Print Wynton Hall Read Full Bio EXCLUSIVE: U.S. Taxpayers Have Spent $7.2 Million on Chechen-Related Grants Since 2007 Since 2007, the United States has given at least $7,197,095 in federal grants for Chechen-related causes, including: “life-sustaining relief to war-affected populations of Chechnya through assistance in shelter, water and sanitation,” building facilities for “end violence against women and girls in Chechnya” efforts, “free legal assistance in Chechnya,” and even a grant to “raise professional competence of teachers from St. Petersburg and teachers from Chechnya in tolerance and international awareness.” 21 Apr 2013 ABC: Father of Bombers Says 'All Hell Will Break Loose' if Remaining Son Killed Anzor Tsarneaev, the father of the suspected Boston terrorists Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarneaev, reportedly warned that "all hell will break loose" if his son, who is still at large, is killed. 19 Apr 2013 Obama Has Never Used the Word 'Chechnya' Publicly During Presidency According to Politico, President Barack Obama has never “said the word ‘Chechnya’ publicly.” 19 Apr 2013 Food Stamp Reform Bill Would Save Taxpayers $30 Billion Sen. John Thune (R-SD) and Rep. Marlin Stutzman (R-IN) introduced a bill on Thursday that would streamline the food stamp program (officially known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP) to save taxpayers $30 billion over 10 years. 18 Apr 2013 Obama Signs Bill to Gut Congressional Insider Trading Law In his 2012 State of the Union Address, President Barack Obama urged members of Congress to pass the STOCK (Stop Trading On Congressional Knowledge) Act, a bill to ban insider trading for members of Congress and their staffs and to increase transparency by putting the financial disclosures of federal workers online. 18 Apr 2013 Welfare Programs Now One-Sixth Of Federal Budget Federal welfare programs now account for one-sixth of the federal budget ($588 billion), a figure that does not even include unemployment benefits, Social Security, and Medicare, reports Bill Frezza of Forbes. 17 Apr 2013 Obama Cut Domestic Bomb Prevention Budget by 45% The Obama Administration cut the budget for domestic bomb prevention by 45%, according to former Homeland Security Assistant Secretary for Infrastructure Protection Robert Liscouski. 17 Apr 2013 Top Democrat: Obamacare 'Huge Train Wreck Coming Down' Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT) warned he sees “a huge train wreck coming down” with the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, known to its critics as Obamacare. 17 Apr 2013 GAO: Judiciary Estimate for Courthouse Construction Cost Off by $2.3 Billion The House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure will hold a hearing today to review a Government Accountability Office (GAO) study on whether the building of additional federal courthouses is justified. 17 Apr 2013 Top Democrats: Sequester Hurting Boston Bomb Victims The head of the House Democratic Caucus, Rep. Xavier Becerra (D-CA), said on Tuesday that the sequester’s $85 billion in across-the-board cuts in the rate of federal spending is hurting Boston’s ability to respond to Monday’s terrorist attack, which claimed at least three lives, injured 176, and resulted in over 25 Americans losing at least one leg. 16 Apr 2013 Previous 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Next
EXCLUSIVE: U.S. Taxpayers Have Spent $7.2 Million on Chechen-Related Grants Since 2007 Since 2007, the United States has given at least $7,197,095 in federal grants for Chechen-related causes, including: “life-sustaining relief to war-affected populations of Chechnya through assistance in shelter, water and sanitation,” building facilities for “end violence against women and girls in Chechnya” efforts, “free legal assistance in Chechnya,” and even a grant to “raise professional competence of teachers from St. Petersburg and teachers from Chechnya in tolerance and international awareness.” 21 Apr 2013
ABC: Father of Bombers Says 'All Hell Will Break Loose' if Remaining Son Killed Anzor Tsarneaev, the father of the suspected Boston terrorists Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarneaev, reportedly warned that "all hell will break loose" if his son, who is still at large, is killed. 19 Apr 2013
Obama Has Never Used the Word 'Chechnya' Publicly During Presidency According to Politico, President Barack Obama has never “said the word ‘Chechnya’ publicly.” 19 Apr 2013
Food Stamp Reform Bill Would Save Taxpayers $30 Billion Sen. John Thune (R-SD) and Rep. Marlin Stutzman (R-IN) introduced a bill on Thursday that would streamline the food stamp program (officially known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP) to save taxpayers $30 billion over 10 years. 18 Apr 2013
Obama Signs Bill to Gut Congressional Insider Trading Law In his 2012 State of the Union Address, President Barack Obama urged members of Congress to pass the STOCK (Stop Trading On Congressional Knowledge) Act, a bill to ban insider trading for members of Congress and their staffs and to increase transparency by putting the financial disclosures of federal workers online. 18 Apr 2013
Welfare Programs Now One-Sixth Of Federal Budget Federal welfare programs now account for one-sixth of the federal budget ($588 billion), a figure that does not even include unemployment benefits, Social Security, and Medicare, reports Bill Frezza of Forbes. 17 Apr 2013
Obama Cut Domestic Bomb Prevention Budget by 45% The Obama Administration cut the budget for domestic bomb prevention by 45%, according to former Homeland Security Assistant Secretary for Infrastructure Protection Robert Liscouski. 17 Apr 2013
Top Democrat: Obamacare 'Huge Train Wreck Coming Down' Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT) warned he sees “a huge train wreck coming down” with the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, known to its critics as Obamacare. 17 Apr 2013
GAO: Judiciary Estimate for Courthouse Construction Cost Off by $2.3 Billion The House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure will hold a hearing today to review a Government Accountability Office (GAO) study on whether the building of additional federal courthouses is justified. 17 Apr 2013
Top Democrats: Sequester Hurting Boston Bomb Victims The head of the House Democratic Caucus, Rep. Xavier Becerra (D-CA), said on Tuesday that the sequester’s $85 billion in across-the-board cuts in the rate of federal spending is hurting Boston’s ability to respond to Monday’s terrorist attack, which claimed at least three lives, injured 176, and resulted in over 25 Americans losing at least one leg. 16 Apr 2013