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State Lawmakers Pushing Back Against Federal Overreach
The issue of federal government overreach is often talked about in 21st-century America, but some state legislators are actually doing something about it. ...
Is Netanyahu “Crying Wolf” About Iran?
The online publication The Intercept on Monday published a history of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s previous claims that Iran was about to produce a nuclear bomb. ...
Inhofe Throws Snowball in Senate to Refute Global Warming
Late last week, Senator Jim Inhofe tossed a snowball at a colleague on the Senate floor as a visual rebuttal to claims of global warming. ...
Rand Paul at CPAC: Tax Cut, Privacy Rights, and Retirement for Hillary
Sen. Rand Paul got a rousing response from a lively crowd at the Conservative Political Action Conference Friday, as he announced his proposal for the "largest tax cut in...
Boos, Walkout Greet Jeb Bush at CPAC Conference
If the water pressure suddenly dropped in the greater Washington, D.C. Friday, it may have meant that former Florida Governor and early 2016 Republican presidential frontrunner Jeb Bush was...
Congress Is About to Surrender Its War Powers — Again
After waging more than six months of an undeclared war, with more than 2,000 air strikes against the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, President Obama finally...
The Guardian Reports CIA-style “Black Site” Detention Facility in Chicago
The Chicago police department runs a “black site” detention facility where detainees are “disappeared” and kept out of contact with family and lawyers at a warehouse on the city’s...
Jeb Offers More Bush World Chaos
Appearing before the Chicago Council on Global Affairs Wednesday, undeclared presidential candidate Jeb Bush acknowledged “there were mistakes made in Iraq.” ...
Rep. Amash Says Rubio Would “Take Us Backward”
While Senator Marco Rubio of Florida almost certainly will enter the race for the Republican presidential nomination in 2016, it appears even more certain that he won’t win the...
Holder Cautions Reporters About “Negative Impact on the National Security”
Attorney General Eric Holder cautioned reporters about stories that might have a "negative impact on the national security." ...
Gov. Jindal, local Bishop, Halt Construction of Abortion Clinic in New Orleans
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal and the Catholic archbishop of New Orleans have managed to halt construction of a Planned Parenthood abortion clinic in New Orleans. ...
Gov. Walker’s Intelligence Called Into Question Over His “Punt” on Evolution
It has become a ritual of American politics that every three or four years, as the presidential hopefuls proceed at varying speeds and momentum toward the toward the starting...
Illegally Prosecuted
In Licensed to Lie, former federal prosecutor Sidney Powell exposes corruption in the Department of Justice, including how prosecutors break the law to convict the innocent. ...
Senator Wants “Laundergate” Probe of Attorney General Nominee Lynch
President Obama’s nominee for attorney general may face more questioning from senators on Capitol Hill, as Senator David Vitter (R-La.), a member of the Judiciary Committee, said Thursday he...
Texas Pot Grower Who Killed Deputy Sheriff in Home Raid Not Indicted
A Texas grand jury last week might have set a precedent when it decided not to indict a marijuana grower who shot and killed a deputy sheriff during an...