Obamacare was signed into law four years and eight months ago, yet the highly unpopular program’s back-end computer systems still remain unbuilt. The problem is so bad, health officials have been forced to perform some verifications by hand. “Health insurers
A new Gallup poll finds that President Barack Obama’s approval rating with working-class white Americans has fallen to just 27 percent, a record-low for his presidency. Among whites who’ve graduated college, Obama’s approval stands at 41%, also a new low
President Barack Obama’s split-screen moment Monday night is a piece of iconography that will endure, a crystalizing meta-message that visually communicated the federal government’s impotence and Obama’s irrelevance. Even as Obama spoke a little after 10 p.m. ET Monday night
Over 1,000 protestors swarmed the Brooklyn Bridge and blocked traffic Monday night as rage from Ferguson, Missouri, rolled across the nation. Early Tuesday morning, NBC New York reported that “hundreds of other protestors” also took another bridge: Hundreds of other
The Obama administration is seeking “suggestions” on how to increase “transparency, ownership, and accountability” for Obamacare in the wake of its admission that it fudged Obamacare enrollments by 1.3 million. On Sunday evening, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Sylvia
President Barack Obama’s much-touted 8 million Obamacare enrollment number was inflated by 1.3 million, the Obama administration now admits. “The mistake we made is unacceptable,” tweeted Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Sylvia Burwell. “I will be communicating that clearly
Obamacare customers enrolled in the most popular health plans will experience an average 10% premium spike in 2015, a new analysis by Avalere Health finds. The rate hike may come as a surprise to many Obamacare customers whose plans will
The Obama administration threatened to cut Maine’s food stamp funding on Thursday over its law requiring welfare recipients to show their photo ID when receiving their taxpayer-funded benefits. In a letter to Maine officials, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which
All 50 U.S. states, including President Barack Obama’s home state of Hawaii, dropped to freezing or below on Tuesday, reports the National Weather Service. Hawaii’s dormant volcano, Mauna Kea, experienced 30 F to 32 F temperatures. In New York, western
On Monday, President Barack Obama announced the release of a global warming “toolkit,” one day before all 50 U.S. states fell below freezing temperatures. The White House says its “resilience toolkit” is an extension of Obama’s “Climate Action Plan” released last year
A joint study by Gallup and the Walk Free Foundation finds that the global scourge of slavery has now grown to include 35.8 million adults and children worldwide. The landmark 81-page report, titled “The Global Slavery Index 2014,” is the first index of
A Gallup poll released on Monday finds the lowest-ever support for Obamacare, President Barack Obama’s signature achievement. Just 37% of Americans support Obamacare, while a full 56% disapprove. Nonwhite support for Obamacare has fallen below 60% for the first time,
As Democrats race to distance themselves from disgraced Obamacare architect Jonathan Gruber and his disparaging remarks about “the stupidity of the American voter,” a 2013 Senate hearing transcript reveals top Democrat Sen. Tom Carper (D-DE) lauded Gruber as a “very smart”
A new Bloomberg Global Poll of international investors finds deflation fears rising and optimism about the world economy at the worst levels in two years. Nearly two-thirds of investors said the euro zone’s economy is growing worse. The poll also
A forthcoming inspector general’s report reveals lax judges wrongfully doled out disability checks that cost U.S. taxpayers $2 billion, and a projected $300 million more next year. The Social Security Administration report says the agency’s lackluster oversight of judges who
A new Gallup poll finds that Americans favor Republicans determining the nation’s future trajectory over President Barack Obama by 17 percentage points. When asked, “Who do you want to have more influence over the direction the nation takes in the
Martin Greenfield is regarded as America’s greatest living suit maker. A Holocaust survivor, Mr. Greenfield is the tailor to America’s most powerful and influential men. Breitbart News interviewed Mr. Greenfield about his new book, Measure of Man: From Auschwitz Survivor
Democratic donors may be among the midterm election’s biggest losers, as figures from the Center for Responsive Politics reveal Democrat-aligned groups spent $1.64 billion dollars, a sum nearly equal to that of Republican-aligned groups who spent $1.75 billion. Among election
With the U.S. Senate now firmly in Republican control, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) has canceled advertising for embattled Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu before her December runoff against Republican Rep. Bill Cassidy. The DSCC’s canceled advertising was supposed to
In an eyebrow-raising Wednesday press conference, President Barack Obama appeared unapologetic to fellow Democrats for Tuesday’s historic midterm election losses — losses many in the president’s own party attribute directly to him. “I’m having a great time!” Obama said with
In a Wednesday press conference, President Barack Obama eschewed responsibility for massive Democratic losses in Tuesday’s historic midterm election victory. At one point, when answering a reporter’s suggestion that the president should meet with the press more regularly, Obama glibly
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) blasted President Barack Obama Tuesday night in the wake of a devastating Democratic defeat in the midterm elections. “It doesn’t make sense that we have to fight so hard against our own government and our own
“I don’t really care to be president without the Senate,” Obama reportedly conceded in June. Political analysts, and even some Democratic insiders, have long questioned whether President Barack Obama’s frequent golf outings and extended vacations are further evidence that he has checked
In the wake of historic congressional midterm losses that cost Democrats control of the U.S. Senate, President Barack Obama’s inner circle says he remains defiant and unwilling to face the seismic post-election reality. “He doesn’t feel repudiated,” an Obama aide
On Election Day Tuesday, President Barack Obama sought to blunt criticism that his unpopular presidency and unpopular policies are to blame for looming Democratic midterm election losses. “This is probably the worst possible group of states for Democrats since Dwight
