(AP) Navy Yard weapon exempted under proposed banBy EILEEN SULLIVANAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe shotgun used by the Navy Yard shooter is identified by name as a firearm that would not be covered under a proposed weapons ban supported by the White House.
If the heinous attacks at Fort Hood, the Aurora theater, Sandy Hook Elementary, and the DC Navy Yard have taught us anything, it is that gun-free zones are mass shootings waiting to happen. In truth, the common link between these
Congress has been wrestling with just how to define a journalist in this electronic age, and, despite Internet king Matt Drudge calling Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) a “fascist” for her definition, Washington is pushing ahead with the idea of creating
Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) released a statement asking for a “thoughtful debate on gun violence” in reaction to the deadly mass shooting at Washington D.C.’s Navy Yard early Monday night. I mourn those killed today at the Navy Yard in Washington
POLITICO: Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., warned that other rogue regimes will be emboldened to defy the U.S. if we fail to respond to a chemical weapons attack in Syria.
Senator Dianne Feinstein has taken to the Senate floor in lockstep with her Democratic colleagues to support the work of new Secretary of State John Kerry and his “diplomatic initiative to help the parties conclude an agreement to end their
Women leaders in the Democratic Party have remained silent on San Diego Mayor Bob Filner’s admission he has sexually harassed women in his office and needs to seek help to change his ways. “I’m clearly doing something wrong,” Filner, a
CBS: “I think it’s a very big surprise,” said Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Cal., on the news that NSA leaker Edward Snowden fled Hong Kong and arrived in Moscow on Sunday. “I had actually thought that China would see this as
Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), echoing the tone of Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) on CBS’s Face the Nation on Sunday, said that NSA leaker Edward Snowden was not a whistleblower. “Whatever his motives are,” she stated, “and I take him at
On Wednesday, FBI Director Robert Mueller told the Senate Judiciary Committee that the agency was already using drones to monitor specific targets inside the United States. “Our footprint is very small,” Mueller said. “We have very few and have limited
Los Angeles man Jamiel Shaw offered a heart wrenching personal story while testifying before the House Judiciary Committee on Thursday. Shaw told lawmakers about how a young illegal alien gang member who would qualify for legalization under the DREAM Act provisions
CBS News reports on Tuesday morning that federal officials are already preparing charges against National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden. Snowden revealed his identity on Sunday, stating, “I have no intention of hiding who I am because I know I
Senator Dianne Feinstein, who chairs the Senate Intelligence Committee, said on Sunday that she is not averse to holding hearings that deal with the phone and Internet surveillance programs that have been uncovered recently. She said, “I’m open to doing
When The Washington Post carried Senator Dianne Feinstein’s (D-CA) claim that NSA surveillance programs had successfully thwarted a terror attack by Najibullah Zazi, the paper also highlighted the counter claim that Zazi’s plans were actually thwarted by good police work.
On Sunday, Rep. Mike Rogers (R-MI), the Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, and Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), the Chairwoman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, said the person who leaked information about the National Security Agency’s data collection programs should
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has announced an ad buy to criticize Arkansas’ Democrat Senator Mark Pryor. Pryor, who will be running for a third term in 2014, recently voted against the Toomey-Manchin anti-gun bill, drawing the ire of Bloomberg
Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), who chairs the Senate Intelligence Committee, had to admit on NBC’s Meet the Press Sunday that Sen. John McCain had been partially correct in his outrage over the Benghazi cover-up when he jousted with host David Gregory in
Sen. Diane Feinstein’s husband Richard Blum won a construction contract for California’s high-speed rail project, reports the California Political Review. Author Laer Pearce says Perini-Zachary-Parsons, a construction group partially owned by Blum’s investment firm, Blum Capital, and their investors, bagged
WASHINGTON, April 27 (UPI) —Illicit drug use rates among Americans age 12 and older from 2009 through 2011 were among the highest since data became available in 2002, U.S. officials say. The National Survey on Drug Use and Health reported
As gun control advocates cheered GE Captial’s decision to cease business with gun stores, President Obama’s economic war on the gun industry came into full view. While Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) supports legislation to dry up the supply of firearms
Senator Dianne Feinstein’s assault weapon ban amendment failed to pass the Senate today. It bans the sale of 157 different semi-automatic weapons and high capacity magazines. The amendment was long expected to fail. The final vote was 40 in
Speaking at a fundraiser in San Francisco on April 3, President Obama said that Adam Lanza, the mass murderer in a New England school shooting, used a “fully automatic weapon” to kill his victims at Sandy Hook Elementary. This assertion
Foreign Policy magazine has made a stark pronouncement about Texas Senator Ted Cruz. According to FP’s Erica Grieder, Cruz is “the most hated man in the U.S. Senate.” In a March 29 piece, Grieder made this extreme judgment based on the new Senator’s outspoken positions
As sheriffs across the nation signal opposition to enforcing additional federal gun regulations, the Utah Sheriffs’ Association sent a letter to President Obama assuring him that its members similarly will not comply. The letters insists that the rights of Utah
