
House Judiciary Chairman Representative Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) stated that San Bernardino attacker Tashfeen Malik either overstayed her visa in Saudi Arabia, which should have raised red flags, or never met her fiancé, and that her visa to the US was
by Ian Hanchett29 Dec 2015, 3:45 PM PST0

The war between former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), a fight between mentor and protege, is intensifying with the release of a new Super PAC ad from Team Bush absolutely excoriating Rubio over his decision to fundraise instead of attend critical national security briefings.
by Matthew Boyle29 Dec 2015, 11:39 AM PST0

If there’s one overarching theme you can stamp all over the ass of this exiting year, it’s denial. We saw experts denying political phenomena, politicians denying apocalyptic threats, activists denying facts (replaced by mob-approved figments), students denying their own adulthood, in favor of infantile regression. In sum, 2015 was a horrible year, mainly because we denied what was making it so horrible.
by Greg Gutfeld28 Dec 2015, 12:52 PM PST0

Actor Samuel L. Jackson said that he “really wanted” the San Bernardino attack to be “just another, you know, crazy white dude, and not really some Muslims” in an interview with the Hollywood Reporter’s “Awards Chatter” podcast released on Sunday. Jackson
by Ian Hanchett28 Dec 2015, 11:51 AM PST0

A coalition of Muslims in Cleveland gathered together at a press conference on Wednesday to protest against “profiling” of Muslims in the wake of multiple terror attacks in Paris and the United States. Their goal, they claimed, was to bring awareness to their faith. But they also attacked Donald Trump.
by Warner Todd Huston23 Dec 2015, 6:18 PM PST0

Leftwing filmmaker and gun control proponent Michael Moore observed that the NRA is “partially right” when they say “Guns don’t kill people, people kill people.” He simply wants them to augment the latter portion of the phrase so that it reads: “Guns don’t kill people, Americans kills people.”
by AWR Hawkins22 Dec 2015, 11:01 AM PST0

Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, strongly criticized the Obama administration’s strategy against the Islamic State on Fox News Sunday.
by John Hayward21 Dec 2015, 7:08 PM PST0

The Administration is finally willing to describe the shooting that killed four Marines and a sailor in Chattanooga, Tennessee as a terrorist attack, and the Navy has announced that the victims will receive Purple Hearts.
by John Hayward17 Dec 2015, 8:16 AM PST0

Speaking to the New York Police Department Wednesday, FBI Director James Comey took issue with a New York Times report which suggested San Bernardino attacker Tashfeen Malik had posted material on social media praising jihad.
by John Sexton16 Dec 2015, 6:21 PM PST0

As part of their continued push for more gun control, President Obama and his senior advisor Valerie Jarrett met with former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg to discuss the issue at the White House.
by Charlie Spiering16 Dec 2015, 5:24 PM PST0

In the weeks following the terrorist attack in San Bernardino — in which a pair of Islamic extremists gunned down 14 people — California has remained among the top destinations for Syrian refugee resettlement.
by Caroline May16 Dec 2015, 3:48 PM PST0

WASHINGTON, D.C. — House Republicans and Democrats, in a rare show of bipartisanship, came together to pass legislation that requires the Obama administration to produce a strategy to combat terrorists’ use of social media.
by Edwin Mora16 Dec 2015, 1:10 PM PST0

The interesting discussion is all on the Republican side, and there were some strong exchanges in Las Vegas. Contrary to Chris Christie’s dismissal of the debate over surveillance between Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio as so much senatorial jibber-jabber, there are serious questions of liberty, security, and privacy to discuss. (Having said that, Governor Christie’s tone will probably appeal to voters who want strong leadership and decisive action on national security, as will Donald Trump’s.)
by John Hayward16 Dec 2015, 8:02 AM PST0

Widespread outrage greeted Department of Homeland Security director Jeh Johnson’s revelation that immigration officials have been secretly barred from looking at the social media posts of prospective immigrants, due to political correctness and fears that such investigations would result in “bad public relations.”
by John Hayward16 Dec 2015, 6:42 AM PST0

“We will not leave this nation at the mercy of YouTube and Facebook!” Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan thundered in the spring of 2014. “We will take the necessary steps in the strongest way.” Now, he has come out in praise of Facebook.
by John Hayward16 Dec 2015, 5:44 AM PST0

On December 13, protesters with AR-15s slung over their shoulders crashed a Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America rally in Missoula, Montana.
by AWR Hawkins15 Dec 2015, 6:33 PM PST0

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is planning to increase scrutiny of social-media posts by visa applicants before certain individuals are permitted to enter the United States, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) has learned from a person familiar with the plan.
by Edwin Mora15 Dec 2015, 6:06 PM PST0

New York’s Top Democrats have identified the causes of the mass opposition to illegal immigration and Syrian resettlement: Anger, fear, and Ronald Reagan’s 1980 election.
by Spyridon Mitsotakis14 Dec 2015, 9:40 PM PST0

On December 14, gun control proponent Gabby Giffords blasted Congress for not enacting California-style background checks following the heinous attack on Sandy Hook Elementary, which happened three years ago. California has the expanded background checks that Giffords has been pushing
by AWR Hawkins14 Dec 2015, 5:22 PM PST0

Although background checks on Black Friday were record-setting, SK Arms in Midland, TX, says sales the day after President Obama’s terrorism/gun control speech were even bigger.
by AWR Hawkins13 Dec 2015, 5:55 PM PST0

Organizers of Crossroads of the West gun show in Del Mar, CA, expected a weekend crowd large enough to exceed twice the normal show attendance.
by AWR Hawkins13 Dec 2015, 5:29 PM PST0

On December 10, White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said it is “tragic” that Americans are pouring into gun stores to buy weapons because America is already “awash in guns.”
by AWR Hawkins13 Dec 2015, 5:04 PM PST0

Philip Haney, a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) whistleblower, suggested on Breitbart News Daily that the Obama administration does not want to monitor Tablighi Jamaat (TJ), an Islamist movement whose members have been linked to terrorist groups such as al-Qaeda and which has a strong presence in the United States.
by Edwin Mora11 Dec 2015, 7:44 PM PST0

An interesting bit of information from the ongoing investigation into the backgrounds of San Bernardino jihadis Syed Farook and Tashfeen Malik comes from Reuters, which was told by U.S. government sources that Malik “tried in vain to contact multiple Islamic militant groups in the months before she and Farook staged their attack, but her overtures were ignored” because the terrorists were concerned she might be a government informant.
by John Hayward11 Dec 2015, 11:58 AM PST0

On December 10, the House GOP shut down Rep. Nancy Pelosi’s (D-CA-12) efforts to force a vote to add the no-fly list to background checks.
by AWR Hawkins10 Dec 2015, 9:08 PM PST0