Friday, October 16, 2015

DAILY BELLWETHER 10/16/2015

Here are the top Bellwether stories of the day

ISIS Attacking U.S. Energy Grid

U.S. law enforcement officials revealed the hack attempts on Wednesday at a conference of American energy firms who were meeting about national security concerns. “ISIL is beginning to perpetrate cyberattacks,” Caitlin Durkovich, assistant secretary for infrastructure protection at the Department of Homeland Security, told company executives. Investigators would not reveal any details to ... Read More

2 Obama Golf Outings Cost Taxpayers $1.8M, $20,000 a Hole

Documents provided under the Freedom of Information Act to Judicial Watch showed that the cost per hole was $20,406. During two trips to California and Florida, the president played five rounds of golf. In February, he traveled to Palm Springs, California, for an all-men President’s Day break. The flight alone cost ... Read More

Carson Leads Fundraising, Cruz Leads Cash on Hand

As Thursday's deadline for filing campaign financials approached, neurosurgeon Ben Carson led in third quarter fundraising and was second to Texas Sen. Ted Cruz in cash on hand. According to a compilation of financial disclosures: ... Read More

Clinton May Have Violated Espionage Act

Three months after Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email address and server while secretary of state was referred to the FBI, an intelligence source familiar with the investigation tells Fox News that the team is now focused on whether there were violations of an Espionage Act subsection pertaining to "gross negligence" in the safekeeping of national defense information. ... Read More