Shoshana Weissmann is a policy and communications professional who served as a prolific contributor to The Weekly Standard, where she wrote extensively on politics, policy, and breaking news from 2015 to 2017. Her hundreds of pieces for the magazine covered the 2016 presidential campaign, the Obama administration, and a wide range of domestic and foreign policy topics. She is currently known for her work at the R Street Institute, where she focuses on regulatory reform and digital policy.
President Donald Trump's nomination of Texas Supreme Court Justice Don Willett to the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals breaks new ground for at least two different kinds of legal "engagement"—in the world of social media, and with a judicial philosophy that some conservatives have rejected as…
On Thursday, Bill Kristol told Andrea Mitchell on MSNBC that he "would encourage my Never Trump friends to be open-minded about a Trump administration and willing to help."
On Sunday, Donald Trump's son Eric told ABC's George Stephanopoulos how proud he is of his father.
During Wednesday's presidential debate, Chris Wallace asked Hillary Clinton about the extent of her abortion support.
On Monday, Bill Kristol asked why Donald Trump can't be "dumped from the ticket."
On Sunday, Bill Kristol talked about some of the logistics of replacing Donald Trump as the Republican nominee.
On CNN's State of the Union, Tim Kaine dodged questions from Jake Tapper about leaked documents showing that she once advocated for open borders.
On CNN's State of the Union Sunday, former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani had difficulty defending Donald Trump not paying income taxes.
Bill Kristol joined MSNBC to discuss Monday night's presidential debate.
Following Monday night's presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, a CNN/ORC instapoll showed Clinton winning the debate by a large margin.
During Monday night's presidential debate, Donald Trump said Hillary Clinton was telling ISIS "everything you want to do" by putting her plan to defeat the terrorist group on her website.
Following reports that Hillary Clinton will bring Mark Cuban to Monday's debate, Donald Trump suggested he would bring Gennifer Flowers.
Bill Kristol joined MSNBC Friday to talk about Monday's presidential debate. He said he'd like to see Trump choke on stage.
Bill Kristol joined CNN's Jake Tapper Monday to discuss how Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton handled responding to the attacks in New York, New Jersey, and Minnesota during the weekend.
A terrorism analyst for CNN said that the recent spate of terrorist attacks could be due to "two or three lone wolves who somehow got together." David Rohde, who is also an editor at Reuters, joined CNN host Carol Costello Monday morning.
On CBS's Face The Nation, John Dickerson asked Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus about how the RNC would handle Republicans who ran for president this year and don't support Trump, if they want to run again.
On several Sunday shows, those on Donald Trump's team blasted the media for focusing on the birther issue, which Trump himself made a focus of his campaign in recent days.
On Wednesday, Thomas Joscelyn tweeted about the Iranian foreign minister counting "on ignorance of the Iranian regime's own dealings with al Qaeda." See his tweets below.
On Tuesday, multiple outlets reported that Donald Trump will propose six weeks of paid maternity leave for new mothers.
Former aides to President Obama took to Twitter to criticize how Hillary Clinton's campaign handled issues related to her health, following Clinton's medical episode on Sunday.
On Fox News Sunday, former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich defended Donald Trump's praise of Vladimir Putin and his appearance on Russian propaganda network RT.
Managing editor Eric Felten joined WNYC's On The Media to talk about the changing role of music in presidential campaigns.
On Thursday, Hillary Clinton gave her first press conference in over 200 days.
In a new George Washington University Battleground Poll of registered voters released Wednesday, respondents reported feeling reluctant about the upcoming election.
Senior writer Stephen F. Hayes joined Fox News on Tuesday to talk about updates in the presidential race and new Benghazi revelations.
A new CNN/ORC poll released Tuesday shows Donald Trump leading Hillary Clinton in a four-way presidential race. And in a reversal of what had been true in most 2016 polling, Clinton's favorables are worse than Trump's.
On Sunday, Senator Jeff Flake told CNN's Jake Tapper that if the election were held today he would not vote for Hillary Clinton nor Donald Trump.
On Tuesday, Bill Kristol joined MSNBC to talk about the 2016 elections and Hillary Clinton's weakness as a candidate.
On Sunday, Donald Trump's vice presidential pick Mike Pence joined CNN's Jake Tapper to talk about Trump's apparent backtrack on immigration policy.
On Wednesday, WEEKLY STANDARD senior writer Stephen F. Hayes joined Fox News to talk about the latest revelations about the connection between the Clinton Foundation and Hillary Clinton's State Department.
Coming off a terrible July, Debbie Wasserman Schultz is clinging to a narrow lead over her primary challenger. The former Democratic National Committee's chief faces her primary challenge on August 30.
This week, America was forced to take a stance on cargo shorts, we learned about how Donald Trump sees people, and Ben Carson has an interesting take on the Khan controversy.
Senior writer Mark Hemingway discussed Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson's role in 2016 on Fox Business Friday.
On Thursday, Bill Kristol and chairman of the American Conservative Union, Matt Schlapp, talked about what voters will do this election and those who have endorsed Trump on CNN.
On Thursday, Bill Kristol joined MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell to talk about Republicans supporting Donald Trump.
On Wednesday, Bill Kristol joined Jake Tapper to talk about Donald Trump's comments on the Khan family.
On Wednesday, MSNBC's Joe Scarborough reported that Trump had asked his foreign policy adviser repeatedly why he couldn't use nuclear weapons.
This week, we learned Bill Clinton LOVES balloons, Bernie Sanders lost his speech, and Terry McAuliffe lets loose.
On Thursday, Khizr M. Khan, the father of Army Captain Humayun Khan, addressed the Democratic convention.
On Wednesday, Donald Trump addressed concerns that Russia hacked the Democratic National Committee's emails for his benefit.
On Tuesday, the boss talked with Andrea Mitchell about the importance of not underestimating Donald Trump and the value of speeches at the Democratic convention.
The boss spoke to ABC News about the Democratic convention so far and which events at the convention will have an impact that lasts past the next few days.
At a rally sprinkled with anti-Democratic National Committee and anti-Hillary Clinton signs on Monday in Philadelphia, Bernie Sanders implored his supporters to vote for Clinton and Tim Kaine.
The boss published some thoughts on Donald Trump's chances on Twitter Monday morning. He explained why Trump's messaging, though at a "6th-grade level," could prove to work well for him.
In an article and podcast posted Sunday, Politico's Glenn Thrush interviewed the boss about 2016.
This week, Chris Christie played it off like he wasn't heartbroken that Donald Trump picked Mike Pence over him. People had some ridiculous analogies for Ted Cruz. Finally, what the hell was going on with the RNC playlist?
Something is missing from the Republican National Convention YouTube page. The page includes Monday's live stream, and a link to Thursday's live stream, but not Tuesday's or Wednesday's.
CNN's Maeve Reston reports that the staffer who helped Melania Trump write her plagiarized speech has offered her resignation.
On Twitter, Jarrett Hill noted a big problem in Melania Trump's Republican National Convention speech. It was First Lady Michelle Obama's.
Fox News's Bret Baier asked General Mike Flynn, former Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, about surprising details in his book on Monday.
On Sunday, 60 Minutes aired a joint interview with Donald Trump and his vice presidential pick, Mike Pence. After Trump suggested that as president he would declare war on ISIS, Lesley Stahl noted, "but we did go to war, if you remember. We went to Iraq."
This week, Pokémon ruined everything, and then politics ruined Pokémon. There was lots of weirdness surrounding Donald Trump and Mike Pence. Finally, there now exists a perfect gift for the renegade in your life.
Move over Will Ferrell and Frank Caliendo! Donald Trump's reported VP pick Indiana Governor Mike Pence is apparently really good at doing impressions of former President George W. Bush.
Early Friday Donald Trump tweeted that he has, in fact chosen Indiana Governor Mike Pence as his running mate.
A new Quinnipiac poll shows Hillary Clinton losing her lead in swing states.
On Tuesday, Republican senators Mike Lee of Utah and Ben Sasse of Nebraska spoke about their newly introduced ALLOW Act, which would stop the Washington, D.C. government from enacting excessive and arbitrary requirements for people to get jobs. They hope that states will follow their lead.
On Tuesday, former President George W. Bush spoke at the memorial service for slain Dallas police officers.
A new NBC/SurveyMonkey poll reveals some weird insights, including that many of Hillary Clinton's own supporters think the FBI should have recommended prosecuting her for her email conduct.
Here something that's hard to believe: In many states, taxpayers pay lobbyists' salaries. So-called "public lobbying" is a common practice whereby one government entity uses taxpayer money to hire lobbyists who then lobby another government entity—even within the same state.
In an interview with CNN's Jake Tapper, Dallas Police Chief David O. Brown expressed deep concern about the conversation about police in America.
This week, Donald Trump retired Senator Ted Cruz's nickname, some senators had some harsh words for Trump, and Japan is still weird.
Donald Trump is so committed to upholding the Constitution that, if elected and sworn into office, his oath to "protect and defend the Constitution of the United States" will include protecting and defending parts of the Constitution that do not exist.
On Thursday, FBI director James Comey testified before Congress about the FBI's investigation into Hillary Clinton's email use while secretary of state, following the FBI's decision not to recommend criminal charges.
On Face The Nation, neither Senator John McCain nor Lindsey Graham seemed optimistic about a Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton presidency. They also shared warnings about the future of American foreign policy with regard to President Obama's and future administrations.
This week, we learn Trump Huts are a thing, Twitter ruins SCOTUSblog's annual tradition, and President George W. Bush gives the best reply to Kanye's video.
Following the release of the House Benghazi Select Committee's report, the wife of one victim of the 2012 terrorist attack has spoken out for the very first time. The widow of Navy SEAL Tyrone Woods did not mince words about Hillary Clinton and the former secretary of state's "dismissive" comments…
On Monday, Rep. Nancy Pelosi said in a statement, “House Republicans’ Select Committee has now wasted more than two years and $7 million in taxpayer dollars retreading the same facts and conclusions exhaustively detailed in previous congressional reviews." Despite the various revelations that the…
This week, Rep. Nancy Pelosi unmasks the Air Condititoning Crook, another presidential candidate releases his Supreme Court short list, and there is big mews from the U.K.
Democrats are still making due process the enemy of their efforts following the Orlando shooting—or they're trying to, at least.
President Obama expressed frustration in a public statement at the White House Thursday over a split vote on a case before the Supreme Court, focusing his ire on Senate Republicans for refusing to confirm his replacement for the late Justice Antonin Scalia. Obama bemoaned the Court's 4-4…
Some Republicans eager to unify behind Donald Trump argue unification is important not only to win the presidency, but to win Senate and other races in 2016. A new Quinnipiac poll in one important swing state suggests that keeping distance from Trump could be helping at least one Republican senator…
In Commentary, Abe Greenwald discusses the logic some are using to deny that the Orlando shooter's actions were connected with Islam or ISIS, and the problems such assertions create.
Speaker Paul Ryan is calling on President Obama to release the Orlando shooter's full 911 call transcript, without censoring references to ISIS.
This week, we learned about Donald Trump's philosophy about keeping a "fat guy" around. SMOD gets a tough primary challenge. Finally, Rep. Trey Gowdy wears... this...
Republican governor of Tennessee Bill Haslam talked openly Wednesday about a discussion he had with Donald Trump, but he didn't endorse the presumptive GOP nominee for president.
The Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution reads, "No person shall ... be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law...." Senator Joe Manchin isn't sure the belief that one is innocent until proven guilty is always such a good idea. On Thursday, The West Virginia Democrat…
Maryland governor Larry Hogan said Wednesday he does not plan on casting a ballot for Donald Trump this November.
During a speech in Atlanta on Wednesday, Donald Trump said Kim Jong-un "acts up," but he would be willing to speak with the leader.
A new ABC/Washington Post poll shows that Donald Trump's unfavorable rating has jumped 10 percentage points in the last month.
Two new polls of the presidential race show a big opening for a third party presidential candidate to gain traction.
Following Sunday's mass shooting in Orlando, which has been called "the deadliest mass shooting in the United States and the nation's worst terror attack since 9/11," President Obama responded to the shooting by call it "an act of terror and an act of hate."
This week, we learned about Senator Mitch McConnell's childhood bully, we give our new robot overlords a big hearty welcome, and Donald Trump steals a line from Huggies.
Hillary Clinton isn't sure the Second Amendment is a constitutional right. But she's sure the right to abortion is.
John Kasich said it's entirely possible he will not endorse Donald Trump.
Bill O'Reilly struck a nerve Tuesday evening when discussing the judge in the Trump University case with Charles Krauthammer.
Some Bernie Sanders supporters aren't willing to support Hillary Clinton even if she's the Democratic nominee.
Hillary Clinton's campaign manager asserted on CNN Tuesday the likely Democratic nominee is "exciting." Speaking with host Alisyn Camerota, Robby Mook argued Clinton's plans on health care and college affordability were what will excite voters as the Democratic primary wraps up.
In recent weeks, there have been numerous reports that Donald Trump's campaign is disorganized and understaffed. A new report from Bloomberg seems to support that view, and suggests his campaign may be struggling to handle Trump's messaging in a way he finds suitable.
During Hillary Clinton's first time taking questions from the press in about a month, she was asked about the super delegate system.
This week, John Kasich grew a beard. Speaker Paul Ryan's endorsement of Donald Trump was hiding in plain sight. Here is everything you need to know about the Libertarian Convention and how it's playing out.
On Friday, inventor of the Dean Scream and Hillary Clinton supporter Howard Dean said the Democratic ticket for president needs some youth to prevent it from being too old.
On Tuesday, White House press secretary Josh Earnest answered questions about Hillary Clinton's email scandal, but suggested reporters talk to her campaign, rather than the White House.
You won't believe what Donald Trump described as his "personal Vietnam." A Trump monument comes to D.C. And what was really in Scott Walker's "juice"?
The FBI and Department of Justice are investigating Virginia governor Terry McAuliffe for receiving potentially illegal political donations. Among them is the $120,000 he received from Chinese businessman Wang Wenliang.
Katrina Elaine Jorgensen is the latest Republican to voice her opposition to Donald Trump's nomination for president. The communications chair of the Young Republican National Federation says she can no longer hold that position in a Facebook post published Monday.
Austin, TX is working hard to prove it's the epitome of stupid government. Hillary Clinton needs to brush up on how to make simple graphs. Megyn Kelly also tests out Donald Trump's hair.
On Friday, Hugh Hewitt asked CBS's John Dickerson whether he would think Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump to be more vindictive towards their enemies.
On Wednesday, Donald Trump announced 11 potential Supreme Court picks. The list includes Steven Colloton, Allison Eid, Raymond Gruender, Thomas Hardiman, Raymond Kethledge, Joan Larsen, Thomas Lee, William Pryor, David Stras, Diane Sykes, and Don Willett.
On Face the Nation, Former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates says he was "startled" to learn Hillary Clinton's opposition to the surge of troops in Iraq was political.
This week, we learn about Donald Trump's love of chocolate, how much your senator costs, and the Trump meeting with Speaker Ryan was... interesting.
On Tuesday, Vice President Joe Biden said he was confident Hillary Clinton will be president.
On The Kelly File, Wisconsin talk show host Charlie Sykes gave an eloquent defense of why he remains against presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump.
On Monday, Chris Matthews asked Hillary Clinton's friend and aide Sidney Blumenthal whether the FBI had interviewed him about her email scandal.
There exist understandable reasons why well-intentioned Republicans who think the worst of Donald Trump could be convinced to support him. Among those reasons is that the next president will likely have the opportunity to appoint a few Supreme Court justices. Despite Trump's many shortcomings, he…
Earlier today, it was reported that Facebook's "news curators" suppressed conservative media and news about Facebook in Facebook's trending news feed.
When talking with people who work in the conservative social media world, one will likely hear complaints about Facebook's newest algorithm adjustment making it more difficult for their content to reach people. A new revelation may provide some answers.
On Sunday, CBS's John Dickerson asked Hillary Clinton about her email scandal.
Days after Donald Trump's last Republican opponent dropped out of the race, Trump is beginning to sound more liberal on economic policy.
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On Sunday, Senator Pat Toomey followed Speaker Paul Ryan's lead, and offered some advice to Donald Trump. In an op-ed on Philly.com, Toomey writes, "I find his candidacy highly problematic."
On Sunday, Sarah Palin told CNN's Jake Tapper that Speaker Paul Ryan is ignoring the will of the people and has not supported Donald Trump because he wants to be president in 2016. For those reasons, Palin said she will oppose Ryan in his primary election.
At the Washington Examiner, Philip Klein reports that Mitt Romney doesn't intend to endorse Donald Trump.
On Thursday, Speaker Paul Ryan said he isn't ready to endorse Donald Trump.
Late Wednesday evening, longtime critic of Donald Trump, Senator Ben Sasse, tweeted a series of thoughts on 2016. He published them on Facebook as "An Open Letter to Majority America."
On Tuesday night, following a big loss in Indiana, Ted Cruz dropped out of the presidential race.
On Monday, WKRC reporter Cammy Dierking talked about going to the White House and interviewing President Obama. However, it seems the interview was conditional.
Hillary Clinton has a very complicated opinion of coal. In March, she proudly declared, "we are going to put a lot of coal miners and coal companies out of business."
During a Bernie Sanders rally on Monday, a man with a blue beard and futuristic glasses blew kisses at the Vermont senator.
At the Detroit NAACP Annual 61st dinner on Sunday, Hillary Clinton bemoaned systemic economic and social problems.
On Fox News Sunday, Chris Wallace asked Donald Trump about Ted Cruz making Mike Tyson's endorsement of Trump into a campaign issue.
This week, Joe Biden and Chris Christie returned, the Donald Trump-John Kasich fight heated up, and Kasich forgot the alliance he made with Ted Cruz.
President Obama told the New York Times he attributes Democratic losses in the House and Senate during his administration to a lack of communication.
On Thursday, Senator Lindsey Graham asked General Dunford about his ISIS strategy.
Hillary Clinton's Brooklyn-based campaign sells lots of gear perfect for your inner hipster, from "Herstory" shirts (get it?) to shirts celebrating her very newfound pro-same sex marriage stance.
On Wednesday, Ted Cruz teased a "major announcement" set for 4pm.
On Wednesday, Donald Trump told CNN's Chris Cuomo that he likes Indiana governor Mike Pence, but he doesn't expect his endorsement.
At The Washington Post, Christopher Ingraham told the story of how a routine traffic stop turned into the police seizing tens of thousands of dollars from the manager of a Christian band.
On Wednesday, Joe Scarborough asked Donald Trump about Bernie Sanders. "You said Hillary Clinton was shouting her message—Bernie Sanders shouts his message too, right?"
During MSNBC's town hall with Hillary Clinton, Rachel Maddow made the mistake of suggesting Clinton could ever in the future be behind Bernie Sanders in the delegate count.
Keeping with Former President Bill Clinton's aspiration to be the least helpful surrogate for a presidential candidate, on Monday, he criticized President Obama's jobs record.
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On Fox News Sunday, Chris Wallace repeatedly asked Democratic National Committee chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz about the attacks between Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton. She repeatedly refused to address them, instead opting to talk about the Republican primary.
This week, President Obama had a lot of fun at the White House Science Fair. Donald Trump preempts your trolling. And Ted Cruz REALLY loves America.
From the beginning of Obamacare's implementation, President Obama's signature legislation has been riddled with problems. Its latest problem ought to unite Republicans and Democrats in finding a solution.
Senator Rand Paul has focused on advancing policies that solve problems prevalent in cities. One of those policies, focused on combating poverty, will be up for a vote soon.
Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders, and Donald Trump all have strong ties to New York, and they all approached their campaigns in the state very differently.
House Republicans are finding new ways to rein in the IRS. In a statement, House majority leader Kevin McCarthy called the agency "a picture of government corruption and incompetence."
In his new book, Our Republican Constitution: Securing the Liberty and Sovereignty of We the People, Georgetown law professor Randy E. Barnett answers the question of who constitutes "We the People." He provides new insights into what that means for America's Constitution and government, while…
On Monday during a Hillary Clinton rally, Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards said women would harm themselves by voting for Ted Cruz. But she picked what is arguably the worst analogy.
Americans for Tax Reform is using tax day as an opportunity to remind people what the income tax once looked like.
This week, John Kasich proved that, despite his resistance to the idea, he is indeed vice presidential material. Senator Ben Sasse was silenced by a young lady. Donald Trump also gives us a peek at his policy ideas.
In Austin, Texas "Fight for 15" protesters advocating for a $15 minimum wage swarmed a Taco Bell flooded to talk to workers about their cause. Instead of receiving support, the workers told them to leave.
On Wednesday, Sean Hannity asked Trump about his upcoming series of speeches on policy.
On Thursday, CNN's Chris Cuomo asked Hillary Clinton press secretary Brian Fallon about Clinton's path to victory.
A new video from the Republican National Committee highlights that early on in the 2016 race, both Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders wanted a civil, issue-focused debate. However, things have now changed and Clinton and Sanders now attack each other on issues, qualifications, and for being too…
On Tuesday, Fox News's Megyn Kelly spoke with Heidi Cruz. Kelly noted Cruz's long list of accomplishments and asked if she would consider a run for office.
In an awkward new video, Hillary Clinton celebrates the anniversary of her first, anticlimactic, campaign launch. Following that botched attempt, Clinton later re-launched her campaign at a rally on New York's Roosevelt Island in June.
During a meeting with Newsday's editorial board, Hillary Clinton discussed her change of heart on criminal justice. She suggests she only recently realized realized the impact of systemic racism on the criminal justice system.
Hillary Clinton is looking forward to running against Donald Trump, it seems.
Donald Trump's convention manager Paul Manafort says Ted Cruz is using tactics similar to those of the Nazi police.
CNN's Jake Tapper asked Hillary Clinton if she had any doubts about the kind of president Bernie Sanders would be.
This week, John Kasich ate everything in New York and came up with a witty nickname for Ted Cruz. We also learn what Donald Trump would look like if he didn't tan.
On Thursday, Bill Clinton defended signing the 1994 crime bill. While speaking to a crowd of Hillary supporters, he vehemently defended signing it, focusing on the positive impact it had on crime rates and communities. During his explanation, Black Lives Matter protesters chanted and booed.
On Thursday, while Bill Clinton was giving a speech to a crowd of Hillary Clinton supporters, he was repeatedly interrupted by Black Lives Matter protesters.
Remember when Hillary Clinton said she was "dead broke" after leaving the White House, while she was senator of New York? Apparently she was too broke to use the subway.
Former Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell, a Hillary Clinton surrogate, thinks Clinton needs to tone down her attacks on Bernie Sanders.
On Tuesday, Bernie Sanders' campaign manager Jeff Weaver was asked about the Democratic primary heating up and competition with Hillary Clinton.
Chelsea Clinton, daughter of Bill and Hillary Clinton, talked about being asked about the potential of her running for office for as long as she could walk.
Some guy dressed as Donald Trump was dancing in New York City.
On Sunday, Hillary Clinton told Chuck Todd that no unborn child has constitutional rights.
At the Washington Free Beacon, Matthew Continetti writes about "How to Dump Trump," and why he ought to be dumped:
On Thursday, The Weekly Standard's Michael Warren joined CNN to talk about Donald Trump.
A PAC supporting John Kasich, New Day For America, released what is arguably the most uncomfortable ad of the cycle. It would make Pinocchio blush.
Oftentimes, in order for a ridiculous regulation to be rejected, it must be litigated in court, frequently with the legal help of Institute for Justice (IJ)—if it's even struck then. Sometimes, as Kentucky showed this week, the state legislature nixes the law before it goes to court.
Earlier Wednesday, President Obama commuted sentences for 61 drug offenders.
During Tuesday's CNN town hall, Donald Trump repeated his assertion that he might support allowing Japan and South Korea to develop nuclear weapons.
On Tuesday during CNN's town hall, Donald Trump was asked what he thinks are the top three functions of government.
On Tuesday, Geneva Ridgefield, mother of Sandra Bland, discussed how people she meets complain that Hillary Clinton has lied. Ridgefield defended Clinton, and later joked about Bill Clinton, "If I was to be held accountable for everything my man did, whoa! We'd have a problem!"
Tuesday morning, Donald Trump's campaign manager was arrested for grabbing a reporter earlier this month.
On Tuesday, reports surfaced that Donald Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski was arrested for grabbing Michelle Fields.
On Monday, Newt Gingrich called Donald Trump's notorious retweet insulting Heidi Cruz's appearance "utterly stupid," and talked about how "one of the dumbest weeks in presidential politics that I can remember" distracts people from Hillary Clinton's scandals.
Will Tim Tebow be the next celebrity to run for office?
Team Hillary is very unhappy their candidate has to compete in an actual competitive Democratic primary.
Are you a White Nationalist and a Donald Trump fan? Are people mean to you? There's a hotline for that, now. The Daily Beast reports:
The Washinton Post reports that Chelsea Clinton thinks Democrats won't take back the House of Representatives in 2016.
On Thursday, Fox News's Charles Payne asked Ben Carson about the ongoing feud between Donald Trump, who Carson has endorsed, and Ted Cruz, over Cruz's wife.
A video shows Chelsea Clinton blasting the "crushing costs" of President Barack Obama's signature legislation. In the video, Chelsea Clinton tells a crowd that her mother, Hillary Clinton, is open to using executive action to reduce "crushing costs" of Obamacare.
On Thursday, Donald Trump tweeted, "Hillary Clinton has been working on solving the terrorism problem for years. TIME FOR A CHANGE, I WILL SOLVE - AND FAST!"
Donald Trump plans to visit Speaker Paul Ryan's home town of Janesville, WI, for a town hall event next week.
At a press conference today in Argentina, President Obama says that people in Boston "taught America a lesson" after the marathon bombing. He said "they grieved," "we apprehended those who had carried this out, but a few days later folks were out shopping."
Toronto Councilman Rob Ford has died at age 46, following a battle with cancer.
On Monday, former President Bill Clinton blamed disaster in Europe on migrants. He also seemed to suggest the migrants are causing Europeans to fear diversity.
During President Obama's speech in Cuba on Tuesday, he discussed differences between Cuba and America.
Monday morning, Comfortably Smug tweeted this picture of President Obama standing in front of a mural of Che Guevara during his visit to Cuba.
Over the past few months, someone has been following Ted Cruz around with a "Ted Cruz likes Nickelback" sign. The culprit is now revealed:
Jimmy Kimmel used that fact to have some fun with people on his "Lie Witness News" segment.
On Wednesday morning, President Obama announced his nomination of Merrick B. Garland to the U.S. Supreme Court.
A study shows that, during the presidential campaign, Donald Trump has earned $1.90 billion of free media coverage about him. Despite that, he's been incredibly hostile to the press. Recently, his campaign manager was accused of assaulting Michelle Fields, who worked for an outlet favorable to…
On Tuesday, Hillary Clinton was asked whether or not NAFTA was a mistake.
During MSNBC's town hall with Hillary Clinton on Monday, Clinton discussed foreign policy in Libya.
Chris Christie's unlikely endorsement of Donald Trump and his solemn look on the trail with Trump led some to ask in jest whether he's been held hostage by Trump. Christie said, "I want everyone to know for those who were concerned: I wasn’t being held hostage."
Following controversy about Donald Trump supporters' violence towards Trump protesters, The Pantagraph—a local Illinois publication—reports that "[p]eople going to the Donald Trump rally on Sunday drove over graves."
CNN reports that Bernie Sanders thanks Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel for not endorsing him.
During CNN's Democratic town hall on Sunday evening, a woman confronted Hillary Clinton about how Obamacare has impacted her.
During a rally in Ohio on Sunday, a man asked Donald Trump about his comments about Senator John McCain's time as a POW.
On ABC's This Week, the boss discussed the prospect of defeating Donald Trump.
Friday morning, Ben Carson endorsed Donald Trump. During the press conference, a reporter asked, when Carson "says there are two Donald Trumps, do you agree with that characterization and could you amplify on it?"
Donald Trump was for the Iraq war, but says he was against it. Trump is now saying he wants to use more American troops to fight ISIS.
Apparently it's not easy for Hillary Clinton to do what she thinks is right to help people. That's what she said during Wednesday night's Democratic presidential debate.
During Wednesday night's Democratic presidential debate, Jorge Ramos noted, "Secretary Clinton, I want to disclose once again that my daughter Paula works for your campaign." Ramos went on to ask Clinton about her email scandal.
Wednesday night, a Democratic debate hosted by Univision and Washington Post began in Spanish. A translator referred to Hillary Clinton as the "protagonist" of the debate.
On Wednesday morning, former presidential candidate Carly Fiorina endorsed Ted Cruz.
There has been a lot of discussion about media bias this election, particularly in regard to the media's non-stop coverage of Donald Trump. But it looks like the media has another bias.
Is Donald Trump afraid to release his tax returns? Sad!
Bernie Sanders mocked Republicans' mental health at Sunday night's Democratic presidential debate.
During Sunday night's Democratic presidential debate in Michigan, Hillary Clinton called out Bernie Sanders for not supporting the 2009 auto bail out.
During a campaign event, Bill Clinton talked about sanctions Hillary Clinton helped put on Iraq.
During Thursday night's Republican presidential debate, Megyn Kelly noted that Donald Trump's spoken position on visas for highly-skilled workers seemed to be different than the position explained on his website.
On Thursday, Senator Ben Sasse focused his speech at CPAC on the Constitution. Interestingly, he did not shy away from praising a constitutional amendment long swatted aside by government.
On Tuesday, The Five host Greg Gutfeld ripped Donald Trump on his comments on the KKK, libel laws, and more.
Well-respected constitutional scholar, Georgetown Law professor, and head of the Georgetown Center for the Constitution Randy E. Barnett makes the case for a third-party candidate if Donald Trump is the Republican nominee.
As Donald Trump racks up wins on Super Tuesday, many of the anti-Trump crowd are suggesting candidates for the GOP to rally behind.
A new ad from Our Principles PAC rips Donald Trump as unelectable, focusing primarily on Trump's controversial comments on race.
On Sunday, Marco Rubio made fun of a sore spot for Donald Trump—his stubby hands.
Following Donald Trump's refusal to disavow former KKK Grand Wizard David Duke's support, days after initially disavowing, Trump is now claiming he couldn't hear CNN host Jake Tapper.
On Sunday, Senator Ben Sasse articulated his rationale for opposing Donald Trump in a lengthy Facebook post. The post, titled, "AN OPEN LETTER TO TRUMP SUPPORTERS," reads:
On Sunday, Senator Jeff Sessions endorsed Donald Trump.
CNN reports that on Thursday, Vice President Joe Biden spoke in Mexico City and "came close to offering an apology for comments made by Republicans about Mexico and Mexican immigrants on the campaign trail."
Days ago, former KKK Grand Wizard David Duke stated his support for Donald Trump. On Friday, Trump addressed it with, "I didn't even know he endorsed me. David Duke he endorsed me, OK? I disavow. OK?"
Early on Sunday, Donald Trump tweeted this:
During a Donald Trump Tennessee rally on Saturday, Chris Christie shakes hands with Trump as he enters. Trump appears to whisper to him, "get on the plane and go home."
During Thursday night's Republican presidential debate, Marco Rubio repeatedly attacked Donald Trump for his use of illegal immigrant labor to build Trump Tower.
On Friday morning, George Stephanopoulos asked Marco Rubio if his good debate performace was "too little, too late."
Following Thursday's Republican presidential debate, Donald Trump discussed an instance in which he had to hire foreign workers.
During Thursday night's Republican presidential debate, Donald Trump was asked about being neutral with regard to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
During Thursday night's Republican presidential debate, Donald Trump was asked, "If the Mexicans don't pay for the wall, will you start a trade war with Mexico?"
Former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney discussed the 2016 race with Neil Cavuto. Romney said, "There's no question that Donald Trump has but the clearest path to becoming the Republican nominee," adding that the field narrowing would help a non-Trump candidate.
During CNN's Democratic presidential town hall, Bernie Sanders announced he would release the content of his paid speeches to Wall Street.
As far back as November, Ted Cruz began using the hashtag "#TrusTed." Now, "TrusTed" is often used in Cruz's ads, on banners behind him during events, on his campaign bus, and elsewhere.
On Tuesday, Van Jones and Bakari Sellers discussed the democratic presidential race on CNN.
During President Obama's press conference about closing Guantanamo Bay on Tuesday, he wrongly stated the name of the Boston Marathon bomber as, "Zohar Zaniev." In fact, the terrorist is named Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.
On Monday night, John Kasich told Megyn Kelly he has no intention of dropping out of the 2016 race. She asked about the prospect of him leaving the race.
On Monday, C-SPAN tweeted a clip of then-senator Joe Biden saying President George H.W. Bush should wait until after the November election to name a nominee.
During a Virginia town hall on Monday, John Kasich said something that raised eyebrows.
The Republican National Committee is out with a new video, titled, "The Clintons Hope You Forgot."
On Sunday, Rubio staffer Joe Pounder posted this tweet, suggesting Ted Cruz's communications director, Rick Tyler, posted an article containing false information about Rubio.
On Saturday night, before all of the South Carolina primary results were in, Jeb Bush announced he would be dropping out of the race. He is expected to come in 4th or 5th in South Carolina.
John Kasich and Marco Rubio have both taken softer tones in recent weeks. Ted Cruz is apparently trying to do the same.
On Wednesday, during a town hall event, Mika Brzezinski read Donald Trump a passage describing a candidate. At the end, she asked Trump, "Who am I describing?"
On Wednesday, just days before the South Carolina primary, S.C. governor Nikki Haley is endorsing Marco Rubio for president. Rubio is already endorsed by S.C. senator Tim Scott.
Over the past several months, Marco Rubio has been striking an increasingly emotive tone on issues ranging from abortion to poverty. On Monday, he continued to build upon that.
During a South Carolina town hall on Tuesday, Senator Lindsey Graham asked the audience, "how many of you are Democrats?" Jeb Bush raised his hand and smiled. Several audience members laughed.
On Tuesday, Politico reporter Annie Karni tweeted a video of Hillary Clinton with Al Sharpton. Karni tweeted that Clinton's statement in the video was in response to the question, "Will Sharpton endorse Clinton?"
The Comedy Central roast of Donald Trump first aired in March 2011. In the roast, several comedians joke about Sarah Palin.
The Weekly Standard's Terry Eastland discussed Justice Scalia's nomination on Fox News on Sunday. Watch here:
On Sunday, Bill Kristol joined ABC's This Week and discussed the process for replacing the late Justice Scalia on the Supreme Court. He also talked about Saturday's GOP debate. Watch:
In the past, Donald Trump has praised eminent domain, even calling it, "wonderful." However, During Saturday night's Republican presidential debate he repeated a line he has used in recent debates: "I'm not in love with eminent domain."
During Saturday night's GOP debate, Donald Trump said, "The Iraq War was a big, fat mistake."
Derek Hunter explains in the Daily Caller why, despite Bernie Sanders winning more of the popular vote, Hillary Clinton leaves New Hampshire with more delegates. In addition to New Hampshire's 24 delegates distributed to candidates according to the percentage of the popular vote they win, it also…
Bernie Sanders prepared for his victory speech Tuesday night by shooting hoops. He made every shot.
Hillary Clinton's staff told reporters what to write, and they complied.
During the GOP Debate, moderator Mary Katharine Ham asked Marco Rubio about social issues.
Google Trends regularly tweets out trending questions about candidates and data prior to and during presidential debates.
At the beginning of Saturday night's Republican presidential debate, the moderators called Ben Carson's name, but for some reason he didn't come out onto the GOP debate stage. He stayed back for a few minutes, and eventually came out. Then the moderators seemed to forget about John Kasich.
During Thursday night's Democratic debate, Hillary Clinton was asked about her email scandal, electability, and other related issues.
Hillary Clinton supporters attended the Democratic debate in full force.
During Thursday night's Democratic debate, Bernie Sanders called Hillary Clinton establishment, and Clinton railed against Sanders' attacks on her.
Hillary Clinton wasn't advocating for the right for gay people to marry when it mattered. That's what the gay rights group, Log Cabin Republicans, is saying.
Carly Fiorina's presidential campaign is requesting people sign a petition to include her in the next Republican debate.
During an event in New Hampshire on Wednesday, a woman said she was concerned about the super PAC supporting Jeb Bush, Right to Rise. She asked Jeb, "I like what you're saying, I think you're a gentleman, but are you playing good-cop, bad-cop? Because you say you have no control over your Right to…
During Wednesday's CNN Town Hall, Anderson Cooper asked Hillary Clinton, "One of the things that Senator Sanders points to, and a lot of your critics point to, is you made three speeches for Goldman Sachs, you were paid $675,000 for three speeches. Was that an error in judgment?"
If you watched Hillary Clinton's speech following Monday night's Iowa Caucuses, you might have noticed some oddities.
On Monday night, after Senator Ted Cruz was declared the winner of the Iowa Caucus, Senator Ben Sasse tweeted this:
Donald Trump "University" is still at the center of an ongoing legal battle.
Bernie Sanders is now calling Hillary Clinton's email scandal "a very serious issue."
On Thursday, Bernie Sanders released a note from his doctor that attested to his good health.
During CNN's Democratic Town Hall Monday night, only one of the three candidates was asked about his age: Bernie Sanders. In response, Sanders touted his good health. Chris Cuomo did not ask Hillary Clinton, who is about 6 years younger than 74 year-old Sanders, about her age.
During CNN's Democratic town hall, a first-time caucusgoer leaning towards Bernie Sanders asked Hillary Clinton about the lack of enthusiasm surrounding her campaign -- and said that people his age think she's dishonest.
Chris Christie's campaign released a new campaign video of him discussing crying in office.
Monday morning, Governor Chris Christie was asked about why he's back in New Hampshire so soon after the recent storm that caused flooding and other damage in New Jersey.
S.E. Cupp says the Sarah Palin she once knew is gone. She says this because of Palin's endorsement of Donald Trump, whose stances on issues close to Palin's heart have been inconsistent.
On Thursday, in an interview with Hugh Hewitt, a former defense secretary under Presidents Bush and Obama, Robert Gates, said "the odds are pretty high" Hillary Clinton's server was compromised by a foreign government.
During a Hillary Clinton rally at Simpson College's Kent Campus Center in Indianola, Iowa, on Thursday, one can see a man slowly falling asleep, right behind her.
Early last week, Planned Parenthood endorsed Hillary Clinton. It's the first time the organization has backed a candidate in the primary.
An LGBT group, the Human Rights Campaign, endorsed Hillary Clinton on Tuesday. Following the endorsement, Clinton tweeted this:
Nate Silver sheds light on how Donald Trump might perform in the general election. Because Trump is such a unique candidate, people have been trying to determine how he might perform in the general, if he wins the Republican nomination. Some think his harsh persona will limit his appeal to…
Sunday night's Democratic debate had 8.72 million viewers, according to Nielsen. But 11.34 million people watched CBS's Madam Secretary, which aired at the same time. Over 20 million watched CBS's 60 Minutes. The NFL playoff game, which aired at 7pm E.S.T, had over 40 million viewers.
During the Democratic debate Sunday night, Bernie Sanders was asked about his Wall Street-related attacks on Hillary Clinton.
During Sunday's Democratic debate, Bernie Sanders was asked how he could be the nominee if he doesn't have minority support.
Right before Sunday night's Democratic debate, MSNBC aired each candidate entering.
The NFL playoffs continued Sunday, followed by the Democratic debate at 9 p.m. EST. This comes in the middle of a three day weekend, as tomorrow is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a federal holiday.
Following reports that Hillary Clinton ally and founder of Correct the Record (which coordinates with the Clinton campaign) David Brock was planning to attack Bernie Sanders on his health, Clinton's campaign chair told Brock to "chill out."
On Wednesday, Amanda de Cadenet interviewed Hillary Clinton on a variety of topics, including her life in politics and hanging out with her girls.
The Bernie Sanders campaign has released a statement attacking Hillary Clinton on health care:
Wednesday morning, Hillary Clinton was asked if she bought a powerball ticket. She replied, "I did!"
Bernie Sanders believes he's the voice of the Democratic party.
Chelsea Clinton hit a few roadblocks on Tuesday, while stumping for her mother Hillary.
A 2009 campaign ad for Chris Christie's gubernatorial campaign included praise for President Obama.
The Financial Times reports that Jeb Bush is starting to come out of his shell and appear more comfortable on the campaign trail. Part of that is his selfie strategy.
On Friday, actress/director/political activist Lena Dunham campaigned for Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire. During her speech, she accidentally called Clinton "Hillary," and apologized for it.
One of the emails included in the latest release of Hillary Clinton's State Department emails shows more tension between Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Hillary Clinton.
On Wednesday, one of the GOP's happy warriors, Arizona governor Doug Ducey, announced a notable first appointment to the Supreme Court of Arizona. Ducey has appointed Clint Bolick, an independent, to the court.
On Thursday, Donald Trump tweeted, ".@SenTedCruz Ted--free legal advice on how to pre-empt the Dems on citizen issue. Go to court now & seek Declaratory Judgment--you will win!"
During President Obama's remarks on his executive actions on gun control, the Washington Post's David Nakamura reported that Obama senior adviser Valerie Jarrett sat holding hands with Former Congresswoman Gabriel Giffords.
While the Republican presidential field is slowly narrowing, former governor of New Mexico Gary Johnson announced Wednesday that he will run for president as a Libertarian.
On Tuesday, MSNBC's Chris Matthews asked Hillary Clinton, "What's the difference between a socialist and a Democrat?" He even preempted her dodge by asking, "Is that a question you want to answer, or would you rather not?"
An ad from Make America Awesome, "a SuperPAC dedicated to blocking and reversing Donald Trump’s political ascent," says Trump's real record is him "fighting for himself, not for us."
Hillary Clinton often cites her work with Russia as a foreign policy success. However, as with much of her work as secretary of state, the success of the Russian reset has come into question—even by her husband, former President Bill Clinton.
The Metropolitan Police Department of Washington, D.C., has made arrests in a marijuana distribution case.
American Enterprise Institute President Arthur Brooks penned a column recently on the culture of victimization. Brooks notes that "'victimhood culture' has now been identified as a widening phenomenon by mainstream sociologists." This culture disempowers the people it victimizes and prevents them…
The boss recently posed a very important question to Twitter:
During a speech in Iowa Tuesday, Hillary Clinton's Southern accent made a comeback. In the Midwest.
Senator Ben Sasse, a Republican from Nebraska, took to the Senate floor to give the first of a series of addresses on the separation of powers. The senator talked Thursday about the need for Republicans to hold themselves to the Constitution the same way they demand Democrats do. He asked what…
In 2008, Donald Trump, the current Republican presidential frontrunner, said, "Hillary is a great appointment," and called EPA administrator Lisa Jackson a "brilliant person, a great environmental person."
Unfortunately for the Democratic National Committee and its chair, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, this Saturday's Democratic presidential debate seems to conflict with some other events that are likely to prevent many people from watching:
The Republican National Committee posted a video of Hillary Clinton admitting that Obamacare creates adverse incentives. During an exchange between Clinton and a questioner, Clinton noted, "we have built in some unfortunate incentives that discourage full-time employment."
Chairman of the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, Senator Richard Burr, has reportedly asked staff to review comments Senator Ted Cruz made during Tuesday's Republican presidential debate, as they may have included classified information.
During Tuesday's Republican presidential debate, the Washington Post's Matea Gold tweeted this bleak picture of a debate watch party for Jeb Bush in his home state of Florida:
The boss appeared on Morning Joe Thursday morning and talked about Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, and Chris Christie. He is confident one or more of them could defeat a talented demagogue like Donald Trump.
A new ad from Future 45, "an independent organization devoted to educating voters about the challenges facing our country," highlights Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's role in the Obama administration's failed Syria policy.
On Tuesday, Speaker of the House Paul Ryan blasted Donald Trump's proposal to ban all Muslims from entering America..
On Friday, several news stations, including MSNBC, CBS, and CNN, went inside the apartment of the San Bernardino shooters, and aired what they saw.
If you were watching Twitter while the San Bernadino shooting was playing out, you might have seen people, including politicians, condemning those who said they were praying for the victims.
During shootings, and immediately after, many take to social media to offer prayers to those killed, injured, and affected. However, some are now mocking those who offer prayers.
On Wednesday, CNN's Dan Merica asked Hillary Clinton if she thinks Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel should step down. Clinton ignored his question, refusing to offer the former Clinton aide a helping hand in his time of need.
Last month, Senator Tom Cotton keynoted the Federalist Society's Barbara K. Olson Memorial Lecture. Cotton noted he's a long-time Federalist Society member. "Back when I was a student and a lawyer, I belonged to the Federalist Society because I believed in individual freedom, constitutional…
In an email released by the State Department, John Podesta blasts David Axelrod for totally caving "in to right wing economics." Podesta, who is currently chairman of the 2016 Hillary Clinton presidential campaign, was speaking ill of Obama's top political adviser in private emails with Clinton…
On Tuesday, President Obama gave a press conference on a variety of issues, including climate change and the Planned Parenthood shooting.
In a newly released email between Hillary Clinton and Philippe Reines, Reines notes he sought NFL commissioner Roger Goodell's advice, with regard to Clinton's concussion. Reines later clarifies he didn't mean with regard to her health, but instead, with regard to rumors about her deteriorating…
Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, former head of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) during President Obama's tenure, went on the Kelly File last night to talk about the possible manipulation of ISIS intelligence. He said the investigation should "start at the top. Where intelligence starts and stops is at…
A new ad from the Republican National Committee goes after Democrats on foreign policy. The ad--titled "Can Leaders Like These Keep Us Safe?"--includes voiceovers from Hillary Clinton, President Obama, and John Kerry.
The Washington Examiner's Jim Antle has written a comprehensive piece about the Democrats' war on youth. Antle notes that politicians and pundits on the right have been pointing out ways in which Democrats' policies hurt young people.
The Washington Examiner's Jim Antle has written a comprehensive piece about the Democrats' war on youth. Antle notes that politicians and pundits on the right have been pointing out ways in which Democrats' policies hurt young people.
Over the past few weeks, students at universities across America have been throwing temper tantrums at the prospect of free speech and open dialogue. On Tuesday, John Kerry justified the Charlie Hebdo slaughter and differentiated it from the Paris attacks, by saying there was "a rationale that you…
During Saturday night's Democratic debate, Hillary Clinton was asked about bringing in Syrian refugees.
During Saturday night's Democratic debate, Bernie Sanders was asked if he still believes "the greatest threat to national security [is] climate change." Sanders said it was, and then criticized Hillary Clinton's foreign policy and support for the Iraq war.
Politico reports that the Bernie Sanders campaign fought an attempt by CBS—the network hosting tonight's Democratic debate—to focus more on foreign policy, due to yesterday's terrorist attacks in Paris. The suggestion by CBS occurred during a conference call with the three campaigns participating…
This week, Ruben Kihuen, a Democrat running for Nevada's 4th Congressional District, complained about wealthy and elite members of Congress while speaking at a Fight for $15 rally in Las Vegas.
During tonight's Republican presidential debate, Carly Fiorina went on an extended foreign policy riff:
During Tuesday night's Republican presidential debate, Marco Rubio articulated his disagreements with increasing the minimum wage, and explained his alternative ideas.
A man from the audience at a Hillary Clinton event said he'd like to strangle Carly Fiorina
According to U.S. News rankings, Yale is the third best university in America. Tuition nears $48,000 per year—a high price, but one many believe is worth paying to become a great young thinker, whose ideas will move the world forward. But following two separate, childish student outbursts at Yale,…
Every Democrat in the 2016 field has complained about ridesharing services like Uber, Lyft, and Sidecar. But their campaigns pay for plenty of Uber rides.
Following Jeb Bush's campaign reset, the former Florida governor has expanded on his new "fix it" theme. Bush is focusing on how his experience and ideas make him the best candidate to fix Washington, D.C.
Bernie Sanders, who has bemoaned America's vast deodorant selection, is now being featured on a patterned shirt. The Des Moines Register reports that the clothing shop Raygun has begun selling this shirt, covered entirely covered by Bernie Sanders's face:
Senator Ben Sasse spoke on the Senate floor for the first time yesterday.
Last week, the women of The View made fun of Carly Fiorina's smile, calling it "demented" and suggesting a smiling Fiorina Halloween mask.
Hillary Clinton always makes time for friends at the State Department—especially those who have money.
In one of the newly released Hillary Clinton emails from the State Department, Clinton talks with Stephen S. Roach, chairman of Morgan Stanley Asia. They discuss meeting, his new book, and more.
Hillary Clinton has repeatedly claimed that, “The State Department has confirmed that I did not send nor receive material marked classified."
Today's highlight in unseemly fundraising letters comes from Rep. Kathleen Rice (D - NY - 4).
Opportunity Lives has posted a video of Speaker of the House Paul Ryan titled, "Speaker Ryan: A Personal Journey."
Debate moderators confronted Marco Rubio about missing Senate votes during his presidential run. The Florida senator responded:
In the undercard Republican debate on CNBC, Lindsey Graham bemoaned politicians who lie for political points:
Google has released the top questions about Hillary Clinton people were searching the day of the House's Benghazi hearing. Three were about Clinton and Benghazi, one was about whether or not she's still running, but the top one was about her age. "How old is Hillary Clinton?"
During the House Select Committee on Benghazi hearing, Hillary Clinton's campaign sent out an email with her opening statement to the committee:
Joe Biden plans to run for president, a congressman says on Twitter. A reporter says the vice president plans to make his 2016 announcement within two days.
On Wednesday, Ellen DeGeneres tweeted, "Presidential candidate @BernieSanders is ready for his entrance onto my show."
Hillary Clinton doesn't think she's the only flip-flopper at Tuesday's debate stage. During the Democratic presidential debate, she said, "everyone on this debate stage has changed a position or two."
During Tuesday's Democratic presidential debate, Bernie Sanders resuced Hillary Clinton. "The American people are sick and tired of hearing about your damn emails," Sanders said, standing up for Clinton.
During Tuesday's Democratic debate, presidential candidate Jim Webb ripped the Iranian nuclear deal, adding that the deal will allow Iran "to move forward and eventually acquire a nuclear weapon." Watch:
In his opening remarks, Democratic presidential candidate Lincoln Chafee trolled Hillary Clinton, saying he has "no scandals" and "high ethical standards." Watch:
The Department of Labor may soon be able to garnish your wages without a court order.
On Monday, President Obama asked Pulitzer Prize-winning author Marilynne Robinson about her faith:
There has been speculation that John Kerry and Iranian foreign minister Javad Zarif would be selected for the Nobel Peace Prize.
Today, Young America's Foundation (YAF) is marking the anniversary of Che Guevara's death with an anti-Che campaign.
Rumors are circulating that Vice President Joe Biden may announce his run for president in any day now, and many speculate his chances of winning the primary would improve as Hillary Clinton's scandals worsen.
During the White House's Summit On Worker Voice on Wednesday, Joe Biden had a clear message for labor unions—that Hillary Clinton might not be a reliable ally, but he would be. His speech focused on his sympathies for the labor movement, his friendship with AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka, and the…
Over the past few weeks, Donald Trump has faced criticism for his stance on eminent domain from numerous conservatives including the Club for Growth, Rand Paul, and numerous scholars on the right. On Tuesday during Special Report, Bret Baier asked Donald Trump his opinion on eminent domain.
Only a few months ago, Hillary Clinton's campaign was highlighting how frugal their operation is. That's already changed.
Senator Elizabeth Warren is leading a charge against against the thinkers on the left, apparently. As Politico reports:
There is plenty of brown-nosing in the latest batch of Hillary Clinton's emails released by the State Department.
In a newly released Hillary Clinton email, Clinton jokes that the Chinese must have hacked her email. "Even weirder--I just checked and I do have your state but not your gmail--so how did that happen. Must be the Chinese!"
In one newly released email from Hillary Clinton, one discovers that John Kerry had Hillary Clinton's personal email address. Note that Kerry, who was then a senator but is now secretary of state, chose who would be in charge of overseeing the State Department's response to document requests…
Today at the Clinton Global Initiative annual meeting, Bill Clinton claimed he tried to be more Chinese by saving money. Watch:
Today, President of Planned Parenthood Federation of America Cecile Richards, testified before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on PPFA's use of taxpayer funding. During testimony, she falsely asserted that, "we've never stated that we did" provide mammograms.
After John Boehner announced he would be resigning as speaker of the House, Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy said he would run to fill his position. Now there's a second congressional leadership race to fill the spot held by McCarthy.
Hillary Clinton joined Chuck Todd on Meet The Press Sunday, and he replayed some of her biggest flip-flops on issues like same sex marriage and energy in front of her. Watch:
Numerous sources report Speaker John Boehner has announced he will be retiring from his speakership and Congress at the end of October.
On Thursday, Douglas Brinkley, author of "The Nixon Tapes: 1973," joined Neil Cavuto to talk about similarities between Hillary Clinton and President Richard Nixon.
The Hillary Clinton campaign released a video encouraging women to join her Women for Hillary coalition. But at the 00:20 mark, when a woman's voice says, "this is our country," the screen pans to a woman who appears to be in France.
Pope Francis spoke before Congress Thursday, and numerous politicians lived up to their most iconic moments.
While there have been extensive comparisons of Bernie Sanders to Larry David—and there are undeniable similarities—some are now comparing the Jewish senator and presidential candidate to Pope Francis.
The first two episodes of the new South Park season remind us why the term "South Park Conservative" exists. The show should also help us narrow down the GOP field to politicians who embody its values.
On Tuesday, the Washington Post published the cease and decist letter that Donald Trump's lawyer reportedly sent Club for Growth president David M. McIntosh, along with the promise of a multi-million dollar lawsuit if the group doesn't comply.
Yesterday on Face the Nation, Hillary Clinton said she opposed federal bans on late-term abortions, as such abortions take place because of "medical necessity." The question from John Dickerson was specifically in reference to the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, which does include the…
Hillary Clinton has attacked Donald Trump because he didn't rebuke an audience member who asserted President Obama is a Muslim, and not American.
A segment about Hillary Clinton disappointing kids ran on a New Hampshire news station.
Martin O'Malley has continued to be a thorn in the side of the Democratic National Committee. Over the past few weeks, he's publicly criticized the DNC and its chair, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, for limiting debates in order to help Hillary Clinton. Schultz hasn't taken it lightly.
I first learned of Texas Supreme Court Justice Don Willett on Twitter—fittingly—in 2013, when he asked me for a copy of my then-Twitter header image of the U.S. Supreme Court justices holding Care Bears (except Justice Scalia, who is photoshopped holding broccoli). Since that time, I've had the…
Republicans debated on the eve of Constitution Day, and did our founding document more justice than usual. The Republican debate on CNN was full of impressive performances by nearly all the candidates—and most who addressed the Constitution did so in a less clichéd way than they typically do.
Last night Hillary Clinton appeared on the Jimmy Fallon show. The subject of Donald Trump came up. Clinton asked Fallon, "Have you ever been able to let him touch—let you touch his hair?" Fallon replied, "I've never touched his real—I don't know, I think it is real hair. He never let me touch his…
Senator Marco Rubio explained foreign policy in Russia and Syria concisely during Wednesday's Republican Debate. Putin is "trying to replace us as the single most important power broker in the Middle East and this president is allowing it." Watch the full clip here:
As Jeb Bush and Donald Trump were arguing, Scott Walker interjected:
Comedy Central is not a network known for its conservatism, but for as long as its been on the air, South Park has always embraced the free market. Fortunately, its new season returns tonight—hopefully the GOP presidential debate is over by the time South Park airs!
Today, Jon Favreau, the former director of speechwriting for President Obama, tweeted that Vice President Joe Biden should run for president.
Update: Turns out Trump re-sent the tweet hours later in 2013, and has not yet deleted it.
Shortly before the start of a "Grassroots Organizing Meeting with Hillary Clinton" at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, the backdrop of the stage fell down. Watch the video from America Rising PAC here:
Today the Tea Party Patriots hosted the "Stop the Iran Deal Rally” at the U.S. Capitol. Speakers included Donald Trump and Senator Ted Cruz, among others. Trump walked on stage to the song, "It's The End Of The World" by R.E.M.
In a speech today about the Iran deal at the Brookings Institution, Hillary Clinton mentioned Russia and Vladimir Putin. She defended her Russia Reset, and then said something strange:
While looking through the newest batch of Hillary Clinton emails released by the State Department, one finds a disturbing anti-Israel trend. Her advisers regularly criticized Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, the "US. Jewish community," and AIPAC.
While looking through the newest batch of Hillary Clinton emails released by the State Department, one finds a disturbing anti-Israel trend. Her advisers regularly criticized Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, the "US Jewish community," and AIPAC.
In one of the newly release Hillary Clinton emails, a mostly redacted message from Philip Gordon to Huma Abedin and Jacob Sullivan ends with, "To quote Huma, I don't get paid enough." Abedin, Clinton’s closest aide, was able to change her fortunes with a little help from friends.
Hillary Clinton's recently released emails includes a memo sent by David Brock titled, "Memo on Impeaching Clarence Thomas."
In one of Hillary Clinton's recently released emails, it appears she was concerned Ambassador Capricia Marshall was dancing on tables and singing.
At a rally in South Carolina Thursday, Donald Trump attacked Republicans for “copying” his phrase, "make America great again."
The American Action Forum (AAF) is out with a new report about the Obama administration's unsuccessful efforts to reduce regulations. The findings are jaw-dropping.
MSNBC reports that a "federal judge is calling Hillary Clinton's use of a private server a 'violation of government guidelines.'"
On Tuesday, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell addressed the topic of higher education at a Shelby County Chamber of Commerce membership luncheon. Joe Arnold, political editor for WHAS-TV, tweeted some quotes from McConnell during the event.
There's a saying in politics, "when you're explaining, you're losing." It's applied a few ways, but it generally means that in situations in which politicians have to explain away a scandal or gaffe, as they're explaining, their supporters become somewhat dismayed or begin to question the…
On Monday, Hillary Clinton is unveiling her solution to college debt. The solution is nothing new — it makes taxpayers pick up the bill.
In the first Republican presidential debate, Fox News's Bret Baier asked, "Is there anyone on stage -- and can I see hands - who is unwilling tonight to pledge your support to the eventual nominee of the Republican party, and to pledge to not run an independent campaign against that person?"
On Thursday, Sergio Gor, the communications director for presidential candidate Rand Paul, tweeted a picture of what appears to be another presidential candidate's closing statements that he says were left in the hotel printer:
Hillary Clinton recently sat down for a "Chair Chat" with the chairman of the South Carolina Democratic party, Jaime Harrison. During the interview, as in many of her speeches to people who live in the South, she put on a Southern accent that is absent from her speeches to Northerners.
Senator Elizabeth Warren praised two Democratic presidential candidates - Sen. Bernie Sanders and Gov. Martin O'Malley - for their stances on Wall Street. "I'm pleased that Sen @BernieSanders and Gov @MartinOMalley are supporting @TammyBaldwin's bill to slow down the Wall Street revolving door,"…
A new report by the American Action Forum, a center-right policy institute, details adverse economic consequences of the Keystone XL pipeline's delay. The report highlights billions of dollars in untapped economic activity, and the over $1 trillion the U.S. has paid other countries for oil. It also…
On Monday Hillary Clinton posted a picture on her Facebook Page alongside a caption, "Hillary’s hosting her first Facebook Q&A of the campaign this afternoon. She'll be chatting live about her vision for a better economy—add your question below, and the post will be updated when she’s ready to…
Just one day after the Iran deal was announced, the State Department tweeted a video in which Under Secretary Wendy Sherman, a lead U.S. negotiator, recounts something Secretary of State John Kerry said at the close of the Iran negotiations.
President Obama's deputy national security adviser, Ben Rhodes, has been using doublespeak to sell the nuclear deal to the American people. In April of this year, Rhodes claimed that the nuclear deal would include "anywhere, anytime" access to Iranian nuclear sites. Last night, the top Obama…
Hillary Clinton outlined her economic agenda today at the New School in Manhattan, and attacked Uber. The ridesharing service did not reply to Clinton directly, but the company did post a story on its blog about how the service helps “senior mobility.” Clinton, a grandmother, is 67 years old.
Wisconsin governor Scott Walker is announcing that he's running for president today. Because of Walker's anti-Union reputation, AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka made sure to weigh in.
Today, in an economic speech at the New School in Manhattan, Hillary Clinton spoke out against short-term traders.