A Saudi lobby firm funded the expensive trips of several US vets to DC to advocate against the JASTA law that would allow victims of 9/11 to sue Saudi Arabia.  Three veterans who were flown to Washington as part of a Saudi-sponsored campaign to lobby for changes to the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act […]

Trump signs a new executive order reinstating the travel ban. This executive order does not include Iraq and does not include VISA holders. The new executive order lists several situations where people may be exempt from the travel ban. Trump is also stopping the refugee program from 120 days with the executive order. 

Funny how the Russians have focused on the liberals.  Almost like the Russians don’t like liberals… Russian hackers said to seek hush money from liberal U.S. groups Russian hackers are targeting U.S. progressive groups in a new wave of attacks, scouring the organizations’ emails for embarrassing details and attempting to extract hush money, according to

Income tax audits plummet as IRS loses agents to budget cuts MONDAY, MARCH 6, 2017, 2:37 P.M. WASHINGTON – As millions of Americans file their income tax returns, their chances of getting audited by the IRS have rarely been so low. The number of people audited by the IRS in 2016 year dropped for the

Facebook combats fake news with new warning label Don’t believe everything you read on Facebook. The Silicon Valley tech firm has started rolling out a new warning label for news stories that are “disputed” by a third-party fact checker, such as Snopes and PolitiFact. These fact-checking organizations are part of Poynter’s International Fact-Checking Network.

House GOP releases health care bill replacing Obamacare UPDATED: MONDAY, MARCH 6, 2017, 3:22 P.M. WASHINGTON – House Republicans have released their long-awaited bill dismantling much of former President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul. The measure would roll back the government’s health care role and is expected to result in fewer people having insurance coverage.

Airport passengers who opt out of electronic screening will be subjected to a full pat-down, including areas such as breasts, buttocks and the groin area, according to new guidelines issued by the Transportation Security Administration.  Read Full Article

President Donald Trump has asked Congress to investigate the leaks of classified government information, the White House said. He has also asked them to probe whether the Obama administration ordered the wiretapping of his campaign.  Read Full Article

Since we spend 4+% of GDP on defense, I’m wondering how much more they’re willing to spend.  In contrast to President Donald Trump’s call for a massive increase in U.S. military spending, most Americans believe the country currently spends either the right amount (28%) or too much (31%) on national defense. Thirty-seven percent believe it

This refers to something that happened two years ago! “The extreme of 17.5C (63.5F) was reached on 24 March 2015 at the Argentine Research Base Esperanza at the northern tip of the Antarctic Peninsula, according to a report in the American Geophysical Union’s publication Eos.” Source: http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/antarctica-hits-new-record-high-temperature-17-5c-1609363 They didn’t mention this: “Antarctica sets low temperature recordof

Yesterday, when researchers sought to measure snow depth on Slide Mountain at Mount Rose Ski Tahoe near Reno, their tools couldn’t reach bottom. “We’re not even close,” hydrologist Jeff Anderson said after jamming an aluminum tube more than 16 feet into the snowpack hoping to reach the ground below. An historic winter for the Sierra Nevada

The spin required by the AGW alarmists is hysterical.  “Antarctica hits new record high temperature of 17.5C,” reads the headline. “This refers to something that happened two years ago!” says reader Argiris Diamantis. “The extreme of 17.5C (63.5F) was reached on 24 March 2015 at the Argentine Research Base Esperanza at the northern tip of

The US Taxpayers have already sent $1 billion to the UN Climate Fund.  That’s one billion too much already.  Can we ask for a refund?

Geologist Ian Plimer speaking to the British Parliament.  Ian Plimer,  twice winner of Australia’s highest scientific honor, the Eureka Prize, is an Australian geologist, professor emeritus of earth sciences at the University of Melbourne, and professor of mining geology at the University of Adelaide. He has published more than 120 scientific papers, six books written

Environmental programs face deep cuts under budget proposal The Trump administration would slash programs aimed at slowing climate change and improving water safety and air quality, while eliminating thousands of jobs, according to a draft of the Environmental Protection Agency budget proposal obtained by The Associated Press.

The American Thinker has a great article written by Danish V. Goska about leaving the leftist fold.  How far left was I? So far left my beloved uncle was a card-carrying member of the Communist Party in a Communist country. When I returned to his Slovak village to buy him a mass card, the priest