Judicial Watch believes it has found compelling evidence to suggest United States Director of National Intelligence James Clapper has uncomfortably close ties to the Chinese government. The watchdog group’s lead was uncovered through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request.
Thursday on PBS’ “News Hour” Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said the Secure Communities program needs a “fresh start.” The program started under President George W. Bush in 2008 currently allows officials to run the fingerprints of anyone booked for
In response to IRS Stonewalling NRSC FOIA Request RE Correspondence With Dem Members of Congress: Yeah, I picked up on this story earlier today, and added this little tid bit of info to it: Republicans are doing what past Republican
President Barack Obama’s Secretary of Homeland Security admitted that the Obama administration is close to enacting executive actions to ease deportations for even more groups of illegal immigrants, which could actually undercut the chances that Congress will pass sweeping amnesty
Nearly a year ago, the National Republican Senatorial Committee sent the IRS a Freedom of Information Act request for any and all documents and records related to correspondence from January 1, 2009 and May 21, 2013 between thirteen different Democrat members of
In the wake of hints from Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson that the Obama administration is looking to reduce deportations by making changes to the Secure Communities program, the office of Alabama Republican Sen. Jeff Sessions released an
Under pressure from outside groups, the White House is deciding to overturn part of the 1973 Helms Amendment which bans American money from being used to perform or promote abortion overseas, reports the Catholic Family and Human Rights Institute (C-Fam)
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden are lunching outside the White House and promoting government financed work projects that he says could be endangered if Congress does not act by the end of the summer.
The recent kidnapping of over 200 Nigerian girls by terrorist group Boko Haram has sparked unilateral outrage around the globe. This act has left Americans torn between not wanting to interfere where they don’t belong, and not letting an atrocity like
On May 15th, U.S. District Court Judge Amy Berman Jackson indicated “she’s inclined to split the difference between Congress and the White House” in the lawsuit dealing with document requests about Operation Fast and Furious. According to Politico, Jackson said
NEW DELHI (AP) — Opposition leader Narendra Modi will be India’s next prime minister, winning the most decisive election victory the country has seen in more than a quarter century and sweeping the long-dominant Congress party from power, partial results
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama’s new homeland security secretary is offering his first public hints at executive action the administration might take on immigration, suggesting changes to a much-criticized program that runs the names of people booked for local
Leaders of India’s ruling Congress Party conceded defeat a day before the official results are even announced according to the Times of India, and a day after Congress Party leader Rahul Gandhi’s image was removed from party headquarters and posters
On Tuesday, April 29, Judicial Watch released 41 new Benghazi-related State Department documents. The ensuing media coverage put the Obama administration on the defensive–and led to a special House Select Committee that promises to finally do a better job of
President Barack Obama’s top adviser and confidant told a group of global elites on Thursday in Las Vegas, Nevada that House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) has made a commitment to the White House to try to pass amnesty legislation this
Socialist elites in Venezuela have expressed little concern about United States sanctions that may fall upon them. While Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) and others strive to engage Congress in passing targeted sanctions against human rights abusers in the country, Chavistas
Conservatives who believe that winning back control of the Senate will destroy any chance of amnesty legislation passing are sorely mistaken. In fact, a Republican-controlled Congress may make it easier to provide a path to citizenship for all of the
U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson was openly irritated both with Attorney General Eric Holder and with the U.S. House of Representatives over whether executive privilege allows Holder to withhold documents on Operation Fast and Furious. But she also signaled
Government run health care has come under increased scrutiny as America has learned of the bureaucratic decisions to let patients die rather than receive treatment. No, this story isn’t about Obamacare, although it does provide a pretty bleak look into
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has condemned the moderate opposition for ending talks with the government in protest of the National Guard’s continued violent repression of protesters. The dissolution of talks, he said on his radio program, was the result of
Texas Republican Sen. John Cornyn is demanding answers from Department of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson about release of more than 36,007 criminal immigrants last year. “Your Department’s actions have jeopardized the safety of Americans and raise serious concerns about its commitment
Speculation about whether Speaker John Boehner will return for the next Congress is prompting secondary discussions on Capitol Hill about the changes that might happen if he left. One of the most interesting scenarios is a potential race for Whip
During the government shutdown last October, the main-stream-media railed against what they referred to as the draconian risks associated with the “Budget Sequester.” Despite the mass hysteria from the chattering classes and Goldman Sachs predicting 100,000 layoffs and the Congressional
In 2013, I filibustered the nomination of CIA Director John Brennan. I did so to defend a core constitutional principle that has made America a leader among nations for as long as we have been a nation–the right to due
Sen. Thad Cochran’s (R-MS) re-election campaign asserts that questions about his extensive, taxpayer-funded travels with executive assistant Kay Webber are “sexist.” “This is sexist,” Cochran spokesman Jordan Russell told The Clarion-Ledger. “Why are they questioning her qualifications? All members of
The Obama administration is pushing for more spending on infrastructure, this week, with the president in New York today, (for the non-political portion of his trip that includes two fundraisers) and Biden in St. Louis yesterday, to talk about an infrastructure
Twenty-four members of the Texas Congressional Delegation joined forces to demand the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) launch in Inspector General Investigation into allegations that employees at three Central Texas VA facilities manipulated medical appointment data in order to conceal
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-VA), one of the most important Republicans on the immigration issue, expressed outrage about the Department of Homeland Security releasing thousands of criminal aliens from detention. Now he’s planning to bring DHS Sec. Jeh
Many today speak of a deficit of trust between Americans and the federal government. And with good reason. Washington has not only done nothing to deserve trust, but has seemingly done everything possible to destroy it. The simple reality is
Two of the most prominent CEOs that have been lobbying Congress for immigration reform and amnesty legislation indicated on Monday this Congress’s final act could be passing sweeping amnesty legislation in the lame-duck session. At a panel on the economy
While Indians wait for the official results of their just-completed 2014 national election to be announced Friday, all eyes and expectations now fall upon the man everyone is certain will be the next Prime Minister of the world’s largest democracy:
Senator Ted Cruz has issued his fourth report on the White House’s bouts of lawlessness; this one entitled The Obama Administration’s Abuse of Power. It is now understood that when the Administration wants to avoid structural legislative procedures — like debate,
Republican congressional candidate Carl DeMaio has acknowledged that a report he presented to the press as his own, and that the National Journal said appeared to be plagiarized, should have credited the Journal as the source. DeMaio told the Journal that
New filings from Virginia insurance companies reveal that Obamacare will result in premium spikes of up to 16.6% for some customers. The Wall Street Journal reports that the Anthem HealthKeepers Inc plan’s 110,000 Virginia customers can expect an average 8.5%
AP: President Barack Obama met with business leaders Tuesday to highlight his support for pushing a package of comprehensive immigration reform through Congress before the mid-term election. (May 13) Follow Pam Key on Twitter @pamkeyNEN
Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS) suggested to National Public Radio (NPR) he would like to bring earmarks back to Congress. “I think earmarks have gotten a bad name,” Cochran told the national radio outlet for a piece it published on the
Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS) lives in the basement apartment in a house owned by his executive assistant, Kay Webber, which he has listed as his primary address on official forms. Now public records show Webber accompanied Cochran on dozens of
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) and Texas Republican Rep. Lamar Smith expressed outrage at a new report detailing the 36,007 convicted criminal immigrants released back into the United States last year. “Regardless of one’s position on the
Shortly after the last polls closed across India Monday concluding the longest and biggest democratic election ever held, India’s six largest national polling outfits all released preliminary exit polls pointing to a huge win for India’s main opposition Bharatiya Janata
ASHEBORO, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina textile entrepreneur locked in a too-close-to-call Democratic Party primary with former “American Idol” singer Clay Aiken has died. The president of the company founded by 71-year-old Keith Crisco says Crisco died at home
