POLITICO reports on the opening salvo in the Senate’s effort at gun control. Sixteen Republicans voted Thursday to shut off a filibuster, starting what will be a drawn out affair. POLITICO notes Republicans are expected to offer dozens, and perhaps hundreds, of amendments to the bill and debate might take the next few weeks.

Difficult as it may be to believe, HeritageAction reports Democrats in Washington are blocking an effort to honor Margaret Thatcher.

A little known United States representative revealed U.S. intelligence believes North Korea has ballistic nuclear missiles, reports the Washington Post. The AP reports on a new round of war threats from NoKo. London’s DailyMirror has shocking photos inside one of the handful of communist countries left in the world. And the FreeBeacon reveals the U.S. […]

The Washington Examiner reports Washington does not have a revenue problem: in 2013, the federal government anticipates record tax revenues of more than $2.7 trillion.

The IRS released documents Wednesday claiming it could read the emails of American citizens without a warrant. The Huffington Post has all the details.