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Wednesday, January 20
Facebook Cracks Down on 'Extremist Speech'
In an effort to tackle "extremist speech" online, Facebook has announced the launch of a new campaign against hate speech called the "Online Civil Courage Initiative." The announcement came Monday night as Facebook's COO Sheryl Sandberg told a gathered crowd in Berlin, supported by the German Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection. MORE
Obama’s Gun Orders Hit With First Lawsuit
President Obama is facing the first court challenge over his executive action on guns. On the same day the Supreme Court agreed to hear a challenge to Obama’s action on immigration, the conservative advocacy group Freedom Watch announced it is filing a lawsuit against the controversial gun orders. MORE
Inspector General: Clinton Emails Had Intel From Most Secretive, Classified Programs
Hillary Clinton's emails on her unsecured, homebrew server contained intelligence from the U.S. government's most secretive and highly classified programs, according to an unclassified letter from a top inspector general to senior lawmakers. Fox News exclusively obtained the letter, sent Jan. 14 from Intelligence Community Inspector General I. Charles McCullough III. It indicates a level of classification beyond even “top secret,” the label previously given to two emails found on her server. MORE
Poll: 80 Percent of Women Support Late-Term Abortion Bans
Over 80 percent of women say they would ban late-term abortion and restrict abortion to the first three months of pregnancy, a new survey finds. According to a new Marist poll commissioned by the Knights of Columbus, 81 percent of Americans---including 82 percent of women and 66 percent of abortion supporters---say abortion should be banned after the first trimester of a pregnancy. MORE
Burqa-clad Special Ops Raid ISIS Bunker, Kill Chief
Burqa-clad special operations forces from Britain’s Special Air Service raided a bunker on the Islamic State group’s home turf and killed a terror chief. An eight-man squad went behind enemy lines in Raqqa, Syria, earlier this month and posed as ISIS wives before taking out a high-value target. MORE
Could College Kids Be Rand Paul’s Saving Grace In Iowa?
Presidential hopeful Rand Paul has largely been seen as an underdog during the Republican 2016 presidential primary---but his team says the support he’s garnered from the younger demographic may lead to some surprises in the early states. MORE