Senate Passes VA Overhaul in 91-3 Vote
The Senate on Thursday easily adopted a $17 billion bill meant to revamp the troubled Veterans Affairs (VA) Department.
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The Environmental Corruption Agency
The lofty motto of the Environmental Protection Agency is “protecting people and the environment.” In practice, however, EPA bureaucrats faithfully protect their own people and preserve the government’s cesspool of manipulation, cover-ups and cronyism.
CIA Director Apologizes to Lawmakers as Probe Finds Officers Read Senate Emails
The director of the CIA, offering a rare apology, has acknowledged an internal probe’s findings that CIA employees in the Executive Branch improperly spied on the Legislative Branch by searching Senate computers and reading staffers’ emails earlier this year.
German Officer to Serve as U.S. Army Europe's Chief of Staff
A German Army brigadier general who recently served with NATO forces in Afghanistan is assuming duties as the chief of staff of U. S. Army Europe, the first time a non-American officer has held that position.
Feds Accept Boredom, Lack of Work as Excuses for Surfing Porn On Clock
Employees rarely face criminal prosecution for time and attendance fraud.
Electability
I choose not to be persuaded by other forces. Instead, I choose to vote my conscience and vote for candidates who stand for my individual rights and freedoms, and not more big government.
Federal Judge Dismisses Alaska's Lawsuit Over Refuge Closure During Government Shutdown
A federal judge has dismissed the state’s lawsuit over the closure of national wildlife refuges during the partial federal government shutdown last year.
Boehner Tries To Resuscitate Dying Border Bill
In the Speaker’s lobby just off the House floor, members of Congress were full of recriminations over how the border bill had just died—until it sprang back to life.
Bankrupt California City Eyes Marijuana for Revenue
The bankrupt California city of San Bernardino has a new idea for raising revenue – legalize medical marijuana, and tax the pot.