Potential Presidential candidates and other prominent Republicans descended upon Des Moines on Saturday for the Iowa Freedom Summit. Describing the event on her blog, Amy Davidson writes that the possible candidates in attendance—Ted Cruz, Scott Walker, Chris Christie, Rick Perry, Mike Huckabee, and Rick Santorum—were on “full, exhibitionist display.” The photographer Danny Wilcox Frazier was […]
The 2015 Iowa Freedom Summit aired all day Saturday on C-SPAN and c-span.org, as a number of potential Republican 2016 presidential hopefuls and other party luminaries gathered in the state capital of Des Moines. Representative Steve King (R-IA), one of the summit’s co-sponsors, delivered his opening remarks shortly after 10 a.m. ET, following the summit’s […]
DES MOINES, Iowa — The Republican race for the White House in 2016 starts here. At least that’s what Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, said Saturday morning as he kicked off the Iowa Freedom Summit, a GOP star-powered event hosting nearly two-dozen speakers and possible presidential contenders. King, who’s co-hosting with the conservative group Citizens United, […]
DES MOINES — Conservative Iowans and likely Republican caucusgoers packed Hoyt Sherman Place in Des Moines for nine hours of political speechifying on Saturday, hearing from more than 20 prominent Republicans — eight or nine of whom are considering a run for president. As the final Brooks & Dunn song rang out over the hall, […]
As lawmakers prepare to select new leadership on Tuesday, conservative movement powerhouse Citizens United is urging Republicans to replace Rep. John Boehner (R-OH) as Speaker of the House. “It’s clear to Citizens United and millions of grassroots conservative activists nationwide that the time has come for new conservative leadership in the People’s House,” Citizens United […]
Obama’s erratic quest to find a legacy to leave behind has reached a new low last week. His decision to begin talks with Cuba and normalize full diplomatic relations after 50 years is not only unprecedented, but extremely dangerous. Obama traded three Cuban spies for American Alan Gross who had been held captive in Cuba […]
Tune in or set your DVRs for this Saturday and Sunday to catch a portion of the Citizens United movie library which will be airing on NewsMax. Click here to find out how to find their channel on your service provider. Below is the most updated scheduled airings: Don’t Miss Out Subscribe to our free […]
One of Obama’s favorite claims is that he has issued fewer executive orders than the majority of his predecessors – namely, Bush and Clinton. However, in a recent study put out by USA Today, the degree of deceit Obama uses in this claim is revealed. Obama, as we all know, is not one to give […]
Tea party activists are attacking a campaign finance rider in the $1.1 trillion spending bill that they view as a sneaky power grab by establishment Republicans designed to undermine outside conservative groups. The provision would increase the amount of money a single donor could give to national party committees each year from $97,200 to as […]
It’s not often that Democrats and the tea party end up on the same side of a debate. But a hotly contested clause in the spending bill lawmakers revealed Tuesday, which would effectively allow individuals to contribute 10 times the current limit to national parties, is creating unlikely allies. A string of tea-party groups are […]
Washington, DC –Citizens United President David N. Bossie made the following statement in regard to the campaign finance Omnibus rider that boosts party committees and not other hard dollar Political Action Committees (PACs). “What Congressional Leaders are doing is what they do best; protecting incumbents and the two-party system. The Omnibus rider will only strengthen […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department has failed to turn over government documents covering Hillary Rodham Clinton’s tenure as secretary of state that The Associated Press and others requested under the U.S. Freedom of Information Act ahead of her presumptive presidential campaign. They include one request AP made four years ago and others pending for […]