Senator Ted Cruz has choice words for his fellow Senators Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul in his new book, reports Politico. In the book, titled “A Time for Truth,” Cruz notes, “I’ve been amazed how many senators pose one way in public … and then in private do little or nothing.” The Hill: Five Lingering […]
The Attorneys General of Texas and Mississippi declared this weekend that clerks in their states do not have to issue marriage licenses to gay applicants. In Mississippi, Attorney General Jim Hood declared the ruling would not be observed until the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals decided a case about Mississippi’s ban. In Texas, the state […]
The Supreme Court upheld health insurance subsidies in Obamacare yesterday in a 6-3 decision. You can read the Opinion here at the Supreme Court website. WaPo: Obama-Roberts Legacy Forever Linked Together Newsmax: Conservatives Unleash Fury at Roberts The Hill: Scalia Blasts ‘SCOTUScare’ Ruling Politico: Still No Easy Road for Obamacare HuffPo: Still More Legal Challenges […]
David Petraeus, Dennis Ross, and a host of other prominent American security advisers joined Wednesday to warn that an emerging “deal” with Iran on nukes failed to provide adequate safeguards. In an open letter, Newsmax reports the group charged that the deal failed to include inspections or sufficient conditions for sanctions relief. Politico: Behind Boehner’s […]
Senators Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania are warming up their legislative engines for a new drive towards gun control, reports the Washington Post. Telegraph: ISIS Mints Its Own Currency Defense One: Pentagon in Rush to Open Space-War Center to Counter China and Russia The Hill: Gov. Haley’s Stock Rises Amid […]