A founding father of PayPal Inc., board member of Facebook, and libertarian champion who was once called “Ron Paul’s Billionaire,” Peter Thiel has apparently become a supporter of fellow elite Donald Trump. He is interestingly set to speak as a headliner at the RNC on Thursday night just before the Donald himself. What is Peter’s…
After many long months of “taking on the entire political establishment of the Democratic Party,” Bernie Sanders has effectively jumped off the disestablishmentarianism bandwagon and hopped up on the “just kidding I’m down with the OG,” Hillary Clinton bulldozer. This was an unsettling revelation to many of his supporters; who see Clinton as a vile,…
By Michael Bastasch The final draft of the Democratic Party’s 2016 platform not only backs taxing greenhouse gas emissions, it also backs “using every tool available” to cut emissions even if it means circumventing Congress. “Democrats believe that climate change is too important to wait for climate deniers and defeatists in Congress to start listening…
By Richard Pollock A new congressional letter circulating among lawmakers, charges the William, Hillary and Chelsea Clinton Foundation is a “lawless, ‘Pay-to-Play’ enterprise that has been operating under a cloak of philanthropy for years.” The letter, obtained by The Daily Caller News Foundation, is authored by Tennessee Republican Rep. Marsha Blackburn who plans to send it to…
By Juliegrace Brufke Two top House committee chairmen requested in a letter written to the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia Monday a criminal investigation into whether former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton lied under oath while testifying before Congress. House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz and House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte said…
Trump Campaign, However, Claims Victory By: Elias J. Atienza A federal judge ruled partially in favor of a Virginia Republican delegate, blocking the enforcement of a Virginia law binding delegates to support the primary winner at the nominating convention. The delegate, Carroll Correll, argued that the law violated his 1st Amendment rights. Correll supported Sen….
By Juliegrace Brufke Students at University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business — presumed GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump’s alma mater — slammed the candidate in an open letter Saturday, saying he doesn’t represent the opinions of the student body. The letter, signed by roughly 1,800 students, said they were “deeply disappointed” in his candidacy, blasting comments…
We thought it was all over for Bernie Sanders, this past month of June his campaign lost considerable steam as the inevitability of Hillary Clinton’s nomination has taken root. As noted by his multiple meetings with Democratic leaders on Capitol Hill who are probably trying to make sure the populist Sanders doesn’t already have or…
Libertarian Candidate Suggests Drug War Incentivizes Brutality Following the string of lethal shootings directed both by and at police officers, many have rushed to point fingers. While politicians and pundits have continued perpetuating divisive rhetoric, Gary Johnson has a different perspective on the situation. “The root is the war on drugs, I believe. Police knocking…
By Brett Chandrasekhar On Tuesday, James Comey announced the FBI’s recommendation to not indict Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, despite laying out the case that she lied and broke the law. The candidates for the other parties reacted in various ways: Trump, as expected, was outraged, and complained about the rigged system: FBI director said Crooked…