Who Watches the Watchers? Big Data Goes Unchecked
The National Security Agency might be tracking your phone calls. But private industry is prying far more deeply into your life.
Entries by Joe Miller
Lamar Smith Calls ICE Release of 36,000 Criminal Immigrants A President-Sanctioned Prison Break
Texas Republican Rep. Lamar Smith reacted harshly to a new report detailing the crimes committed by 36,007 criminal immigrants that Immigration and Customs Enforcement released last year.
Catholic Leaders Sound Alarm At Prayer Breakfast: ‘The Days Of Acceptable Christianity Are Over’
Despite the bright, warm sunshine outside, a pessimistic fog spread over the Washington Hilton early this morning as the 10th annual National Catholic Prayer Breakfast was underway in the ballroom.
Manning Could Move To Civilian Prison For Hormone Therapy
The Pentagon is working on a prison transfer for convicted WikiLeaks source Pvt. Chelsea Manning, who has requested hormone therapy.
WATCH: Bill Clinton Defends Hillary on Benghazi
Former President Bill Clinton defended Hillary Clinton’s actions as Secretary of State following the 2012 attack that killed four Americans in Benghazi, saying his wife “did what she should have done.”
Republican Senators Demand Failed Obamacare Exchanges Pay Back Federal Government
Several Republican senators introduced a bill Wednesday requiring states that failed to produce viable Obamacare exchanges to reimburse federal taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars.
Judge Rules Idaho Must Recognize Same-Sex Marriage
A judge ruled that Idaho must now recognize same-sex marriage.
Broward County Schools Caught Lying About Bible Ban, Faces Lawsuit (+video)
Updating our previous story about a fifth grader told by his teacher he could not read his Bible during free time, school lawyers for Broward County Public Schools have now gotten involved and changed their story.
Pope Francis says He Would Baptize Aliens: ‘Who are We to Close Doors?’
Pope Francis has said that he would be willing to baptize aliens if they came to the Vatican, asking “who are we to close doors” to anyone – even Martians.
2 Boys Injured After ‘Bounce House’ Flies 20 Feet into Air
Two boys, ages 5 and 6, in upstate New York were seriously injured Monday after an inflatable bounce house went airborne.