This morning on Fox News, Daily Signal senior contributor Genevieve Wood debated Democratic pollster Doug Schoen about the big issues that will play out in Washington in the New Year. Watch the clip to see why Wood warns Republican leaders to stick to their guns and honor the promises they made to voters. [youtube zpOjgams7Z8 […]
In the whirlwind of the daily news cycle, stories come and go abruptly, moving faster than ever before. But in what may appear a clutter of events are those gripping stories that kept us talking, namely on Twitter. Echelon Insights, a Republican digital and advertising strategy firm, analyzed more than 184 million tweets across 80 […]
Rep. Charlie Rangel, D-N.Y., is using alleged police brutality victims to raise money for a re-election campaign he promised not to run. “The historical election of President Obama doesn’t mean the end of racism and injustice in America,” says @cbrangel Rangel, the veteran Harlem congressman, barely eked out an electoral victory this year in part […]
When you hear the words “miracle birth” around Christmastime, you might think of one particular birth—the one that happened more than 2,000 years ago in Bethlehem involving a virgin mother named Mary. There was no medicine or surgery involved, but there was a lot of hope, love and miraculous intervention. And while none can rival Jesus, there have been many […]
Authorities in Azerbaijan raided and closed the offices of a U.S.-funded radio station this weekend as government prosecutors in this Caucasus nation strengthened their crackdown on journalists and nongovernmental organizations. On Friday, prosecutors and the police raided the offices of the station—called Radio Azadliq, which in English translates to “liberty”—in Baku, the nation’s capital. Employees […]
As news broke that AirAsia Flight QZ8501 had gone missing en route to Singapore, investigative reporter Sharyl Attkisson offered her own theory as to why networks provide wall-to-wall coverage of such “general controversies.” Appearing on Fox News’ “MediaBuzz” with host Howard Kurtz today, Attkisson contended that while it’s beneficial to ask questions about events such […]
Withdrawing or cutting off taxpayer funding from a New York legal-aid group would be difficult despite its role in a rap video about killing police officers, a civil liberties lawyer says. Bronx Defenders, the legal group depicted in the video “Hands Up” by rappers Uncle Murda and Maino, has been awarded at least $1.5 million in […]
Occasionally, an important foreign policy/national security story gets underreported. This year it was China’s mounting military might. It’s no one’s fault that it didn’t get the coverage it deserved, considering the stories that gripped us in 2014 like Russia rolling into Ukraine and Islamic State terror. But no time like the present to fix this, […]
The pro-democracy protests that captured the energy of youth in Hong Kong — and earned sympathy around the world — ended flatly earlier this month, leaving hopes for free elections unsatisfied. But as Hong Kong police moved on a court order to disband the last of the protest camps, extinguishing nearly three months of sit-ins, […]
As 2014 ends, we thought we’d share some of the times we laughed the hardest this year: When Jay Leno shared something he would miss about hosting the Tonight Show: [youtube NmD-yvxCQ5w nolink] When Jimmy Fallon found “actual footage” of “President Obama’s” phone call with “Vladimir Putin:” [youtube zmIUm1E4OcI] When David Letterman noticed […]
