The Labor Department reported the economy added 162,000 jobs in July, after adding 188,000 in June. Unemployment fell to 7.4 percent, largely because 240,000 adults left the labor force. Businesses continued the shift toward contingent workers. In July, 103,000 more
The latest government statistics on jobs and consumer spending once again show that the US economy is growing far more slowly than the majority of American economists, politicians and citizens hope and expect. The issue of expectations is crucial because
On Thursday, 39 Republican senators sent a letter to the White House demanding to know the 21 agencies that are promoting Obamacare and whether those agencies are being reimbursed–or even have the legal authority to do so. Agencies suspected to
Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) released a response to President Barack Obama and his White House for a report pushing the Senate immigration bill on Thursday–a report Sessions described as filled with largely inaccurate information favoring corporations and special interests driving
The House GOP Judiciary Committee “Immigration Resources Packet,” distributed to members at Wednesday’s conference meeting includes a two-page section attacking the Senate’s “Gang of Eight” immigration bill. But that section, and the pamphlet as a whole, make no mention of
Obama spokesman Jay Carney said the White House is “extremely disappointed” that Russia granted Edward Snowden asylum. Early this morning, Snowden left the Moscow airport after he was granted temporary asylum by Russia. Carney also stated that Snowden isn’t a
The allegations of sexual misconduct surrounding New York City mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner and San Diego mayor (and 20-year congressman) Bob Filner have resulted in three days of no comment from the White House. Thursday, the Associated Press ripped the
Jay Carney told the White House press corps Wednesday that the Obama administration does not have an official comment on the sexual harassment allegations against San Diego mayor Bob Filner. A member of the press corps asked Carney if the
On July 31 the White House declared the continuing controversy over the Benghazi attack to be a “phony” scandal. When White House press secretary Jay Carney was asked about President Obama’s repeated claim that he is being distracted by “phony
A former US Army intelligence expert who investigated the fallout from the handover of classified files to WikiLeaks by Bradley Manning said no one named in the Afghan war logs had been killed. The testimony put a dent in the
President Barack Obama got testy and reportedly snapped at two Democrats during a Wednesday meeting on Capitol Hill. Rep. Sean Maloney (D-NY) asked Obama about a loan guarantee application from a company in his district that has been “stuck in
In preparation for the release of Oscar-bait film The Butler, Forest Whitaker, Oprah Winfrey, and director Lee Daniels (Precious) sat down with Parade magazine. The film chronicles a butler (Whitaker) who works in the White House through seven administrations. Winfrey
CHICAGO, July 31 (UPI)–U.S. media mogul and actress Oprah Winfrey says no one should use the N-word in casual conversation. “You cannot be my friend and use that word around me,” Winfrey, 59, told Parade magazine. “It shows my age,
America’s leading Muslim Brotherhood legacy groups, including the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) and the Islamic Circle of America (ICNA), are demanding that the Obama administration take punitive action against Egypt in the
(AP) Buck up: Obama offers uplifting words to wary DemsBy DONNA CASSATA and JULIE PACEAssociated PressWASHINGTONPresident Barack Obama sought to calm jittery Democrats Wednesday as they prepared to head home to face voters, assuring them they’re “on the right side
On Wednesday, White House press secretary Jay Carney explained that President Obama had not commented on the sex scandals involving San Diego Mayor Bob Filner or New York City mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner because “his job is not to comment
During the White House Press daily press briefing Mark Knoller of CBS asked Jay Carney to elaborate what President Obama was referring to by saying Washington is consumed with “phony scandals…”
Members of Congress and their aides will be forced to pay up to $11,000 more a year to buy health insurance on the Obamacare exchanges once the state exchanges become implemented in less than nine weeks. Obamacare, as it is
WASHINGTON — Perhaps in this brave new era where nobody is a traitor anymore, it’s not such a big deal how badly President Obama is screwing over his vice president. But it is fairly extraordinary considering how much Obama owes
In response to New Jersey Governor Chris Christie’s claim that there’s too much libertarianism in today’s foreign policy debate, Senator Rand Paul characterized the Governor as one of those “gimmie, gimmie, gimmie” governors who don’t seem interested in fiscal responsibility.
A Super PAC pushing Hillary Clinton for a 2016 White House run has already raised $1 million, reports say. The “Ready for Hillary” Super PAC began taking donations in April and already claims over 100,000 supporters. The PAC’s Facebook page boasts
(AP) NEWARK, N.J.–Oprah Winfrey is holding a fundraiser for Democratic Newark, N.J., Mayor Cory Booker’s bid for the U.S. Senate. Tickets for Thursday’s event in Jersey City range from $1,000 to $2,600. Booker’s campaign says about 200 people are expected
Ever see a high pressure sales job on a used car lot? You know, where the salesman with the slicked back hair and the bad cologne tries to stick you with a lemon. His job is to get you off
Video of Cass Sunstein, President Barack Obama’s former Regulatory Czar promoting the Nudge theory FOX NEWS: The federal government is hiring what it calls a “Behavioral Insights Team” that will look for ways to subtly influence people’s behavior, according to
On Tuesday, Fox News obtained documents showing that the federal government is initiating a program designed to “nudge” Americans toward particular behaviors. The “Behavioral Insights Team” to be formed would work with the White House, as well as the Department
