Jul 11, 2016 – Showman might have a few tricks up his sleeve on this choice, which he recognizes as an unique opportunity to make some serious news … The ex-DIA chief appeared on ABC News' This Week Sunday morning and filled in some of the blanks.   … Cardwell to delay his planned Tuesday departure to Cleveland for a Republican National Committee meeting, saying Mr.…

Jul 9, 2016 – The only difference between the political animal and the savage creatures of the zoo? … So have at least ten other high-profile political creatures from the DC military-industrial complex: 1. … Drake pled guilty to a misdemeanor after allegedly sharing classified information with a news reporter. His reason?…

Jul 28, 2016 – As he accepted the Republican Party’s presidential nomination at its national convention in Cleveland, Ohio last week, Donald Trump … Because reporting the facts is boring, and boring news does not translate into ad revenue and advertisement sales. … Our political leaders are also incentivized against reporting the truth, because reporting how Americans are objectively safer today…

Jul 27, 2016 – corruption, the control of the political process by the insiders with the money to buy politicians. … The Democratic National Convention has become Operation Trust Hillary. … But here's the thing: Putin didn't write the emails from the Democratic National Committee.…

Jul 27, 2016 – "There's been a natural donor base for someone willing to take on a person with a national profile who is seen as a failed leader." … While it’s still a longshot that she loses her bid for reelection, Nathan Gonzales of the nonpartisan Rothenberg and Gonzales Political … Report told Fox News that Wasserman Schultz's recent troubles “raise the natural question” about whether she is at risk in her primary…

Jul 27, 2016 – Our friend Cameron Gray of NRA News helped spread the word. … We stopped by the nearby National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial, which features more than 20,000 names of officers killed in the … NBC News and Associated Press photographers snapped pictures and video (but perhaps since no American flags were burned or angry fists…

Jul 27, 2016 – Our friend Cameron Gray of NRA News helped spread the word. … We stopped by the nearby National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial, which features more than 20,000 names of officers killed in the … NBC News and Associated Press photographers snapped pictures and video (but perhaps since no American flags were burned or angry fists…

Jul 27, 2016 – The radical leftist collective known as WikiLeaks tried to ruin the Democratic convention by posting a trove of Democratic National … After all, NBC "News" hired Chelsea Clinton for $600,000 a year to make some of the most sleep-inducing "happy news" stories to ever … The public already believes they aggressively favor one side in our political debates. Why put a spotlight on your problem?…

Jul 27, 2016 – For angry and disenchanted Mexican citizens across the political spectrum, "impunity" means two things simultaneously. … Evidence has since surfaced that a local Mexican army unit failed to act on news that the murders were imminent. … Little wonder Iguala has become a national symbol of government corruption and incompetence.…

Jul 26, 2016 – WikiLeaks has released more than 19,000 internal emails from Democratic National Committee officials, claiming that the massive leak … DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz stepped down Monday just as the party's national convention was getting underway. … director of NBC News, with the subject line, "Chuck, this must stop."…

Jul 26, 2016 – Democrats have every reason to rage against the Democratic National Committee: Newly leaked DNC memos confirm that Donald Trump was … No one schedules a political debate for a weekend unless the goal is to decrease viewership. Vermont Sen. … A recent Washington Post/ABC News poll found that a third of Democrats disapproved of FBI Director James Comey's decision not to seek…

Jul 25, 2016 – Cortney wrote about a fiery speech Bernie Sanders just delivered to his supporters at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia … He also added that he wants to transform the United States’ political system so that it doesn’t favor the one percent. … his support for the Trans-Pacific Partnership once he was formally picked as the former secretary of state’s running mate (via CBS News…

Jul 25, 2016 – Friends who worked on political campaigns together get into nasty feuds on social media, resulting in defriending incidents. … Buckley, Jr.’s, and his National Review - and that magazine is monolithically opposing Trump. … He is now essentially tied with Clinton in national polls, he has considerable cross-appeal to moderates and even Democrats, and new…

Jul 25, 2016 – Trump has now seized a very slight national lead: Trump takes the lead in RCP's national polling average. … point to highlight is how in the CNN survey, Trump's margin of advantage grows when Libertarian Gary Johnson is included; in CBS News … crucial area in a competitive state — expressed mixed feelings about Clinton in the days leading up to this week's Democratic National…

Jul 25, 2016 – If it was said once during the Republican National Convention, it was said a thousand times: The only thing that unites the GOP is … Something tells me that at the upcoming Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, the cup of Trump hatred will overflow. … It was a tale invented out of whole cloth, as news footage of the event confirms.…

Jul 24, 2016 – During her coverage of the Republican National Convention, MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow issued a trigger warning for her viewers…over campaign … Is it really news to the MSNBC world the Republicans have an intense dislike for Clinton. … Scott Whitlock of Newsbusters clipped the trigger warning, which, as always with these progressive political correctness types, wasn…

Jul 24, 2016 – The biggest political shock of this new century, so far, isn’t Brexit. Donald J. … including that “Household incomes are down more than $4,000 since the year 2000,” that “President Obama has almost doubled our national … And, if the ever-so-carefully-handled Hillary Clinton ever submits to a news conference or takes questions from the press, she should…

Jul 22, 2016 – He told CBS News earlier that the crowd turning on Cruz was "beautiful," then ramped up his fury at the post-convention gathering,  … To justify that one, Trump sang the praises of the National Enquirer's credibility, citing their take-down of John Edwards.   … For good measure, Trump also attacked popular Ohio Governor John Kasich -- who just happens to command a potent political…

Jul 22, 2016 – Trump delivered his much anticipated address at the Republican National Convention after officially clinching the nomination on Tuesday … “That is because these interests have rigged our political and economic system for their exclusive benefit.” … That is because these interests have rigged our political and economic system for their exclusive benefit.…

Jul 22, 2016 – The Republican National Convention's rowdy chants about Hillary Clinton -- "Lock her up!" … They've chosen to overlook that their liberal friends in news and entertainment were active participants in an eight-year anti-GOP … On Feb. 24, 2010, Schultz shouted, "You're damn right Dick Cheney's heart's a political football!…

Jul 21, 2016 – Ted Cruz’s (R-TX) remarks at the Republican National Convention. … Collins, who was the first sitting member of Congress to endorse Trump in February, was asked by Fox News’ Bill Hemmer what does this … The Republican National Committee’s communications director, Sean Spicer, agreed with the “verbiage“ used by King.…

Jul 21, 2016 – week, we decided to take a look at some great political speeches in movies. … With that in mind, here’s a list of great political movie speeches. … "Atrocity and terror are not political weapons and to those who would use them, your day is over" he says.…

Jul 20, 2016 – Ted Cruz is set to address the Republican National Convention, though he doesn’t plan on endorsing Republican nominee Donald Trump, … National Review’s Eliana Johnson has more: Going into tomorrow night’s speech, Cruz undoubtedly has Ronald Reagan’s 1976 convention … News, “If Trump wins, you better bet your ass Cruz is going to primary him.” Yet, here’s the thing about Cruz.…

Jul 20, 2016 – Every major Turkish political party, including the ethnic Kurdish Peoples Democracy Party, quickly rejected claims by coup spokesmen … Despite the turmoil and uncertainty, that rates as very good news. … In 2002, current President Erdogan's Justice and Development Party won the national election, and Erdogan became prime minister.…

Jul 20, 2016 – CLEVELAND -- It was reported late in the second day of the GOP convention that a large number of Republican National Committee staffers … wall-to-wall CNN coverage, the norovirus is known for inducing bouts of "explosive diarrhea and vomiting," according to various news … Negotiating complicated deals by mail is hard (and risky; many political bargains are best not put in writing).…