DAILY BELLWETHER 08/21/2015

Here are the top Bellwether stories of the day CNN/ORC Poll: Obama a Failure as President, Majority Says The poll shows that 51 percent of the 1,001 adults surveyed between Aug. 13-17 disapprove of how Obama handles the presidency overall, with 47 percent approving, reports CNN. The president's show is a flip from those in a similar poll in late July, in which respondents gave him a 49 percent approval rating and 47 percent disapproval rating. ... Read More IRS Admits that the Personal Info of Another 220,000 Taxpayers Was Stolen Once again, the Internal Revenue Service is reporting that a data breach has landed the personal information of hundreds of thousands of taxpayers in the hands of hackers. This time, the tax agency is admitting that the info of some 220,000 taxpayers was lost. ... Read More Under Deal, Iran Will Inspect Itself The Associated Press reports that under the provisions of the deal, the Iranian government will be allowed to use its own inspectors on one site thought to have been used to develop nuclear weapons. ... Read More Judge Orders State Dept. to Cooperate with Hillary Investigators A federal judge has ordered the State Department to cooperate with the investigation into the Hillary Clinton private email scandal, Breitbart News has learned. Judge Emmett Sullivan, who presides over the nonprofit group Judicial Watch’s lawsuit against the State Department for Clinton’s emails, ordered the State Department Thursday to “begin a dialogue” with Department of Justice and FBI investigators. “This is one government,” Sullivan said, apparently miffed at the State Department’s unwillingness to help investigators. ... Read More ABOUT US                          CONTACT US • © Copyright Daily Bellwether •