The White House has praised Congress for its spirit of bipartisanship and support for the administration in the wake of revelations about a massive surveillance program.
President Barack Obama’s spokesman Jay Carney today told reporters that the leaks have brought Democrats and Republicans together as allies in defending the National Security Agency (NSA) having access to the phone and Internet records of tens of millions of Americans.... Read More →
The U.S. government has been secretly manipulating online dating websites to improve outcomes for their staff.
According to a British newspaper, the NSA and other government agencies have gained direct access to the servers of OKCupid, Match.com and PlentyofFish.... Read More →
U.S. Senator John McCain called for the invasion of Hong Kong today in response to recent leaks about secret surveillance programs.
In an interview with BBC World News, the hawkish Republican said that by hosting the leaker, Edward Snowden, Hong Kong has proven itself to be an enemy of the United States.... Read More →
Newark Mayor Cory Booker saved the life of a 93-year-old nun who fell down a well today.
In a message to his Tumblr followers, the candidate for New Jersey's open U.S. senate seat says he was returning home from a fundraiser in Saddle River, N.J., when he saw the nun fall.... Read More →
On May 28th The Daily Currant published an article entitled “Gina Rinehart Calls for the Sterilization of the Poor” which referenced a Youtube video featuring Ms. Rinehart.
Like all articles we publish this article was strictly satirical in nature and not intended to be factual.... Read More →
Former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum caused controversy today by debating a group of Boy Scouts outside a supermarket in Virginia about their policy on gay rights.
In a 20-minute exchange, Santorum and a group of Scouts argued over the organization's decision to allow membership of openly gay boys - an argument Santorum reportedly lost.... Read More →
The leader of the anti-immigrant U.K. Independence Party was rushed to hospital today in Westerham, Kent, where his life was saved by an immigrant doctor from Pakistan.
According to local reports, Nigel Farage was stricken with a rare and sometimes fatal heart arrhythmia but was spared when the attending physician, Dr. Nusrat Ali Khan, successfully diagnosed and treated his condition with the proper medication.... Read More →
Republicans in the Senate today introduced a bill to abolish FEMA, the agency of the federal government which coordinates responses to natural disasters.
The proposed legislation would immediately halt all the agency's work, lay off its employees, and use the money saved to finance a tax credit for oil and gas production in national parks.... Read More →
Celebrity psychic Sylvia Browne has predicted Mitt Romney will bounce back from his 2012 presidential loss and win in 2016.
Romney will defeat Secretary of State John Kerry, who will become the Democratic Party’s presidential nominee after top contender Hillary Clinton retires from politics, Browne said.... Read More →
Toronto mayor Rob Ford has refuted allegations he was caught on tape smoking crack cocaine by claiming he has an identical twin brother.
In an interview this morning with Sun News, the embattled politician affirmed that the video was authentic but insisted that the man doing crack wasn't him.... Read More →
State legislators in North Carolina proposed a ban on teenagers using condoms, arguing their widespread use encourages "immoral behavior."
The bill, introduced by Republican leaders in the House of Representatives, would make the purchase or use of condoms by anyone under 18 years of age a crime punishable by six months in prison and 90 days of Christian missionary work.... Read More →
Congresswoman Michele Bachmann threatened to leave Minnesota today if the state goes ahead with its plans to legalize gay marriage.
In an interview with a local television station, the conservative firebrand said she believes God will destroy Minneapolis once the legislation is enacted, and wants to be far away when the reckoning happens.... Read More →
