In one sentence, Justice Anthony Kennedy signaled he may vote to strike down Obamacare’s so-called “abortion mandate,” suggesting he may form the crucial swing vote in delivering a body blow to the president’s signature legislative achievement. “What kind of a
Edward Snowden is all but spiking the ball on Obama in what National Journal calls “his crusade against government spying….” With Obama announcing the ending the collection of domestic phone records in bulk, Snowden said, “This is a turning point, and
The New York Times reported Tuesday morning that the Obama administration is planning legislation that would limit the amount of private call information the National Security Agency could retain from phone companies and require the NSA to go through a special
After immense pressure from the American public to scrap the governments “metadata” collection efforts, Presidente Obama is strongly considering, and will ask the Congress to end the NSA “bulk collection” of the metadata. Here is the catch. The government, or
Democrats and union officials usually blame management obstruction, international competition, and the growth of robots for the 80% decline in the percentage of Americans working in the private sector that are unionized. However, Steve Early, longtime union staff member and
On Tuesday the a three judge panel on the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals will be hearing Halbig v. Sebelius, one of the more important legal challenges to ObamaCare’s legally problematic implementation. What the plaintiffs are asking is pretty straightforward
Rep. Julia Brownley (D-CA), a first-term representative whose district includes parts of Ventura County, Simi Valley and the San Fernando Valley, has apparently removed her support for Obamacare from her campaign website. As recently as late February (see cached image
The BBC is no stranger to accusations of left-wing political bias but Newsnight’s new Economics Correspondent may be the most controversial appointment yet. Predictably, Duncan Weldon is a former Labour adviser, who currently works at the Trades’ Union Congress, but
Top Republicans are hoping for a happy beginning to the next, 114th Congress, with the GOPtaking control of the Senate and forcing President Obama on his heels for the last two years of his term. But in the House, the
In case you hadn’t noticed, the DC political class is lining up against U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY). Indeed, the left and right wings of what might be called the Beltway Party have jointly decided that Paul is unacceptable: He
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Vice President Joe Biden called on Congress Saturday to pass a measure to outlaw workplace discrimination against gays, saying it’s outrageous that the country is even debating the subject. Speaking to supporters of the gay advocacy
Four years of Obamacare have produced health insurance for just 1.4% of uninsured Americans. According to CNBC, of the 5 million people the Obama administration claims have enrolled in Obamacare, just 715,000 are previously uninsured Americans who have chosen and
John Ratcliffe is a Republican candidate for Congress in Texas’ 4th Congressional District. U.S. Rep. Ralph Hall (R-TX) is a good man and a patriot. He ably served our country in the military and has served admirably in Congress. Today Ralph
PRESIDENT OBAMA: Hi, everybody. This week, I visited a community college in Florida, where I spoke with students about what we need to do to make sure our economy rewards the hard work of every American. More specifically, I spoke
President Obama delivered his weekly address this morning, following up on the themes of last week’s: namely, pressuring Congress to raise the minimum wage. This week, however, the president insisted that the minimum wage was a women’s rights issue, because
The building convicted doctor Kermit Gosnell used to house his abortion business is being turned into an emergency food pantry and support center for low-income families. The building was recently purchased by Lutheran Community Services, which will use it for
From CNS News: Next week, the Planned Parenthood Federation of America will present House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) with the Margaret Sanger Award. The award is the group’s “highest honor” and is named for a woman who believed in
Every suggestion I read about how to prepare for the great handover of Internet domain control to some vaporous global organism makes me more convinced this is a really bad idea. For example, the Heritage Foundation offers a brief, well-considered
The notion that there is a shortage of American high-tech workers has been parroted as if it were an indisputable fact by members of congress Congress, academia, and the mainstream press. It has been the impetus behind the relentless campaign
HOUSTON, TEXAS–Tea Party leaders from across the state registered outrage to Breitbart Texas following the release of a U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) letter denying the request of Senator Ted Cruz for a special prosecutor in the IRS scandal. But
In August the U.S. Army will perform its second test of a “hypersonic” missile designed strike anywhere in the world in 3 hours. Called an “Advanced Hypersonic Weapon” (AHW), the missile is intended to give “the ground combat branch…the ability
Democrat Congressman Alan Grayson has just took a shot at his Republican congressional opponent, Navy veteran Jorge Bonilla, by calling him an “loudmouth” and a “jerk. In an online interview with the liberal opednews.com, Grayson was asked about Bonilla’s recent
At her weekly briefing with the press, House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) laid the blame for D.C. gridlock squarely on the Republican Party. Pelosi claimed President Barack Obama is completely willing to work with the Republican-controlled Congress saying “this
Liberal Democrats and the Republican establishment have disliked Rep. Tom McClintock (R-CA) mainly because of his staunch fiscal conservatism and his association with the Tea Party. Now, they may be colluding to try to oust him from his House seat
In addition to going all-in for amnesty legislation in Congress, Silicon Valley companies are getting more creative in their efforts to import more foreign workers. The Financial Times noted that in “booming” Silicon Valley, “engineers are in high demand but
