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On Tuesday, the federal government closed down the World War II Memorial after a government shutdown went into effect. That did not stop an Honor Flight of World War II veterans from moving barriers to the memorial to visit anyway.

Though the media and the Democrats are describing the hours-old partial federal government shutdown as if Republicans can be expected to cave on their positions at any moment, it is far more likely that the shutdown will continue through the

On Monday, President Barack Obama accused Republicans of trying to “extract a ransom” for funding the government and said a potential government shutdown was a manufactured crisis. Speaking in the White House briefing room, Obama said a government shutdown was

The End is Nigh. So say the media, counting down the seconds to a partial shutdown of the U.S. government. Certainly Americans will miss some federal functions, and the media will focus eagerly on victims–real and imaginary–of the impasse (though,

(AP) Under fire, ‘Obamacare’ going live _ with glitchesBy RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVARAssociated PressWASHINGTONContentious from its conception, President Barack Obama’s health care law has survived the Supreme Court, a battle for the White House and rounds of budget brinkmanship. Now comes the

If the federal government partially shuts down on Tuesday, federal worker unions are set to protest and demand back pay for government workers. Government unions may even consider lawsuits to get back pay for furloughed federal employees.  If Congress cannot

Despite being likened to ruthless terrorists, and in the face of alarmist criticism from the press, Republicans have achieved something positive (and small-d democratic!) for the American people in standing against the implementation of Obamacare. The offer to renew funding

A stunning new actuary report on Detroit’s pension implosion has revealed that Detroit trustees doled out nearly $2 billion in undisclosed holiday “bonuses” to Detroit workers and retirees negotiated by the city and its unions. Internally, officials called the bonuses

(AP) White House: Obama will veto House shutdown billWASHINGTONThe White House says President Barack Obama would veto House Republican legislation that would delay much of the president’s health care overhaul for a year and cancel a tax on medical devices.

A simple fact is missing from all the media hysteria and political establishment temper tantrums over Senators Ted Cruz and Mike Lee’s attempt to defund Obamacare. Americans are getting slammed by Obamacare right now. Workforces are decimated as health care

President Barack Obama called on House Republicans Friday to drop their previous efforts to defund Obamacare after the Senate stripped the defunding language out of the House-passed continuing resolution (CR). “If Congress chooses not to pass a budget by Monday,

(AP) Obama: GOP ‘grandstanding’ in budget battleWASHINGTONPresident Barack Obama says a failure to increase the government’s borrowing authority would effectively shutter the economy. Obama told reporters at the White House Friday that would have a `profound destabilizing effect’ on the

The Senate unanimously confirmed Todd Hughes, the United States’ first openly gay federal appeals judge, in a 98-0 vote on Tuesday.  Hughes was nominated by President Obama to sit on the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit,