White House Spokesman Jay Carney: Obama Won’t Use Drones Against Americans on US Soil

President Obama does not have the authority to order lethal drone strikes against Americans on US soil, the White House announced today in response to Sen. Rand Paul’s epic filibuster. Politico reports that White House Press Secretary Jay Carney announced what appeared to be a reversal of Attorney General Eric Holder’s earlier assertion that the president could authorize the [...]