Category: Politics

The Senate Intelligence Committee just released a draft of long-awaited legislation to tackle the problem authorities have with encrypted communications. Namely, because encryption is so secure, it interferes with court orders in the same way private property poses problems for police who just want to get things done. The Compliance with Court Orders Act of […]

A coalition of Democratic lawmakers and veterans organizations is vowing to block any legislation that includes proposed cuts to the Post-9/11 GI Bill, even if that means shelving a host of other proposals they authored. At issue is a measure passed without objection in the House earlier this year which would cut in half the […]

The CSU aims to ban foreign funding of German mosques to stave off extremism. The proposal has Muslim supporters, but opponents say the regulation violates a key constitutional right. The sister party of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s CDU has called for stricter regulations of Islam in Germany. CSU General Secretary Andreas Scheuer laid out his proposals […]

I met Sam Faddis this week at a cafe near Union Square, where we sat down to talk about intelligence reform and Sam’s run for Congress.

As the Obama administration this week named another warship after a politician, a new report is circulating in Congress that shows that nearly 200 Navy and Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipients have never been awarded such an honor, contrary to naval guidelines and tradition. Navy Secretary Ray Mabus, who has named several ships after […]

Egypt’s president, Abdel Fatah al-Sisi, has been criticised at home and abroad for agreeing to transfer two Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia that have been controlled directly from Cairo for more than 60 years. The deal on Tiran and Sanafir paves the way for the construction of a bridgelinking Saudi Arabia to Sharm el-Sheikh, at the […]

Obama claims that poor planning for the aftermath of Libya was his worst mistake during his presidency, but is he set to repeat that mistake in Syria?

Lawmakers are calling on the White House to declassify more than two dozen pages in the 9/11 Commission report that they say outlines evidence for possible support from the Saudi government for two hijackers who settled in Southern California. A CBS News “60 Minutes” report quoted officials familiar with the 2003 report as saying 28 pages […]

It’s the “see something, say something” for the digital set. New York Sen. Charles Schumer wants the government to offer rewards to people who turn in suspicious information they see online that could help thwart a terror attack. The U.S. Department of State has a “Rewards for Justice” program that has paid out $125 million to over […]

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry was the intended target of rocket strikes in Afghanistan’s capital Saturday, the Taliban said in a statement claiming responsibility for the attacks. The attacks in Kabul on Saturday night came within an hour after Kerry had departed Afghanistan, following a visit aimed at defusing a political crisis in the […]

From the start, I’m in. How awesome would it be to have this man brandishing his unapologetic knife hands at foreign dignitaries when they’re trying to screw America around? General Mattis’s career and values greatly outshine any politicians. He is also superiorly quick-witted, uniquely more common-sense based, and deadly than our current Presidental candidates. General […]

Prepare to be harassed by more pointless security theater and travel delays as the Senate pushes an unnecessary measure in this classic react without thinking fashion. More airport security is on the way to interrupt your travel schedule. Remember to arrive six hours prior to your flight for another ineffective and pointless gesture. Meanwhile, the Mexican border and […]