Government watchdog groups have filed a motion in federal court to compel the IRS to reveal how it determines when to initiate “church investigations” after accusing the tax-collecting agency of “stonewalling” efforts to bring to light its procedures.
The motion, filed jointly Friday by the Alliance Defending Freedom and Judicial Watch, came in response to a legal settlement struck in 2014 with an atheist organization, which said the IRS had “resolved the signature authority issue necessary to initiate church examinations.”
“The IRS also has adopted procedures for reviewing, evaluating and determining whether to initiate church investigations,” the Freedom From Religion Foundation said in a press release.
But nobody knows what those “procedures” are for conducting “church investigations,” the watchdog groups said.
“The IRS is not above the law, and Americans deserve to know the truth about the agency’s secret deals with activists,” ADF Legal Counsel Christina Holcomb said in a press release. “The IRS has a legal obligation to explain why it is hiding things or else produce documents. Its ongoing refusal to follow the law is absurd, particularly since much of [what] we are asking for is information that the IRS has already provided voluntarily to Freedom From Religion Foundation.” (Read more from “IRS Sued for Refusing to Release Secret Church Investigations Procedures” HERE)
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Scientists in Brazil have uncovered a new brain disorder associated with Zika infections in adults: an autoimmune syndrome called acute disseminated encephalomyelitis, or ADEM, that attacks the brain and spinal cord.
Zika has already been linked with the autoimmune disorder Guillain-Barre syndrome, which attacks peripheral nerves outside the brain and spinal cord, causing temporary paralysis that can in some cases require patients to rely on respirators for breathing.
The new discovery now shows Zika may provoke an immune attack on the central nervous system as well . . .
According to the World Health Organization, there is a strong scientific consensus that, in addition to Guillain-Barre, Zika can cause the birth defect microcephaly, though conclusive proof may take months or years. Microcephaly is defined by unusually small heads that can result in developmental problems . . .
In addition to autoimmune disease, some researchers also have reported patients with Zika infections developing encephalitis and myelitis – nerve disorders typically caused by direct infections in nerve cells. (Read more from “Brazilian Scientists Find New Zika-Linked Brain Disorder in Adults” HERE)
From the start of the HIV outbreak here, health officials emphasized that nothing set Scott County apart from many other rural communities where opioid drug use had become an epidemic . . .
Many people here had viewed HIV as a big-city disease, something that might afflict people in San Francisco or New York. But Austin is a small city of about 4,000 people 40 miles north of Louisville, Ky.
Then in February 2015, the first 30 cases of HIV were reported. By mid-March, the number had climbed to 55 . . .
Now, a year later, the outbreak is at 190 cases. But the sickness runs deeper.
Poverty envelops this city. Empty storefronts dot the main street. Many homes are boarded up or have makeshift tarps instead of windows. Fewer than 10% of Austin’s residents have earned a college degree. (Read more from “Almost 200 People in This Indiana Town Were Diagnosed With HIV” HERE)
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One might say Democratic presidential front-runner and former secretary of state Hillary Clinton has been cooperative with the investigation into her use of a private email server. After all, she did apologize for maintaining a private email server, appeared before Congress on many occasions to offer up her side of the story, and spent hours testifying about her role in the handling of governmental emails. All the while, as Western Journalism has reported, the investigation into Clinton’s handling of classified information has continued to the point the FBI has reportedly offered immunity to individuals involved in the scandal.
But when it comes to whether or not Clinton broke the law and may be indicted by the FBI, Clinton’s tone apparently changes from apologetic to dismissive and contemptuous.
Take, for instance, the question Univision’s Jorge Ramos asked Clinton during a Democratic debate. Ramos asked Clinton, “Would you drop out of the race if you get indicted?” Clinton avoided the question but replied, “Oh, for goodness sake, that’s not going to happen. I’m not even answering that question”…
Clinton was a guest on NBC’s Today show. Matt Lauer, using a soft-spoken and kind tone with Clinton remarked, “Do you know what I hear a lot? That they (Republicans) are clinging to the hope, that the way they’ll be able to deal with that is that in some point between now and the election, that they will get to see Hillary Clinton in handcuffs. There will be some kind of political perp walk based on your private email server”…
Appearing dismissive of the FBI investigation, Clinton said, “I think it’s a security review. It is a security review. There are lots of those that are conducted in our government all the time. You don’t hear about most of them. You hear about this one because it does involve me, that’s why it gets so much attention. (Read more from “Watch: Hillary Gets Asked About FBI Investigation and Makes Jaw-Dropping Statement” HERE)
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West Virginia looks perfect for Donald Trump: a struggling working-class state filled with the types of voters who have backed him elsewhere and could deliver one of his biggest victories.
But a sweep there might not matter. That’s because as many as 34 delegates — the entire contingent — may be free to back whomever they want at the Republican National Convention.
Much the same is true in Pennsylvania, home to a hotly contested April 26 primary, where there are 54 uncommitted delegates. Other states and territories, from Colorado to Wyoming to Guam, will also send squads of unbound representatives.
These are the swing voters of the GOP nominating contest, nearly 200 activists and elected leaders beholden to nothing except their personal judgment and empowered to make or break candidacies. (Read more from “These 200 People Could Decide Whether Donald Trump Gets the GOP Nomination” HERE)
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The shadow battle for Republican convention delegates turns next to Colorado, where a days-long selection process will culminate this weekend — and once again, it seems Texas Sen. Ted Cruz has the edge.
While Donald Trump still holds a wide delegate lead in the GOP presidential primary race, his Achilles heel has been a perceived weakness in his ground game. Seeking to capitalize on this, Cruz has outmaneuvered Trump lately in the behind-the-scenes battle for delegates in places that don’t assign them through traditional primaries or caucuses.
Enter states like North Dakota, and now Colorado.
Both eschewed traditional primary elections and instead held conventions — where delegates not necessarily bound to any candidate are selected. Cruz saw this as an opportunity anyway to get allies elected to the slate, banking on their support in the event of an open convention . . .
Thirty-four delegates are at stake in the convention process, and the Cruz campaign told Fox News on Friday afternoon it has picked up 15 delegates so far in a series of local GOP meetings. The process culminates Saturday at the state convention where a final 13 delegates will be selected. (Read more from “Shadow Battle for Delegates Turns to Colorado, Cruz Holds Edge” HERE)
Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) said on the Senate floor Thursday that he will not bow to pressure from Democrats to consider President Barack Obama’s Supreme Court pick, D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Merrick Garland.
Grassley argued that the American people should decide the direction of the high court when they vote for the next president.
“It is no secret that the White House strategy is to put pressure on this chairman of the Judiciary Committee and other Republicans in the hopes that we can be worn down and ultimately agree to hold hearings on the nominee,” said Grassley.
“This pressure campaign, which is targeted at me and a handful of my colleagues, is based on the supposition that I and they will crack and move forward on the consideration of President Obama’s pick. This strategy has failed to recognize that I am no stranger to political pressure and to strong-arm tactics – not necessarily from more Democratic presidents, probably from more Republican presidents,” he said.
Grassley said the American people should weigh on the direction of the U.S. Supreme Court through their vote for the next president. (Read more from “Senate Judiciary Chairman: We Won’t Consider Obama Supreme Court Nominee” HERE)
More than three months after Republican presidential candidate Sen. Sen. Cruz criticized “New York values” as lived out by liberal government leaders, two media personalities have claimed that the remarks were anti-Semitic in nature.
The leap of logic eluded Fox News host Bill O’Reilly, who laughed off the comments from Fox News correspondent Geraldo Rivera during Rivera’s appearance Thursday night on The O’Reilly Factor.
As the pundits made their proclamations, Cruz himself enjoyed a warm welcome from orthodox Jewish supporters in Brooklyn . . .
“Aside from the stinking anti-Semitic implications that I see in that whole ‘New York values’ money- and media-coated message that he put out there pandering to those Iowa voters, he also voted against Hurricane Sandy relief. He also voted against compensation for 9/11 victims. This is a man whose interests are absolutely antithetical to New York,” Rivera said . . .
“If he says ‘New York Values’ to a bunch of Evangelicals, it’s not anti-Semitic,” O’Reilly said, noting that Cruz has made it clear he was referring to liberal New York Democrats.
“He could have very easily said that,” Rivera insisted. “There’s a million ways he could have said that that he did not.” (Read more from “Geraldo Makes Stunning Accusation Against Ted Cruz” HERE)
Thanks to the candidacy of Donald Trump the financial intersection of money and political opinion, as guided by the monetary motives therein, has brought some amazing revelations to the surface.
These financial/media relationships have largely, and historically, remained hidden. They have damned sure never been publicly, clearly, and regularly stated so the consuming audience would know the presentation was fraught with financial conflict.
♦ The Senate Conservatives Fund (PAC) purchasing massive quantities ($400,000) of Mark Levin’s books in exchange for favorable candidacy political opinion. Conveniently Hidden by the radio host who avoids mentioning the financial conflict created.
Then again, Levin never informed his audience of his family working within the Staff of Senator Ted Cruz either. Does Levin’s endorsement, when contrast against the crony-constitutional advocacy, clarify with a little sunlight? You decide.
♦ Or how about the Breitbart Media enterprise being run via an $11 million purchase from Billionaire Robert Mercer, who also funded Ted Cruz’s Super-PAC “Keep The Promise 1”, to the tune of $10 million. Little overlooked facts, never openly shared for news consumers to determine source motive. Pesky Sunlight
♦ Maybe the Ben Shapiro website “The Daily Wire“, being funded by the billionaire Wilks Brothers, Levi and Farris, in Texas. Who also fund Ted Cruz and his Super-PAC “Keep The Promise”. Shapiro never publicly disclosed the financial/content conflict, or the extent therein. Could Shapiro support any other candidate other than who his content owners approved of? Again, you decide. (Yep, Pesky Sunlight)
♦ The Chairman of Glenn Beck’s Mercury One charity, David Barton, jointly running the Pro-Ted Cruz Super-PAC “Keep The Promise”; also never put into the sunlight by Glenn Beck or his various media enterprises so the consuming audience could filter presented political opinion through the filter of fiduciary connections.
These are just a few of the politically motivated – financially dependent – revelations we probably would never have known about were it not for Donald Trump presenting a genuinely conservative America-First platform; and as a direct consequence, the faux-constitutionalists having to reverse opinion simply to retain income.
♦ So it perhaps shouldn’t come as a surprise to find out that Erick Erickson’s media venture “The Resurgent“, is taking Super-PAC money from the (formerly Scott Walker advocates and financial backers) Ricketts family of Wisconsin who fund OUR PRINCIPLES PAC to the tune of $3,000,000 in February alone.
Yes, it appears there’s another conservative voice who can be added to the list of those whose opinions are conveniently tied to a financial incentive therein.
In addition to all of those in the Salem Media Communications network, along with Mark Levin, Glenn Beck, Ben Shapiro, Erick Erickson and anyone who is hosted upon the various media enterprises they front for…. all paid shrills dependent upon political graft.
Interesting indeed how the intersection of financial dependency drives the political ideology of these modern “conservative voices”. However, this does increasingly explain how those same voices will stand and cheer for Mr. No-Budget/Omnibus, House Speaker Paul Ryan.
“Smaller government”? Yeah, sure. (For more from the author of “Erick Erickson Website “Resurgent” Paid by Pro-Cruz/Anti-Trump “Our Principles PAC”…” please click HERE)
Republican presidential contender Donald Trump’s frequent and sustained use of his nickname for rival Ted Cruz seems to have paid off, as thousands shouted “Lyin’ Ted” in an intense chant during the front-runner’s first New York rally Wednesday.
Following Cruz’s major victory in Wisconsin Tuesday night, Trump sought to knock the wind out of his sails, reminding his 10,000-person audience in Bethpage, New York, about the Texas senator’s slam against “New York values” earlier this year.
“Do you remember, during the debate, when he started to lecture me on New York values, like we’re no good?” Trump said. “And I started to talk to him about the World Trade Center, the bravery — the incredible bravery of everybody, the police, our firemen, everybody.”
Trump continued, telling the crowd that he told Cruz about New York’s “incredible” police and firefighters and the Empire State’s “unbelievable” construction workers . . .
Seconds later, the large audience of supporters broke out in an epic chant: “Lyin’ Ted! Lyin’ Ted! Lyin’ Ted!” (Read more from “Check out the Epic Chant That Broke out During Trump’s First Rally in New York” HERE)
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