Federal Judge Rules Interstate Handgun Transfer Ban Unconstitutional
A federal judge Wednesday ruled unconstitutional a collection of federal restrictions on the interstate transfer of handguns. ...
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$100K Per Ticket for Jeb Bush Park Avenue Bash
If Jeb Bush fails to nail down next year’s GOP presidential nomination, it won’t be from a shortage of cash. ...
Obama War Request Against Islamic State Bans “Enduring Ground Operations”
President Obama Wednesday morning asked Congress to authorize the use of ground forces against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. ...
Illinois Governor Orders End to “Unfair Share” Union Dues
Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner announced an executive order Monday barring unions from requiring non-union state workers to pay the equivalence of dues, called “fair share” fees. ...
Lindsey Graham Will “Feel Better” if U.S. Sends Weapons to Ukraine
Why should the United States send lethal weapons to Ukraine? Whatever reasons are offered and debated, surely Senator Lindsey Graham’s feelings should not be among them. ...
Baneful Boehner and Bibi Show Coming Soon to Capitol Hill
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyahu’s planned speech on Iran before a joint session of the U.S. Congress next month is creating controversy in Jerusalem well as in Washington....
Paul Holds Audit the Fed Rally While the Fed Fights Back
Republican presidential hopeful Rand Paul made his signature legislative effort the theme of his first event in Iowa. ...
Biden, Other Dems, to Skip Netanyahu Speech to Congress
Vice President Joe Biden is expected to be safely out of the country, traveling to a yet undisclosed overseas location. ...
Black Caucus Rips Rand Paul for Opposing AG Nominee Lynch
The Congressional Black Caucus lit into Senator Rand Paul Thursday after the Kentucky Republican and likely 2016 presidential contender announced he would vote against confirmation of Loretta Lynch for...
Massaoui Statement Renews Suspicions of Saudi Involvement in 9/11 Attacks
The man known as the missing “20th hijacker” in the 9/11 attacks has claimed that members of the Saudi royal family were financially supporting al-Qaeda. ...
Obama to Seek War Authorization From Congress
President Obama will be asking Congress to authorize military action against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, probably by the end of the week, the Washington newspaper The...
Senators Urge Obama to Send Weapons to Ukraine
A bipartisan group of 15 U.S. senators is urging President Obama to give weapons to Ukraine to support government forces battling Russian-backed rebels in the country’s eastern provinces. ...
Senate at Impasse Over Funding for Homeland Security
Senate Democrats Tuesday blocked a Republican bill that would fund the Department of Homeland Security while also repealing executive actions by President Obama. ...
State Legislators Renew Battle Against Same-sex Marriage Decrees
In what has been described as a new front in the battle over same-sex marriage, legislators in several states under judicial orders to confer marital status on same-sex couples...
Castro to U.S.: Get Out of Gitmo
Cuban President Raúl Castro Wednesday demanded the return of Guantanamo Bay to Cuban sovereign control as a condition of normalized relations with the United States. ...