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Jesse Jackson Jr. Pleads Guilty To Conspiracy In Misuse Of Campaign Funds
Washington, D.C. -Former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. has pleaded guilty in federal court today saying "I am guilty your honor". Jackson was charged with conspiracy that involved more than $750,000 in misuse...
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Immigration Has Plans To Release Another 3,000 Illegal Immigrants During...
Washington, D.C. -Immigration officials are planning to release another 3,000 undocumented immigrants from custody following a controversial release last week in which the Obama administration said it...
View ArticleU.S. Military Cuts Deep Due To Sequestration And Stalled Congress
Washington, D.C. -The military has said it is making deep cuts into deployments, maintenance and construction in an effort to save money due to the mandatory spending cuts imposed by congress after...
View ArticleLong Lines At TSA Checkpoints As Sequestration Takes Effect
Long lines have been reported at several TSA security checkpoints around the country as the effects of sequestration kick in. We are already seeing the effects," Homeland Secretary Janet Napolitano...
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Tea Party Republican Rand Pual Endorses Path To Citizenship for Illegal...
In what may called a surprise, leading Tea Party Republican Ran Paul has announced that he now supports a path to citizenship for the estimated 12 million illegal immigrants in the country.Senator Paul...
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Republican Congressman Calls Hispanics/Latinos "Wetbacks" During Interview
Rep. Don Young (Alaska) came under criticism after referring to Hispanics and Latinos as "wetbacks" during an interview with a local Alaskan radio station, KRBD.When speaking about the use of migrant...
View ArticleObama's Federal Budget Cuts And Tax Plan Angers Both Republicans And Democrats
Washington, D.C. -President Obama has sent his version of a federal budget to congress setting off complaints from both sides of the aisle, democrats and republicans, who say his $3.77 trillion budget...
View ArticleObama Approves More Non-Leathal Aid For Syrian Rebels
Washington, D.C. -President Obama has approved more non-leather aid for Syrian rebels who have been fighting a bloody civil war against the Syrian government, lead by Bashar al-Assad in which an...
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U.S. Postal Service Ends Efforts To Stop Saturday Delivery Service
Washington, D.C. -The U.S. Postal Service has said that it has stopped pushing to end its Saturday delivery service in order to close budget shortfalls because congress couldn't pass legislation.The...
View ArticleToxic Ricin Letter Sent To Mississippi Senator Roger Wicker
Washington, D.C. -Federal authorities say they have recovered a letter sent to U.S. Sen Roger Wicker (R-MS) that contained the toxin known as ricin on Tuesday.The incoming mail facility for the U.S....
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Montana Senator Max Baucus Believed To Be Retiring
Montana Democratic Senator Max Baucus is planning to retire according to party insiders. Baucus has served six terms as one of Montana's two senators.Baucus serves on the powerful Senate Finance...
View ArticleCongress Approves Bill To End FAA Sequestration Just In Time So Members Can...
Washington, D.C. -Last night the U.S. Senate approved a bill that would re-instate $253 million to the FAA from budget cut backs that are part of the overall federal government's sequestration. Early...
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NSA Whistleblower Eric Snowden Answers Questions During Online Forum
Eric Snowden has recently participated in an online Q&A forum hosted by The Guardian news paper of England to discuss his actions that he leaked sensitive and classified intelligence and...
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Supreme Court Strikes Down Parts Of The Voting Rights Act - FULL COURT...
Washington, D.C. -The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in a 5-4 vote that parts of the Voting Rights Act are invalid because Congress is relying on decades old racial information. The Voting Rights Act was...
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Today The Smithsonian Institute Was Born in 1829; From A Gift From A Dead...
Washington, D.C. -Today in 1829 the Smithsonian Institute was founded after Congress accepted a gift from a Englishman who left $508,318 to the United States in his will.When James Smithson died in...
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Congress Aims To Put National Historic Park On The Moon
Washington, D.C. -Reps. Donna Edwards (D-Md.) and Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-Texas) have put forward a bill in the House of Representatives that would make the Apollo Lunar Landing Sites a U.S. National...
View ArticleHouse Vote To Limit NSA Surveillance Gathering Fails By 13 Votes
Washington, D.C. -The House Of Representatives failed to pass legislation that would have sharply limited the NSA's ability to collect surveillance on millions of Americans. The vote was taken in the...
View ArticleObama Seeks Protection By Asking For Congressional Approval To Attack Syria
Washington, D.C. -President Obama stunned his advisors by telling him that he decided to take military action but that he would seek congressional approval first saying in remarks, "Yet, while I...
View ArticleUpdate On U.S. And World Situation With Syrian Conflict
Washington, D.C. -France has announced that it will wait for the U.S. Congress to vote (next week) before it makes its final decision to intervene into Syria or not, saying it would not "go it alone"....
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The U.S. Federal Government Has Shut Down, Last Time Was In 1995 For 21 Days
Washington, D.C. -Monday night congress left Capital Hill failing to pass legislation which has forced the federal government to begin closing its doors and shutting down Tuesday morning.To kick things...
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