The Chinese government has been active in trying to influence U.S. elections and officials for decades, and a new Government Accountability Institute (GAI) study found possible ties between those connected to Chinese business interests and a mysterious website unaffiliated with
Mitt Romney’s debate performance has propelled him past President Barack Obama in the polls in Colorado and nationally, according to post-debate polls conducted by Gravis Marketing and Clarus Research, respectively. Romney leads Obama by one point (47% to 46%) in
President Barack Obama’s campaign officials may have violated the Federal Election Campaign Act, which makes it illegal to knowingly solicit donations from foreigners by aggressively sending fundraising e-mails to foreign nationals. The solicitations direct to the campaign’s official donation page
The liberal columnist Dana Milbank, who writes for The Washington Post, blamed President Barack Obama for Obama’s poor debate performance against Mitt Romney. Milbank cited the lack of solo press conferences Obama has held along with the “yes men” that surrounding the President.
The Internet and social media sites like Facebook and Twitter have democratized elections, made the world more interconnected, and allowed the velocity of information to be faster than ever before. But an extensive eight-month investigation by the Government Accountability Institute
Center-right economist Douglas Holtz-Eakin, who is also a former Congressional Budget Office (CBO) director, said on CNN’s “State of the Union” on Sunday that September’s 7.8% unemployment rate was a “statistical anomaly” but not a “conspiracy.” “The numbers were collected
On Sunday, a 60 Minutes investigation into the Chinese telecommunications and technology company Huawei revealed how the Chinese government could exploit the company’s increasing presence in the United States to spy on U.S. businesses and intelligence networks. The report noted
Bill Clinton, President Barack Obama, and liberal think tanks have claimed Mitt Romney’s plan to cut tax rates across the board by 20 percent is bad arithmetic, but a Princeton economics professor, Harvey Rosen, examined Romney’s proposals in a paper and concluded Romney’s
Hospitals who re-admit patients within 30 days after they were discharged will now have to, under an Obamacare provision, pay fines as of October 1, 2012, which could force hospitals to slash programs that help the elderly, the poor, and
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) paid Chicago consultants over $200,000 in taxpayer money to put on diversity training workshops that included activities in which employees were instructed to chant “our forefathers were illegal immigrants.” The government watchdog group
Amidst reports President Barack Obama’s campaign has tried to block national outlets from publishing stories about a potential campaign finance scandal, the Obama campaign announced on Twitter Saturday it raised $181 million in September in conjunction with the Democratic National
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) reported on Friday that the budget deficit for 2012 was $1.1 trillion and was only $200 billon less than 2011’s deficit because Oct.1, 2011 fell on a weekend. The Hill noted, “without the assistance from the
Professional athletes rarely take public stands on political issues, but Maryland’s gay marriage initiative has pitted two Baltimore Ravens football players — Matt Birk and Brendon Ayanbadejo — against each other. Another football player, Minnesota Vikings punter Chris Kluwe, has
On the day the national unemployment rate was cut to 7.8 percent, Americans For Prosperity (AFP) on Friday released what may be one of the most attention-grabbing and unconventional ads of the 2012 election cycle. The ad is titled “Dinner Table” and
A new Reuters analysis finds that between 2006 and 2010, the federal government — through Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac — guaranteed about three in four mortgages in some of the nation’s most exclusive zip codes such as Santa Clara
President Barack Obama may have already been rattled, as Sarah Palin suggested on Thursday, in the days leading up to his disastrous debate with Mitt Romney on Wednesday because of a potential campaign finance scandal. But even if the Obama
After President Barack Obama on Wednesday said he and Mitt Romney had “somewhat” similar positions on Social Security, he was attacked from those in his left flank who do not want to discuss even the most sensible of plans to
Mitt Romney leads President Barack Obama in two post-debate polls in Virginia, showing Romney’s dominating performance over Obama during Thursday’s debate has given him momentum in one of the most important 2012 swing states. A Rasmussen Reports poll showed Romney
The Illinois political director of President Barack Obama’s campaign allegedly threatened a Chicago NAACP official because he did not support Obama’s reelection campaign. David Lowery, the president of the South Suburban Branch of the NAACP, alleged to CBS Chicago that
The Obama camp had the most profitable fundraising month in 2012 election cycle yet. The campaign raised more than $150 million in September, shattering its August record of $114 million. The Wall Street Journal reported the Obama campaign’s fundraising haul on
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) may have violated the Senate’s ethics rules when his office issued a press release to attack Mitt Romney’s position on taxes. The Washington Free Beacon notes Reid’s offices issued a press release on Reid’s
President Barack Obama’s campaign raised more than $150 million in September, which was a record haul for the 2012 cycle, but the campaign may be actively trying to block a story in the works about a “blockbuster donor scandal” that
President Barack Obama’s debate performance on Wednesday was so lackluster and listless that it overshadowed all his bold and audacious lies. These lies have since been fact-checked and recognized, even by the liberals in mainstream media organizations. Here are Obama’s
Rep. Allen West (R-FL) ran a devastating commercial against Democrat Patrick Murphy that contrasted West’s military service with Murphy’s arrest outside a Florida nightclub. The arrest took place on the day West had received deployment orders. Now, the Democratic Congressional
Still flustered and rattled after being defeated by Romney in the first presidential debate, President Barack Obama announced in Denver today that the best way to maintain a strong and thriving middle class was to export more jobs. Obama made
