By DARLENE SUPERVILLEAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe Oscar-nominated film “Beasts of the Southern Wild” has gotten Michelle Obama’s ringing endorsement. The first lady played host Wednesday at a White House workshop for about 80 middle- and high-school students from the District of Columbia
Assault weapons have become the focal point of the White House’s gun control efforts in the aftermath of the Sandy Hook Elementary massacre. But each year, more Americans are murdered using knives, fists and feet, and blunt instruments. Approximately 6,220
Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin wrote Wednesday that America is a nation being bankrupt by a federal government led by “venal politicians” in her response to President Barack Obama’s State of the Union Address. “What is the true state of
At the Senate’s first hearing this year on immigration reform, Senator Jeff Sessions asked Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano if anyone from the administration had met with ICE agents to address their concerns. Low moral has been a problem for
The Washington Post has announced that it is adding Hilary Rosen, a long-time Democrat operative, attorney, and lobbyist, to its editorial pages. Rosen will join a parade of liberals and Democrat operatives, one Republican operative, and others as one of
Former White House Chief of Staff Jack Lew told the Senate today that he would have to “get back” to them explaining why the Executive Branch was exempted from ObamaCare provisions. Although Congress and their staff are included, the Executive
Former White House Chief of Staff Jack Lew came under fire today when he was asked about his investments in the Cayman Islands. Lew said that it was only an investment for him and that he eventually shut down that
Nominee for Secretary of the Treasury and former White House Chief of Staff Jack Lew sidestepped questions concerning the night of the Benghazi attack during his confirmation hearing today. Lew was asked directly “Who was briefing the President?” Lew was
Israel’s former Deputy Foreign Minster Danny Ayalon is “convinced” that an upcoming U.S. visit to Israel will include a summit between Obama, Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu, and Palestinian Authority Chief Mahmoud Abbas. Obama is currently scheduled to visit Israel, the
A friend sent me a link to this Yahoo News article ostensibly praising the White House app. Yes, apparently there is an app that gets all the media content being produced by the White House. As the review goes on
As President Barack Obama delivered the State of the Union address, activists involved in his new non-profit advocacy group, Organizing for Action, gathered in local meetings around the country to watch and cheer him on. The new 501(c)4 organization, which
President Barack Obama announced that 34,000 troops would be pulled out of Afghanistan in the next year, and vowed that by the end of 2014 the US war in the country would be over. The long-awaited move effectively halves the
I commend the effort by Senators Graham and Inhofe to get answers from the White House about Benghazi before a confirmation vote is held for John Brennan as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. Beyond mishandling Benghazi, additional items in
KY Sen. Rand Paul gave an unprecedented second response to the State of the Union address. In the modern political era, the party not in control of the White House responds to the President’s speech. FL Sen. Marco Rubio gave
President Barack Obama said Tuesday he will bring home within a year about half of the 66,000 U.S. troops now in Afghanistan, shrinking the force to the size he found it when he entered the White House vowing to reinvigorate
President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address included few new or unexpected proposals, but many factually incorrect or misleading assertions. Here are the lowlights. “Corporate profits have rocketed to all-time highs – but for more than a decade, wages
In the modern political era, the party not controlling the White House gives an official “response” to the President’s State of the Union address. This year, FL Sen. Marco Rubio will present the “official” GOP response to Obama’s speech. In
As my colleague Tony Lee pointed out earlier today, poll-wise, President Obama is upside down on almost every issue pertaining to the economy. 60% disapprove of his handling of the economy; 57% disapprove on taxes; and 65% disapprove on the
In response to A tired speech for a tired nation: A day after the successful North Korean Nuclear bomb test, Obama will call for massive reductions in our nuclear arsenal. Via the Telegraph: Barack Obama is expected to propose sweeping
President Obama is expected to ignore calls from the American people to cut spending in his State of the Union speech. It appears that he will urge the government to spend more, while using euphemisms such as “investments” to obfuscate
A Chinese-born businesswoman’s harrowing tales of gang-rape and murder in the Cultural Revolution years have come under fire from web vigilantes who accuse her of duping impressionable US readers. Ping Fu, who went on to found US technology firm Geomagic
Ahead of the President’s State of the Union speech, taxpayer funded National Public Radio (NPR) tried to help the White House push the false notion that the sequestration budget cuts was conceived by Republicans. In truth, it was initiated by
Three years ago, President Obama hosted Ft. Hood hero Kimberly Munley in the White House, where she says he “promised her [that] victims would be well taken care of.” She says Obama has since abandoned this promise and literally “betrayed”
Vice President Joe Biden said Monday that there is so much violence in America that there is “a Sandy Hook-plus” of deaths every day. He claimed that the White House proposals calling for an assault weapons ban and a ban
Contrary to prior statements Barack Obama made to John Boehner, the president now apparently does believe that the United States has a spending problem. White House press secretary Jay Carney said Monday: Of course, the president believes that we have
