(AP) Obama seeks halt to tax subsidies for oil industryBy KEN THOMASAssociated PressWASHINGTONPresident Barack Obama is calling anew on Congress to end tax subsidies for the oil and gas industry, saying the nation needs to develop alternative sources of energy
(AP) Feisty NY Democrat Rep. Gary Ackerman retiringBy CRISTIAN SALAZARAssociated PressNEW YORKLongtime U.S. Rep. Gary Ackerman, a feisty Democrat known as much for scolding bankers and regulators as he was for his personal quirks like living in a houseboat in
Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com The Congressional Budget Office has extended its cost estimates for President Obama’s health care law out to 2022, taking in more years of full implementation, and showing that the bill is substantially more expensive
The decennial redistricting process always creates interesting match-ups for congressional seats and 2012 is no exception. As you look around at the most interesting races resulting from this process, the battle over Florida’s 7th District, which features freshman Republican Sandy Adams against
In order for the Senate to approve the new START Treaty, President Obama had to make certain promises about upkeeping our nuclear deterrents; so far he has walked away from those promises. Rep. Mike Turner and his colleagues are working
Hollywood heart throb and activist George Clooney on Tuesday said Sudanese government forces are committing war crimes with attacks on civilians — including a rocket strike that he narrowly escaped. Clooney has long called attention to the war between Sudan
(AP) Depp, Streep join call to lower ‘Bully’ ratingBy SANDY COHENAP Entertainment WriterLOS ANGELESMore Hollywood heavyweights are joining the call for a lower rating on the teen-focused documentary “Bully.” The Weinstein Co, which is releasing the film March 30, said
NPR aired a story this morning about outrageous inequalities within the Chinese Communist Party that make the complaints of the Occupy movement look quaint by comparison. Louisa Lim reported for Morning Edition: [T]he National People’s Congress, or NPC, includes some
(AP) Gingrich banks on wins in Alabama and MississippiBy BETH FOUHYAssociated PressBIRMINGHAM, Ala.Republican Newt Gingrich says he plans to campaign for president until the party’s nominating convention in August, but his candidacy largely rests on the results of Tuesday’s primaries
As we have been again reminded by the Barack Obama Administration’s fraudulent Sandra Fluke, abortion-pill-and-birth-control assault on the First Amendment, we are staring down the barrel of the ObamaCare gun. Its 2014 full-on implementation will lead inexorably to more and more rescissions
On Tuesday, Alabama voters will decide who will represent them in Alabama’s CD6 in a race that has serious national implications. SpencerBachus (R-AL) currently holds the seat and Andrew Breitbart led the way by repeatedly calling for his resignation over the congressional “insider trading” allegations which have since prompted an ethics
(AP) Gingrich shoots for a win in AlabamaBy BETH FOUHYAssociated PressDOTHAN, AlabamaRepublican Newt Gingrich is counting on a win in Alabama’s primary Tuesday. The former House speaker attended five campaign events Saturday and stressed his Southern connections. Gingrich served 20
(AP) US Rep. Inslee to resign for Wash. gov. raceBy CHRIS GRYGIELAssociated PressSEATTLERep. Jay Inslee is resigning from Congress to focus full time on running for governor of Washington state this fall. The Democrat announced his decision Saturday at a
Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), and supporter of deceased late-term abortionist, George Tiller, said on Friday that a Texas health program for low-income women will no longer receive federal funding because Planned Parenthood has been banned from the
Chalk it up as another example of public information being ignored by the mainstream press, but this one is beyond the pale. While much of America recognizes the Kaplan brand as a company involved in higher education, few know that
(AP) Gingrich campaign doubles down on SouthBy GREG BLUESTEINAssociated PressATLANTANewt Gingrich’s poor showing in every Super Tuesday state except Georgia gives him an increasingly narrow path to win the nomination, one that now depends on the South. The Gingrich campaign
The Congressional Black Caucus believes the House Ethics Committee has singled out its black membership for ethics investigations. “We all feel threatened,” Rep. Hank Johnson (D-GA) told The Atlantic. “If the only reason that you would suffer a complaint is
(AP) APNewsBreak: GOP leader suggests force vs. IranBy DONNA CASSATAAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe Senate Republican leader said Monday the United States should use overwhelming military force against Iran if American intelligence shows that Tehran has decided to build a nuclear weapon or
(AP) Obama makes case against striking Iran nowBy ANNE GEARANAP National Security WriterWASHINGTONPresident Barack Obama says he doesn’t want war but insists he would attack Iran if that was the only option left to stop that nation from getting a
Prior to his passing, Andrew Breitbart said that the mission of the Breitbart empire was to exemplify the free and fearless press that our Constitution protects–but which, increasingly, the mainstream media denies us. “Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?” – “Who guards
On Friday, General Motors announced that it will temporarily suspend production of the Chevy Volt and temporarily lay off 1,300 workers associated with the electric car.Three days prior to GM’s decision to halt production of the Volt, President Barack Obama
WASHINGTON (AP) – Radio host Rush Limbaugh has apologized to a Georgetown University law student for calling her insulting names. He had come under intense criticism from women’s groups, politicians from both political parties and some of the advertisers on his
SWIFT, Society for Worldwide Interback Financial Telecommunications, is the “lubricant that the global financial system rests on.” SWIFT’s function is to allow banks to communicate with one another, allowing bank A to give permission to bank B to offer credit
