Echoing past economic promises of “green shoots,” “five million green collar jobs,” and “recovery summer,” President Barack Obama said during his Saturday weekly address that 2014 will be a “year of action” on the economy. “This will be a year
Over 100 former New York City cops and firefighters have been charged in one of the largest Social Security disability scams in U.S. history, costing taxpayers an estimated $400 million. Over half of the defendants allegedly scored disability payments by
The White House released a video on Wednesday assuring Americans that the extreme cold freezing the nation does not disprove global warming, that the U.S. is extremely cold because the planet is increasingly hot. “If you’ve been hearing that extreme
On Tuesday, President Barack Obama presented a mixed economic message, saying that 2014 will be a “breakthrough year for America” while simultaneously touting the dire need to issue an unprecedentedly long and generous extension of unemployment insurance. Obama blasted as callous
Republicans are not the only ones looking to wield Obamacare as a political bludgeon come election time; Democratic primary challengers are using Obamacare to attack their own for the failed implementation of the controversial and unpopular health care program. On
Just hours after Senate Democrats argued for the dire need to pass an emergency unemployment insurance extension, Democratic Senate aides said they are confident the Obama economy will be Democrats’ saving grace come the November midterm elections. “If the economy
Growing questions about President Barack Obama and Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius’s mismanagement of the unpopular Obamacare program have prompted a House vote this Friday on a pivotal bill that would provide greater transparency by requiring weekly
Americans on main street may have a bleak outlook on the Obama economy in 2014, but President Barack Obama’s Wall Street campaign donors and friends are scoring record profits off the Obamacare debacle–a reality that may further complicate Democrats’ “income
With the midterm elections just over 300 days away, nervous Democrats reeling from the Obamacare debacle are hoping a big push to raise the minimum wage will be the silver bullet that will spare them from the historic losses they
A new Obamacare website failure has forced 18,000 West Virginians to re-enroll for health coverage. The Charleston Gazette says HealthCare.gov’s back end systems that are supposed to transfer account information to and from the state of West Virginia’s system have
On Thursday, sick people with Obamacare-purchased insurance plans were crestfallen when hospital staff in Northern Virginia were unable to verify whether their plans were active, reports the Daily Mail. “They had no idea if my insurance was active or not!” a
Eleven Republican attorneys general have sent a letter to embattled Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius slamming the Obama administration for endless Obamacare changes that it calls “flatly illegal under federal constitutional and statutory law.” The letter, written
A Wednesday NBC News report highlighting happy Obamacare customers failed to mention that one of the “average citizens” it profiled is a Democratic political candidate and Obama campaign worker. NBC News senior health reporter JoNel Aleccia told the story of
On Wednesday, President Barack Obama’s political organization-turned-advocacy-group, Organizing For Action (OFA), launched a high stakes publicity campaign, complete with a new web presence purportedly featuring the Obamacare success stories of everyday citizens, in the hopes of resuscitating the President’s highly
Embattled Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius told Fox News on Tuesday she does not anticipate any more Obamacare delays. Sebelius’s statement significantly constrains the Obama administration’s ability to engage in the rounds of endless delays it has
Seeking to minimize fallout from the Obama administration missing its year-end Obamacare enrollment targets by 1.3 million people, White House adviser Phil Schiliro said on Tuesday that the oft-cited seven million Obamacare enrollment target “was never our target number.” “There’s
Half of the people who have signed up for Obamacare in 17 states have not activated their health insurance plans by making their first premium payment, a trend that threatens to further embarrass and frustrate President Barack Obama and the highly
Chinese recycling tycoon Chen Guangbiao said on Tuesday he is set to begin negotiations to buy the New York Times. “If I acquire the Times, the paper will only report the truth and must verify all information,” Chen told Reuters.
Most of the 41 workers at Extreme Dodge in Jackson, Michigan say Obamacare is exploding their premiums and destroying health care as they once knew it. “I feel like I’ve been taken to the cleaners,” salesman Neal Campbell told NBC News
The Obama official who oversaw the building of Healthcare.gov has retired. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) chief operating officer Michelle Snyder, who planned to retire in 2012, stayed on at the request of CMS head Marilyn Tavenner. During
First-time health insurance purchasers may soon slam into the wall of reality when they learn their new Obamacare plans come with several expensive out-of-pocket costs. That fact, reports Politico’s David Nather, has Obama administration officials nervous. “The point of the
On Christmas Day, the Wall Street Journal reported that the U.S. Chamber of Commerce says it plans to spend at least $50 million to “support establishment, business-friendly candidates in primaries and the general election, with an aim of trying to
A Breitbart News/Judicial Watch poll finds that 77% of those surveyed express a high level of concern over Washington, DC corruption. How concerned are you about the issue of federal government corruption in Washington, DC? 77% TOTAL HIGH LEVEL OF
A startling USA Today analysis released on Thursday finds that over half of all counties in the 34 states on the federal Obamacare exchange “lack even a bronze plan that’s affordable by the government’s own definition.” “The analysis clearly shows
On Christmas Eve, the Obama administration announced yet another Obamacare enrollment extension on its HealthCare.gov blog for anyone who claims to have missed the myriad sign-up deadlines due to problems with the website. The New York Times called the announcement
As the Obama administration scrambles to corral individuals into Obamacare before today’s deadline, experts worry that first-time health insurance buyers may be in for a rude awakening once they understand the conditions and terminology contained in their policies. A recent
The left-leaning journalism organization ProPublica says the only Obamacare deadline that matters is the one few are talking about: the recently extended January 10 deadline by which so-called Obamacare “enrollees” must make their first premium payment to officially activate their
With less than 24 hours to go until the critical Obamacare enrollment deadline, all eyes are on the Obama administration to see whether Democratic claims of a massive “Obamacare sign-up surge” will materialize. Tomorrow’s December 23rd deadline, which was extended
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) said on Sunday that Obamacare’s endless problems could create a “complete meltdown” and endanger Democrats’ control of the U.S. Senate. “If it’s so much more expensive than what we anticipated and if the coverage is not
President Barack Obama told reporters Friday that he met as frequently as biweekly with employees responsible for the Obamacare website, Healthcare.gov, in the time leading up to its October 1st launch. “There’s no doubt that when it came to the
The Obama Administration announced on Thursday that individuals whose health insurance plans were canceled due to Obamacare may receive a “hardship exemption” from the $95 fine, a significant development that even progressive Washington Post columnist Ezra Klein says “puts the
The “Reagan Democrats” of the 80s may soon give way to the “Obamacare Republicans” of today, an outcome that could spell trouble for Senate Democrats seeking reelection as disaffected white voters increasingly reject Obamacare and its redistributive design. That is
TheWhite House and the Health and Human Services (HHS) Department claimPresident Barack Obama and HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius held They have, however, stonewalled requests by reporters torelease the dates of the alleged and undocumented meetings–none of which appear on the
In a move sure to spark consternation inside the White House, Rep. Phil Gingrey (R-GA) sent a letter Tuesday to embattled Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius requesting she produce a list of the one-on-one meetings she and
President Barack Obama is meeting with top Silicon Valley CEOs Tuesday to discuss the Obamacare debacle and the impact that National Security Agency (NSA) scandals have had on high-tech companies. Among the list of attendees are top Obama campaign fundraisers
With one week to go until the December 23 Obamacare enrollment deadline, all eyes are on the White House to see whether HealthCare.gov’s touted website fixes have brought the program anywhere near its seven million-person enrollment goal by March 31,
General Motors CEO Dan Akerson says the auto giant should not pay back the government for the $10 billion taxpayers lost in the GM bailout. “I would not accept the premise that this was a bad deal,” Akerson said at
A report released on Tuesday by the Center for Public Integrity says Chinese hackers attacked the Federal Election Commission (FEC) website that contains records of donations received and spent by federal candidates. The attacks, which occurred after October 1 during
One week after a Government Accountability Institute (GAI) report created a media firestorm by revealing that the official White House calendar and Politico presidential calendar recorded only a single one-on-one meeting between President Barack Obama and Health and Human Services
Germaphobes beware: the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday announced antibacterial hand soap and body wash companies must prove their products prevent infection and kill bacteria better than plain old soap and water or they will be forced to
