Elizabeth Sanders
White House Legal Adviser Avril Haines will replace CIA Deputy Director Michael Morell, who will retire in August, according to Reuters: Morell stood in as head of the CIA following the sudden resignation as director last year of David Petraeus…
According to CBS, an internal State Department memo highlights eight examples of State investigations that were “influenced, manipulated, or simply called off”: Among them: allegations that a State Department security official in Beirut “engaged in sexual assaults” on foreign nationals…
Lois Lerner, the IRS official at the center of the targeting scandal, can still look up taxpayer data. According to National Review Online, Lerner’s computer access has remained unrestricted since she was placed on paid administrative leave on May 21…
Just when you think the IRS scandal has finally dried up for a while, something new and shocking happens. The Alliance Defending Freedom, a pro-life legal group, recently released a phone call between Pro-Life Revolution president Ania Joseph and IRS…
After news broke about the NSA’s surveillance programs, it was only a matter of time until the lawsuits started piling up. Sen. Rand Paul and Rep. Justin Amash have indicated that they want class action lawsuits against the NSA to…
Rand Paul has never been one for niceties. And after details emerged regarding the breadth and depth of the NSA surveillance, he came out swinging. In an interview with Yahoo News, Paul blasted the Obama administration: I think it would…
As the Syrian civil war continues, Israel’s security is on the line. The fighting has spilled over into the Golan Heights region, including two stray missiles that crossed the border yesterday. This week, rebel forces took control of Israel’s only…
Lindsey Graham just can’t stop talking. After making a fool out of himself yesterday when he said he wasn’t sure if bloggers should have First Amendment protections, he was back at it again this morning. On Fox and Friends, Graham…
In a hearing before the House Oversight and Reform Committee today, Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.) challenged the IRS for wasteful spending while other government employees were being furloughed and struggling to make ends meet. Watch his passionate statement below:
We finally found the straw that broke the camel’s back. After defending the Obama administration countless times, the New York Times is finally admitting that the president went too far: Within hours of the disclosure that the federal authorities routinely collect…
