Chris Safran is a Washington Free Beacon summer intern.

Maryland Governor Fighting Cancer Responds to Allegations from Blogger that His Chemotherapy Makes Him ‘Mean’

Chris Safran
August 5, 2015 12:55 PM

Gov. Larry Hogan (R., Md.) took to Facebook to respond to a local blogger’s accusations that Hogan’s baldness and chemotherapy treatment are to blame for his policy, specifically ordering the closure of the Baltimore City Detention Center earlier this month.

Navy Lt. Cmdr. Has Not Been Charged for Discharging Weapon in Chattanooga Shooting

Four Marines and a sailor were killed in the Chattanooga attacks last July

Chris Safran
August 3, 2015 5:15 PM

Lieutenant Commander Timothy White of the United States Navy has not been charged under any punitive article of the Uniform Code of Military Justice for discharging his weapon at the scene of the Chattanooga shooting, according to a Navy news desk source.

Group Launches Campaign to Help Hispanics Earn High School Diplomas

Chris Safran
July 30, 2015 12:44 PM

A non-profit organization is working to turn around the climbing high school drop-out rate in the Hispanic community.

Cato Policy Analysis: Cut the Size and Scope of Government to Minimize Failures

Chris Safran
July 27, 2015 2:39 PM

Cutting the scope of the federal government is the first step in minimizing the failures the institution has on serving the American people, according to Chris Edwards, director of tax policy studies at the Cato Institute, a nonpartisan, public policy think-tank.

DHS Ignored 2008 Advice on Imminent EMP Disaster

Homeland Security has taken no precautions since warning of imminent electrical threat

Chris Safran
July 22, 2015 4:10 PM

The Department of Homeland Security has failed to address a single recommendation from a 2008 Critical National Infrastructures report to assess the threat of electromagnetic pulse (EMP) attacks and solar storms, according to Christopher Currie, director of homeland security and justice at the U.S. Government Accountability Office.

Federal Judge: State Department Will ‘Answer For’ Destruction of Clinton Emails

Chris Safran
July 20, 2015 3:50 PM

U.S. District Court Judge Rudolph Contreras said he was “concerned” about the preservation of crucial documents in the Hillary Clinton email acquisition process, according to documents obtained by Judicial Watch.

Hidden Camera Captures SEIU Representative Misleading Providers on Union Membership

Chris Safran
July 8, 2015 2:56 PM

Judicial Watch: Lois Lerner, DOJ Officials, and FBI Met to Plan Criminal Charges for Obama Opponents

Chris Safran
July 7, 2015 4:57 PM

Newly obtained documents from the conservative educational foundation Judicial Watch detail an official memo from October 2010 of a meeting between Lois Lerner and officials at the Department of Justice and the FBI to plan for the prosecution of targeted nonprofit organizations.

Georgia Congressional Delegation Requests a Federal Audit of Proposed State Department Facility

Chris Safran
July 6, 2015 4:43 PM

Georgia lawmakers are requesting an investigation of a State Department decision to construct a new training facility in Virginia that would cost taxpayers millions.

NORAD, US Northern Command to Participate with Mexican Air Force in Tactical Exercise

Chris Safran
June 30, 2015 10:46 AM

The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and the U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) will participate alongside the Mexican Air Force in a tactical exercise, AMALGAM EAGLE 15, to be conducted June 30 to July 2, 2015.