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(AP) Feinstein tells NSA to stop listening to alliesBy KIMBERLY DOZIERAP Intelligence WriterWASHINGTONSenate Intelligence Committee Chairwoman Dianne Feinstein is calling for a “total review of all intelligence programs” after allegations that the National Security Agency eavesdropped on the German chancellor

On September 21, the Huffington Post revealed results from two polls taken after the Navy Yard shooting which show that support for more gun control continues to slide. The two polls–one from HuffPo/YouGov and the other from Gallup–show less-than-majority support for

Although Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) called for a revival of the gun control debate following the Navy Yard shooting, her recently-defeated legislation would not have banned the gun Aaron Alexis used to kill 12 people. As Breitbart News reported in

(AP) Navy Yard weapon exempted under proposed banBy EILEEN SULLIVANAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe shotgun used by the Navy Yard shooter is identified by name as a firearm that would not be covered under a proposed weapons ban supported by the White House.

Congress has been wrestling with just how to define a journalist in this electronic age, and, despite Internet king Matt Drudge calling Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) a “fascist” for her definition, Washington is pushing ahead with the idea of creating

Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) released a statement asking for a “thoughtful debate on gun violence” in reaction to the deadly mass shooting at Washington D.C.’s Navy Yard early Monday night. I mourn those killed today at the Navy Yard in Washington

POLITICO: Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., warned that other rogue regimes will be emboldened to defy the U.S. if we fail to respond to a chemical weapons attack in Syria.

Women leaders in the Democratic Party have remained silent on San Diego Mayor Bob Filner’s admission he has sexually harassed women in his office and needs to seek help to change his ways. “I’m clearly doing something wrong,” Filner, a

CBS: “I think it’s a very big surprise,” said Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Cal., on the news that NSA leaker Edward Snowden fled Hong Kong and arrived in Moscow on Sunday. “I had actually thought that China would see this as

Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), echoing the tone of Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) on CBS’s Face the Nation on Sunday, said that NSA leaker Edward Snowden was not a whistleblower. “Whatever his motives are,” she stated, “and I take him at

On Wednesday, FBI Director Robert Mueller told the Senate Judiciary Committee that the agency was already using drones to monitor specific targets inside the United States. “Our footprint is very small,” Mueller said. “We have very few and have limited

Los Angeles man Jamiel Shaw offered a heart wrenching personal story while testifying before the House Judiciary Committee on Thursday. Shaw told lawmakers about how a young illegal alien gang member who would qualify for legalization under the DREAM Act provisions

CBS News reports on Tuesday morning that federal officials are already preparing charges against National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden. Snowden revealed his identity on Sunday, stating, “I have no intention of hiding who I am because I know I

Senator Dianne Feinstein, who chairs the Senate Intelligence Committee, said on Sunday that she is not averse to holding hearings that deal with the phone and Internet surveillance programs that have been uncovered recently. She said, “I’m open to doing

When The Washington Post carried Senator Dianne Feinstein’s (D-CA) claim that NSA surveillance programs had successfully thwarted a terror attack by Najibullah Zazi, the paper also highlighted the counter claim that Zazi’s plans were actually thwarted by good police work.

On Sunday, Rep. Mike Rogers (R-MI), the Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, and Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), the Chairwoman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, said the person who leaked information about the National Security Agency’s data collection programs should

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has announced an ad buy to criticize Arkansas’ Democrat Senator Mark Pryor. Pryor, who will be running for a third term in 2014, recently voted against the Toomey-Manchin anti-gun bill, drawing the ire of Bloomberg

Sen. Diane Feinstein’s husband Richard Blum won a construction contract for California’s high-speed rail project, reports the California Political Review. Author Laer Pearce says Perini-Zachary-Parsons, a construction group partially owned by Blum’s investment firm, Blum Capital, and their investors, bagged

WASHINGTON, April 27 (UPI) —Illicit drug use rates among Americans age 12 and older from 2009 through 2011 were among the highest since data became available in 2002, U.S. officials say. The National Survey on Drug Use and Health reported

As gun control advocates cheered GE Captial’s decision to cease business with gun stores, President Obama’s economic war on the gun industry came into full view. While Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) supports legislation to dry up the supply of firearms

Speaking at a fundraiser in San Francisco on April 3, President Obama said that Adam Lanza, the mass murderer in a New England school shooting, used a “fully automatic weapon” to kill his victims at Sandy Hook Elementary. This assertion

Foreign Policy magazine has made a stark pronouncement about Texas Senator Ted Cruz. According to FP’s Erica Grieder, Cruz is “the most hated man in the U.S. Senate.” In a March 29 piece, Grieder made this extreme judgment based on the new Senator’s outspoken positions

As sheriffs across the nation signal opposition to enforcing additional federal gun regulations, the Utah Sheriffs’ Association sent a letter to President Obama assuring him that its members similarly will not comply.  The letters insists that the rights of Utah

Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) boasted Tuesday that despite the shelving of her federal assault weapons ban bill by Senate majority leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), she will not go quietly into the night. Feinstein said, “This is very important to me

Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s “assault weapons” ban passed out of committee along party lines on March 14 and now heads to the full Senate for a vote that many wonder if it will be able to survive. The vote in the

The Senate Judiciary Committee passed California Senator Dianne Feinstein’s renewed assault-weapons ban. The bill passed along party lines, 10-8 and will head to the Senate floor. Magazines carrying more than 10 rounds and semi-automatic weapons with a detachable magazine and

(AP) Senate panel approves assault weapons banBy ALAN FRAMAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe Senate Judiciary Committee has approved an assault weapons ban in a party -line vote that underscores how hard it will be for the measure to survive in the full Senate.

THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER: Sen. Dianne Feinstein D-Calif., dismissed Sen. Rand Paul’s nearly 13 hour filibuster protesting the use of drones on American citizens on American soil.

When questioned whether support is falling for her gun control legislation, Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) told NBC News’ Andrea Mitchell that all police and mayors agree with her assault weapon ban.

As news broke that the cloture vote over Chuck Hagel’s nomination for Secretary of Defense would not pass, Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) announced a delay on the Senate Intelligence Committee vote for John Brennan, President Obama’s nominee for CIA Director. The

George Soros’ Open Society Foundations (OSF) has released a report focusing on the evils of rendition, enhanced interrogation techniques, and, of course, George W. Bush. Regarding rendition and enhanced interrogation techniques, OSF says: 54 foreign governments reportedly participated in these

In an interview aired this morning on ABC News’ This Week with George Stephanopoulos, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) was asked to define his position on gun legislation. Stephanopoulos asked him pointedly: “Many, including the National Rifle Association President David Keene,

On Tuesday, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D, NV) took a pass on directly supporting the most talked about Democrat-sponsored anti-gun legislation in Washington. The bill, proposed by California’s Dianne Feinstein (D, CA), would renew and enlarge a federal ban on