IRS commissioner brushes off illegal immigrants’ use of fraudulent SSN’s to file returns, says ‘it’s not the normal identity-theft situation’

The IRS is issuing refunds to illegal immigrants who have apparently obtained jobs using social security numbers that aren’t their own, revealed IRS Commissioner John Koskinen after confronted by Sen. Dan Coats (R-Ind.) Tuesday during a session of the Senate Finance Committee. The Washington Examiner has the details: “What we learned is that … the…

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Heads up: These 8 Obamacare co-ops will probably fail this year

The health-insurance co-ops created under Obamacare are falling like dominoes, with eight of the remaining 11 likely to collapse within the year, according to analysis from an investigative reporter. The Daily Caller has the scoop: Twelve of the original 23 federally financed co-ops have already collapsed. The co-op program was funded with $2.5 billion in…

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Deported illegal immigrant facing negligent homicide charges after firefighter, kids killed in crash

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A volunteer firefighter and two of his children were pronounced dead after an illegal immigrant abruptly veered into oncoming traffic on a state thoroughfare in Wylie, Texas recently. Fox News has the story: Police say on March 31 in Wylie, Texas, Margarito Quintero swerved into oncoming traffic on State Highway 78, slamming head-on into Captain…

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VIDEO: Hillary Clinton says there was “nothing to” her use of private server for classified info

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Tuesday on The View told co-hosts “there’s nothing to” the email scandal that has more than 100 FBI agents poring over her private email communications from her time at the State Department. Washington Free Beacon has the scoop: Hillary Clinton said that there was “nothing to” her use of…

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Financial expert: Entitlement spending by 2019 will eclipse tax revenue

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The U.S. is experiencing one of the longest economic recoveries since the 1960s and could be teetering on recession, as interest on our debts continue to accrue and as entitlement spending continues to balloon over the next three years. Forbes has the commentary: The weakest recovery in modern history has stretched on for 69 months……

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Report: Americans in 2016 will pay Uncle Sam more than they’ll spend on clothing, food, housing

  The Tax Foundation in its annual report released Wednesday says by April 24 Americans will have earned enough money to pay their taxes for the year and that – collectively – Americans this year will spend more paying Uncle Sam than they will on clothing, food and housing combined. The Washington Examiner lists some…

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