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Sebelius Touts ObamaCare's 'Galifianakis Bump'

Sebelius Touts ObamaCare's 'Galifianakis Bump'

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius claimed Monday that President Obama’s appearance on “Between Two Ferns” with film comedian Zach Galifianakis produced what she called a “Galifianakis bump” in ObamaCare interest and sign-ups: “Well, we definitely saw the Galifianakis

Hollywood Playbook: Monday's Top 5 News Items

Hollywood Playbook: Monday's Top 5 News Items

1. ‘Noah’ Could Top Out at $110 Million The folks at Box Office Mojo believe “Noah” could top out at $110 million or better in North America. A lot will depend on how it does next weekend. A brutal “C”

Medvedev Travels to Crimea, Ukraine Condemns the Visit

Medvedev Travels to Crimea, Ukraine Condemns the Visit

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev visited Crimea on Monday as a way to reassure the citizens they will prosper under Russian control. “People in Crimea mustn’t lose anything after joining Russia, they must only make gains,” Medvedev said in televised

Longmire: 'Low Threat' Illegal Immigrants Never Show for Hearings

Longmire: 'Low Threat' Illegal Immigrants Never Show for Hearings

Breitbart Texas’ Contributing Editor and border security expert Sylvia Longmire recently explained to KTRH-AM Houston’s Morning News that illegal immigrants released from detention facilities due to their “low threat” status have a high likelihood of never showing for future immigration

Texas Speaker Straus Names Water Board Appointments

Texas Speaker Straus Names Water Board Appointments

Nearly five months after voters approved Proposition 6, House Speaker Joe Straus appointed two Republicans and a Democrat to the State Water Implementation Fund’s advisory committee. The advisory committee is charged under state law with overseeing the Texas Water Development

What Ken Vogel Doesn't Get About Adelson, RJC

What Ken Vogel Doesn't Get About Adelson, RJC

Kenneth Vogel is leading Politico this morning with a feature piece about Sheldon Adelson, the billionaire who hosted the Republican Jewish Coalition’s spring leadership meeting this past weekend at his hotel and casino, the Venetian, in Las Vegas.  Vogel’s piece

Kurt Busch Bests Johnson to Win at Martinsville

Kurt Busch Bests Johnson to Win at Martinsville

MARTINSVILLE, Va. (AP) — Kurt Busch’s Sunday at Martinsville Speedway, in some ways, was like his career wrapped into one afternoon. It started with a pit road confrontation with Brad Keselowski, one that had Busch threatening over his radio to

L.A. Times Cooks the Books as Obamacare Deadline Hits

L.A. Times Cooks the Books as Obamacare Deadline Hits

The Los Angeles Times greeted the Obamacare enrollment data on Monday with a striking headline, claiming that “at least 9.5 million previously uninsured people have gained coverage,” which is 3 million people more than the Obama administration itself claimed last week

Israeli Court Convicts Ex-PM Olmert of Bribery

Israeli Court Convicts Ex-PM Olmert of Bribery

JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli court on Monday convicted former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert in a wide-ranging bribery case, a verdict that could send him to prison and that crushed his hopes for a political comeback. The development seals the

South Texas Jury Orders Forensic Exam on Voting Machines

South Texas Jury Orders Forensic Exam on Voting Machines

Days after the Hidalgo County Commissioners Court voted not to order a forensic audit of voting machines alleged to have tabulation irregularities, the grand jury impanelled by the outgoing District Attorney has ordered a forensic analyst to conduct an audit

There is a Coming Divide for the Democratic Party

There is a Coming Divide for the Democratic Party

We are all well versed about the factions of the Republican Party. From Tea Partiers, to social issues supporters, mavens of foreign policy and establishment GOPers, the rifts are well known. But not so thoroughly discussed are those rifts among

Russian Ambassador Says 'Crimea is a Part' of Russia

Russian Ambassador Says 'Crimea is a Part' of Russia

On ABC’s “This Week” with George Stephanopoulos, Russia’s ambassador to the United States Sergey Kislyak repeatedly insisted the Crimea region of the Ukraine illegally annexed by Russia is now “Russian Territory”: When Stephanopoulos asked if Russia would pullback form Crimea,