In last November’s midterm election, the Republican Party won in a historic landslide, but in an op-ed, Mitch McConnell, the Senate’s new Republican Majority Leader, has proclaimed himself “ready to work with Obama.”
After enticing states into a binding promise to develop their student databases, President Obama now says he will call for legislation that will protect students from commercial data mining.
Monday at the Heritage Action for America’s second annual policy summit, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) said President Barack Obama’s lackadaisical attitude toward radical Islam, as demonstrated by his failure to attend the Paris unity march, “encourages radical Islamic terrorists.” Cruz
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) is strongly opposed to Lazard investment banker Antonio Weiss getting a senior spot with the US Treasury Department. To avoid a bruising confirmation that may have bolstered Warren’s profile at the expense of the Obama White House, Weiss has asked that his name be withdrawn and is settling for a less lofty spot.
On Monday’s “Special Report” on the Fox News Channel, National Journal Senior Political Columnist and Editorial Director Ron Fournier argued that the Obama administration has “probably the worst communications shop in the history of White Houses” in response to the decision
CNN Senior White House Correspondent Jim Acosta reported that “Secret Service officials said they had agents on the ground in Paris just in case” on Monday’s “Situation Room” on CNN. Acosta reported that “the White House suggested the security needs
Monday on CNN, senior political correspondent Brianna Keilar said the White House admitting it was a mistake President Obama did not attend the unity march in Paris on Sunday reflected the president’s disinterest in terror as a political issue. Keilar
Monday during the White House press briefing, in defending his predecessor Jay Carney for questioning in the judgment of Charlie Hebdo publishing anti-Islamic cartoons in 2012, White House press secretary Josh Earnest refused to say there is an absolute right to freedom of
Monday at the White House press briefing, press secretary Josh Earnest admitted the Obama administration made a mistake by saying, “We should have sent someone with a higher profile.” Earnest was referring to the Paris unity march attended by dozens
CNN Political Commentator and former White Press Secretary Jay Carney dodged on whether he had ever admitted the White House made a mistake during his time as Press Secretary on Monday’s “Wolf” on CNN. When Carney was asked “did you
In an appearance on CNN on Monday, former White House press secretary Jay Carney fielded questions from Jake Tapper over the Obama administration’s decision not to send a high-ranking White House official to Paris for the rally on Sunday protesting
Monday on NBC’s “Today,” network correspondent and MSNBC host Andrea Mitchell criticized President Barack Obama’s “stunning absence,” at the Paris unity march Sunday. Partial transcript as follows: MITCHELL: Good morning, Savannah. That was a stunning absence. Just look at the pictures
“We are Charlie!” the leaders of the civilized world declared in Paris on Sunday. “I am off the clock,” muttered Barack Obama.
On Monday’s “America’s Newsroom” on the Fox News Channel, former U.S. Army Lt. Col. Ralph Peters, a Fox News contributor, scolded President Barack Obama for his absence at yesterday’s rally in Paris to show support in defiance of Islamic terrorism
By some reports, Democrats may attempt to use the terror attacks in Paris to try and stop the Republicans from using budget negotiations for the Department of Homeland Security as a means to put a crimp in the President’s amnesty plans.
There isn’t much for the United States in any of President Obama’s lame-duck fire-sale deals with foreign dictators. One of the very, very few things Cuba was expected to do, in exchange for billions of dollars pumped into the Castro’s pockets by relaxed U.S. sanctions, was release some of the political prisoners rotting in its dungeons.
The White House claimed last week that President Barack Obama’s proposed “free” community college for everyone proposal would cost U.S. taxpayers at least $60 billion over the next 10 years were it to pass. But as the New York Times pointed out on Friday, community college is already tuition-free for millions of students.
President Obama touted his successes in economic growth, increasing the number of insured under the Affordable Care Act, and cutting the deficit during his weekly address on Saturday. Transcript as Follows: “Hi, everybody. About a year ago, I promised that
Prosecutors at the Obama Justice Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have recommended bringing felony charges against four-star General David Petraeus for allegedly providing his then-mistress Paula Broadwell with classified information during his tenure as CIA director, reports the New York Times.
House Republicans claim that next week they’ll vote on a plan to block some parts of President Obama’s executive actions on immigration, but the president has insisted that he will veto any bills that make it to his desk that might curtail his amnesty plans.
Freshman Rep. Ryan Zinke (R-MT), a former Navy commander and Congress’ only SEAL veteran, said Obama’s foreign policy fueled the terrorist attack on the Paris offices of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo that left 12 people dead on Wednesday.
Friday, while speaking at Pellissippi State Community College in Knoxville, TN, President Barack Obama said free community college should be a right for everyone. Obama said, “Today I’m announcing an ambitious new plan to bring down the cost of community college in
As President Obama expresses his desire to further increase the federal government’s role in education, the education leader of a prominent black pastor’s organization tells Breitbart News more federal government is not what lower income and minority students need. Instead, parents and strong communities – such as the kind that existed before integration – are what will sustain student achievement. “Neighborhood schools before integration worked well because students made important connections with the school family and their community, despite the access and equity issues of the day,” Dr. Deborah De Sousa Owens observes.
With the holiday season behind us, many Americans are vowing to eat better and get in shape. And the federal government is, as it is in so many other ways, only too happy to help. The White House has unveiled Debra Eschmeyer, co-founder of the group FoodCorps, as executive director of Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move!” program. The title of senior policy adviser for nutrition policy has also been bestowed upon Eschmeyer.
In Tennessee today, the White House announced its desire to make two years of community college free for any American who wants it, with the cost being shared by federal and state governments, 75%/25% respectively. The concept is said to be
