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 | December 23, 2015
Image via Twitter The government of Somalia has banned the celebration of Christmas this year for fear that such festivities threaten the nation’s Muslim faith, reports Reuters.   "We warn against celebration of Christmas, which is only for Christians," Sheikh Mohamed Kheyrow, director of Somalia’s ministry of religion, said on state radio. "This is a matter of faith. The Christmas holiday…
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Monica Sanchez | December 23, 2015
Image via Screenshot Robotics company Boston Dynamics – acquired by Google in 2013 – was feeling the Christmas spirit this year. Ahead of the holiday, the company created a festive video featuring its “Spot” dog-bots – massive four-legged, canine-like robots – dressed like reindeer and pulling around a blonde Santa's sleigh.  Did it inspire warm and fuzzy feelings? Not quite. Watch their…
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Monica Sanchez | December 23, 2015
A recent Gallup poll finds that an overwhelming majority of Americans (69 percent) view big government as “the biggest threat to the country in the future.”   While the percentage is down from a record high of 72 percent in 2013 following the rollout of Obamacare, the sentiment remains strong. Gallup reports, “The 69% choosing big government is down slightly from a high of 72% in 2013, the…
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Monica Sanchez | December 21, 2015
Image via Twitter According to a new national poll, Democratic Party front-runner Hillary Clinton is leading several top Republican presidential candidates with the exception of one: Florida Senator Marco Rubio. The top five Republican candidates -- including Donald Trump, Ted Cruz, Jeb Bush, and Ben Carson -- trail Clinton by an average of less than two points, pointing toward a close race…
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Monica Sanchez | December 21, 2015
Image via Twitter In a recent interview with Net-a-Porter magazine, actress, comedian, writer and producer Tina Fey announced a new goal in her career:  To stop explaining. She talked about how, as a person pursuing comedy in a society obsessed with political correctness, she gets criticized all the time, especially online.  “Steer clear of the internet and you’ll live forever,” said Fey…
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Monica Sanchez | December 21, 2015
Image via Twitter Following the Democratic debate Saturday night, Republican front-runner Donald Trump took to Twitter demanding that former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton issue an apology for calling him "ISIS's best recruiter" and alleging that ISIS is using videos of him "to recruit more radical jihadists." In an interview on CNN Monday afternoon, Hillary Clinton campaign spokesman…
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Monica Sanchez | December 21, 2015
Image via Twitter Following Saturday night’s Democratic debate, Republican front-runner Donald Trump took to Twitter, demanding that former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton apologize for calling him "ISIS's best recruiter" and alleging that there are videos of Trump being used for jihadi recruitment. “He is becoming ISIS’s best recruiter,” said Clinton. “They are going to people showing…
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Monica Sanchez | December 21, 2015
Image via Twitter Fox News Channel announced in a press release on Monday that the network will be hosting its second Republican presidential debate on Thursday, January 28, 2016, in Des Moines, Iowa. “Special Report” anchor Bret Baier, “Fox News Sunday” host Chris Wallace, and “The Kelly File” anchor Megyn Kelly will return as moderators. Viewers certainly expect sparks to fly between Megyn…
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Monica Sanchez | December 18, 2015
Image via Screenshot President Obama held an end-of-the-year news conference at the White House on Friday ahead of his family’s annual vacation in Hawaii. During his remarks, the President vowed to defeat ISIS, but said that in order to “stamp them out thoroughly,” the U.S. and its allies need to bring stability to the Middle East. “We're going to defeat ISIS,” said Obama, “and we're going…
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Monica Sanchez | December 18, 2015
Image via Screenshot The Obama administration rejected a proposal considered by top officials at the Department of Homeland Security to vet the social media accounts of U.S. visa applicants, a policy that could have helped to prevent terror attacks like the one in San Bernardino earlier this month. During an appearance on “Special Report” Thursday night, Fox News contributor and syndicated…