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The US drone program only publicly reports about 20% of its drone strikes. U.S. Has Only Acknowledged A Fifth of Its Lethal Strikes, New Study Finds Over the past decade, the United States has claimed broad authority to carry out drone strikes across the world, even in places far from the battlefield. Under President Barack

A bill that would block a $510 million weapons sale to Saudi Arabia fails in the Senate 47-53. Senate narrowly votes to back Saudi arms sale The narrow vote to dismiss a resolution to block the transaction was a significant shift from a similar vote last year on a tank sale to Saudi Arabia under

A judge has ordered Reality Winner to remain in jail while her trial for leaking a document to the Intercept is pending. Scott Horton and Peter Van Buren discuss the strange situation surrounding the leak. Accused leaker, an Air Force vet, ordered to remain jailed pending trial AUGUSTA, Ga. – A federal judge ordered a

Jerry Hartfield was released from prison after waiting 35 years for a trial. Hartfield was released from prison because his right to a quick and speedy trial had been violated. The Man Who Spent 35 Years in Prison Without a Trial In “Case in Point,” Andrew Cohen examines a single case or character that sheds

Gianforte sentenced to anger management, community service, avoids jail time. Via the AP:  HELENA, Mont. – Congressman-elect Greg Gianforte avoided jail time after pleading guilty Monday to an election-eve assault on a reporter that turned the race for Montana’s lone U.S. House seat into a full-fledged political spectacle. The Republican tech entrepreneur instead will serve

Let that one sink in: 3 guys, $600m, 8 years.  Three Guys Stole $600M From Social Security Over 8 YEARS Before Being Caught A Kentucky-based psychologist was convicted in federal court Monday of his role in an eight-year scheme to defraud the Social Security Administration of $600 million. Let me repeat that – $600 million

It’s a start. But it will never put back together the lives of those who were accused.  Rolling Stone Settles With UVA Fraternity After False Rape Accusations Rolling Stone has reportedly agreed to pay $1.65 million to settle a defamation suit brought by the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity after the magazine alleged fraternity members raped

This is a federal crime and should be regulated federally.  Two States Just Made Some Big Arrests For Voter Fraud Recall candidate Donald Trump expressing worry about vote fraud? Or how about President-elect Trump saying there was massive voter fraud in the U.S.? Remember the almost uniformly leftist pop media criticizing him for his concerns,

AG Sessions: Accusations of Collusion ‘False,’ An ‘Appalling and Detestable Lie’ “The suggestion that I was aware of any collusion with the Russian government to hurt this country, which I have served with honor for 35 years, or to undermine the integrity of our democratic process is an appalling and detestable lie,” said Sessions.

He was feisty today!

Because it goes against the Democrat’s talking points? Sen. Al Franken (D-N.Y.) called Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Tuesday “unsettling” and “misleading.” Franken said that Sessions seemed “unconcerned” by Russia’s interference in the 2016 presidential election, despite how Sessions repeatedly stressed how he felt it was “critically important” to get to the

Sessions: Comey Did Not Tell Me Anything ‘Improper’ Was Said By the President Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Tuesday responded to fired FBI Director James Comey’s testimony that he had “implored” him “to prevent any future direct communication between the President and me.” Testifying publicly before the Senate Intelligence Committee, Sessions confirmed that Comey expressed

Attorney Gen. Sessions: My Recommendation to Fire Comey ‘Did Not Violate My Recusal’ During his testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Tuesday, Attorney General Jeff Sessions said that his letter recommending the dismissal of former FBI director James Comey did not violate his recusal. Sessions was asked what involvement he had in the Russia

Every once in awhile, CBS surprises me by not taking the liberal stand. 

Forget fumbling for your photo ID and boarding pass at the airport. Soon, certain passengers will be free to move through the airport and check into their flights using only their fingerprints, thanks to the TSA’s latest, more intrusive, innovation.  Read Full Article

German authorities made large welfare payments to a Muslim family while it was fighting for the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq, German media reports say. Local newspapers did not reveal the actual amount involved in the fraud, but the ‘Jihadi family’ receiving family allowances, unemployment benefits, and child care payments could have pocketed tens

“the idea that heterosexuality is the more desirable form of sexual orientation” ‘Safe Space Committee’ works to challenge ‘heterosexism’ Old Dominion University’s “Safe Space Committee” is seeking to cultivate a climate of diversity by reducing “homophobia, transphobia and heterosexism” on campus. According to the committee’s website, the organization is dedicated “to a vision of a