Tony Lee

The Commerce Department reported on Monday that U.S. retail sales fell for the third consecutive month in June  — the first time sales have fallen three months in a row since 2008 —  even though economists had forecast a .2%

A new McClatchy-Marist poll found that a majority of Americans (52% to 43%) — across nearly all income levels and ethnic groups — wants the Bush tax cuts extended for everyone, including for those who have incomes above $250,000.  The

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) raised $25 million to win reelection in 2010 and once referred to then-candidate Barack Obama as a “light-skinned” African American “with no Negro dialect, unless he wanted to have one.” But on the Senate

Mitt Romney’s campaign knew they would have to deal with Sarah Palin at the convention. On one hand, they should have known that 2012 will be a so-called “base election” in which the side that best mobilizes its base wins.

Much has been written about how public sector unions, bloated pension plans, government waste, and poor fiscal planning led to California cities like Stockton, Mammoth Lakes, and San Bernardino to end up bankrupt. Many other California cities — especially in

A new Mason-Dixon poll of Florida voters found an overwhelming majority (82%) of Floridians support laws that require voters to present Photo IDs at the polls and a majority (54%), including 60% of Hispanics, favor Florida Gov. Rick Scott’s plans

In the first part of the his interview with CBS, President Barack Obama said his only regret during his first term was not selling his unpopular policies better to the American people. In the second part of the interview in

Sarah Palin boldly, clearly and sharply articulated the stakes in the 2012 election on Saturday when she addressed a “Patriots in the Park” Tea Party event. The event took place in Michigan and was sponsored by the Michigan branch of

Democrats and an increasing number of Republicans are calling on Mitt Romney to release his tax returns. The liberal website TalkingPointsMemo (TPM) suggests the person to watch is disgraced former McCain 2008 campaign manager Steve Schmidt. Schmidt has seen 20

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), as a former boxer, should know that Nevada Rep. Shelley Berkley (D) is on the ropes.  The House Oversight Committee voted unanimously to launch a formal investigation into the myriad of ways Berkley has

The Hill reports that Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) urged Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) to allow a vote on the defense authorization bill on Thursday, saying the Senate could fail to pass a defense authorization bill for the first

President Barack Obama, aided by the mainstream media, has distorted the facts to paint Mitt Romney as a cruel outsourcer of American jobs.  Obama and the media were called out by the Republican National Committee, which created a website to

Newly-elected Louisiana Tea Party Congressman Jeff Landry showed he was of a different breed when he held up a sign that said “drilling=jobs” during President Barack Obama’s 2011 jobs speech to a joint session of Congress. The gesture angered liberals

Sarah Palin endorsed Rep. Sandy Adams (R-FL) yesterday in her contentious and contested primary to represent Florida’s newly-drawn 7th Congressional District. Adams is running against establishment Republican and John Boehner ally, Rep. John Mica. The primary is August 14.  Palin

President Barack Obama’s Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today released an official policy directive rewriting the welfare reform law of 1996. According to an analysis by The Heritage Foundation the official policy directive “guts the federal work requirements that

Texas Republican Senate candidate Ted Cruz leads David Dewhurst in two new polls released by independent polling organizations on Thursday. Cruz, in both polls, was powered by his overwhelming support among the conservative Tea Party voters who dominate low-turnout GOP

Nevada Democrat Rep. Shelley Berkley is under investigation by the House Ethics Committee for using her position in Congress to directly favor legislation that would benefit her — and her husband — financially.  Berkley is running to unseat Nevada’s Republican

The Federal Reserve may be open to another round of stimulus as the economy goes further into the doldrums. According to The Hill, minutes from the last meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) released Wednesday suggest that “a

Mitt Romney’s campaign insisted that his immigration plan would allow young illegal immigrants who join the U.S. military to stay in the country. Everyone else found to be in the country illegally would have to go back to their country

The Postal Service is losing $25 million a day and needs to cut $22.5 billion in costs by 2016. The House still will fail to pass postal reform before the August recess.  The House bill would, according to The Hill,

Rep. Jesse Jackson’s office revealed on Wednesday night that the Illinois Democrat is being treated for a “mood disorder,” but the vagueness of this revelation is unlikely to bridge the division among Democrats about what the proper way for Jackson