In an editorial released late on March 19th, the USA Today editorial board shared their belief that gun rights “absolutists” have hijacked and ruined the gun debate. According to editorial board, these gun rights “absolutists” have taken such a narrow-minded
BERKELEY, CA — Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) received a warm welcome from a packed audience at the University of California-Berkeley on Wednesday afternoon, as he addressed the Berkeley Forum at International House. Paul’s message of investigating and restraining the Central
Missouri Democrat Sen. Claire McCaskill said on Wednesday that America’s $17 trillion debt threatens to put the nation “in a position where we’re not a first-tier nation anymore.” McCaskill added, “I do believe a $17 trillion debt is irresponsible. I
A federal court ruled Wednesday that the two states can demand that the federal voter registration form contain citizenship proof, removing the loophole that would have curtailed enforcement of their proof-of-citizenship requirements. This is not only a big win for Arizona
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-VA), one of the most powerful members of Congress on immigration issues, is holding a major fundraiser Wednesday with pro-amnesty forces in Silicon Valley — and his donors seem to think they can
Sketching out themes for what could be his stump speech in a potential presidential campaign, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) last Saturday ripped the lawlessness of President Barack Obama’s imperial presidency. He also used examples from history to imply that the
President Obama announced the rollout of a new government website on Wednesday that is designed to collect and monitor the enormous amount of climate change data housed at different federal agencies. Obama is fulfilling a promise he made last June to use
Insurance industry officials state that Obamacare health insurance premiums are set to skyrocket; some people will find theirs doubling or tripling over the next several months leading up to the November 4th midterm elections. The coming spike in health insurance costs
On Friday, March 14, 2014, the Obama administration announced that it was taking a step-without prior notice or evident consultation with Congress-to “support and enhance the multi-stakeholder model of Internet policymaking and governance.” Like so many other of Team Obama’s
Terence P. Jeffrey, writing at CNSNews, notes the shrinking number of female employees in the civilian public sector under President Obama: “Women are still the ones that are carrying the greatest burden when it comes to trying to balance family
Has President Obama’s impunity come to an end? After five years of his flouting the letter and spirit of the law in an increasingly brazen fashion, congressional Republicans have been starting to ramp up their rhetoric about Obama’s lawlessness, their
HOUSTON, TEXAS –U.S. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi told a packed crowd of mostly Democrat women in Houston that she is on a crusade to increase minimum wage, achieve paycheck fairness, establish more paid sick leave and increase the availability
The “manufacturing innovation hubs” President Barack Obama touted in his 2013 State of the Union speech as a way to create jobs in America are reducing, not increasing, the need for unskilled workers, reports Reuters. “A lot of the equipment
Earlier this year, Congress finally wrapped up work on a new Farm Bill after years of contentious negotiations. Ultimately, Congress agreed to trim a modest $8.6 billion in spending on the food stamp program over the next ten years. The
Christians in the U.S. military are being told they must forfeit their First Amendment rights. Bible verses are being erased from cadets’ personal dorm-room white boards, and military lawyers claim that legal protections for religion only pertain to matters such
With gun control continuing as a non-option in Congress, Moms Demand Action For Gun Sense in America (MDA), Mayors Against Illegal Guns (MAIG), and other gun control groups are increasingly targeting corporations. Their goal is to get the corporations to
HOUSTON, TEXAS–Houston area Congressman John Culberson (R) announced an upcoming town hall meeting to update constituents on issues he faces as a representative of Texas’ 7th Congressional District. Culberson also uses the town hall meetings to learn from the voters
There is growing panic among Democrats in Congress about the 2014 elections, and it is based on numerous factors that give them serious anxiety. In the Senate, Democrat Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire just found out that she will be
As I traveled back from the EU this weekend, a story in the Financial Times about the unrealized losses that the Fed has generated on its vast portfolio of U.S. Treasury and Mortgage Backed Securities (MBS) caught my eye. These losses, contrary
On Thursday, March 13, the one-year anniversary of the election of Argentinian Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio to the papacy of the Catholic Church, Rep. John Boehner (R-OH), Speaker of the House of Representatives–and a Catholic–issued an open invitation to Pope
Conservative columnist George Will blames a weak Congress as the reason President Obama has been able to expand his executive branch powers. Will told Fox News channel’s Special Report that “the Congress is at fault here by letting its power be
On Thursday, Secretary of State John Kerry told Congress that it would be a “mistake” to insist that Palestinians recognize Israel as a Jewish state as a condition of a peace agreement. That statement was a complete reversal of recent
Both sides are coming out and spinning the results on the heels of the president sounding the midterm alarms for vulnerable Democrats. On The Kelly File David Jolly had this to say. “Listen this is a great night for us
Thursday’s broadcast of Fox News Channel’s “Special Report,” Washington Post columnist George Will placed the blame of the perception the executive branch of the federal government has overreached on the past few decades of Congress. Follow Pam on Twitter @pamkeyNEN
In a poll conducted March 6-9, Gallup asked, “What do you think is the most important problem facing this country today?” The top three issues cited were unemployment/jobs (19%), dissatisfaction with government/Congress/politicians; poor leadership/corruption/abuse of power (18%), and the economy
