Friday, July 24, 2015

DAILY BELLWETHER 07/24/2015

Feds Eye Criminal Probe of Hillary Clinton's Emails

The Justice Department has been asked by two inspectors general to launch a criminal probe of Hillary Clinton's use of a private email account for government communication when she was secretary of state, The New York Times reported late Thursday, citing unnamed senior government officials. The request is under review, but no decision has been made by the Justice Department, the officials told the Times. The request, by inspectors general for the State Department and for the intelligence agencies, stems from two memos they wrote to Patrick F. Kennedy, the under secretary of state for management, ... Read More




Obama Plans New Executive Action to Keep Illegals in US

The Obama administration is planning to expand a waiver program, a move that would allow even more illegal immigrants to gain legal status. This expansion is part of the executive action on immigration enacted by President Barack Obama in 2013, which created a waiver program that illegal immigrants could participate in if they had a spouse or parent who is a U.S. citizen. Under the 2013 action, such illegals could stay — rather than leave the country and be barred from returning for between three and 10 years — if they could prove that leaving would result in an "extreme hardship" for ... Read More



Senate Panel Tells Kerry: You Were 'Fleeced, Bamboozled' By Iran

US Secretary of State John Kerry faced accusations Thursday that he had been "fleeced" and "bamboozled" by Tehran as he defended the Iran nuclear deal publicly for the first time on Capitol Hill. Kerry appeared before the Senator Foreign Relations Committee to defend the hard-fought agreement, which he called a "good deal for the world" that deserves the approval of a skeptical Congress. ... Read More



Taxpayers Hit Hard With Michelle Obama's China Trip

Barack Obama’s taxpayer-funded trips are costing taxpayers a pretty penny. Other presidents have certainly pushed the line on this. However, here, one has to ask if the Obamas are really doing the people’s business on these extravagant, spare-no-expense trips across the country and to luxury destinations overseas. Judicial Watch just obtained records from the U.S. Department of the Air Force revealing that Michelle Obama’s 2014 trip to China cost American taxpayers $362,523.53 in air travel expenses alone. The first lady, her daughters, and her mother spent March 19-26 in China, in a trip highlighted by extended visits to some of the country’s most popular tourist sites. ... Read More

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