Ilhan Omar’s fellow Democrats are rallying around her and looking past the previous controversies. | Francis Chung/POLITICO Ilhan Omar, at times a lightning rod for House Democrats, is now a unifying force in her party’s quest to frustrate the GOP at every turn. The member of the so-called progressive “squad” knew even before starting her
Wanted by McCarthy critics: 1 qualified alternative speaker
January 12, 2023 by
Kevin McCarthy opponents are well aware of the spotlight they’ve put themselves under, and are planning accordingly. | Alex Brandon/AP Photo There’s trouble brewing in the House GOP’s anti-Kevin McCarthy ranks. The group of conservatives wreaking havoc in the House GOP conference with their challenge to McCarthy’s bid for speaker is facing internal indecision that
Friends to the left of him, critics to the right: McCarthy’s stuck in the chase
December 30, 2022 by
Five Republicans so far are threatening to oppose Kevin McCarthy in that vote, a number that’s possibly enough to derail him given the slim GOP majority next year. | Francis Chung/POLITICO House Republicans are playing high-stakes tug of war with Kevin McCarthy’s speakership dreams. And now both sides are digging in their heels. On the
Critics Roast Biden for Declaring the Pandemic ‘Over’: All Emergency Powers Should Be ‘Voided’
November 15, 2022 by
Critics roasted President Biden after the commander-in-chief declared the Chinese coronavirus pandemic “over,” contending that, if it is true, then emergency powers should be “voided” and all vaccine mandates should be lifted moving forward. During an interview with 6src Minutes on Sunday, Biden stated that the “pandemic is over.” “We still have a problem with
Wired: Facebook Attacks Critics ‘in the Name of Privacy’
January 28, 2021 by
In a recent article, Wired outlines how Facebook is attempting to shut down an academic study of political ad targeting as it prepares to re-enable targeted political ads. In a recent article from Wired titled “Facebook Is Going After Its Critics in the Name of Privacy,” Wired outlines how Facebook is attempting to shut down an…
Fact Check: Trump is Right About Puerto Rico, Critics Manipulating Hurricane Maria Death ‘Estimates’
September 13, 2018 by
Democrats and the media have been pounding President Donald Trump over the past few days, as Hurricane Florence nears the Carolinas, over his alleged insensitivity to deaths in Puerto Rico last year from Hurricane Maria. On Thursday morning, President Trump pushed back on Twitter, alleging that Democrats had inflated the death toll “in order to make […]
Newt Gingrich: Trump’s GDP achieves Mission Impossible (and shocks his critics)
August 1, 2018 by
Early in his presidency, when Donald Trump said U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) would exceed 3 percent growth, the supposed experts in the mainstream media claimed such growth would most likely be impossible. In fact, the experts claimed unemployment would have to reach zero percent and immigration would have to double to meet such a […]
Critics Blast Trump’s Planned Deployment of National Guard Troops to the Border, But Guess Who Else Did That?
April 5, 2018 by
President Trump is proposing to send National Guard troops to the Southern border, apparently in response to reports about a ‘caravan’ of migrants making its way through Mexico toward the United States. Under pressure, the Mexican government has moved to break up part of the caravan, but it looks like some number of these would-be […]
TROLL IN CHIEF: Trump Pokes Fun At Global Warming Critics, Tells People To Bundle Up.
December 29, 2017 by
President Donald Trump poked some fun at his climate change critics while warning New Years revelers to bundle up amid record low temperatures across the eastern seaboard in a Thursday tweet. In the East, it could be the COLDEST New Year’s Eve on record. Perhaps we could use a little bit of that good old […]
REPORT: McMaster’s NSC Coup Against Trump Purges Critics of Islam and Obama
August 6, 2017 by
Derek Harvey was a man who saw things coming. He had warned of Al Qaeda when most chose to ignore it. He had seen the Sunni insurgency rising when most chose to deny it. The former Army colonel had made his reputation by learning the lay of the land. In Iraq that meant sleeping on […]
Congress Planning To Defund UN As Critics Seek Full Withdrawal
December 28, 2016 by
U.S. lawmakers and pro-Israel activists are calling for an end to American taxpayer funding of the United Nations after a controversial UN Security Council vote declared some Israeli settlements to be illegal. Congress is already planning to cut the UN’s funding in response to the UN scheme. The growing outrage also came from President-elect Donald […]
Memo: Soros Group Funded ‘Opposition Research’ On Critics Of Radical Islam
August 15, 2016 by
A non-profit group controlled by billionaire financier George Soros set out to conduct opposition research on a handful of critics of radical Islam, a newly released internal memo shows. The 2011 document, entitled “Extreme Polarization and Breakdown in Civil Discourse,” is one of more than 2,500 files stolen from Soros’ Open Society Foundations and published […]
Critics Skewer Obama’s ‘Empty Calories’ Nuclear Weapons Plan As He Touts Iran Deal
April 1, 2016 by
It’s President Obama’s last Nuclear Security Summit in Washington and, judging by his rhetoric on Friday, he seems pretty pleased with his efforts to halt Iran’s nuclear aims. The nuclear deal he signed over the summer is apparently working splendidly. “After nearly two years of intensive negotiations and strong sanctions, the countries represented in this room […]
Hillary Clinton Critics Raise Questions After Video Captures This Moment in Polk County, Iowa
February 3, 2016 by
Though the Hillary Clinton campaign is claiming victory in Iowa following Monday’s caucuses, a video from one Democratic caucus event is leading some observers to question whether she actually won the state. And several Democrats are now raising allegations of voter fraud. At Roosevelt High School in Des Moines, supporters of Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders […]
Pope Francis Endorses Obama’s Climate Agenda, Which Critics Say Will Be ‘Devastating’ to the Poor
September 23, 2015 by
Pope Francis arrived at the White House Wednesday morning to call for immediate action on climate change, endorsing President Barack Obama’s agenda. “Mr. President, I find it encouraging that you are proposing an initiative for reducing air pollution,” the Pope said before a crowd of nearly 15,000. “Accepting the urgency, it seems clear to me […]