Senate Judiciary Chairman Sen. Pat Leahy (D-VT) has reaffirmed his promise to rush an immigration reform legislative package through the U.S. Senate when Congress returns from recess, amid waning progress on a grand bargain deal and severe concerns cropping up
For the first time in history, the wife of a United States prosecutor was murdered along with her husband when Texas District Attorney Mike and Cynthia McClelland were found shot to death last Saturday in their home. While the motive
On Monday, the Associated Press reported that operatives of Mexican drug cartels have infiltrated virtually every large and mid-sized city in the United States in order to “tighten their grip on the world’s most lucrative narcotics market and maximize profits.”
(AP) AP IMPACT: Cartels dispatch agents deep inside USBy MICHAEL TARMAssociated PressCHICAGOMexican drug cartels whose operatives once rarely ventured beyond the U.S. border are dispatching some of their most trusted agents to live and work deep inside the United States
On Saturday, Mar. 30, the bodies of 23-year Army veteran and Kaufman County District Attorney Mike McLelland and his wife Cynthia were found in their home, the victims of an apparent assassination. Speaking on condition of anonymity, a law enforcement official described
1,500 ordinary Mexicans fed up with the local government’s inaction in dealing with the drug cartels terrorizing the country have taken the law into their own hands, controlling the town of Tierra Colorado. The vigilante force was organized after the
The Department of Homeland Security released their inspector general’s report on Operation Fast and Furious. The first part explores how the top officials became aware of Fast and Furious. Operation Fast and Furious was a gun-walking operation through the Phoenix
A Mexican officer claims the military is indeed atwar with drug cartels for territory in northernMexico and that vast numbers of children have been left homeless and hungryby the war in the seemingly unreachable cartel-controlledterritory. The officer spoke with me
In response to They’ve Already Done the “We’d Never Do this” Spiel: Among my biggest problems with the “We’d Never Do This” spiel is that you don’t usually find out they have done it to you until after they done
In response to Holder: Obama Plans to Explain Drone Policy: I don’t get what Rand Paul is so worked up about. Attorney General Holder says he “doubts” we’ll have drone strikes on American soil, because it’s easier to capture terrorists
(AFP) – Mexico said Tuesday that more than 26,000 people went missing during former president Felipe Calderon’s 2006-2012 tenure, which was dominated by the country’s spiraling drug war. The latest statistics were announced a week after Human Rights Watch said
The Mejicano Congress has voted to suggest to the U.S. Senate to populate and then divulge a list of commercial gun owners in border states like Texas and Arizona. Mexico’s congress voted to ask the U.S. Senate to create a
A Mexican mayor was having breakfast with his wife in a restaurant when he was gunned down this week. To avoid a similar fate, mayors in the western state of Michoacan admit they must pay off drug cartels. Wilfrido Flores
The U.S. is enhancing the efforts of Mexican military officials in their fight against the Mexican drug cartels, and there is some concern that the enhanced techniques may not only lead to more human rights abuses by the Mexican military
Mexican authorities have announced the detainment of 158 police officers for allegedly protecting and sharing information with cartels. The Mexican War has claimed over 60,000 lives, by most estimates, since 2006 — as organized crime syndicates known as cartels fight
Attorney General Eric Holder announced his support for the President’s gun initiatives today at the U. S. Mayor’s Association annual meeting. Holder once said that he wanted to “brainwash” the American people into not liking guns and was also previously
Gustavo Cruz-Lozano told Univision’s show “Primer Impacto” he is the man who shot Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry. He confessed to the murder before he turned himself in on charges of threatening to kill Hidalgo County, TX Sheriff Lupe Trevino.
Janet Napolitano will stay on as Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security. She has been the longest serving secretary in DHS history. During her tenure, Ms. Napolitano has claimed the southern border is as secure as ever, but evidence
Mexican authorities said they have discovered a “sophisticated” tunnel likely intended for smuggling drugs and migrants across the US-Mexico border. The entrance to the tunnel, which was still under construction, is located in a warehouse about 300 meters (328 yards)
The Mexican Drug War has killed an estimated 60,000 people since 2006, but the violence has stayed out of the minds of most US citizens. That is about to change as Islamic extremist groups setting up shop in Mexico. The
In November, Breitbart News reported Hezbollah’s growing influence in South America. The terrorist organization is now expanding to the north, teaming up with dangerous Mexican drug cartels and engaging in weapon trafficking in and out of Mexico. These weapons may include
Last month Breitbart News reported Mexican beauty queen Maria Susana Flores Gomez was killed in a shootout between drug cartels and soldiers. ATF Agent George Gillet purchased one of the guns found at the scene. Agent Gillett was one of
South Carolina Republican Rep. Trey Gowdy told Breitbart News that murders will continue to be connected to Operation Fast and Furious for the rest of most Americans’ lives, if not longer. Gowdy’s comments came on the heels of the revelation
Attorney General Eric Holder made a few remarks about the massacre at Newtown, Connecticut’s Sandy Hook Elementary School that should raise some eyebrows. “As a nation I think we have to ask ourselves some hard questions. We gather too often
It is not often that I find myself in agreement with the editorial page of the New York Times, but I did on Wednesday. The Times criticized the $1.92 billion settlement agreed to by HSBC as “a dark day for
By JACQUES BILLEAUDAssociated PressPHOENIXThe family of a slain Border Patrol agent has sued federal officials over the botched “Fast and Furious” gun operation. Agent Brian Terry was mortally wounded on Dec. 14, 2010, in a firefight north of the Arizona-Mexico
British-owned bank HSBC is paying $1.9B to settle a US money-laundering probe. The bank was investigated for involvement in the transfer of funds from Mexican drug cartels and sanctioned nations like Iran.
Operation Fast & Furious is now linked to a local gun smuggling operation in the border town of Columbus, New Mexico. Federal agents knew in April 2010 that the leader of the operation, town trustee Blas “Woody” Gutierrez, was found
The Department of Justice and House Republicans will meet in the very near future to discuss the latter’s access to documents related to Operation Fast and Furious, the gun-walking scheme that allowed over 2,000 guns to land in the hands
The bones of nine people were found in desert graves in violence-plagued northern Mexico, raising the number of remains found there since the weekend to 20, authorities said Monday. The 20 male remains were discovered in 15 graves in the
(AP) 2 men sentenced in Fast and Furious gun caseBy BRIAN SKOLOFFAssociated PressPHOENIXTwo men were sentenced Monday for their roles in a gun smuggling ring that was part of the U.S. government’s botched Operation Fast and Furious, an investigation that
As the Mexican drug cartels obtain more control in Mexico, they are able to seep across the border and grab hold of the drug market in the United States. Cartels are able to easily transport their product across America, and
If the Department of Justice wants employees to respect the chain of the command, they should actually give them a chain of command. It’s been shown how the superiors treated the whistle blowers of Operation Fast & Furious when they
Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper, a Democrat, is opposing Amendment 64, an issue on Colorado’s November ballot that would legalize, regulate, and tax the sale of marijuana. Hickenlooper said the Amendment would send the wrong message to children — that using
The latest congressional report on Operation Fast and Furious revealed that the highest levels of Eric Holder’s Justice Department were involved in creating a “deliberate strategy” to take down leaders of Mexican drug cartels. Investigate reporter Matthew Boyle writes that
The Espionage Act of 1917 was passed after the United States entered World War I. The act states that a person cannot interfere with military operations or help US enemies during war. But, there is nothing in the Espionage Act
Operation Fast and Furious whistle blower is suing Time, Inc for libel because of an article Katherine Eban published in their Fortune Magazine. He’s suing for $75,000. Fast and Furious was a gun walking operation that allowed over 2,000 high
By MICHAEL WEISSENSTEINAssociated PressMORELIA, MexicoOn a cool September evening, about a half hour after the sun set on the rose-colored Baroque cathedral of this colonial city in western Mexico, three men burst into a Coca-Cola distribution center on the edge
The debate was another win for Governor Mitt Romney, but it also broke down President Barack Obama’s character and showed America a little bit behind the mask. He does not do well when he loses control. Cracks started at the
My colleague John Nolte predicted President Barack Obama would use the debate as an opportunity to take responsibility for Libya. A lot of us were confused when President Obama threw Secretary of State Hillary Clinton under the bus, especially since
