Covered at Reason 24/7: ACLU Strategist Praises Rhode Island Domestic Drone Bill
Allie Bohm of the ACLU has praised the domestic drone bill being considered by legislators in Rhode Island. The bill requires public accountability for the use of drones by law enforcement officials,...
View ArticleTed Nugent lobbies Texas to let hunters keep killing pen-raised young deer
Appearing before Texas lawmakers on Wednesday, Detroit-born rocker Ted Nugent lobbied against a proposal to ban the hunting of pen-raised white-tailed deer until they’ve been out in the wild for 60...
View ArticleTexas A&M students pass measure to defund LGBT campus groups, State House...
Texas A&M University's Student Senate approved a measure to allow students to deny funding to campus LGBT groups if they have religious objections. Meanwhile, the Texas House of Representatives is...
View ArticleRussia not evacuating Pyongyang embassy, considers N.Korea ‘suggestion’
The Foreign Ministry of North Korea on Friday has “proposed that the Russian side consider the issue of evacuating the embassy staff in connection with the increasingly tense situation on the Korean...
View ArticleNorth Korean Nukes, Domestic Drones, and More from CRS
An updated summary of open source reporting on the North Korean nuclear weapons program was produced this week by the Congressional Research Service. See North Korea’s Nuclear Weapons: Technical...
View ArticleNew poll: Seniors of both parties revile Chained CPI
On the news that President Obama’s budget indeed contains a highly unpopular proposal for Social Security cuts known as “chained CPI,” a new poll by the American Association of Retired Persons shows us...
View ArticleCovered at Reason 24/7: Obama Wants To Limit Retirement Accounts
Complaining that "some wealthy individuals are able to accumulate many millions of dollars in these accounts," the Obama administration announced a plan to cap the total sum of any individual's...
View ArticleHow conservatives still run America, despite losing elections
There is more than may appear in President Obama’s plan to cut the social safety net in his new budget proposal. The offer, on the face of it, reflects a significant violation of a major liberal creed,...
View ArticlePresident Obama Apologizes to Kamala Harris, Can Still Mislead on Guns,...
On Wednesday in Denver, the president made several misleading comments about gun policies. The mainstream media is increasingly picking up on the fact that sequestration isn’t the calamity his...
View ArticleSocial Democrats want compulsory preschools and high schools
Social Democrat congress delegates have supported the party's proposal to introduce compulsory preschools for children from the age of two and to make high school mandatory. … Read More
View ArticleCutting Social Security and Medicare? That’s the ‘Middle’
The new White House budget proposal is getting a lot of attention because it explicitly connects the Obama administration to an agenda that includes cutting Social Security and Medicare benefits. Some...
View ArticleBobby Jindal kills controversial tax plan
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal scrapped a plan to replace income and corporate taxes with a new sales tax, following public outcry and a precipitous drop in his approval ratings.The New Orleans...
View ArticleSenate’s “Gang of Eight” reportedly reaches immigration deal
The Senate's "Gang of Eight," which has been working toward a deal on immigration reform, has reportedly reached a deal and will announce it within a week.Politico reports:Aides said the legislative...
View ArticleObama angers Republicans, Democrats as new budget unveiled to Congress
The proposal includes an additional $1.8 trillion in deficit reduction over the next decades, bringing total deficit savings to $4.3 trillion based on the administration’s calculations. The main...
View ArticleObama’s budget boosts funding for health and science
President Barack Obama’s budget proposal released on Wednesday would boost funds for major science and health programs while making small cuts at NASA and the Environmental Protection Agency. Top...
View ArticleSenate to expand background checks on gun owners
“This is common sense,” Manchin said Wednesday while introducing the proposal. The bipartisan agreement between a conservative from each party is a major step towards a deal that would expand...
View ArticleFBI requests $41 million to battle ‘wiretap unfriendly’ online correspondence
The funding increase falls under the “Next Generation Cyber Initiative” meant to fix “critical gaps” in the FBI’s ability to monitor online conversations in the US. The FBI hopes to hire an additional...
View ArticleObama Budget Calls for Privatizing the Tennessee Valley Authority
President Obama’s proposed 2014 budget includes an item free marketeers can rally behind: “reducing or eliminating” the federal government’s role in the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), the nation’s...
View ArticleVote on background checks too close to call
WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan Senate proposal to expand background checks for gun buyers gained the backing of one Republican and the potential support of a second Sunday as sponsors said the vote...
View ArticleSwedes could cast ballots online by 2018
Internet voting could become a reality in Sweden by as early as 2018, if a new proposal by a parliamentary committee is given the green light. … Read More
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