Monica Sanchez
Assistant Editor, Reporter
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Monica is MRCTV’s assistant editor and West Coast correspondent. Prior to working at MRCTV, Monica worked for CNS News and The Heritage Foundation, operating primarily in digital media and video production. 

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Monica Sanchez | November 25, 2015
President Obama delivered a statement from the White House on Wednesday regarding national security concerns this holiday season. The President announced that there is currently “no specific, credible threat” against the U.S. from ISIS. “Right now, we know of no specific and credible intelligence indicating a plot on the homeland,” said Obama, “and that is based on the latest information I…
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Monica Sanchez | November 25, 2015
Image via Screenshot President Obama’s nuclear deal with Iran is not a “legally binding or signed" agreement, but rather a reflection of “political commitments," the State Department writes in a letter to Representative Mike Pompeo (R-Kan.). “[Assistant Secretary to Legislative Affairs Julia Frifield] wrote the letter in response to a letter Pompeo sent Secretary of State John Kerry, in which…
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Monica Sanchez | November 25, 2015
Afghanistan Operations Commander Gen. John Campbell briefed reporters Wednesday morning on investigations into the U.S. airstrike that hit a Doctors Without Borders hospital in Kunduz on Oct. 3. He said that investigations conducted by the U.S., Afghanistan, and NATO found the incident to be a direct result of “human error,” as personnel failed to take the proper steps to confirm the airstrike…
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Monica Sanchez | November 25, 2015
On Tuesday night’s “Special Report,” Fox News contributor and syndicated columnist Charles Krauthammer discussed GOP presidential contender Dr. Ben Carson and his recent drop in the polls. He said that Carson’s fall may be attributed to his lack of foreign policy expertise made apparent in the wake of the deadly terror attacks on Paris.   “The rise of terrorism abroad has injured two…
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Monica Sanchez | November 25, 2015
Tuesday night on “The Kelly File,” Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz (Texas) sounded off on President Obama and his administration for treating climate change as a more serious threat to U.S. security than radical Islamic extremists.   In response to the President’s remarks during a press conference at the White House on Tuesday -- where he called an upcoming summit on global…
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Monica Sanchez | November 24, 2015
In an appearance on “Hannity” Monday night, Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio discussed the dangers of the Syrian refugee program. He argued that the U.S. should not be accepting any Syrian refugees who cannot be properly vetted. “It’s not that America’s saying we don’t want any refugees,” said Rubio. “What we’re saying is, you can’t come here as a refugee if we can’t vet you…
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Monica Sanchez | November 24, 2015
During a joint press conference with French President Francois Hollande in the White House on Tuesday, President Obama told Americans listening at home not to “allow fear to divide us” in the wake of terror threats and the deadly attacks on Paris and Mali.   “ISIL cannot defeat us on the battlefield so they target us at home,” said the President. “As Americans, we all have a role to play in…
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Monica Sanchez | November 24, 2015
During a joint press conference with French President Francois Hollande on Tuesday, President Barack Obama praised France for its plans to welcome 30,000 Syrian refugees. In a bold claim aimed at dissenting Republicans and Democrats in Congress, Obama discussed how refugees must go through extensive security checks before being accepted into the United States. “Here in the U.S., refugees face…
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Monica Sanchez | November 23, 2015
Image via Facebook Mark Zuckerberg announced on Sunday that he plans to take two months of paternity leave when his daughter is born. The Facebook CEO did not share an exact due date but did say he and his wife Priscilla are “excited to start this next stage in our lives.”   “This is a very personal decision, and I've decided to take 2 months of paternity leave when our daughter arrives,”…
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Monica Sanchez | November 23, 2015
Image via Twitter Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump faced a firestorm of criticism for remarks he made on Friday about implementing a national database for Muslims in the U.S. In an interview with Fox News on Sunday, Trump said that he never advocated for a mandatory registry of all U.S. Muslims, but does support a database for all incoming Syrian refugees. “Certainly I want a…