Sergeant Bowe Robert Bergdahl was released on May 31, 2014, after being held captive by the Taliban-aligned Haqqani network in Afghanistan since June 30, 2009. His release was brokered by the American, Qatar, and Afghanistan governments with the Taliban, in exchange for five Guantanamo Bay detainees to be held for a minimum of one year […]
Majority Leader Harry Reid, Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, and Sen. Ted Cruz talk about a constitutional amendment to a Supreme Court decision on campaign donation rules. Things got particularly heated between Reid and McConnell who “offered sharply different visions of the Constitution on Tuesday as both sparred over a proposed amendment to limit the impact […]
Below is a rather extensive list of words and terminology related to the issue and meant to both amuse and inform. When an election comes around it might be an idea to simply review the list below to see whether your personality, your beliefs and ideologies favor the left or the right. You should then […]
Senator Al Franken (D-MN) and British comedian John Oliver appeared on ABC’s This Week on Sunday talking in separate interviews about politics and comedy. ABC News’ Jeff Zeleny speaks with Sen. Al Franken on his transition from comedy to Congress in the first video, below, and George Stephanopoulos goes one-on-one with John Oliver on his […]
CBS News Sunday reports that “The freshman Senator from Massachusetts is not one to shy away from a challenge, whether it’s bankruptcy laws, bank bailouts or her own personal battles.” In this interview with CBS News correspondent Mark Strassmann, Warren discusses her new book, “A Fighting Chance,” be belief that America is plagued with big […]