Netanyahu Flaking?

Yesterday, the Obama administration expressed “surprise” that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had canceled a planned visit to DC later this month, denying a report from Israeli media that the White House couldn’t arrange a meeting between Obama and...

GOP Gaining More States

When Obama won the 2008 Election, 35 states were either solidly Democratic or leaning that way, compared to just five solidly Republican states.  Yet various factors since then have changed that political landscape dramatically.  In 2015, the number of Republican or...

Trump Demands a Recount

Despite going into the Iowa caucus with a five-point lead, Trump narrowly lost to Ted Cruz at 24 percent to the latter’s 28.  Speaking afterwards, Trump spoke of how “honored” he was to have come second place in Iowa with a surprising level of grace uncharacteristic...

Ted Cruz Citizenship Issue

In the past week, Donald Trump has been raising questions over Ted Cruz’s citizenship, suggesting that his Canadian birth could be a problem.  Although he’s dominated most national and state polls for months, Trump still faces the chance of losing to Cruz in next...

Bernie Sanders’ Most Unlikely Endorsement

In many ways, Bernie Sanders is the left’s equivalent of Donald Trump: the fringe candidate whose appeal comes from his alternative approach to politics, the very antithesis of the established political parties.  While Hillary Clinton remains ahead in national polls,...