Taxpayers pay $163 billion in interest to Apple, Cisco, Google, Microsoft in offshore accounts
United States taxpayers make large interest payments to the top four technology firms for the $163 billion in US government debt the companies own and shelter in tax-free offshore accounts. photo by photoSteve101 More...
Sen. Gillibrand’s ‘Military Justice Improvement Act’ falls short in the Senate
The legislation sponsored by New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, S. 1752, or the Military Justice Improvement Act was introduced to combat sexual assault and other violent crimes in the military by restructuring More...
Senate moves forward to arm Syrian rebels in ‘classified vote’
Obama administration continues plans to provide weapons directly to the Syrian rebels. The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence gave approval to the plan which was, unusually, allowed to classify their votes, More...
Ted Cruz joins Kirsten Gillibrand and Democrats in battle over sexual abuse prosecution in the military
Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand was joined by an unlikely ally Wednesday in the Senate Armed Services committee markup and battle with committee chairman Carl Levin (D-Mich.), conservatives on the committee, More...
Goldman Sachs will not be prosecuted by DOJ in financial investigation
The U.S. Justice Department said it will not pursue criminal charges against Goldman Sachs or its employees related to accusations that the firm bet against the same subprime mortgage securities it was selling to More...
