Far-left Democrats who think President Barack Obama–and his Obamacare law–have not been liberal enough may push Democrats running for president in 2016 so far to the left that their chances in a general election may be hurt. The Washington Post
California’s lawmakers will receive a 5.3% pay raise today. The raise was approved by a citizen panel that makes determinations about state officials’ salaries. “The base salary for most legislators will go from $90,526 to $95,291 — still below the
BEIJING, Dec. 1 (UPI) —China’s space program scored another success Monday with the successful launch of its first Chang’e-3 lunar rover mission, its space scientists announced. The Long March-3B rocket, carrying Chang’e-3, its landing module and a robot rover named
In an exclusive interview with Breitbart News on Monday, former Republican Congressman Tom Davis (R-VA) said that Bloomberg News/Business Week got the headline wrong in an article that reported “Virginia Republicans Organizing To Blunt Tea Party Power.” To the contrary, “it’s
I found it necessary to respectfully disagree with Pope Francis the last time he took a swing at capitalism. On that occasion, it seemed likely that his remarks were more specifically directed at sweatshop exploitation in the Third World, which
Invoking the words of Rock Hill Herald Editor Paul Osmundson, who said, “The leader of the free world should be willing to be photographed by a free news media,” McClatchy newspaper editors will no longer ublish photographs issued by the White
Ben Rhodes, the Deputy National Security Advisor to President Barack Obama, advised Israel in a televised interview not to attack Iran. While acknowledging Israel’s independent right to self-defense, Rhodes–who rose inexplicably from speechwriter to the highest levels of foreign and
Today Kira Davis has an interesting piece over at the Independent Journal Review. She writes: I went to see [Best Man Holiday] this past weekend and three things struck me about the film. First, its always refreshing to see a story in
Last week, Breitbart Editor John Nolte described how 38 news agencies wrote a formal letter of complaint over the Obama Administration’s continued exclusive use of an “official White House photographer” for capturing images of the President that have traditionally been
(AP) AP source: A-Rod’s lawyers rest case at hearingBy RONALD BLUMAP Sports WriterNEW YORKAlex Rodriguez’s lawyers rested their primary case Thursday without calling the player as a witness at the grievance hearing to overturn his 211-game suspension, a person familiar
White House reporters and photographers on Thursday accused top officials of deliberately blocking access to President Barack Obama and of substituting its own “visual press releases” for independent news coverage. In a letter to White House spokesman Jay Carney, the
For all of the desperate attempts at distraction, demonization and outright lies about Obamacare the truth remains – having health insurance does not equal getting quality healthcare. It is true that there are problems with the health insurance industry. If
In response to Issa Looking Into Census Data Fabrication Allegations: Congressman Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), a member of the House Oversight and Reform Committee appeared on The Kelly File, last night, to talk about the bombshell story published in the New
(AP) Armstrong: UCI head planned Tour doping cover-upBy GRAHAM DUNBARAP Sports WriterLance Armstrong claims former International Cycling Union president Hein Verbruggen instigated a cover-up of his doping at the 1999 Tour de France. Armstrong told Britain’s Daily Mail newspaper in
(AP) Network of all-boys NYC public schools growingBy KAREN MATTHEWSAssociated PressNEW YORKOnce seen as sexist and outdated, the all-male educational model had been resurrected to serve New York City’s poorest boys, a group feared to be more likely to go
Supporters of Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker are being targeted by a state’s special prosecutor with subpoenas, demanding they turn over documents dealing with the 2011 and 2012 recall campaigns that were designed to unseat Walker. The Wall Street Journal reports
Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD) said on C-SPAN Wednesday morning that the Independent Payments Advisory Board (IPAB)–the so-called “death panel” of Obamacare, which will cut Medicare costs by restricting care–should be “revisited.” His comments came as more Democrats are joining calls
(AP) Bucs hold off Dolphins 22-19 for first victoryBy FRED GOODALLAP Sports WriterTAMPA, Fla.Tampa Bay’s status as the NFL’s only winless team didn’t last long. Rookie Mike Glennon threw a 1-yard touchdown pass to tackle Donald Penn and led a
(AP) Dolphins owner appalled by bullying scandalBy FRED GOODALLAP Sports WritersTAMPA, Fla.Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross has broken his silence on the bullying scandal that has engulfed his team, saying he’s appalled by Jonathan Martin’s allegations of daily harassment by
(AP) Philadelphia, a Democratic bastion, elects a WhigBy KATHY MATHESONAssociated PressPHILADELPHIAThe Democratic bastion of Philadelphia has elected a Whig to public office.Robert “Heshy” Bucholz believes he may be the first Whig to win at the ballot box in Philadelphia in
Parents concerned about the impact sexualized songs and dance moves have on their children have a reason to worry, according to a new online poll. A parenting web site called Netmums.com finds that the vast majority of children exposed to,
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell appointed New York attorney Ted Wells to conduct an independent investigation into the Miami Dolphins in the wake of harassment allegations against suspended blocker Richie Incognito. Incognito, an offensive guard, allegedly used racist language and repeated
Tea Party favorite Ken Cuccinelli, abandoned by the Republican establishment as too “extreme” to win in Virginia, crushed Democrat Terry McAuliffe among independent voters by 9 percentage points, 47%-38%. The key to McAuliffe’s victory was that the Democrat–assisted by the
A Las Vegas man, who has previously taken part in paid medical studies including one that involved the Ebola virus and another where he was paid $5,000 and monitored for a week in an experiment never tested on humans or
(AP) Bill de Blasio is elected mayor of New YorkBy JONATHAN LEMIREAssociated PressNEW YORKBill de Blasio was elected New York City’s first Democratic mayor in two decades Tuesday, running on an unabashedly liberal, tax-the-rich platform that contrasted sharply with billionaire
