Congress has launched an investigation into the helicopter crash that killed 30 Americans in Afghanistan, including members of the Navy’s elite SEAL Team 6 unit, The Hill has learned.
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The timing and release of information related to Ms. O’Donnell’s taxes to the media raises questions about the possible role her political enemies played, and whether Delaware state officials used a backdoor into Americans’ confidential IRS tax records.
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The American public’s views of National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden have flipped in the past month. According to one poll a majority now support criminal charges.
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Just what we need, another campaign to sell us on a product we don’t want.
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Federal agents have raided a number of medical marijuana dispensaries in the Puget Sound region, but have declined further comment on the operations.
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U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) officials ordered subordinates not to talk to congressional investigators about their investigation into illicit hiring practices and related whistleblower retaliation allegations, according to House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Rep. Darell Issa.
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While Congress debates the merits of spending tens of millions of dollars to add missile interceptors on the East Coast while increasing the number already in place out West, a long-running developmental Army radar system is packing up and heading for Maryland.
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New York City mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner is “a very sick puppy,” and the city doesn’t need him as a leader, says businessman Donald Trump.
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The Internal Revenue Service is pursuing tax enforcement cases against companies over the issue of “stateless income,” a senior agency official said on Wednesday in a reference to corporate profits that are not taxed by any country.
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Democratic lawmakers pushing to close the terrorist detention center at Guantanamo Bay argued on Wednesday that the costs of keeping it open are prohibitive due to unsustainable federal deficits.
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North Carolina is on the verge of approving concealed carry in bars and restaurants where alcohol is served, as long as the businesses don’t forbid it.
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A plan to restore lower interest rates on most college loans won Senate approval Wednesday, despite objections from a bloc of Democrats who warned it could ultimately increase the cost of a degree for many students.
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Potential assassins have threatened the life of Jimmy Carter multiple times since he left the White House in 1981, making the one-term Georgian the most threatened former president in history, according to a new book about John F. Kennedy and his assassination 50 years ago.
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The NSA is a “supercomputing powerhouse” with machines so powerful their speed is measured in thousands of trillions of operations per second, yet they just can’t seem to find their own emails to satisfy the legal requirements of a simple FOIA request.
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It has been almost one year since the tragedy in Benghazi, Libya, where four Americans were killed and 10 others were injured in a terror attack. Yet still no accountability. It’s time.
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Authorities are investigating the man President Obama tapped to take over the second highest spot at the Department of Homeland Security for allegedly using his position and power to unfairly obtain U.S. visas for foreign investors in a company run by Hillary Clinton’s brother.
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Whether the GOP should press for debilitating cuts to Obamacare – and risk a government shutdown – is the talk of Capitol Hill. But a most important point may be getting lost in the chatter: the strategy is already working.
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A public university in in Rock Hill, S.C., has announced it is implementing a new eye scanner system that collects and records data about the features of students’ eyes before granting access to school buildings this fall.
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President Barack Obama’s goal of a one-size-fits-all standard academic curriculum for the nation may be on the verge of unraveling as states take a harder look.
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If Organizing for Action’s plans come together, 2013 will be its turn to make trouble for members of Congress back home in their districts.
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Joined by his wife at a dramatic news conference Tuesday, New York City mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner acknowledged that he continued to have illicit relationships with women online even after he resigned his seat in Congress two years ago over the same behavior.
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They send checks, a hundred dollars at a time, to President Barack Obama’s reelection bid — and they’re not stopping just because the election is over.
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A member of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) said Monday night that the Trayvon Martin trial is the latest evidence that America does not value the lives of blacks and whites equally.
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President Obama will grab credit for an improving economy in a series of speeches this week that the White House hopes will increase his political clout.
Congress to Probe Lethal Crash that Killed SEAL Team 6 Members
/5 Comments/in Featured, News /by Bob CusackCongress has launched an investigation into the helicopter crash that killed 30 Americans in Afghanistan, including members of the Navy’s elite SEAL Team 6 unit, The Hill has learned.
Sen. Coons Denies Knowledge of or Involvement with Christine O’Donnell Tax Breach
/4 Comments/in Featured, News /by Ben WolfgangThe timing and release of information related to Ms. O’Donnell’s taxes to the media raises questions about the possible role her political enemies played, and whether Delaware state officials used a backdoor into Americans’ confidential IRS tax records.
House Rejects Bid to Curb Spy Agency Data Collection
/3 Comments/in Featured, News /by News EditorThe American public’s views of National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden have flipped in the past month. According to one poll a majority now support criminal charges.
‘Obamacare’ National Marketing Campaign To Cost Nearly $700 Million
/3 Comments/in Featured, News /by Associated PressJust what we need, another campaign to sell us on a product we don’t want.
Federal Agents Raid Marijuana Dispensaries in Washington
/0 Comments/in Featured, News /by Associated PressFederal agents have raided a number of medical marijuana dispensaries in the Puget Sound region, but have declined further comment on the operations.
Darrell Issa Reveals Yet Another Potential Obama Administration Scandal: That’s ‘Against the Law’
/3 Comments/in Featured, News /by Jason HowertonU.S. Department of Energy (DOE) officials ordered subordinates not to talk to congressional investigators about their investigation into illicit hiring practices and related whistleblower retaliation allegations, according to House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Rep. Darell Issa.
Army’s Giant Surveillance Blimp to Start Tracking Objects in DC Region
/1 Comment/in Featured, News, Updates /by Paul McLearyWhile Congress debates the merits of spending tens of millions of dollars to add missile interceptors on the East Coast while increasing the number already in place out West, a long-running developmental Army radar system is packing up and heading for Maryland.
Trump: Weiner a ‘Sick Puppy’ That NYC Doesn’t Need
/1 Comment/in Featured, News /by Greg RichterNew York City mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner is “a very sick puppy,” and the city doesn’t need him as a leader, says businessman Donald Trump.
IRS Pursuing ‘Stateless Income’ Tax Enforcement: Official
/0 Comments/in Featured, News /by Patrick Temple-WestThe Internal Revenue Service is pursuing tax enforcement cases against companies over the issue of “stateless income,” a senior agency official said on Wednesday in a reference to corporate profits that are not taxed by any country.
Lawmakers Blast Guantanamo’s $2.7 Million Per Prisoner Cost
/2 Comments/in Featured, News /by Patricia ZengerleDemocratic lawmakers pushing to close the terrorist detention center at Guantanamo Bay argued on Wednesday that the costs of keeping it open are prohibitive due to unsustainable federal deficits.
North Carolina Lawmakers Pass Bill Allowing Concealed Handguns in Bars, Restaurants
/1 Comment/in Featured, News /by Jeff BlackNorth Carolina is on the verge of approving concealed carry in bars and restaurants where alcohol is served, as long as the businesses don’t forbid it.
Senate Passes Student Loan Plan
/0 Comments/in Featured, News /by Michael A. MemoliA plan to restore lower interest rates on most college loans won Senate approval Wednesday, despite objections from a bloc of Democrats who warned it could ultimately increase the cost of a degree for many students.
Book: Jimmy Carter Targeted by US and Foreign Assassins
/2 Comments/in Featured, News /by Paul BedardPotential assassins have threatened the life of Jimmy Carter multiple times since he left the White House in 1981, making the one-term Georgian the most threatened former president in history, according to a new book about John F. Kennedy and his assassination 50 years ago.
Tea Party Candidate Announces Senate Bid Against ‘Mud-Slinging Mitch’ McConnell
/1 Comment/in Featured, News /by Katrina TrinkoClearly, the natives are restless in the Majority Leader’s home state. Can McConnell survive a primary challenge?
Obstruction? NSA Says It Can’t Search Its Own Emails
/5 Comments/in Featured, News /by Justin ElliottThe NSA is a “supercomputing powerhouse” with machines so powerful their speed is measured in thousands of trillions of operations per second, yet they just can’t seem to find their own emails to satisfy the legal requirements of a simple FOIA request.
60-Foot Petition Demands End to Benghazi Secrets
/2 Comments/in Featured, News /by News EditorIt has been almost one year since the tragedy in Benghazi, Libya, where four Americans were killed and 10 others were injured in a terror attack. Yet still no accountability. It’s time.
DHS Nominee Under Investigation for Allegedly Helping Hillary Clinton’s Brother
/4 Comments/in Featured, News /by Fox NewsAuthorities are investigating the man President Obama tapped to take over the second highest spot at the Department of Homeland Security for allegedly using his position and power to unfairly obtain U.S. visas for foreign investors in a company run by Hillary Clinton’s brother.
Defunding Obamacare Already Sees Success
/1 Comment/in Featured, News /by News EditorWhether the GOP should press for debilitating cuts to Obamacare – and risk a government shutdown – is the talk of Capitol Hill. But a most important point may be getting lost in the chatter: the strategy is already working.
Lookie Here! College Scans Students’ Eyeballs
/2 Comments/in Featured, News /by Chelsea SchillingA public university in in Rock Hill, S.C., has announced it is implementing a new eye scanner system that collects and records data about the features of students’ eyes before granting access to school buildings this fall.
Is Common Core Failing the Test? (+video)
/1 Comment/in Featured, News /by Stephanie SimonPresident Barack Obama’s goal of a one-size-fits-all standard academic curriculum for the nation may be on the verge of unraveling as states take a harder look.
OFA Embraces Tea Party Blueprint for August Push
/0 Comments/in Featured, News /by Edward-Isaac DovereIf Organizing for Action’s plans come together, 2013 will be its turn to make trouble for members of Congress back home in their districts.
Anthony Weiner Kept Sexting After Resignation (+video)
/2 Comments/in Featured, News /by News EditorJoined by his wife at a dramatic news conference Tuesday, New York City mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner acknowledged that he continued to have illicit relationships with women online even after he resigned his seat in Congress two years ago over the same behavior.
Obama Donors Keep Sending Those Checks Months After the Election
/0 Comments/in Featured, News /by REID J. EPSTEIN and BYRON TAUThey send checks, a hundred dollars at a time, to President Barack Obama’s reelection bid — and they’re not stopping just because the election is over.
Black Caucus Member: Blacks Worth Less Than Whites in America
/5 Comments/in Featured, News /by News EditorA member of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) said Monday night that the Trayvon Martin trial is the latest evidence that America does not value the lives of blacks and whites equally.
President Seeking Credit for Tiny Economic Uptick
/2 Comments/in Featured, News /by News EditorPresident Obama will grab credit for an improving economy in a series of speeches this week that the White House hopes will increase his political clout.