Senate Republicans on Thursday, angered after Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) blocked amendment votes on a bill, threatened to torpedo legislation they support on extending tax breaks.
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Leading Republican senators charged Thursday that National Security Adviser Susan Rice’s public account of the Benghazi terror attack has now “absolutely collapsed,” citing inaccuracies in her statements not only on the origin of the attack but the level of security at the U.S. compound.
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A recent Urban Institute report provides the “news” that Obamacare’s employer mandate has negative labor market effects, particularly for low-income Americans.
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Text messages show Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev joking with a friend not to text him hours after the FBI released Tsarnaev’s photo as a suspect in the deadly attack.
The Keystone pipeline is a policy manifestation of the administration’s political dilemma. Obama is trying to retain supporters on the left while attempting to hold enough in the center to keep Democrats competitive in November’s midterm elections.
A top Chinese general Thursday strongly defended Beijing’s territorial claims over disputed islands in the South and East China Seas and charged that the U.S. rebalance of forces to the Pacific was encouraging unrest in the region.
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Thousands of people fled raging wildfires in southern California which destroyed homes and triggered evacuations at a nuclear power plant, a military base and a Legoland amusement park.
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Milwaukee police who forced their way into a gun rights advocate’s home without a warrant, took her for an emergency mental evaluation and seized her gun were justified under the circumstances and protected from her civil rights claims, a federal appeals court has ruled.
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The National Security Agency might be tracking your phone calls. But private industry is prying far more deeply into your life.
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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.
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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.
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The Pentagon is working on a prison transfer for convicted WikiLeaks source Pvt. Chelsea Manning, who has requested hormone therapy.
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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.”
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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.
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Two boys, ages 5 and 6, in upstate New York were seriously injured Monday after an inflatable bounce house went airborne.
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A Christian mother living in Sudan, pregnant with her second child, was sentenced to 100 lashes and death on Mother’s Day for adultery and apostasy, a persecution watchdog group revealed.
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CAIR said in a statement that the use in the video of terms like “Islamist extremism” and “jihadism” – and the “generalizing” way in which they are used – “conflate Islam and terrorism and carry the risk of misinforming museum visitors, particularly those unfamiliar with Islam.”
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The federal government is spending more than $1.5 million to research how “bicycle trains” and “walking school buses” can help obese children lose weight.
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The Department of Defense may soon consider adding a chaplain for atheist service members.
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Holder’s announcement that the DOJ doesn’t currently have any plans to investigate the VA hospital scandal was made Tuesday afternoon at a press conference held to announce that the DOJ was filing a lawsuit against lenders under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act.
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In retaliation for imposing sanctions, Russia will also bar its rocket engines from launching US military satellites.
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A former madam has filed a graphic civil suit against an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in Hawaii, claiming he raped and sexually abused her after trapping her into becoming his informant.
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Tea Party favorite Ben Sasse won the Republican nomination for an open Senate seat in Nebraska Tuesday night, after a heated and costly primary battle that drew heavy national attention.
ANC 150, the five-week commemoration of 150 years of Arlington National Cemetery, kicks off Tuesday with an Army wreath-laying ceremony at the grave site of Army Pvt. William Christman, the first military burial at Arlington.
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Senate GOP Anger at Reid Boiling Over
/7 Comments/in Featured, News /by Bernie BeckerSenate Republicans on Thursday, angered after Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) blocked amendment votes on a bill, threatened to torpedo legislation they support on extending tax breaks.
Issa: ‘Slippery’ State Dept. Not Cooperating on Benghazi Documents
/1 Comment/in Featured, News /by News EditorLeading Republican senators charged Thursday that National Security Adviser Susan Rice’s public account of the Benghazi terror attack has now “absolutely collapsed,” citing inaccuracies in her statements not only on the origin of the attack but the level of security at the U.S. compound.
What Happens If There Is No Employer Mandate for Obamacare?
/1 Comment/in Featured, News /by News EditorA recent Urban Institute report provides the “news” that Obamacare’s employer mandate has negative labor market effects, particularly for low-income Americans.
Text Messages Show Marathon Bombing Suspect Joking
/0 Comments/in Featured, News /by DENISE LAVOIEText messages show Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev joking with a friend not to text him hours after the FBI released Tsarnaev’s photo as a suspect in the deadly attack.
Keystone Pipeline Underscores Democrats’ Vulnerability In 2016
/0 Comments/in Featured, News /by J.T. YOUNGThe Keystone pipeline is a policy manifestation of the administration’s political dilemma. Obama is trying to retain supporters on the left while attempting to hold enough in the center to keep Democrats competitive in November’s midterm elections.
Pentagon Press Conference Turns Into Heated Debate Between Top Generals From US And China
/1 Comment/in Featured, News /by RICHARD SISKA top Chinese general Thursday strongly defended Beijing’s territorial claims over disputed islands in the South and East China Seas and charged that the U.S. rebalance of forces to the Pacific was encouraging unrest in the region.
Thousands Flee California ‘Fire in the Sky’
/0 Comments/in Featured, News /by AFPThousands of people fled raging wildfires in southern California which destroyed homes and triggered evacuations at a nuclear power plant, a military base and a Legoland amusement park.
Report: 7th Circuit Upholds Warrantless Entry, Seizure of Gun Rights Activist
/4 Comments/in Featured, News /by Bruce VielmettiMilwaukee police who forced their way into a gun rights advocate’s home without a warrant, took her for an emergency mental evaluation and seized her gun were justified under the circumstances and protected from her civil rights claims, a federal appeals court has ruled.
Who Watches the Watchers? Big Data Goes Unchecked
/0 Comments/in Featured, News /by JOSH GERSTEIN and STEPHANIE SIMONThe National Security Agency might be tracking your phone calls. But private industry is prying far more deeply into your life.
Lamar Smith Calls ICE Release of 36,000 Criminal Immigrants A President-Sanctioned Prison Break
/2 Comments/in Featured, News /by News EditorTexas 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’
/2 Comments/in Featured, News /by Betsy RothsteinDespite 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
/9 Comments/in Featured, News /by Bill ChappellThe 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
/3 Comments/in Featured, News /by ANDREW RAFFERTYFormer 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
/2 Comments/in Featured, News /by Sarah HurtubiseSeveral 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
/4 Comments/in Featured, News /by Chris ColeA judge ruled that Idaho must now recognize same-sex marriage.
2 Boys Injured After ‘Bounce House’ Flies 20 Feet into Air
/1 Comment/in Featured, News /by Jolie LeeTwo boys, ages 5 and 6, in upstate New York were seriously injured Monday after an inflatable bounce house went airborne.
Christian Pregnant Mother in Sudan Sentenced to Death, 100 Lashes on Mother’s Day
/4 Comments/in Featured, News /by Stoyan ZaimovA Christian mother living in Sudan, pregnant with her second child, was sentenced to 100 lashes and death on Mother’s Day for adultery and apostasy, a persecution watchdog group revealed.
CAIR: Remove ‘Islamist Extremism,’ ‘Jihadism’ From 9/11 Museum Video
/7 Comments/in Featured, News /by Patrick GoodenoughCAIR said in a statement that the use in the video of terms like “Islamist extremism” and “jihadism” – and the “generalizing” way in which they are used – “conflate Islam and terrorism and carry the risk of misinforming museum visitors, particularly those unfamiliar with Islam.”
Feds Spending $1.5 Million on ‘Bicycle Trains,’ ‘Walking School Buses’ to Get Kids to Lose Weight
/5 Comments/in Featured, News /by Elizabeth HarringtonThe federal government is spending more than $1.5 million to research how “bicycle trains” and “walking school buses” can help obese children lose weight.
Judge Nap: Idea of Chaplain for Atheist Soldiers Is ‘Political Correctness Gone Crazy’
/3 Comments/in Featured, News, Updates /by FOX NEWS INSIDERThe Department of Defense may soon consider adding a chaplain for atheist service members.
Eric Holder: No Plans at DOJ to Investigate Secret Waiting Lists and Veteran Deaths at VA Hospitals
/10 Comments/in Featured, News /by JOHN MCCORMACKHolder’s announcement that the DOJ doesn’t currently have any plans to investigate the VA hospital scandal was made Tuesday afternoon at a press conference held to announce that the DOJ was filing a lawsuit against lenders under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act.
Russia to Ban US from Using Space Station
/3 Comments/in Featured, News /by The TelegraphIn retaliation for imposing sanctions, Russia will also bar its rocket engines from launching US military satellites.
Former Madam Claims Hawaii ICE Agent Raped, Abused Her in Graphic Civil Suit
/0 Comments/in Featured, News /by Joseph WeberA former madam has filed a graphic civil suit against an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in Hawaii, claiming he raped and sexually abused her after trapping her into becoming his informant.
Tea Party-Backed Candidate Sasse Wins GOP Senate Primary in Nebraska
/1 Comment/in Featured, News /by Fox NewsTea Party favorite Ben Sasse won the Republican nomination for an open Senate seat in Nebraska Tuesday night, after a heated and costly primary battle that drew heavy national attention.
Arlington National Cemetery Marks 150 Years
/3 Comments/in Featured, News /by John BaconANC 150, the five-week commemoration of 150 years of Arlington National Cemetery, kicks off Tuesday with an Army wreath-laying ceremony at the grave site of Army Pvt. William Christman, the first military burial at Arlington.