Iran now has a ballistic missile with range that reaches the United States, according to a report in the Jerusalem Post. Newsmax reports the nearly 90 foot long missile was spotted on a launch pad just outside Tehran, and had previously been secret. HuffPo: Cuomo Likely to Feel Heat from Silver Prosecution NYT: The Nebraska […]
The Justice Department is expected to recommend that no federal civil rights charges be made against Officer Darren Wilson in the fatal shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, the New York Times reports. While Attorney General Eric Holder could still decide to overrule the decision, an FBI investigation found no evidence to support charges. […]
Republicans in Congress had a simple response to President Obama’s new proposals which include $320 billion in new taxes: NO. Speaker John Boehner said, “All the president offered tonight is more taxes, more government, and more of the same approach that has failed middle-class families,” Newsmax reports. “These aren’t just the wrong policies, they’re the […]
President Obama will use his next-to-last State of the Union Address Tuesday night to attempt to kickstart debate about economic inequality for the 2016 campaign, reports the Associated Press. Key Obama proposals for the coming year include raising taxes on the wealthy. WaPo: US Officials in Cuba to Talk Embassies and Future Relations Al Jazeera: […]
The Daily Mail reports that the Paris attacks hint at a new and dangerous partnership between ISIS and Al Qaeda. Politico: Obama to Senate Dems – I’m Going to Play Offense Politico: Obama Nears Limit of Executive Powers NYT: Privacy Report Finds No Substitute for Mass Data Collection The Hill: GOP Tactics on Obamacare Move […]