June 20, 2014

WES VERNON, RA ANALYST — The Founding Fathers of the United States knew, and assumed it was a given, that the balanced recipe for freedom they had encoded in the Constitution they crafted would work -- provided, of course, that its constraints on power were actually followed... (more)

June 20, 2014

THE HILL — House Republicans reshaped their leadership team Thursday, promoting Rep. Kevin McCarthy (Calif.) to majority leader, following the surprise primary defeat of Rep. Eric Cantor (Va.). The party picked conservative Rep. Steve Scalise (La.) to replace McCarthy as majority whip and complete the shakeup resulting from Cantor's defeat... (more)

June 19, 2014

BRYAN FISCHER — Even the rabid left wing Guardian newspaper in the UK is retreating like the outgoing tide from the lie that homosexuals are born that way.... (more)

June 19, 2014

NEWSMAX — A new poll that shows President Obama's approval ratings "cratering" reflects a public essentially telling its commander-in-chief, "your presidency is over," NBC News correspondent Chuck Todd said Wednesday.... (more)

June 19, 2014

AARON KLEIN — Benghazi suspect Ahmed Abu Khattallah, seized by the U.S. on Sunday, once served as a key conduit in an effort staged by the U.S. and Arab interests to aid insurgents fighting in Libya and later in Syria, according to informed Middle Eastern security officials.... (more)

June 19, 2014

AARON KLEIN — While U.S. forces on Sunday captured primary Benghazi suspect Ahmed Abu Khattallah, it was not their first attempt at seizing the senior leader of the Benghazi branch of the Ansar al-Sharia terrorist organization.... (more)

June 19, 2014

PHYLLIS SCHLAFLY — Elections have consequences, and the stunning defeat of the heir apparent for leadership of the Republican Party, Eric Cantor, continues to reverberate throughout the political world. Completely caught off guard by this spectacular upset, the liberal media are scrambling to try to spin the story as something other than what it obviously was.... (more)

June 19, 2014

WASHINGTON TIMES — Win or lose, Rep. Raul Labrador's long shot bid to become House majority leader has exposed a desire among rank-and-file Republican lawmakers for more input -- and more fealty to conservative positions -- as GOP leaders set their priorities on Capitol Hill.... (more)

June 19, 2014

WASHINGTON TIMES — Wanted: Hard-working individual with job experience, demonstrated leadership and a minimum of two references -- those with faith need not apply.... (more)

June 18, 2014

WORLDNETDAILY — America is less safe under Barack Obama's leadership, its military probably has little respect for the decisions of the commander in chief, and a majority of Americans believe that removal by impeachment would be a proper result, according to a new poll.... (more)

June 18, 2014

WORLDNETDAILY — Another member of the U.S. House has joined the conversation about the possibility of impeaching President Obama for illegal activities, confirming his colleagues probably would vote for the move. The comments come from Rep. Lou Barletta, R-Pa., in an interview with radio host Gary Sutton.... (more)

June 18, 2014

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS — The suspected ringleader of the deadly 2012 Benghazi attacks, who was captured by U.S. forces over the weekend, was actually interviewed by multiple media outlets last year -- a stunning revelation that could raise questions over why it took the U.S. so long to arrest the man.... (more)

June 18, 2014

AARON KLEIN — Members of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, or ISIS, were trained in 2012 by U.S. instructors working at a secret base in Jordan, according to informed Jordanian officials.... (more)

June 18, 2014

WASHINGTON TIMES — Rep. Raul Labrador said Tuesday that he is gaining momentum in his campaign to become the next House Majority leader and "close" to securing the votes he need to win the post.... (more)

June 18, 2014

BREITBART — U.S. Border Patrol will put in place new policies to restrict the use of force by agents. The new rules come amid the revelation that illegal immigrants are entering the U.S. at record rates and overwhelming federal resources.... (more)

June 18, 2014

WASHINGTON TIMES — Armed Mexican troops and police regularly stray across the U.S. border, according to statistics the Department of Homeland Security provided to Congress on Tuesday that indicate more than 500 of them have jumped the border in the past decade.... (more)

June 18, 2014

WASHINGTON EXAMINER — The Internal Revenue Service is about to get slapped with a harsh payback for messing around with conservative groups... (more)

June 17, 2014

WORLDNETDAILY — Fifty-four percent of Americans say Barack Obama's deal to swap five Taliban leaders for a detained U.S. soldier in the Middle East amounts to providing aid to terrorists -- a violation of federal law -- according to a new poll.... (more)

June 17, 2014

NEWSMAX — House GOP leaders have "failed to bridge the divide" with Republicans outside Washington, conservative Rep. Raul Labrador said Monday in pleading with his colleagues to back his long-shot candidacy for House majority leader.... (more)

June 17, 2014

BUSINESS INSIDER — President Barack Obama is sending 275 U.S. troops to Iraq to "provide support and security for U.S. personnel and the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad" in the wake of territorial gains made by the jihadist group Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS).... (more)

June 17, 2014

NEWSMAX — The interrogation of a trusted messenger for the insurgent Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, or ISIS, led Iraqi commanders to a treasure trove of information on the terror group and its staggering $2 billion in finances, the British newspaper the Guardian reports.... (more)

June 17, 2014

NEWSMAX — The Sudanese government underestimated the American response to the death by hanging sentence imposed in Sudan on Meriam Ibrahim and appears willing to discuss it, says Tony Perkins of the Family Research Council.... (more)

June 17, 2014

WES VERNON, RA ANALYST — A veteran investigator and author believes Libyan missiles fell into the hands of Iran's Islamic regime during the disorder that characterized Libya before and after the overthrow of the rule of that country's longtime leader Muammar Gaddafi... (more)

June 17, 2014

ALAN KEYES — The ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, Republican Sen. Jeff Sessions, says that, when it comes to enforcing border security and U.S. immigration laws, Obama "remains committed to escalating -- rather than ending -- the lawlessness." He goes on to claim that "Republicans...are the last bulwark for the rule of law."... (more)

June 16, 2014

ANDREW C. MCCARTHY — Eliana Johnson's report is just stunning -- no matter how many times similar "mishaps" have occurred in this administration. The IRS, like other government agencies, has lots of reasons to maintain e-mails, so I'm curious about whether they will be similarly informing courts, Congress, litigants, FOIA petitioners, and other people and bodies they must periodically make disclosures and reports to that they've lost nearly two years' worth of agency communications?... (more)