(Los Angeles Times) – Gov. Jerry Brown on Wednesday signed legislation aimed at taking handguns and assault rifles away from 20,000 Californians who acquired them legally but have since been disqualified from ownership because of a criminal conviction or serious mental illness. The measure, the first of several gun-related bills to reach the governor,  allocates [...]

(ABC News) – A new poll finds that many Americans are confused about the health care overhaul legislation commonly called “Obamacare.” The Kaiser Family Foundation released results of a non-partisan study today finding more than 40 percent did not even know the law was in place. SPECIAL: ObamaCare Must Be Destroyed With A Vote Of [...]

(ATR) – The most destructive Obamacare tax increases are just around the bend Asked about Senator Max Baucus’s (D-Mont.) recent “train wreck” comments, President Obama today said, “A huge chunk of it [Obamacare] has already been implemented.” Unmentioned was the wave of destructive Obamacare tax increases that will begin to hit Americans during the next tax [...]

(Weekly Standard) – As the White House first announced in March, Barack Obama is scheduled to visit Mexico and Costa Rica later this week. The trip is billed as “an important opportunity to reinforce the deep cultural, familial, and economic ties that so many Americans share with Mexico and Central America.” And at yesterday’s White House press [...]

(Weekly Standard) – White House spokesman Jay Carney said in response to a question about the September 11, 2012 Benghazi terror attack that it “happened a long time ago.” FAX BLAST SPECIAL: Impeach Obama NOW! For Sedition against the Constitution! “Let’s be clear,” said Carney. “Benghazi happened a long time ago. We are unaware of [...]

(Breitbart) – The Pentagon has released a statement confirming that soldiers could be prosecuted for promoting their faith: “Religious proselytization is not permitted within the Department of Defense…Court martials and non-judicial punishments are decided on a case-by-case basis…”. The statement, released to Fox News, follows a Breitbart News report on Obama administration Pentagon appointees meeting [...]

(National Review) – Amid calls for increased security measures following the Boston Marathon bombing, Senator Rand Paul warned of the dangers of allowing the government to install more surveillance cameras “willy-nilly” in open spaces, citing George Orwell’s dystopian novel 1984. “I think it’s important to note that it’s a slippery slope, and someday you may [...]

(Breitbart) – On Tuesday, Senators Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and John McCain (R-AZ) called for a Senate select committee to investigate the circumstances surrounding the Benghazi terrorist attack of September 11, 2012 that resulted in the death of four Americans including Libyan Ambassador Chris Stevens. Their press release criticized the administration for alleged intimidation of witnesses [...]

(Breitbart) – The immigration bill introduced to the Senate a week and a half ago would, if passed, allow illegal immigrants to access state and local welfare benefits immediately, Breitbart News has learned. The financial impact of allowing potentially millions of immigrants onto state and local public assistance could overwhelm these programs’ budgets. Senate Budget [...]

Astonishing poll results for 1st time since 9/11 hijackings (Washingtons Blog) – Washington Post and Fox News Find that – Even Right After the Boston Terror Attacks – Americans Are More Leery of Government Tyranny than Terrorists WND reports today: According to a pair of recent polls, for the first time since the 9/11 terrorist [...]

(Washington Times) – The debate is raging over whether the latest immigration bill is an amnesty for illegal immigrants, but one part is clear: The legislation would forgive businesses that have employed those immigrants illegally. Employers who have allowed illegal immigrants to work off the books can come forward safely and provide their work history [...]

(Washington Examiner) – President Obama, fresh off outperforming Conan O’Brien at the White House Correspondents Dinner on Saturday, let the good times roll during his speech at the National Academy of Sciences. “Part of what’s made the academy so effective is that all the scientists elected to your elite ranks are volunteers — which is [...]