House Democrat Steny Hoyer on border walls: ‘Obviously, they work some places’
Democratic House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer joined Fox News anchor Bret Baier for an interview on Wednesday and proceeded to stumble and stutter his way through meandering responses that contradicted prior statements from himself, Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other prominent Democrats. Hoyer was unwilling to commit to the current party rhetoric — that border walls […]
New House Democrats open to negotiating with Trump to end shutdown
As the partial federal government shutdown has stretched to nearly a month — the longest shutdown in U.S. history — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi still has no intention of appropriating even a single dollar for President Donald Trump to use to fund new border barrier construction. While Pelosi and other Democrat leaders may be holding […]
Deputy press secretary Raj Shah leaves White House
White House deputy press secretary Raj Shah has left the White House and accepted a job offer at a prominent private communications and lobbying firm. Shah is taking up a leading partnership at Ballard Media Group, a new division of Ballard Partners, a firm which handles governmental relations, all of which was founded and led […]
As questions loom over RBG’s health, Lindsey Graham says he’s ‘hell-bent’ on confirming conservative justices
After Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg missed oral arguments for the first time in her decades-long career on the Supreme Court, many have speculated that her time on the high court is drawing short — and that has leaders in Washington thinking ahead. Republican South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham, who now serves as chairman of the […]
White House chooses not to use disaster relief funds to pay for border wall construction
President Donald Trump has made it known over the past week that, should Democrats continue to refuse to negotiate with him on providing funding for border wall construction to end the ongoing partial government shutdown, he has the right to declare a national emergency to bypass Congress and obtain previously appropriated funds for other things […]
Sarah Sanders calls NYT article ‘absurd’ after it alleged FBI opened inquiry on Trump
The New York Times dropped a purported “bombshell” article Friday with the hope of blowing open the Trump/Russia collusion narrative once again, and while there was plenty of initial smoke, there doesn’t appear to be much, if any, fire. In essence, that article asserted that the FBI — under the direction of then-Acting Director Andrew […]
Pelosi open to potential compromise for ending shutdown
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), who for the past three weeks has staunchly refused to negotiate, left open the possibility that she would support a compromise. When asked by reporters Thursday if she would consider a deal that traded border wall funding for legal status for enrollees in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, Pelosi […]
Report: Deputy AG Rod Rosenstein set to resign after Robert Mueller completes his investigation
According to a report from NBC News, which was based on sources allegedly from within the Trump administration who wished to remain anonymous, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein plans to tender his resignation as soon as Special Counsel Robert Mueller wraps up his probe into alleged collusion between the 2016 Trump campaign team and Russian operatives. […]
Tucker Carlson cites Elizabeth Warren to support his concerns for American families
Fox News host Tucker Carlson started the new year with an intense monologue on the problems facing American families and the integral role families play as a foundation for American society. His blunt commentary sparked conversations on both sides but particularly on the right. Responding to critics on Monday, Carlson cited a rather unlikely source to buttress […]
Hillary Clinton and DNC behind anti-Trump ‘Cohen in Prague’ allegation
If you’ve been following the evolving anti-Trump story surrounding the Steele dossier and alleged Russian collusion by then-candidate Donald Trump’s campaign, you’ve no doubt heard about an alleged visit to Prague in the Czech Republic by former Trump attorney Michael Cohen. Except, despite the same allegations re-emerging in the media every few months for the […]
Interview: Nancy Pelosi suggests Trump wants to continue government shutdown and ‘abolish Congress’
Nancy Pelosi was recently named speaker of the House once again, and she hasn’t wasted any time in using her leadership role as a platform to slam President Donald Trump. In an interview with Jane Pauley on CBS Sunday Morning, Pelosi took cheap shots at the president, accusing him of wanting to keep the government closed and […]
Trump deploys troops to West Africa amid violent unrest in the Congo
President Donald Trump takes his responsibility to protect U.S. citizens both at home and abroad seriously — and he’s just made that abundantly clear. The president quietly deployed troops to West Africa over the weekend as American citizens and U.S. diplomatic facilities have come under threat amid unrest in the nearby Democratic Republic of the […]
Republican Sen. Pat Roberts will not run again in 2020
Though the 2018 midterm elections are only two months behind us, plans are already being made for 2020. Sen. Pat Roberts (R-KS) just announced his decision to not run for re-election in 2020, a decision that opens up his eventually vacant seat to a number of Republican candidates who will battle it out over the […]
Trump calls family of late Cpl. Ronil Singh to offer condolences
The murder of Newman, CA police Cpl. Ronil Singh by a known illegal immigrant gang member on the night after Christmas drew national outrage and served to highlight the dire need for improved border security measures and immigration law reforms. President Donald Trump has weighed in on the tragic incident to publicly express his concerns, […]
Defense attorney for Russian firm challenges Mueller investigation
The Robert Mueller-led special counsel investigation has been investigating alleged Russian interference in the 2016 election, and indicted a number of Russians accused of operating an online “troll farm” to hack computers, manage fake social media accounts and sow discord among the U.S. electorate. Within that collection of Russians is Concord Management and Consulting, a […]
Nancy Pelosi vows to ‘take action’ to end shutdown after Democrats take control of House
It was widely speculated that House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) has deliberately stalled negotiations to end the ongoing partial government shutdown until the new Democratic majority takes control of the House on Jan. 3 — and now, Pelosi has all but admitted to it. Pelosi vowed on Tuesday that she and her colleagues would “take action” […]
Here’s how much Sarah Huckabee Sanders makes as press secretary
As White House press secretary, Sarah Huckabee Sanders has become one of the more recognizable faces of President Donald Trump’s administration — and the media has not been kind. Still, in an administration rocked by disloyalty on the inside and constant attacks from Democrats and the media, Sanders is a solid, reliable presence. She initially […]
Report: Sarah Sanders wants to resign, but can’t find new job
There is no love lost between White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders and the White House press corps, who routinely launch volley after volley of attacks against her and the administration — but it doesn’t look like the press pool has gotten rid of Sanders just yet. According to a since-updated report, the press […]
Singer Pat Boone asks for prayers for his wife: ‘Doctors have given up’
Actor and Christian singer Pat Boone is calling for prayers. Boone’s wife of 65 years, Shirley, is reportedly in poor health, and Pat is asking for prayers as “doctors have given up” on her — but “Jesus hasn’t,” he said on Wednesday. my sweet wife of 65 years in serious illness at home..please pray for […]
Video: Chuck Schumer once supported border security and opposed illegal immigration
Senator Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has stood adamantly opposed to President Donald Trump’s efforts to secure our nation’s southern border, and has refused to provide even a paltry sum of funding requested by the president for that purpose. Yet, video has emerged from less than 10 years ago in which Schumer sang a far different […]
Liberals are upset Justice Ginsburg didn’t retire under Obama
When it was revealed that 85-year-old Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg underwent surgery to remove cancerous growths from her lungs last week — little more than a month after falling and fracturing three ribs — worried speculation grew among liberals about their beloved jurist’s continued health. But while most Americans simply wished Ginsburg a […]
Pelosi: Democrats will investigate ‘unconscionable’ deaths of children in Border Patrol custody
Just weeks after it was revealed that a 7-year-old Guatemalan girl had died in U.S. Border Patrol custody after illegally crossing the border, it was announced that an 8-year-old Guatemalan boy had also fallen ill and died while in custody. Predictably, the liberal media and elected Democrats seized on the death of the young boy […]
Bill and Hillary Clinton attempt to rewrite history after their fall from power
Rewind about three to four years back and we find former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton sitting on top of the world — the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee with a clear path to becoming the first female president. But then the scandalous coverups surrounding the deadly 2012 Benghazi terror attack and her unauthorized use of […]
World order killed by Clintons, Bushes, and Obama, not Trump
A common narrative put forward by critics of President Donald Trump is that he is undermining the U.S.-backed post-World War II sense of world order and rule of law imposed around the globe and maintained by U.S. might and treasure. But in a surprising bit of commentary from the Foreign Policy website, one author argues […]
Democrat New Jersey governor staffer lobbies for support from official while pulling strings to land job for staffer
Another scandal is brewing in New Jersey after released emails and texts appear to show Democrat Gov. Phil Murphy lobbying for support among state party committee members while possibly pulling strings to land a top job for a staffer. An email obtained by Politico showed that Murphy had texted a New Jersey Democratic State Committee […]
Man who climbed White House Christmas tree hospitalized for mental health evaluation
Every year a massive Christmas tree is erected outside the White House, and people come from all over the world to look upon its incredible glory and celebrate the holiday season. But the celebrations around the famous White House Christmas tree had to be cut short and the area evacuated by U.S. Park Police on […]
Meghan McCain blasts Bill O’Reilly for ‘ghoulish’ Ginsburg tweet
It was announced on Friday that 85-year-old Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg had undergone surgery to remove cancerous growths from her lungs — and the left held their collectivist breath in fear for the health of their beloved liberal jurist. Ginsburg’s advanced age and health issues are certainly an item of some concern, but […]
Secretary of Defense James Mattis submits resignation to President Trump
President Trump announced on Thursday that Secretary of Defense James Mattis would be leaving his position at the end of February 2019. Trump’s announcement on Twitter was followed shortly by the public release of the resignation letter Mattis had submitted to the White House. “General Jim Mattis will be retiring, with distinction, at the end […]
Corporate radio is pulling the plug on Michael Savage, lawyer says
Michael Savage, a popular voice in conservative talk radio, is reportedly going dark in multiple major cities next year — and his attorney is blaming “corporate censorship.” The host of “The Savage Nation” was officially scheduled to change up his format in 2019, trimming his radio broadcast to one hour and doing the other hour […]
Sanders: Trump has asked agencies to look for ‘existing’ funds to pay for border wall
With yet another continuing resolution spending bill on the table in Congress and a partial government shutdown looming, President Donald Trump demanded that Congress appropriate another $5 billion for border wall construction. The Democrats refused, insisting that Trump will just have to make do with the mere $1.6 billion they’ve already set aside for that purpose. […]