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IRS Floats Rule Changes to Tip 2014 Elections

IRS Floats Rule Changes to Tip 2014 Elections

The Internal Revenue Service quietly proposed new regulations aimed at 501(c)(4) organizations during the Thanksgiving recess that Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA), Chairman of the House Oversight Committee, called “a crass political effort by the Administration to get what political advantage

Report: Gunmen Kill American in Benghazi

Report: Gunmen Kill American in Benghazi

Medical and security sources told Reuters on Thursday that gunmen have killed an American citizen working at an international school in the Libyan city of Benghazi. According to the report, the attackers shot the man, who was a teacher at the

Report: Serious Cybersecurity Breaches at DHS

Report: Serious Cybersecurity Breaches at DHS

The Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Inspector General released a report on Monday evaluating DHS’ Information Security Program. According to the executive summary, the report identified a number of issues that concerned Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK), ranking member of

Islamists Arrested in Moscow Readying Suicide Attacks

Islamists Arrested in Moscow Readying Suicide Attacks

Russian law enforcement is holding 15 radical Islamists in Moscow who allegedly belong to a banned branch of the al-Qaida terror network, AFP reports. Members of the over 50-year old Egyptian founded group, Takfir wal-Hijra, were allegedly preparing suicide strikes. Television footage on Russian

Bill Ayers Toying With Authorship of Obama Memoir Again

Investor’s Business Daily wrote on Tuesday that President Barack Obama’s long time friend Bill Ayers, a former member of the violent organization the Weather Underground, finally confessed that he wrote Obama’s biography, Dreams From My Father. : Obama has always

State Dept: American Hostages in Iran Left Out of Nuke Talks

State Dept: American Hostages in Iran Left Out of Nuke Talks

Days after completing nuclear talks with Iran and striking a deal on uranium enrichment and sanctions, the Obama administration has asked the Islamic Republic to release several American hostages.  Criticized for not bringing up the matter during the negotiations, the White House

Military Sexual Assault Bill Faces Uncertain Future

Military Sexual Assault Bill Faces Uncertain Future

Senator Kirsten Gillibrand’s (D-NY) military sexual assault legislation has hit another snag. According to numerous reports, the bill was blocked: Gillibrand, the junior Democratic senator from New York, believes passage of her bill to shift the decision to prosecute sexual assaults

Democrats Sharply Divided over Iran Deal

Democrats Sharply Divided over Iran Deal

President Barack Obama’s controversial deal easing sanctions on Iran is causing new rifts among Senate Democrats in a caucus struggling to hold itself together in the wake of the Obamacare fiasco.  Democrats in the upper chamber who usually are unified

Northern Virginia Polling Area Opens Doors to Low Turnout

Northern Virginia Polling Area Opens Doors to Low Turnout

The moment the polls opened in Virgnia on Tuesday morning, early birds made their way to go vote. In the swing county of Loudoun, where residents were told there was a county-wide connectivity problem causing issues with the electronic validation system,

Tea Party Appears at Obama Stump Speech for McAuliffe

Tea Party Appears at Obama Stump Speech for McAuliffe

About 100 Tea Partiers protested President Barack Obama in Arlington on Sunday, as he was set to give his endorsement of Virginia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe.  The Tea Partiers, who held Ken Cuccinelli signs and shouted out questions regarding

White House: U.S. Relations with Libya Have 'Normalized'

White House: U.S. Relations with Libya Have 'Normalized'

Department of Homeland Security internal documents obtained by House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) and Congressman Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) draft final regulation arranged by the Obama Administration that would lift the established ban on Libyans coming to the U.S.