Washington Times: Outside of Kansas, Kris Kobach is best known as an expert on immigration issues. He’s the author of Arizona’s anti-illegal-immigration law, a longtime counsel to the Immigration Law Reform Institute and a hero within the border-security movement. Inside Kansas, he wears another hat entirely. He’s the newly elected secretary of state, having ousted [...]
New Haven (AP) – DEVELOPING: Connecticut police and FBI agents are investigating what they say appear to be “improvised explosives” and bomb-making materials found late Wednesday night in a New Haven home. Firefighters found the materials when they responded to reports of smoke at 17 Hubinger Street, New Haven Police Officer Joe Avery said . [...]
The Hill: Republicans will paralyze the Senate floor for 50 hours by forcing clerks to read every single paragraph of the 1,924-page, $1.1 trillion omnibus spending bill. Senate clerks are expected to read the massive bill in rotating shifts around the clock — taking breaks to drink water and pop throat lozenges — to keep [...]
The Hill: Sen. Jim DeMint said Wednesday night that he still plans to force a floor reading of the 1,900-page omnibus spending bill. DeMint (R-S.C.) said that he would still seek a full reading of the $1.1 trillion bill after backing away from a similar threat to force a reading of the New START Treaty [...]
A London judge rules that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange can remain free while fighting extradition to Sweden on sex-crimes allegations, which Assange says are politically motivated. After posting $312,000 bail, Assange will surrender his passport, wear an electronic tag, be under curfew and report to police daily. Los Angeles Times: Reporting from London — After [...]
Washington Times: A U.S. Border Patrol agent attempting to arrest bandits who prey on illegal immigrants was killed during a gunfight about 10 miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border near Rio Rico, Ariz., 60 miles south of Tucson. Agent Brian A. Terry, 40, was waiting with three other agents in a remote area north of [...]
The Hill: Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano is headed to Arizona on Thursday following a gun battle that killed a Border Patrol agent near the U.S.-Mexico border. Agent Brian Terry was shot late Tuesday night on the U.S. side of the border in a canyon well known for its drug and human smuggling activity. Napolitano, [...]
FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) – An Army doctor who disobeyed orders to deploy to Afghanistan because he questioned President Barack Obama’s eligibility to be commander in chief told a jury Wednesday he was wrong to do so and would now deploy if he could. Lt. Col. Terrence Lakin of Greeley, Colo. was speaking during a [...]
LOS ANGELES (AP) – The number of U.S. homes taken back by lenders dropped to the lowest level in 18 months in November, the result of foreclosure freezes enacted by several banks following allegations that evictions were handled improperly. Home repossessions dropped 28 percent from October and 12 percent from November last year, foreclosure listing [...]
Wall Street Journal: By JULIAN E. BARNES And ADAM ENTOUS WASHINGTON—A much-anticipated White House review of progress in the Afghan war will put off key decisions about the pace of pulling troops out of the country and whether changes in strategy there will be needed, U.S. officials say. The review will say there has been [...]
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Los Angeles Times: Reporting from Washington — Senate passage of an $858-billion tax plan and House approval of a repeal of the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy against gays in the military reset the clock Wednesday on the final hours of the lame-duck Congress, which could pass a raft of landmark legislation or nothing at [...]
