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Kerry’s Threat Not To Talk To Russia Anymore Literally Lasted 48 Hours

Published October 7, 2016

Kerry’s Threat Not To Talk To Russia Anymore Literally Lasted 48 Hours U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry broke his self-imposed moratorium on talks with Russia over Syria after just 48 hours. “They did talk about the situation on the ground in Syria,” Department of State spokesman Mark Toner confirmed at Wednesday’s press briefing. “What […]

IRS subjects tea party groups to new scrutiny, publicizes data

Published October 6, 2016

IRS subjects tea party groups to new round of scrutiny, publicizes tax return data The IRS’ battle against holdout tea party groups is heating up again, after the tax agency promised it would begin processing their long-delayed applications, but sent a new round of prodding questions demanding still more information. More jarringly, the IRS then […]

The Government Spends $1.5 Billion Per Year on Public Relations and Ads, Watchdog Finds

Published October 6, 2016

Melissa Quinn / October 05, 2016 / The Daily Signal A government watchdog found that over the last decade, annual government spending on public relations and advertising activities averages $1.5 billion. The Government Accountability Office publicly released a report Wednesday examining how much the federal government spent on public relations and advertising contracts, as well […]

Obama Orders National Security Agencies To Promote Diversity

Published October 5, 2016

Jonah Bennett on October 5, 2016 at The Daily Caller News Foundation President Barack Obama issued a Presidential Memorandum Wednesday, ordering national security agencies to promote diversity within their ranks. For Obama, diversity appears to be a national security imperative, a common refrain among advocates of more diversity in the security industry. There are several steps […]

DC: Putin Thinks Obama Is Powerless To Stop Him, Here’s Why

Published October 5, 2016

Putin Thinks Obama Is Powerless To Stop Him, Here’s Why Russian President Vladimir Putin is rapidly accelerating operations in Syria to take advantage of the 2016 election, and the lame-duck status of President Barack Obama. “Putin is in a hurry before the American elections,” a Russian political scientist told The New York Times. He continued, […]

U.S. suspends Syria talks while Russia cancels anti-nuke agreement

Published October 4, 2016

U.S. suspends Syria talks while Russia cancels anti-nuke agreement In a sign of rapidly worsening relations, the Obama administration suspended talks with Russia Monday over Syria’s civil war, while Moscow halted cooperation with the U.S. on a program for disposal of weapons-grade plutonium. The U.S. stopped diplomatic efforts with Russia amid renewed attacks by Russian […]

Supreme Court rejects rehearing in Obama deportation amnesty case

Published October 4, 2016

Supreme Court rejects rehearing in Obama deportation amnesty case The Supreme Court shot down the administration’s effort to kick-start President Obama’s deportation amnesty, refusing Monday to grant a rehearing in a case the court deadlocked on just a few months ago. The refusal lets stand the decision by an appeals court, which found Mr. Obama […]

Putin: ‘Washington Unfriendly’ Suspends Plutonium Disposal Deal With US

Published October 4, 2016

Russia Suspends Plutonium Disposal Deal With US Russia has suspended its 16-year-old agreement with the United States to dispose weapons-grade plutonium, citing “Washington’s unfriendly actions toward Russia, according to Tass news agency. A decree to that effect was issued by President Vladimir Putin. An official notification said the reason behind the decree was “a fundamental […]

Russia Issues Warning Against Potential US Intervention In Syria

Published October 3, 2016

Russia Issues Warning Against Potential US Intervention In Syria Any potential U.S. military intervention in Syria would result in “terrible tectonic shifts” across the region, warned the Russian Defense Ministry Saturday. Russia’s warning appeared to come in response to news that the Obama administration is having “staff level” discussions on potentially tougher measures against Syrian […]

Gambia refuses to accept 2,000 people the U.S. trying to deport

Published October 3, 2016

Gambia refuses to accept 2,000 people the U.S. trying to deport The Gambia has refused to accept nearly 2,000 people the U.S. is trying to deport, forcing the Obama administration to pull the trigger and refuse to grant visas to some Gambians hoping to visit the U.S., the State Department said this weekend. Homeland Security […]

Iran Scandal Deepens: US Signed Secret Deal Lifting Sanctions THE SAME DAY Hostages Released

Published September 30, 2016

Iran Scandal Deepens: US Signed Secret Deal Lifting Sanctions THE SAME DAY Hostages Released The Obama administration secretly helped lift UN sanctions on two Iranian banks, on the exact same day four American hostages were released, The Wall Street Journal reports. The sanctions revelation, coupled with a now revealed 400 million dollar payment to Iran […]

Obama to Relinquish Control of Internet ‘Address Book’ Today

Published September 30, 2016

Obama administration to relinquish control of internet ‘address book’ The Obama administration will relinquish control of the internet’s “address book” to a California-based nonprofit Friday, brushing aside last-ditch pleas and a lawsuit from Republicans who say the transfer could give rogue regimes a freer hand to interfere with web access. For 18 years, a division […]

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