While U.S. air strikes are being conducted against Islamic State (ISIS) militants in Iraq and Syria, those same jihadists are receiving large amounts of humanitarian aid from the U.S. Agency for International Development and the United Nations, according to The Daily Beast. The aid is primarily intended for displaced Syrians but ISIS leaders control the distribution and are exacting bribes, which feed their income stream.

A graphic example of President Obama's plunging popularity was seen in Maryland when several members of a rally crowd walked out in a steady stream after he began speaking. Obama was urging voters to support Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown, who is running for governor -- one of few Democrats who welcomed the president to campaign in their states.

President Obama projected a sense of urgency when he announced the appointment of Ron Klain, a longtime Democratic operative, as "Ebola Czar" to coordinate efforts to prevent the dread disease from spreading. But Klain didn't report to work immediately and missed two White House meetings on the crisis. Meanwhile, the president spent almost five hours on the golf course on Saturday.