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Twelve Republican senators–including Johnny Isakson (GA) and Marco Rubio (FL)–joined President Barack Obama for a “productive” steak dinner at the White House on Wednesday and discussed a wide range of issues that included the debt, immigration reform, and gun control.

President Barack Obama has canceled White House tours due to the sequester, but hosted a steak dinner for twelve Republican senators on Wednesday as part of Obama’s charm offensive. According to the White House, the dinner included steak, salad, sautéed vegetables and coconut

The Obama Administration’s dire warnings about the impact of the automatic sequester cuts have failed to live up to expectations. That hasn’t prevented them, however, from making dramatic and very public cuts to increase their effect. Canceling public tours of

On Wednesday, Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee Jeff Sessions (R-AL) said that President Barack Obama’s proposed budget would “depress the American economy under a never-ending avalanche of debt” that is “not merely reckless; it’s unthinkable.” Sessions said the

Wednesday morning, President Obama released his long-delayed budget blueprint. Arriving more than two months after the statutory deadline, the budget contains a mix of increased spending, higher taxes and very little real deficit reduction. The White House is quick to

A House and Senate GOP Budget Committee analysis of President Barack Obama’s newly released budget says the plan achieves just $119 billion in net deficit reduction, not the $1.8 trillion the White House claims. The GOP analysis finds that Obama’s

President Barack Obama’s budget, which was delivered to Congress two months late on Wednesday, will propose $50 billion for infrastructure spending which includes various high-speed rail projects.  The White House’s budget “dedicates funding for the development of high-speed rail to link

President Barack Obama’s budget has $580 billion in proposed tax increases, and the White House said Obama would not agree to any budget deal that does not include tax increases.  “If they refuse to include revenues in any deal, then

For the fourth time in his presidency, President Barack Obama submitted his budget proposal well after the legally-required February 4th deadline, angering both Republicans and Democrats who are declaring the $3.8 trillion Obama budget dead on arrival.  The deficit-busting Obama

Joe Biden used his standard technique of mocking the opposition on Tuesday as he gave a gun control speech at the White House. Speaking of those who oppose universal background checks for gun buyers and lambasting the National Rifle Association for promoting

The hypocrisy of Barack Obama vis-à-vis equal pay for women knows no bounds.  Obama designated April 9 as National Equal Pay Day, issuing a proclamation astounding for a man who denigrates women who work for him with lesser pay. In

Last Friday, April 5, White House spokesman Jay Carney confirmed at a press briefing that Barack Obama’s budget would raise taxes on middle class Americans. The confession arose from an exchange between Carney and Major Garrett of CBS News, in

Tuesday night, the White House throws open its doors for a celebrity packed concert celebrating Memphis soul music. Justin Timberlake, Al Green, Queen Latifah, Cyndi Lauper, Sam Moore, Charlie Musselwhite, and others will be performing at the exclusive event. Maybe they

Only three weeks after re-election in 2012, Sheriff Joe Arpaio was hit with a recall effort. Now, with anti-Arpaio petitions in circulation in Maricopa County, Arizona, “America’s Sheriff” is organizing his forces to oppose a recall backed by the deep

Joseph Curl noted in his Sunday column in the Washington Times that many ordinary Americans around the country were upset with the extravagant lifestyles President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, and their families are living while most Americans suffer