The Congressional investigation into whether the Internal Revenue Service targeted conservative groups for persecution ended today on a controversial note after former official Lois Lerner refused to answer questions. The rough day for the investigation followed the release of emails
It’s no surprise Obama is trying to gin up the base when Democrats take off their rose colored glasses and see his domestic and foreign policy failures. It’s about the money and the following excerpts from Roberta Rampton at Reuters
The Russian stock market sufferedan 11% loss overnight in reaction to a run on bank deposits fed byrumors the European Union and the United States would apply Cold War-typesanctions to punish Russia’s invasion of Crimea. The price collapse was worst
UPDATE: The friendly soccer match between the United States and Ukraine on Wednesday that had been canceled is back on, according to U.S. Soccer. According to NBC Sports: “The Football Federation of Ukraine confirmed that their team will travel to
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has revamped a long-ago abandoned project to connect Russia to the Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea by constructing a bridge, shortly after Russian military occupied the territory. According to Reuters, a bridge from the Russian region
For the first time in 39 years, Venezuelans were banned from watching the Academy Awards, thanks to “far-right extremists lobbying Hollywood.” That according to President Nicolás Maduro’s press secretary, Delcy Rodríguez, who spoke while Maduro issued more arrests against nonviolent
On February 28th Obama delivered a “hastily arranged” statement warning Russia against military intervention in Ukraine. According to Yahoo News, Obama said, “We are deeply concerned by reports of military movements taken by the Russian federation inside of the Ukraine.”
Gotta give a quick shout out to “everywoman” Michelle Obama, who yesterday was kind enough to introduce the administration’s new, improved nutrition labels for food packages. The new labels are designed to make shopping less difficult for easily confused moms who
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Jimmermania began in Sacramento with hundreds of fans gathered at the airport to cheer the arrival of a player most had only watched on television or read about during the NCAA tournament. It’s headed for a
The White House may have been lucky that so few of the Obamacare exchanges worked last October. Newly revealed documents show that CMS staffers were aware of security flaws which made connecting them to federal databases a “high risk” proposition
It’s no secret that liberal Hollywood producers are under extra scrutiny these days. Last year saw huge box office disappointments in the form of White House Down, After Earth, The Fifth Estate and Elysium. It got so bad in 2013 that
SYDNEY (AP) — Australian TV star and former model Charlotte Dawson, who became an anti-bullying activist after she was targeted online, has been found dead at age 47. Famed for TV shows such as “Australia’s Next Top Model,” the New
Earlier this month, state water authorities revealed that many California farmers would receive none of their annual water allocation from the State Water Project. Now, federal water authorities have announced that the farmers will receive no water from the Central Valley Project.
The White House told Ukraine’s President Viktor Yanukovich to withdraw security in Kiev as protests worsen and the death toll rises. “We are outraged by images of Ukrainian security forces firing automatic weapons on their own people,” White House spokesman
Ukraine protesters seized a Kiev post office and captured over 67 policemen. The violence is getting worse on both sides as the opposition to Ukraine President Viktor Yanukovich grows more frustrated. On Wednesday, Yanukovich announced via his website that he
Congressional Budget Office Director Douglas Elmendorf fired back Wednesday morning at criticism from the White House over his most recent economic report. The White House and CBO disagree over the effect raising the minimum wage would have on employment. The
An NFL hopeful has quit his job, exhausted his life savings, and is living in a minivan–even while the northeast was hit with bone-chilling temperatures and snowstorms–to pursue his dream of potentially making an NFL roster. Rashid Williams, who last
A friend pointed out an obvious contradiction in the Obama administration’s policy towards terrorism. In a series of “goodwill” gestures aimed at enticing the Palestinians to keep negotiating, President Barack Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry have forced Israel
An NFL report released on Friday about the Richie Incognito-Jonathan Martin bullying scandal also revealed that Incognito, Mike Pouncey, and John Jerry repeatedly slurred and harassed the Dolphin’s assistant trainer who was born in Japan. Incognito, who has a history
President Barack Obama has seen a tax he does not like. The President believes Olympic athletes should not be taxed for succeeding at the Games. “The president believes we should support efforts to ensure that we’re doing everything we can
Wendy Davis has become a ticking time bomb for the Democratic Party. Raising a third of the funds her Republican opponent has and cornered into supporting stances unpopular to the left, Davis abandoned her pet issue–support for abortion–on the day The
Russian superstar Evegeni Plushenko retired from competitive skating after he withdrew from the men’s short program at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. “I think it’s God saying, ‘Evgeni, enough, enough with skating,’” said Plushenko, who originally was hurt
In response to Obama Is Everything ‘Alex’ Warned About: Another fun moment from Obama’s press conference with French President Francois Hollande, yesterday, occurred when a french reporter asked the president (Hollande – not Obama) about his ruinous Socialist policies. It should be
American snowboarder Shaun White did not even medal in the 2014 Winter Olympics, but he wants to compete in the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. “I think so,” the American snowboarder told Matt Lauer on Wednesday. He will
On February 11, Associate Justice Clarence Thomas told students at Palm Beach Atlantic University that “northern liberal elites” did and said worse things to him than did citizens of Savannah, Georgia during the heyday of segregation. According to Yahoo, Thomas observed
