City of Hidalgo, Texas—Othal E. Brand Jr. is a man in control, and as such, when drug cartels began exploiting the stretch of river at the water pump station he runs, he built a Border Patrol-friendly boat ramp, watchtower and helicopter pad to beef security there. In the Rio Grande Valley, Brand wields more power […]
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With June bringing the best jobs report since the recession began, one economist says the time is now to eliminate abject poverty in America and abroad. Speaking recently at a panel at The Heritage Foundation on biblical ways to alleviate poverty, Anne Bradley, a co-editor of “For the Least of These: A Biblical Answer to Poverty,” acknowledged there […]
Over four thousand Americans have signed a petition to boycott Chase bank over a company survey that probed employees about their personal beliefs. Launched by The National Organization for Marriage (NOM), the campaign “Void Chase,” urges customers across the globe to take their banking business elsewhere until JP Morgan Chase apologizes and promises “never again […]
Leaders of top conservative organizations joined forces to deliver a clear message to Republican lawmakers: Allowing the charter of the Export-Import Bank to expire is the only principled option. The Conservative Action Project, a coalition of leaders of groups ranging from Heritage Action for America and Americans for Prosperity to Tea Party Patriots and the […]
(CNSNews.com) – Placing free birth control above religious freedom, Democrats in both the Senate and the House on Wednesday announced legislation to “right” the alleged “wrong” done to women by the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent Hobby Lobby ruling. “Women across the country and men are outraged by a decision by five Supreme Court justices that […]
Pres. Obama is asking Congress for $3.7 billion – $67,912.28 per child – to deal with 57,000 minors illegally entering the U.S., Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) tweeted today. But, the problem is more than money, Rep. Gohmert tells MRCTV, since Obama’s threats and imperial actions are sending “the message that America has become lawless”: “His […]
(CNSNews.com) – While the House and the Senate this week issued measures intended to temporarily replenish the Highway Trust Fund before it runs out of money next month, Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) ended the week by proposing to hike – then abolish – the federal fuel tax and replace it with a per-mile “fee.” “The […]
[youtube -2Bq6VUeqfs nolink] On Sunday, the press pushed back. In an interview with the new White House press secretary Josh Earnest, CNN’s Brian Stelter questioned how an administration that prosecutes whistleblowers and curtails press access could still claim the self-awarded title of “most transparent in history.” Philip Wegmann is a member of the Young Leaders […]
President Obama’s request for emergency funding to respond to the crisis along the southwest border drew more heat today from two prominent Texans — Gov. Rick Perry and Rep. Mike McCaul, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee. “It is a very large amount of money and as you analyze it, very little of it is […]
