By NEDRA PICKLERAssociated PressWASHINGTONPresident Barack Obama on Sunday memorialized the victims of the Washington Navy Yard shooting by urging Americans not to give up on a transformation in gun laws that he argued are to blame for an epidemic of
The Gang of Eight immigration bill is a 1,200-page legislative monstrosity. Senators had roughly 72 hours to read the final version of this massive and complex bill before the votes began. Like with Obamacare, the Senate was supposed to pass
I swear I made it up! I started writing my novel Hand of Fatima over six months ago. I never heard of Edward Snowden. But I really did think that the NSA was listening to all of our phone calls
In the wake of the 2012 Presidential election, conservatives found themselves in an existential abyss where their only company was the internal whisper of a solitary but very alarming question: Is the America we knew and loved gone forever? Some
As he did in 2011, President Barack Obama is accusing Republicans of “holding the whole country hostage.” This time, the issue is not just the debt ceiling, which comes due in mid-October, but the federal budget, which expires on Sep.
Last week, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) found that roughly 36,000 individuals since January 2013 have received $1.29 billion in potentially improper cash disability insurance payments. Disability enrollments have exploded in recent years. Since 2009, 5.9 million people have been
On Friday, the country celebrated the 40th anniversary of the “Battle of the Sexes” tennis match that Billie Jean King won over Bobby Riggs. The match was one of the most seminal moments in the women’s rights movement. Because of
(AP) GOP House: Keep government open, hit ‘Obamacare’By DAVID ESPOAP Special CorrespondentWASHINGTONCharting a collision course with the White House, the Republican-controlled House approved legislation Friday to wipe out the 3-year-old health care law that President Barack Obama has vowed to
In response to the litany of establishment attacks on him on Thursday, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) told Breitbart News it is clear the mainstream media is using talking points from President Barack Obama’s White House. “I don’t think anyone should
The White House is indicating President Obama may be open to meeting with new Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. According to ABC News, the meeting could take place next week while both leaders are in New York City for the United
By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICONAssociated PressMEXICO CITYU.S. Vice President Joe Biden said during a visit to Mexico on Friday that he wants to deepen relations between the neighboring countries beyond drugs, security and immigration. Launching the High Level Economic Dialogue to
(AP) WASHINGTONPresident Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama will visit with families of victims of the Washington Navy Yard shooting and attend a memorial. The White House says the events are scheduled for Sunday. The memorial will be held at
In an ironic twist, the White House is now joining health systems experts in warning that Americans who enroll in the ObamaCare insurance exchanges should expect that their personal, financial, and health information will be at risk and they could
In July, the House voted to delay ObamaCare’s employer and individual mandate for one year. The action came after the White House announced it would selectively ignore the law and not enforce the employer mandate until 2015. The House vote
The stock market is just about the only positive indicator to rise above the frozen tundra of the Obama economy. GDP is flatlined; the workforce is collapsing; every flicker of life in manufacturing, consumer confidence, or housing is quickly extinguished;
Responding to a question by MSNBC’s Chris Matthews, former White House senior adviser David Axelrod said Speaker John Boehner is being held hostage by the extreme members…
White House Press Secretary Jay Carney was confronted by FOX News’ Ed Henry about Obama’s claim that Republican attempt to attach non-budget items to an increase in the nation’s debt limit has “never seen in the history of the United
BY MARY CLARE JALONICKAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe House has voted to cut nearly $4 billion a year from food stamps, a 5 percent reduction to the nation’s main feeding program used by more than 1 in 7 Americans. The 217-210 vote was
Although Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) called for a revival of the gun control debate following the Navy Yard shooting, her recently-defeated legislation would not have banned the gun Aaron Alexis used to kill 12 people. As Breitbart News reported in
White House Press Secretary Jay Carney told reporters a video Speaker John Boehner released Thursday saying the President was more willing to negotiate with Russian President Putin then Congress was “Putin envy.”
Back In April, we learned though a former White House advisor speaking to The New Republic, that “There’s only one paper the president reads, that’s The New York Times.” In a new book, MSNBC editor Richard Wolffe paints a portrait
The White House has made it abundantly clear that Obama will no longer negotiate with Republicans over raising the debt ceiling, saying he doesn’t want to give in to “extortion.” In this clever and amusing ad put out by Speaker
With the House expected to vote this week on a Republican food stamp reform bill designed to reduce fraud and encourage self-sufficiency, Democrats have launched a full-scale effort to oppose the measure. “These cuts to SNAP [Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program]
On Thursday, the House of Representatives will likely take up the Nutrition Reform and Work Opportunity Act of 2013 aka food stamps portion that used to be attached to the farm bill. The bill would cut food stamps by $40
Politico ran two opposing pieces today, one titled What’s Wrong with Obama? and the other And What’s Right with Obama? What’s right turns out to be his “dazzling” smile, his “normality,” his enemies and his luck. It’s not very convincing
