Officials tell Senate that illegal kickbacks cost the US at least $29m as part of national guard program to boost enlistment Associated Press in Washington theguardian.com, Tuesday 4 February 2014 17.43 EST The recruitment program began to improve enlistment… Read More ›
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Obama’s pick for Norway ambassador doesn’t know anything about Norway
George Tsunis should have Googled ‘Norway’ before his Senate hearing. Right about now Obama is wishing he hadn’t nominated George Tsunis to be the next ambassador to Norway. Why? Partly because he doesn’t know really basic things about Norway… Read More ›
Q&A: What Is the Nuclear Option? Why a filibuster was important.
Getty Images Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D., Nev.) A divided Senate voted to ease the confirmation process for most presidential nominees, a step that limits the ability of Republicans to block Obama’s choices for executive-branch and most judicial posts…. Read More ›
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid paves way for Totalitarian rule with new Filibuster rules
Senate Adopts New Rules on Filibusters Proposal Reduces Vote Total to 51 From 60 on Most Presidential Nominees Janet Hook And Kristina Peterson Updated Nov. 21, 2013 1:01 p.m. ET A bitterly divided Senate voted Thursday to ease the confirmation… Read More ›
NSA-friendly cyber-slurp law CISPA back on the table with new Senate bill
Unsurprisingly with spooks’ full support By Iain Thomson Posted in Law, 22nd October 2013 19:33 GMT The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA), which allows private companies to share customer information with the NSA and others in the… Read More ›
It’s personal: Obamas carried $120,000 student loan debt for decades
10:53 PM 08/27/2013 Robby Soave Reporter, The Daily Caller For President Obama, the student loan crisis is personal. The Obamas had not repaid all of their $120,000 student loan debts until his election to the Senate in… Read More ›
Report: Senate immigration bill includes nearly $300 million in slush funds for immigrants’ rights groups, in language drafted by the former policy chief for one such organization
The National Council of La Raza is likely to benefit from grant money set aside in an immigration bill drafted by its former policy director Legislation passed in the Senate would exclude three-time DUI offenders from a path to citizenship,… Read More ›
Letter tainted with ricin or poison sent to Republican senator Roger Wicker
Envelope intercepted before reaching Capitol Hill tests positive three times as politician given extra security protection Dan Roberts in Washington guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 16 April 2013 19.28 EDT Republican senator Roger Wicker of Mississippi, who has been sent a letter which… Read More ›
FBI investigate secret recording of US Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell planning mental health smear of opponent and actress Ashley Judd
McConnell’s campaign team claim the recording is the result of bugging from the political left Steve Anderson Wednesday, 10 April 2013 The FBI is investigating whether a secret recording of a senior US senator and his campaign discussing how to… Read More ›
Appeals court rules Obama’s appointments unconstitutional
Jan 26, 2013 05:14 Moscow Time Photo: EPA A federal appeals court ruled on Friday that President Barack Obama violated the U.S. Constitution when he used recess appointments to fill a labor board, in a sweeping decision that could limit… Read More ›
US Senator Rockefeller to announce retirement-Senate source
Fri, 11 Jan 2013 15:19 GMT Reuters WASHINGTON, Jan 11 (Reuters) – Democratic Senator Jay Rockefeller of West Virginia will announce later on Friday that he will not seek a sixth term in the Senate in 2014, according to a… Read More ›
Multibillion-dollar scheme to set up intelligence ‘fusion centers’ after 9/11 has failed to catch any terrorists, Senate report reveals
77 fusion centers were created to encourage law enforcement agencies to share intelligence Report says the information-sharing effort cost the federal government from $300million-$1.4billon One fusion center reported a Muslim community group’s reading list Congress is likely to keep the… Read More ›
Almost 2,400 Millionaires Pocketed Unemployment Benefits
By Frank Bass – Oct 2, 2012 Almost 2,400 people who received unemployment insurance in 2009 lived in households with annual incomes of $1 million or more, according to the Congressional Research Service. The report was released after about… Read More ›
Sen. Jay Rockefeller pitches cybersecurity bill to top CEOs: Offers them immunity from liability in the event of a cyberattack
By The Christian Science Monitor Thursday, September 20, 2012 7:02 EDT Seeking to overcome opposition from the US Chamber of Commerce and other business groups to a cybersecurity bill, Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D) of West Virginia took the unusual… Read More ›
Obama considers executive order in wake of Cybersecurity Act failure
By Eric W. Dolan Monday, September 17, 2012 20:16 EDT Topics: executive order ♦ Homeland Security and Counterterrorism ♦ President Barack Obama The Obama administration is considering issuing an executive order to achieve some of the aims of the Cybersecurity… Read More ›
Banks plan outside spending group to influence elections
By Alina SelyukhPosted 2012/09/05 at 4:54 pm EDT WASHINGTON, Sep. 5, 2012 (Reuters) — A major banking industry trade group is planning a foray into the U.S. elections by creating a tax-exempt organization capable of raising unlimited anonymous funds, the… Read More ›
White House considers executive order, leaves Internet takeover a possibility
The Daily Caller – Mon, Aug 6, 2012 The White House has left open the possibility of enacting its Internet agenda via executive order after the failed effort to bring the Democrat-supported cybersecurity bill to a full vote in the… Read More ›
House Passes Bill Eliminating Senate Approval of Presidential Appointments (U.S.A.) Constitution Rewrite, Consolidation of Power
Written by Joe Wolverton, II By a vote of 261-116, the House of Representatives passed a bill rewriting Article II of the Constitution and divesting the Senate of the power to accept or reject the appointment of many presidential nominees…. Read More ›
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