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Witnesses: Obama administration blocked military protection for Benghazi mission
Susan Ferrechio
Published: Wed, May 8, 2013
Eyewitnesses to September's deadly terrorist attack on the U.S. Consulate in Libya told a congressional committee Wednesday that State Department officials had blocked efforts to aid Americans under fire and later tried to conceal al Qaeda's involvement. Mark Thompson, acting deputy assistant...
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Senators plan to revise, revive expansion of background checks for gun buyers
Susan Ferrechio
Published: Tue, May 7, 2013
Senators who support expanding criminal background checks for gun buyers said Tuesday that they intend to revive the legislation for a vote by this summer, though the measure won't be exactly the same as the one senators defeated a month ago. The Senate last month fell four votes shy of...
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Heritage Foundation responds to Rubio criticism of amnesty cost study
Susan Ferrechio
Published: Tue, May 7, 2013
Earlier today, we wrote about Sen. Marco Rubio’s criticism of the Heritage Foundation study that outlined the steep cost of providing a pathway to citizenship for the nation’s 11.5 million illegal aliens. Rubio called the study “flawed” and suggested it maligned immigrants who are...
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Marco Rubio bashes Heritage amnesty study: 'The folks described in that report are my family'
Susan Ferrechio
Updated: Tue, May 7, 2013
Sen. Marco Rubio on Tuesday called the Heritage Foundation report on the steep price of immigration reform “flawed,” and said author Robert Rector utilized costs that are “dubious at best,” and which do not assess the full potential of illegal immigrants who would be provided with legal...
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House hits brakes on Internet tax passed by Senate
Susan Ferrechio
Published: Mon, May 6, 2013
House lawmakers are in no rush to take up an internet tax bill Senators approved Monday night, and if they do, it might be an alternative measure. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., said to expect “thoughtful” consideration in the House, which will involve committee...
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GOP split by report that immigration reform would cost trillions
Susan Ferrechio
Published: Mon, May 6, 2013
A conservative think tank's estimate that immigration reform will cost American taxpayers trillions of dollars has highlighted a growing split inside the Republican Party over how to address the more than 11 million illegal aliens who now reside in the United States. A report by Robert Rector,...
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Report: Price tag for bill that provides amnesty is $6.3 trillion
Susan Ferrechio
Updated: Mon, May 6, 2013
Granting a pathway to citizenship for the nation’s 11 million illegal immigrants would cost the country $6.3 trillion, according to a report issued Monday by the conservative Heritage Foundation. Authors Robert Rector and Jason Richwine argue that the massive influx of newly legalized...
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Sanford seeks House seat and revival of once-promising political career
Susan Ferrechio
Published: Sun, May 5, 2013
In an earlier time, former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford would be all but certain victor against Democrat Elizabeth Colbert Busch, sister of comedian Stephen Colbert, in this week's special congressional election. But times have changed for the man who was once a rising Republican star, The...
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Grand jury to weigh evidence against ricin-letter suspect
Susan Ferrechio
Published: Thu, May 2, 2013
A grand jury will decide whether to charge a Mississippi man and one-time Wayne Newton impersonator with sending ricin-laced letters last month to President Obama, a U.S. senator and a local judge. J. Everett Dutschke, 41, will remain in jail after a judge in Oxford, Miss., determined Thursday...
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House panel to hear from eyewitnesses on Benghazi attack
Susan Ferrechio
Updated: Wed, May 1, 2013
House Republicans scheduled a new hearing on the Benghazi terrorist attacks and suggested it would include new testimony from eyewitnesses to the deadly Sept. 11 assault on the U.S. Consulate who will provide firsthand reports about what happened that day. House Oversight and Government Reform...
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