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TSA Bends the Rules for Illegal Immigrants
Elevating the border crisis to new levels, this week it was revealed that the TSA is allowing illegal immigrants to fly without documentation. After being released from Border Control custody, migrants are typically dropped off at nearby bus stations or hotels, with orders to return for their amnesty hearings. Border crossings and subsequent mass releases…
Read MoreNew audit: $37 million in benefit payments sent to deceased veterans
A recent audit found the Social Security Administration made $37 million of retirement and disability payments to roughly 750 veterans who were already dead, resulting in millions of taxpayer dollars going to waste. The Inspector General for the agency said, in most instances, the Department of Veteran Affairs failed to send death information to the…
Read MoreBenzinga: Delta Air Lines: A Winner Among Legacy Carriers
Delta Air Lines appears to have fundamental strengths that are not currently reflected in its stock price. In the second half of 2016, all legacy carriers including Delta, American Airlines, United Continental and Southwest Airlines saw a rapid increase in their stock valuations as market sentiment improved for the entire sector. Even Warren Buffett, who…
Read MoreSen. Grassley: Trump’s pick to lead immigration benefits agency ‘is truly an immigration expert’
Members of the Senate Judiciary Committee today voted to send Lee Francis Cissna’s U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services director nomination to the floor for a final vote in the Senate. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) heralded the nominee as an “immigration expert.” The Washington Times has the details: “He is truly an…
Read MoreSenate confirms Dr. Ben Carson as next HUD secretary
Retired neurosurgeon and former GOP presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson garnered bipartisan support Thursday as half a dozen senators crossed party line to help Republicans confirm him as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. USA Today has the details: Carson has never held public office and has no housing policy experience. But Republicans have praised…
Read MoreStudy: Common Core benefits to students, educators ‘elusive’
Recent analysis released last month of federal funding for Common Core standards shows the only winners of its implementation are not students but those who set the draft the curriculum and set the agenda. The Washington Times has the details: The study, titled “Smart Money? Philanthropic and Federal Funding for the Common Core,” was released…
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