In the days since Donald Trump supporters were assaulted outside his rally in San Jose last week, the city’s mayor seemed to point a finger at the presumptive Republican presidential nominee as bearing some of the blame. And the city’s police chief later said there was concern the violence could worsen in the face of a physical…
Speaking from the Navy Yard in Brooklyn, New York Tuesday, the location where she last debated opponent Bernie Sanders, Hillary Clinton declared victory and pronounced herself as the Democrat nominee for president of the United States. “Thanks to you, we’ve reached a milestone tonight,” Clinton said. “I want to thank all of the volunteers, the…
A gunman walked into an auto detailing shop in Houston Sunday morning and began shooting, killing another customer and putting the neighborhood on lockdown before being fatally shot by a SWAT officer, police said. Six others were injured, including two deputy constables who had been released from a local hospital as of late Sunday. Three…
Trump Has Officially Clinched the GOP Nomination Donald Trump on Thursday reached the number of delegates needed to clinch the Republican nomination for president, completing an unlikely rise that has upended the political landscape and sets the stage for a bitter fall campaign. Trump was put over the top in the Associated Press delegate count…
As the House Judiciary Committee moves forward with the first of two hearings examining whether IRS Commissioner John Koskinen should be impeached for misconduct Tuesday, it seems the mindset that targeting conservative groups is OK has not changed one bit among some employees at the agency. During a Washington Journal segment on C-SPAN, a self-identified IRS…
House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Mike McCaul just made a sobering trip to the Middle East, where he gained some unfortunate updates about the fight against ISIS. He shared his findings at George Washington University Thursday afternoon, hours after the downing of EgyptAir flight MS804, which has been rumored to be terrorism. “A worldwide terrorist exodus is underway…
A Washington Post poll released Thursday reveals that a vast majority of Native Americans don’t have a problem with Washington’s NFL team mascot, the Redskins. Over the course of five months and hundreds of interviews with Native Americans, researchers discovered that 90 percent of those surveyed are not offended by the team name — even…
Donald Trump has released a list of 11 people who he would nominate to the Supreme Court to fill the vacancy created by Justice Antonin Scalia’s death if he is elected this November. Trump promised in March to eventually release a list of names. They are: Steven Colloton of Iowa Allison Eid of Colorado Raymond…
America likely will be shocked over details regarding Iran’s capture and treatment of several U.S. sailors earlier this year once they’re declassified, one member of the House Armed Services Committee told the Washington Free Beacon. Rep. Randy Forbes (R., Virginia) told the outlet the Obama administration is keeping certain details of the incident secret but…
A federal judge ruled Thursday for House Republicans in a challenge brought against the Obama administration over the legality of payments to insurers under ObamaCare. U.S. District Judge Rosemary Collyer ruled the spending unconstitutional — while putting the decision on hold pending appeal. The ruling Thursday marks a win for House Republicans who brought the…
As Trump supporters and surrogates revel in their presumptive nominee victory, they’re demanding Republicans and conservatives get in line behind their candidate. Over the weekend, conservative and RedState contributor Ben Howe made an appearance on CNN with Trump supporter Kayleigh McEnany to discuss the Never Trump movement and the continued fractures within the Republican Party.…
Trump pivots to general election fight as last rival Kasich set to bow out: Donald Trump pivoted Wednesday to an expected general election brawl with Hillary Clinton, as he watched the political bramble in his path to the Republican nomination clear away entirely – with last remaining rival John Kasich set to join Ted Cruz…
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), the conservative’s conservative, has ended his presidential ambitions after devastating defeat to billionaire Donald Trump. Trump had momentum after his decisive victories in the Acela Corridor primaries, which only further increased his significant delegate lead. As former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina took the stage to introduce the senator, she said that…
Ted Cruz, the valiant conservative, tried and tried to inform the Trump supporter of his efforts in Washington, D.C. to topple the big-government machine. Time and time again, the Trump supporter was not having it and called Cruz “lyin’ Ted” repeatedly. This is but a small dose of the mood in America. From Townhall.com
AUSTIN – Today, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick gave public testimony at the Senate Select Committee on Property Tax Reform and Relief hearing in Arlington. It was a standing-room only crowd of about 500 people. “Lowering property taxes has always been one of my top priorities,” said Patrick. “Last session the Texas Senate and voters successfully…
t’s been quite clear that Ted Cruz is not a popular guy in Washington—from extreme examples like Sen. Lindsey Graham joking about how to get away with murdering him, to benign statements expressing discontent with the Texas senator like former President George W. Bush saying ‘he just doesn’t like the guy.’ Enter John Boehner, former speaker of…
Reagan’s Daughter Pens Letter to Will Ferrell on His Role Portraying Her Father With Alzheimer’s Ronald Reagan’s daughter, Patti Davis, penned a raw open letter to actor Will Ferrell Thursday after she heard the news of Ferrell’s upcoming role playing her father in the film “Reagan.” Davis, 63, indicated that she was less than thrilled…
The billionaire businessman’s Super Tuesday III run-of-the-table reinforced his aura of invincibility, just as Wednesday’s speech at Washington, D.C.’s Mayflower Hotel is designed to reinforce his policy chops. Trump said Wednesday morning that he would be naming foreign policy advisers during the speech, calling the group “very good people.” “We need new thinking,” Trump said.…
Appeals court: Tom Brady must serve ‘Deflategate’ suspension New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady must serve a four-game “Deflategate” suspension imposed by the NFL, a federal appeals court ruled Monday, overturning a lower judge and siding with the league in a battle with the players union. A three-judge panel of the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court…
Declaring the Republican presidential contest at “a fork in the road,” Ted Cruz and John Kasich defended their extraordinary new alliance on Monday as the party’s last, best chance to stop Donald Trump, even as the New York billionaire surged toward another big delegate haul. Trump, the Republican front-runner, lashed out at what he called…
