Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has directed Pentagon personnel to immediately begin efforts to extend certain benefits to same-sex domestic partners of military members. But the move has sparked a heated debate, with critics arguing the policy gives special treatment to one class and winds up discriminating against others.
Hobby Lobby’s fight against birth control mandate up for federal appealComments OffThe Oklahoma City-based arts-and-crafts chain argues that businesses — not just the currently exempted religious groups – should be allowed to seek exception from that part of the health law if it violates their religious beliefs. |
IRS official who refused to testify facing more scrutiny over scandal, pastComments OffThe IRS official who refused to testify at a House hearing Wednesday has become a key focus of the congressional investigations into the IRS practice of singling out conservative groups. |
Obama to announce plans to lift ban on sending Guantanamo detainees to YemenComments OffPresident Obama will announce Thursday that the White House plans to lift the ban on sending detainees from Guantanamo Bay to Yemen, Fox News confirms, a move that could effectively resume efforts to close down the prison |
DOJ seized phone records for Fox News numbers, reporter’s parentsComments OffNewly uncovered court documents reveal the Justice Department seized records of several Fox News phone lines as part of a leak investigation — even listing a number that, according to one source, matches the home phone number of a reporter’s parents. |
Obama to announce plans to lift ban on sending Guantanamo detainees to YemenComments OffPresident Obama will announce Thursday that the White House plans to lift the ban on sending detainees from Guantanamo Bay to Yemen, Fox News confirms, a move that could effectively resume efforts to close down the prison |
