As the 2020 election inches closer and closer, there are bound to be a few candidates who rock the political landscape and inadvertently reveal just how out of touch they are with what Americans really think and feel. We have seen various candidates from both sides of the…
The Cold War is heating up again. After a former spy was poisoned while at dinner with his daughter, western experts pointed to the likelihood of a state sponsor. The tactics reminded many of the KGB, and the nerve agent used to poison the pair has been traced…
White House shake-ups have been common in the era of President Donald Trump. Rex Tillerson has been fired from his role as Secretary of State, which opens the way for CIA Director Mike Pompeo to step up. And that means Gina Haspel will assume command at the agency.…
Earlier this week, we reported on an election that, despite the incredible odds, hinged on a single vote. Now a ballot has surfaced that had two candidates’ names marked. Both names had been marked, but one was crossed through. That oddity took the election from the democratic candidate…
After numerous revisions and multiple votes, the tax overhaul bill promised by President Trump is making its way to his desk. The House voted again today, and the tally swung in the Republicans’ favor. President Trump has been asking for passage in time for his final signature before…
President Trump has shaken up decades of foreign policy in the Middle East as he hints to regional leaders that his administration will officially recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. The move, though symbolic, has angered world leaders in the region, and threatens the fragile negotiations between…
Robert Mueller’s Special Counsel investigation into the chaos of the 2016 Presidential election has taken yet another unexpected turn. Mueller’s team has subpoenaed bank records from a German bank. Their target appears to be the President and his family and their dealings with real estate developments. The German…
More career public servants are distancing themselves from President Trump. This time, it is former CIA and National Security Agency Director Michael Hayden who jumped into the current fight between President Trump and CNN. Gen. Hayden took a shot at the President Saturday, saying that Trump’s attack on…
Embattled Republican Senate hopeful Roy Moore is having a hard time maintaining ties with his former allies. While some in his home state seem willing to give him the benefit of the doubt, many of the people he would have to work with (if he’s elected) see him…
Roy Moore was recently nominated to run for the Senate seat vacated by Attorney Genera Jeff Sessions. The Republican has long been a controversial figure for his politics. Now he’s facing a new challenge. A woman has accused Moore of sexual misconduct with her when she was just…
Most of the country conducted business as usual on this November Tuesday. Some Americans, though, went back to the polls almost one year after the election that put President Trump in office. As the first of those contests are winding down, it looks like Democrats are regaining some…
CNBC is reporting that Special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian meddling in the presidential election of 2016 had help from a most unlikely source. Paul Manafort, one of the most obvious targets of the inquiry, was indicted Monday. Yet the evidence used to indict him was provided…
The National Anthem protest controversy may claim another symbolic victim. This time, though, it is away from the football field. The Student Senate at Clemson University will hold impeachment hearings on Monday, Nov. 6, after their Student Body Vice President took-a-knee during the Pledge of Allegiance. Jaren Stewart,…
The National Anthem controversy that has taken over the NFL pregame spotlight has spread to colleges and to high schools. One Friday night protest didn’t go over too well with the coach. This was a private high school team, and the coach has a lot of control, so…
The clean-up from the recent spate of Atlantic hurricanes continues. But now those humanitarian efforts are being clouded by a new political storm brewing between President Trump and San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz. In his most recent round of Twitter commentary, Trump implied that American citizens in…