Last week’s job numbers suggest very strongly that the Obama Depression may be accelerating. Economists of all stripes are trying to pretend that the numbers were not as ugly as they well and truly are, but some of the realists
Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) is bucking Barack Obama’s plans to table sanctions on Iran in the wake of the Geneva deal reached late last year. He is pushing fellow Democratic Senators to support sanctions on Iran. Schumer has been rumored
The White House announced that President Obama and First Lady Michelle are to host an event focused on the costs of college tuition on January 16. The event is apparently part of the President’s second-term economic agenda to be rolled out
By MARK SHERMANAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe Supreme Court is refereeing a politically charged dispute between President Barack Obama and Senate Republicans over the president’s power to temporarily fill high-level positions. The case being argued at the high court Monday is the first
Sarah Palin “A pretty atrocious act, and that was to snarl traffic. What an inconvenience. What a dangerous situation, I’m glad that he fired the people that were involved in that. But still, in the grand scheme of things, it’s
The White House posted an Instagram video at the Coupe diner in Washington, D.C. of President Barack Obama and baby Josh…
As a bipartisan group of senators continue to press for new sanctions against Iran, the White House suggests the real goal is to start a war. According to the LA Times, National Security Council spokeswoman Bernadette Meehan said if supporters
(AP) Feds won’t renew health website’s lead contractorBy RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVARAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe government’s much-maligned health insurance website is getting a new outside contractor to steer the revamped portal through the remainder of open enrollment season.The Obama administration and lead website contractor
On Friday, 67 House Democrats broke with President Barack Obama and backed a bill that would require Americans to be notified immediately if a security breach on the Obamacare website is discovered. According to The Hill, the Health Exchange Security and
It would be easy enough, at this stage, to add to the voluminous commentary on Gov. Chris Christie’s bridge scandal. But there is not much new to say, other than to observe that petty political retaliation is what blue-state conservatives
On Friday, after conceding that last month’s jobs report was disappointing and not as favorable as the White House had expected, President Barack Obama’s Labor Secretary advocated for comprehensive immigration reform to improve the economy. Saying the jobs report shows
In response to Obamacare Enrollment Mix Looking Worse Than Expected: You’re right on about how the demographic mix of ObamaCare enrollments would be trumpeted unto the heavens if it was good, rather than being guarded more closely than anything Edward
During Friday’s White House press briefing, ABC correspondent Jon Karl took an aggressive line of questioning toward White House press secretary Jay Carney after newly released jobs numbers had revealed a continued bleak picture of the economy…
On Friday, the House passed legislation requiring the Obama Administration to notify Americans if their personal data on the ObamaCare exchanges was breached or compromised. The measure passed by an overwhelming 291-122 votes, with 67 House Dems supporting the measure
NBC’s White House corespondent Chuck Todd joined MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” on Friday to discuss Gov. Chris Christie (R-NJ) apology…
On Thursday, the Obama administration came out in strong opposition to a proposed House bill that would require weekly updates on Obamacare enrollments and technical problems. The administration opposed the transparency requirements: The Administration opposes House passage of HR 3811
The economy created only 74,000 jobs in December, well below the 2013 average of 188,000. The Labor Department report indicates stronger growth for the coming year predicted by many economists may not materialize. Growth slipped to 1.9 percent last year, thanks
(AP)By JOSH LEDERMANAssociated PressWASHINGTONPresident Barack Obama is setting up a panel to study the United States’ energy strategy and then report to the president every four years. In a presidential memorandum, Obama says the U.S. needs a comprehensive, coordinated strategy
This is a great catch by Noah Rothman. A tale of two Chuck Todds. Today, while engaging in political analysis on his MSNBC show “The Daily Rundown,” Todd said New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is between a rock and hard
(AP) Christie fires aide, apologizes for traffic jamsBy ANGELA DELLI SANTI and GEOFF MULVIHILLAssociated PressTRENTON, N.J.Gov. Chris Christie on Thursday apologized to his constituents and said he was “embarrassed and humiliated” by his staff but had no idea his aides
The White House released a video on Wednesday assuring Americans that the extreme cold freezing the nation does not disprove global warming, that the U.S. is extremely cold because the planet is increasingly hot. “If you’ve been hearing that extreme
It’s not as if the media completely refuses to cover Democrat scandals. It’s that they never assemble into the kind of piranha feeding frenzy that immediately erupted over Chris Christie’s bridge scandal. In fact, you’ll be very hard pressed to
(AP) Business lobby seeks major push on immigrationBy JIM KUHNHENNAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe president of the US Chamber of Commerce says the nation’s biggest business lobby intends to “pull out all the stops” to pass an overhaul of immigration laws. That would
Sixteen House Republicans led by Rep. Mo Brooks (R-AL) are demanding President Barack Obama get unemployed Americans back to work before granting amnesty to illegal aliens or bringing unprecedented levels of new immigrants to take jobs away from American workers.
On FNC’s “The O’Reilly Factor” on Wednesday night, comedian and show regular Dennis Miller commented on White House press secretary Jay Carney’s new facial hair (emphasis added):
