Senate OKs bill giving Congress review of Iran nuclear deal
The legislation gives Congress the right to potentially reject any nuclear deal with Tehran.
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US appeals court: NSA phone record collection is excessive
The bulk collection of Americans’ phone records by the government exceeds what Congress has allowed, a federal appeals court said Thursday as it asked Congress to step in and decide how best to balance …
Tornadoes destroy homes, flip cars in Oklahoma
At least 12 people were injured, but no deaths were immediately reported.
Clinton event funded by controversial mining firm
A Moroccan government-owned firm is paying $1M to host the Clinton Global Initiative.
One dead, 12 hurt in Oklahoma tornadoes, more storms to come
By Heide Brandes OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – One person was killed and about a dozen others injured by tornadoes that touched down near Oklahoma City, part of a storm system that flattened homes and caused flooding in several Great Plains states, officials said on Thursday. One woman who sought safety in her home’s storm shelter died when it flooded in Wednesday night’s storms, Oklahoma police said, according to local media
Boston bomber's lawyers press case for prison, not death
Jurors deciding the fate of convicted Boston bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev will hear from more witnesses on Thursday picked by defense attorneys pressing their case the 21-year old should be spared execution because he was influenced by his radicalized older brother. Tsarnaev was convicted last month of joining his now-deceased brother Tamerlan in bombing the race’s crowded finish line on April 15, 2013, killing 3 people and injuring 264, many of
U.S. NSA domestic phone spying program illegal: appeals court
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. spying program that collects data about millions of Americans’ phone calls is illegal, a federal appeals court ruled on Thursday, adding pressure on lawmakers to decide quickly whether to end or replace the program, which was intended to help fight terrorism. While stopping short of declaring the program unconstitutional, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan said Congress did
Dana Perino on giving White House press peacocks ‘the bird’
From zombies to Jade Helm 15, some conspiracy theories just never die
Report: 1,580 IRS workers evaded taxes over 10-year period
WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly 1,600 IRS workers were found to have willfully evaded taxes over a 10-year period, including some who were responsible for enforcing the nation’s tax laws, a government watchdog said Wednesday.