On Monday, the interest rate on federally-backed “Stafford” student loans doubled from a capped 3.4% to 6.8%. Keeping the interest rate artificially low was a key issue in President Obama’s reelection campaign. Through high-profile campaign events and his bully pulpit,
On Sunday, a stunned audience sat in silence as Doris Kearns Goodwin turned the keynote address at the opening ceremony for the 150th anniverary of the Battle of Gettysburg into a political lecture focusing on women’s and gay rights. Missing from
Jamie Foxx isn’t Hollywood’s most outspoken actor. The White House Down star would have to open up in a big way to leap over Sean Penn for that honor. Lately, Foxx has been letting his shirts do the talking for
Andrew Jackson (1767-1845) was a great patriot and a great war hero, and that’s saying plenty. Yet effective statecraft–steering the ship of state past the shoals, toward the safe harbor–requires more than love of country and physical courage. Jackson
The BBC is reporting that the Egyptian opposition is claiming “millions” of anti-Morsi protesters have taken to Cairo’s streets demanding his resignation. Mohammed Morsi, Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood president, was swept into office and assumed dictatorial powers after a contentious election following the
An Egyptian opposition group accused the US of “being partner to a conspiracy to keep President Mohamed Morsi in power.” Obama addressed the situation in Egypt on Saturday explaining “The United States supported democracy in Egypt. It’s been challenging given
President Barack Obama unveiled his “Power Africa” program on Sunday that will spent $7 billion in U.S. taxpayer money to fund a sub-Saharan Africa electricity program that will also develop geothermal, hydro, wind, and solar power. The International Energy Agency
(AP) Obama to announce new power initiative for AfricaBy NEDRA PICKLER and JULIE PACEAssociated PressCAPE TOWN, South AfricaPresident Barack Obama on Sunday will announce a new initiative to double access to electric power in sub-Saharan Africa, part of his effort
Perhaps movie goers weren’t in the mood to see the Scandal-in-Chief at cineplexes this weekend. White House Down, the new film chockablock with liberal talking points and a stand-in for President Barack Obama, underwhelmed during its first weekend in theaters.
Former President Jimmy Carter said on June 28 that both Christian and Islamic religious leaders share the blame for mistreating women across the world. During an international conference on women and religion, Carter’s examples of religious authorities continuing doctrines of
According to Mark Finkelstein of Newsbusters, vice-president Biden sent out a fundraising email that declared GOP senators confessed to him their secret motivations for voting against background checks, and their reasons were that they were afraid of Ted Cruz and
In response to Hollywood Braces for ObamaCare Regulations: Here’s the funny part. While the Hollywood payroll folks are stewing about the “irksome” nature of the law which they contend was not written with their industry in mind, (haha), the White
(AP) WHITE HOUSE NOTEBOOK: Obama to US media: ‘Behave’By JULIE PACEAssociated PressPRETORIA, South AfricaOne element of President Barack Obama’s Africa policy is to encourage a free press, although he offered repeated reminders for U.S. reporters traveling with him on the
The architect of President Barack Obama’s scandal-plagued home mortgage program is the highest-paid White House official, earning almost as much as Vice President Joe Biden, a new report reveals. Senior National Economic Council adviser Seth Wheeler makes $225,000 a year;
House Minority leader Nancy Pelosi in an interview with USA Today…
On Friday, President Obama took time out from his trip to Africa to call members of Senate’s so-called “Gang of Eight,” including Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), to congratulate them on the immigration reform bill that passed the Senate on Thursday
According to Newser.com, the Obama Administration has prosecuted eight people under the Espionage Act to date, and may now be setting their sites on another–retired four-star Marine General James “Hoss” Cartwright. Cartwright, who is also a former deputy of the
It appears from the actions of pro-abortion supporters in Texas on Tuesday night, “mob rule” is now the preferred way the left conducts legislative business. Gov. Rick Perry has called a special session of the Texas legislature on July 1st
Christine Lagarde, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund, had Barack Obama’s back regarding climate change. On Thursday, two days after Obama gave a major address giving his approach to the global climate, Lagarde said: Climate change will create
Testifying to a Congressional subcommittee on June 26, General Carter Ham (ret.) said no one in AFRICOM was “brought in on the White House preparations to guard against a 9/11 anniversary attack.” According to the PJ Tatler, the White House
President Barack Obama stumbled into controversy on Thursday when he urged African leaders to accept gay marriage and was promptly rebuked by President Macky Sall of Senegal, who said that his country was “not ready to decriminalize homosexuality,” never mind
(AP) By NEDRA PICKLER – President Barack Obama on Thursday praised the Supreme Court’s ruling on same-sex marriage as a “victory for American democracy” but clashed with his African host over gay rights in a sign of how far the
White House Down lets director Roland Emmerich indulge in his favorite stunt–dumping ideological sludge atop his already bloated disaster films. Emmerich, who previously prayed at the altar of Al Gore with the global warming fright flick The Day After Tomorrow, outdoes
Sometimes all it takes is a new coat of paint. In 2012, leftist activist journalist Glenn Greenwald and leftist activist filmmaker Laura Poitras had a story on their hands that was just barely treading water. Despite dramatic and shocking allegations,
President Barack Obama, traveling abroad in Africa, dismissed concerns about Edward Snowden, who leaked details of National Security Agency surveillance programs and is seeking asylum in Ecuador. Obama said he was “not scrambling jets to get a 29-year-old hacker” and
