By Washington Post Editorial Board The Justice Department said two things about Ferguson, Mo., last week, both of which should make Americans uncomfortable. First, federal officials announced that they did not have evidence showing that police officer Darren Wilson used unreasonable force when he shot African American teenager Michael Brown. Second, the department found that there is a lot…
By Washington Post Editorial Board How far will Republicans in Congress take their reckless flirtation with undermining government this time? Will they, as seems increasingly likely, fail to pass a bill that the president can sign ensuring adequate funding for the Department of Homeland Security and its 280,000 employees before the agency’s support expires Feb….
By Josh Hicks Washington Post Federal buildings are unprepared for potential cyber attacks on their security systems, elevators, heating and cooling networks and other critical operations because the Department of Homeland Security doesn’t have a handle on the risks. At stake are thousands of vulnerable facilities, including the offices of federal employees and structures that house high-risk items such as drugs and…
By Michael Gerson Opinion Writer for Washington Post There are any number of marvelous things one might do as president, if Congress were not such a checked and balanced mess. But future presidents now have a new method at their disposal: Declare a long-running debate to be a national emergency. Challenge Congress, under threat of…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The Washington Post published a story in October that revealed White House aides knew of a possible link between Columbia and prostitution. But since then, some questions have been raised about the credibility of one of the story’s sources, The Huffington Post reported. The report suggested that David Nieland, one of…
By David A. Schulz For Washington Post As Eric Holder reflects on his six years as attorney general, one disturbing aspect of his legacy should give him significant pause. On Holder’s watch, legal protections traditionally afforded to communications between reporters and sources have been torn down, potentially damaging for years to come the media’s ability…
By Allan Lengel For Deadline Detroit DETROIT –– A week ago, Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard in suburban Detroit spoke about some crazed person who’s been going around shooting at cars. What struck a chord with me in particular is what he said about D.C. : “We don’t want anything to develop that certainly developed…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Charles W. Colson, President Richard Nixon’s hatchet man, who was convicted of obstruction of Justice in the 1970s and went on to found a prison fellowship ministry, died Saturday in a suburban D.C. hospital, the Washington Post reported. He was 80. The Post reported that Colson died after suffering from a…
