New EU Rules to Curb Transfer of Data to US after Edward Snowden Revelations
Regulations will make it harder to move European data to third countries, with fines running into billions for failure to comply.
Entries by Joe Miller
Alaska’s Supply of Flu Shots Safe in Shutdown
Alaska’s supply of flu vaccinations was not affected during the federal government’s partial shutdown, but efforts to monitor influenza were crippled before furloughed federal workers were able to return to work.
U.S. Senator Cruz Blocks Confirmation of New FCC Chairman
Republican Senator Ted Cruz, a conservative whose defiant stand against Obamacare helped prompt the U.S. government shutdown, has blocked the Senate from voting on the nomination of Tom Wheeler to be Federal Communications Commission chairman.
McConnell: No More Shutdowns Over Obamacare
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell made it clear on Thursday that repealing Obamacare would never be used by Republicans again to bring the federal government to a halt.
House Panel on Benghazi Eyes White House Document, Panetta Testimony
As they wrap up their 13-month probe into the terrorist attacks in Benghazi that killed four Americans, congressional investigators have zeroed in on a press release issued the day before the murders by White House Press Secretary Jay Carney.
Gov. Christie Pokes Fun at Booker’s Senate Victory (+video)
Leave it to New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie to make his congratulatory wishes to Sen.-elect Cory Booker a poke in the ribs.
Snowden Says He Took No Secret Files to Russia
Edward J. Snowden, the former National Security Agency contractor, said in an extensive interview this month that he did not take any secret N.S.A. documents with him to Russia when he fled there in June, assuring that Russian intelligence officials could not get access to them.
GOP-Leadership-Backed CR Funds Reg Forcing Christians to Act Against Faith
The continuing resolution Congress approved last night with the help of the Republican leaders in both the House and Senate funds and permits implementation of an Obamacare regulation that forces Christians to act against their faith by forcing them to buy and/or provide insurance coverage for abortion-inducing drugs and devices.
Obama to Nominate Jeh Johnson, Former Pentagon Official, as Next DHS Secretary
President Obama will nominate Jeh Johnson, formerly the Pentagon’s top lawyer and a key figure in the administration’s debate over the legality of drone use, to head the Department of Homeland Security, according to White House officials.
Obama Romneyizes the Republicans
One of the more compelling finds in the opinion-polling swamps is that most people would like to see the entire Congress replaced.