Tag: Joel Gehrke

"The seriousness with which Facebook has treated these allegations and its desire to serve as an open platform for all viewpoints is evident and encouraging and I look forward to the company's actions meeting its public rhetoric," said Sen. John Thune. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

Thune: Senate GOP won’t regulate Facebook

Joel Gehrke · May 24, 2016 1:28 am

IRS commissioner to skip misconduct hearing

Joel Gehrke · May 23, 2016 7:36 pm

"If there is healthcare fraud being committed, it's committed. With child sex abuse, obviously, you're looking at stopping predators from committing future crimes," said Florida congressman Ron DeSantis. (AP Photo)

One lawmaker’s better mousetrap for catching child predators

Joel Gehrke · May 23, 2016 4:01 am

House Financial Services Committee member Rep. Sean Duffy, R-Wis., said "Instead of trying to help more people who were harmed by the downturn, [DOJ] instead decided to line the pockets of third-party groups." (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Congressman: DOJ funneled housing crisis money to immigrant activists

Joel Gehrke · May 20, 2016 3:56 pm

Judge orders ethics classes for ‘deceptive’ DOJ attorneys

Joel Gehrke · May 19, 2016 9:22 pm

According to top Republicans, Justice Department officials forced the city of New Orleans to adopt sanctuary city policies that prevent local law enforcement from helping federal ICE officials. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

GOP: Justice Dept. forced New Orleans to become sanctuary city

Joel Gehrke · May 19, 2016 5:55 pm

Officials at the Pentagon and the Department of Health and Human Services have agreed to cooperate on housing the Central American children who come unaccompanied to the United States. The decision frustrated Republicans who disagree with the policy and fault HHS for choosing not to notify lawmakers of the agreement. (AP Photo/Christopher Sherman, File)

House votes to ban housing illegal immigrants on military bases

Joel Gehrke · May 19, 2016 5:20 pm

"This list ought to be encouraging to anyone who prioritizes the rule of law, and I congratulate Mr. Trump on making a very significant policy statement about his desire to prioritize the future of the Supreme Court," said Carrie Severino of the Judicial Crisis Network, a former clerk for Justice Clarence Thomas. (Pete Marovich/Bloomberg, File)

Lead Garland critic praises Trump’s Supreme Court list

Joel Gehrke · May 18, 2016 7:58 pm

Feinstein fears riots: ‘I don’t want to go back to the ’68 convention’

Joel Gehrke · May 18, 2016 7:01 pm

President Obama has pledged not to raise money for his official library while in office. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Report: $100K to Obama library wins a White House invitation

Joel Gehrke · May 18, 2016 6:06 pm

Obama promised to welcome 10,000 Syrian refugees into the United States the 2016 fiscal year. But the Paris terrorist attacks led to complaints from Republicans who say they doubt the Department of Homeland Security can conduct adequate background checks to verify that no terrorists enter the country posing as refugees. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

National Security

Dems tell Obama to speed up Syrian refugee resettlement

Joel Gehrke · May 18, 2016 3:58 pm

Disagreements between Congress and the White House have stalled a federal response to the Zika crisis, which includes 785 confirmed cases in Puerto Rico and nearly 100 in Florida. (AP Photo)

White House threatens to veto House Zika bill

Joel Gehrke · May 17, 2016 5:49 pm