
AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka is proposing that the national labor union become partners with the Sierra Club and the NAACP, even accepting their ranks as members of the AFL-CIO. “What we’ve been doing the last 30 years hasn’t worked real
by William Bigelow8 Aug 2013, 11:39 PM PST0

The NRA is asking the Supreme Court to strike down regulations that limit handgun purchases to persons 21 years old and up. This appeal to the nation’s highest court comes after the Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit declined
by AWR Hawkins8 Aug 2013, 10:59 PM PST0

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg’s lobbying outfit has launched a $350,000 ad buy to defend House Budget Committee chairman Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) amid his push for comprehensive immigration reform. Politico reports that Zuckerberg’s FWD.us-run group, Americans for a Conservative Direction,
by Matthew Boyle8 Aug 2013, 9:03 PM PST0

Updating our story on Attorney General Eric Holder declaring war on Texas: Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act (VRA) creates a preclearance regime, under which certain states with records of egregious racial voter discrimination cannot change any voting law
by Ken Klukowski8 Aug 2013, 8:10 PM PST0

Congress, half of the states across the nation, and many others are rallying to defend public prayer in a major case at the U.S. Supreme Court. Even the Obama administration weighed in with a surprising legal brief in what is
by Ken Klukowski8 Aug 2013, 4:08 PM PST0

Anthem Blue Cross, Aetna, United Health Group, and Humana have all decided against participating in various states’ ObamaCare health insurance exchanges. The exchanges, which are scheduled to begin operation on October 1st, will be the only place Americans can purchase
by Dr. Susan Berry8 Aug 2013, 3:18 PM PST0

San Diego Mayor Bob Filner’s (D) August 7 sexual assault deposition was postponed. The judge did not set a new date, but both sides must appear on September 16 to discuss legal issues. In July, Filner’s ex-communications director Irene McCormack
by Mary Chastain8 Aug 2013, 2:30 PM PST0

New polling data from Gallup shows that Hispanics, both those born inside U.S. and immigrants, are exponentially more likely to be Democrats than Republicans. In fact, the data show that as Hispanics become more integrated intoAmerican society (i.e., they and
by Matthew Boyle8 Aug 2013, 2:03 PM PST0

On Wednesday, America’s biggest bank by assets, J.P. Morgan, revealed that it is under federal criminal and civil investigation for actions involving mortgage-backed securities. In May, the Department of Justice (DOJ) informed J.P. Morgan that its civil division had preliminarily
by Wynton Hall8 Aug 2013, 2:02 PM PST0
(AP) Report: Fake officer stopped real police agentsLAS VEGAS, N.M.Authorities say a man driving a truck with police lights on top made a crucial misstep during a bogus police stop in northern New Mexico. Police say the two men he
by Breitbart News8 Aug 2013, 1:44 PM PST0

Allen and Debra VanHoozer aremourning the loss of their child, 24-year-old Heather, after anillegal immigrant who was not deported by U.S. authoritiesafter a series of run-ins with law enforcement. The Mexican nationalwas allowed to stay in the U.S. after numerous
by Brandon Darby8 Aug 2013, 1:42 PM PST0

The management group which tried to tell its Colo. apartment residents they could not keep weapons in their own units is as uncomfortable with the First Amendment as it is the Second. Castle Rock resident Art Dorsch, 77, told a
by Christian Toto8 Aug 2013, 1:37 PM PST0

(AP) Obama to honor Clinton, Oprah with freedom medalBy JOSH LEDERMANAssociated PressWASHINGTONFormer President Bill Clinton is headed back to the White House — just for a day — and Oprah is coming, too. Clinton and Oprah Winfrey will be among
by Breitbart News8 Aug 2013, 1:24 PM PST0

Jamiel Shaw, a Los Angeles man whose son Jamiel Shaw, Jr., was murdered by a DREAM Act-qualified illegal alien who currently sits on death row, told Breitbart News he is formally withdrawing his endorsement of the SAFE Act immigration bill
by Matthew Boyle8 Aug 2013, 1:11 PM PST0

Millikin University is standing by one of its professors even after learning that as a teenager, he shot his parents and sister, then changed his name. Dr. James St. James is chair of the Department of Behavior Sciences, and he
by Breitbart News8 Aug 2013, 12:07 PM PST0

Predictions that the United States is in danger of becoming a religious theocracy took an interesting turn on Monday when a supporter of the George Soros backed Evangelical Immigration Table invoked the Gospel in a Washington Post op-ed denouncing opponents of
by Michael Patrick Leahy8 Aug 2013, 11:40 AM PST0

After months of inaction in the wake of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) conservative targeting scandal, the IRS is now seeking to rectify delayed applications for tax-exempt status through a fast-track program that allows 501 (c)(4) organizations to receive IRS
by Wynton Hall8 Aug 2013, 11:17 AM PST0

UPDATE: The “firearm and weapons” ban for Oakwood Apartments will not be applied. Colorado’s 9News reports: “Douglas County leaders say the apartments in question are public housing and they didn’t give [Ross Management Group] permission to infringe on individual rights.”
by AWR Hawkins8 Aug 2013, 10:32 AM PST0

As we near the October 1 implementation date of ObamaCare, it is becoming increasingly clear that the federal government isn’t prepared. Late last week, HHS quietly reduced by one-third the number of hours of training required for “navigators,” individuals tasked
by Mike Flynn8 Aug 2013, 10:21 AM PST0

On Wednesday, immediately after the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) issued a proposed ruling that allowed the federal government to subsidize the health insurance premiums of Congressional staffers–even though that may not be allowed under the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare)–Sen.
by Tony Lee8 Aug 2013, 6:22 AM PST0

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) decided last year to inaugurate a $50,000 competition open to the public for ideas on how to get rid of illegal robocalls. But the FTC ignored its own judging instructions, through which an internal panel
by William Bigelow8 Aug 2013, 6:07 AM PST0

Rep. John Lewis (D-GA), who was beaten while marching for voting rights on the Edmund Pettus Bridge on “Bloody Sunday” in 1965, compared National Security Agency (NSA) leaker Edward Snowden to Gandhi and Martin Luther King. In an interview with the UK Guardian that
by Tony Lee8 Aug 2013, 6:05 AM PST0

ObamaCare requires that the government know Americans’ financial, medical, and employment information. This data should be private, yet the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) says that the Obama administration has
by Dr. Susan Berry8 Aug 2013, 5:41 AM PST0

One of the pro-amnesty “Dream 9” activists recently released from custody in Arizona appears to have worked illegally for a institutional left activist group that has used bullying activism tactics against restaurants for over a decade. An illegal alien named
by Lee Stranahan8 Aug 2013, 5:39 AM PST0