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Major Garrett dares to ask Obama about Americans still held in Iran and liberal media freaks out

Journalists are supposed to “comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable.” Except when the comfortable guy is liberal President Barack Obama and the afflicted are four Americans trapped in Iranian jails. Then when you ask that question, all hell breaks…

Liberal media mocks Republican presidential candidates with "clown car" diss

Republicans never win with the media. Nominate a rich, old, white guy and media outlets complain he’s old and out of touch. Have the most vibrant and diverse field of candidates either party might have had in history? It’s a…

Explaining the inexplicable: On considering a book about my cancer battle

I spent the last four days at a writing workshop. I have been toying with the idea of writing a book that would chronicle these 13 years of living with stage 4 cancer. I would write about the good, the…

Is gun ownership really down in America?

FILE — Feb. 6, 2015: A dealer arranges handguns in a display case in advance of a show at the Arkansas State Fairgrounds in Little Rock, Arkansas. (Danny Johnston/AP) Is gun ownership falling? The answer is yes, at least if…

Cable news goes wild watching llamas on the loose

In the ‘70s, Paul McCartney gave us “Band on the Run.” Thursday cable news networks (including CNBC) gave us “Llamas on the Loose.” It seemed all of America was watching as two llamas, a large, white one and a smaller,…

Violence on Television: Women’s lives matter except in primetime

In this image released by The CW, Gina Rodriguez appears in a scene from “Jane the Virgin.” Rodriguez and America Ferrera, of “Ugly Betty” have more in common than being the only Latina women to have won Golden Globes for…

‘LeAnn and Eddie’ recap: Rimes tricks paparazzi into snapping her naughty purse

January 24, 2014. Actor Eddie Cibrian (L) and singer LeAnn Rimes (R) pose at the 2014 MusiCares Person of the Year gala honoring Carole King in Los Angeles. (Reuters) PreviousNext LeAnn Rimes decided it was time to redecorate the Malibu…

Obama is right to grant drug offenders clemency

President Barack Obama. (AP) Attorney General Eric Holder announced this week that the Obama administration will welcome applications for clemency from non-violent drug offenders – users or, perhaps, distributors – who have served at least 10 years in jail and…

Teen’s Death Spurs California Legislative Effort To Address Controversy Over Toy Guns

Supporters of California’s proposed Imitation Firearms Safety Act say that painting all pellet, Airsoft and BB guns with bright colors will help save lives by reducing confusion among law enforcement officers in heat-of-the-moment situations. The measure stems in large part…

What Abraham Lincoln thought about the Declaration of Independence

Editor’s note: The following op-ed originally appeared in Fox News Opinion on July 3, 2013. In the 1850s, Abraham Lincoln’s rhetoric was suffused with a profound sense of loss. He considered it shameful national backsliding that a new affirmative defense…