The hand-in-hand nature of this White House and some of the nation’s biggest corporations is seen in yet another incident as Barack Obama’s 2012 campaign data team is now moving from team Obama to team Google. This week, Bloomberg reported
During a Tuesday Congressional hearing, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius admitted she called three companies under her agency’s regulatory to encourage them to support a non-profit, Enroll America, whose mission is to promote and enroll citizens for
This is nothing like Watergate. Watergate involved a politically-motivated crime which grew out of an Animal House-like hyperpartisan atmosphere in the White House, nurtured by an extremely thin-skinned President who could not abide criticism, demonized his opponents, and had employed
In football, the risk of blitzing is that you expose your defense. You might sack the other team’s quarterback, but you may give up the long touchdown that seals the game instead. In Tuesday’s hearing before the House Ways and
Monday was the first night back for late night television’s bitter rivals, and it’s easy to see why Jay Leno is clobbering David Letterman in the ratings. The sweeps figures are in, the White House scandals are growing, and Leno
The IRS scandal took a new turn Tuesday morning, as members of the House Ways and Means Committee heard testimony from leaders of Tea Party and conservative organizations who were targeted by the agency. The testimony was opened by Kevin
(AP) IRS victims testify as new agency scandal emergesBy STEPHEN OHLEMACHER and ALAN FRAMAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe leaders of six conservative groups who say they were targeted by the Internal Revenue Service told lawmakers Tuesday they have been mistreated for years by
On Monday, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) accused the Justice Department (DOJ) of targeting reporters because they were critical of the Obama administration. According to The Hill, Cruz’s assertion is “the first time a lawmaker has suggested publicly that the White House is
According to a report by the State Department press pool, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan responded on Monday to U.S. criticism of excessive force by Turkish law enforcement by saying the United States should “look at themselves.” The Associated
In response to The Moment President Obama Invited the IRS Targeting of the Tea Party: Dick Morris made the same point a few days ago when it was revealed that former IRS Commissioner Douglas Shulman had visited the White House
In an attempt to avoid public scrutiny, President Obama plans to sign the controversial United Nations gun treaty in August, when Congress is in summer recess. According to White House press secretary Jay Carney, Obama will sign the treaty “before
On Monday, acting IRS commissioner Dan Werfel and Treasury Inspector General J. Russell George said though there was not any evidence from the initial audit that IRS agents were ordered to target Tea Party and conservative organizations, they would continue
Former White House senior adviser David Plouffe decided to heat up the war between Rep. Darrell Issa and the White House on Sunday by attacking Issa on Twitter. After Issa appeared on CNN’s State of the Union and called White
NJ.com: TRENTON — Gov. Chris Christie is cashing in donations from top Democratic fundraisers and other traditionally liberal donors across the country, even nabbing the support of a handful of rainmakers aligned with President Obama and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel,
Acting IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel and Treasury Inspector General J. Russell George told Congress today that there is no “evidence” targeting of conservative groups was based on ideological motivations. George explained that his audit of the IRS processes in this
On Monday, Rep. Nita Lowey (D-NY) of the House Appropriations Subcommittee asked acting IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel and inspector general J. Russell George if there was any evidence of White House involvement in the IRS’ targeting of conservative non-profit applicants,
Vice President Joe Biden speaking Monday at the White House’s National Conference on Mental Health quipped, “Doctors allow you to live; nurses make you want to live.” He quickly clarified that both male and female nurses supply him with lust
Last month, for two whole weeks (out of five whole years), our media acted like a real media. They held the Obama White House responsible for its actions, asked tough questions, demanded answers, and reported the truth. There was no
Except for the not-believing-in-God part, being a Democrat has got to be a beautiful thing. What a joy it must be to have the entire media-complex standing at the ready to leap on any talking point you want leapt upon.
Several black leaders of various political persuasions have banded together to warn Congress of the harm they think the “Gang of Eight” immigration bill will inflict upon black workers if passed. The group, the Black American Leadership Alliance, wrote to
Bradley Cooper and Glenn Close will be visiting the White House on Monday for a conference on mental health. The effort was organized as part of President Obama’s response to last year’s Sandy Hook shooting. Although the one-day conference was
Unfortunately your browser does not support IFrames. ABC: Former White House senior adviser and Democratic strategist David Plouffe fought back against assertions from GOP strategist and former Deputy Chief of Staff to George W. Bush Karl Rove that the IRS’s
On Saturday, Oakland Raiders punter Chris Kluwe announced that he turned down an invitation from President Barack Obama to visit the White House for a LGBT Pride Reception on June 13. Kluwe, the former Minnesota Vikings punter who has been
