How a Suspected Murderer and Criminally Convicted Illegal Immigrant Avoided Deportation

March 16, 2016
Good morning from Washington, where House conservatives say no to leadership's embrace of the Boehner-Obama budget deal. Philip Wegmann has the latest, while Genevieve Wood calls for an end to the "GOP sellout." Josh Siegel reports on how a man accused of five murders in two states bared failures of immigration enforcement. Plus: The Justice Department bullies states that don't want noncitizens to vote, Hans von Spakovsky writes. And as Russia pledges to pull out of Syria, Charlotte Florance analyzes who gains from a cease-fire.
News How a Suspected Murderer and Criminally Convicted Illegal Immigrant Avoided Deportation Before Pablo A. Serrano-Vitorino became the suspect in a murder spree across two states, the man, a once deported Mexican living in the United States illegally, was convicted of multiple crimes but remained free. Read More
Commentary The GOP Sellout Continues Despite the fact Republicans have a majority in the Senate, seven members of the GOP joined a majority of Democrats to confirm President Barack Obama's nominee, an avowed supporter of Common Core. Read More
Commentary Self-Sufficiency, Not Government Spending, Should Be the Measure of Antipoverty Progress Government currently spends over $1 trillion on means-tested welfare aid annually, providing cash, food, housing, medical care, and social services to low-income Americans. That comes to around $20,000 for each American living in official poverty. Read More
Commentary Noncitizen Voting Case Pits Justice Department Against States That Require Proof of Citizenship The free-for-all boxing match among the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC), the League of Women Voters, the NAACP, Kansas, and the U.S. Department of Justice has resumed, with the groups tussling over the right of states to require proof of citizenship from people using the federal voter registration form. Read More
News Leadership Releases New Budget as Conservatives Gear Up Opposition to Spending Levels Conservatives in the House of Representatives remain unsatisfied with the budget blueprint produced by Republican leadership. Read More
Analysis As Russia Pledges Withdrawal, Who Are the Real Winners of the Syrian Cease-Fire? Even without a strong Russian military presence, Russian President Vladimir Putin will continue to provide weapons to and financially support Syrian President Bashar Assad's cash-strapped regime. Read More
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