1776 COALITION 08/17/2015

	Not Even Congress Can Stop Obama’s Iran Nuclear Deal WASHINGTON — The September vote on the Iran nuclear deal is billed as a titanic standoff between President Barack Obama and Congress. Yet even if lawmakers reject the agreement, it's not game-over for the White House. A congressional vote of... Read More

	Number of Hillary Clinton’s emails flagged for classified data grows to 60 as review continues While media coverage has focused on a half-dozen of Hillary Rodham Clinton’s personal emails containing sensitive intelligence, the total number of her private emails identified by an ongoing State Department review as having contained classified data has ballooned to 60,... Read More

	Planned Parenthood videos spur 200 rallies nationwide to defund abortion provider Spurred by a series of undercover videos exposing the harvesting and distribution of post-abortive fetal body parts, pro-life activists are organizing more than 200 rallies at Planned Parenthood clinics and a coast-to-coast effort to reach members of Congress at their... Read More

	Scott Walker greenlights $250 million in taxpayer funds for NBA arena, angers fiscal conservatives Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker will sign legislation Wednesday committing state taxpayers to pony up $250 million to help build the Milwaukee Bucks a new basketball arena, drawing fire from tea party leaders, who say it undercuts his claims to be... Read More

	Celebrities call for removal of Confederate emblem from Mississippi flag A Confederate battle is brewing in Mississippi. A cadre of athletes, authors, actors, musicians, business leaders and judges signed a letter calling for the removal of the Confederate insignia from the state’s flag. The letter appeared in a full-page ad... Read More

	Ecuador’s new virtual currency is a source of pride, worry QUITO, ECUADOR | Jaime Rojas keeps his antiquated cellphone on the dashboard of his taxi. He can’t use it to play games or check Facebook, but his “dumb phone” has recently become a powerful tool: He can use it to... Read More