PHILADELPHIA — Democrats arrived at their nominating convention on Sunday under a cloud of discord as Debbie Wasserman Schultz, the chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee abruptly said she was resigning after a large amount of leaked emails showed party officials conspiring to sabotage the campaign of Senator Bernie Sandersof Vermont. The revelation, along with sizable pro-Sanders…
In an apparent first, a Republican convention speaker on Thursday took the stage during the final, most high-profile night, just minutes before the nominee himself, and uttered these words: “I am proud to be gay.” Peter Thiel (pronounced “teel”) is an eccentric character in Silicon Valley: a legendary financier and co-founder of PayPal; an early…
Declaring America in crisis, Donald Trump pledged to cheering Republicans and still-skeptical voters Thursday night that as president he will restore the safety they fear they’re losing, strictly curb immigration and save the nation from Hillary Clinton’s record of “death, destruction, terrorism and weakness.” Confidently addressing the finale of his party’s less-than-smooth national convention, the…
Beleaguered Fox News chairman Roger Ailes resigned effective immediately Thursday amid growing allegations of his sexual harassment of on-air talent. The long-time head of Rupert Murdoch’s $2 billion cable news operation will be replaced by his 85-year-old boss atop Fox News, according to a release from 21st Century Fox. Ailes will stay on with the…
On Tuesday night, a political star may have been born. Donald Trump Jr. delivered a powerful testimonial for his father on the second night of the Republican National Convention, casting him as an everyman who hasn’t forgotten his Queens roots while raising his own national profile on a high-stakes night. Hours after the younger Trump…
Gary Marshall who created some of the 1970s’ most iconic sitcoms including “Happy Days,” “The Odd Couple,” “Laverne and Shirley” and “Mork and Mindy” and went on to direct hit movies including “Pretty Woman” and “The Princess Diaries,” died Tuesday in Burbank, Calif. of complications from pneumonia following a stroke. He was 81. Marshall went from…
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick weighed in on Facebook about yesterday’s delegate take back attempt. “There has been much discussion on events at the convention today. I want to set the record straight. There are rules put in place by the RNC to ensure orderly debate in a hall with thousands of delegates. To be clear,…
A nationwide return to God is America’s only hope for the future, evangelist Franklin Graham said in a Facebook Live prayer event before the start of the Republican National Convention. “This nation — it needs a spiritual healing from Almighty God,” Graham said before praying. “Our country — I don’t have to tell you —…
BATON ROUGE, LA A gunman and three officers he killed in Baton Rouge Sunday morning have been identified. In all, three offers were killed and three others injured in the latest violence between police and civilians.According to ABC News, Gavin Long, 29, of Kansas City, Missouri, opened fire on the officers, killing Baton Rouge PD…
This year’s Republican National Convention, part of the story is all about who won’t be there. Former President George H. W. Bush won’t be in attendance. Nor will his son, Bush 43. The last two republican nominees, Mitt Romney and John McCain, have declined to appear. The governor of the host state of Ohio,…
CLEVELAND, OHIO — Cleveland’s Police Patrolmen’s Union wants to suspend Ohio’s open carry laws during the RNC this week. Ohio Govenor Kasich has denied the plea from the head of Cleveland’s police union to suspend Ohio’s open-carry laws during the Republican National Convention, Ohio Law states that residents over 21 years old who legally own…
FBI confirms special secrecy agreements for agents in Clinton email probe! The FBI has confirmed to a senior Republican senator that agents were sworn to secrecy — and subject to lie detector tests — in the Hillary Clinton email probe, an extensive measure one former agent said could have a “chilling effect.” Watch the latest…
Good news for the Donald Trump campaign, via a new Quinnipiac poll: he’s made decent gains in Florida, Ohio, and Pennsylvania after previous polls had shown him losing by a decent margin to Hillary Clinton. Trump’s biggest surge has been in Florida, where the poll showed him leading Clinton 42 to 39. In June, Clinton…
It’s official, Bernie Sanders gives the nod to Hillary. Bernie Sanders endorsed Hillary Clinton for president Tuesday at a rally in New Hampshire, ending a protracted Democratic primary battle in the state where the Vermont senator won his first victory. “She will be the Democratic nominee for president and I intend to do everything I…
Testifying in front of the House Judiciary Committee Tuesday, Attorney General Loretta Lynch refused to answer questions surrounding the FBI’s recommendation not to prosecute presumptive Democrat presidential nominee Hillary Clinton for using multiple private email servers to host and transmit top secret, classified information during her time as Secretary of State. “As you are aware,…
Finally, financial news that makes sense. Lance Roberts, the host of ” The Lance Roberts Show”, has a unique ability to bring the complex world of politics and how they shape economics, investing and personal financial wealth building to you in simple, easy and informative way. No other business talk show in Houston has as…
Five Dallas police officers were killed and seven wounded by a sniper who “wanted to kill white people” during an anti-police brutality protest Thursday, an explosion of violence that President Obama declared a “vicious, calculated and despicable attack on law enforcement.” Three people were in custody and one suspect dead as local police and federal…
“I did not send or receive any information that was marked classified at the time.” This is what Hillary Clinton adamantly said in an ABC News interview last year regarding emails that she sent from a private server. However, according to FBI Director James Comey, Clinton did in fact send and receive information that was marked classified…
FBI Director James Comey took no questions after his bombshell announcement Tuesday that he would not recommend criminal charges against Hillary Clinton over her private email system, but he – and his boss – may soon answer to lawmakers. In saying he would not press the Justice Department to pursue an indictment against the likely…
WASHINGTON – Just five months before the presidential election, the State Department is under fire in courtrooms over its delays in turning over government files related to Hillary Clinton’s tenure as secretary of state. In one case, the agency warned it needed a 27-month delay, until October 2018, to turn over emails from Clinton’s former…
