The felony prosecution of former Texas Gov. Rick Perry ended Wednesday when the state’s highest criminal court dismissed an abuse-of-power indictment that the Republican says hampered his short-lived 2016 presidential bid. The 6-2 decision by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, which is dominated by elected Republican judges, frees Perry… Read More
It’s official – Lawmakers rule Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist group
The Republican-led House Judiciary Committee has approved legislation calling on the State Department to label the Muslim Brotherhood a foreign terrorist organization. Lawmakers voted Wednesday along party lines, 17-10. Supporters say if the measure is signed into law, the U.S. would have to deny admittance to individuals who are tied… Read More
Paul Ryan: We will never let Obama close Gitmo
House Speaker Paul Ryan said Wednesday Republicans are taking legal steps to stop President Barack Obama from closing the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, a day after the president unveiled his plan to shutter the facility and move the detainees to the United States. Ryan told reporters that lawmakers… Read More
Senate confirms Obama’s nominee to be to be head of FDA
The Senate overwhelmingly confirmed President Barack Obama’s nominee to be commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday despite frustration over the agency’s response to the abuse of opioid painkillers. The vote was 89-4 for Dr. Robert Califf, a prominent cardiologist and medical researcher at Duke University for more… Read More
Liberal NYC to issue fines for not warning about salty food
Large chain restaurants and fast-food eateries in the nation’s most populous city can be fined up to $600 beginning next week for not posting salt warnings on menu items that contain more than the recommended daily dose of sodium, a judge ruled Wednesday. “Some people love salty food and are… Read More
Cops lives matter! Another deputy killed, 2 wounded in Colorado shooting
A man opened fire on three law enforcement officers trying to serve an eviction notice Wednesday near this Colorado mountain community, killing one and wounding the others, authorities said. The officers fired back, killing the gunman, officials said. One of the wounded officers was undergoing surgery for life-threatening injuries, and… Read More
NJ man robs friend minutes after her death
A man has admitted stealing more than $135,000 from the retirement account of a woman whose obituary described him as a “dear friend.” Sixty-year-old Dennis Lordi pleaded guilty Tuesday in Superior Court in Morristown to theft by deception, MyCentralJersey.com reported. Prosecutors said Lordi posed as Donna DiLullo to transfer $135,517 from… Read More
Obamacare website may be riddled with fraud
With billions in taxpayer dollars at stake, the Obama administration has taken a “passive” approach to identifying potential fraud involving the president’s health care law, nonpartisan congressional investigators say in a report released Wednesday. While the Government Accountability Office stopped short of alleging widespread cheating in President Barack Obama’s signature… Read More
GOP debate tonight: Here’s what to watch for!
Republicans are heading into their only debate in the campaign for the 11-state voting extravaganza of Super Tuesday and the only one of the season steered to a Spanish-speaking as well as English-speaking audience, with CNN and Telemundo as partners. Some things to watch Thursday night: WHO FIGHTS WHOM? Does… Read More
Clinton facing subpoena in email scandal
It’s a day that has long been promised to her conservative opponents. And, like a boulder being dropped into a lake, Tuesday’s move by a federal judge has started a legal ripple-effect in the U.S. justice system that may end with former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton finally being subpoenaed…. Read More