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SCOTUS Denies Review in Planned Parenthood Funding Case

The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to take case where a federal appeals court struck down an Indiana law denying Medicaid funds to abortion provider Planned Parenthood. Medicaid is a federal-state partnership where government pays for healthcare for low-income Americans.

SCOTUS Denies Review in Planned Parenthood Funding Case

Tech Industry Scores Big Win with Immigration Bill

Aggressive and unprecedented lobbying by Silicon Valley paid off last week, as the Senate Judiciary Committee approved an immigration bill that will be a boon to the high-tech sector. Among the provisions Silicon Valley secured in their efforts to shape

Tech Industry Scores Big Win with Immigration Bill

Jesse Jackson Blasts 'Undemocratic' School Closings in Chicago

Opponents are still speaking out against the Chicago Public School Board’s decision to shut down 49 elementary schools. Jesse Jackson has been following the Chicago Teachers Union’s lead, providing vocal opposition and appearing at union protests with CTU President Karen

Jesse Jackson Blasts 'Undemocratic' School Closings in Chicago

Pressure Cooker Found Near Muslim Conference

DEARBORN, Mich., May 28 (UPI) — Michigan police said they evacuated a hotel where a Muslim conference was taking place when a pressure cooker was found in a women’s bathroom. The pressure cooker was removed and detonated as a precaution

Pressure Cooker Found Near Muslim Conference

Immigration Bill Swells to Over One Thousand Pages

The Senate Judiciary Committee has increased the already-sizable length of the “Gang of Eight” immigration reform bill to more than a thousand pages during the markup process, Breitbart News has learned. The final length of the bill remained a mystery

Immigration Bill Swells to Over One Thousand Pages

Eric Holder Denies Allowing Pigford Fraud Before Congress

Attorney General Eric Holder faced questions from Iowa Republican Steve King on May 15th about the fraudulent Pigford black farmers settlement and told the congressman that steps had been taken to limit fraud.  However, the Attorney General’s Department of Justice

Eric Holder Denies Allowing Pigford Fraud Before Congress

The Math Trick Behind Immigration Reform

Call it the Immigration Reform Flimflam. There’s a ruse that’s in constant play by the gang trying to ram Comprehensive Immigration Reform through Congress. It’s a simple little trick. The immigration hustlers use it all the time. Once you know

The Math Trick Behind Immigration Reform

Holder Under Investigation for Perjury by House Judiciary Committee

The Hill reports that a panel for the House Judiciary Committee is investigating whether Attorney General Eric Holder lied under oath during his May 15 Congressional testimony about the Justice Department’s surveillance of reporters. When asked about prosecuting reporters, Holder

Holder Under Investigation for Perjury by House Judiciary Committee

Investors Help Drive Home Prices Up 10.9%

In March, home prices increased 10.9% from last year at this time but are still down 28% from 2006 levels. Analysts say one key driver for the uptick in home prices is not individuals buying homes but rather large investor

Investors Help Drive Home Prices Up 10.9%

Trump Fuels 2016 Speculation with Campaign Research

More than three years before either major party selects a nominee, speculation about potential 2016 Presidential candidates has already begun, fueled in part by the camp of one potential candidate, New York City real estate magnate and television personality Donald

Trump Fuels 2016 Speculation with Campaign Research

Rand Paul Mocks ObamaCare In Iowa

In his keynote speech to the Iowa Republican Party’s Lincoln Dinner on May 10, Rand Paul gave a hilarious speech ridiculing ObamaCare and noting some of the most ridiculous propositions in it, including line-items for injuries people would suffer from

Rand Paul Mocks ObamaCare In Iowa

Gun control supporters facing recall bids in Colo.

(AP) Gun control supporters facing recall bids in Colo.By KRISTEN WYATTAssociated PressCOLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.A Democratic campaign office here usually would be quiet this time of year, a few weeks after the state’s legislature wrapped up work and lawmakers headed off

Gun control supporters facing recall bids in Colo.

Border Entry Fee Study Sparks Northern Opposition

(AP) Border entry fee study sparks northern oppositionBy MANUEL VALDESAssociated PressSEATTLEBy Michael Hill’s estimation, 90 percent of the people pumping gas at his station just south of the U.S.-Canada border in Washington state are Canadians. Gas north of the 49th

Border Entry Fee Study Sparks Northern Opposition

Obama, NJ's Christie together again in mutual aid

(AP) Obama, NJ’s Christie together again in mutual aidBy JIM KUHNHENNAssociated PressWASHINGTONPresident Barack Obama and Gov. Chris Christie, the odd couple of politics, are finding common cause again. Obama is touring New Jersey’s beach communities with Christie on Tuesday, examining

Obama, NJ's Christie together again in mutual aid

Of Pride and Petulance

This past week on Capitol Hill, IRS big shots Lois Lerner and Douglas Shulman testified in front of the House Oversight Committee.  Can you imagine the enormity of that? Being called in front of the most powerful legislative body in

Of Pride and Petulance

Rove's GOP Data Plan Turning Out as Expected

Karl Rove, arguably one of the biggest losers of the 2012 election, inexplicably won the RNC contract to revamp its voter contact database. Rove, who was a specialist in direct mail, has no obvious expertise in technology or social media.

Rove's GOP Data Plan Turning Out as Expected

Bill Clinton Meets 'Jeannie'

Just because President Clinton is overseas doesn’t mean he isn’t accessing the harem. According to reports from the Life Ball 2013 in Vienna, President Clinton spent Saturday evening with former I Dream of Jeannie star Barbara Eden. She appeared onstage,

Bill Clinton Meets 'Jeannie'

Weiner to Child: 'The Internet Is Where It's At'

Over the weekend, former Congressman and current New York mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner hit the stump to push his campaign. During one event, he had an awkward event with a child. An eight-year-old second-grader at PS 182, Jenesis Vaughn, had

Weiner to Child: 'The Internet Is Where It's At'