US Republicans balk at Syria refugee program
Top US Republicans demanded a halt Tuesday to a White House program to resettle Syrian refugees in America following the Paris attacks, a move that threatens to dislodge longstanding bipartisan...
View ArticleU.S. Republicans seek pause in Syrian refugee settlement
By Richard Cowan and Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives, worried about threats to the United States after the Paris attacks, are drawing up...
View ArticleAfter Paris, U.S. Republicans hit refugee plan and Clinton stance
By Erin McPike WASHINGTON, Nov 15 (Reuters) - The deadly attacks in Paris pushed terrorism and the Syrian refugee crisis to the center of the U.S presidential campaign on Sunday, as Republicans...
View ArticleHouse speaker Ryan calls for ‘pause’ in Syrian refugees
WASHINGTON – House Speaker Paul Ryan called Tuesday for a “pause” in Syrian refugees coming to the U.S. in the wake of the Paris attacks, and assembled a task force to bring legislation to a vote as...
View ArticleMomentum builds among states to reject Syrian refugees after Paris attacks
A drumbeat of opposition against allowing Syrian refugees into the U.S. intensified Monday when at least 16 governors, citing security concerns, said they will refuse to accept Syrian refugees into...
View ArticleObama and Post-Constitutional America
Actions that infringe on the Constitution and compromise civil liberties are now a troubling feature of American public life. Most derive from the collective terror psychosis; others are associated...
View ArticlePittenger: Restrict refugees, travel to Syria (Robert Pittenger)
(Source: Robert Pittenger) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WASHINGTON - Following the horrific terrorist attacks in Paris, Congressman Robert Pittenger (NC-09) is urging colleagues to support two bills placing...
View ArticleParis attacks may renew encryption debate
The deadly attacks in Paris may soon reopen the debate over whether – and how – tech companies should let the government sidestep the data scrambling that shields everyday commerce and daily digital...
View ArticleUS House leader urges 'pause' in Syrian refugee program
US House Speaker Paul Ryan on Tuesday called for a pause in a White House program to settle Syrian refugees in America, citing security fears following the Paris attacks. The top Republican lawmaker...
View ArticleU.S. officials: Paris attackers left little trace
(CNN)Multiple U.S. officials tell CNN none of the individuals identified so far in the Paris attacks have been on any U.S. watch-lists, raising new questions about how effectively the U.S. and its...
View ArticleChairman Sessions: Cancel ‘Blank Check’ For Refugee Resettlement In...
(Source: US Senate Committee on Judiciary) WASHINGTON-U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Immigration and the National Interest, sent a letter today to the Appropriations...
View ArticleISIS Is Not Contained, ISIS Is Expanding
Monday on MSNBC’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports,” ranking Democrat on the Intelligence Committee Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) pushed back against President...
View ArticleRepublican Lawmakers Call on Obama to Halt Syrian Refugee Program
Cindy Saine CAPITOL HILL— Returning to Capitol Hill Monday, many U.S. lawmakers said the political landscape has been altered by Friday’s terrorist attacks in Paris. "Paris changes everything,” said...
View ArticleShould encryption really be enemy No. 1 after the Paris attacks?
In the aftermath of last week's Paris terror attacks, there are questions, some answers and a myriad of unknowns that gnaw, contributing to that feeling that whatever we're doing isn't enough to...
View ArticleWhere the presidential candidates stand on Syrian refugees
WASHINGTON — The Paris attacks on Friday have exposed an ideological split among Democratic and Republican presidential candidates on the issue of Syrian refugees coming to America. On Monday,...
View ArticleShelby, Sessions: Congress Must Use Appropriations To Revoke 'Blank Check'...
(Source: Richard C Shelby) WASHINGTON-U.S. Senators Richard Shelby (R-AL) and Jeff Sessions (R-AL), chairmen of the Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations and Immigration and the National...
View ArticleMixed Responses to Syrian Refugee Crisis After Paris Terrorist Attacks...
(Source: NumbersUSA Action) Updated: Mon, Nov 16th 2015 @ 4:40 pm EST The terrorist attacks that took place in Paris, France last week have prompted many lawmakers and presidential candidates to call...
View ArticleKirk, Ayotte Lead Bipartisan Letter to President on Potential ISIS...
(Source: Mark Kirk) WASHINGTON - In the aftermath of the November 13th terrorist attacks in Paris that killed at least 129 people and injured hundreds more, U.S. Senators Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) and Kelly...
View ArticleExecutive Session (US Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation)
(Source: US Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation) WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation will hold an executive session on Wednesday,...
View ArticleChairmen of Appropriations, Judiciary Subcommittees: Congress Must Use...
(Source: US Senate Committee on Judiciary) WASHINGTON-U.S.Senators Richard Shelby (R-AL) and Jeff Sessions (R-AL), chairmen of the Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations and Immigration and the...
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