Washington Post – by Andrew Rudalevige

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case assessing the legality of the immigration initiatives announced by President Obama in November 2014.

As you’ll recall, Obama proposed to make it easier for as many as 5.5 million people now living in the U.S. illegally to stay and to work. (There are about 11 million such people in all; these figures are from the 5th Circuit Court decision from November 2015.) Saying that he wanted to deport “felons, not families,” the president announced that he would expand his program of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and create another, larger one: Deferred Action for Parents of Americans (DAPA).   Continue reading “The Supreme Court asked four questions about Obama’s immigration initiative. The last one is key.”

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Breitbart – by Patrick Howley

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton once said that Wall Street did not cause the mortgage crisis that led to the financial collapse, and she also partly blamed poor people who took out mortgages that they could not afford.

Video of Clinton’s December 2007 speech at New York City’s NASDAQ stock market could provide fuel both for her left-wing opponent Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and also for Republicans.   Continue reading “2007 Video: Hillary Clinton To Wall Street: Financial Crisis Is Not Your Fault, Home Buyers To Blame”

10th Amendment Center

Today, legislators in 16 states simultaneously announced the introduction of an array of bills to protect privacy.

In 1975, Sen. Frank Church warned that the U.S. surveillance state could eventually lead to “total tyranny.”   Continue reading “16 States Simultaneously Announce Efforts to Protect Privacy”

Just last week, Michigan went into a state of emergency after dozens of children were found to have elevated levels of lead in their blood.

The cause? Corroded water pipes were allowing lead and who knows what else into the drinking water since 2014!

This tragic story is still unfolding, but it’s just one example of many areas of the country that are struggling with the issue of poor water quality and dangerous contaminants. That’s why it’s essential to have a plan for reliable water filtration in case of an emergencies like these. Continue reading “Water Crisis in Michigan”

The Daily Caller – by Eric Owens

A newly-published report shows that almost 10 percent of America’s college graduates think Judge Judy is a U.S. Supreme Court justice.

Among other lowlights, the report shows that almost 60 percent of college grads have no idea how to amend the Constitution. Also, nearly half of the people who have earned bachelor’s degrees in this country don’t realize that U.S. senators serve six-year terms while members of the U.S. House of Representatives serve two-year terms.   Continue reading “Shock Poll: Almost 10% Of US College Grads Think JUDGE JUDY Is On The Supreme Court”

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Natural News – by Mike Adams

The cancer industry is a for-profit industry that relies on repeat business to keep padding its bottom line. David Bowie and Alan Rickman are just two of the industry’s latest victims, but there will sadly be millions more.   Continue reading “Alan Rickman, David Bowie both victims of a for-profit cancer industry that exploits humans for money (while suppressing natural cures)”

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Liberty Fight – by Martin Hill

The two brothers spearheading a campaign against the Oregon militia and occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge are two extreme left-wing statists who, not surprisingly, have a long history of being tied up with and working for the government in various capacities. In addition, both of their parents have a long history of being political operatives for the Democratic party.   Continue reading “Anti Militia Group Started By Sons of Clinton-Appointed Federal Judge”

Washington Post – by Carol Morello and Karen DeYoung

VIENNA — Iran reentered the global economy Saturday as years of crippling international sanctions ended in exchange for the verified disabling of much of its nuclear infrastructure.

For Iran, implementation of the landmark deal it finalized with six world powers last summer means immediate access to more than $50 billion in long-frozen assets and freedom to sell its oil and purchase goods in the international marketplace. Tehran has hailed the deal as vindication of its power and influence in the world.   Continue reading “International sanctions against Iran lifted”

KHOU 11

PASADENA, Texas — One person is dead and three others are injured after a chemical leak and explosion in Pasadena on Saturday afternoon.

Pasadena officials responded to a call about a chemical leak explosion at the PeroxyChem plant at 12000 Bay Area Boulevard around 12:45 p.m. Saturday.   Continue reading “1 dead, 3 injured in chemical leak, explosion at Pasadena, Texas plant”

LA Times

U.S. officials confirmed Saturday that Iran has released four U.S.-Iranian prisoners, including Jason Rezaian, the Washington Post Tehran correspondent who had been held since July 2014 on espionage and other charges.

Tehran has also agreed to continue to try to find a fifth American, Robert Levinson, who was working in an unauthorized CIA operation when he disappeared in Iran in 2007, a U.S. official said.     Continue reading “Iran releases 4 U.S. prisoners in swap with U.S.; 5th American reportedly freed separately”

Oregon Live – by Les Zaitz

BURNS – Oregon State Police on Friday arrested one of the protesters occupying the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge after he drove into town, accusing him of having a stolen vehicle.

The man was identified as Kenneth Medenbach, 62, of Crescent. He was arrested on suspicion of unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, a class C felony punishable by up to five years in prison. He was to be booked into the Deschutes County Jail in Bend with bail set at $10,000, officials said.   Continue reading “Protester arrested in Burns, accused of driving stolen refuge vehicle”

The Guardian – by Ben Child

A New York police union chief has claimed victory over Quentin Tarantino after the Oscar-winning film-maker’s new western, The Hateful Eight, struggled at the box office.

Patrick J Lynch, president of the Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association of the City of New York, was one of the first officials to call for a boycott of the Pulp Fiction director following his appearance at a rally in support of campaigners against police brutality on 24 October.   Continue reading “Police union claims victory as The Hateful Eight struggles at box office”

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Supreme Court Case

“[T]he germ of dissolution of our federal government is in the constitution of the federal judiciary; an irresponsible body, (for impeachment is scarcely a scare-crow) working like gravity by night and by day, gaining a little to-day & a little tomorrow, and advancing it’s noiseless step like a thief, over the field of jurisdiction, until all shall be usurped from the states, & the government of all be consolidated into one. to this I am opposed; because whenever all government, domestic and foreign, in little as in great things, shall be drawn to Washington as the center of all power, it will render powerless the checks provided of one government on another, and will become as venal and oppressive as the government from which we separated. . . .” Thomas Jefferson, quoted in “From Thomas Jefferson to C. Hammond, 18 August 1821,” Founders Online, National Archives (http://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/98-01-02-2260 [last update: 2015-12-30]).   Continue reading “Petitioner files superseding Lufkin criminal complaint; demands payment of debt totaling $195,988,000”

Sydney Morning Herald

Moscow: Russian authorities have burned more than 50 books and removed more than 500 other volumes from university libraries on the grounds they contain sentiments “alien to Russian ideology”.

The books, most of them textbooks, were published with money from the Soros Fund, which in November was declared an “undesirable agent” and forced to stop its work in Russia.   Continue reading “George Soros-funded books burned in Russia”

Boston Globe – by Laura Crimaldi

SALEM — The wooded spot overlooking Walgreens on Boston Street is unremarkable. The rocky ledge of knotted trees is surrounded by houses, and the path to the top is unpaved.

But the days of anonymity for the site known as Proctor’s Ledge are over. Researchers announced this week they have confirmed the plot is where 19 people accused of witchcraft were hanged in a wave of hysteria that swept this seaside city in 1692.   Continue reading “Researchers pinpoint site of Salem witch hangings”