In one week’s time Jonathan Gruber has gone from the brilliant and celebrated ObamaCare architect whose expert views were sought after as he sat on one panel after another – to a completely disowned laughingstock regarded by the ruling class
With Republicans controlling both chambers of the 114th Congress, health care is destined to stay at the top of the national agenda. A quarter of midterm voters say health care is their top concern, with half of these voters saying
Among the few shorelines bypassed by the mighty Republican “red wave” last week was New Jersey, where GOP Senate nominee Jeffrey Bell lost to incumbent Cory A. Booker by 13 percentage points. The outlier yields lessons to a party seeking
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Secret Service response to an armed intruder who jumped the fence and raced into the White House was complicated by muted alarms and radios, thick bushes on the lawn, unlocked doors and an officer inside who
Julia Preston at the New York Times reveals the big-money organizers of progressives’ campaign to pass immigration reform legislation which would legalize millions of illegal immigrants within the United States’ borders. The calls started shortly after President Obama’s news conference on the
Early Thursday from a press briefing in Burma, White House press secretary Josh Earnest fielded questions from Fox News White House correspondent Ed Henry over questions about remarks made by MIT professor Jonathan Gruber, one of the architects of the
Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi has denied knowing who Obamacare architect Jonathan Gruber is, but her Speaker of the House website began touting his analysis of the ACA in December 2009. At a press conference this morning former Speaker Nancy Pelosi
With news that the White House would use executive action to protect up to five million illegal immigrants from deportation, House Democrats showed their solidarity with Barack Obama in his willful disregard of American voters and how they expressed themselves
After a White House meeting last week, Republicans described Speaker John Boehner aggressively confronting President Obama over the president’s planned executive amnesty, prompting an extended period of a defensive Obama attempting to justify his actions. But a key moment of
Former White House Press Secretary Jay Carney described repeated comments by Obamacare architect Jonathan Gruber insulting the intelligence of the American public as “remarkable hubris,” “not good,” and “damaging” on Thursday’s broadcast of “The Lead” on CNN. While Carney defended
President Barack Obama is on the verge of granting executive amnesty and work permits to five million illegal immigrants, including the illegal immigrant parents of children who are American citizens or previously received executive amnesty under the Deferred Action for
Fox News Chief White House Correspondent Ed Henry reported that White House advisers were split on the issue of whether the president should delay his planned executive action on immigration until mid-December on Thursday’s “Special Report.” “Circle December 11, 12 on
The Club for Growth is ringing the starting bell for the 2016 campaign by endorsing six incumbent Republican senators who are up for re-election in two years. The move came a mere eight days after Republicans took back the Senate in the 2014
President Barack Obama’s former top adviser conceded that voters in 2016 may be fed up with Obama’s dithering and want a president who projects a sense of certainty. “Even when a president is popular, people tend to seek the remedy
President Obama is still traveling in Asia, but the White House is keenly aware of Democrats folding on their strict opposition to the Keystone pipeline. A Senate vote on the pipeline is expected to take place on Thursday. While in
The mid-term elections made clear American voters want Washington to better address high unemployment and stagnant wages. Yet, on issues ranging from energy to immigration to trade, President Obama continues to put politics ahead of strengthening American families. Senator Mary
Congressman Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) has been the single loudest voice criticizing President Obama for not issuing his promised amnesty for millions of illegal immigrants. But Gutierrez is also making himself the main man on immigration for the media, and some
Not many doubt that Hillary Clinton is already in the hunt for the Democratic nomination for president for 2016, but despite that badly kept secret, the purported Democrat front-runner was not invited to a closed-door meeting of deep-pocketed liberal donors
While it remains uncertain if outgoing Senate majority leader Harry Reid will run for re-election to the senate in 2016, for now, all signs are that he will and the GOP is making it clear he’ll have a target on
On MSNBC, Wednesday morning, Politico health care reporter Jennifer Haberkorn quipped that the White House would love it if Jonathan Gruber would just stop talking and added that they would probably put a gag order on him if they could. House Republicans, on
On Tuesday, White House press secretary Josh Earnest said President Barack Obama was “looking forward” to taking so-called executive action on immigration in an appearance on Fusion TV’s “America with Jorge Ramos.” “Jorge, I’ll just be as clear and candid
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Presumptive Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell welcomed new Senators-elect to his office Wednesday morning “We’re here to make the place function again and begin to make progress for the American people,” McConnell told reporters while flanked by
Speaking with Fusion TV’s Jorge Ramos, White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest explained that President Obama would keep his promise to use his executive authority to enact immigration reform, but cautioned that he had not made a final decision on
House Speaker John Boehner joined presumptive Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell in slamming the Obama administration’s agreement with China to reduce greenhouse gas emissions Wednesday morning. “This announcement is yet another sign that the president intends to double down on
In response to Obama gets rolled everywhere from Beijing to Tehran: Did you know that if you don’t support Obama’s nuke deal with Iran you just may be shamefully rooting for the other team? Apparently, “a crack team” of propagandists
