Big Government

President Obama has bestowed $70 million to Chicago for a new “Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation Institute” program aimed at jump-starting Chicago’s tech manufacturing capabilities. The program will also come with some $250 million in private funding, but the $70

37-year-old single mom Ivette Ros is suing Wells Fargo Bank for firing her after she carried her concealed carry handgun to work at an Oldsmar, Florida, branch last year. According to The Tampa Tribune, Ros has “has three children” and “carries

Monday, Feb. 24 at 9:30 a.m., the Supreme Court will release its list of orders on a number of important cases asking for the Court’s review – including some on the Second Amendment – revealing which ones it will take. Then, at 10:00 a.m.,

CNN’s Candy Crowley hosted a round table of governors to debate everything from the death penalty to health care reform. While the governors – Dan Malloy of Connecticut, Jay Nixon of Missouri, Rick Perry of Texas, and Mike Pence of Indiana –

Establishment Republicans are still seeing the upside to New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, despite the many scandals that came to Trenton in 2014. Almost two months removed from the initial Bridgegate revelations, Christie is appearing at a Republican Governors Association

Sen. Thad Cochran’s (R-MS) spokesman says he’s voted “against amnesty in every chance he’s gotten.” However, a review of his voting record shows that’s not true. Cochran voted against an amendment to strip amnesty provisions from a 2006 bill, as

Common Core expert Dr. Sandra Stotsky told Connecticut grassroots activists against the Common Core standards that the latest “tactic” of their state legislature was to suppress debate about the standards by refusing to hear any bills whatsoever on Common Core.

A judge in Newark, New Jersey, dismissed a lawsuit against the New York City Police Department for having spied on Muslim Americans at mosques, restaurants, and schools. The judge found that spying on individuals for their Muslim faith was a logical step

One of the more persistent myths of modern politics is that Democrats are swimming against a torrent of money supporting Republicans. In the media narrative, nefarious business and monied interests subvert the democratic process by deploying millions against Democrats progressives. 

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President George W. Bush says his focus on a new initiative helping returning veterans also aids him emotionally. The George W. Bush Institute and Syracuse University are undertaking a study on issues affecting veterans who have

Speaking on February 20, House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-MD) said the mistrial over Micheal Dunn’s first-degree murder charge coupled with George Zimmerman’s innocent verdict prove it’s time for “stand your ground” laws to be “reevaluated.” One small caveat: neither

Although the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against the “good cause” requirement for concealed carry applicants on February 13, San Diego County Sheriff Bill Gore continues to require it for those applying through his departmental offices. Ironically, the Ninth

On February 18 Hempstead, Texas voter Chris Driskill was turned away from the polling place when he went to vote in the Republican primary because he was a wearing a pro-2nd Amendment t-shirt. WVUE ABC reports that the caption on

HUNTINGTON STATION, N.Y. (AP) — Officials investigating a carbon monoxide leak at a New York mall are concentrating on the heating system of the restaurant where a manager was found dead by police responding to an unrelated call. More than

Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel may face a formidable challenger when he runs for re-election in 2015: Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle. Though Preckwinkle says she will seek a second term on the county board in November, there is a

California State Assemblyman Tim Donnelly, who is one of two major Republican candidates for governor in 2014, seized on comments last week by his well-funded rival, former U.S. Treasury official Neel Kashkari, in which the latter told students in Sacramento:

CEDARVILLE, Calif. (AP) — Practically everyone in this tiny town in the high desert of northeastern California’s Surprise Valley knew Cherie Lash Rhoades. A leader of the Cedarville Rancheria, she worked in the tribe’s gas station and convenience store and

A PAC that views itself as youth-driven and grass-roots called the Liberty Action Fund is planning on throwing its support behind former Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas  and other like-minded candidates. The Liberty Action Fund is an offshoot of Young Americans

The GOP, tired of being criticized for losing to the Democrats in 2012 because they had antiquated approaches to elections, have secured the internet domain ending .gop for websites, making the websites easier to remember and find. Will Martinez, vice

Like a modern day Irwin Allen, former Vice President Al Gore brought his traveling disaster show to Kansas City. The Kansas City Star reported that Gore brought his global warming show to the Westin Crown Center ballroom on February 22

The Food and Drug Administration was given permission by Congress in 2010 to regulate practices on farms across the nation. Now small farms, many of whom use organic farming techniques, are finding that the methods they have been using for

Here comes the polar vortex one more time to remind the Midwest and eastern United States that winter is not quite over. Weather prognosticators are saying that signs point to a third appearance of the dreaded polar vortex to hit