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Smuggling Network Guided Illegals From Middle East Terror Hotbeds to U.S. Border

Jun 3, 2016 | 10:46am
A smuggling network has managed to sneak illegal immigrants from Middle Eastern terrorism hotbeds straight to the doorstep of the U.S., including helping one Afghan who authorities say was part of an attack plot in North America. Immigration officials have identified at least a dozen Middle Eastern men smuggled into the Western Hemisphere by a […]

DOJ Defies Federal Judge To Protect White House’s Amnesty

Jun 2, 2016 | 11:18am
DOJ Defies Federal Judge To Protect White House’s Amnesty The U.S. Department of Justice is refusing an order from a federal judge to release details of benefits provided to over 100,000 illegal immigrants under President Barack Obama’s executive action on immigration. U.S. District Court Judge Andrew S. Hanen ordered the Justice Department to produce a […]

State Dept. Official Took ‘Deliberate Steps’ To Delete Video From Iran Press Briefing

Jun 2, 2016 | 11:15am
An official within the State Department ordered the editing of a damning portion of video from a Dec. 2013 daily press briefing discussing negotiations between the Obama administration and Iran, an agency spokesman acknowledged on Wednesday. State Department spokesman John Kirby told reporters that a public affairs official placed a phone call on Dec. 3, […]

Family of Kate Steinle Files Lawsuit Over Deadly Shooting on San Francisco Pier

Jun 2, 2016 | 11:13am
Relatives of the woman shot to death on a San Francisco pier last year filed a lawsuit Friday saying the illegal immigrant accused in the killing should have been in custody if not for a series of mistakes by city and federal workers. The killing of Kate Steinle in July 2015 and the arrest of […]

Sheila Dixon Won’t Seek a Recount of Baltimore Primary Election Results

Jun 1, 2016 | 11:17am
Former Mayor Sheila Dixon did not seek a recount in April’s primary election, but her mayoral campaign did not rule out filing a legal challenge by Wednesday’s deadline. Dixon said Tuesday she would continue to press for answers over election irregularities that marred the April 26 primary. Officials said no other candidates requested a recount […]

Rep. Andy Harris Encourages Schools to Ignore Obama on Transgender Bathroom Use

Jun 1, 2016 | 11:16am
Rep. Andy Harris is encouraging local school districts to ignore Obama administration guidance requiring them to allow transgender students to use bathrooms that fit their gender identity — even as a growing number of schools in the state are embracing the idea. In a letter to school systems in his district that was later distributed […]

Guerilla Gate: Mother of Boy Who Fell Into Gorilla Moat Fires Back at Critics

May 31, 2016 | 11:17am
The mother of the 4-year-old child who fell into a zoo gorilla enclosure struck back at social-media critics and animal-rights activists who have called her a bad parent. In a Facebook post, Michelle Gregg thanked many people for their concern for her boy and zoo authorities for shooting the gorilla that was threatening the child, […]