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3D Printed Guns Targeted by Homeland Security

3D Printed Guns Targeted by Homeland Security

On May 21, the Department of Homeland Security circulated a bulletin among federal and state law enforcement agencies warning that guns created on three-dimensional (3D) printers are probably beyond the reach of regulators.  The memo, uncovered by Fox News, said

AP Chief: DOJ Grab of Reporter Phone Records Unconstitutional

On Face the Nation Sunday, AP’s president and executive said that the government’s seizure of AP reporters phone records was unconstitutional.  Gary Pruitt “called the Justice Department’s actions ‘unconstitutional’ and said the AP hasn’t ruled out legal action.” Pruitt went

Carney Caught Lying To Press Again

Carney Caught Lying To Press Again

The Department of Homeland Security confirmed in a letter to Senator McCain that they did release 622 criminal immigrants, including 32 with multiple felony convictions, earlier this year. White House Press Secretary denied the media reports at the time, “the

FBI defends not sharing terror warnings with Boston

FBI defends not sharing terror warnings with Boston

WASHINGTON, May 10 (UPI) —The FBI defended not sharing Russian terror warnings with Boston police before the marathon bombings, despite Boston police being in an FBI terrorism unit. The rebuttal came after Boston Police Commissioner Edward Davis told the House

Hearing: Local Law Enforcement Never Informed About Tsarnaev Brothers

Hearing: Local Law Enforcement Never Informed About Tsarnaev Brothers

According to testimony given Wednesday before the House Homeland Security Committee, last month’s Boston Marathon bombings exposed that federal and local law enforcement agencies still haven’t corrected failures in intelligence sharing, a topic emphasized after the 9/11 attacks. “We learned over a decade ago,

Homeland Security: Check All Student Visas 'Effective Immediately'

Homeland Security: Check All Student Visas 'Effective Immediately'

An internal Department of Homeland Security memo has instructed border agents to automatically verify the visa status of every international student “effective immediately.” The enhanced student visa security comes after authorities discovered that a student from Kazakhstan in the United States

Rep: Jihadist Named Tamerlan Tsarnaev as 'Fellow Extremist'

Rep: Jihadist Named Tamerlan Tsarnaev as 'Fellow Extremist'

When Russian counterterrorism agents interrogated Islamic insurgent William Plotnikov in 2011, he named Boston Marathon Bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev “a fellow extremist,” according to Rep. William Keating (D-MA). This interrogation prompted “Russian authorities to ask the FBI to investigate Tsarnaev in

CA Assembly Considers Jury Duty For Non-Citizens

CA Assembly Considers Jury Duty For Non-Citizens

Los Angeles Times: SACRAMENTO — California would allow noncitizens to serve on juries under a proposal being considered by state lawmakers, potentially expanding a fundamental obligation of American life to millions more people. The measure, which would apply only to

Eric Holder and the 'civil right' of amnesty

Attorney General Eric Holder burbles out a sticky pile of politically correct, intellectually challenged verbiage on the urgency of creating a “pathway to earned citizenship” for illegal aliens, i.e. amnesty: Creating a pathway to earned citizenship for the 11 million

Big Sis: Obama Admin Can Pick Which Laws to Enforce

Big Sis: Obama Admin Can Pick Which Laws to Enforce

During her testimony on the “Gang of Eight” immigration bill before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano declared that she, President Barack Obama and other political officials at the top of this administration

Senator: Russia Warned FBI Multiple Times

According to Senator Richard Burr, members of the Senate Intelligence Committee learned that Russia had contacted the United States multiple times about Tamerlan Tsarnaev.  In a closed briefing on Tuesday, members of the Senate Intelligence Committee learned that Russia alerted

Tamerlan Tsarnaev Was on Terrorist Watch List

Tamerlan Tsarnaev Was on Terrorist Watch List

Reuters is reporting that sources close to the Boston Marathon bombing say Tamerlan Tsarnaev was listed on the government’s “highly classified” database of potential terrorists. “But the list is so vast that this did not mean authorities automatically kept close