Larry O'Connor

Bannon stands alone

Steve Bannon - for one brief, glorious day - unified what had been a fractured, combative and disunified conservative media community (such as it is.) Since the rise of Donald Trump's candidacy in late 2015, the reporters, pundits and thought leaders have been bickering, sniping and debating with each other about the very future of our political movement and the ideological purity of the publications we work for.

Big Button-Gate: Elites always hate when an American president flexes military muscle

Romney changes location to ‘Utah’ on Twitter

In a sign that may indicate his intention to seek the soon-to-be vacated Senate seat currently held by Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney quietly changed his location on Twitter from the Bay State to the Beehive State yesterday.

Fusion GPS honchos deny dossier triggered FBI Russia probe

In a new effort at damage control over the growing toxicity of the so-called Russian dossier, the founders of Fusion GPS - the firm that engineered the unverified political report - have penned a New York Times op-ed and they're targeting Congressional Republicans.

‘Jail!’ Trump’s right to call for DOJ action on Abedin, Comey

The president is right in publicly asking what any normal American learning of these revelations is asking himself: "How is Huma Abedin not in jail?" Further, Trump asks the secondary question that begs to be answered: "What in hell was James Comey doing with his investigation and how could Clinton and Abedin be exonerated by the former FBI Director?"

NY Times makes big bucks selling high-end tours to Iran while defending authoritarian regime

NY Times sides with Iranian regime over murdered protesters

We have an early front-runner for the 2018 Walter Duranty Award for propping up evil regimes by repeating authoritarian propaganda. Fittingly, the dubious distinction belongs to a writer for Duranty's alma mater, the New York Times.

GOP Rep: Biggest alligator in DC swamp is politicized FBI

"If Bob Mueller were any more biased, we'd have to give him credentials for the mainstream media."

CNBC Director arrested for peeping at teen babysitter with bathroom spy cam

First it was MSNBC's Mark Halperin. Then "The Today Show's" Matt Lauer. Now, the recent string scandals involving creepy men who happen to work for NBC News has hit the peacock network's business channel.

Number of cops killed near 50-year low in Trump’s first year

President Donald Trump's first year in office has coincided with a near 50-year low in a very grim statistic: The number of police officers killed in the line of duty.

How would Joe and Mika’s courtship survive NBC’s new anti-harassment guidelines?

In the wake of the Matt Lauer scandal at NBC News, the peacock network has rolled out a new set of standards and guidelines for employee conduct.

DOJ: Nearly 95% of incarcerated aliens are in US illegally

94% of aliens currently held in federal prisons are in the country illegally, according to a new report from the Department of Justice.

Meanwhile, a DC public official just urinated on a police station floor

We've been wondering which public official in Washington DC was going to step up and fill the shoes of the late Marion Barry and we might now finally have our answer.

Birkenstock slams Amazon over knockoffs

German footwear manufacturer Birkenstock went after Amazon Friday for allowing sales of cheap, knock-off versions of the iconic, hippie sandals.

D.C. reporters can’t get enough of Ben Rhodes’ echo chamber

It is now historic fact that reporters in Washington DC were lied to and fooled by the Obama Administration with regard to the Iran nuclear deal. We know this because the architect of the fiction that was woven for the benefit of these eager young journalists has openly bragged about it.

Hillary Clinton planning role in 2018 elections

In what can only be interpreted as a Christmas gift to Republicans, The Hill is reporting that failed Democratic candidate for president, Hillary Clinton, is mulling her role in the 2018 mid-term elections, and some Democrats are thrilled with the idea:

Nancy Pelosi pressures Paul Ryan on Russia probe

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi has sent a letter to Speaker Paul D. Ryan imploring him to continue the House investigation into alleged meddling by the Russian government in the 2016 presidential election.

Google wants the Internet to stay free and open, so they spiked a conservative video

By now you've seen (or at least heard about) the video of FCC Chairman Ajit Pai donning a Santa suit, twiddling a figit spinner and wielding a lightsaber all in the name of tamping down lefty hysteria over the removal of 2-year-old Obama-era Internet regulations falsely described as "net neutrality."

Pope Condemns ‘Fake News’ And ‘Media Bias’ As ‘Very Serious Sin’

Pope Francis told members of the Catholic media over the weekend that peddling in "fake news" constitutes a "grave sin that hurts the heart of the journalist and hurts others."

Dem Senators Regret Calling For Franken’s Resignation

Politico is reporting that many Democrat Senators who called for the resignation of alleged serial groper Al Franken are now having second thoughts over their public preening and virtue signaling