Cheryl K. Chumley

Democratic lawmaker heralds Obama as the next FDR

A Democratic congresswoman is heralding President Obama as the next New Dealing Franklin Delano Roosevelt in gushing praise on the House floor following the Tuesday-evening State of the Union.

February 13, 2013

Ted Nugent blasts Obama’s gun control plan as ‘more nonsense’

Rocking Second Amendment activist Ted Nugent's response to President Obama's State of the Union push for more gun control was simple and to the point: It's "nonsense," he said.

February 13, 2013

Qatar to hand over Syrian Embassy to rebel Syrian National Coalition

Qatar is poised to turn over control of the Syrian Embassy in its capital city of Doha to the main opposition group fighting against Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime.

February 13, 2013

Progressives applaud as GOP Gov. Susana Martinez of N.M. OKs gun background checks

New Mexico's leading lady, Gov. Susana Martinez, has come out in support of a bill to impose background checks for those who buy firearms at gun shows.

February 13, 2013

Source: Sen. Menendez failed to report one of his Dominican Republic flights

Sources are telling Fox News that Sen. Robert Menendez failed to report at least one of the trips he took to the Dominican Republic on the plane of his friend and campaign donor, Dr. Salomon Melgen.

February 13, 2013

Marco Rubio: Sip of water heard ‘round the world goes unnoticed at Poland Spring

Sen. Marco Rubio's now-infamous reach for a sip of water during his State of the Union rebuttal is the best thing to happen to Poland Spring since the invention of plastic packaging.

February 13, 2013

Arrested Democratic lawmaker booted from Nevada Legislature

A Democratic assemblyman who represents the Las Vegas district was booted from the state Legislature following an arrest on charges of threatening the speaker and then his wife.

February 13, 2013

Obama vows to lead the crackdown on North Korea

President Obama ushered in some tough talk in his Tuesday-evening State of the Union address, pledging the United States would take a leadership role against North Korea's provocative nuclear test.

February 13, 2013

NRA ad uses administration’s own memo to counter Obama’s gun crackdown

The National Rifle Association is softening its message and turning to policy to make the case against President Obama's push for more gun control.

February 13, 2013

Six journalists arrested in Rupert Murdoch’s News of the World scandal

Police have arrested six journalists, the latest in a lengthy investigation into phone hacking charges that rocked Rupert Murdoch's now-closed News of the World newspaper empire.

February 13, 2013

Gay rights activists demand DC Comics fire Mormon Superman writer

A writer for DC Comics' Superman series has come under attack by homosexual rights activists, who view his work as anti-gay and want him fired.

February 13, 2013

Congressional members send subtle messages with ribbons, pins

It's the message of the ribbons: Dozens of congressional members wore green ribbons at Tuesday's State of the Union address to show solidarity with victims of gun violence.

February 13, 2013

Obama’s minimum wage hike to $9 would kill jobs, report says

President Obama's push to hike the minimum wage from $7.25 per hour to $9 per hour may sound good to minimum wage earners, but business owners and economic analysts aren't applauding. History shows that mandated minimum wage hikes often lead to massive job loss.

February 13, 2013

Israel launches command center to fight cyberattacks

Israel has launched a new defense center termed a "nerve center for defense" that will focus solely on heading off cyberattacks.

February 13, 2013

Bird is the word: Basketball legend Larry Bird’s son arrested

The 21-year-old son of NBA legend Larry Bird was arrested at Indiana University, accused of trying to hit his ex-girlfriend with a car, according to police statements.

February 13, 2013

Pregnant Texas teen sues parents to stop them from aborting her baby

A 16-year-old pregnant Texan has filed a lawsuit to stop her parents from forcing her to have an abortion.

February 13, 2013

Senate Republicans shoot down new court to oversee drone strikes

Senate Republicans shot down a Democrat-inspired plan to create a new court to oversee the use of drones for attacks, saying the idea intrudes on executive powers.

February 13, 2013

Sen. Rand Paul: We won’t ‘let the liberals tread on the Second Amendment’

Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul issued a blunt response to the State of the Union Tuesday evening, calling out liberals on gun issues and renouncing President Obama's king-like way of governing.

February 13, 2013

North Korea threatens more tests, as nervous neighbors test air for radiation

Neighboring nations of North Korea have mobilized scientists and military experts to determine the extent of the rogue nation's nuclear ability and whether the third nuclear test was as successful as claimed.

February 13, 2013

Chris Dorner’s wallet and California driver’s license found after shootout, blaze: Sources

Los Angeles police are still waiting on the results of tests of charred remains for proof positive that Christopher Dorner is dead, as a lengthy manhunt for the former cop-turned-killer ended in a “bittersweet” shootout Tuesday evening.

February 12, 2013