A bill banning military-style assault weapons and high-capacity magazine clips has cleared the first hurdle toward congressional passage, gaining approval in the Senate Judiciary Committee. Find out more about its future here.
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The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of North Carolina has a bone to pick with the Rowan County Board of Commissioners. The two parties’ ongoing battle over prayer at public meetings began long ago — and it’s nowhere near over.
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The home mortgage sector in the world’s largest economy has been “effectively nationalized,” says a former editor of the Wall Street Journal.
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A Marine Corps veteran was able to stop a man this week from nearly kicking a woman to death, and Wisconsin’s concealed carry law made his efforts possible. And in Alabama, a man used his castle defense rights to stop an intruder dead.
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After years of pining for more face time with the president, House Republicans found out Wednesday that Barack Obama looks and sounds the same behind closed doors as he does on TV.
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Senate Budget Committee Chairman Patty Murray, D-Wash., held a hearing on the first budget proposed by Senate Democrats in four years, and the significance of the moment was not lost on her.
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In a political shock, Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli II, who has signed Grover Norquist’s anti-tax pledge in the past, has made a new vow: No new pledges.
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President Barack Obama is now blaming the U.S. Secret Service for the politically damaging decision to close the popular White House tours, and also suggested he would restart the tours.
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A New Jersey mother was arrested and told to turn over her guns after reading the Constitution and peacefully protesting at a tax dispute forum.
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The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) wants its white VISTA volunteers who work with low-income, racially diverse public schools to examine the “privilege” their Caucasian race confers on them.
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The Obama administration is drawing up plans to give all U.S. spy agencies full access to a massive database that contains financial data on American citizens and others who bank in the country, according to a Treasury Department document seen by Reuters.
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A measure of the burden of U.S. household debt sank to a record low in the fourth quarter, offering more evidence of improving household finances that should lend support to consumer spending and the economy.
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Obama’s “Arab spring” has benefited Islamists rather than democracy advocates, while political transitions and unrest in the region have provided opportunities for terrorists to mount attacks against U.S. interests, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper told lawmakers Tuesday.
Senator Ted Cruz introduced an amendment on Wednesday that would cut off all funds for Obamacare. We could then find out whether Barack Obama and Mitch McConnell are “willing to try to shut the government down” over funding of the Affordable Care Act.
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After just over two months in office, Republican Rep. Jim Bridenstine has already set the tone for his first two-year term in Congress as a leader who cares more about principle than party. And he’s more than happy to openly challenge the Supreme Court over its disrespect for the Constitution.
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Never mind that Vice President Joe Biden has been rebuked by his own bishop over his pro-abortion views, he will lead the U.S. delegation to the installation of staunchly pro-life Pope Francis, the White House said today.
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We all can now breath a collective sigh of relief: the sequester likely won’t cause meat and poultry shortages for a while, thanks, in part, to union negotiations and USDA inspectors’ lack of email access.
If you haven’t received your tax refund, it could be due to an issue by the nation’s biggest tax preparer.
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Vice President Joe Biden told city leaders in his pitch for new gun control laws on Tuesday that he would prefer an ex-felon over a fugitive have access to a weapon. What that has to do with his gun control efforts is anyone’s guess. But we’ve given up trying to figure out why Joe says the things he does…
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Several anti-Islamic ads featuring the photographs and quotes of Osama bin Laden, the Times Square Bomber, and the alleged Fort Hood shooter have caused outrage in San Francisco after their release today but AFDI executive director Pamela Gellar said in a statement Tuesday that Americans ‘need to understand the threat they’re facing.’
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A bill filed by a state legislator is the first sovereignty legislation that contains an explicit mention of the Article 1 Section 1 of the Texas Constitution which contains the phrase ‘(the) perpetuity of the Union depend(s) upon the preservation of the right of local self-government, unimpaired to all the States.’
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As you know, Department of Homeland Security has labeled tea partiers, veterans, gun owners, Christians and pretty much anyone Obama doesn’t like as “potential domestic terrorists.” FInd out what time-honored communistic tactic DHS is following.
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A number of soldiers in Afghanistan hammered Secretary of Defense Hagel with questions – but not about funding for the war effort.
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Assault Weapons Ban Clears First Senate Hurdle, But Its Future Faces Tough Odds
/0 Comments/in Featured, News /by Lucy MadisonA bill banning military-style assault weapons and high-capacity magazine clips has cleared the first hurdle toward congressional passage, gaining approval in the Senate Judiciary Committee. Find out more about its future here.
ACLU Files Lawsuit After NC Gov’t Officials Refuse To Stop Praying At Meetings
/0 Comments/in Featured, News /by Billy HallowellThe American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of North Carolina has a bone to pick with the Rowan County Board of Commissioners. The two parties’ ongoing battle over prayer at public meetings began long ago — and it’s nowhere near over.
Dianne Feinstein, Ted Cruz Trade Barbs Over Gun Ban (+video)
/0 Comments/in Featured, News /by John BresnahanWatch the fireworks between Ted Cruz and Diane Feinstein as the two debate the Constitution and its Bill of Rights.
US Has Effectively Nationalized Home Mortgage Industry
/0 Comments/in Featured, News /by Glenn J. KalinoskiThe home mortgage sector in the world’s largest economy has been “effectively nationalized,” says a former editor of the Wall Street Journal.
Marine With Concealed Carry Permit Stops Man From Beating Woman While Homeowner Shoots, Kills Intruder
/0 Comments/in 2 Amendment, Featured, News /by News EditorA Marine Corps veteran was able to stop a man this week from nearly kicking a woman to death, and Wisconsin’s concealed carry law made his efforts possible. And in Alabama, a man used his castle defense rights to stop an intruder dead.
House Republicans Meet The New, Same Old President Obama
/0 Comments/in Featured, News /by Jake Sherman and Jonathan AllenAfter years of pining for more face time with the president, House Republicans found out Wednesday that Barack Obama looks and sounds the same behind closed doors as he does on TV.
Senate Dem Jokes About Making History By Proposing A Budget For First Time In Four Years
/0 Comments/in Featured, News /by Joel GehrkeSenate Budget Committee Chairman Patty Murray, D-Wash., held a hearing on the first budget proposed by Senate Democrats in four years, and the significance of the moment was not lost on her.
Cuccinelli Swears Off No-Tax Pledge
/0 Comments/in Featured, News /by Laura VozzellaIn a political shock, Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli II, who has signed Grover Norquist’s anti-tax pledge in the past, has made a new vow: No new pledges.
Obama Now Blames his Guards for Closing White House Tours
/0 Comments/in Featured, News /by Neil MunroPresident Barack Obama is now blaming the U.S. Secret Service for the politically damaging decision to close the popular White House tours, and also suggested he would restart the tours.
NJ Mother Pressured Turn Over Her Guns, Charged With ‘Terroristic Threats’ After Reading The Constitution At Tax Dispute Assembly
/0 Comments/in Featured, News /by Erica RitzA New Jersey mother was arrested and told to turn over her guns after reading the Constitution and peacefully protesting at a tax dispute forum.
Oklahoma Lawmakers Approve Bill To Allow Armed Teachers
/0 Comments/in Featured, News /by The Associated PressThe Oklahoma House passed the measure overwhelmingly. Read about the measure and the objections to it.
Wisconsin’s VISTA Program Wants Volunteers to Overcome Their White ‘Privilege’ Bias
/0 Comments/in Featured, News /by Patrick BurkeThe Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) wants its white VISTA volunteers who work with low-income, racially diverse public schools to examine the “privilege” their Caucasian race confers on them.
U.S. to Let Spy Agencies Scour Americans’ Private Financial Records
/0 Comments/in Featured, News /by Emily Flitter and Stella Dawson and Mark HosenballThe Obama administration is drawing up plans to give all U.S. spy agencies full access to a massive database that contains financial data on American citizens and others who bank in the country, according to a Treasury Department document seen by Reuters.
Finally, Some Good News: US Household Debt Burden Hits Record Low
/0 Comments/in Featured, News /by NewsmaxA measure of the burden of U.S. household debt sank to a record low in the fourth quarter, offering more evidence of improving household finances that should lend support to consumer spending and the economy.
Intelligence Director: Surprise! ‘Arab Spring’ Has Benefited Islamists
/0 Comments/in Featured, News /by Patrick GoodenoughObama’s “Arab spring” has benefited Islamists rather than democracy advocates, while political transitions and unrest in the region have provided opportunities for terrorists to mount attacks against U.S. interests, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper told lawmakers Tuesday.
Cruz: Let’s See if Obama’s Willing to Shutdown Gov’t to Fund Obamacare
/0 Comments/in Featured, News /by Elizabeth HarringtonSenator Ted Cruz introduced an amendment on Wednesday that would cut off all funds for Obamacare. We could then find out whether Barack Obama and Mitch McConnell are “willing to try to shut the government down” over funding of the Affordable Care Act.
Rep. Bridenstine on Obamacare: ‘Just Because The Supreme Court Rules On Something Doesn’t Necessarily Mean That That’s Constitutional’
/0 Comments/in Featured, News /by Ginni ThomasAfter just over two months in office, Republican Rep. Jim Bridenstine has already set the tone for his first two-year term in Congress as a leader who cares more about principle than party. And he’s more than happy to openly challenge the Supreme Court over its disrespect for the Constitution.
“Catholic” Joe Biden To Lead U.S. Delegation To Greet Staunchly Pro-Life Pope Francis
/0 Comments/in Featured, News /by Steven ErteltNever mind that Vice President Joe Biden has been rebuked by his own bishop over his pro-abortion views, he will lead the U.S. delegation to the installation of staunchly pro-life Pope Francis, the White House said today.
Sequester Meat Shortages Months Away, Says USDA Secretary
/0 Comments/in Featured, News /by Chris GoodWe all can now breath a collective sigh of relief: the sequester likely won’t cause meat and poultry shortages for a while, thanks, in part, to union negotiations and USDA inspectors’ lack of email access.
H&R Block Error May Delay Hundreds of Thousands of Tax Returns
/0 Comments/in Featured, News /by Megan ColemanIf you haven’t received your tax refund, it could be due to an issue by the nation’s biggest tax preparer.
Biden: ‘I’d Rather Have An Ex-Felon Have Access To A Weapon’ Than A Fugitive
/0 Comments/in Featured, News /by Penny StarrVice President Joe Biden told city leaders in his pitch for new gun control laws on Tuesday that he would prefer an ex-felon over a fugitive have access to a weapon. What that has to do with his gun control efforts is anyone’s guess. But we’ve given up trying to figure out why Joe says the things he does…
‘Killing Jews Is Worship That Brings Us Closer To Allah’: Outrage Over Anti-Islamic Ad Campaign Launched In San Francisco
/0 Comments/in Featured, News /by Beth StebnerSeveral anti-Islamic ads featuring the photographs and quotes of Osama bin Laden, the Times Square Bomber, and the alleged Fort Hood shooter have caused outrage in San Francisco after their release today but AFDI executive director Pamela Gellar said in a statement Tuesday that Americans ‘need to understand the threat they’re facing.’
Texas Legislation Signals that Texas Nationalist Movement is Becoming a Political Force
/0 Comments/in Featured, News /by Texas Nationalist MovementA bill filed by a state legislator is the first sovereignty legislation that contains an explicit mention of the Article 1 Section 1 of the Texas Constitution which contains the phrase ‘(the) perpetuity of the Union depend(s) upon the preservation of the right of local self-government, unimpaired to all the States.’
The Real “Potential Domestic Terrorists”
/0 Comments/in Featured, News /by James SimpsonAs you know, Department of Homeland Security has labeled tea partiers, veterans, gun owners, Christians and pretty much anyone Obama doesn’t like as “potential domestic terrorists.” FInd out what time-honored communistic tactic DHS is following.
Even In Afghanistan, A Focus On Budget Battles Of Washington
/0 Comments/in Featured, News /by Thom ShankerA number of soldiers in Afghanistan hammered Secretary of Defense Hagel with questions – but not about funding for the war effort.