***UPDATE: Media reports say that President Obama selected a health insurance ObamaCare plan Monday. This is a symbolic act. The president will continue to get his health care from the military. Via Twitter, April Ryan, White House Correspondent and Washington
Last week, I reflected on how strange it was for Barack Obama to delay signing up for ObamaCare, to the point where his refusal to do so had become impossible for the media to ignore. The matter came up with
Former White House press secretary Robert Gibbs on NBC’s “Meet The Press” …
Press freedom has been a major issue in post-apartheid South Africa, especially since 2000, when President Thabo Mbeki and the ruling African National Congress (ANC) launched a campaign against the media, accusing it of racism. In fact, the media’s main
With the White House adding a “hardship exception” to the Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate, the Wall Street Journal argues they are admitting their law is a hardship itself. This puts Democrats in the unenviable position of disowning their own
The private U.S. management consultancy firm hired by the Vatican to advise it on its media operations is the same firm that warned the White House of serious problems with the Obamacare rollout. As Breitbart News reported Friday, the Vatican
This week the administration claims they have almost broken even on the number of people who gained vs. lost insurance, but they offered no way for anyone to check their math. That’s a problem because their claims don’t seem to
President Obama’s advisory panel on how to improve the National Security Agency in light of surveillance programs revealed by Edward Snowden revealed their recommendations this week. The President’s Review Group on Intelligence and Communications Technologies, a group of close White
The White House: In his weekly address, President Obama highlights the bipartisan budget agreement that unwinds some of the cuts that were damaging to the economy and keeps investments in areas that help us grow, and urges both parties to
On December 19th, a bipartisan group of senators introduced new sanctions that would go into effect if Iran “violates the interim nuclear deal it reached with world powers last month.” The White House immediately made it clear they would veto
On Friday at the White House, President Obama lashed out at ABC News reporter Jonathan Karl and Fox News’ Ed Henry, explaining that he was self-critical enough that he did not need to hear critical questions from the two of
Some 25,000 people in New Jersey who think HealthCare.gov successfully submitted a Medicaid application to the state on their behalf have “no idea” their applications are “unusable.” A stunning report from the Bergen Record uncovers glitches that destroyed applications and broke
Based on statements the President made in his press conference today, Obamacare is on track to enroll about 12.5 percent of its final goal by January 1st. The President released new information on the progress of Obamacare enrollment Friday. In
President Barack Obama has illegally suspended the single most important provision of Obamacare, the infamous Individual Mandate, for some Americans. On Dec. 19, the president declared a change to the Individual Mandate, a provision that led to the first lawsuit
NBC’s Chief White House Correspondent Chuck Todd questioning President Obama on his constant decrees changing ObamaCare…
ABC News’ Chief White House Correspondent Jon Karl commenting after the presidential press conference…
President Barack Obama told reporters Friday that he met as frequently as biweekly with employees responsible for the Obamacare website, Healthcare.gov, in the time leading up to its October 1st launch. “There’s no doubt that when it came to the
In a press conference at the White House, CNN’s Brianna Keiler asked the question on everyone’s mind: what, exactly, was the President’s New Year’s resolution? After asking Obama how far he had come in implementing the agenda he spelled out
Harry Reid is reportedly a bit upset with the Obama administration. He thinks he and his Senate Democrat coalition should have gotten some of the credit for the “fixes” to Obamacare and its website. Reid said he scolded the president
The Obama Administration announced on Thursday that individuals whose health insurance plans were canceled due to Obamacare may receive a “hardship exemption” from the $95 fine, a significant development that even progressive Washington Post columnist Ezra Klein says “puts the
White House Deputy Senior Adviser David M. Simas on “The Daily Rundown” with Chuck Todd…
With ObamaCare on the verge of collapse, no 2013 accomplishments to speak of, joblessness still a huge problem for tens of millions of Americans, and a nonsensical Middle East policy, anyone who knows anything about our White House press corps
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