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A lawyer once told me that “all’s well that ends” when it comes to litigation. As we enter year six of the investor litigation by American International Group, several Federal Home Loan Banks, and other large investors against Bank America’s

After having been deported back to Mexico, a man illegally returned to the United States and operated a shingle mill as a cover for a methamphetamine and gun running operation for Mexican cartels. He had four previous drug-related convictions on

In analysis to be released Wednesday, the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS) estimates that the Senate immigration bill’s guest worker program would expand current levels to more than 600,000 new guest workers per year.  “The Schumer-Rubio bill, which will be

The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) failed to disclose an internal stress test that revealed the agency’s projected losses over 30 years could be up to $115 billion under severe economic conditions, a figure over $100 billion higher than the $13.5

The curious case of former IRS Commissioner Doug Shulman’s 157 meetings at the White House is now more curious with the revelation that he attended meetings with Stephanie Cutter, Deputy Campaign Manager for President Obama’s 2012 reelection campaign. While she

During a Tuesday Congressional hearing, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius admitted she called three companies under her agency’s regulatory to encourage them to support a non-profit, Enroll America, whose mission is to promote and enroll citizens for

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) believes the IRS should be abolished after the institution of a simpler flat tax.  He said the tax code invites agents to abuse and use the machinery of government to target political enemies and said doing

U.S. manufacturing hit a wall in May, contracting to its lowest output levels in four years. The manufacturing slowdown caught analysts by surprise.  The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) manufacturing index dropped from 50.7 in April to 49 in May.

Two nurses who were former employees of Planned Parenthood of Delaware testified in the Delaware state senate this week, claiming they repeatedly contacted authorities over many months to alert them to the “absolute nightmare” of dangerous and unsanitary conditions at

The Transportation Safety Administration (TSA) has officially closed the books on the controversial “naked-image” full-body scanners being used at security checkpoints at America’s airports. The TSA announcement comes after a Congressional mandate to make major changes to the devices and

As the IRS scandal continues to evolve, I found one piece of information that came out this week quite shocking. Former IRS Commissioner Douglas Shulman, who led the IRS when much of the targeting of Tea Party and conservative groups,

California Democrats passed eight new firearm-related regulations this week, including background checks for ammunition purchases and broadening of justifications for seizing firearms from California citizens. According to the Sacramento Bee, the background checks on ammo purchases are contained within SB