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Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, who used his authority to permit the implementation of Obamacare, robbing Americans of their freedom and their money, used his end-of-the-year report to lament the effect of sequestration on the judicial system. Calling for

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) improperly spent $6.2 billion in taxpayer funds in 2013 including $2.6 billion erroneously spent on Food Stamp benefits, according to its latest agency financial report.   USDA’s improper payments amount to the same amount

The year 2013 was an important one at the U.S. Supreme Court in the life of this nation, coming on the heels of another blockbuster year in 2012. Breitbart News offers a perspective on the Court’s year in review. Supreme

The fight against the crippling regulations imposed by Barack Obama and the Environmental Protection Agency on the coal industry is ratcheting to a higher level now that the regulations are soon to be imposed. Obama has said he wants to

(AP) Congress letting 55 tax breaks expire at year endBy STEPHEN OHLEMACHERAssociated PressWASHINGTONIn an almost annual ritual, Congress is letting a package of 55 popular tax breaks expire at the end of the year, creating uncertainty _ once again _

According to Democrat folklore, a national campaign to boost the minimum wage in 2006 swept them into power in Congress. Six states, which all had a number of competitive races, had initiatives on the ballot to hike the state minimum

A whistleblower who had helped expose misconduct by Hillary Clinton’s security detail had his Gmail account hacked and key evidence against State Department officials deleted, according to an exclusive New York Post report. Diplomatic Security Service criminal investigator Richard Higbie

The past year has by far been the best for the Tea Party movement in its short history. In 2013, the five-year old conservative grassroots upsurge has grabbed Washington, D.C. by the collar, tearing the city colloquially known as “Boomtown”

On Saturday, the Democratic National Committee tried to raise money off of President Barack Obama’s possible impeachment by blasting out a fundraising email–with a subject line of “impeachment”–in which it quoted Republicans discussing the “I-word.” The e-mail implied Republicans would

(AP) GOP governors defend edge over Democrats in 2014By THOMAS BEAUMONTAssociated PressDES MOINES, IowaRepublicans swept into governorships on a tea-party fueled wave of discontent four years ago, taking over statehouses long governed by Democrats with promises of conservative economic and

Two days after President Barack Obama signed a budget compromise that slashed pension benefits for military veterans, retired Marine Jessie Jane Duff blasted Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) for his “outrageous attitude” toward the sacrifices those in the armed forces have

On Saturday, an estimated 1.3 million long-term unemployed Americans will lose their unemployment insurance benefits. For the first time since 2008, Congress failed to extend the benefits went it passed a budget just before Christmas. The Obama Administration has warned

(AP) ACLU will appeal NY NSA phone surveillance rulingBy LARRY NEUMEISTERAssociated PressNEW YORKA civil rights lawyer says the American Civil Liberties Union is very disappointed that a New York judge has found that a government program that collects millions of

In the days before Christmas, Mary Williams Walsh of The New York Times wrote several important news stories about the bankruptcy of the City of Detroit.  She described how the nation’s largest banks have used the bogey man known as

The Republican establishment and outside groups like Karl Rove’s American Crossroads and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce are trying to blunt the influence of conservatives inside and outside of Congress to make it easier to pass amnesty. According to a

Next week, homeowners who are “underwater” on their mortgages and have received relief from their banks may face tax increases if Congress does not extend a law that provides relief. Homeowners who are “underwater” or have negative equity in their

A pre-Christmas CNN/ORC poll conducted from December 16-19 reveals that the GOP now has a growing lead in the 2014 Congressional elections. The GOP received 49% of the votes in the poll, while the Democrats sank to 44%. A CNN