The Obama administration and the gun control caucus in Congress will likely fail to enact any new legislation–except, perhaps, for a law to provide for “universal” background checks for gun purchases (i.e. covering private sales or transfers in addition to
While there is debate over reports suggesting a sudden increase in homeschooling since the Newtown shooting, the number of homeschooling families is undeniably growing consistently every year. In an interview with Jeremiah Lorrig, spokesman for the Homeschool Legal Defense Association (HSLDA),
February 4 is here, and surprise of surprises, Barack Obama, for the fourth time in five years, has missed the deadline for submitting a budget. Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.), who is in the middle of submitting a budget of his
When Republicans caved on budget negotiations, endorsing the president’s plan to impose massive tax increases while making no commitments on spending cuts, some might have been tempted to think that this was an isolated incident – perhaps a winter flu
(AP) Obama to campaign for gun proposals in MinnesotaBy JULIE PACEAP White House CorrespondentWASHINGTONThe fate of his gun proposals on Capitol Hill uncertain, President Barack Obama is seeking to rally support from the public and law enforcement community for his
(AP) Boehner steadies GOP team, reframes deficit debateBy CHARLES BABINGTONAssociated PressWASHINGTONHouse Speaker John Boehner has shored up his political clout after a shaky month, persuading his Republican caucus to pick its fights with Democrats more strategically. His impressive rebound, aided
UPI_ “Fiscal cliff” averted (sort of). Check. Debt ceiling postponed. Check. Credit rating reduction avoided. Check. Economy apparently stabilized for now. Check. Deficit reduction? Hmmmm. The partisan arguments that characterized discussions related to averting the fiscal cliff and vanished when
The New Jersey Chamber of Commerce hosted their 76th annual gathering at Washington, DC’s Wardman Marriott on Thursday night. Known as the “Walk To Washington,” the evening focused around the state’s disaster recovery efforts post-Super Storm Sandy. Media listened intently
Before the Sept. 11, 2012 attack on the Benghazi consulate took place, the State Dept. couldn’t pass up a chance to publicize the names and faces of Diplomatic Security (DS) agents in country. However, since the attack that claimed Ambassador
Heartwarming education news from America’s most exclusive institution of higher learning: 125 Harvard students have been implicated for cheating on a class exam, leading to the expulsion of as many as 60. And, to the astonishment of absolutely nobody, the class was…
Hollywood Democrats aren’t happy that one half of Congress remains out of their control. So a gaggle of big name celebrity donors, including Barbra Streisand, convened at the home of liberal activist/producer Norman Lear to plot a comeback strategy and
With the economy on the rocks, unemployment up to 7.9 percent again, 8.5 million more Americans outside the labor force now than there were in January 2009, and gas prices set to jump, the US Senate is placing its laserlike
Last Friday, the Obama campaign fired up its vaunted voter machine and urged supporters to call Congress in support of gun control. The email alert to Obama’s list of more than 20 million supporters was intended to flood Congress with
After President Barack Obama signed an executive action that made some illegal immigrants eligible for temporary work permits, the White House is now blaming the Obama administration’s record number of deportations on Congress. Regarding the 1.5 illegal immigrants the Obama
It turns out that the Affordable Care Act, which is also known as Obamacare, is not so affordable after all. Nearly 500,000 children, under Obamacare, will still lack health insurance because many poor families will not qualify to get government
In January 2012, the online world was ablaze with news that Congress was taking up controversial legislation intended to address internet piracy, the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), but which critics derided for giving the government even more powers to
(AP) Congress sends Obama bill to raise debt ceilingBy ANDREW TAYLORAssociated PressWASHINGTONCongress passed must-do legislation Thursday to permit the government to borrow hundreds of billions of dollars more to meet its obligations, averting a first-ever government default that had loomed
Reps. Darrell Issa (R-CA) and Elijah Cummings (D-MD) criticized the NFL Players Association union for being a roadblock to human growth hormone testing and suggested Congress may ask players to testify before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. Issa,
SENATOR HARRY REID: Mr. President, just a brief comment on my friend, the Republican leader’s, statement. He continues bad-mouthing the recovery . We are in a recovery. The moral of the fourth quarter is a repudiation of the Republican playbook.
Federal Election Commission records show that Dr. Salomon Melgen, the Miami ophthalmologist connected to New Jersey Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez’s alleged prostitution scandal, has financed several high-ranking politicians from both political parties. Over the years, Melgen and his wife Flor
Apparently, gun downed honor student Hadiya Pendleton was in the “wrong place at the wrong time.” Newser: The Chicago teen who was killed days after performing in President Obama’s inauguration may have simply been in the “wrong place at the
In an opinion piece in the New York Times, Kate Aronoff, a student organizer with Swarthmore Mountain Justice and a board member at the Responsible Endowments Coalition, compared her organization’s fight for disinvestment in fossil fuel companies to the fight
An anonymous pollster has been calling New York City voters with a penetrating question: would they vote for Anthony Weiner for mayor? The unnamed pollster asked voters which Democratic candidate they would be likely to vote for: Public Advocate Bill de Blasio,
Today’s dismal GDP report has put Democrats and their media allies into a furious spin cycle. Economists had expected a slight uptick in the economy of just over 1% growth. Instead, the Commerce Department reported that GDP in the 4th
What purport to be new emails regarding the alleged prostitution sex scandal surrounding New Jersey Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez, just obtained by Breitbart News, show that the FBI agent involved in the investigation offered, as recently as last week, to
