When Counting Electrical Grid Threats, Count EMP
The North American Electric Power Reliability Corporation’s (NERC) latest test of the U.S. electrical grid left out an important component: testing the U.S.’s ability to… Read More
Health CareLawNews
How 40 Congressmen Are Challenging Obamacare
The Supreme Court may have ruled once on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, better known as Obamacare, but the debate about the law’s… Read More
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Hill Concern over U.S.–Burma Military Engagement Grows
First, the House of Representatives moved to draw a line on American engagement with the Burmese military. Now, the Senate is beginning to stir. The… Read More
Burma: Drawing the Line on Military Relations
Late last night, the House Armed Services Committee drew a line on American military relations with Burma. The committee passed an amendment to the annual… Read More
Administration Burma Policy: Lift Sanctions, Ask Questions Later
President Obama’s meeting with Burma’s President Thein Sein at the White House today is a stark reminder of how far the Administration has come on… Read More
Missile Defense: Lamborn and Franks’s Four-Point Plan
In a recent editorial piece in the Washington Examiner, Representatives Doug Lamborn (R–CO) and Trent Franks (R–AZ) propose a four-point plan to strengthen and advance… Read More
Burma: New Hill Leaders Step Up
New leaders are emerging on Capitol Hill to draw a line on Congress’s acquiescence to the White House’s rush to lift comprehensive sanctions on Burma…. Read More
SecurityNews
The EMP Threat: Just a Scare?
A recent National Journal article discussed the likelihood of an electromagnetic pulse (EMP) over the United States with skepticism, asking whether such activists and politicians… Read More
Isn’t It Time to Outlaw Gendercide?
Think sex-selective abortions—known as gendercide—happen only in China? Wrong. This week, Live Action films produced an undercover video of a Texas Planned Parenthood employee explaining… Read More
Franks Amendment Underscores Congressional Restiveness on Administration’s Iran Policy
The House Armed Services Committee on Wednesday approved an amendment to the defense appropriations bill offered by U.S. Rep. Trent Franks (R-Ariz.) that requires the… Read More
