Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval announced on Tuesday his state would participate in Obamacare’s Medicaid expansion, becoming the first Republican governor to embrace the aspect of Obamacare the Supreme Court ruled was optional. Sandoval made the decision days after the Obama administration told states they would
The National Rifle Association just won a major court case in Chicago, providing a huge victory for Second Amendment proponents and gun owners. Illinois is one of the most anti-gun states in America. Its hostility toward the Second Amendment right
On Monday, President Barack Obama’s Health and Human Services Department declared states that receive federal reimbursement for partaking in the Obamacare Medicaid expansion will have to cover all citizens 133% below the federal poverty line and cannot sign up for a partial
via NEWSBUSTERS: GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS,HOST: Some big news out of the Supreme Court on Friday. They took up two big gay marriage cases, one on the Defense of Marriage Act, which denies federal benefits to couples that are legally married in
President Barack Obama may have defeated opponents of his landmark health care law in the courts and at the ballot box, but the sweeping reforms still face a rocky road ahead. Advocates are concerned that the funding needed to help
Hundreds of same-sex couples will wed in Washington state on Sunday. The state’s new same-sex marriage law went into effect on Thursday, but the state requires a three-day waiting period for anyone applying for a marriage license. To celebrate the occasion,
The Supreme Court of the United States announced Friday it would decide two cases involving same-sex marriage and the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). By next July, the Court will rule on the government’s role in marriage both in the
President Barack Obama made headlines months ago when he installed controversial nominees to key government positions, bypassing the U.S. Senate by declaring the Senate in recess so that Senate confirmation was not needed. Today a federal appeals court signaled that
Actor Samuel L. Jackson recently called First Lady Michelle Obama “Superwoman,” and said he thinks Michelle Obama could be a future Supreme Court Justice or even president of the United States. “Michelle is Superwoman. What can’t she do?” the “Avengers”
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday deferred on whether it will take up any of ten pending same-sex marriage cases, including Hollingsworth v. Perry (California’s Proposition 8 case), for review in its next term. The Justices will next consider whether to
A Louisiana judge on Friday ruled that Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal’s landmark school voucher program violated the state’s constitution that governs how taxpayer monies can be used to fund education, ruling that state funds were “never meant to be diverted
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has never been a friend to Israel. Today, speaking at the 2012 Saban Forum on US-Israel Relations, a liberal organization, she railed against Israel for supposed insensitivity, lack of empathy, and lack of generosity with
In an affront to religious Jews and religious Christians everywhere, ABC News has chosen vehemently anti-Israel and anti-Christian journalist Christiane Amanpour to host a two-part primetime special about the history of the land of Israel that will air December 21
The Supreme Court has directed the Fourth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to reconsider a case that challenges the HHS mandate. In its ruling on November 26th, the high court vacated the appeals court’s prior dismissal of the challenge to
We have to wait until Monday to learn the status of gay marriage at the U.S. Supreme Court. On Friday, Nov. 30, the justices considered petitions in ten cases regarding same-sex marriage. Nine were various challenges to the federal Defense
Justice Antonin Scalia has spent 26 years as a conservative leader on the Supreme Court. In a rare interview, he spoke to Charlie Rose about some of the court’s most controversial rulings — including the decision upholding President Obama’s Affordable
(AP) Court orders new look at health care challengeWASHINGTONThe Supreme Court has revived a Christian college’s challenge to President Barack Obama’s healthcare overhaul, with the acquiescence of the Obama administration. The court on Monday ordered the federal appeals court in
Can an American citizen exercise his religion through his privately-owned business? The fate of Obamacare’s disturbing HHS contraception mandate turns on that question, and now the federal courts are split on the answer regarding an issue very likely to end
(AP) Egypt’s Morsi grants himself far-reaching powersBy HAMZA HENDAWIAssociated PressCAIROEgypt’s Islamist president unilaterally decreed greater authorities for himself Thursday and effectively neutralized a judicial system that had emerged as a key opponent by declaring that the courts are barred from
There is no doubt a lot of disappointment around dinner tables this Thanksgiving. The groundswell of conservative opposition to Obama and the Democrats, after delivering a landslide GOP victory, seemed to crash on the rocks as Obama was reelected. The
An existential weakness of the Romney candidacy was that criticism of ObamaCare, the President’s signature initiative, was off the table. As Governor of Massachusetts, Romney had pushed through a health law centered around a mandate on individuals to purchase health
Democrats have much to be thankful for this Thanksgiving–and some rather unlikely people to thank: 10. Republican governors – In many of the important swing states–Ohio, Florida, Virginia, Wisconsin, Iowa, and Nevada–Republican governors who were elected in the Tea Party
Retiring Texas Congressman Ron Paul (R) wrote on Monday that he felt secession is a “deeply American principle” in response to the petitions the White House has received from Americans from all 50 states asking to allow their states to
President Barack Obama’s lawyers are claiming vast and sweeping powers in arguments to the U.S. Supreme Court, according to Justice Samuel Alito in an address to the Federalist Society last week. Celebrating its 30th anniversary as America’s premiere conservative and
Beginning today and extending through November 17, the Federalist Society will be holding its annual National Lawyers Convention. The Federalist Society is most famous as the largest constitutionalist legal organization in the United States; it was the breeding ground for
