June 13, 2016
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It's a grim Monday in Washington, where President Obama pledges a massive investigation of the ISIS-praising man who killed at least 50 in Orlando, Florida. National security expert James Carafano faults Obama for making the attack about gun control. War correspondent Nolan Peterson ponders the hate. Plus: Melissa Quinn on the FAA's fining a man $55,000 for flying a drone to help a friend, Leah Jessen on a governor catching grief for encouraging Bible reading, and Helle Dale on Russia's crackdown on social media. |
CommentaryObama's Shameful Pivot to Gun Control After OrlandoThe instant anger to President Barack Obama's statement about the attack reflects a deep and growing distrust over how this administration responds to the threat of global terrorism. Read More |
NewsHe Flew a Drone to Take Photos for a Friend. Now He's Facing $55K in Government Fines.Mical Caterina's monthslong battle with the government underscores the frustrations drone hobbyists and commercial users have with the Federal Aviation Administration as the agency has slowly debated how to keep the rapidly growing drone population under control. Read More |
AnalysisWhere Does the Hate Come From?Our country is no stranger to mass shootings. But this one feels different. Maybe it's the reality setting in that we are in a war, and our homeland is a battleground. Read More |
CommentaryPutin Ups His Persecution of Social Media UsersFor the crime of posting a picture of a tube of toothpaste with the caption "Squeeze Russia out of yourself," Andrei Bubeyev was sentenced to three years in prison. Read More |
CommentaryHow Obama Has Made It Harder for Companies to HireWith private companies advertising so many job openings, why are they not filling them? Read More |
NewsAfter Iowa Governor Calls for Bible-Reading Marathon, Groups Threaten to SueThe Freedom From Religion Foundation sent a letter saying that the proclamation sends a message that "Iowa prefers and endorses the Christian faith over other religions and over nonreligion," which the organization says violates the separation of church and state. Read More |
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Daily on Defense: Jeffries plots end run for Ukraine aid, Austin back working from home, Ukraine donor group meets, Russian warship sunk, Putin’s poor memory
Follow us on Twitter View this as website BY JAMIE MCINTYRE ADVERTISEMENT JEFFRIES: ALL LEGISLATIVE OPTIONS ARE ON THE TABLE: The pressure is on House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) to find a way to bypass House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) to bring the $95 billion foreign aid bill that sailed through the Senate 70-29 to a vote on the House floor, where it would surely also pass with a wide bipartisan majority. "There are clearly more than 300 members of the House of Representatives, the overwhelming amount of Democrats and a significant number of Republicans, who would support the national security legislation, were it to receive an up-or-down vote on the floor of the House," Jeffries said on CNN yesterday. Jeffries’s best bet is a long shot, a rarely successful legislative maneuver known as a "discharge petition," which would require at least four Republicans