Hoping that the best defense is a good offense, President Obama and his supporters are exhibiting a new found bravura to reinvigorate enthusiasm for his besieged healthcare law. Congressional Democrats, afraid of getting trounced in the upcoming 2014 midterm elections, are hoping
Tick Tock, Tick Tock. Time is running out on the continuing resolution the U.S. Congress agreed on in October. With a self-imposed January 15 deadline to pass a budget, and a December 13 date to agree on a some kind
(AP) Prosecutor: Sex investigation of FSU QB overBy GARY FINEOOUTAssociated PressTALLAHASSEE, Fla.The prosecutor overseeing the investigation of sexual assault allegations against Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston says it is completed. State Attorney Willie Meggs has scheduled a news conference at
Eli Roth is known for his horror projects, from the grisly Hostel to Netflix’s spooky original Hemlock Grove. Now, Roth is one of a trio of horror auteurs behind a new History Channel project focusing on Jesus Christ–the early years.
A new report from the Texas-based Quorum Report, published by longtime Texas journalist Harvey Kronberg, says that House Speaker John Boehner plans to push amnesty legislation through the House, after the primary filing deadline for candidates. The move would prevent
The black director of Lee Daniels’ The Butler told the crowd at the fourth annual IFP Gotham Independent Film Awards Monday he “became very angry at white people” while researching his film. Before Lee Daniels issued his statement of rage, he
As controversy intensifies over new the Common Core educational standards, two Democrat-led states are showing signs of distancing themselves from the curriculum that the Obama administration has supported. North Country Public Radio reported last week that Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D-NY)
(AP) Officials say health care website is improvedBy DARLENE SUPERVILLEAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe errors are fewer, the pages load faster, and more people can log on at the same time to the government’s troubled health care website, according to Obama administration officials.
After President Obama and Health and Human Services Secretary Katherine Sebelius confessed to the failure of the October 1 rollout of Obamacare, they told Americans it would be all systems go for the Nov 30 re-launch. Apparently, all systems go for the Obama
The Washington Post reports that the White House will announce Sunday that it has met its self-imposed deadline to fix the federal ObamaCare exchange known as HealthCare.gov. The Post also reports that, like everything else surrounding ObamaCare, this announcement is
The previous record-holder for the five-day Thanksgiving weekend was “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” $81 million haul. As of Saturday morning, both “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” and Disney’s “Frozen” are on pace to smash that record with $110
Chicago Tribune: In a television interview set to air tonight, President Barack Obama said he believes Americans eventually will appreciate his signature healthcare reform. The interview was taped last week as the Obama administration scrambled to meet a self-imposed November
With less than 24 hours to go until its self-imposed November 30 deadline, the Obama administration is scrambling to cobble together a new and improved Obamacare website in the hopes of staunching the president’s and the program’s public opinion nosedive.
American energy giant Exxon Mobil will on Thursday hand over part of its controversial stake in a massive oilfield in south Iraq to Chinese firm PetroChina, a statement said. The sale of part of Exxon’s 60 percent stake in the
Way back on October 21st, when the White House was still optimistic that problems with healthcare.gov would be fixed relatively quickly, the Washington Post explained that the administration still had weeks to get this right. In fact, the drop dead
(AP) Brazil under pressure after collapse at WCup venueBy TALES AZZONI and STAN LEHMANAssociated PressSAO PAULOPart of the stadium that will host the 2014 World Cup opener collapsed Wednesday, killing two workers and aggravating already urgent concerns Brazil won’t be
President Barack Obama’s singular legislative achievement, Obamacare, will make its new and improved debut in four days for what the president promises will be a vastly improved experience wherein the federal healthcare.gov website will be able to handle 50,000 simultaneous
With Novermber 30th approaching, the Obama administration and their allies in the media have started moving the goalposts on what constitutes success for the law. The answer, not surprisingly, is something less than previously expected. During the Monday conference call
President Barack Obama is attempting yet another pivot away from Obamacare, delivering a speech about the need for immigration reform. Some critics have noted that Obama is diverting his energies to immigration–and to fundraising–on the eve of a crucial deadline
Tom Brady versus Peyton Manning on Sunday night delivered another classic game–and monster ratings. Brady’s Patriots beat Manning’s Broncos in windy Foxborough on Sunday night on Sunday Night Football 34-31 in overtime after trailing 24-0 at halftime. The game ended
“Hunger Games: Catching Fire” is currently on pace to break the record for the biggest November opening of all-time. The previous record holder is 2009’s “The Twilight Saga: New Moon,” which brought in $142 million. Analysts predict the “Hunger Games”
Even the staunchest conservative will admit Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein has a near-Midas touch when it comes to picking film projects, many of which go on to generate Oscar buzz each fall. His commercial instincts are similarly strong. So perhaps
Newly available numbers from Kentucky show the majority of people who have enrolled on the state exchange are older than anticipated by the Obama administration. This could spell problems down the road for the Affordable Care Act if the ratios
One of these days, our bumbling Administration is going to get sued for big bucks by identity theft or credit-card fraud victims who got robbed after they were forced to use a crapware website the government knows is unsafe and
Earlier this month, Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel, widely credited with being one of the “architects” of Obamacare, said on Fox News Sunday that there was no need to delay the individual mandate penalties for failing to carry health insurance–unless the Obamacare website,
