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Politico: $474,000,000 Spent on 4 Busted Obamacare Exchanges

Politico: $474,000,000 Spent on 4 Busted Obamacare Exchanges

On Sunday, Politico reported that Oregon, Nevada, Maryland, and Massachusetts have thus far spent $474,000,000 in taxpayer dollars on busted Obamacare exchanges. “Nearly half a billion dollars in federal money has been spent developing four state Obamacare exchanges that are

Nebraska Senate Race: Ben Sasse Surges to 14-Point Lead

Nebraska Senate Race: Ben Sasse Surges to 14-Point Lead

Conservative Nebraska Senate candidate Ben Sasse has opened up a 14-point lead in the latest poll before Tuesday’s GOP primary.  A Magellan Strategies survey of likely GOP primary voters, 92% of whom said they would definitely vote in the May

Rand Paul: GOP Focus on Voter ID 'Offending People'

Rand Paul: GOP Focus on Voter ID 'Offending People'

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) believes that the GOP’s focus on voter fraud is “offending” Americans, especially blacks.  “Everybody’s gone completely crazy on this voter ID thing,” Paul told The New York Times in an interview on Friday. “I think it’s wrong

A Select Committee Built for Success

A Select Committee Built for Success

As someone who has long advocated for the formation of a select committee on Benghazi, this week’s vote that it has become a reality was welcome and exciting news. Since learning about the upcoming committee probe, I have been thinking

Bloomberg Writer: Black Republicans Are a 'Lower' Group

Bloomberg Writer: Black Republicans Are a 'Lower' Group

Bloomberg writer Francis Wilkinson recently wrote a piece claiming that Republican Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina–an African American–only became a senator because Republicans “lowered the bar” for his appointment. He also claimed that Scott’s candidacy serves as a “shield”

Rubio: Democrats threaten American dream

Rubio: Democrats threaten American dream

NEW CASTLE, N.H. (AP) — Reaffirming his national political ambitions, Sen. Marco Rubio accused Democrats on Friday of threatening the American dream as he campaigned across New Hampshire, appearing in the first-in-the-nation presidential primary state for the first time in

RNC Officially Backs Banning Abortion After 20 Weeks

RNC Officially Backs Banning Abortion After 20 Weeks

Continuing the bold pro-life direction of the party committee under chairman Reince Priebus, the Republican National Committee adopted a resolution Friday supporting legislation to ban abortion after 20 weeks of pregnancy. The RNC resolution comes ahead of Tuesday’s one year

Mitt Romney Supports Minimum Wage Hike

Mitt Romney Supports Minimum Wage Hike

Former Republican nominee for president of the United States Mitt Romney stated on Thursday that he endorses an increase in the minimum wage. Although many economists assert that an increase in the minimum wage will increase unemployment, Romney claims he

Conservatives Scrutinize Dinsdale's Record in NE

Conservatives Scrutinize Dinsdale's Record in NE

Conservative groups in Nebraska are flooding airwaves in Nebraska to warn voters that Sid Dinsdale, the Republican candidate for Senate, donated to Democrats, vowed to support every debt-limit increase, and declared that pro-life issues are not worth fighting for right

Mike Lee Spot for Ben Sasse Blanketing Nebraska Airwaves

Mike Lee Spot for Ben Sasse Blanketing Nebraska Airwaves

In the closing days of a high-profile primary race in Nebraska, a top conservative group is pouring resources into an ad featuring a testimonial by Utah Sen. Mike Lee. The commercial features Lee (R-UT), the architect of the defund Obamacare

MS GOP Chairman: Breitbart News Is 'Washington Elite'

MS GOP Chairman: Breitbart News Is 'Washington Elite'

Mid-South News, Weather, Traffic and Sports | FOX13 Last week, Breitbart News’ Matthew Boyle appeared on Memphis, TN Fox affiliate WHBQ and called the upcoming contest for the Mississippi Republican senatorial nomination “ground zero” for control of the state Republican

Putting Fish Before People

Putting Fish Before People

Today on the House floor the release by the Bureau of Reclamation of more than 70,000 acre feet of water from dams on the American and Stanislaus rivers in Northern California was highlighted by Congressman Tom McClintock (R-CA). The water

Tea Party Grapples With Tuesday Losses

Tea Party Grapples With Tuesday Losses

In the war between the GOP Establishment and the Tea Party, Tuesday was a bloody day for the Tea Party. GOP Establishment candidates coasted to victories in the North Carolina senate race, a key House primary there, and in Ohio,

Sarah Palin Endorses Rob Maness for Senate in Louisiana

Sarah Palin Endorses Rob Maness for Senate in Louisiana

On Thursday, former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin endorsed Retired Col. Rob Maness, who is the conservative candidate in the race to unseat incumbent Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA), in Louisiana’s jungle primary.  “Many of us have encouraged the election of more