Iulia Filip at Courthouse News Service reports: The Second Amendment right to bear arms does not extend to people who are in the United States illegally, the 4th Circuit ruled. While searching the Orangeburg, S.C., home of Mexican national Nicolas Carpio-Leon, immigration agents found a .22 caliber Marlin rifle, a 9 mm Hi-Point pistol and… Continue Reading »
Matt Townsend at Bloomberg reports: With President Barack Obama endorsing sweeping gun restrictions in the wake of the school shootings in Newtown, Connecticut, prices for handgun magazines are surging on EBay (EBAY) and semi-automatic rifles are sold out at many Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT) locations. Wal-Mart, the world’s largest retailer, said yesterday that it would… Continue Reading »
Stephen Dinan at the Washington Times reports: House Speaker John A. Boehner on Wednesday dared President Obama to veto the Republican “Plan B” offer to avoid the “fiscal cliff” — higher tax rates on those making more than $1 million but tax cuts for everyone else — even as the president pleaded for cooperation rather… Continue Reading »
Timothy P. Carney at the Washington Examiner reports: The Obama administration has nominated a former lobbyist for drug companies and hospitals to be the top lawyer at the Department of Health and Human Services. William Schultz’s nomination as general counsel of HHS once again demonstrates that Obama’s lobbyist restrictions were toothless, and that Obamacare made… Continue Reading »
Matthew Lee at the Associated Press reports: Four State Department officials resigned under pressure Wednesday, less than a day after a damning report blamed management failures for a lack of security at the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, where militants killed the U.S. ambassador and three other Americans on Sept. 11. The resignations came… Continue Reading »
