Back in 2009, I was in Del Rio, Texas, attending a Texas Border Sherriff’s Coaliton conference. During one particular Q and A session, the Obama liaison from the Department of Homeland Security kept focusing on stopping the southern flow of
The Department of Justice tried to prevent Florida and its Governor, Rick Scott, from removing non-citizens from its voter rolls, asking for a restraining order and arguing that removing non-citizens would be a violation of the National Voter Registration Act.
Did you know that according to one recent study, over $10 billion per year in federal government benefits go directly to illegal immigrants? Most Americans would call this cheating. It’s also illegal. So how does it continue to cost American
Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano explained to CBS News on Friday the Obama administration’s new plan to stop deporting qualified children of illegal immigrants.
The US Department of Justice announced Monday it will sue Florida to stop the state from purging ineligible voters from its voter rolls. The DOJ statement came after Florida filed suit against the Department of Homeland Security for failing to
Modern Liberalism is more about politics than policy. Even the most devout liberals are not immune to the legal harassment levied against other entrepreneurs. By all standards Steve Ells, CEO and founder of Chipotle Mexican Grill, is a model liberal. He
Love the feel of rubber glove-covered hands of Transporation Security Administration (TSA) personnel running over your thighs and threatening to invade your underwear when you’re rushing to make a flight and have little time for state-mandated groping? Miss those days
The Guardian reports that members of the intelligence community are virtually apoplectic over the leaked underwear bombing plot foiled by a CIA informant who had infiltrated Al Qaeda: Mike Scheur, the former head of the CIA’s Bin Laden unit, said the
Homeland Security Chairman Rep. Peter King (R-N.Y.) called leaks of a bomb plot “criminal” and a “matter of life and death.” King also called on the FBI to complete a full investigation.
A congressman from Georgia has sent a letter today demanding the resignation of Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Administrator John Pistole. Rep. Paul Broun, M.D. (R-GA), who serves on the House Committee on Homeland Security, had already sent a letter in
Somewhere, at an airport near you, TSA personnel are asking elderly women to remove their adult diapers for inspection, performing patdowns on children with cerebral palsy, and doing full body scans of grandpas whose only ties to terrorism are the
(AP) House spares Pentagon, homeland security from cutsBy ANDREW TAYLORAssociated PressWASHINGTONRepublicans controlling the House are sparing the Pentagon, military veterans and most homeland security programs from the budget knife as action begins on a set of spending bills setting the
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano spoke with America’s Morning News in Washington DC earlier today and refused to comment on the current controversy over the Obama Administration’s evolving position on same-sex marriage. Read more at the Washington Times.
(AP) New Secret Service rules on alcohol, unsavory barsBy LAURIE KELLMAN and ALICIA A. CALDWELLAssociated PressWASHINGTONSeeking to shake off the disgrace of a prostitution scandal, the Secret Service late Friday tightened conduct rules for its agents to prohibit them from
By DONNA CASSATAAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe House, despite White House objections, has passed a cybersecurity bill aimed at helping stop electronic attacks on critical U.S. infrastructure and companies. The vote was 248-168 on Thursday. The measure would encourage companies and government to
(AP) Secret Service investigating another overseas tripALICIA A. CALDWELLAssociated PressWASHINGTONExpanding the prostitution investigation, the Secret Service acknowledged Thursday it is checking whether its employees hired strippers and prostitutes in advance of President Barack Obama’s visit last year to El Salvador.
(AP) Hill panels expanding probes of Secret ServiceBy TOM RAUM and ALICIA CALDWELLAssociated PressWASHINGTONCongressional committees are widening their investigations into an alleged U.S. Secret Service scandal involving prostitutes in Colombia ahead of a recent trip there by President Barack Obama.
It appears Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano perjured herself in front of Congress numerous times. In her new book “Fast and Furious: Barack Obama’s Bloodiest Scandal and Its Shameless Cover-Up” Townhall’s News Editor Katie Pavlich provides evidence from inside sources
(AP) House Dems slam Bloomberg over NYPD Muslim spyingBy ADAM GOLDMANAssociated PressWASHINGTONTen House Democrats, including a member of the party’s leadership and lawmakers who oversee intelligence and homeland security matters, have criticized New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg for his “underhanded
A battle is currently brewing in the U.S. Senate over dueling pieces of cybersecurity legislation aimed at protecting against cyberespionage and other forms of cybercriminality, including hacking. American firms and government officials are concerned about better preventing and punishing activities
A Nigerian woman was arrested at an airport outside Washington after ingesting nearly five pounds (over two kilograms) of heroin pellets, in what US officials called the biggest bust of its kind. US Customs and Border Protection officers first grew
At that time–just eight years ago–Congressman Danny Davis was continuing his efforts to help move then-State Senator Obama up the Chicago political food chain. And not that long ago–in fact, just two weeks–that Congressman Davis was honored by People’s World,
“They…come in with weapons, they seized a half-million dollars worth of property, they shut our factory down, and they have not charged us with anything,” says Gibson Guitars CEO Henry Juszkiewicz, referring to the August 2011 raid on his Nashville
In a time when America’s immigration system is swamped – when illegal immigrants are routinely caught and released, many of whom are dangerous – it seems that one of ICE’s top priorities is public relations with illegal immigration advocates. Yesterday, Andrew
We have just passed through the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) brouhaha. A bill intended to stop theft – an important goal, and a necessary function of government. But SOPA was overly broad, and deserved in its most recent iteration
