Politics & Policy

DHS Official Rejects Obama’s Latest Gun Control Proposal

By Joel Gehrke December 17, 2015

Obama’s latest gun control proposal hit a snag when an official at the Department of Homeland Security objected to banning people on the no-fly list from purchasing guns.

Politics & Policy

Jeff Sessions: Omnibus Bill Is a ‘Betrayal’ of GOP Voters

By Joel Gehrke December 16, 2015

Sessions has a populist critique of the immigration provisions in the new budget bill.

Politics & Policy

McConnell ‘Appalled’ by Leaks About Brokered-Convention Discussion

By Joel Gehrke December 15, 2015

Mitch McConnell rebuffed any speculation that he hopes to influence a prospective fight to pick a nominee at the Republican National Convention.

Politics & Policy

RNC’s Brokered-Convention Talk Angers Grassroots Activists

By Joel Gehrke December 11, 2015

Grassroots activists are not happy about the prospect of a brokered convention blocking the nomination of Donald Trump or another insurgent as the GOP’s 2016 standard-bearer.

Politics & Policy

Pelosi: San Bernardino Shows Guns Are ‘a Public-Health Issue’

By Joel Gehrke December 11, 2015

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi argued on Friday that the San Bernardino terrorist attack demonstrates the need for increased gun control.

National Security & Defense

GOP Rep: ‘Dozens’ of Terror Plots Brewing ‘In Kansas Today’

By Joel Gehrke December 10, 2015

Counterterrorism officials are tracking dozens of plots brewing Kansas, of all places, according to a member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.

Law & the Courts

FBI director: Feds Missed Signs San Bernardino Shooter Was Jihadist During Visa Screening

By Joel Gehrke December 9, 2015

One of the San Bernardino shooters came to the United States with the intention of carrying out a terrorist attack, FBI director James Comey told Congress on Wednesday.

National Security & Defense

E-mail: Military Offered to Send Rescue Team to Benghazi During Attack

By Joel Gehrke December 8, 2015

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta offered to send a military team to the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya as it was being attacked by terrorists on September 11, 2012.

Politics & Policy

Cruz Rejects Trump’s Muslim Immigration Ban

By Joel Gehrke December 8, 2015

Senator Ted Cruz has unveiled a bill to allow governors to bar the placement of Syrian refugees in their states, citing difficulties in vetting the refugees for terrorist ties.

Politics & Policy

Santorum Worries Bill Clinton Spread Abortion Rumor about His Wife

By Joel Gehrke December 7, 2015

Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum faults Bill Clinton for apparently spreading a rumor that his wife had a late-term abortion in the late 90s and covered it up.