Lawmaker wants to force Congress to use VA health care

Lawmaker wants to force Congress to use VA health care

An Ohio congressman wants to force all Capitol Hill lawmakers and their staff to receive health care from the Department of Veterans Affairs to ensure they have incentive to improve the system. But the top Democrat on the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee is blasting the idea as little more than a publicity stunt. On Tuesday, […]

Rice criticized Rumsfeld over handling of Iraq War: report

Rice criticized Rumsfeld over handling of Iraq War: report

Condoleezza Rice reportedly criticized former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld  in an email to Colin Powell for his handling of the war in Iraq, according to emails seen by Buzzfeed News. “First, we didn’t invade Iraq to bring democracy — but once we overthrew Saddam, we had a view of what should follow,” Rice said in an […]

Former Clinton email tech aide accuses House GOP of political harassment, won’t testify today

Former Clinton email tech aide accuses House GOP of political harassment, won’t testify today

Lawyers for a former State Department staffer who worked on Hillary Clinton’s private email system have notified a House committee that their client will not testify Tuesday morning, saying that he previously invoked his constitutional right against self-incrimination before another Republican-led panel of Congress. Bryan Pagliano, who worked on Clinton’s 2008 presidential campaign before setting […]

Obama expected to veto the 9/11 victims bill

Obama expected to veto the 9/11 victims bill

President Barack Obama will veto a bill that would allow terror victims of the attacks on September 11, 2001, to sue Saudi Arabia, the White House said Monday. “That’s still the plan,” White House press secretary Josh Earnest said when asked if the President planned to veto the bill. The White House had previously suggested […]

Congressman and former Navy SEAL Zinke’s challenger attacked his disabled veteran status

Congressman and former Navy SEAL Zinke’s challenger attacked his disabled veteran status

Montana Superintendent of Public Instruction, Denise Juneau (D) is challenging Rep. Ryan Zinke for his congressional seat. Juneau’s main platform is of course education. If elected she would be the first openly gay and native American women ever elected into Congress. In her latest attempt to discredit his ability to represent the state of Montana, […]

Out of the past: The next 9/11

Out of the past: The next 9/11

It’s not a matter of the Taliban learning their lesson. The Taliban has changed and the same original fighters do not comprise the bulk of the force. This is a question of what do they have to lose? Do they want revenge?

Gary Johnson’s heartfelt Aleppo apology

Gary Johnson’s heartfelt Aleppo apology

Gary Johnson embraces his humanity and apologizes for a damaging gaffe on “Morning Joe” when asked about Aleppo, Syria. It’s a heartfelt statement, but the damage is done. Gary Johnson by all counts seems to be a good and decent man. He is not a foreign policy wonk. He’s not a policy wonk at all. But […]

A Hillary presidency could mean increased tensions with Russia

A Hillary presidency could mean increased tensions with Russia

It’s no secret that Hillary Clinton and Vladimir Putin do not like one another. She has always known Putin to be the one to watch. That was evident when she couldn’t remember then-President Dmitri Medvedev’s name correctly. Because she knew that Putin still had the strongest hand in Russia. She followed the gaffe with “whatever.” Then-Secretary […]

Gary Johnson never met an Aleppo he knew

Gary Johnson never met an Aleppo he knew

He equated our backing of both the rebels and the Kurds as a major contributor to the “mess.” But we all know it goes deeper, further back and is more complex than that.