Worried about losing the votes necessary to pass a spending bill aimed at reducing illegal immigration, House Republican leaders plan to bring up a bill to ban President Obama’s potential go-it-alone amnesty plan, reports Roll Call. The catch? The spending bill has to pass first. ABC: What Would Happen If Ebola Landed in the US […]

“He could have brought ebola here,” a Minnesota widow tells the Daily Beast. Patrick Baker did just days ago in Nigeria after spending time in Liberia. Though he worked for the Finance Ministry of Liberia, his wife and young daughters lived in Minnesota – and he traveled back as often as he could. In fact, […]

Newsmax reports House Republicans will attempt to pass a “skinnied down” immigration bill this week before they break for August recess. The bill is expected to include emergency funding, but not as much as the $3.7 billion request by President Obama. Daily Beast: ISIS’ Black Flags are Flying in Europe AP: US Companies Export Coal […]

Newsmax reports the Obama administration is considering a new immigration plan that would offer refugee status to children and young adults in Honduras. The process would start with the screening of children and young adults in Honduras. Those accepted could then travel to the U.S. without going through Mexico. Officials assume 5,000 Hondurans would apply […]

U.S. officials have identified a Russian Cossack leader suspected to have ordered the missile attack on the downed Malaysian Airlines plane in Ukraine, reports NBC News. Nikolai Kozitsyn, the leader of Russia’s Don Cossacks, can be heard cursing “spies” on the downed flight in a phone call just after the plane was shot down. WSJ: […]