May 4, 2017

WORLDNETDAILY — The U.S. House voted Thursday to adopt the American Health Care Act, a replacement for Obamacare that would pull down some of the pillars of the law described by Republicans as failing and which many insurers are fleeing. The bill now goes to the Senate, where it likely will be amended and sent to a conference committee and another House vote. The House passed the plan Thursday by a narrow 217-213.... (more)

May 4, 2017

CLIFF KINCAID — FBI Director James Comey has been caught going around to secret Congressional briefings in "recent weeks" touting the lurid fake "Trump dossier." He has been claiming that it is a major foundation of the FBI's investigation of purported Russian collusion with Trump to interfere in the election -- months after the FBI had already assessed the "dossier" as non-credible.... (more)

May 4, 2017

CIRCA — During his final year in office, President Barack Obama's team significantly expanded efforts to search National Security Agency intercepts for information about Americans, distributing thousands of intelligence reports across government with the unredacted names of U.S. residents during the midst of a divisive 2016 presidential election.... (more)

May 4, 2017

WASHINGTON TIMES — Ann Coulter, one of President Donald Trump's most ardent supporters throughout his campaign, released a scathing critique on Wednesday of lawmakers' $1.2 trillion budget deal. "Adios, America!" author Ann Coulter famously predicted that Mr. Trump had the best shot of all Republican candidates of winning the party's presidential nomination. She defended the billionaire amid ridicule on HBO's "Real Time" with Bill Maher in June 2015, but took him to task this week in an op-ed titled "Swamp People: 47, Trump: 0."... (more)

May 4, 2017

REUTERS — U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday that allows tax-exempt churches to more actively participate in politics and could free religious organizations to deny employees insurance coverage for birth-control pills.... (more)

May 4, 2017

WASHINGTON TIMES — FBI Director James B. Comey defended his decision to disclose the reopening of the bureau's investigation of Hillary Clinton, saying he would do it again even though the thought that his actions affected the outcome of the November presidential election made him "mildly nauseous."... (more)

May 4, 2017

WASHINGTON TIMES — Former National Security Adviser Susan Rice has reportedly declined an invitation to testify before a Senate panel investigating Russian attempts to influence the U.S. election, walking back her earlier acceptance. According to CNN, Ms. Rice's initial acceptance of the invitation from Sen. Lindsey Graham, South Carolina Republican, was based on the presupposition that it was a bipartisan request.... (more)

May 4, 2017

CHERYL CHUMLEY — A new book, "Rising Star," shedding light on Barack Obama's past, suggests he was more politically ambitious at a younger age than previously believed -- and that he had asked another woman to marry him before he ever met his eventual partner, Michelle.... (more)

May 4, 2017

SEVEN DAYS — Ron Leavitt was driving from a master gardener class to his Naples, Fla., home three months ago when he received a surprising call from his wife. "She said, 'The FBI is here to talk to you about Burlington College,'" he recalled. "'When are you going to be home?'"... (more)

May 3, 2017

RUSH LIMBAUGH — RUSH: We welcome back to the program the vice president of the United States, Mike Pence. Welcome back, sir. Great to have you here with us today. THE VICE PRESIDENT: Rush Limbaugh, it is an honor to be with you always. Thanks for having me on.... (more)

May 3, 2017

LIFEZETTE — LifeZette Editor-in-Chief Laura Ingraham predicted congressional Republicans will have "hell to pay" for the "demoralizing" and "disappointing" budget compromise unveiled this week, during an interview Tuesday on Fox News' "Fox & Friends."... (more)

May 3, 2017

NEWSMAX — National Review Editor Rich Lowry said Democrats "rolled" Congressional Republicans and President Donald Trump with the $1 trillion spending deal crafted this week.... (more)

May 3, 2017

WASHINGTON TIMES — President Donald Trump tweeted Tuesday that perhaps a future government shutdown would be good for the country. Mr. Trump tweeted: "The reason for the plan negotiated between the Republicans and Democrats is that we need 60 votes in the Senate which are not there! We..." he continued, "either elect more Republican Senators in 2018 or change the rules now to 51%. Our country needs a good "shutdown" in September to fix mess!"... (more)

May 3, 2017

PHILIP KLEIN — If you want to gain an understanding of why it's so difficult for many people to trust Republicans on healthcare, look no further than the cynical decision of Rep. Fred Upton, R-Mich., to abandon his long-standing support for repealing Obamacare.... (more)

May 3, 2017

WASHINGTON TIMES — Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler condemned the May Day rioting that resulted Monday in 25 arrests, the latest in a series of violent outbreaks that have roiled the liberal Oregon enclave for months. "In Portland, we respect peaceful protest, but we do not and cannot support acts of violence and vandalism," said Mr. Wheeler in a statement. "That's not political speech. That's crime."... (more)

May 3, 2017

ALICIA POWE — The Democratic National Committee is currently defending the tactics it used last year to rig the presidential primary against Sen. Bernie Sanders in a class-action lawsuit, brazenly telling voters in a court of law that the party is not obligated to run a fair and impartial primary election.... (more)

May 3, 2017

BOB UNRUH — A document dump of nearly 1,000 pages revealing still more classified information in emails sent by then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton through an unsecured email system is prompting a call for a new criminal investigation.... (more)

May 2, 2017

THE AMERICAN SPECTATOR — After Pope Francis early in his papacy decried capitalism as "trickle-down economics" -- a polemical phrase coined by the left during the Reagan years that Francis frequently borrows -- radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh commented, "This is just pure Marxism coming out of the mouth of the Pope." Talk show host Michael Savage called him "Lenin's pope." Pope Francis took such comments as a compliment. "I have met many Marxists in my life who are good people, so I don't feel offended," he told the Italian press.... (more)

May 2, 2017

GREG COROMBOS — Monday marked May Day, which was punctuated by scores of "workers" marches around the world, but one of the leading experts on communism says movements like this always end in death, poverty and misery.... (more)

May 2, 2017

NEWSMAX — An FBI employee in 2014 traveled to Syria, married an ISIS terrorist, and told him he was being investigated, CNN reported. Daniela Greene was later prosecuted and served two years in prison, her sentence reduced after she cooperated with authorities. Her case was never publicized, and the court documents sealed because "charges against her would contribute to a substantial likelihood of imminent danger to a party, witness, or other person as well as a substantial likelihood that the ongoing investigation will be seriously jeopardized," prosecutors argued at the time.... (more)

May 2, 2017

NEWSMAX — Capitol Hill conservatives -- shocked at Jim DeMint's expected ouster as Heritage Foundation president -- are reportedly circulating a letter urging the board of trustees to keep the former senator from South Carolina at the helm.... (more)

May 2, 2017

NEWSMAX — Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., has broken ranks to criticize former President Barack Obama and other Democrats for having "giant blind spots" when it comes to the "lived experiences of most Americans."... (more)

May 2, 2017

GARTH KANT — The journalist who scooped the establishment media and unmasked Susan Rice as a key figure in the Obama administration spying scandal turned the tables Monday and grilled White House reporters about how they are doing their jobs.... (more)

May 2, 2017

CHERYL CHUMLEY — President Donald Trump's administration is at long last setting their sights on the lunchroom standards former first lady Michelle Obama imposed on students across the nation, and come next year, schools across the nation will be able to opt-out of a couple of the regulations.... (more)

May 2, 2017

ALAN KEYES — Last week the Vermont socialist, Democrat Bernie Sanders, endorsed a reputedly pro-life Democrat running for mayor of Omaha, Nebraska. The president of NARAL ProChoice America called the endorsement a betrayal of women.... (more)