Daily Dot Originally Posted: July 12, 2016 Picture the average Donald Trump supporter in your head. Whomever you pictured probably looks nothing like Katrina Pierson. A single mother, Pierson voted for Barack Obama in 2008 and served on Texas Sen. Ted Cruz’s Senate campaign in 2012. But it’s Pierson who supplies the average Trump supporter […]
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Boston Herald Radio Originally Posted: July 12, 2016 The future of Fox News is in question given the precarious position of chief executive Roger Ailes. As the furor around a sexual harassment suit filed by former Fox anchor Gretchen Carlson grows, the 21st Century Fox-owned network could be looking for new leadership. The network’s parent has said it’s conducting an […]
KTSA radio Originally Posted: July 2016 What’s Next With Clinton’s Email? She’s essentially off the hook but the email scandal will continue to follow Hilary Clinton throughout the campaign. Matthew Wilson at SMU says he suspects Republicans will use the FBI Director’s comments to Clinton in political adds as they attempt to make her look […]
CBS DFW Originally Posted: June 7, 2016 Texas Senator John Cornyn is taking the next step in the scandal surrounding Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server. On Capitol Hill Thursday, the Republican Senator introduced a bill that if passed, would revoke the security clearance of the presumptive Democratic nominee and anyone else found […]
CBS 11 News Originally Posted: July 5, 2016 DALLAS (CBS11) – Democratic Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton is in the clear after FBI Director James Comey recommended that no criminal charges be filed against her. She had been under investigation for her use of personal email serverswhile serving as President Barack Obama’s Secretary of State. Comey […]
Christian Science Monitor Originally Posted: June 28, 2016 WASHINGTON — The final report of the House Select Committee on Benghazi is out, and the news for Hillary Clinton is both good and bad. On the plus side, for Mrs. Clinton, the committee didn’t make any major new revelations, in general, and did not target her for […]
NBC 5 Originally Posted: June 23, 2016 After a sit-in that lasted more than a day, House Democrats walked out of the Capitol on Thursday without any scheduled votes on gun control, which had been their goal in the wake of the mass shooting at a Florida nightclub. “It’s a new dawn and a new […]
Fox News Originally Posted: June 21, 2016 Public officials in Dallas are taking different sides about Susan Hawk and her fitness for office after she announced Monday she’s checking into mental health treatment for a third time. Some say she is not doing the job she was elected to and that she should resign for […]
SMU News Originally Posted: June 17, 2016 The 2016 presidential election has come a long way since the first presidential debates last fall and SMU’s election gurus have offered their insights every step of the way. Take an inside peak at the evolution of the election process through their eyes: READ MORE
USA Today Originally Posted: June 16, 2016 At the one-year mark, Trump campaign faces crossroads DALLAS — One year ago, Donald Trump rode down the lobby escalator at his midtown Manhattan office tower and launched the presidential campaign that upended Republican politics — a campaign that now may be facing a make-or-break crossroads. “Who knew this was […]