In a report on the GOP’s half of the Fiscal Cliff debate, The Hill claimed there was no opposition to Republican House Speaker John Boehner’s sudden caving in to President Obama’s demand that tax hikes accompany any solutions to the
Democrats are experts at using singular incidents to demagogue issues, and with the murder-suicide of Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher, they are having a field day attacking gun owners. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) ripped Congress for “doing nothing to
The U.S. Senate on Tuesday rejected a UN treaty submitted for ratification by President Barack Obama. The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities was signed by Obama, then submitted to the Senate for ratification pursuant to
The controversial budget proposal submitted by House Republican leadership, and summarily rejected by the White House, was never presented to the GOP caucus in the house, according to Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX). “The caucus was not consulted on the proposal,
Ohio Republican Rep. Jim Jordan, the chairman of the conservative Republican Study Committee, responded harshly to House Speaker John Boehner’s purge of conservative Republicans from powerful House committees. Jordan suggests Boehner’s moves could damage the Republican Party. “It’s unfortunate and
One negative consequence of a government spending trillions of dollars it doesn’t have is that lots of people have a stake in that spending. Any attempt to curtail that spending is met with ferocious lobbying and howls about the “end-times”
White House Press Secretary Jay Carney: “Well, let me say this: The President has been absolutely clear, as have I, that rates have to go up on top earners — millionaires and billionaires — everyone making over $250,000. The President
The news is awash with developments surrounding attempts to avert the fiscal cliff. Offers/Counter offers, mockery, indignation, adjective-laden press releases and ominous threats from talking heads dominate the news cycle. Let’s cut to the chase. Senator Jeff Sessions along with
Another of Judicial Watch’s “Ten Most Wanted” corrupt politicians is now out of Congress – Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. He now joins a list that includes former Reps. Laura Richardson (D-CA), Barney Frank (D-MA), Tom Delay (R-TX), former Senators John
Attorney General Eric Holder’s chief of staff, Gary Grindler, plans to resign his post at the Department of Justice on Wednesday. Grindler was directly involved in the Operation Fast and Furious scandal. Congressional investigators from House oversight committee chairman Rep.
UPDATE: Boehner Spokesman Kevin Smith responds- “The Steering Committee makes decisions based on a range of factors.” House Speaker John Boehner and GOP leadership have removed several conservative House members from their respective powerful committee positions, Breitbart News has learned.
Today, House Speaker John Boehner offered a counteroffer to the White House’s insulting fiscal cliff offer, which would have increased taxes by $1.6 trillion, raised spending, and indefinitely suspended the debt ceiling. Boehner’s offer would have included $800 billion in
(AP) GOP issues new ‘fiscal cliff’ offer to ObamaBy ANDREW TAYLORAssociated PressWASHINGTONHouse Republicans on Monday proposed a new 10-year, $2.2 trillion blueprint to President Barack Obama that calls for increasing the eligibility age for Medicare and lowering cost-of-living hikes for
US casino magnate Sheldon Adelson spent $150 million, much more than previously thought, on funding Republican hopefuls in an unsuccessful bid to stop Barack Obama winning a second term, a report said Monday. Adelson, 79, whose Las Vegas Sands Corp.
Republicans are reportedly “considering a Doomsday Plan if fiscal cliff talks collapse entirely.” What is this Doomsday Plan? A plan involving tremendous stupidity, apparently: House Republicans would allow a vote on extending the Bush middle class tax cuts (the bill
(AP) Cuomo asks White House, Congress for Sandy aidBy ANDREW MIGAAssociated PressWASHINGTONNew York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is asking the Obama administration and congressional leaders for quick action in approving tens of billions of dollars to help his state recover from
(AP) Stocks edge lower after weak manufacturing reportBy STEVE ROTHWELLAP Business WriterNEW YORKStocks edged lower on Wall Street Monday after a surprisingly weak manufacturing report heightened concern that fiscal deadlock in Washington is already hurting the economy. The Dow Jones
In the “fiscal cliff” negotiations, the Republicans are in desperate need of a game-changer. That is, the current dynamics in Washington DC are so bad right now for Republicans that they are likely to go off a political cliff. President Obama and
By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABERAP Economics WriterWASHINGTONU.S. manufacturing shrank in November to its weakest level since July 2009, one month after the Great Recession ended. Worries about automatic tax increases in the New Year cut demand for factory orders and manufacturing
Following last week’s U.N. vote to recognize Palestinian statehood, Obama seems to have taken the position that it’s somebody else’s problem to deal with going forward. Thus the White House not only shrugs off any desire to punish the Palestinian
The man who helped write Obamacare is back with a new agenda for the President’s 2nd term. Step one may be filibuster reform. Jacob Hacker (pictured) runs a political policy center at Yale University. He’s best known as one of
In an unprecedented wave of public assistance spending, the federal and state governments have shelled out more than half a trillion dollars in unemployment programs over the last five years. If Congress decides to extend unemployment benefits yet again, it
On National Public Radio last Friday, former Rep. Allen West (R-FL) explained his future role in politics. “Look,” said West, “you know, God closes a door so that he can open up greater doors. I will continue to, you know,
Maria Bartiromo says on “Meet the Press” that there is too little focus on spending cuts during the fiscal cliff debate in Congress. (December 2, 2012).
Last December, the DOJ overturned a forty year old regulation prohibiting online wagering, noting that a 1961 rule governing sports betting could not be considered to cover modern games of online Texas Hold ’em. It was a moderate success for
