Van Jones: Fox News Chief Roger Ailes Calling Obama Lazy 'Disgusting... Racial Charge'

Former White House Green Jobs Czar Van Jones says a controversial new biography of Fox News Chief Roger Ailes contains quotes attributed to Ailes that are tantamount to a “disgusting… racial charge” against President Barack Obama. 11 Apr 2013

Obamacare Exchanges Will Cost Double

Obamacare critics warned that President Barack Obama’s rosy $2 billion cost estimate for the government’s so-called “insurance exchanges” would likely rise. On Wednesday, they more than doubled. 11 Apr 2013

OMB: Obama First President to Spend $4 Trillion in One Year

The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released figures with President Barack Obama’s 2014 budget that reveal he will become the first president in U.S. history to spend $4 trillion in a single year. 11 Apr 2013

Reverend Wright's Daughter Indicted for Money Laundering

On Wednesday, the daughter of President Barack Obama’s former pastor, Rev. Jeremiah Wright, was indicted on charges of lying to federal authorities and money laundering. Jeri Wright was charged with seven counts of giving false testimony to a grand jury, two counts of money laundering, and two counts of making false statements to federal officers in a case involving a $1.25 million state grant for a non-profit program called “We Are Our Brother’s Keeper.” 10 Apr 2013

Sen. Sessions: Obama Budget 'Not Merely Reckless; It's Unthinkable'

On Wednesday, Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee Jeff Sessions (R-AL) said that President Barack Obama’s proposed budget would “depress the American economy under a never-ending avalanche of debt” that is “not merely reckless; it’s unthinkable.” 10 Apr 2013

GOP: Obama Budget Would Increase Debt to $25.4 Trillion

A House and Senate GOP Budget Committee analysis of President Barack Obama’s newly released budget says the plan achieves just $119 billion in net deficit reduction, not the $1.8 trillion the White House claims. The GOP analysis finds that Obama’s budget would generate $8.2 trillion in new debt, increasing total U.S. debt to $25.4 trillion over the next decade. 10 Apr 2013

Obama Budget Two Months Late, Declared Dead on Arrival

For the fourth time in his presidency, President Barack Obama submitted his budget proposal well after the legally-required February 4th deadline, angering both Republicans and Democrats who are declaring the $3.8 trillion Obama budget dead on arrival. 10 Apr 2013

HuffPo: Obama 'Largely Silent' on Poverty

On Monday, the progressive Huffington Post blasted Congress and President Barack Obama for being “missing in action” in combating the brutal effects of the Obama economy on ordinary Americans falling into poverty. 9 Apr 2013

Disability Explosion Dragging Down Economic Growth

The rapid rise in the number of Americans applying for and entering the Social Security Administration disability program has cost an estimated 0.6% of national output since the start of the recession, representing roughly $95 billion annually in lost economic growth. 9 Apr 2013

GAO Report on 'Political Intelligence' Sparks Bipartisan Call for Transparency

The bipartisan tandem of Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA) and Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-NY) say they plan to reintroduce legislation requiring political intelligence firms to register themselves publicly, similar to lobbyists. 8 Apr 2013