The Daily Caller

The Daily Caller

Bill Maher: GOP guilty of ‘treason’; Michael Moore: ‘They hate America’

On Friday’s “Real Time” on HBO, two of the most prominent liberal personalities, Bill Maher and Michael Moore, said the Republican Party's opposition to President Barack Obama at almost every turn amounts to anti-American criminality.

David Brooks: ‘We as a country have become over-addicted to scandal’

1:10 PM 05/18/2013

In his most recent column, The New York Times’ David Brooks downplayed the scandal over last September’s Benghazi terrorist attack. He declared that the maneuvering from the Obama administration was less a cover-up than an interagency turf war.

Brit Hume: I wouldn’t be surprised to see Rubio vote against final immigration bill [AUDIO]

4:57 PM 05/17/2013

Fox News senior political analyst Brit Hume warned Friday that the "Gang of Eight" efforts to pass immigration reform could be in trouble not only in the Republican-controlled House of Representatives, but also in the Democratic-controlled Senate as well.

North Korea to Politico: Keep up the good work

11:19 AM 05/17/2013

In what could be filed under the "too-good-to-be-true" category, North Korea's preeminent state-run newspaper Rodong Sinmun commemorated this month's World Press Freedom Day by praising and defending two Washington, D.C. journalists --- former longtime White House correspondent Helen Thomas and Politico media blogger Dylan Byers.

Bob Woodward: ‘I would not dismiss Benghazi’ [VIDEO]

10:02 AM 05/17/2013

Longtime Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward said Friday he does not think the Internal Revenue Service scandal rises to the height of the Watergate scandal that he helped uncover 40 years ago.

Flashback: Schumer, Franken urged IRS to target tea party in 2012

2:09 AM 05/17/2013

Long before the Internal Revenue Service revealed it had improperly targeted conservative 501(c)(4) groups, a group of Democratic senators led by New York Sen. Chuck Schumer urged the IRS to do just that.

Steyn warns of ‘serious secession movements’ if drift toward socialism not reversed [VIDEO]

5:26 PM 05/16/2013

Radio host Dennis Miller and National Review columnist Mark Steyn considered Thursday the possible outcomes if the United States continues down the path of socialism.

Rubio denounces Obama’s ‘culture of intimidation’ [VIDEO]

10:44 AM 05/16/2013

On Thursday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “The Daily Rundown,” Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio praised the resignation of acting Internal Revenue Service head Steve Miller before laying in to what he called President Obama's "culture of intimidation."

Krauthammer: Obama IRS scandal statement ‘a holding operation’

8:33 PM 05/15/2013

Immediately following President Barack Obama’s remarks on Wednesday about the current scandal embroiling the Internal Revenue Service, Washington Post columnist Charles Krauthammer reacted by downplaying the gesture.

Scarborough goes off on Axelrod, suggests DoJ’s AP effort meant to intimidate confidential sources

12:06 PM 05/15/2013

On Wednesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” host Joe Scarborough laid into former Obama adviser David Axelrod after Axelrod tried to explain away the Department of Justice’s Associated Press phone scandal.

Dennis Miller: ‘A few more days like this — Obama’s going to claim he was born in Kenya’

10:58 AM 05/15/2013

On his Tuesday radio program, comedian Dennis Miller said that while President Obama is taking a lot of heat for the recent spate of scandals, the Department of Justice's wiretapping of reporters is the only story that will keep the media's attention.

Alabama AG considers action in IRS-tea party scandal

9:48 AM 05/15/2013

Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange is asking for any 501(c)(4) organizations in his state that believe they became a political target of the Internal Revenue Service to come forward and contact his office.

Krauthammer discourages GOP ‘exaggeration’ on Benghazi [VIDEO]

2:09 AM 05/15/2013

On Tuesday’s “Special Report” on the Fox News Channel, Washington Post columnist Charles Krauthammer's message was very similar to Weekly Standard editor Bill Kristol's message on Sunday: On Benghazi, let the facts speak for themselves.

Douglas Brinkley: Obama may have to accept Holder’s resignation to get presidency on track [VIDEO]

7:24 PM 05/14/2013

President Barack Obama may need to accept the resignation of Attorney General Eric Holder as part of a plan to "get control" of the three scandals hounding the administration, historian Douglas Brinkley advised Tuesday.

FLASHBACK 2007: Carney rails v. Bush for ‘deliberate and aggressive efforts to expand’ power

3:56 PM 05/14/2013

In a March 22, 2007 Time Magazine piece co-bylined with Massimo Calabresi, then-Washington Bureau Chief Jay Carney attacked the Bush administration for “its deliberate and aggressive efforts to expand and protect Executive power.”

Former NAACP head: Tea party ‘admittedly racist,’ ‘Taliban wing of American politics’ [VIDEO]

1:00 PM 05/14/2013

On Tuesday’s broadcast of Thomas Robert’s 11 a.m. MSNBC program, NAACP President Emeritus Julian Bond defended the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of tea party groups, which he described as "admittedly racist."

Cheney on White House reaction to Benghazi: ‘They lied’ [VIDEO]

9:10 AM 05/14/2013

On Monday’s “Hannity” on the Fox News Channel, former Vice President Dick Cheney accused the Obama administration of launching a politically-motivated cover-up in the wake of last September's terrorist attack at the the U.S. consulate in Benghazi.

Pelosi: If Boehner were a woman, ‘they’d be calling him the weakest speaker in history’ [VIDEO]

8:41 AM 05/14/2013

On Monday’s “All in with Chris Hayes,” Democratic House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said Republican Speaker of the House John Boehner had failed to do anything substantial during his tenure.

Mark Levin: GOP reaction to IRS-tea party brouhaha ‘impotent’ [VIDEO]

6:37 PM 05/13/2013

On Monday's "Your World with Neil Cavuto," conservative radio show host Mark Levin, who may have prompted the recent revelations that the Internal Revenue Service targeted conservative groups, said that the response from House Republicans has left much to be desired.

Karl Rove fires back at Bill Kristol for criticism of anti-Hillary American Crossroads ad [VIDEO]

5:27 PM 05/13/2013

Over the weekend on "Fox News Sunday," Weekly Standard editor Bill Kristol took a shot at Karl Rove's super PAC American Crossroads for an ad that criticized former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.