December 17, 2015

WASHINGTON TIMES — Having reached a deal on a nearly $2 trillion deal to keep the government open, President Obama and congressional leaders tried to build support Wednesday for the massive bill, which hikes spending across government, thrilling Democrats, and extends a host of special interest tax breaks, exciting Republicans.... (more)

December 17, 2015

POLITICO — The House Freedom Caucus hates the massive government-funding bill: Spending levels are billions of dollars higher than what conservatives wanted, and at least two top policy priorities -- language addressing Syrian refugees and so-called sanctity of life -- were cut.... (more)

December 17, 2015

JOSEPH FARAH — With all the debate about a moratorium on Muslim immigration, the main concern seems to be the threat of jihadist terrorism. That's understandable. It's an imminent threat. In fact, it is a brutal present reality.... (more)

December 17, 2015

CLIFF KINCAID — Asked during the debate which leg of the nuclear triad requires the most attention, Donald Trump said a few things about the danger of terrorists getting a nuclear weapon. Then, he added, "I think, for me, nuclear is just the power, the devastation is very important to me."... (more)

December 16, 2015

MARLO LEWIS — Is the Climate Change Agreement adopted by the 21st Conference of the Parties (COP21) in Paris a treaty? In other words, is it the type of international agreement to which the United States is a party only if the U.S. Senate ratifies it?... (more)

December 16, 2015

JAKE JACOBS — December 16, 1944, was the beginning of the Battle of the Bulge as Adolf Hitler made a desperate attempt to split the British and Americans Armies in Belgium, France, and Luxembourg.... (more)

December 16, 2015

NEWSMAX — The Rev. Franklin Graham said Tuesday that the United States should end all immigration until a "broken" system is fixed.... (more)

December 16, 2015

NEWSMAX — Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump has the "right spirit" in calling for a temporary ban on all Muslims entering the United States -- but such a restriction should be placed on all refugees and immigrants, renowned economist Larry Kudlow tells Newsmax TV.... (more)

December 16, 2015

GREG COROMBOS — House Speaker Paul Ryan calls the omnibus spending bill a compromise that gives both sides of the aisle some of what it wants, but Rep. Louie Gohmert, R-Texas, says the bill is a non-starter because it doesn't take the steps necessary to keep terrorists from entering the country.... (more)

December 16, 2015

WORLDNETDAILY — The United States is fighting a clash of civilizations with a dysfunctional immigration system, which is mocked and exploited by its mortal enemies. In response, today WND has launched a petition demanding that Congress temporarily halt Muslim immigration into the U.S.... (more)

December 16, 2015

ANDREW C. MCCARTHY — San Bernardino mass-murderer Tashfeen Malik wrote social-media posts that endorsed jihad and expressed disdain for America. Yet, that did not cause U.S. immigration agents to question her admission into our country, much less deny it. In fact, our government consciously avoided learning about Malik's Islamist rants.... (more)

December 16, 2015

PAUL BREMMER — It is often claimed Islam is a "religion of peace," but during Tuesday's GOP undercard presidential debate, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum boldly declared that Islam is more than just a religion.... (more)

December 16, 2015

NEWSMAX — Ted Cruz won the fifth Republican debate in Las Vegas on Tuesday, but Donald Trump held his own and Chris Christie "helped himself," political strategist Dick Morris told Newsmax TV.... (more)

December 16, 2015

CHARLES HURT — Stop the madness. These debates cannot go on. There were, literally, more candidates on stage for Tuesday night's Republican debate than there were at a Jeb Bush debate watching "party" in Miami... (more)

December 16, 2015

LEO HOHMANN — Thousands of Palestinians marched in celebration of Hamas' 28th anniversary Monday chanting slogans of support for the destruction of Israel while putting out a statement endorsing the recent wave of terror.... (more)

December 16, 2015

BOB UNRUH — Homosexual activists in North Carolina have filed a lawsuit targeting a state law that allows officials with religious objections to excuse themselves from responsibilities for same-sex "marriage" events, and have other officials without those concerns fill in.... (more)

December 15, 2015

PHYLLIS SCHLAFLY — Donald Trump's presidential campaign has done it again. Speaking aboard the USS Yorktown on the 74th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Trump called on our government to stop letting Muslims enter the United States "until our country's representatives can figure out what the hell is going on."... (more)

December 14, 2015

WASHINGTON TIMES — Americans now name terrorism, more than any other issue, as the most important problem facing the country in the wake of the recent attacks in Paris and San Bernardino, according to a new poll.... (more)

December 14, 2015

NATIONAL REVIEW — President Obama's use of statistics to portray his ISIS strategy as a success is "reminiscent" of the Vietnam War, Charles Krauthammer said tonight on Fox News's Special Report.... (more)

December 14, 2015

WASHINGTON TIMES — President Obama tried to calm Americans' fears of another terrorist attack Monday, asserting that the U.S.-led coalition is attacking the Islamic State "harder than ever," but the White House also struggled to explain why the administration prohibits immigration officials from reviewing the social media messages of all foreign citizens applying for U.S. visas for evidence of jihadi sympathies.... (more)

December 14, 2015

CNN POLITICS — Call it the Republican establishment's nightmare scenario. The GOP establishment, confronted by a recalcitrant electorate that refuses to leave Donald Trump, is being forced to take a fresh look at Ted Cruz, a man with grassroots strength in key early primary states and few friends in Washington.... (more)

December 14, 2015

NEW YORK TIMES — Donald J. Trump and Senator Ted Cruz of Texas were on a collision course in the Republican primary even before CNN announced podium positions for Tuesday's debate in Las Vegas. Thanks to Mr. Cruz's surge in polls, the two men will be standing at lecterns next to each other.... (more)

December 14, 2015

NEWSMAX — Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who was held captive by the Taliban for five years and freed in exchange for five detainees in Guantanamo Bay, will face charges of desertion and misbehavior before the enemy in a general court-martial, the Army announced on Monday.... (more)

December 14, 2015

WORLDNETDAILY — The fine print of the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement, a reading has revealed, reverses policies put in place to prevent the foreign takeover of the United States' ports and other crucial national infrastructure.... (more)

December 14, 2015

WORLDNETDAILY — Planned Parenthood will soon find itself in court discussing the "humane" way fetal remains are "steam-cooked" and sent to Ohio landfills.... (more)