How Ted Cruz Exposed Senate Democrats as Free-Speech Haters
This is the story of how a simple act by Sen. Ted Cruz exposed the hatred many members of the U.S. Senate have for your freedom to speak. The story begins in 2009 in the United States Supreme Court where Deputy Solicitor General Malcolm Stewart presented the Obama administration’s interpretation of the relevant part of […]
The 3 Most Important Takeaways from Election 2014
This morning we woke up to a changed America. Republicans now control 52 seats and counting in the Senate, and expanded their majority in the House. Importantly, these majorities were won by committing to repealing Obamacare and standing for conservative priorities. Republicans also gained at the state level, picking off governorships in liberal-leaning states and […]
America faces most dangerous two years in 150 years
By Charles Hurt If President Obama suffered a “shellacking” in the 2010 elections, then what he endured Tuesday night was nothing short of a vicious gangland beatdown the likes of which have rarely been seen before in the history of electoral politics. This, of course, is a wonderful and well-deserved outcome. But beware: America now […]
‘Election Eve Dump:’ Eric Holder Releases Fast and Furious Documents That Got Him Cited for Contempt
By Joel Gehrke Justice Department officials provided House investigators with thousands of documents related to Operation Fast and Furious that President Obama had previously claimed were exempt from congressional review. In an “election eve dump,” as House Oversight and Government Reform Committee chairman Darrell Issa (R., Calif.) put it, DOJ handed over 64,280 pages of documents, a release […]
Republicans set for biggest House majority in 65 years.
(Reuters) – Republicans struck powerful first blows in U.S. congressional elections on Tuesday in their drive to control the U.S. Senate and dramatically tip the balance of power away from Barack Obama and his Democrats. Obama’s low job approval rating, partisan gridlock in Washington and a U.S. economy that is not growing broadly enough to help […]
US Supreme Court to Decide If Jerusalem Is In Israel
The US Supreme Court is about to decide Monday in the Zivitofsky vs. Hillary Clinton case, that involves a demand by a US citizen to have his birthplace denoted as “Jerusalem, Israel” on his passport. At the center of the struggle between the Congress and the presidency is Menachem Zivotofsky, who was born in Jerusalem […]
How a Conservative Congress Could Make a Huge Difference in Next Two Years
If Republicans should capture the Senate and retain their majority in the House of Representatives, can they move America toward greater freedom, opportunity and prosperity in the next two years? Or, as some cynics claim, will a conservative Congress and a liberal president simply produce more of the divided uber-partisan government that has characterized Washington […]
Be Informed Before You Vote: Islamist Campaign Donors Overwhelmingly Back Democrats
by David J. Rusin PJ Media October 31, 2014 An analysis of federal campaign contributions finds that key figures at six of America’s most prominent Islamist organizations have favored Democrats over Republicans by a ratio of 12 to 1 since the 9/11 terrorist attacks. This trend began with multiple donations to Cynthia McKinney dated September […]
US Army Buys Its First Iron Dome from Israel
Israel had been struggling to sell the Iron Dome anti-missile defense system abroad, but the Israel Defense website revealed on Sunday that a major purchaser has been found: the United States. Apparently the US Army will acquire one Iron Dome battery, and based on tests it will conduct on the system decide whether or […]
Game Encourages Muslim Children to ‘Liberate Palestine’ with Violence
A new online video game, entitled “Liberation of Palestine”, encourages Palestinian Arab children to use violence to eliminate Israel, the IDF website reports. A trailer promoting the new game was recently posted to YouTube by the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI). In this new game, players have to “get rid of the Israeli settlements, […]
Major Attack Highlights Pakistan’s Continued Vulnerability to Terrorism
In the largest terrorist attack in Pakistan in more than a year, a suicide bomber on Sunday detonated his explosives near the border with India following a joint India-Pakistan military ceremony, killing at least 57, including three Pakistani security personnel. The group claiming responsibility for the attack, a faction of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, said it […]