The number of Americans who have a job or are looking for one, known officially as the labor force “participation rate,” is at a 34-year low, but economists say even that dismal statistic does not capture the bleakness of the
National Security Agency (NSA) documents obtained by the Washington Post reveal that last year the NSA planned to open at least 4,000 probes into suspicious or abnormal staff activity “after scrutinizing trillions of employee keystrokes at work.” The Post obtained
President Barack Obama’s decision to punt a possible strike against Syria to Congress has reshuffled the congressional calculus on Washington’s looming debt-ceiling debate and made Republican concessions more likely, say GOP congressional aides. A House Republican aide told Reuters that
California is spending $45 million from now through March on a publicity campaign for Obamacare. The state will spend another $35 million through next year. The funds came from a taxpayer-funded federal grant. The Hill says California state officials decided
America’s third largest health insurer, Aetna Inc., has announced it will not sell insurance on New York’s Obamacare health insurance exchange, the fifth state the company has pulled out of in the last few weeks. The other states Aetna has
In a stunning historical error, Los Angeles Times reporters Kathleen Hennessey, Richard Simon, Alexei Koseff reported that “Democrats led the passage of civil rights legislation that marchers pushed for in 1963.” In fact, Democratic Sen. Robert Byrd (D-WV), a former
The percentage of Americans who have a job or are looking for one, known as the labor force participation rate (LFPR), has plunged to a 34-year low, according to a new report from staffing company Express Employment Professionals. “Following the Great Recession, we’ve
Germans are giving up their American email providers and opting for German-based email companies in the wake of the National Security Agency (NSA) surveillance scandal, reports Spiegel. German web hosting company 1&1, which owns email providers GMX and web.de, says
The terrorists who helped execute the Benghazi attacks that resulted in the deaths of four Americans are now training Syrian Islamist rebel groups. Veteran intelligence reporter Bill Gertz says earlier this month U.S. intelligence agencies uncovered new evidence that the
President Barack Obama claims that “for a lot of people,” Obamacare “will be cheaper than your cell phone bill.” Obama’s comments came during an exclusive interview with radio hosts Tom Joyner and Sybil Wilkes. When asked what Dr. Martin Luther
On Tuesday, Obama Treasury Secretary Jack Lew said President Barack Obama refuses to compromise or negotiate on spending cuts in exchange for an agreement to raise the nation’s $16.7 trillion debt ceiling. “The president will not negotiate conditions on the
The Department of Veterans Affairs doled out millions of dollars in bonuses to workers for “excellent” performance despite the fact that the number of veterans waiting for disability compensation has increased 2000% under President Barack Obama. A review conducted by News21
Top-secret documents obtained by The Guardian reveal the National Security Agency (NSA) paid millions of dollars to Google, Yahoo, and Microsoft to cover costs associated with the agency’s PRISM surveillance program. The revelation is the the first evidence of a
A new report indicates rising Chinese demand and America’s shale boom have placed the U.S. on pace to give up its unwelcome title of the world’s number one oil importer by 2017. “China and the US are heading in opposite directions
Obamacare is bagging Washington lobbyists big bucks as corporate clients line up to hire K Street lobbying firms made up of former government officials with high-powered connections. “After passage of major legislation, those who have networks on CapitolHill take exceedingly
With black unemployment returning to double the rate of whites, President Barack Obama told a New York town hall audience on Friday that minority populations are struggling economically in part because of past discrimination and because of “anxiety” over embracing
Delta Air Lines says Obamacare and rising medical costs will explode its healthcare expenses by $100 million. Delta executives delivered the startling statistic to Obama Administration officials in a private memorandum obtained by RedState.com. Fox News confirmed the letter’s authenticity.
Former high-ranking Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) official John C. Beale was charged on Friday with stealing $886,186 over 13 years. appropriate time we’ll need answers–a whole lot of answers.” Between 2000 and April 2013, Beale, a former deputy assistant administrator
The Nevada AFL-CIO unanimously passed a resolution Wednesday condemning the Affordable Care Act, known to its critics as Obamacare. “The unintended consequences of the ACA [Affordable Care Act] will lead to the destruction of the 40 hour work week, higher
The United Parcel Services (UPS) announced it will drop 15,000 workers’ spouses from medical insurance plans citing Obamacare as a chief reason for the decision. The Atlanta Business Chronicle reports a UPS memo sent to employees says increased medical costs “combined
Federal agents on Wednesday arrested dozens of people in Puerto Rico in what may be one of the biggest disability scam busts ever. The Puerto Rico U.S. Attorney’s Office says three doctors–Wildo Vargas, Rafael Miguez Balseiro, and Erica Rivera Castro–allegedly
A new study finds that three million young Americans would save $1,000 by forgoing the Obamacare health exchanges and instead paying the government’s penalty for being uninsured. The study, conducted by the National Center for Public Policy Research, concludes that
The Clinton Foundation has spent over $50 million on travel expenses since 2003, reports the New York Post. The Post’s analysis examined tax forms from the William J. Clinton Foundation, Clinton Global Health Initiative, and the Clinton Health Action Initiative.
Germany took steps this week toward legitimizing the Internet-based currency known as “bitcoins.” Germany’s finance minister ruled that bitcoins are considered a “unit of account” akin to a form of “private money,” reports Spiegel. Still, the paper notes that designation
A new Education Department study reveals that for the first time ever, a majority of college students (57%) now receive federal financial aid. The number of undergraduate students taking out loans has also increased from 35% to 41% over the
