Trump charges Obama with being ‘founder of ISIS’

Donald Trump charged President Barack Obama on Wednesday with being the founder of the Islamic State during a campaign rally in Florida. “In many respects, you know, they honor President Obama,” Trump said during a campaign stop in Fort Lauderdale. “He is the founder of ISIS.” Last week, his campaign tried to draw financial links […]

Is 2016 the year of the third candidate? Gary Johnson thinks so

Johnson’s stance on the military is non-isolationist, yet also non-interventionist. What’s that mean? That means he isn’t holding firm to the Libertarian principle of no military on foreign soil, but he isn’t about to re-do another regime change in Libya anytime soon.

The military is at the center of presidential politics — but for all the wrong reasons

Military personnel, veterans and their families have become the focus of presidential politics in recent days, but there’s growing worry that it’s for all the wrong reasons. “Yes, we’re talking about military families and veterans on the campaign trail, and that’s normally a great thing,” said Bill Rausch, executive director of Got Your Six, a prominent advocacy […]

CIA isn’t spilling its guts to Trump, Clinton

Intelligence briefings for presidential candidates, a tradition since 1952, have stirred more controversy this year than in any campaign since 1960, as the critics of Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump say they can’t be trusted with vital national security information. Trump’s habit of saying or tweeting anything that comes into his mind has led […]

Trump or Clinton: For the military, it’s hardly a vote of confidence

An exclusive Military Times poll of nearly 2,000 troops shows that most view the presumptive candidates for president to be, in the parlance of the more colorful of the two, total losers. The takeaway is whomever is the next commander in chief, that person will have to work smart and hard to gain the respect […]

Trump and Clinton to discuss VA reform at VFW convention

In between political conventions, both major party presidential candidates will appear at the Veterans of Foreign Wars convention next week to discuss their campaigns and priorities for Veterans Affairs reform if they become commander in chief. The event, to be held in Charlotte, North Carolina, is expected to bring together almost 12,000 veteran leaders of […]

Secret Service: Man at rally said he wanted to kill Trump

A man arrested at a Donald Trump rally in Las Vegas told authorities he tried to grab an officer’s gun so he could kill the candidate, the Secret Service said. A complaint filed Monday in U.S. District Court in Nevada charges Michael Steven Sandford with an act of violence on restricted grounds. He was expected […]