As al-Qaeda affiliated terrorists race towards Baghdad, Iraq scrambles to defend itself. Obama considers his options. Iran sends help. And The Hill calls it “the worst-case scenario.”  NBC: ISIS Stole $450 Million in Bank Heist on Way to Baghdad DailyMail: ISIS Beheadings and Executions IBT: Medieval Sharia Law Imposed in al-Qaeda Controlled Areas Weekly Standard: […]

The Washington Post reports Iraq teeters on the brink of disintegration as fighters from ISIS, an al-Qaeda offshoot, seized several more cities in northern Iraq, including Saddam Hussein’s hometown of Tikrit. As Iraqi military forces abandoned their posts, Kurdish soldiers moved quickly to save the city of Kirkuk from ISIS. And in an explosive story […]

Newsmax reports on conservative challenger Dave Brat’s primary victory over House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, a victory the pundits are calling the biggest political upset in years. The Washington Post’s Chris Cillizza comments on the “seismic political consequences” of the upset. On policy, Politico reports immigration legislation is dead for the year. National Journal reports […]

Fighters in an Iraqi off-shoot of al-Qaeda seized control Tuesday of Mosul, the provincial capitol and most prominent city in northern Iraq, reports the Washington Post. Osama Nujaifi, Iraq’s leading member of Parliament, announced in a televised news conference that the city was entirely in the control of terrorists and that Iraqi troops had abandoned […]

Washington insiders like Chuck Todd predicted last week that the Bergdahl-Taliban 5 swap was actually President Obama’s first move in his new plan to close down Gitmo. Now, the New York Post reports on the reasons the Gitmo parole board is accepting for release. The Post reports, “One al Qaeda suspect captured in Afghanistan is […]