Federal law enforcement investigators are searching in at least three states for more than 500 pounds of explosives stolen from a CSX train, CBS News has learned.
CBS News Justice Department and Homeland Security correspondent Jeff Pegues reported a law enforcement source says the amount stolen has authorities concerned that the explosives could fall into the wrong hands . . .
The CSX train was traveling from Chicago through Ohio en route to Detroit. Somewhere along the way, investigators believe the explosives were stolen. According to a law enforcement source, when the train car of explosives arrived in Detroit, half of the shipment was gone.
A spokesman for the ATF in Detroit called this a very serious case. Technically the explosives are classified as fireworks but because they are commercial grade combined with the quantity makes them extremely dangerous. The ATF says they are a lot more volatile and typically only handled by professionals. (Read more from “More Than 500 Pounds of Explosives Stolen From Train” HERE)
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Authorities say the green water flowing in the Ketchikan Creek that caused some panic and drew a response from multiple agencies was the result of a prank.
Officials have determined that the dye dumped into the water on Wednesday is non-toxic. Ketchikan police talked to the man responsible for the dye, but he was not arrested or cited.
“It was just a prank,” Officer Charles Johnson told The Ketchikan Daily News. “He happened to come across some sort of plumbing dye that they use for testing — checking for leaks and stuff — and thought it’d be funny to throw it in the creek and make people wonder why the creek was green.” (Read more from “Man Causes Panic After Dumping Non-Toxic Green Dye in Alaska Creek” HERE)
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Even as Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, maintains that no one will win enough delegates to secure the Republican presidential nomination on the first ballot, the campaign of front-runner Donald Trump is predicting Trump will shatter the number needed for victory.
“The Cruz spin machine produces more lies than anything else,” says a memo distributed late Tuesday by the Trump campaign to Trump surrogates. “Our projections call for us to accumulate over 1400 delegates and thus a first ballot nomination win in Cleveland” . . .
The memo instructs Trump supporters to continue Trump’s line of criticizing the Republican National Committee for the method in which delegates are awarded . . .
As the Trump campaign boldly proclaimed it could hit a higher number than anyone has said, a Republican National Committee member affirmed his position that Trump would not need to win 1,237 delegates to ensure a first-round victory.
“Once you have 80 percent of the delegates, the idea that the 20 percent will deprive the 80 percent is not viable,” said Randy Evans, a member of the Rules Committee, who last week predicted that if Trump ended the primary season with 1,100 delegates he would be the nominee. “Historically, insiders want to remain insiders and the bandwagon effect always takes over.”
Evans noted that Trump could reach the number he needs to ensure eventual victory within the next few weeks of primaries. On Tuesday, Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island go to the polls. That is followed by a May 3 contest in Indiana. The primary season wraps up June 7 with California (172 delegates alone), New Jersey, Montana and New Mexico voting then. (Read more from “Leaked Trump Campaign Memo Reveals Big Delegate Prediction” HERE)
Imagine a Republican Party that spent the remainder of the congressional session focusing on the most important current issues that distinguish themselves from the opposition? Imagine if they spent this election year demonstrating why Democrats cannot be trusted with our sovereignty, security, and society and how Republicans will provide a refreshing change?
Rather than run out the clock on boring and liberal legislation, here are 10 winning issues Republicans could pursue that will place Hillary Clinton and congressional Democrats on defense across the map:
Halt Refugee Resettlement
With the first Syrian refugees arriving now under an expedited process, it’s time for Republicans to make this election a referendum on Obama’s dangerous fundamental transformation. They should immediately move Rep. Brian Babin’s bill to shut off refugee resettlement until the Government Accounting Office (GAO) conducts a complete audit of the fiscal and security costs of the program. They should further pass legislation granting local governments the power to veto refugee resettlement in their jurisdiction. When Obama’s own FBI Director says they have no way of vetting these refugees, this should be a slam-dunk issue for Republicans to embarrass their opponents in critical states. Empowering local governments on such a critical issue will mobilize the grassroots for the general election like never before.
Davis-Oliver Interior Enforcement
How about true “comprehensive” immigration reform for a change? With endless cases of Americans being killed by criminal aliens, thanks in large part to sanctuary cities and Obama’s amnesty at the federal level, Republicans should immediately pass the Davis-Oliver bill. It addresses all levels of interior enforcement and clamps down on sanctuary cities. The bill already passed the House Judiciary Committee last session, but leadership has refused to move it to the floor. Let Democrats be the ones to run on placing the well being of criminal aliens ahead of their constituents.
Visa Tracking
Implementing biometric exit-entry at our ports of entry has been a ubiquitous talking point for both parties. It is so popular that even Democrats publicly express support for it, knowing they will never actually have to pass it. At a time when we have lost track of hundreds of thousands of people in this country on visas, why not force Democrats to own up to their promise? They should place a visa-tracking bill on the floors of both houses and make Democrats own any opposition to this common sense idea. Republicans should also call the Democrat bluff on the Visa Waiver Program and repeal it altogether, in place of their phony bill, which did nothing meaningful to protect against security risks. And for good measure? How about putting a moratorium on all long-term foreign visas until the GAO audits these programs from a fiscal and security standpoint?
Designate the Muslim Brotherhood a Terror Group
Even the British managed to designate the Muslim Brotherhood a terror group. As we’ve explained before, no terror group poses more of a foundational threat to our homeland security and cultural cohesion than the Muslim Brotherhood. Obama has just announced a $270,000 grant for a Muslim Brotherhood offshoot. Republicans should bring the Cruz/Diaz-Balart bill to the floor of both houses. It has already passed the House Judiciary Committee. Let the Democrats go home to their constituents and defend a vote for the Muslim Brotherhood.
Stop Obama’s War on the Suburbs
One of the more “under the radar” manifestations of Obama’s fundamental transformation of America is HUD’s new “Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) Rule.” This program mandates suburban jurisdictions construct a certain number of “low income” housing. At the same time, HUD channels federal funds to crony left-wing organizations to move people out of the city into the suburbs, overwriting the zoning codes of the local governments. This unconstitutional executive action, cheered on by the lawless courts, violates property rights, federalism, and the true ideals of equal opportunity. It also represents a backdoor federal gerrymander and de facto eminent domain for ACORN-style organizations. Baltimore County, for example, has already been punished with a $30 million settlement to HUD and its cronies for not meeting the mandates on time. [Listen to Mark Levin’s radio segment on this settlement from last month.]
While Republicans run scared every time Democrats shout a racialist agenda in a crowded theater, this is one of the most promising political issues for Republicans. This hits close to home for the most important swing demographics in the upcoming election. Republicans win rural counties; Democrats win urban centers. The true battle is for the suburbs, and there is no better way to win over the suburbs than by attacking this issue head on.
Save Landlords from Criminals
Speaking of HUD, we reported earlier this month that the housing department was barring landlords from using criminal records as a criterion to deny rentals in many instances. This is another winning issue that hits home with local businesses who don’t want to face a lawsuit simply for keeping their tenants and property safe from dangerous criminals. Let Democrats stand with criminals over business owners.
Protect Religious Liberty
There is a raging fire across this country whereby private businesses and individuals are being targeted by the radical homosexual lobby because of their religious beliefs. We need federal civil rights-style legislation to protect private property rights and the right of conscience from states, courts, and individuals. This, at its core, is why we created the federal union. Religious liberty is still popular with the silent majority of the country, as witnessed by the results of the 2015 elections.
Shut Down Iran Deal
How about a bill blocking all new sanctions relief until Iran apologizes and pays reparations for the hundreds of U.S. soldiers they killed in Iraq? I wouldn’t want to be on the Democrat side of that debate.
Declassify the Full Report on Saudi Involvement in 9/11
It is widely believed that the 28 pages of classified material from the joint congressional inquiry report fully implicates the Saudi government in their involvement planning the 9/11 attacks. Former Senator Bob Graham, a Democrat and former chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, is one of the leading advocates for declassifying it. Let Obama and Hillary be forced to defend their Saudi friends.
Cut Funding for the Palestinians
This is an 80 percent issue. With the endless attacks on Israel, isn’t it time we stop sending $500 million of our taxpayer funds to the Palestinians every year? The Palestinian Accountability Act (H.R. 1337), sponsored by Rep. Ron DeSantis (R-FL), would cut off funding for Hamas and the UN agency that helps them. Then confront the Democrats with endless ads showing them supporting Hamas with our money.
There are endless other ideas ideas that are simple to message, speak to our times, and resonate with the overwhelming majority of voters.
But won’t Obama veto them? Some might ask. Won’t Harry Reid filibuster this bills in the Senate?
Well, Republicans have already put their leverage on the budget process; all they have left is the ability to message bills and speak directly to the voters. They can either run out the clock of their time in control of Congress by passing meaningless or downright liberal bills that obfuscate the party divide. Or they can spend one 2-4 days on each one of these proposals and move them bicameraly, harness media attention, and have the members go back to their constituents on the weekend exposing the extremism of the Democrat Party for opposing common sense and bedrock ideals of sovereignty, security, and religious liberty.
The real question is: do they really want to win? (For more from the author of “Top 10 Slam-Dunk Issues for Conservatives in 2016” please click HERE)
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has taken control of six churches in the war-torn southeastern city of Diyarbakir in his latest move to squash freedom of speech and religious movement.
The state-sanctioned seizure is just the latest in a number of worrying developments to come out of increasingly hardline Turkey, which is in advanced talks with the EU over visa-free travel for its 80 million citizens.
Included in the seizures are Catholic, Protestant and Orthodox churches, one of which is over 1,700 years old.
They have now effectively become state property – meaning they are run by the government – in a country with a dire human rights record where about 98 percent of the population is Muslim.
The order to seize the churches was made on March 25 by Erdogan’s council of ministers, according to the website World Watch Monitor. (Read more from “Islamist Turkey Seizes ALL Christian Churches in City” HERE)
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Republican Donald Trump, appearing on Thursday’s “Today” show, said transgenders should be allowed to “use the bathroom that they feel is appropriate.”
“So if Caitlyn Jenner were to walk into Trump Tower and want to use the bathroom, you would be fine with her using any bathroom she chooses?” host Matt Lauer asked Trump.
“That is correct,” Trump said.
Asked for his view on the North Carolina bathroom controversy, Trump said the state has “paid a big price” for requiring transgenders to use the restroom that corresponds with their biological sex . . .
“One of the best answers I heard was from a commentator yesterday, saying ‘Leave it the way it is right now.’ There have been very few problems. Leave it the way it is. North Carolina, what they’re going through with all of the business that’s leaving and all of the strife, and that’s on both sides — you leave it the way it is. (Read more from “Trump Just Made a Comment About Transgenders That Will Outrage Christians” HERE)
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As the primary process draws closer to convention, candidates on both sides of the aisle are beginning to consider possible running mates.
According to Hillary Clinton’s campaign chairman, John Podesta, the Democratic front-runner will be open to the possibility of an all-female ticket.
“We’ll start with a broad list and then begin to narrow it down,” said Podesta to the Boston Globe. “But there is no question that there will be women on that list.”
For many, this raises suspicions that Clinton will try to tap Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), who is wildly popular among some leftists for her far-left progressive ideology.
As the Democratic primary becomes more and more contentious, Clinton will need to find a means of creating inroads with disenfranchised supporters of Sen. Bernie Sanders, and Warren may very well serve that purpose.
Warren is seen as an outsider of sorts who opposes the status quo through her relentless attacks on Wall Street and campaign contributions, a particular point of contention among supporters of Sanders. (Read more from “One Name Rises up as Campaign Chief Says Clinton Run May Be Doubly Historic” HERE)
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The Foreign Office has updated its travel advice for the United States, warning gay and transgender travellers to be careful in the US due to legislation in North Carolina and Mississippi.
Newly-passed laws in both states allow businesses to refuse service to LGBT people, and the so-called “bathroom law” – a ruling that transgender people must use the bathroom that corresponds to their gender on their birth certificate – has sparked waves of protest and business boycotts.
“The US is an extremely diverse society and attitudes toward LGBT people differ hugely across the country,” the update states. “LGBT travellers may be affected by legislation passed recently in the states of North Carolina and Mississippi. Before travelling please read our general travel advice for the LGBT community. You can find more detail on LGBT issues in the US on the website of the Human Rights Campaign.”
Ty Cobb of the Human Rights Campaign described it as “both frightening and embarrassing that one of our nation’s staunchest allies has warned its citizens of the risks” of travelling to the US.
He added: “It is now more clear than ever that these terrible measures are not only harming individuals and taking an economic toll on the states, but are also causing serious damage to our nation’s reputation, and the perceived safety of LGBT people who travel here.” (Read more from “European Nations Join Transgender Jihad Against North Carolina, Mississippi Stand for Traditional Values” HERE)
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We’ve been teased for the better half of the past year about changes coming to our currency. First we were told a woman would be replacing Alexander Hamilton on the $10 bill – only to then find out she’d only be on the back of the bill. Many liberals complained that whatever woman did eventually make it onto the $10 would be getting the “back of the bus” treatment.
Some suggested that a woman on the $20 would be more appropriate. Andrew Jackson was, after all, opposed to a central bank (which we have today in the form of the Federal Reserve System).
It looks like the Treasury ran with that idea. As the New York Times just reported, the Treasury has axed their original plan, and it’s now the $20 getting a facelift.
The Treasury Department will announce on Wednesday afternoon that Harriet Tubman, an African-American who ferried thousands of slaves to freedom, will replace the slaveholding Andrew Jackson on the center of a new $20 note, according to a Treasury official, while newly popular Alexander Hamilton will remain on the face of the $10 bill.
It’s not just an abolitionist replacing a slaveholder – it’s a pro-gun, Republican, abolitionist, replacing a Democrat slaveholder. (Read more from “Pro-Gun Republican to Replace Andrew Jackson on $20 Bill” HERE)
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Tribute was paid Wednesday to four brave Marines who lost their lives too soon, and in a most horrific and unjust way.
You might recall the heinous terrorist attack that occurred at two military installations in Chattanooga, Tennessee back in July, 2015 — that’s when a man named Muhammad Youssef Abdulazeez opened fire, first on a recruiting center, then on a U.S. Navy Reserve center. Before the terrorist was shot dead by a police officer, he claimed the lives of four Marines and one Navy sailor and injured a Marine recruitment officer . . .
Now, Military Times reports that Purple Heart medals were presented to the families of the Marines slain as well — Gunnery Sgt. Thomas Sullivan, Staff Sgt. David Wyatt, Sgt. Carson Holmquist and Lance Cpl. Squire “Skip” Wells: . . .
“Our brothers were taken from us; your sons, your husbands, your fathers, your brothers were taken from us,” McMillian said, according to a Marine Corps news release. “But what cannot, and will not ever be taken from us is the incredible impressions they made on each and every one of us” . . .
But guess who was missing? Based on the report, no mention was made of any representative from the Obama administration attending the service. This comes as no shock, however, given that the only lives in which the administration feigns interest are criminals shot in self-defense by white police officers. (Read more from “Purple Heart Ceremony Held for Marines Slain by Terrorist – Guess Who Doesn’t Show?” HERE)
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Federal law enforcement investigators are searching in at least three states for more than 500 pounds of explosives stolen from a CSX train, CBS News has learned.
Authorities say the green water flowing in the Ketchikan Creek that caused some panic and drew a response from multiple agencies was the result of a prank.
Even as Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, maintains that no one will win enough delegates to secure the Republican presidential nomination on the first ballot, the campaign of front-runner Donald Trump is predicting Trump will shatter the number needed for victory.
Imagine a Republican Party that spent the remainder of the congressional session focusing on the most important current issues that distinguish themselves from the opposition? Imagine if they spent this election year demonstrating why Democrats cannot be trusted with our sovereignty, security, and society and how Republicans will provide a refreshing change?
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has taken control of six churches in the war-torn southeastern city of Diyarbakir in his latest move to squash freedom of speech and religious movement. 
As the primary process draws closer to convention, candidates on both sides of the aisle are beginning to consider possible running mates.
The Foreign Office has updated its travel advice for the United States, warning gay and transgender travellers to be careful in the US due to legislation in North Carolina and Mississippi.
We’ve been teased for the better half of the past year about changes coming to our currency. First we were told a woman would be replacing Alexander Hamilton on the $10 bill – only to then find out she’d only be on the back of the bill. Many liberals complained that whatever woman did eventually make it onto the $10 would be getting the “back of the bus” treatment.
Tribute was paid Wednesday to four brave Marines who lost their lives too soon, and in a most horrific and unjust way.