The Guardian Council, a very powerful and influential body in Iran’s theocracy, voted on Thursday to disqualify Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the regime’s president from 2005 to 2013, announcing he lacks the necessary standards to take part as a candidate in the May 19 presidential election.
This council, consisting of six senior mullahs appointed directly by Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, stamps approval to the parliament’s bills and vets all election candidates.
Based on the decision of this council, the candidates able to take part in the May 19 polls are: the incumbent President Hassan Rouhani, current Vice President Eshaq Jahangiri, former head of Iran’s Physical Education Organization Hashemitaba, Ebrahim Raisi, a mullah involved in the 1988 massacre of over 30,000 political prisoners, former industry ministry Mostafa Mirsalim and Tehran’s current mayor Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf.
Ahmadinejad’s disqualification was not unexpected. Last September Khamenei used a public speech to ban him from announcing his candidacy. However, last week he officially registered as a presidential candidate. The mullahs’ main problem was not the fact that Ahmadinejad discredited the Supreme Leader. He also took a step in contrast to measures aimed at “engineering the elections.”
This is a common term used in theocratic elections, meaning centralized control over all presidential election phases to have the Supreme Leader’s considered candidate come out victorious.
Despite being a headache and a thorn in Khamenei’s back, Ahmadinejad still remains a member of the ruling faction. If he had surpassed this phase, he would be able to gain the support of the Supreme Leader’s faction and decrease Raisi’s chances of becoming president.
To this end, the elimination of Ahmadinejad prevents the fragmentation of Khamenei’s faction and prevents such a development ending in Rouhani’s favor. Mirsalim and Hashemitaba lack any significance in the upcoming election. Forecasts show Ghalibaf and Jahangiri will also step aside in favor of their allies. As a result, the election “war” in this theocracy will be between Rouhani and Raisi.
Despite the election results, Ahmadinejad joined the ranks most other presidents in the Iranian regime’s history.
1st president – Abolhassan Banisadr (1980-81), set aside and fled the country.
2nd president – Mohammad Ali Rajaie (1981), assassinated.
3rd president – Ali Khamenei (1981-89), was fortunate and became the Supreme Leader.
4th president – Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani (1989-97), banished from the ruling elite and disqualified in the 2013 presidential election race.
5th president – Mohammad Khatami (1997-2005), has been literally banished and even the publication of his picture in Iranian media is currently banned.
6th president – Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (2005-13), considered a deviant and disqualified from taking part in the 2017 presidential election.
Mohammad Amin (@EconomieIran) is a senior research fellow for the Paris-based Fondation d’Etudes pour le Moyen-Orient (FEMO) or Foundation for the Study of the Middle East. He has written several books and essays about the ruling theocracy, the transformation of Iran’s political economy under the presidency of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and the rise of Islamic fundamentalism in the Middle East.
The Guardian Council, a very powerful and influential body in Iran’s theocracy, voted on Thursday to disqualify Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the regime’s president from 2005 to 2013, announcing he lacks the necessary standards to take part as a candidate in the May 19 presidential election.
This council, consisting of six senior mullahs appointed directly by Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, stamps approval to the parliament’s bills and vets all election candidates.
Based on the decision of this council, the candidates able to take part in the May 19 polls are: the incumbent President Hassan Rouhani, current Vice President Eshaq Jahangiri, former head of Iran’s Physical Education Organization Hashemitaba, Ebrahim Raisi, a mullah involved in the 1988 massacre of over 30,000 political prisoners, former industry ministry Mostafa Mirsalim and Tehran’s current mayor Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf.
Ahmadinejad’s disqualification was not unexpected. Last September Khamenei used a public speech to ban him from announcing his candidacy. However, last week he officially registered as a presidential candidate. The mullahs’ main problem was not the fact that Ahmadinejad discredited the Supreme Leader. He also took a step in contrast to measures aimed at “engineering the elections.”
This is a common term used in theocratic elections, meaning centralized control over all presidential election phases to have the Supreme Leader’s considered candidate come out victorious.
Despite being a headache and a thorn in Khamenei’s back, Ahmadinejad still remains a member of the ruling faction. If he had surpassed this phase, he would be able to gain the support of the Supreme Leader’s faction and decrease Raisi’s chances of becoming president.
To this end, the elimination of Ahmadinejad prevents the fragmentation of Khamenei’s faction and prevents such a development ending in Rouhani’s favor. Mirsalim and Hashemitaba lack any significance in the upcoming election. Forecasts show Ghalibaf and Jahangiri will also step aside in favor of their allies. As a result, the election “war” in this theocracy will be between Rouhani and Raisi.
Despite the election results, Ahmadinejad joined the ranks most other presidents in the Iranian regime’s history.
1st president – Abolhassan Banisadr (1980-81), set aside and fled the country.
2nd president – Mohammad Ali Rajaie (1981), assassinated.
3rd president – Ali Khamenei (1981-89), was fortunate and became the Supreme Leader.
4th president – Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani (1989-97), banished from the ruling elite and disqualified in the 2013 presidential election race.
5th president – Mohammad Khatami (1997-2005), has been literally banished and even the publication of his picture in Iranian media is currently banned.
6th president – Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (2005-13), considered a deviant and disqualified from taking part in the 2017 presidential election.
Mohammad Amin (@EconomieIran) is a senior research fellow for the Paris-based Fondation d’Etudes pour le Moyen-Orient (FEMO) or Foundation for the Study of the Middle East. He has written several books and essays about the ruling theocracy, the transformation of Iran’s political economy under the presidency of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and the rise of Islamic fundamentalism in the Middle East.
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MS-13 gang member wanted in 2 Texas murders captured in Virginia – VIDEO: What is MS-13?
An MS-13 gang member who is also an illegal immigrant in the U.S. was captured in Virginia on Saturday in ...
Terror by Shipping Container
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Twitter mocks Democrat response
Twitter lit up late Tuesday night to mock former Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear, who delivered a stilted response to President ...
Saudis Shocked by Official Flip-Flop on Khashoggi…
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WISCONSIN MANHUNT Police work to ensure safety of Paul Ryan, family
Wisconsin police told Fox News on Tuesday they were fully aware they could be engaged in a suicide-by-cop showdown if ...
Conservatives fear GOP may lose its nerve on Obamacare
Now that the moment congressional Republicans have been waiting for has arrived — the near-certainty that they can finally repeal ...
Alien superstructures nearby?
The world was electrified last year when it was suggested that scientists had spotted an “alien megastructure” orbiting a distant star. ...
RUSSIAN TRANSLATION Moscow’s top envoy challenged over his version of Trump-Putin summit
While Secretary of State Rex Tillerson emerged from the sit-down between President Trump and Vladimir Putin claiming the U.S. president ...
Hunter shoots down 820-pound wild hog in yard
A hunter in southern Alabama bagged and tagged the trophy animal of his life when he discovered an 820-pound wild ...
Las Vegas officials rethink bus security, ads after shooting
LAS VEGAS – The Las Vegas public transportation system is investigating how it uses surveillance video and vehicle advertisements a ...
Package explodes at South Korean university, 1 hurt
A package filled with nails exploded Tuesday at South Korea’s Yonsei University, injuring the faculty member who opened it, Reuters ...
Christian school defends banning 'immoral' pregnant teen from graduation
A small Christian school in Maryland defended its decision to ban a pregnant student from attending her graduation ceremony on ...
The $500G trend spinning the toy industry upside down
You’ve seen them on the streets, on your commute and in your office; fidget spinners. The three-pronged pieces of plastic ...
A Proposed Free Speech Tax from Republicans?
Congress is talking about an advertising tax again, and official Washington has returned to familiar battle stations. The anti-taxers oppose ...
Take the Politics Out of Classifying Mental Disorders
For almost fifty years, same-gender sex activists have waged an unrelenting war of violence and intimidation on the American Psychiatric ...
Is UNICEF helping all the child victims of peacekeeper sex abuse?
In December 2015, an international panel blasted the United Nations for indifference and cover-up in the investigation of sex crimes ...
Sanders campaign manager: Primaries 'foreshadowing' for Trump victory
The surprisingly competitive Democratic primaries served as “foreshadowing” for Hillary Clinton’s eventual general election defeat, says Jeff Weaver, a longtime ...
Report: Romney the favorite to lead State Department
Mitt Romney has supplanted Rudy Giuliani as President-elect Trump’s preferred choice to lead the State Department, but Trump’s closest allies ...
Senate advances Sessions' nomination, sets up Wednesday vote
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CARNIVAL CHAOS 4 shot, including infant, at Alabama church event
Four people, including an infant, were shot Saturday night at an Alabama church’s Spring carnival, officials said. The shooting happened ...
Philadelphia cop accused of dumping his dog at park
PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia policeman has been accused of putting his adopted dog in a trash bag and dumping ...
BELLWETHER The national security battle the media isn't discussing
A fascinating battle is shaping up between two American entrepreneurs for control of a desert mine in California that could ...
'WE HIT A HOME RUN' Trump touts successes of first foreign trip in speech
President Trump on Saturday concluded his international trip with a speech that saluted overseas U.S. troops and expressed tones of ...
Milo, Lena, and Malignant Millennial Narcissism
Of the calumnies cast upon the millennial generation (people born between 1982 and 2000), the characteristic most frequently applied to ...
How the West Became A Shepherdess of Wolves
Once upon a time, there was a shepherdess who was charged with keeping her sheep in the pasture and away ...
How possessing feathers became a crime
Warning to Americans enjoying the great outdoors: Beware of feathers. Visitors to the 3,000-acre National Wildlife Refuge in Mason Neck, ...
Massachusetts girl holds lemonade stand to save town library
BERKLEY, Mass. – One little girl is hoping a cup of lemonade will help keep the doors open at her ...
Clapper makes media rounds…
Mr. Trump had a sharply different take on Mr. Clapper’s testimony. “When James Clapper himself, and virtually everyone else with ...
Trump blasts 'paid' Tax Day rallies seeking his returns
President Trump on Sunday criticized the weekend protests against his presidency and those demanding the release of his tax returns, ...
Scientists find BUS sized dino
A sea-dwelling reptile the size of a bus has been identified for the first time from a giant fossil found ...
Drew Carey’s secrets revealed
Drew Carey has had an extensive career in television from “The Drew Carey Show” to “Whose Line is it Anyway” ...
Trump on 'fake news' alert after invite-only press briefing controversy
After a day of controversy pertaining to the White House invite-only briefing press briefing, President Trump weighed in, once again, ...
Hugh Hefner and Leftist Hypocrisy
The left has no values. Indeed, the left abhors values. It loves only power and the pain it can inflict upon those ...
FROM LIBYA TO UK Manchester bomber had come back from N. Africa
The man British police say blew himself up as a packed concert was letting out in Manchester, England Monday night ...
Improving Health Care: The Doc-in-a-Box Option
The current debate over government-subsidized health care seems unsolvable — there is just not enough money to give everyone what ...
NeverTrumps: Please Rally behind America
As y’all know, my wife Mary and I have been on the road with Conservative Campaign Committee working to elect ...
Mired Yet Again in the Swamp of Afghanistan
Ever since Alexander the Great in 330 B.C. tried to subdue the area of Afghanistan and encountered resistance, the area ...
Kellyanne Conway: Media would be outraged about lawmaker's crude comment about me if I were liberal
Senior White House adviser Kellyanne Conway thinks the press would be more upset about a Democratic lawmaker saying she looked ...
Trump due in court before Oval Office
By Karen Freifeld and Anthony Lin Within a few weeks of winning the White House, President-elect Donald Trump could face ...
Fired for eating chocolate
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NY Times corrects stories saying Ben Carson once lived in public housing
The New York Times issued corrections for two stories on Monday that stated Dr. Ben Carson once lived in government-subsidized ...
Gold Star family speaks out after meeting Trump at Arlington Cemetery
President Donald Trump honored the families of fallen soldiers at Arlington National Cemetery on Memorial Day. Accompanied by Vice President ...
Princeton University's 'men's engagement manager' to battle aggressive masculinity
Do men at Princeton University need special guidance so that they don’t become violent, aggressive stalkers or rapists? A paid position at ...
NASA astronaut breaks record
President Trump called NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson at the International Space Station Monday to congratulate her on clinching the record ...
LIST: WINNERS…
UPDATED: After being snubbed by the Academy in 2015 when his lauded (and Un Certain Regard-winning) Force Majeure did not ...
FEC commissioner: 'I will not be silenced' on Trump's voter fraud claims
A Federal Election Commission official said she “will not be silenced” and has again called for President Trump to show ...
Gulf of Aqaba Treaty: a Saudi Repudiation of the Camp David Accords
After more than a year of a heated debate, Egypt finally ceded two small Red Sea Islands to Saudi Arabia, ...
Japanese translator: Trump 'rarely speaks logically'
A Japanese translator says people in her profession are having difficulty translating President Trump’s often disorganized and colorful language. In ...
The Anti-Christian Movement
I used to be an atheist. My understanding of “atheism” was simply that it is the belief that there is no ...
Reforming the 7th Circuit
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Trump's immigration action his first stumble with GOP
President Trump is facing his first serious pushback from congressional Republicans since taking office as outrage swirls over his immigration ...
'Flip' star's bikini backlash
Christina El Moussa posed for a photoshoot with her 6-year-old daughter, Taylor, in bikinis, and some celebrity-watchers are slamming the ...
How Trump Could Ride the Asian Energy Boom
As expected, reactions to Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw the U.S. from the Paris climate accord perfectly exemplified the boundless ...
Kendall Jenner's Pepsi ad sparks social media outcry
A new Pepsi commercial featuring Kendall Jenner as a soda-wielding protester garnered online backlash as some denounced the advertisement as ...
Afghanistan forces fighting ISIS take a slow-and-steady approach
KABUL, Afghanistan — While a labyrinth of underground tunnels and the lives of almost 100 of its fighters were wiped away ...
Air Force Thunderbird plane involved in 'mishap' in Ohio
One of the famed Air Force Thunderbirds that was practicing for an air show at an airport in Ohio had ...
Meet the Dems who want to abolish the Electoral College
A growing number of Democrats are interested in changing or even completely eliminating the Electoral College, after President-elect Trump lost ...
HBO producer pleads guilty to moving doctor's body after overdose
An HBO producer pleaded guilty Tuesday to dragging a married Long Island doctor, unconscious from a cocaine overdose, to the lobby ...
UN backs Syrian ceasefire deal
The United Nations Security Council approved a resolution supporting a ceasefire deal between the Syrian government and rebel armies which, ...
The Curious Case of Rainer Baake
Are you worried about the Russian influence on the presidential election? If so, there’s a chance you are at least ...
Internet Giants: Not as Smart as They Think They Are
Google, Facebook, Twitter, and other large internet companies have taken it upon themselves to censor and block content they find ...
WANTED TO KILL MORE London-bridge attacker sought bigger truck
The London Bridge terrorists, who killed eight people by hitting them with a van, tried to rent a larger truck ...
Pavlich: 'Dishonest' Flynn should never have been picked for Trump cabinet
Katie Pavlich said today that it’s clear Michael Flynn was “very dishonest” and should not have been chosen as President ...
Media and the Rise of Homosexuality
India has just legalized gay sex. This is roughly one-sixth of the world’s population. A few years ago, this would ...
Oregon town for sale
In the tiny, dying timber town of Tiller, the old cliche is true. If you blink, you might actually miss ...
Survey: Small businesses are hurting for credit access
Small businesses are indeed in need of more access to credit, according to a new survey with implications for the ...
Colombia, rebels will sign truce to end 50-year war
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11-year-old driving truck hits Wisconsin man
A man was flown to a hospital after being hit by a truck in the Town of Lind, in Waupaca ...
Puzder describes family threats, 'intense disappointment' after failed nomination
Andy Puzder described on Monday the pressure his family received during the confirmation process before he withdrew his nomination as ...
Truth about red wine
People love to talk about how red wine is good for your heart—and they usually do it while they’re drinking ...
The New Occupation of Europe
How exactly did we get here? The United States has been fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq (yes, we still have ...
Another First for the Israeli Military: Risks and Opportunities
On March 17, a flight of Israeli F-15s screamed low over the eastern Mediterranean into Lebanon and continued to Syria, ...
‘Thrones' to live on
Spinoffs are coming! HBO has four “Game of Thrones” offshoots are in the works, which could allow the network to ...
Peacekeeper battalion in Central African Republic challenges UN 'war' on sexual abuse
United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres, who in March vowed an all-out war on the plague of sexual abuse by ...
The Trump administration is asking for this compromise ruling on its visa executive order
President Trump’s executive order on refugees and travel from seven countries of special concern had one effect that was widely ...
Russia claims Ukraine set up Manafort to take down Trump
By Anna Giaritelli (@anna_giaritelli) • 12/2/16 12:18 AM Anna Giaritelli Breaking News Reporter The Washington Examiner http://s3.amazonaws.com/content.washingtonexaminer.biz/images/static/authors/AnnaGiaritelliHeadshot1.jpg An official with ...
Trump is a mirror, and news media don't like what they see
President Trump is often wrong. In that regard, he has something in common with most politicians, and many past presidents. ...
Think you know Marilyn?
America’s most famous sex symbol continues to make headlines. KATE UPTON CHANNELS MARILYN MONROE Over the years, we learned her ...
Vegas Gunman's Use of Bump Stock Reduced Casualties
In the hypercharged partisan atmosphere that disgracefully follows any mass shooting tragedy, journalists, politicians, and anyone with an opinion spontaneously ...
Jim Bunning, MLB Hall of Famer and former Republican senator, dies at 85
Hall of Fame pitcher and two-term U.S. Senator Jim Bunning has died, members of his family said Saturday. He was ...
DEA seizes nearly 100 pounds of fentanyl from San Diego home; 3 arrested
SAN DIEGO – Federal authorities in San Diego say they have seized one of the largest loads ever in the ...
Body found in Maryland creek during student service outing
A group of University of Maryland students made a gruesome discovery Saturday morning, finding a body during a community cleanup. ...
Appeals court stays travel ban case until Trump's new executive order
By Daniel Chaitin (@danielchaitin7) • 2/16/17 9:15 PM Daniel Chaitin Senior Web Producer The Washington Examiner http://s3.amazonaws.com/content.washingtonexaminer.biz/images/static/authors/HeadshotChatin_Daniel.jpg The federal appeals ...
Bullets found in carry-on
Japanese airport police have found 30 bullets in an American Airlines crewmember’s carry-on bag and said Wednesday that the flight ...
Sandra Smith to House Dem: Is it time for Pelosi to be replaced?
Sandra Smith questioned a House Democrat this afternoon on whether it’s time for the party to replace Rep. Nancy Pelosi ...
'TROUBLED BY THAT' Obama’s $400G Wall St. payday stuns liberal base
Former President Obama’s upcoming speech to Wall Streeters is putting $400,000 in his pocket – and putting longtime supporters in ...
Trump dodges on if he trusts Assange more than U.S. intelligence community
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House Dem: Jeff Sessions is a 'man of injustice'
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What the Fourth of July Means
Americans have celebrated the Fourth of July for almost 250 years, with the 241st such celebration just behind us, but ...
926-POUND MONSTER Fishing crew reels in shark that could set a record
A fishing crew reeled in a 926-pound shark on Saturday off the New Jersey coast, possibly the largest shark catch ...
UPDATE: Man dies after eating gas station nachos…
Updated 10:25 pm, Monday, May 22, 2017 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A botulism outbreak linked to contaminated nacho-cheese dip sold at ...
America First: Trump issues warning to 'every foreign capital'
President Trump warned leaders in “every foreign capital” on Friday that his administration will put “America first” in all things. ...
Women in Elizabeth Warren's office make less than men: report – VIDEO: Julie Roginsky 'claps back' at unequal pay in the workplace
The gender pay gap in Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s office is nearly 10 percent wider than the national average, meaning women ...
Trump returns to criticism of court system: It's 'so political'
President Trump is broadening his attack on the U.S. judiciary, suggesting that the federal court system has become “so political” ...
Colorado governor dissolves presidential caucuses for new primary system
By Anna Giaritelli (@anna_giaritelli) • 12/27/16 7:01 PM Anna Giaritelli Breaking News Reporter The Washington Examiner http://s3.amazonaws.com/content.washingtonexaminer.biz/images/static/authors/AnnaGiaritelliHeadshot1.jpg Colorado Gov. John ...
Restaurants are adding labor surcharges to help offset minimum wage increases
Restaurant diners are footing the bill for rising minimum wages. In lieu of steep menu price increases, many independent and ...
Tea Party merges with 'Trumpism,' for now
Donald Trump co-opted the Tea Party platform on the campaign trail and has so far managed to merge the Tea ...
Americans Learning to Live with Treason
Does anyone else see the insanity here – that we celebrate when the president is cleared of phony charges, that ...
LAPD chief: Department won't enforce Trump immigration policies
The Los Angeles Police Department will not enforce any immigration policies put forth by President-elect Donald Trump, according to its ...
'FIRST 100 DAYS': Kellyanne Conway on Trump shakeup rumors — 'The palace intrigue stories don't matter' – Trump should fire IRS commissioner, lawmakers demand – GOP lawmaker: 'Steve Bannon's White House days are numbered'
Counselor to the President Kellyanne Conway pushed back on media reports that Donald Trump is considering a shakeup of his ...
Paris letter bomb: One person hurt at IMF office
DEVELOPING – A letter bomb exploded at the International Monetary Fund office in Paris early Thursday, lightly injuring one person, ...
Alec Baldwin: Trump inauguration is start of 'countdown to when he will be gone'
By Daniel Chaitin (@danielchaitin7) • 12/22/16 10:57 PM Daniel Chaitin Senior Web Producer The Washington Examiner http://s3.amazonaws.com/content.washingtonexaminer.biz/images/static/authors/HeadshotChatin_Daniel.jpg For actor Alec ...
Global Warming Increases the Price of…Wine!
Readers may want to know the details about this fatal connection between man-created global warming and the high price of ...
Is this the worst NCAA tournament loss in Duke history?
Take your jaw off the floor. We’ll wait. The mighty Duke Blue Devils, one week ago crowned ACC tournament champions ...
Harvey Weinstein Proves Why the Left Really Hates Trump
Chalk up the Harvey Weinstein sex scandal as one of the most unsurprising big media stories of the modern era. ...
The Evidence Is In – The U.K. Is Trying To Kill Baby Charlie Gard
Under a system of government-controlled, socialized medicine, the state does have the authority to determine the life and death of ...
Eagles of Death Metal respond
Eagles of Death Metal singer Jesse Hughes has responded to the Manchester attack at an Ariana Grande concert on Monday ...
Ernst criticizes Trump's Mar-a-Lago visits
Republican Sen. Joni Ernst told constituents at a town hall on Tuesday that President Trump has a number of character ...
Alabama officials: 2 teens, 2 adults killed in plane crash
BLOUNT COUNTY, Ala. – Authorities in Alabama say two teenagers and two adults have been killed in a small plane ...
Michael Cohen in contact with special counsel…
Michael Cohen leaves court in New York. By Jeenah Moon/The New York Times/Redux. Attorneys for Donald Trump were dealt another ...
Ask James Rosen and Angela Merkel about Obama Spying
Former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper said on Sunday that he would have been aware of any FISA court-ordered ...
Why 2017 is shaping up to be a banner year for labor reform
The decimation of the political Left under former President Barack Obama has been well-documented. Since he was first elected in ...
Trump signs off on 5-year lobbying ban
President Trump signed an executive order Saturday afternoon to institute a five-year ban on lobbying for former administration officials. “So ...
'IDOL' TO RETURN ON ABC…
ABC has a deal in place with producers FremantleMedia and Core Media Group to revive “American Idol.” The broadcast network ...
Democratic bill would kick Steve Bannon out of National Security Council meetings
A handful of House Democrats proposed legislation on Tuesday that would prevent White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon from participating ...
Baylor University football players recorded gang rapes, lawsuit claims
AUSTIN, Texas – A new federal lawsuit against Baylor University alleges football players routinely recorded gang rapes and staged dog ...
Is There Anything Climate Change Can’t Do?
We are treated daily with news stories of all the things President Trump can do. Trump causes terror attacks. Trump ...
Senate Health Care Fix or Folly?
Despite campaign promises from then candidate Donald Trump as well as from incumbent and new members of Congress to repeal ...
EPA reverses Obama-era decision, could OK massive mine
A controversial mining project in Alaska’s Bristol Bay soon could receive a green light after the Environmental Protection Agency on ...
Colin Powell on Clinton — what's not to dislike?
Colin Powell’s leaked emails are a treasure trove of great quotes — from his recognition that everything Hillary Clinton “touches ...
Trump sheds nationalist coat, as Bannon wing chastened – FOX NEWS HALFTIME REPORT: Will Trump's late honeymoon last?
Candidate Donald Trump was going to fire Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen, bench the Export-Import Bank, diminish NATO, stay out ...
Catholics and Muslims: Too Close for Comfort?
So when I recently attended a Catholic Mass and realized there were people talking about Jesus Christ every day of ...
Justice Kennedy wants more 'inspiring' public discourse
By Ryan Lovelace (@LovelaceRyanD) • 2/15/17 1:42 PM Ryan Lovelace Supreme Court Reporter The Washington Examiner http://s3.amazonaws.com/content.washingtonexaminer.biz/images/static/authors/Lovelace-3.jpg Supreme Court Justice ...
Boss Hogg and His Ingraham Angle
David Hogg may have been a student at the high school in Parkland, Florida shot up by a killer whom ...
BYE, BYE FBI: Comey, in letter to FBI, tells ex-colleagues that 'I will be fine'
Former FBI Director James Comey said in a farewell letter Wednesday that he does not plan to dwell on the ...
Obama blames messaging, bad luck, 'our system'
President Obama on Sunday refused to blame Hillary Clinton for the Democrats’ failure to win the White House or take ...
Report: South Korean President Park Geun-hye's advisers offer to resign after her ouster
SEOUL, South Korea – The senior advisers to ousted South Korean President Park Geun-hye offered to resign on Monday, news ...
‘Insects’ battle terrorism
Battalions of insect cyborgs – stealthier than any man-made mini-drone – could soon hit the skies to join the fight ...
A Memorial Day for Every American Soldier
The city of New Orleans recently removed three memorials to Confederate leaders (and a fourth marking an obscure clash during ...
SNAP: LYFT Driver Suffers Mental Breakdown…
WOODLAND (CBS13) — A Woodland woman is speaking out about a Lyft ride that ended with police put her driver ...
Skateboards into rally…
Skateboards into rally... (Second column, 10th story, link) Related stories:Kennedyesque? Close-up comparison as O’Rourke stumps with Kennedy… Advertise here Source ...
Trouble for 'Big Bang' stars?
[Spoiler alert! The following article contains spoilers from the latest episode of “The Big Bang Theory”] After last week’s penultimate ...
DITCHING OBAMACARE Aetna to completely leave exchanges by 2018
Health insurance company Aetna (AET) announced Wednesday it will completely withdraw from the ObamaCare marketplace in 2018, a decision Health ...
Treasury's Mnuchin makes rare Canada visit amid tensions
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin will travel Friday morning to Ottawa, Canada to meet with Canadian Finance Minister Bill Morneau. It’s ...
Rowling reveals Potter secret
Did you know there are two Harry Potters? J.K. Rowling revealed new information about the beloved Potter family in a ...
Ryan, Pence met to hammer out GOP agenda
House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., and President Trump are dedicating a good portion of their Monday evening to getting on ...
NYT publisher reminds staff to cover Trump administration 'without bias'
Arthur Sulzberger, Jr., publisher of the New York Times, reminded staff Friday in a public memo that it is the ...
Poll: Obamacare's benefits not worth the trade-off
It’s a mantra among the lefty wonks who love Obamacare: “Obamacare is unpopular even though most of its major provisions ...
Qatar royals among the 26 hostages freed in bargain
BAGHDAD – Qatar has secured the release of 26 hostages after nearly a year and a half in captivity, including ...
'Blind Sheikh' mastermind of 1993 World Trade Center attack dies in federal prison
By Jacqueline Klimas (@jacqklimas) • 2/18/17 12:46 PM Jacqueline Klimas Defense Correspondent The Washington Examiner http://s3.amazonaws.com/content.washingtonexaminer.biz/images/static/authors/HeadshotKlimas_Jacque.jpg The mastermind behind the ...
Educating Colleges: Free Speech Isn't Free
The University of California at Berkeley, the “birthplace of the free speech movement,” has again shown that it cannot tolerate ...
Report: Gay NPR commentary contributor charged with assault in Betsy DeVos fracas was a refugee whose family fled the Taliban
Bilal Ahmed Askaryar was the man charged with assault, according to Politico, in the effort to block Betsy DeVos from ...
Honoring Terrorism in New York City
As the financial and media capital of the free world, the New York metropolitan area has long attracted terrorists, from ...
'Collusion' Collapses: Dem Congressional Espionage Ring Takes Center Ring
In truth, the Russians “colluded” through GPS Fusion to harm, not help, Trump and the evidence of that is coming ...
Thousands of tourists evacuate North Carolina island after power outage
A “steady stream” of tourists left a North Carolina island Saturday under evacuation orders prompted by a widespread power outage, ...
LOVE VS. HATE Cobain's widow blasts 'vile' Palestinian activist
Courtney Love had a few choice words for pro-Palestinian activist Linda Sarsour. Love called Sarsour an “anti-American fear mongering fraud” ...
Pansy America's New Bill of 'Rights'
Americans have become a wilting, withering mass of weak, needy crybabies who have departed far and away from the strength ...
Netanyahu: Time to 'put to rest' anti-Semitic notions about Trump White House
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu advised reporters on Wednesday to “put to rest” suggestions that President Trump or anyone in ...
'FOX & FRIENDS WEEKEND': Vet speaks up at VA after spotting 'disrespectful' blank space for Trump pic
Vietnam War veteran Joe Carollo didn’t stay silent when he walked into his local Veterans Affairs hospital and spotted a ...
Two alleged car thieves killed in fiery crash along Hollywood Boulevard
LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles police say two stolen-car suspects were killed when their vehicle hit a tree and burst ...
Spicer: 'The Trump administration has not taken an official position' on Israeli settlements
By Alex Pappas • 2/2/17 6:34 PM Alex Pappas Breaking News Editor The Washington Examiner White House press secretary Sean ...
Water park sued after teen's brain-eating amoeba death
The family of an Ohio teen who died last year after contracting a rare brain-eating amoeba infection while rafting at ...
FOX NEWS POLL First Lady Melania Trump's favorable ratings climb
As Melania Trump settles into her new role as first lady, a Fox News Poll shows a jump in her ...
John F Kennedy's life and legacy remembered on 35th president's 100th birthday
As Americans celebrate this Memorial Day, they also will remember the life and legacy of President John F. Kennedy who ...
The Germans Will Never Learn
German foreign minister Heiko Maas of the German Social Democratic Party believes that Europe must unite to form a “counterweight” ...
Priebus affirms: No meddling with entitlements under Trump
Incoming White House chief of staff Reince Priebus affirmed Sunday that President-elect Trump will not seek cuts to entitlement programs ...
How a New York Senator Can Rag on the Clintons without Risk of Death
On November 16, 2017, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) kicked off her run for the 2020 presidency by intoning that Bill ...
G20 financial leaders fail to reaffirm free trade commitment
Financial leaders of the world’s biggest economies dropped a pledge to keep global trade free and open, acquiescing to an ...
Trump poses daunting new challenge for Germany's Merkel
BERLIN Donald Trump’s victory has been a shock for America’s major partners around the world. But perhaps nowhere has the ...
Immigration officers go after criminal aliens in six states, deny sweeps or checkpoints
Federal immigration officers launched a blitz of raids across six states on Thursday and Friday, seizing an unknown number of ...
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in hospital for checkup, spokesman says
RAMALLAH, West Bank – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’ spokesman says the 82-year-old leader has been hospitalized for a routine checkup ...
Tech to revive frozen organs
Frozen organs could be brought back to life safely one day with the aid of nanotechnology, a new study finds. ...
At least 12 dead, 2 kids missing after storms, flooding hit South, Midwest – VIDEO: Crews search East Texas for tornado survivors – FOX NEWS WEATHER CENTER
At least 12 people had died and two children were missing late Sunday as a result of tornadoes and flooding ...
GROWING INVESTIGATION Senators expand probe of Trump, Russia ties
Leaders of the Senate Intelligence Committee announced Wednesday they are expanding their investigation of Russia’s interference in the U.S. presidential ...
Trump exploring legal options to give Ivanka, Kushner roles in his administration
President-elect Trump has asked his legal team to determine whether his eldest daughter Ivanka and her husband, Jared Kushner, can ...
Marlon Bundo, the Pence family rabbit, launches Instagram account
By Caitlin Yilek • 1/23/17 10:48 PM Caitlin Yilek The Washington Examiner Marlon Bundo, the Pence family rabbit, had “a ...
Why Lowering Taxes Is Pointless
The Republican’s proposed Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is the archetypical tax reform bill: it lowers taxes but increases the Code’s complexity. ...
Did Brennan Collude with Foreign Spies to Help Hillary?
John Brennan defended his thesis that Russia interfered in the 2016 election to help Donald Trump win before the House ...
Stunned Puerto Rico begins to dig out…
Gregmarys Garcia stood atop the home she shares with her two sons, ages 5 and 3, and five other relatives. ...
Senior U.S. officials recommend removal of NSA director: sources
WASHINGTON The heads of the Pentagon and the U.S. intelligence community have recommended to President Barack Obama that the director ...
What Are Little Girls Now Being Made Of?
What are little boys made of? What are little boys made of? Snips and snails And puppy-dogs’ tails That’s what ...
Drill, Trump, Drill!
It doesn't make sense to worry about the occasional oily duck and ignore domestic resources while we expend blood and ...
'JUST LEAVE HER' Mother abandons toddler in California grocery store
Police are searching for a California mother after she abandoned her 2-year-old daughter at a Riverside grocery. Authorities say a ...
South Korea confirms fishing crew's safety after hijack scare
SEOUL, South Korea – South Korea said Saturday that it has confirmed the safety of crew members from a fishing ...
Danica's car in 'graveyard'
Dale Earnhardt Jr. has a new addition to his “race car graveyard” on his North Carolina farm. It’s Wonder Woman ...
KUCINICH: Destroying Party As Effective Opposition…
Dennis Kucinich, the former Democratic congressman and presidential candidate, blasted his party colleagues on Tuesday over a push to examine ...
Venezuela seizes GM, warning sign to US companies?
U.S. multinationals with plants in Venezuela are likely on edge Thursday, after American automaker General Motors (GM) pulled the plug ...
Mother, infant seriously injured in fireworks incident
A mother and her newborn baby were seriously injured over the weekend after a faulty firework struck the two at ...
Navy: 130,000 current and former sailors victims of data breach
By Daniel Chaitin (@danielchaitin7) • 11/23/16 7:41 PM Daniel Chaitin Senior Web Producer The Washington Examiner http://s3.amazonaws.com/content.washingtonexaminer.biz/images/static/authors/HeadshotChatin_Daniel.jpg More than 130,000 ...
Pelosi: 'Children know more about' global warming than Trump admin
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) joined “The View” to discuss several political topic, including climate change. Pelosi said that ...
Concealed carry to be lawful on Kansas college campuses
Concealed carry will be allowed on Kansas college and university campuses beginning Saturday, July 1. Concealed weapons will be permitted ...
Gingrich: Non-bureaucrat Tillerson 'knows the world'
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich on Monday defended President-elect Trump’s consideration of Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson as his secretary ...
Alton Sterling case: DOJ will not charge officers in fatal shooting, reports say
The Justice Department will not charge the two Baton Rouge officers involved in the shooting death of Alton Sterling that ...
Trump escaping NYC this weekend for New Jersey
By Anna Giaritelli (@anna_giaritelli) • 11/17/16 6:22 PM Anna Giaritelli Breaking News Reporter The Washington Examiner http://s3.amazonaws.com/content.washingtonexaminer.biz/images/static/authors/AnnaGiaritelliHeadshot1.jpg After being holed ...
'Winged Serpent' fossil found
Inside a 5-million-year-old sinkhole in Tennessee, at a spot dubbed Gray Fossil Site, scientists have unearthed the fossilized remains of ...
GOP gov in deep-blue Maryland becomes top Dem target
Republican Larry Hogan is among the most popular governors in Maryland history, but Democrats in the deep-blue state are intent ...
Ford to cut 1,400 salaried jobs in North America, Asia
Ford is cutting 1,400 jobs in North America and Asia Pacific this year in an effort to boost profits. The ...
Kidnap attempt foiled after abductor's truck won't start
A man tried to abduct a 6-year-old boy in a San Diego neighborhood on Tuesday night but his plan was ...
Texans' David Quessenberry returns to practice after completing cancer treatment
Lineman David Quessenberry joined the Houston Texans for practice on Tuesday after spending nearly three years away from the game ...
REPORTING FOR DUTY Spicer goes to Pentagon for Navy Reserve duty
White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer reported, in uniform, to the Pentagon Friday to fulfill his U.S. Navy Reserve duty, ...
CNN Dedicates Segment to President's Penis…
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Manhunt underway after 2 killed in North Carolina, including body found in trunk – Escaped inmate suspected of killing assistant warden's daughter
North Carolina police are looking for a man suspected of killing two Charlotte residents Thursday morning. A manhunt is now ...
Ed Sheeran quits Twitter over Internet trolls' 'mean' comments – Tiger Woods: I checked out of 'private intensive program' following DUI arrest
Trolls have forced Ed Sheeran to quit Twitter. The Glastonbury headliner and chart record breaker said a constant stream of ...
Trump on the Rampage
Every so often in the history of achievement, you get what I call the “20-hour a day guy.” These are ...
Obama to deliver farewell address Jan. 10 in Chicago
President Obama will deliver his farewell address in Chicago a week from Tuesday. Like George Washington and other presidents since, ...
When mostly 'Made in America' is not good enough
Tony Maglica started Maglite out of a tiny garage in Los Angeles in 1960. Today it’s a multimillion dollar business ...
Trump bashes 'biased' NBC News: 'Just can't get much worse'
By Caitlin Yilek • 12/11/16 9:01 PM Caitlin Yilek The Washington Examiner President-elect Donald Trump has another network in his ...
'TUCKER TONIGHT' Ex-CIA officer: Leaked UK attack pics 'goes too far'
Former CIA officer Bryan Dean Wright told Fox News Thursday night that the publication of leaked forensic photos by the ...
The Devil in One Generation
As I write this, there is a crowd outside the house of FCC commissioner Pai. His crime? He is returning ...
The German Manifesto on Anti-Americanism
Is reality starting to dawn on the Germany foreign policy elite? In a manifesto published in Die Zeit entitled “In ...
MEDIA BUZZ: Conservative columnist under siege after N.Y. Times debut on climate change
The New York Times has triggered an uproar by daring to hire another conservative columnist. Bret Stephens may have won ...
Watch: Female US ambassador to Japan posts music video posing as Santa
By Anna Giaritelli (@anna_giaritelli) • 12/21/16 4:53 PM Anna Giaritelli Breaking News Reporter The Washington Examiner http://s3.amazonaws.com/content.washingtonexaminer.biz/images/static/authors/AnnaGiaritelliHeadshot1.jpg The U.S. Ambassador ...
Venezuela illegally issued 10,000 passports to Syrians, Iranians, report says
A former director of Venezuela’s Office of Identification, Migration and Foreigners said that during his 17 months in the post, ...
Fisherman charged in wife's lake killing despite no body
A commercial fisherman’s story about his wife disappearing into the depths of Lake Erie on a boating trip isn’t adding ...
Joe Biden tells New Hampshire Democrats, 'Guys, I'm not running'
Former Vice President Joe Biden said Sunday that he would not seek the Democratic nomination for president in 2020, attempting ...
Roman Catholic theologians accuse pope of spreading heresy…
Several dozen tradition-minded Roman Catholic theologians, priests and academics have formally accused Pope Francis of spreading heresy with his 2016 ...
The hottest color in fashion
When it comes to this season, think pink. This specific feminine pastel hue — nicknamed “millennial pink” for its popularity ...
North Korea missile test ends in failure, Seoul says
SEOUL, South Korea – South Korea says the latest missile launch test by North Korea has ended in a failure. ...
Why the Left Loves Marx and Ignores Douglass
Two hundred years have passed since Karl Marx and Frederick Douglass, a pair of important 19th-century historical figures, were born. Marx’s ...
Court rejects Trump administration effort to indefinitely delay travel ban appeal
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday refused to grant the Trump administration an indefinite delay to prepare their ...
US families get FAKE orders to leave South…
North Korean soldiers photograph Gen. Vincent K. Brooks, the commander of U.S. Forces Korea, in March as he visits the ...
Backlash: Appropriate Only When the Liberals and Media Say It Is
A “backlash” is simply a reaction to a situation, development, or political action, etc. A “backlash” maybe an adverse reaction but ...
JOBS BOOM 'Rip-roaring' May report crushes expectations
Job gains in the private sector far outpaced expectations in May, payroll processor ADP said Thursday, adding to sentiment that ...
MOSCOW CALLING? Report: Kushner pitched secret Kremlin comms channel to Russian envoy last year
Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and one of the senior advisers in the Trump administration, was seeking a private ...
China tightens border controls with N. Korea, US diplomat says
Chinese officials understand the ugency of pressuring North Korea and said they have taken measures to tighten security at its ...
RULE BREAKER: DREAMer lost DACA status when he illegally tried to reenter country, feds say
A failure to follow the rules may have cost an illegal Mexican immigrant his life in the U.S. According to ...
Manchin: Intel hearings on circumstances surrounding Flynn's resignation could begin this month
Sen. Joe Manchin, a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, said he’d like to see the committee begin holding hearings ...
An Early Hanukkah Present
President Trump gave supporters of Israel an early Hanukkah present when he recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital on December 6th. ...
Axis of Evil: Free world rattled by Iran, North Korea missile launches – North Korea threat has Americans preparing to go underground
The two remaining members of the “Axis of Evil” launched rockets on back-to-back days, with Iran and North Korea blatantly ...
'Palestinian' Is a Fabricated Nationality
The entire premise on which the PLO was founded is a fabrication. There was never a "Palestine" and no "Palestinian" ...
Testing your computer security
The moment you log on to the internet, your computer starts its game of Russian roulette. I know that sounds ...
Trump says he will meet leaders of Mexico and Canada to renegotiate NAFTA
President Trump said Sunday he will meet with Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to ...
Is Islam a Genocidal Religion?
Most people have some knowledge of the Armenian Genocide in Turkey beginning in 1915 during World War I. Westerners believe ...
Sanders, Ellison look to rebuild party decimated under Obama
Left-wing Democratic leaders Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Democratic National Committee chair candidate Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minn., are seeking to ...
Thespians Delve into Politics, Destroy Discourse
Does Julius Caesar really need to feature a Trump lookalike getting stabbed to death by minorities? Source link