He Rented Out His Condo After Losing His Job. Now Austin Wants to Ban That.

July 13, 2016
Good morning from Washington, where conservatives get a hearing on proposed protections for religious freedom while liberals complain climate change "deniers" impede action against global warming. Kelsey Harkness has one story, Nick Loris examines the other. In Dallas, President Obama's tribute to fallen police officers may not satisfy those who question his law enforcement credentials. Fred Lucas shows why. Plus: Nolan Peterson reports on an upswing in Ukraine fighting during the NATO summit, and Melissa Quinn on a man fighting for his property rights.
News He Rented Out His Condo After Losing His Job. Now Austin Wants to Ban That. Ahmad Zaatari fears he and others renting out their homes in Austin won't be able to rely on that additional income for much longer. Read More
News As Obama Speaks in Dallas, Police Groups Question His Support Critics with law enforcement backgrounds say Obama has unfairly criticized police before knowing the facts, beginning with a police officer's arrest of a Harvard professor that led to a "beer summit" at the White House and continuing with the president's commentary regarding the deaths of black men after altercations with police in Ferguson, Missouri, and in New York and Baltimore. Read More
Commentary The Left's Climate Change Hysteria Democrat senators are spinning a web of climate hysteria and economic illiteracy. Read More
News At Religious Liberty Hearing, Democrats Unlikely Backers of Atlanta Fire Chief The story of the former Atlanta fire chief who was fired from his job after publishing a book that addressed marriage and sexuality from a biblical perspective took center stage at a hearing Tuesday on Capitol Hill, with witnesses from both sides of the aisle voicing disapproval of the city's decision to terminate the decorated public servant. Read More
News While NATO Discussed Russian Aggression, Fighting Spiked in Eastern Ukraine "Russia wants to punish Ukraine for moving toward NATO and they want to make clear to NATO that they can take Ukraine any time they want," says Stephen Blank, senior fellow for Russia at the American Foreign Policy Council. "Russia's policy is to try to force Ukraine to fall apart." Read More
News The 15th Obamacare Co-Op Has Collapsed. Here's How Much Each Failed Co-Op Got in Taxpayer-Funded Loans. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has not yet said if the money given to the failed co-ops will be recouped. Read More
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