Pope Francis Reaches Out To Jews
Like his predecessor, Pope Francis reached out to Rome’s Jewish community at the very start of his pontificate, pledging to continue to strengthen the increasingly close ties between Catholics and Jews.
Entries by Joe Miller
US To Deploy More Ground-Based Missile Interceptors As North Korea Steps Up Threats (+video)
The U.S. is deploying 14 new ground-based missile interceptors in Alaska to counter renewed nuclear threats from North Korea and Iran, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Friday.
NRA’s LaPierre: ‘Let Them Be Damned!’ (+video)
CPAC: Wayne LaPierre, the CEO of the National Rifle Association, let loose against the media and government who have recently characterized the gun lobbyist’s talking points as “crazy.”
Video: Coulter Blasts Feinstein’s Reaction To Ted Cruz’s Gun Regulation Questions
In an appearance on Sean Hannity’s Fox News Channel program on Thursday night, conservative commentator Ann Coulter blasted California Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein for telling Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz at a hearing earlier in the day that she’s “not a sixth-grader” when he attempted to analogize the First and Second Amendments.
Court Orders CIA to Acknowledge Drones
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) must acknowledge whether an armed drone program exists, a federal appellate court ruled on Friday.
North Dakota Passes Most Restrictive Abortion Bills In Nation
North Dakota’s Senate passed a pair of anti-abortion measures Friday that are considered to be the most restrictive in the nation. Read what the bills prevent, and what kind of protections are offered pre-born babies with potential genetic defects.
Insecure Social Security: House Oversight Committee Investigating Fraud And Waste In Social Security Program
Fraud could be a major reason that the number of people enrolled in Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) has risen so dramatically over the past 10 years.
Interior Chief: Shell ‘Screwed Up,’ Must Improve To Resume Arctic Affort
Royal Dutch Shell “screwed up” in 2012 during its troubled efforts to begin oil exploration off Alaska’s coast, and must improve planning and contractor oversight before regulators will let it return.
Senate Democrats Would Increase Taxes — And The National Debt
Before Wednesday it had been more than 1,400 days since Senate Democrats had produced a federal budget. After only a few hours of Senate Budget Committee testimony, it quickly became apparent why they waited so long.
LA Times Says Conservative White Men Worse Than Terrorists, Monitoring Needed
According to an op-ed at the Los Angeles Times, conservative white men who support the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms are worse than international terrorists and need to be monitored by the federal government.