Ex Justice of the Peace is Suspect in Texas DA Killings (+video)
Eric Williams, a former Texas justice of the peace, was arrested on a terroristic threat charge, following a search of his home and a storage unit. Read more, see the video here.
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Rubio Works on Selling Conservative Skeptics on 'Secret' Immigration Bill
The immigration reform bill that senators are writing in secret would move U.S. policy to a points-based system that would reward immigrants who are taking care of disabled parents at the same level as those who have earned master’s degrees in high-tech fields
Senators Uncertain how Vote on Gun Bill Will Swing; Co-Sponsors Look for GOP Support
Lawmakers on both sides of a proposal to expand gun-purchase background checks to sales online and at gun shows said Sunday that they don’t know whether it will pass.
Turncoat: Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms Endorses Compromise Gun Control Bill
In anticipation of Senate votes this week on a proposed expansion of criminal background checks for firearms sales, one gun rights organization broke with the powerful National Rifle Association on Sunday to urge support for a compromise.
'DC Intervention': Tea Party Group to Pressure Rubio on Immigration, Toomey on Guns
The Tea Party Patriots organization is planning protests on Tuesday at the home state offices of several Senators that the group argues are in need of an “intervention” for being sucked up into inside-the-Beltway politics, including Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Sen. Pat Toomey (R-PA).
Labor Secretary Nominee Accused of 'Quid Pro Quo' Deal
The report – subtitled “How Assistant Attorney General Thomas Perez manipulated Justice and Ignored Rule of Law” — was a joint effort by minority leaders of the Senate Judiciary Committee and the Republican-led House’s Judiciary and Oversight and Government Reform committees.
Wealth Tax to Pay for EU Bail-Outs
Wealthy households would face new taxes on property and other assets under German plans to prop up the struggling eurozone.
Here Come Obama's Middle-Class Tax Hikes
Who will pay Obama’s $1.1 trillion in new taxes? The answer to that question requires that Obama’s oft-repeated promise never to raise taxes on people making less than $250,000 be tossed in the trash.
Study Finds New Way to Clear Cholesterol from Blood
A research reported in the online journal eLife identifies a new therapeutic target for lowering cholesterol.
Sen. Mike Lee: Gun Bill Contains ‘Tomorrow’s Loopholes’
Republican Sen. Mike Lee, of Utah, said Sunday he will not support the gun-control legislation being authored in the Senate because it contains loopholes and imposes limits on law-abiding gun owners.