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House Conservatives Begin Trek To Impeach IRS Commissioner Koskinen

May 25, 2016 | 10:59am
House Conservatives Begin Trek To Impeach IRS Commissioner Koskinen Posted By Kathryn Watson On 1:32 PM 05/24/2016 In | No Comments House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform leaders made their case Tuesday to impeach IRS Commissioner John Koskinen. Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz and Subcommittee on National Security Chairman Ron DeSantis rolled out their case for […]

The IRS Boss is Just Begging to Be Impeached

May 25, 2016 | 9:53am
Four years after the IRS hobbled conservative groups by targeting them for extra scrutiny, the agency’s still playing politics. No wonder Congress is looking to impeach its boss, John Koskinen. At a House Judiciary Committee hearing Tuesday, Republican lawmakers gave specific reasons for their move: his lies under oath, his flouting of a congressional subpoena […]

VA: No Apology, Blames Wait Time Scandal on Computer Program

May 24, 2016 | 11:06am
The Department of Veterans Affairs on Monday sought to clarify VA Secretary Robert McDonald’s controversial comparison between the VA’s wait times and wait times at Disneyland, by saying veterans themselves have said wait times are not the only important factor when it comes to healthcare at the VA. But the VA declined to apologize for […]

About 1,650 Ballots Handled Improperly in Baltimore Election, State Review Finds

May 24, 2016 | 11:00am
About 1,650 ballots cast in Baltimore’s primary election were handled improperly, a state review has found — prompting some to question the validity of the election results. The State Board of Elections concluded that 1,188 provisional ballots were inappropriately scanned into the vote tally on Election Day — without judges verifying that the voters were […]

Portland Public Schools Ban Textbook That Cast Doubt on Climate Change

May 23, 2016 | 11:28am
The Portland Public Schools board voted last week to ban any materials that cast doubt on climate change, the Portland Tribune reported. According to the resolution passed May 17, the school district must remove any textbooks and other materials that suggest climate change is not occurring or that says human beings are not responsible for […]

In Virginia, Felon Voting Rights Mean Simpler Path to Gun Ownership

May 23, 2016 | 11:26am
By Jenna Portnoy May 20 RICHMOND — Gov. Terry McAuliffe’s order last month restoring the voting rights of 206,000 felons had an unintended consequence: It’s now easier for those ex-offenders to regain the right to own guns. Before the order, felons who wanted to legally possess firearms first had to go through the process of […]

Top 7 Hillary and Obama Foreign Policy Failures

May 20, 2016 | 11:15am
TOP 7 HILLARY AND OBAMA FOREIGN POLICY FAILURES America needs leaders who will help keep our country secure. President Obama and Hillary Clinton have proven time and again that their misguided foreign policy efforts do far more harm than good. We have compiled seven of the top ways that Clinton and Obama’s policies have failed […]

NERO TRIAL: Prosecutors, Defense Disagree on What Constitutes an Assault

May 20, 2016 | 11:12am
In an unprecedented effort to attach criminal liability to everyday policing tactics, prosecutors zeroed in Thursday on a two-minute interaction to argue that OfficerEdward Nero assaulted Freddie Gray. They said Nero did so not by injuring Gray in any way, but by detaining him without asking why the stop was justified. Under intense questioning from […]

State Review Finds ‘Significant’ Irregularities in Baltimore Election

May 20, 2016 | 11:10am
About 1,000 more votes were cast during Baltimore’s primary election than there were voters who checked in at the polls, an ongoing state review has found. State elections officials said Thursday that workers examining Baltimore’s election have uncovered “significant” problems. They have found more than 450 provisional ballots that were not considered by election judges. […]

Divisive Race Baiter Spike Lee Urges JHU Grads to Reject ‘Division’ in Commencement Speech

May 19, 2016 | 11:28am
Filmmaker Spike Lee, speaking Wednesday during commencement exercises at the Johns Hopkins University, blasted Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and urged graduates to unite, rather than divide. Lee, whose films include 1989’s “Do the Right Thing,” spoke about the country’s racial challenges. “We are at an important moment in history,” he said. “And the way […]