Jim Kouri

American sheriffs unite to defy Obama’s gun grabbing laws

Joining a growing number of the nation's law enforcement officials refusing to partake in unconstitutional actions ordered by the federal government, the sheriff of Linn County, Ore., sent a preemptive letter to Vice President Joe Biden stating he is prepared to refuse to enforce federal regulations “offending the constitutional rights of [Linn County] citizens.”

Obama to drastically cut immigration and border security budgets

Besides President Barack Obama's executive actions regarding illegal aliens and U.S. immigration policy, without much notice by the GOP and news organizations, drastic reductions are expected within the Department of Homeland Security's immigration enforcement-related bureaus, said a top protective intelligence and assessment specialist on Monday.

Obama’s minions meet with police brass to discuss immigration

Officials from President Barack Obama's administration met on Wednesday with law enforcement officials from throughout the nation at the White House to discuss the subject of reforming America's chaotic immigration system.

U.S. State Dept. recruits workers during Jihadist conference

The Obama administration appears to have a serious misinterpretation of the diplomatic concept known as "outreach" when it comes to the Muslim world. This brand of outreach entails recruiting Muslims into the U.S. Foreign Service, according to comments released on Wednesday by a top public-interest group that investigates and exposes government and political corruption, as well as government action taken that jeopardizes homeland security.

Judge rules in favor of ICE agents suing Obama

Federal Judge Reed O'Conner ruled on Friday that 10 ICE agents and officers indeed do have standing to challenge in Federal court the so-called Morton Memo on prosecutorial discretion and the DREAM directive on deferred action.

Obama now king of the gun grabbers

In his usual theatrical style, on Wednesday on live television, President Barack Obama revealed his plans to implement his administration's agenda for a new gun control policy that includes assault weapons bans, more thorough background checks of gun buyers, limited ammunition magazines, and government access to mental health records of potential gun buyers.

President Obama’s sibling running for office in Kenya

Malik Obama, President Barack Obama's half-brother, announced Sunday that he is seeking election to the governorship of Siaya, Kenya.

Colin Powell praises Hagel nomination to head Defense Department

Colin Powell, a former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and secretary of state, while appearing on a Sunday morning news show stated that he strongly supports former GOP U.S. Senator Chuck Hagel being confirmed as the next Secretary of Defense.

VP Biden: Obama could use executive action to restrict gun ownership by American

Vice President Joe Biden said on Wednesday that President Barack Obama could use executive action and bypass Congress to further restrict gun ownership by private citizens.

Congress cuts intelligence budget for 2013 despite global dangers

At the same time as the U.S. Senate released a report lamenting the intelligence deficiencies suffered in the Banghazi consulate slaughter on Sept. 11, 2012, the U.S. Congress on New Year's Eve drastically cut the budget for U.S. intelligence agencies, including satellites and other technology, beginning in 2013. But defenders of such cuts claimed that President Barack Obama wanted more drastic cuts.

Senate Benghazi report blames FBI, CIA but exonerates Obama

The U.S. Senate released a report on Monday that blames the FBI, CIA and other intelligence agencies -- but not the White House -- for the misinformation allegedly contained in talking points that explained the details of the terrorist attack on the U.S. consulate diplomatic in Benghazi, Libya.

Obama vows to push new gun-control legislation in 2013

President Barack Obama on national television on Sunday repeated his commitment to sign into law new gun-control legislation in the first year of his second term. One of the proposed laws is being introduced in the U.S. Senate by Democrat Senator Dianne Feinstein from California on the first day the Senate returns to Washington.

Obama to end feds working with local cops on immigration enforcement

What's being heralded as President Barack Obama's Christmas gift to illegal aliens is the latest policy change that will have a negative impact on the effectiveness of U.S. immigration law enforcement.

Afghan cop murders American police advisor in Kabul

An American police advisor contracted by NATO was shot to death on Christmas Eve (Monday) when an Afghan female police officer allegedly opened fire on the law enforcement veteran, according to a former U.S. law enforcement and military intelligence officer now working in Israel.

New Mexican president unveils his new law and order strategy

Newly elected Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto announced on Monday his new security and public safety strategy, which "focuses on the transformation of law enforcement institutions and crime prevention."

Al-Qaeda Surge: Iraq ‘drowning’ in terrorist attacks

On Monday, the Iraqi people experienced an upsurge in terrorist attacks including 10 car bomb attacks that targeted both Muslim and Christian civilians, as well as members of the Iraqi police and military forces, according to Law Enforcement Examiner's Israeli counterterrorism source. "The Iraqi people are drowning in terrorist attacks and there appears no end insight," he said.

Al-Qaeda affiliate fighting in Syria added to U.S. terror lists

The U.S. State and Treasury Departments placed the terrorist group known as Nusra Front, an al-Qaeda-affiliated group, on both agencies' terrorism lists on Tuesday.

U.S. law officers arrest dozens of foreign ex-cons in Los Angeles

In spite of city government officials in Los Angeles, Calif., insisting on maintaining a so-called "sanctuary city" for illegal aliens, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) reported on Monday that its law enforcement agents arrested 37 foreigners with prior convictions for sex offenses during a three-day dragnet in the City of Angels and the surrounding counties.

Recruitment of women by al-Qaeda disturbs Iraq government

While considered a religious taboo in Islam to involve women in combat, al-Qaeda in Iraq is using every means possible to recruit women to help the terrorist group make a noticeable resurgence in the nation's Sunni Arab strongholds, according to a report in the India Times on Monday.

9/11 suspects may be tried in civilian courts not military tribunals

Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), chairwoman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, had requested a complete study regarding the suitability of incarcerating and trying Guantanamo terrorism detainees on the U.S. mainland and switching jurisdiction for the trials from the military courts back to the civilian courts and the U.S. Justice Department, according to Fox News Channel's top national security correspondent on Wednesday.