Congressional Bills Calls for $390M to Jumpstart FBI’s New Headquarters
Congressional leaders proposed a $1.1 trillion spending bill that includes $390 million to build a new FBI headquarters.
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Ex-ATF Agent: Let’s Stop Pretending Lawmakers Are Regulating Lethal Firearms
When it comes to regulating firearms, we only pretend to legislate. And even when we do legislate, we only pretend to make them safer.
North Carolina Official Proposes Ban on Gun Purchases for Suspected Terrorists
Congressional Republicans blocked an effort to prevent suspected terrorists on the federal government’s database from buying guns.
San Bernardino Attack Prompts Calls for Tougher Immigration Enforcement
The woman who opened fire at a holiday party in San Bernardino was born in Pakistan and arrived in the United States last year on a special visa.
Homeland Security Committee Chief Calls for More Funding for FBI, DHS
Following the Paris terror attacks, the chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee is calling for “an increase in funding” to protect the U.S. from a similar attack.
Congressman Calls for Resignation of DEA Chief Over Marijuana Remarks
Rep. Early Blumenauer called for the resignation Wednesday of the acting DEA chief Chuck Rosenberg for saying it’s a “joke” to suggest that marijuana has medicinal benefits.
Head of House Homeland Security Committee Warns of ‘Gaping Holes’ for Terrorism
The U.S. is vulnerable to attack on the scale of the one in Paris because of “gaping holes” in security, the head of the House Homeland Security Committee warned Sunday.
Should U.S. Build a Wall at Border of Canada? Congress Wants a Study of Threat
Republican candidates for president have been mocked for wanting to build a wall between the U.S. and Canadian border.