has to be the first time that a major presidential candidate has actively encouraged a foreign power to conduct espionage against his political opponent. That’s not hyperbole, those are just the facts. This has gone from being a curiosity, and a matter of politics, to being a national security.

(Washington DC)—Judicial Watch announced today that it has obtained records from the U.S. Secret Service and the
Department of the Air Force detailing the costs of Obama’s trip to attend the 2015 Paris Climate Change
Conference. Secret Service charges for Obama and his staff to attend the Conference cost taxpayers $1,324,171.60.
Flight expenses cost $1,652,124.60, bringing the total expenditure for the conference to at least $2,976,296.20. To date,
Obama’s known travel expenses total $82,606,703.13
Judicial Watch filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for these documents on January 6, 2016. The records
were released in response to a FOIA lawsuit filed on May 6, 2016, (Judicial Watch v. U.S. Department of Homeland
Security (No. 1:16­cv­00863)).
The Secret Service expense report is as follows:
$82,991.60 was spent on air and rail travel.
$706,065 was spent on Parisian hotels.
$531,598 for rental vehicles.
$10,820 in overtime pay was run up.
Cell phones were rented for $2,562.
Cell phone usage cost $679.
A copier was rented for $652.
$624 in “miscellaneous” expenses.

The Secret Service detail stayed in a number of Parisian hotels. The most money was spent at the InterContinental
Paris Le Grand, a historic hotel built in 1862 that is called a “luxury” hotel that “defines historic grandeur,” according to its
website. Accommodations were also booked at the Hilton Astor, Marriott Ambassador, Marriott Rive Gauche, and
Mercure Tour Eiffel.

According to Air Force documents two planes were used for the trip to Paris, both Air Force One and a C­32A (which is
generally used by either the secretary of state or the first lady):
Air Force One travelled a total of 14.4 hours @ $180,118 per hour for a total of $1,404,927.00.
The C­32A travelled 15.6 hours @ $15,846 per hour for a total of $247,197.60.
Other expenses for additional cabinet members’ travel and catering, Secret Service meals, meeting rooms, etc. are
not included in these totals.
The controversial Paris Climate Conference, also known as COP21, spanned from November 30, 2015, to December
12, 2015. Travel to the conference reportedly burned 300,000 tons of carbon dioxide, seemingly defeating the purpose
of the meeting of world leaders. Critics also contend President Obama’s executive action implementing the Paris
Climate Agreement circumvents the constitutional requirement that treaties become law only after ratification by the U.S.
Senate.
“Obama’s Paris junket is another example of wasteful and unnecessary presidential travel that abuses the taxpayers,
the military, and the U.S. Secret Service,” said Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton.

(CNN)The head of the Democratic National Committee will not speak at the party's convention next week, a decision reached by party officials Saturday after emails surfaced that raised questions about the committee's impartiality during the Democratic primary.

Debbie Wasserman Schultz, whose stewardship of the DNC has been under fire through most of the presidential primary process, will not have a major speaking role in an effort "to keep the peace" in the party, a Democrat familiar with the decision said. The revelation comes following the release of nearly 20,000 emails
One email appears to show DNC staffers asking how they can reference Bernie Sanders' faith to weaken him in the eyes of Southern voters. Another seems to depict an attorney advising the committee on how to defend Hillary Clinton against an accusation by the Sanders campaign of not living up to a joint fundraising agreement.

A top staffer at the Democratic National Committee has apologized after suggesting that the organization use Bernie Sanders’ religious beliefs against him in the Democratic primary.
One email among the thousands of internal DNC messages released this week by Wikileaks showed DNC CFO Brad Marshall questioning Sanders’ Jewish faith, and suggested that painting the candidate as an atheist “could make several points difference” in several late primary.

"I don't care what that woman up there, the mother has felt," Matthews said. "Her emotions are her own but for the country in choosing a leader, it's wrong to have someone get up there and tell a lie about Hillary Clinton. It's not true."-Chris Matthews

PAUL RYAN: Well, first of all, I'd say a few things. That basically means you're going to help elect Hillary Clinton. And I don't think Hillary Clinton's going to support any of the things that you stand for, if you're a Republican.

  During testimony before Congress on Thursday, FBI Director James Comey stated that the FBI’s interview with presumptive Democratic presidential nominee former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was not under oath or recorded, but it still would be a crime to lie to the FBI.

Comey stated that he did not personally interview Clinton, and did not talk to all of the “five or six” who did interview Clinton.

He was then asked, “did she testify or talk to them under oath?” Comey answered, “No.” But added that “it’s still a crime to lie to us.”

When asked if there was a transcript of the interview, Comey stated that there wasn’t one because the interview wasn’t recorded, but there was an analysis of Clinton’s interview.