Republicans have a problem with more than just the timing of the Obama administration’s controversial $400 million payment to Iran earlier this year — one top GOP lawmaker says the fact the payment was made in hard currency is another big red flag.
Son of ex-FBI Agent Levinson: Why didn’t $400M payment to Iran free my dad?
Hours after reports surfaced that the U.S. government discretely airlifted $400 million to Iran in January just as long-held American hostages in the Islamic Republic were being released – a payment some have called a “ransom” – the son of a man still thought to be held in Iran is asking why his dad wasn’t part of the deal.
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Obama admin hid details of multi-million dollar cash payout to Iran from Congress
The Obama administration took steps to withhold from lawmakers the details of a $400 million cash payout to Iran and continues to rebuke inquiries from Congress for information about how another $1.3 billion in taxpayer funds was awarded to the Islamic Republic, according to multiple conversations with congressional sources apprised of the matter.
Media trumpeting Trump implosion, but is it real?
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Former Rep. Steve LaTourette dies of pancreatic cancer at 62
Former Rep. Steve LaTourette, R-Ohio, died Wednesday after a battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 62.
Krauthammer: Cash payment to Iran was ‘money laundering’
Syndicated columnist and Fox News contributor Charles Krauthammer told viewers Wednesday on “Special Report with Bret Baier” that the $400 million cash airlifted to Iran that coincided with the release of four American hostages was “illegal.”
George W. Bush slams ‘isolationism, nativism and protectionism’ in apparent Trump critique
Former President George W. Bush appeared to criticize Republican nominee Donald Trump – without mentioning him by name – Tuesday, charging fellow GOP members to make sure that “everyone feels welcome” in the party.
Justice Department officials reportedly objected to timing of Iran cash payment
Senior Justice Department officials raised objections to flying the equivalent of $400 million in cash to Iran around the time four detained Americans were released this past January, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday.
SCOTUS: School can block transgender teen from boys’ room
A Virginia school board can block a transgender male from using the boys restroom when school starts next month, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Wednesday.
Fox News Poll: Clinton leads Trump by 10 points, both seen as flawed
Sixty-one percent of voters think Hillary Clinton is dishonest, yet she’s opened up a big lead over Donald Trump in the latest Fox News Poll.
Clinton’s Court: Legal analysts say gun rights and more at stake in November
The Supreme Court – it’s no secret – is at stake in the 2016 election. But legal experts say the impact will be far more sweeping if Hillary Clinton wins in the fall, and is able to fill the seat of the late Justice Antonin Scalia with a left-leaning judge.
Obama commutes sentences for 214 federal prisoners
President Obama on Wednesday cut short the sentences of 214 federal inmates, including 67 life sentences, in what the White House called the largest batch of commutations on a single day in more than a century.
Clinton Foundation drug contracts intersected with State Department work
Amid renewed scrutiny of the Clinton Foundation’s foreign ties this week, Hillary Clinton pointed to the success of its low-cost contracts with pharmaceutical firms in a rare acknowledgement of her family’s controversial nonprofit network.
Split ticket: Pence endorses Ryan after Trump declines
Republican vice presidential nominee Mike Pence on Wednesday endorsed House Speaker Paul Ryan for re-election, breaking with running mate Donald Trump — who said just a day earlier he was “not quite there yet” when asked if he would support Ryan in his primary race.
Republicans planning Trump ‘intervention’ after rocky week
Influential Republican allies of Donald Trump are trying to arrange an “intervention” – what amounts to a strategic review – with the GOP presidential nominee in a bid to convince the candidate to change up his approach after a rocky few days, Fox News has learned.
Texas reaches deal on weaker voter ID rules for November
Texas agreed Wednesday to weaken its voter ID law as courts across the U.S., with only months before the November election, are blocking Republican-controlled states from imposing polling place restrictions that critics say target minorities and the poor.
State Dept spent $185,000 for one piece of ‘fiber’ artwork
The State Department doled out six figures for one piece of art made out of balls of thread, to be displayed in an embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan.
Trump sees fundraising surge, amid scramble to close ground game gap
With the political conventions behind them, Donald Trump and the Republican National Committee are scrambling to close their ground game gap with Hillary Clinton – boosting fundraising and concentrating on vital battlegrounds, even as some sources suggest they have a long way to go.
Tea Party conservative to run as Democrat against Shuster
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Obama jumps in the ring with Trump
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Attacks on police spur interest in San Antonio cop jobs
The national wave of attacks on cops and a surge in local crime are boosting police recruitment efforts in San Antonio, where the thin blue line has gotten thinner.
Lawmakers: ‘Ransom’ to Iran puts Americans at risk
Republican lawmakers are fuming over a bombshell report overnight that the U.S. government airlifted the equivalent of $400 million to Iran this past January — as four detained Americans were released by Tehran – and say the transaction has put more Americans at risk of being taken hostage.
Report: US airlifted $400 million to Iran as detained Americans were released
The U.S. government airlifted the equivalent of $400 million to Iran this past January, which occurred as four detained Americans were released by Tehran, the Wall Street Journal reported.
State lawmaker planned to profit from tax hike, prosecutors say
As Tennessee lawmakers raised cigarette taxes to 62 cents per pack in 2007, one veteran representative wanted even more, saying it “should have been a dollar.”
Criticize Donald Trump? Sure. Question his sanity? That’s nuts.
It has come to this: Critics are calling Donald Trump crazy, and he’s calling Hillary Clinton the devil.
HP CEO, ex-GOP gubernatorial candidate Whitman says she’ll back Clinton over Trump
Hewlett Packard President and CEO Meg Whitman became the latest prominent Republican to support Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton over Donald Trump Tuesday.
Physician Marshall ousts US Rep. Huelskamp in Kansas primary
A doctor backed by agriculture and business groups ousted U.S. Rep. Tim Huelskamp Tuesday in a Kansas Republican primary race that focused on the tea party-backed incumbent’s battles with GOP leaders and criticism that he was too cantankerous to be effective.
Trump calls Obama ‘worst president’, ‘a disaster’ after ‘unfit to serve’ slam
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said Tuesday that President Barack Obama was “the worst president, maybe in the history of our country” after Obama called Trump “unfit to serve” and “woefully unprepared to do this job” earlier in the day.
Report: US airlifted $400 million to Iran as detained Americans were released
The U.S. government airlifted the equivalent of $400 million to Iran this past January, which occurred as four detained Americans were released by Tehran, the Wall Street Journal reported.
State dinner marks 50 years of US-Singapore relations
President Barack Obama celebrated 50 years of diplomatic relations with Singapore Tuesday with a state dinner for a leader Obama praised as respected around the world and a trusted partner.
Ivanka Trump says she ‘clearly’ disagrees with Obama calling her father ‘unfit’ to be president
Ivanka Trump responded Tuesday night to comments made earlier in the day by President Obama calling her father “unfit to serve” and “woefully unprepared to do this job” in an “On The Record with Greta Van Susteren” exclusive interview, saying that he understands “how to put this country to work.”
Judge blocks release of Trump’s video testimony
A federal judge who has been a target of Donald Trump’s repeated scorn on Tuesday denied a media request to release of videos of the Republican presidential candidate testifying in a lawsuit about the now-defunct Trump University — images that Trump’s attorneys had argued would have been used to tarnish the campaign.
Krauthammer: Trump pivot ‘never comes’
Charles Krauthammer told viewers Tuesday on “Special Report with Bret Baier” that Donald Trump’s controversial remarks are, “a reflection of who he is.”
State dinner celebrates 50 years of US-Singapore relations
President Barack Obama celebrated 50 years of diplomatic relations with Singapore Tuesday with a state dinner for a leader Obama praised as respected around the world and a trusted partner.
Tennessee legislator caught taking opponent’s yard signs
A state lawmaker in Tennessee was arrested for theft Tuesday after someone got him on camera removing a rival’s campaign signs last month.
Delaware Supreme Court says state’s death penalty unconstitutional
Delaware’s death penalty law is unconstitutional in light of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling earlier this year, the state’s high court ruled Tuesday.
Trump won’t endorse Ryan, McCain in primaries; criticizes Ayotte
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump drove a wedge between himself and top congressional Republicans Tuesday, refusing to endorse House Speaker Paul Ryan and Arizona Sen. John McCain in upcoming primaries and harshly criticizing New Hampshire Sen. Kelly Ayotte.
In twist, environmentalists fight proposed carbon tax – because it doesn’t grow gov’t
On paper, it looks like a big win for environmentalists: a ballot initiative in Washington state to make it the first in the nation to impose a tax on all carbon emissions.
Trump has infant removed from rally for making noise
Donald Trump stepped up security on Tuesday when he called for the removal of a crying baby from his speech in Ashburn, Virginia.
Green Party’s Jill Stein chooses a running mate
Presumptive Green Party nominee Jill Stein announced on Monday evening her vice presidential running mate for the 2016 election: human rights “champion” Ajamu Baraka.
NSA has Clinton’s deleted emails, whistleblower claims
The National Security Agency has Hillary Clinton’s deleted emails, and the FBI could access them if it wanted to, a former NSA official claimed in a radio interview.
Clinton sees best-yet fundraising numbers as general begins
Hillary Clinton raised $63 million in July for her presidential campaign, her best month yet and a summertime haul that puts her ahead of President Barack Obama’s fundraising at the same point in his re-election race.
Health insurer Aetna backs off ObamaCare expansion plans
Aetna is calling off its public insurance exchange expansion plans for next year, as it becomes the latest big insurer to cast doubt on the future of a key element of the Affordable Care Act.
Post-convention cash clash begins
As the numbers roll in for July, Clinton looks to gain from convention fundraising bounce.
Obama slams Trump as ‘unfit to serve’; GOP nominee ramps up Clinton criticism
President Obama on Tuesday denounced Donald Trump in his strongest terms yet, calling him “unfit to serve” and “woefully unprepared to do this job” – while the Republican nominee hammered November rival Hillary Clinton as weak and un-presidential in a string of battleground state stops.
Wasserman Schultz’s primary challenger filing FEC complaint against her
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz’s (D., Fla.) primary challenger is filing a complaint with the Federal Election Committee claiming that the outgoing Democratic National Committee chairwoman wrongfully used DNC resources to target his campaign.
Sources: CEO at Democratic National Committee resigns
The chief executive of the Democratic National Committee has resigned in the wake of an email hack that embarrassed the party on the eve of its presidential nominating convention.
US spends $17 billion to arm struggling Afghan armed forces as Taliban surges
The United States has spent more than $17 billion to provide weapons, ammunition, and other military equipment to Afghanistan’s struggling defense forces, even as the number of Afghans enlisted in these services dips amid a resurgence in Taliban-backed violence, according to new figures published by a government oversight body.
Rep. Hanna becomes first GOP member of Congress to support Clinton
Rep. Richard Hanna on Tuesday became the first GOP member of Congress to say he would vote for Democrat Hillary Clinton for president instead of Republican candidate Donald Trump, castigating the business mogul as “unfit to serve our party.”
In a first, VP Joe Biden officiates a gay wedding
Vice President Joe Biden has officiated a gay wedding, a first for the early proponent of same-sex marriage.
Trump calls Clinton ‘devil,’ warns of ‘rigged’ race, makes ISIS charge
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