February 6, 2016

NEW YORK TIMES — It's the final Republican presidential debate before voters in New Hampshire head to the polls on Tuesday. Donald J. Trump has decided to take part. Carly Fiorina has been excluded. Since the most recent debate last week, the Republican race has been reordered by the results in the Iowa caucuses, with Senator Marco Rubio on the rise, Gov. Chris Christie on the ropes and Mr. Trump fighting to stay atop the polls. Here's how to tune in to the Saturday night action (and what our reporters are looking for).... (more)

February 6, 2016

WORLDNETDAILY — In 2009, Marco Rubio was a plucky challenger for the open Senate seat in Florida, taking on incumbent Republican Gov. Charlie Crist. Though Rubio was trailing in the polls, one leading conservative activist thought he had real potential and vowed to help him.... (more)

February 6, 2016

WASHINGTON EXAMINER — Sen. Jeff Sessions of Alabama issued a final warning Friday night to New Hampshire Republicans about making the wrong decision at the polls on Tuesday.... (more)

February 6, 2016

BREITBART — According to recent FEC filings, top political donors at Goldman Sachs shifted their giving to Florida Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL)79% in the last three months of last year. Jeb Bush had been the top recipient of donations from the Wall Street investment bank. Donations to Bush shrank to a trickle as his campaign faded.... (more)

February 6, 2016

LEO HOHMANN — The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is planning to cut 50 percent of the budget for aerial surveillance along the U.S.-Mexico border, agents revealed at a congressional hearing Thursday.... (more)

February 6, 2016

NEWSMAX — Twitter says it has suspended more than 125,000 accounts for promoting or threatening terrorism since last summer. In a blog post on its site, the social media company says it's "horrified" by violent extremism, like the shooting in San Bernardino, Calif. by husband-and-wife Islamic State supporters and the ISIS attacks in Paris, saying Twitter rules "make clear" posts promoting terror are banned.... (more)

February 6, 2016

FOX NEWS — Two Republican lawmakers introduced a bill Thursday requiring women to register for the draft -- in a move meant to take the decision out of the hands of the military so it can be debated in Congress.... (more)

February 5, 2016

WASHINGTON TIMES — A federal appeals court challenged the legality of Maryland's assault weapon and high-capacity magazine ban on Thursday, saying the law infringes on the Second Amendment's right to bear arms. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, in a 2-1 ruling, ordered the original district judge to use stricter constitutional standards in reconsidering an earlier decision that upheld the ban.... (more)

February 5, 2016

ANDREW C. MCCARTHY — Politico reports that Speaker Paul Ryan (R., Wis.) has given the go-ahead to House Oversight Committee chairman Jason Chaffetz (R., Utah) to investigate the lack of executive branch compliance with the recordkeeping and records-production provisions of the Federal Records Act (FRA) and Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).... (more)

February 5, 2016

BOB UNRUH — The lawyer who brought the first legal challenge to the brand-new gun limits announced by President Obama last month now is asking a judge for a quick ruling, insisting there's really nothing to argue over.... (more)

February 5, 2016

WORLDNETDAILY — Few Americans can say they know what it's like to escape from a firing squad. But Rafael Cruz, father of GOP presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz, can recall when as a young man he was arrested and accused of taking part in Fidel Castro's insurgency against Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista.... (more)

February 5, 2016

NEWSMAX — U.S. Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson on Thursday planned to eliminate 50 staff positions, or nearly half his staff, in a major downsizing of his flagging campaign, The Washington Post reported.... (more)

February 5, 2016

LEO HOHMANN — Jeb Bush found himself in the awkward position of having to answer for his father's legendary statements on the need to create a "new world order."... (more)

February 5, 2016

DOUGLAS ERNST — Talk-radio host Rush Limbaugh wants to know why President Obama became a Christian when his public comments indicate he is mesmerized by the Islamic faith.... (more)

February 5, 2016

REUTERS — Germany's domestic intelligence agency (BfV) has received more than 100 tip-offs that there are Islamic State fighters among the refugees currently staying in Germany, Berliner Zeitung newspaper cited the agency's chief as saying.... (more)

February 5, 2016

WASHINGTON EXAMINER — In a shocking reversal of policy, U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents are being told to release illegal immigrants and no longer order them to appear at deportation hearings, essentially a license to stay in the United States, a key agent testified Thursday.... (more)

February 5, 2016

NEWSMAX — President Barack Obama wants oil companies to pay a $10 tax for every barrel of oil to help fund investments in clean transportation.... (more)

February 5, 2016

NEWSMAX — Saudi Arabia is willing to send ground troops to Syria to fight Islamic State if the U.S.-led coalition agrees, the Associated Press reported on Thursday, citing the Saudi military spokesman.... (more)

February 5, 2016

NEWSMAX — Bill Cosby "will have to face the fact that this case is going to proceed," famed attorney Gloria Allred told Newsmax TV on Thursday after a Pennsylvania judge voided a prosecutor's 2005 decision granting the comedian immunity in a sex-assault case.... (more)

February 4, 2016

NEWSMAX — Former Democratic president Jimmy Carter said Wednesday that he would choose Donald Trump for the Republican presidential nomination over Ted Cruz.... (more)

February 4, 2016

NEWSMAX — Donald Trump's insulting tirades have become something to expect after the GOP presidential front-runner doesn't get his way, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz tells Newsmax TV.... (more)

February 4, 2016

BREITBART — Thursday in an appearance on MSNBC's "Morning Joe," former Sen. Rick Santorum, who dropped his bid for the Republican presidential nomination on Wednesday, was asked to name any accomplishments of Sen. Marco Rubio, the candidate he endorsed upon departing the race.... (more)

February 4, 2016

CLIFF KINCAID — Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and his supporters have been attacking the "corporate media" for not paying enough favorable attention to his "democratic socialist" campaign. But Sanders has his own "alternative media" outlets prepared to give him serious time and attention. They are led by Russia Today (RT), the anti-American propaganda channel funded by Vladimir Putin's regime.... (more)

February 4, 2016

ANDREW C. MCCARTHY — The latest revelations regarding Hillary Clinton's mishandling of classified information are stunning. For example, several of the former secretary of state's "private" emails contain national-defense information so sensitive that it is classified at the highest levels.... (more)

February 4, 2016

NEWSMAX — The Rev. Franklin Graham Wednesday lashed out at President Barack Obama's visit to a mosque, saying on Facebook that "the foundations of this nation have nothing to do with Islam."... (more)