Rep. Markwayne Mullin

WASHINGTON – Congressman Markwayne Mullin (OK-02) today voted for H.R. 240, the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, which aims to reverse the president’s executive power grab on immigration.

The second-term lawmaker has been an outspoken opponent of the president’s immigration efforts, calling the plan an abuse of power.

“When the president announced that the White House would act unilaterally on immigration, he took a step that was constitutionally questionable and entirely unacceptable,” said Mullin. “Oklahomans are fed up with these abuses of power and want to see our nation’s laws enforced.”
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TownHall.com is reporting that in the past hour the Twitter account belonging to U.S. Central Command was hacked by someone or a group of individuals claiming to be from ISIS.

A series of tweets were sent out with sensitive information about U.S. military strategy toward North Korea and China. The tweets also threatened military personnel and their families. The information that was posted on the account has been verified by intelligence sources as real information hacked directly from CENTCOMM, meaning this wasn’t simply a hack of a Twitter account, but against CENTCOMM itself.
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Updated: The world noticed as U.S. officials, including Eric Holder who was in the city at the time, deliberately refused to attend a Paris rally to denounce a wave of terrorism in Paris. U.S. Attorney General Holder did not join world leaders such as German Chancellor Angela Merkel, British Prime Minister David Cameron, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas.

Think about that for a moment, both the top official of Israel and the leader of the Palestinians march together against terrorism and America sends only a political hack ambassador.

Is this the meaning of President Obama’s words when he said he would be “leading from behind” or did his friends in the Muslim Brotherhood not give him permission to attend? Continue reading →

Sen. James Lankford

WASHINGTON, DC— Senator James Lankford (R-OK) today co-sponsored the “Local Leadership in Education Act,” a bill that would protect states and local school districts from increased federal intrusion. This is Lankford’s first legislation co-sponsorship as a United States Senator.

“It is time for a major re-write of No Child Left Behind and the return of state innovation in education.

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Graphic: Sky News

Sky News is reporting that after breaking cover and a highway police chase, the Paris terror suspects are holed up at an industrial building near Charles de Gaulle airport with a hostage and have told police they are ready to “die as martyrs”. Another group of attackers are holed up in a kosher supermarket.

One of the “heavily armed” Kouachi brothers turned up at a printing factory wearing black combat gear and a bulletproof vest and claimed to be a police officer. He then told a worker: “Get out of here, we don’t kill civilians.”
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