Kerry on $1.7 Billion Payment to Iran: ‘We Gave Them a Little Bit of Money’

David Rutz
January 10, 2020 5:00 PM

Former secretary of state John Kerry, who along with his wife Teresa Heinz is estimated to be worth $1 billion, on Friday referred to the $1.7 billion payment the United States made to Iran in 2016 as a "little bit of money."

Warren, Sanders Hosting Call With Pro-Tehran Lobby Group

Adam Kredo and David Rutz
January 8, 2020 5:25 PM

Democratic presidential contenders Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D., Mass.) and Bernie Sanders (I., Vt.) are slated to host a conference call with an Iranian-American advocacy group that has been accused of acting as Tehran’s lobbying arm in the United States.

Former Obama Official Floats Impeaching Trump Again If He’s Acquitted

If at first you don't succeed...

Alex Griswold
December 5, 2019 3:30 PM

Neal Katyal, an acting solicitor general under Barack Obama, argued Thursday that if the Senate acquits President Donald Trump following impeachment by the House of Representatives, the next Congress could simply impeach Trump again on the same charges.

Warren Calls Donor Ambassadors ‘Corruption At Its Worst’

Supported several Obama donors for ambassadorships

Collin Anderson
November 21, 2019 4:30 PM

Democratic presidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren on Thursday released a campaign ad calling the appointment of campaign donors as ambassadors "corruption at its worst," but the Massachusetts senator previously voted to confirm ambassadors with no diplomatic experience who raised millions for Barack Obama.

Biden Lobbied Congress as VP on Behalf of Brother’s Close Associate

Alex Griswold
November 6, 2019 1:25 PM

Former vice president Joe Biden's younger brother Frank said the 2020 frontrunner intervened on behalf of an oil heiress and lobbyist to advance animal cruelty legislation, according to recently unearthed videotaped remarks.

MSNBC Analyst Suggests U.S. Should Ban Hate Speech

Richard Stengel calls failure to outlaw hate speech a 'design flaw' in First Amendment

Alex Griswold
October 29, 2019 5:10 PM

MSNBC political analyst and former Obama administration official Richard Stengel argued that America needs to outlaw hateful speech, including Koran burning.

Ben Rhodes: Obama Admin Threw Israel Under Bus at U.N. to Pressure Jewish State

Adam Kredo
October 28, 2019 5:30 PM

Ben Rhodes, President Obama's national security adviser, said on Monday that Obama sought to use the United Nations as a vehicle to isolate and pressure the Jewish state.

Continetti: White House’s Resistance To Subpoenas Similar to Holder’s Obstruction Over Fast and Furious

Washington Free Beacon Staff
October 10, 2019 7:40 PM

During a Monday appearance on MSNBC’s Meet the Press Daily, Washington Free Beacon founding editor Matthew Continetti drew parallels between the Trump administration’s lack of cooperation with House Democrat’s impeachment probe and former attorney general Eric Holder’s resistance to congressional subpoenas.

Obama-Era Scheme Illegally Paid $227 Million to States as a Result of Miscalculations

Rushed Medicaid bonus failed to vet inflated state enrollment figures

Yuichiro Kakutani
September 25, 2019 5:00 AM

The federal government incorrectly paid states hundreds of millions of dollars in bonuses to expand health care coverage before Obamacare's implementation.

In 2013, Castro Praised Obama ‘Enforcement’ on Immigration

'Everyone agrees that we need to secure our border'

David Rutz
September 16, 2019 5:00 AM

2020 presidential candidate Julián Castro (D.) has one of the most liberal platforms in the field on immigration, but in 2013 he strongly backed Obama-era immigration policies and said the notion of "open borders" was too extreme to consider.

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