Clinton Donors For Foundation And Politics Overlap
Since its creation in 2001, the Bill, Hillary and Chelsea Clinton Foundation has raised close to $2 billion from a vast global network that includes corporate titans, political donors, foreign…
Category: Politics
Tom Cotton All Set To Torpedo U.S. Foreign Policy Over Guantanamo
WASHINGTON — Though newly minted Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) would ideally like to see the Guantanamo Bay detainees “rot in hell,” he views the harsh conditions at the prison camp…
U.S. Preparing To Sue Ferguson Police Over Charges Of Racial Bias: Report
WASHINGTON, Feb 18 (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Justice is preparing to sue the Ferguson, Missouri, police department over allegations of racially discriminatory practices unless the police force agrees…
Washington Florist Illegally Refused To Provide Flowers For Same-Sex Wedding, Judge Rules
A judge in Washington state ruled Wednesday that a florist’s refusal to sell flowers for a same-sex wedding violated the state anti-discrimination law. – Washington’s anti-discrimination law allows for penalties…
Obamacare-Hater Can’t Find Single True Fact
Obamacare has increased enrollment in its health care exchanges to more than 11 million, and the conservative response to the law’s demonstrable success at carrying out its goals has been…
Rubio open to funding DHS without addressing immigration
READ: Rubio gets personal with Iowans Asked about the debate on Wednesday during a book tour stop in Las Vegas, Rubio declared: “We have to fund Homeland Security.” – And…
Justice Dept. could sue Ferguson for racial discrimination
Attorney General Eric Holder said this week he expects to announce the results of the department’s investigation of the shooting death of Michael Brown and a broader probe of the…
Justice Department Preparing Racial Discrimination Lawsuit Against Ferguson Police: Report
The Justice Department is preparing to bring a lawsuit against the Ferguson, Missouri, police department over a pattern of racially discriminatory tactics used by officers, if the police department does…
U.S. Allows Sales Of Armed Drones To Allies With Clean Human Rights Records
WASHINGTON — A day after the State Department loosened restrictions on the sale of armed drones to foreign allies, the risks posed by targeted killings again became apparent. Lebanese television…
Canada Agrees To Pay Even More Of The Costs For International Bridge Between Detroit And Windsor
An agreement between Canada and the United States should pave the way for construction to begin on a bridge between Detroit, Michigan and Windsor, Ontario. It also shoulders Canada with…
Jeb Bush’s foreign policy strategy: ‘I am my own man’
“I love my father and my brother. I admire their service to the nation and the difficult decisions they had to make,” Bush said Wednesday in Chicago during the first…
More Than Six Months After Ferguson, Americans Remain Deeply Divided
A little more than six months after an unarmed Michael Brown was fatally shot by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, Americans remain in many ways as divided along racial…
Obama proclaims: ‘We are not at war with Islam’
Obama went to lengths before the summit began to avoid linking extremism to the Muslim faith; his intent, aides say, was to avoid giving credence to the ideologies of Islamic…
Obama Chooses Joseph Clancy to Head the Secret Service
WASHINGTON — President Obama has decided to appoint Joseph P. Clancy, who has guided the Secret Service on an interim basis for the last four months, to lead the agency…
Obama Explains Why He Doesn’t Use The Term ‘Radical Islam’ For Islamic State, Al Qaeda
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama said Wednesday that he refuses to describe the Islamic State and al Qaeda as groups fueled by “radical Islam” because the term grants them a…
‘I Am My Own Man,’ Jeb Bush Tells Foreign Policy Group
Former Gov. Jeb Bush of Florida talked about Iran and Benjamin Netanyahu’s scheduled speech to Congress and said his foreign policy positions were his own, not his family’s. CHICAGO —…
This lawmaker hates Congress so much she’s running for city council
“The problem is, Washington is broken, it’s increasingly mired in political gridlock, and there’s virtually zero cooperation between the two parties,” Hahn said in a statement. “That’s not the kind…
Oregon has new governor after scandal spurred predecessor’s resignation
Her swearing-in at the capital in Salem caps a scandal that ended former Gov. John Kitzhaber’s time in office. – CNN’s Alexandra Jaffe, Jeremy Diamond and Rebekah Metzler contributed to…
Rep. Hahn picks California politics over Congress
“The problem is, Washington is broken. It’s increasingly mired in political gridlock, and there’s virtually zero cooperation between the two parties,” she said in a statement obtained by The Los…
Poll: Blame for DHS shutdown would fall to GOP
If a spending bill is not passed by Feb. 28, the agency’s funding will run out. READ: Poll shows most disapprove of Obama handling of ISIS – The survey, conducted…
Jeb Bush Urged America To ‘Stay The Course’ In Iraq After 2006 Visit
WASHINGTON — Former governor of Florida and likely Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush says that he’s his “own man” — pushing back against critics who say he’s beholden to the…
Jeb Bush speech: ‘I am my own man’
“The great irony of the Obama Presidency is this: Someone who came to office promising greater engagement with the world has left America less influential in the world,” he said….
Jeb Bush’s ‘Big Tent’ Welcomes Iraq War Screw-Ups
This week, the 2016 campaign takes us back to Iraq as the media grapples with the emerging foreign policy philosophy and advisory team of Jeb Bush. The potential presidential candidate…
Obama names Clancy Secret Service director
The pick will put a trusted hand at the top of the agency as it navigates the aftermath of a series of embarrassing incidents, including a breach last fall where…
Rick Scott’s Corruption Spiral
Withholding evidence. Government business carried out in secret. Potential criminal investigations. Read the whole story at Salon
Homeland Security Secretary makes plea for funding
Speaking at the White House Summit on Countering Violent Extremism on Wednesday, the secretary cautioned that a failure to pass an appropriations bill to fund the agency could have dramatic…
Two swing states: Rand Paul in dead heat with Hillary Clinton
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, the leading GOP establishment prospect, also ties Clinton in Virginia and social conservative favorite former Gov. Mike Huckabee comes within three points of Clinton’s 44…
Rand Paul spokesman: ‘No announcement plans at this time’
The New York Times reported Tuesday night that the all-but-certain candidate will kick off his campaign April 7, a date that falls at the beginning of the second quarter and…
Obama to strike inclusive tone in countering extremism speech
But in his address, the President will also call for resilience in the face of those threats and point to efforts in U.S. cities where Muslim communities and law enforcement…
HUFFPOLLSTER: Obama’s Ratings Increase On Economy, Not Terrorism
The economy is boosting President Obama, but his rating on terrorism remains low. Hillary Clinton has an early lead in three battleground states, but the models say the race will…