Politics & Policy

White House: San Bernardino Vetting ‘Not as Strict’ as Syrian-Refugee Vetting

By Joel Gehrke December 4, 2015

Syrian refugees will go through a stricter security-vetting process than the one used to screen one of the San Bernardino shooters, the White House promised Friday.

Politics & Policy

Report: San Bernardino Shooter Passed DHS Counterterrorism Vetting

By Joel Gehrke December 3, 2015

Senator Ted Cruz (R., Texas) and Senator Jeff Sessions (R., Ala.) want President Obama to release the immigration records of the San Bernardino shooters.

Politics & Policy

Administration’s Defense of Obamacare Contradicted by HHS

By Joel Gehrke December 2, 2015

The president’s defense of Obamacare was undermined by an HHS report that health-care spending grew at faster in 2014 than during any other year of his presidency.

National Security & Defense

Feds: Asylum Claims Have Doubled Since 2010, with Help of Fraudsters

By Joel Gehrke December 2, 2015

Though over 100,000 people claimed asylum in the United States in 2014, the federal government only has “limited capabilities to detect asylum fraud.”

National Security & Defense

House Dem: Obama Could Cause ‘Devastating Nuclear War’ With Russia

By Joel Gehrke December 1, 2015

The announcement that additional U.S. special forces are set to be deployed to fight ISIS caused one House Democrat to worry about nuclear war with Russia.

Politics & Policy

Jeff Sessions Goes to the Mattresses on Immigration Funding

By Joel Gehrke December 1, 2015

Senator Jeff Sessions (R., Ala.) wants congressional Republicans to deny funding for President Obama’s refugee policy and other immigration programs.

Politics & Policy

GOP Senator: U.S. Debt Could Be Paid Off — in 460 Years

By Joel Gehrke December 1, 2015

Oklahoma senator James Lankford has released a report detailing $900 billion in government waste, and says it would take 460 years to pay off the federal debt.

National Security & Defense

Number of Unaccompanied Kids Crossing Border Has Doubled in Last Year

By Joel Gehrke November 25, 2015

The number of Central American children arriving at America’s southwest border is increasing amid worries that officials are placing children into dangerous environments.

National Security & Defense

State Department: Iran Deal Is Not ‘Legally Binding’ and Iran Didn’t Sign It

By Joel Gehrke November 25, 2015

Iranian leaders weren’t required to sign the nuclear deal President Obama negotiated with them, and the deal is not “legally binding,” according to a State Department letter.

National Security & Defense

Rand Paul: Downed Russian Jet Could Lead to Nuclear War

By Joel Gehrke November 24, 2015

Senator Rand Paul thinks that Turkey’s downing of a Russian fighter jet on Tuesday could draw the United States into nuclear war.