Policy
Social Security Trust Fund Seen Disappearing Sooner Than Expected
Yes, we know there's not really a trust fund
LA County to Fire Deputies Who Essentially Started a Gang
Celebrated shootings, had their own tattoos, the whole nine yards
FAA Releases New List of Cities Using Domestic Drones
An Indian tribal agency among the users
Michigan Governor Calls for Hunting, Fishing Fee Hikes
To pay for more government conservation workers
Virginia Redistricting Bill Halted
Republican Speaker stops GOP plan to game system to their own benefit
Police Accidentally Shoot Newspaper Deliverers During Manhunt
Former LA officer suspected of shooting three officers, killing one, as well as another couple
Foreign Governments Lobby US on Immigration Reform
Nations get boost back home from money flowing back and forth between countries as immigrants get jobs
Brennan Faces Senate Hearing This Afternoon
Targeted killing program will be focus of questions (or at least lengthy senator speeches posing as questions).
St. Louis Mayor Pushes Special Gun Courts
Not happy with variety of sentences handed down for weapons-related cases
Conn. Bill Would Mandate Mental Health Assessments for Children
Even homeschooled children would have to cooperate
Panetta Testifies on Benghazi Attack
Said there was no specific intelligence of an imminent attack
Senator Ron Wyden Wants More Drone Documents Declassified
Call made ahead of confirmation hearings for John Brennan later today
Obama Administration Previously Rejected FOIA Request for Leaked Kill List White Paper
FOIA'd freelance instead
Study: "Minimum Pricing" Reduces Alcohol Related Deaths
Part of push for more government control of alcohol
Obama Gives Himself Permission To Kill
How long will it be before we see drone assassinations on American soil?
Administration Officials Ordered To Avoid All Talk of Spending Cuts
Most transparent administration ever!
CO's Scandal-Plagued Child Welfare System Targeted for Overhaul
Children died in the system, despite family being available
After Tax Break is Tossed, CA Squeezes Businesses For Years of Retroactive Taxes
Surprise! We changed the rules!
Philly Cop Charged For Firing at Building
Then he placed a phony 911 call to distract responders
FCC To Review Communications Failures During Sandy
Could it have anything to do with a big, friggin' storm?
Targeted Killings Policy Misuses Military Concept of "Imminence"
Bending the law to suit executive whims
