House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) and Oversight and Government Reform National Security Subcommittee Chairman Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) sent a letter Monday to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Acting Secretary Rand Beers demanding more information about the Obama Administration’s plans
It’s become a hallmark of Barack Obama’s presidency that mistakes made by policy makers, businesses, and governments at all levels must be paid for by American taxpayers. This perverse bailout culture is again evident in ObamaCare, which we now know
(AP) Pacquiao says he is borrowing to give typhoon aidBy OLIVER TEVESAssociated PressMANILA, PhilippinesDespite returning like a hero from beating Brandon Rios over the weekend, Manny Pacquiao said Tuesday he has no money to keep his promise to help typhoon
In the wake of the deal reached in Geneva on Sunday on Iran’s nuclear program, much of the media’s initial excitement has given way to glum recognition that the agreement is little more than appeasement, inviting comparisons to the infamous
A majority of Israelis have no faith in the weekend agreement reached between Iran and the P5+1 nations. A poll published in Israel Hayom shows that 76.4 percent of Israelis “[do] not believe Iran will halt its nuclear program” as
A new CNN poll finds a dramatic reversal in the battle for Congress. A month ago, Democrats held a 50-42 advantage on a generic ballot, gauging basic party preference. The disastrous rollout of ObamaCare has driven a ten-point swing to
(AP) Senators writing new sanctions in case Iran cheatsBy BRADLEY KLAPPERAssociated PressWASHINGTONLeading Democratic and Republican senators are crafting legislation to reinstate the full force of sanctions and impose new ones if Iran doesn’t make good on its pledge to roll
President Barack Obama’s controversial deal easing sanctions on Iran is causing new rifts among Senate Democrats in a caucus struggling to hold itself together in the wake of the Obamacare fiasco. Democrats in the upper chamber who usually are unified
On Monday, Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) called on Congress to reject the pieces of a comprehensive immigration reform bill and the pathway to citizenship that President Barack Obama and a narrow group of his big-business allies want to force on
Last week, the House voted on a largely symbolic bill that merely nibbled at the edges of the problems caused by Obamacare. The Keep Your Health Plan Act attempted to fix one of the many problems caused by the President’s
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com President Obama hails historic Iran nuclear agreement Israel’s Netanyahu condemns a historic mistake Nuclear deal greeted with joy in Iran and Russia Members of Congress from both parties object to Iran deal President Obama
(AP) Defense bill caught in Congress’ political divideBy DONNA CASSATAAssociated PressWASHINGTONFor 51 years of war and peace, Republicans and Democrats rallied around a bill to pay the troops, buy ships and aircraft and set military policy. Last week, the Senate
(AP) Iowans worry about ethanol’s lost political cloutBy THOMAS BEAUMONTAssociated PressALTOONA, IowaFor decades, presidential candidates’ chances in Iowa were wounded if not doomed unless they backed federal support for ethanol, a boon to the state’s corn-growing economy. That rule of
Harvard professor and noted civil rights and international law expert Alan Dershowitz criticized the nuclear deal with Iran sharply on Sunday, saying that it “could become a Chamberlain moment” for President Barack Obama. “I don’t think that this deal was
There is no need, at this point, to belabor the problems with the Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare. Suffice it to say that millions of Americans have been negatively impacted by the new law, and that number will grow in
Pro-amnesty activists are acting “with an increased sense of urgency” these days, the New York Times‘ Ashley Parker reported on Saturday. The “urgency” of these activists is such that they are repeatedly sending the same groups of illegal aliens to
Business groups waged a fierce lobbying campaign last month to convince Republicans to re-open the government and raise the debt ceiling, but many of the most influential U.S. corporations have not cut off support to lawmakers who did not heed their
Congressman Justin Amash (R-MI) was endorsed by the conservative Club for Growth, which gives him a 100% lifetime voting scorecard rating, on October 8. However, seven Republican establishment donors who live in his western Michigan district recently endorsed his primary opponent,
(AP) Clock ticks on authority for Guantanamo detentionBy LARA JAKESAP National Security WriterGUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, CubaA persistent knock came from inside the heavy, locked cell door. A young U.S. Army guard strode over and leaned in to hear the
(AP) ACLU asks New York judge to halt NSA surveillanceBy TOM HAYSAssociated PressNEW YORKThe U.S. government’s interpretation of its authority under the Patriot Act is so broad that it could justify mass collection of financial, health and even library records
On Thursday, Senate Democrats followed through on their oft-threatened plan and invoked the “nuclear option,” ending filibusters for presidential appointments and most judicial nominations. Nominees will now require a simple majority vote for confirmation. While many on the left applaud
On Wednesday, twenty illegal immigrant “DREAMers” at a 24-hour “Hackathon” organized by Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg worked on creating technologies that they can use to promote a pathway to citizenship for themselves and pressure Congress to enact comprehensive immigration reform.
Disgraced. An embarrassment. Utter disregard for the law. Toronto’s crack mayor, Rob Ford? No. President Obama. This is a man who was granted the extraordinary luxury of attending one of the most prestigious universities in the world. He went to
On Thursday, Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) compared “climate change” to steroids in sports after Democrats on the Bicameral Task Force on Climate Change met with officials from major sports leagues like the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL and the United States
On Thursday, House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) declared that immigration reform was “absolutely not” dead this Congress at a press conference in which his staff reportedly asked Hispanic media to attend. “Is immigration reform dead? Absolutely not,” Boehner said, according
