Terrorism
US Senators Slow to Respond to Donald Trump’s Muslim Ban
Just five U.S. Senators – all Democrats – have issued formal press releases denouncing Trump’s proposal to temporarily ban Muslims from entering the country.
Read MoreObama Has Mentioned Terrorism More Than 3,000 Times as President
Obama discussed terrorism much more in 2015 than in any year of his presidency, averaging nearly two times per day.
Read MoreFormer Minnesota Democratic State Legislative Nominee Calls ISIS “Not Necessarily Evil” Then Ends Campaign
The DFL’s 2014 nominee in HD 56A and 2016 candidate explains the group is “doing what they think is best for their community.”
Read MoreThe Quotable Jim Sensenbrenner
One of Capitol Hill’s most outspoken critics of the mass data collection undertaken by the last two presidential administrations shares his thoughts on fear-mongering, Edward Snowden, and the long winter of 2014.
Read More64 Percent of 9/11 Legislators Are Out of Congress
Only 36 percent of the 531 U.S. Senators and U.S. Representatives in office on September 11, 2001 are still in Congress.
Read MoreOff the Radar? Chechnya Never Mentioned in Public by Obama
Bill Clinton and George W. Bush discussed the troubled region nearly 100 times over a 10-year period that saw two Chechen wars and high-profile terrorist acts that killed several hundred Russians.
Read MoreObama Has Mentioned Terrorism Nearly 1,500 Times as President
Although accused by some of being too gun-shy in using the term, the president has mentioned terrorism (and terror-derived words) an average of one time per day while in office.
Read MoreThe Top Five Smart Politics Reports of 2011
A look back at some of the most illuminating and controversial of the 200+ Smart Politics reports published this year.
Read MoreStudy: Faint Praise for Obama in U.S. House After Qaddafi’s Death
Only six House Democrats and one Republican issue press releases crediting Obama in ending the Libyan dictator’s regime.
Read MoreAndre Carson and Keith Ellison Respond to bin Laden Killing
Ellison’s relative Twitter silence on the killing of bin Laden is noteworthy insomuch as the congressman had tweeted 14 times over the weekend including six times on Sunday
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