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White House Proposing Restrictions on Mine in Alaska
The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday issued a new proposal through the Clean Water Act that limits mining activity in the Bristol Bay watershed in Alaska, which struck a huge blow to the project that would eventually have... More of this article »
High Court Rules Against Obamacare
On Monday, the Supreme Court rule that companies that were closely held cannot be required to cover the payment of some types of employee contraceptives. The court ended the term with a narrow political and legal setback for a highly... More of this article »
Supreme Court and Free Speech in Social Networks
The Supreme Court of the U.S. will decide soon how far the free speech concept protects those who abuse or threaten on sites that are social media. The court has taken on the Anthony Elonis case. Four years ago, he ranted on Facebook... More of this article »
New Hampshire Police Commissioner Unapologetic for Racist Comment
An elected official from a small town in New Hampshire was in a restaurant in April when he used the opportunity to give his verbal opinion of U.S. President Barack Obama. Robert Copeland, a police commission member in the town of... More of this article »
Secretary Hagel: Military Should Look at Ban on Transgender
Chuck Hagel the U.S. Secretary of Defense said on Sunday that the prohibition in the U.S. military for transgender individuals should be reviewed continually. No indication was given by Hagel to whether he believed the military’s... More of this article »
Advocacy Group: Change Policy on Cuba Mr. President
An advocacy group has called for the U.S. to change its decade’s long policy toward the Caribbean nation of Cuba. On Monday, it launched a campaign on television and had posters on the metro system in Washington, D.C. that showed... More of this article »
More and More Americans Renouncing Citizenship
More and more citizens of the United States are deciding to renounce their citizenship. People are renouncing their citizenship while millions seeks the coveted prize of U.S. citizenship. In 2013, the U.S. government said that 2,999... More of this article »
Americans in Favor of Pull Back on World Stage
A new national poll shows that the approval rating of the handling of foreign policy by President Barack Obama has sank to a new record low for his presidency. At the same time, most Americans want the country to reduce it role in... More of this article »
Private Policy for Online Being Updated by White House
A new White House private policy was released on Friday that explains how the federal government will gather the data of users of its online site WhiteHouse.gov, social media sites and mobile apps. It also clarifies that comments online,... More of this article »
Agents at Secret Service Cut from President’s Trip
Three agents from the Secret Service prepping for a trip to the Netherlands to protect President Obama were sent back home due to disciplinary reasons, said a spokesperson on Wednesday. This marks another embarrassing incident in the... More of this article »
Arpaio Facing More Problems with Feds
Joe Arpaio the Maricopa County Sheriff and the top aide in his office must appear before a judge in federal court. The Judge believes the two have trivialized and mischaracterized the key findings of the judge in a decision on racial... More of this article »
First Lady Supports Americans Studying Abroad
Michelle Obama the First Lady said on Saturday that studying abroad helped to build bridges of understanding. The comments from the First Lady came during a visit she made to a university in Beijing. Obama said that studying abroad... More of this article »
Court Approves Citizenship Proof in Kansas and Arizona for Voters
On Wednesday, a federal judge sided with the state governments of Kansas and Arizona, ruling that the Election Assistance Commission from the federal government had to help the states enforce their laws that require proof of citizenship... More of this article »
Colbert Gives Security Talk at Conference
Stephen Colbert said he is not too worried about his emails being read by NSA. He said he did not necessarily want anyone reading his emails, but he was not a spy and does not run a crime syndicate. Colbert said he had things he did... More of this article »
Obama Allows Banks to Accept Deposits from Legal Dealers of Marijuana
On Friday, the White House administration gave the green light to the banking industry to do business with and finance legal sellers of marijuana, a move that could legitimize even further the growing industry. For just the first time,... More of this article »
Boehner All but Rules out Immigration Legislation
John Boehner the U.S. Speaker of the House was pessimistic over the possible passage of any immigration legislation prior to the midterm elections this fall. The Speaker said it would be hard for the House, which is led by the Republicans,... More of this article »
Republicans Preparing Immigration Plan
The Republican leadership in the House of Representatives will call for a pathway to legal status this week in its framework for immigration reform legislation. However, the path will not include citizenship for many of the adults... More of this article »
President Obama Talks NFL, Politics and Marijuana
In a long New Yorker magazine article, President Obama has said that NFL football players are aware of the risks involved with their sport as it related to concussions and possible brain damage. Obama said in the article that he would... More of this article »
California Court: Undocumented Immigrant Can Practice Law
The Supreme Court in California ruled on Thursday in a unanimous vote that an immigrant from Mexico who does not have a green card could be a licensed lawyer, though he will have limited employment prospects. Tani Cantil-Sakayue, the... More of this article »
Judges Allows Obama’s Uncle to Remain in U.S.
On Tuesday, a federal immigration judge said that the uncle of President Obama could remain in the U.S., which spared him deportation back to Kenya, his homeland. The case has riveted much attention on the man who lived in the country... More of this article »