Senate Democratic leaders wrote a letter to President Barack Obama to let him know they would support him if he raised the nation’s debt ceiling unilaterally, without congressional approval, by either invoking the 14th Amendment or using some other legal
(AP) WASHINGTONThe White House has ruled out minting a coin worth $1 trillion to pay the government’s bills and avoid a nasty battle with Congress over the debt ceiling. Some of President Barack Obama’s liberal allies have been promoting the coin
Congress’ approval rating dropped again, down even after they struck a deal to avert the fiscal cliff. According to a new Gallup poll, which was released on Friday, only 14% of voters approve of Congress while 81% disapprove. Only six
Markets and investors hang on a Treasury Secretary’s every word and promise. That, says the Washington Post’s Jennifer Rubin, makes President Barack Obama’s Treasury nominee Jack Lew a weak choice, given his penchant for telling mistruths: It is not only
The Federal Reserve System would likely accept a $1 trillion platinum coin at face value, according to the former director of the U.S. Mint who helped craft the 1996 law that’s at the heart of the controversy. However, it’s doubtful
It’s hard to imagine a clearer sign of Obama’s planned intransigence on the looming debt talks then his selection of Jack Lew as Treasury Secretary. Supporters of the nomination hail Lew’s long experience at the Office of Management and Budget
President Obama has signed a law that will give himself and all presidents Secret Service protection for life, reversing a law passed during the Clinton administration that gave former presidents a security detail for only 10 years after leaving office.
Nancy Pelosi was on CBS’ “Face the Nation” last weekend, preparing the battlefield for the upcoming fiscal fight. Like a solder following her Commander in Chief, Nancy Pelosi dutifully laid down a marker that Democrats in Congress want to raise
The Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) has announced that its keynote speaker for 2013 will be Wisconsin Congressman and former GOP Vice Presidential nominee Paul Ryan. “We are pleased to announce that Congressman Paul Ryan will be a featured speaker
As a candidate for president, Barack Obama promised to lead the most open, most transparent administration in history. He has not kept that promise. Time and again, members of his administration have failed to keep faith with the American people.
CNN kindly invited Larry Ward to be on air this morning to discuss the upcoming “Gun Appreciation Day,” which he founded. CNN not-so-kindly invited Maria Roach to appear side-by-side with Ward and remind viewers that there is an anti-Gun Appreciation
To embarrass the GOP for taking a stand on the debt ceiling, the Obama administration refuses to deny the rumor that they may mint trillion-dollar coins to pay off the national debt. When queried Wednesday about the absurd idea, which has been
(AP) Biden seeks video game industry input on gunsBy JULIE PACE and ERICA WERNERAssociated PressWASHINGTONLooking for broader remedies to gun violence, Vice President Joe Biden is reaching out to the video game industry for ideas as the White House seeks
President Obama’s aim in his second term is to shatter conservative opposition, politically and ideologically. That’s the clear message of his Cabinet picks thus far, who share the common characteristic of being radical and divisive (less so John Kerry, who
President Obama and progressives haven’t been shy about using the Sandy Hook shooting to promote more gun control, but back in Newtown, parents and the superintendent are demanding more security in the form of armed police on school campus. School
Over the last few years there has been a growing concern about the President’s questionable expansion of executive powers. As a nation of laws, public officials are sworn to uphold the law . . . even laws you may not like.
This week, while media attention focused on former Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE) and his controversial views on Israel, another iconoclastic Republican stirred controversy in Israel itself. Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) visited Israel as part of a trip that will include
In a gun-grabbing scheme as desperate as it is wrong, President Obama is threatening to bypass Congress and go it alone via Executive Orders if legislators don’t move fast. The sudden rush to Executive Orders comes as Obama sees the
Vice President Joe Biden, who has been charged by President Obama with running the task force to prevent situations like the Sandy Hook massacre, announced that he wouldn’t be raising legislative solutions at all. Instead, he said that President Obama might simply
Publicity hound New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (D-NJ) gave his State of the State address yesterday evening. In it, he said that the state’s rebuilding effort in the wake of Hurricane Sandy made it a “model” for how government ought
Now what would you think the Democratic Party’s favorite Public Policy Polling (PPP) would find, if taking favorability ratings for Congress? PPP found that Congress rated lower than colonoscopies, lice, root canals, and being stuck in traffic. Also beating out
There is a vacuum in the White House where leadership is supposed to be, especially in tackling the entitlement reform that must be addressed to save America. As a result, Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) is taking matters into his own
QUESTION: And then on Benghazi, of course, we all want to know what that might – what the schedule might be on that. VICTORIA NULAND, STATE DEPARTMENT SPOKESWOMAN: Well, let me just say that she will testify. She will testify
On Monday, Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR) said he will introduce a bill to stop a scheme floated by some liberals to mint a trillion dollar platinum coin to bankroll the federal government’s runaway spending spree. “Some people are in denial about
On Friday, Gallup released a poll gauging Americans’ views of the Senate deal passed last week to avert the “fiscal cliff.” Overall, Americans are mixed on the deal, with 45% disapproving and 43% approving. Among Republican voters, though, the verdict
