chairman of the Democratic National Committee, then calling a top … In an interview with a local news outfit, Dean minced no words concerning how he felt about incoming Chief Strategist Stephen Bannon … Let’s not act that Democrats aren’t entangled with people of equally questionable political standing.…

Nov 21, 2016 – He graciously shrugged off the incident during a Fox News Sunday conversation with Chris Wallace. … Others will argue that it was totally out of line for the cast to deliver a political message to Pence at the end of the production … Ben Carson's famous in-person admonishment of President Obama from the rostrum of the National Prayer Breakfast a few years back?  …

Nov 21, 2016 – You have achieved what could very well amount to one of the greatest political victories in the history of the human race. … The folks at National Review, The Weekly Standard, and The Blaze, as well assome radio hosts from Salem Broadcasting and elsewhere, … to say nothing of some of Fox News’ stars, have been made to eat crow.…

Nov 20, 2016 – "I know this is a very disappointing time for people that did not see their candidate win in this national election. … I know that this is a very anxious time for some people," Pence said on "Fox News Sunday." … It was an echo from the liberal bubble in a city where some of the major brands in the news media have their headquarters.…

Nov 20, 2016 – chancellor of DC’s public schools, who would invite a fight with teachers unions should she be selected as education secretary (via ABC News … set with Chicago Cubs co-owner Todd Ricketts; anti-poverty advocate Bob Woodson; restaurant executive Andy Puzder; Republican National … Petraeus is undoubtedly qualified to handle any national security position, his affair with Paula Broadwell, which landed him in legal…

Nov 19, 2016 – He burst onto the political scene as a businessman and outsider who was tired of the insufferable weight of political correctness. … Joining these political leaders was a collection of conservative misfits in the media and political worlds who refused to endorse Trump … In a year of the Trump political revolution, where one candidate defeated the combined forces of the political, business, media and…

Nov 18, 2016 – News, where he noted that Democrats are very much in the same place where they were in 2004: a bunch of total losers. … be a national party relying only on white voters) Still, the fact remains that Democrats will need to win back white working … Republicans need to deliver and the first signs of political reward or punishment will be in the 2018 midterms, which have already…

Nov 18, 2016 – When I saw this news my heart dropped in horror. In the past, I have called Gov. … She was caught using the state airplane, automobiles and other resources for her own personal and political benefit. … Haley has been running for national office or a national appointment since she was first elected governor in 2010.…

Nov 18, 2016 – What is overwhelming, however, and has largely been underplayed by the national news media, is the size of the GOP's nationwide election … While the state legislatures do not receive much, if any, national media attention, the GOP's mushrooming political strength in the … nation's state capitals is a bullish sign of the party's political future.…

Nov 17, 2016 – statutory obligation of the FBI is to gather evidence to aid in the prosecution or prevention of federal crimes or breaches of national … Rather, Director Comey held a news conference on July 5, at which he declared that he and his colleagues in the FBI -- not the DOJ … We have a DOJ uninterested in the truth and willing to shield a target of a criminal investigation for political reasons.…

Nov 17, 2016 – I know Steve Bannon, the former executive chairman of Breitbart News and the president-elect’s top strategist, a little bit. … Political commentators and the morons on The View chimed in too. … As for the other allegations, National Review, certainly no fan of Trump’s or Bannon’s, reports, “Julia Jones, Bannon’s screenwriting…

Nov 16, 2016 – “We appreciate what she did for Donald Trump in the campaign,” said Ed McMullen, who was South Carolina chairman and a national adviser … A source with knowledge of the Trump transition team’s discussions confirmed McMaster’s news about the president-elect possibly appointing … South Carolina’s top two politicians. […] College of Charleston political scientist Kendra Stewart said there is very little…

Nov 16, 2016 – We’re now the dominant political force in the country—and it’s time to get to work. … That SCOTUS catalyst would’ve been non-existent if McConnell had caved to political pressure to confirm Merrick Garland to fill the … — ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) November 9, 2016…

Nov 16, 2016 – During an interview Tuesday, House Oversight Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz told Fox News anchor Tucker Carlson the congressional … It was was never about a political targeting of Hillary Clinton. … A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that 41% of Likely U.S.…

Dec 5, 2016 – It's violent, it's unproductive, and -- as so often seems to be the case with such things -- it plays directly into Trump's political … We'd already be in the throes of a full-blown crisis, requiring a tedious "national conversation."   … But again, if it were a Fox News crew chuckling about the possibility that Obama's plane had crashed, how much would you like to bet…

Dec 5, 2016 – With this in mind, it is instructive to note that a decade ago next Monday, City College of New York became the focus of national media … attention when The Daily News made public that the school had named a student and community center after two infamous alumni, Guillermo … After receiving no response from either, he sent his letter to The Daily News, which investigated.…

Dec 5, 2016 – The mainstream news media shares this sense of shock, but will add a deep and unrelenting sense of hostility to the mix. … They got it all wrong from understanding the national mood, all the way to predicting how the election would play out, and the media … The Party seemed more interested in putting men in girl’s restrooms than in dealing with national problems.…