Pelosi Names First Muslim Lawmaker to House Intelligence Committee (+video)
A Muslim congressman, who has argued that US schools’ foundation should be the Koran, is being appointed to the House Intelligence Committee.
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GOP-Controlled Senate May Reject House Bill Defunding Obama’s Amnesty
The GOP-controlled Senate is already sending signals it may reject the House’s bill defunding Obama’s amnesty. This comes in the wake of the federal hiring frenzy so that agencies can implement Obama’s illegal executive order.
Banner Around NYC Calls for Mayor de Blasio to ‘Get Off the Pot’
In what appeared to be a dig at Mayor de Blasio’s past drug use, an aerial sign in NYC urged him to resign. But some NYPD officers are fighting over whether the mayor should even apologize.
Scandal-Plagued Democrat Reelected While in Prison
A state lawmaker who resigned his seat following a sex scandal involving a teenage employee won it back during a special election Tuesday. The majority of voters in Joseph D. Morrissey’s Richmond-area House of Delegates district appeared to be okay with his conviction in the scandal involving his 17-year-old secretary, whose nude photo was found […]
The Top Ten Biblical Archaeology Discoveries of 2014
An ancient Babylonian tablet describing animals that went into an ark “two by two” was unearthed, new Dead Sea scrolls were discovered, and an ancient 6,500 year-old skeleton from Ur was found. All this and more in the past year.
Rand Paul on Mitt Romney’s 2016 Run: ‘It’s Time for Some Fresh Blood’ (+video)
Rand Paul, who many believe will run for president in 2016 (despite the fact that he’s already announced his 2016 Senate campaign), took some pretty serious swipes at Romney during an interview yesterday. Listen to his comments here.
Obama Hopes ‘Climate of Fear’ Will Boost Cyber Security Push
Staying true to his former chief of staff’s motto to “never let a crisis go to waste,” Obama is gaining bipartisan support for his cyber security push. Critics should keep a close eye on what develops to ensure Internet freedom isn’t in his crosshairs.
Boy Gets 3D Printed ‘Storm Trooper’ Prosthetic Arm (+video)
In an extraordinary technological leap, 3D printers are now able to print prosthetics, allowing robotic control through noninvasive sensors. Russia’s emphasis on robotics is a bit different, with war the major focus. The first robots will be deployed within five years, according to Moscow.
Pro-Russia Separatists Destroy Airport, Massacre 12 in Bus Attack in Ukraine
The cease fire in eastern Ukraine is almost certainly over with the slaughter of twelve in a bus and the flattening of a key airport by pro-Russian separatists.
While Overall Jobless Numbers Remain at Record Highs, U.S. Job Openings Near 5 Million
Although the number of jobless Americans remains at record levels, the US economy did generate almost 5 million jobs in 2014, less than the record of 2001, but still an encouraging pace.