Former Montana Governor and possible Democratic U.S. Senate contender Brian Schweitzer (D) is coming under fire after FOX Business reporter David Asman revealed on Monday that Schweitzer’s PAC may have funneled money to a shell 501(c)(4) non-profit that appears to
A coalition of over two dozen leading gay and straight activists are calling on Capital One to fire spokesman Alec Baldwin in the wake of homophobic tweets the actor made last week on Twitter. “We urge all Americans to ask
Canceled fireworks displays at U.S. military bases are being blamed on sequester-related budget cuts just days after President Barack Obama pledged $7 billion in taxpayer money to fund energy initiatives in Africa. “Expect fewer patriotic displays this July 4, thanks
On October 1st, millions of Americans will be expected to begin clicking on to state healthcare exchange websites to enroll in Obamacare, an influx of web traffic and complex technological interoperability that experts say could spark a technological meltdown. “Everyone
A new study finds that students at 514 colleges and universities are more likely to default on their student loans than graduate. The non-profit Education Sector conducted the study; the group partnered with USA Today for a subsequent joint analysis
On Monday, the Huffington Post scrambled to tamp down growing opposition to America’s food stamp industrial complex–a system fueled by corporate interests who profit from the poverty programs that have exploded under President Barack Obama. In a thinly-researched lead article titled
According to a new Wall Street Journal analysis, healthy Americans may see their health insurance rates double or triple upon Obamacare’s January 2014 grand opening. Insurance premiums for sicker Americans will become less expensive as healthier Americans are forced to
In June, U.S. manufacturing hiring hit the weakest levels in almost four years. “Unfortunately on the employment side, they are not hiring,” President of Naroff Economic Advisors Joel Naroff told Reuters. “That’s not a good sign. The employment issue is key. If
President Barack Obama unveiled his “Power Africa” program on Sunday that will spent $7 billion in U.S. taxpayer money to fund a sub-Saharan Africa electricity program that will also develop geothermal, hydro, wind, and solar power. The International Energy Agency
The architect of President Barack Obama’s scandal-plagued home mortgage program is the highest-paid White House official, earning almost as much as Vice President Joe Biden, a new report reveals. Senior National Economic Council adviser Seth Wheeler makes $225,000 a year;
A new Gallup poll finds that 43% of uninsured Americans remain unaware that under Obamacare they must obtain health insurance or face fines and penalties. The poll, taken June 20-24, asked the following: “As you may know, under the terms
Lobbyists for resorts, au pair agencies, and the seafood industry successfully slipped special-interest perks into the Senate immigration bill, reports USA Today. And Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) successfully fought to include in the bill a $1.5 billion taxpayer-funded set aside
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) said on Wednesday that the immigration bill is “chockfull of de facto earmarks, pork-barrel spending and special interest sweetners” designed to buy support. One such provision involves language slipped into the bill by Sens. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and
A new Moody’s report released on Thursday finds that ten states have public pension liabilities that are as big or bigger than annual state revenues. Illinois’ pension program is the worst, with liabilities that are 241% of its revenues. That
President Barack Obama’s big global warming speech on Tuesday straddled the fence on whether he will approve the popular Keystone pipeline, leaving both supporters and opponents of the project with renewed hope that the president with side with them. Obama
General Motors Co. (GM) announced on Wednesday that it will spend $691 million to build and expand its factories in Mexico. GM Mexico President Ernest Hernandez said the move will boost Mexican employment and development. “The automotive sector is today
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) contracting official Greg Roseman invoked his Fifth Amendment rights to remain silent on Wednesday. A House Oversight Committee report released yesterday alleged he helped funnel almost $500 million in contracts to his friend, Braulio Castillo, the
In a Monday conference call with reporters, interim Internal Revenue Service (IRS) chief Danny Werfel said the IRS will suspend the use of screening criteria that was used to target conservative groups. Why the IRS is only now suspending such
With President Barack Obama’s progressive base in an uproar over the National Security Agency (NSA) domestic surveillance programs, Obama seeks to quell angst among his environmental base on Tuesday by declaring war on coal. “A war on coal is exactly
Six former Bank of America employees have filed a class action lawsuit alleging the bank instructed them to mislead home loan customers and gave workers Target and Bed Bath & Beyond gift cards and $500 monthly bonus checks for placing
An analysis by a researcher at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University finds that the Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO) claim that the Senate immigration will create a budget surplus is false due to inaccurate calculations of Social Security inputs by
Last week’s major market losses continued on Monday with the Dow Jones Industrial Average down 197 points in early trading as investors absorbed the reality that the Federal Reserve’s days of “quantitative easing” and hyper-stimulus may be coming to an
Facebook’s former security chief Max Kelly now works for the National Security Agency (NSA), reports the New York Times. Kelly, whom the Center for Responsive Politics lists as having donated $1,150 to the Obama campaign in 2008, also previously worked
On Friday, President Barack Obama announced his nomination of former top Bush Justice Department official James Comey to replace outgoing Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) Director Robert Mueller. Comey, a registered Republican, has been described by Jake Tapper as a
The six-person bipartisan Federal Election Commission (FEC) is set to receive two new commissioners at a time when the FEC has fallen under criticism for lax enforcement of campaign fundraising laws and possible foreign donations to U.S. campaigns. On Friday,
