1776 COALITION 08/25/2015

Obama To Usher In Gun Control Via UN Treaty On August 24 officials from the Obama administration will be attending the UN Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) conference in Mexico City. The ATT was signed by Secretary of State John Kerry on September 25, 2013 but never ratified by the... Read More

	Joe Biden Is Leaning Toward a 2016 Run Vice President Joe Biden, who has long been considering a presidential bid, is increasingly leaning toward entering the race if it is still possible he can knit together a competitive campaign at this late date, people familiar with the matter... Read More

	Trump shapes Republican debate, makes rivals vice presidential prospects With his popularity soaring after a weekend rally that drew more than 30,000 supporters, Donald Trump on Sunday took aim at President Obama, Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Rodham Clinton and his own party rivals as he continued his unlikely ride... Read More

	Cruz rallies Iowa evangelicals Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) rallied evangelical Christians in a campaign event in Des Moines, Iowa, on Friday, warning against threats to religious liberty. "These threats have been growing, they have been growing for decades, but never have the threats been... Read More

	‘Super volunteers’ keep New Hampshire primary’s grassroots nature alive Each Saturday morning, 78-year-old Gary Patton goes door to door to talk to his neighbors about Hillary Rodham Clinton. He starts with a friendly introduction to make sure people know he's a local -- not some out-of-towner who doesn't understand... Read More

	Activists: Islamic State destroys temple at Syria’s Palmyra BEIRUT — Islamic State militants have destroyed a temple at Syria's ancient ruins of Palmyra, activists said Sunday, realizing the worst fears archaeologists had for the 2,000-year-old Roman-era city after the extremists seized it and beheaded a local scholar. Palmyra,... Read More