By Robert Romano — Sen. Rand Paul’s (R-KY) historic filibuster against the new Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) John Brennan has succeeded in its principal aim, which was not to defeat his nomination, but to answer a very specific question. In a Feb. 20 letter to Brennan , Paul had asked, “Do […]

You can thank Sen. Rand Paul for forcing the issue. Attorney General Eric Holder has written a letter to Sen. Paul that changes the position of the Obama administration on using drones to kill U.S. citizens on U.S. soil: The U.S. does not have the authority to use a drone attack against a U.S. citizen not […]

By Mary Kay Barton — “Agenda 21” was first introduced to the world at the 1992 UN-sponsored “Earth Summit” in Rio de Janeiro. It addresses virtually every facet of human life and describes in great detail how the concept of “sustainable development” should be implemented at […]

By Robert Romano — When Republicans won the House of Representatives in 2010, largely thanks to the inspired efforts of grassroots conservatives and tea party activists, they made a so-called “Pledge to America” that this time would be different. That this would not be the same majority that had lost […]

By Paul Driessen — In his first address as Secretary of State, John Kerry said we must safeguard “the most sacred trust” we owe to our children and grandchildren: “an environment not ravaged by rising seas, deadly superstorms, devastating droughts, and the other hallmarks of […]

UPDATE: Rand Paul’s filibuster concluded after nearly 13 hours . The filibuster has brought much needed light to the Federal government’s drone program that Attorney General Eric Holder said could be used to constitutionally kill U.S. citizens on U.S. soil… Scary stuff. Rand did the right thing and shed much needed light on […]

By Bill Wilson — Barack Obama has nominated Gina McCarthy to replace Lisa Jackson as administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). And unless Senate Republicans mount a filibuster, she will undoubtedly be confirmed. McCarthy is really not an exceptional nominee. Not very different from prior EPA […]

SEIU’s dispute with King’s Daughters Medical Center led to a robo-call campaign which disrupted hospital phones. The Sixth Circuit Court has dismissed the case. By Brad Tidwell — When the King’s Daughters Medical Center wanted to shift some of the rising costs of employee healthcare […]

Venezuelan Vice President Nicolas Maduro says communist dictaor Hugo Chavez has died at age 58.

NRD Editor’s Note: This column originally appeared at the Washington Examiner . By Bill Wilson — In June 2011, 11-year-old Skylar Capo saved a baby woodpecker from her family’s cat. “I’ve just always loved animals,” the aspiring veterinarian told her local news station. “I couldn’t stand to watch it […]