Hate crimes against Muslims becoming an epidemic
Hate crimes against Muslims and the defacement of mosques are occurring in record numbers in…read more→
Monthly Archives: December 2015
National Front withers in French regional elections
Despite encouraging returns in the first round of elections and appearing poised to claim leadership…read more→
Stop-gap bill signed; government remains open
Following the Senate’s approval of a temporary spending measure Thursday, the House passed the bill…read more→
Pharma Bro raises drug price despite outcry
Earlier this year so-called Pharma Bro, Martin Shkreli, the CEO of Turing Pharmaceuticals, raised the…read more→
Stage set for GOP debate in Las Vegas
CNN announced it’s prime-time Republican debate lineup for Tuesday night in Las Vegas on Sunday. …read more→
ICE reports ISIS forging Syrian passports
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) intelligence sources have reported that ISIS has seized passport…read more→
Saudi women head to polls, seek elected office for first time
In a historic moment for Saudi Arabia, women stood for public office and voted for…read more→
COP21 deal reached in Paris
The first legally binding agreement in history to fight climate change has been agreed upon…read more→
Anonymous hacktivists launch social media blitz against ISIS
As part of their ongoing anti-ISIS campaign, Internet hacktivists, Anonymous, launched “Trolling Day,” an online…read more→
Muslim-led MiNDS raises nearly $200,000 for San Bernadino victims
A southern California group has created a victims-assistance fund to distribute donations to the families…read more→
Former Sergeant Bergdahl explains quitting post
Speaking for the first time since his release from Haqqani Network captivity, Bowe Bergdahl discussed…read more→
Oil prices decline to near 11-year lows
Oil prices declined to near 11-year lows by the end of the trading day Friday,…read more→
Candidates mining social media user-data for 2016 campaign ads
Campaigning in the 21st century has taken on a shadowy, nearly secretive distinction with the…read more→
White House finds common cause with Koch brothers
While criminal justice reform may be subdued by protracted partisan bickering, the White House recently…read more→
Ben Carson threatens to leave the GOP
Republican Presidential nominee Ben Carson has threatened to leave his party if talks of a…read more→
White House plans Executive Action on guns
Little over a week after the San Bernardino terror attack which left 14 dead, President…read more→
GOP seeks to extend numerous tax breaks in budget deal
Concerned initial plans to extend and revive a handful of tax breaks set to expire…read more→
GOP leaders meet to discuss possible delegate fight in July
Despite one of their candidates owning a massive double-digit lead in the latest national polls,…read more→
Rahm Emanuel offers apology; protesters demand resignation
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel volunteered an apology during a speech delivered in front of the…read more→
Congress replaces No Child Left Behind with new education bill
By a 85-12 vote Wednesday, the U.S. Senate passed legislation replacing the No Child Left…read more→
Iraqi troops advance, re-claim ISIS stronghold near Ramadi
Following over six months of punishing fighting, the Iraqi army has liberated the vital district…read more→
House tightens restrictions on visa-waiver program
On Tuesday, the House voted overwhelmingly to require visas for all those who have been…read more→
House passes spending bill, averts government shutdown
The United States House of Representatives passed a temporary spending bill on Tuesday which will…read more→
Iraq orders Turkish troops leave country; Ankara dismisses demand
Claiming its troops were invited to enter Iraqi territory, the Turkish government has rejected Iraq’s…read more→
Exxon could lose billions for denying climate change
Oil giant ExxonMobil is under investigation that it lied to customers and investors about the…read more→
French National Front, Le Pen earn dramatic gains in French elections
Describing Sunday’s election returns as “magnificent” and declaring her party is “without contest the first…read more→
Supreme Court refuses case challenging gun control law
The Supreme Court rejected to hear a case which challenged a local ordinance banning semi-automatic…read more→
Obama confronts ISIS terror in Oval Office address
Speaking to the nation from the Oval Office on Sunday evening, only the third such…read more→
Justice Department set to probe Chicago Police Department
Acting on the request of Lisa Madigan, Attorney General for the State of Illinois, and…read more→
President approves $305 billion transportation bill
President Obama signed a five-year transportation infrastructure bill on Friday, totaling $305 billion in expenditures. …read more→
Iraq rejecting foreign troops sent by Turkey, proposed by Obama
The expanding quagmire of the Iraq and Syrian conflicts has become more complicated in recent…read more→
Indiana’s Vigo County favors Donald Trump
Situated comfortably in southwest Indiana, a region accurately characterized as the “Heart of America”, lies…read more→
November yields strong jobs report; Fed rate hike forthcoming
In one of the better months of the Obama Administration, the Department of Labor released…read more→
Obama will cancel student debt owed to fraudulent for-profit colleges
The Obama administration announced on Thursday that it will cancel $27.8 million in federal student…read more→
Shooting rampage in San Bernardino, California leaves 14 dead; FBI declares attack an act of terrorism
A pair of gunmen opened fire on employees at the Inland Regional Center in San…read more→
Defense chief requests that Congress pass AUMF to combat ISIS
Joining General Joseph Dunford (USMC), Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Defense Secretary Ashton…read more→
Gerrymandered districts being challenged throughout U.S.
Since the 2010 census, congressional district boundaries in 22 states have been challenged in the…read more→
Pentagon will allow women in combat
Secretary of Defense Ash Carter has ordered the Pentagon to allow women in combat. The historic…read more→
Top GOP official leaks internal Trump memo
A seven-page confidential memo written by National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) Executive Director Ward Baker…read more→
Chicago police superintendent Gerry McCarthy sacked over death of teen
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel dismissed police chief Gerry McCarthy on Tuesday in an abrupt move…read more→
U.S. increases visa-waiver restrictions
The White House announced on Monday that it would increase restrictions on travelers from 38…read more→
Politico reporter betrays journalistic principles
Buried deep in a thicket of e-mails released in late October by the State Department…read more→
COP21 : Congress moves to block environmental reforms
While the President is away in Paris for the COP21 climate change summit, Congress is…read more→
Moscow hits Turkey with economic sanctions
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree imposing a series of slight economic sanctions on…read more→
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