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  • Canadian security thwarts terrorist attack on New York-Toronto train

    Joel Gehrke

    Updated: Mon, Apr 22, 2013

    Canadian security officials announced today that they thwarted a terrorist attack on a passenger train reportedly traveling from New York City to Toronto, planned by two men allegedly tied to al Qaeda. “I commend our Canadian counterterrorism partners, particularly the Royal Canadian Mounted...

  • Lee disagrees with Paul: Boston bombing shouldn’t delay immigration hearings

    Joel Gehrke

    Published: Mon, Apr 22, 2013

    Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, disagreed with the idea that immigration hearings should be delayed pending an investigation of the the Boston Marathon bombings, as his ally, Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., suggested. “I don’t personally see the need not to be holding committee hearings to examine this...

  • Despite lockdown, second bombing suspect still on the loose

    Joel Gehrke

    Published: Fri, Apr 19, 2013

    Law enforcement could not apprehend the second suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings, despite a massive manhunt today, but state and local officials told city residents that they don’t have to stay inside anymore. “There is still a very very dangerous individual at large, but we feel...

  • Rep. King: Boston bombers planned ‘second round’ of attacks

    Joel Gehrke

    Published: Fri, Apr 19, 2013

    Rep. Pete King, R-N.Y., who chairs a House subcommittee on intelligence and counter-terrorism, suggested that the two people suspected of bombing the Boston Marathon intended to initiate a “second round” of attacks. Related: Suspected Boston Bomber on Twitter: ‘A decade in America...

  • Report: ‘Boston bomber could have been deported’

    Joel Gehrke

    Updated: Fri, Apr 19, 2013

    One of the brothers suspected of carrying out the terrorist attack on the Boston Marathon faced deportation in 2009 after being convicted of a domestic violence charge but was allowed to stay, according to a government watchdog. “Tamerlan Tsarnaev, the 26-year-old killed in a wild shootout...

  • Vitter: Why do Democrats get 3 times as many Obama stimulus grants as Republicans?

    Joel Gehrke

    Published: Thu, Apr 18, 2013

    Sen. David Vitter, R-La., suggested today that Democratic lawmakers get preferential treatment over Republican colleagues when applying for stimulus grants that fund transportation projects, given that almost three-quarters of the grant money has been spent in Democratic districts. President...

  • House will slow Senate’s rush to pass immigration bill

    Joel Gehrke

    Published: Thu, Apr 18, 2013

    House Judiciary Committee chairman Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., signaled today that he will schedule a lengthier process for the  Gang of Eight’s immigration reform proposal than the Senate intends provide. “Since the Senate bill is so large and the issue so complex, the House Judiciary...

  • Senate passes amendment to prevent media from releasing gun owner maps

    Joel Gehrke

    Updated: Thu, Apr 18, 2013

    Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., in an attempt to prevent local newspapers from publishing lists of gun owners in a given area, convinced 66 of his colleagues to support an amendment that cuts funding for state and local governments if they release the information. “If a state or local government...


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