Vice President Joe Biden said on Wednesday that the Obama administration will fail to meet its goal of seven million Obamacare-paying customers by the March 31 deadline. “Initially, we talked about by the end of this period having seven million
Amazon Streaming Box Set for March Release This might not seem like big news. After all, Roku and Apple TV already offer a similar product that allows you to stream the Internet on your TV. What makes the news big,
The Brooklyn Nets may sign Jason Collins to a 10-day contract, which could make him the first openly gay player acknowledged by the media to play in a major American sport. Collins came out last year to much fanfare but
Over at Fox News, on Tuesday night at 9 p.m., Megyn Kelly won 2.068 million viewers and 354,000 in the 25-43 age demo. At MSNBC, Rachel Maddow came in second with 906,000 viewers and 227,000 in the demo. Piers Morgan
The European Commission has launched legal proceedings against the UK for failing to meet EU-imposed air pollution targets. The Commission says that levels of nitrogen dioxide are too high in many cities and has accused the government of not doing
The Los Angeles Times reports that former L.A. mayoral candidate Wendy Greuel has lined up an important endorsement in the race to succeed retiring Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA) in California’s 33rd congressional district. Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom, who was previously the
The U.S.’s dramatic victory over the Russians on Saturday in Sochi shattered NBC Sports Network’s ratings records even though the game aired on Saturday morning. The game made T.J. Oshie, who scored all of the U.S.’s goals in the dramatic
The December 31 deadline for complying with Connecticut’s new “assault weapons” registration requirement is long past, but estimates show “as little as 15 percent of the rifles classified as assault weapons owned by Connecticut residents were registered.” The Courant reports
Politico is claiming that Obamacare has “cleared the tower” and is now a success. With the release this week of the administration’s latest enrollment claims, Politico has decided that Obamacare has at least reached “competence,” noting that the purported three
NBC host Bob Costas will be sidelined for a third consecutive night in primetime because of eye infections in both eyes. Matt Lauer will again sub for Costas, who has anchored NBC’s primetime coverage of the Summer and Winter Games
Last week health insurance industry expert Bob Laszewski asked whether Obamacare was unraveling. His question was prompted by a report that the White House was considering a 1-3 year extension that would allow people to keep plans (in some states)
Charles Krauthammer on Fox News Channel’s “Special Report” with Bret Baier discussing President Barack Obama changing the employer mandate deadline for ObamaCare:
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 (UPI) — The employer mandate under the U.S. healthcare reform law has been delayed until 2016 for smaller companies, the federal government said Monday. It’s the second time the deadline for businesses to either offer their workers
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton might get a cinematic reminder of the most damaging part of her resume should a new film project hit theaters before Election Day 2016. Deadline.com reports Paramount is looking to buy the film rights
We still dig The Beatles, even if we love the thrills of international competition a mite better. Sunday’s CBS special The Beatles: The Night That Changed America, A Grammy Salute drew 14 million viewers on a night with much heavier than
With just two days before America hits the debt ceiling deadline, Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) announced on Tuesday his desire to raise it. “The goal here is to increase the debt ceiling,” said Boehner. “Nobody wants to default on our
Leonardo DiCaprio and Jonah Hill proved a memorable duo in the 2013 dramedy The Wolf of Wall Street, epitomizing the raging ids of two brokers who learned how to game the system. Now, the actors are set to re-team for
THOMPSON’S STATION, Tenn., Feb. 4 (UPI) — Conservative activist and former “Saturday Night Live” star Victoria Jackson says she is is running for political office in Tennessee to “save America.” Jackson, 54, who moved to Thompson’s Station, Tenn., last year,
With a deadline that many of those subpoenaed attempted to avoid looming, the New Jersey Legislature received its first round of documents related to its investigation of the bridge scandal threatening to engulf the Chris Christie administration. The legislative committee
Madame Secretary, a new CBS drama which could debut just as talk of Hillary Clinton’s presidential run hits a fever pitch, has found its director. Sought after pilot director David Semel is spoken for this season, as he has been tapped to
The Obama administration is not expecting to meet its April 29 deadline for introducing a framework for a peace agreement between Israel and the Palestinian Authority, owing to persistent differences between the two sides, the Jerusalem Post
Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad has failed to comply with international agreements that he turn over chemical weapons, and retains some 96% of his original stockpile, hoarding them in regions controlled by his Alawite ethnic group in case the country is
The Christie for Governor campaign is looking to build up its coffers yet again but not to keep Christie in the governor’s mansion. The campaign, subpoenaed by the New Jersey State Legislature in its ongoing investigation of closures at the
No surprises here. The Administration has been assiduously lying about how many of those ObamaCare “enrollees” actually paid their premiums and secured valid insurance policies. The claim that payment totals are an impenetrable mystery has always been ludicrous; even the
Netflix Shares Cross $400 As They Hit All-Time High Be afraid, bundled cable. Be very afraid. I’m old enough to remember when people laughed at the idea of renting DVDs via mail and the Netflix Streaming service was started and
A federal court recently scuttled Judicial Watch’s lawsuit on behalf of Kawa Orthodontics’ challenge of the Obama administration’s delay of the so-called “employer mandate” provision of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as Obamacare, but we’re not going away
Quentin Tarantino is fighting mad about the leak of his new western script Hateful Eight, going so far as to sue Gawker.com for allegedly helping to spread the script around the globe. Gawker Media, the company behind the news site,
Grammy Award Ratings Down From Last Year Boggles the mind that more people don’t want to watch classless millionaires sing songs 97% of the country have never even heard. CBS Gears up To Elect Hillary Clinton President I’m sure
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s justice minister is threatening to call for a state of emergency unless protesters leave her ministry building, which they occupied during the night. The seizure of the building early Monday underlined how anti-government demonstrators are
After the 2012 president election, it was clear that the Republican Party needed to take steps to give our presidential nominees a better chance at winning the White House. One of those steps is a shorter primary process. It’s my goal
HHS announced Friday morning that Obamacare had reached a new “milestone” of 3 million enrolled in private insurance plans through federal and state exchanges. The brief statement by Marilyn Tavenner describes the new figures as “the most recent data” but
HBO won’t be producing a pilot connected to two of the biggest comedy names in Hollywood–Saturday Night Live mastermind Lorne Michaels and Bridesmaids director Paul Feig. People in New Jersey was to star Topher Grace and Sarah Silverman as siblings
Lawmakers in Connecticut are considering amnesty for “assault rifle” and “high capacity” magazine owners who failed to register their firearms and/or failed to declare ownership of their magazines by the January 1, 2014 deadline. The date for registration and ownership
The Department of Justice missed a deadline Wednesday for providing documents relating to “Operation Choke Point” to House oversight committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA) but told Breitbart news the agency will respond to Issa in the “near future.” Issa requested the
The television landscape looks far different than when Bill Cosby ruled as NBC’s Must See TV patriarch. The comedian’s landmark sitcom The Cosby Show existed before binge viewing, DVRs and streaming competition. One other new element worth mentioning as Cosby
WASHINGTON (AP) — A new top tax rate, higher Medicare taxes and the phaseout of deductions and exemptions could mean higher tax bills for wealthier Americans this year. Legally wed same-sex couples, meanwhile, may find the true meaning of the
Oscar-winner Quentin Tarantino has dropped plans to make the Western “The Hateful Eight” his next film after the script leaked online. The director says he trusted only six people with a copy of the script, actors he considered casting and
PBS’ television show “Sherlock” returned for its third season with an American audience of 4 million viewers. “Sherlock” stars Benedict Cumberbatch as sleuth Sherlock and Martin Freeman as sidekick Dr. Watson. Steven Moffat and Mark Gattis (of Doctor Who fame
Health insurance industry expert Bob Laszewski says between 70-85 percent of Obamacare “enrollees” have paid their first month’s premium. When insurers finally close their books he anticipates 10-20 percent will have their policies voided for failure to pay. We’ve known
1.Mark Wahlberg to Reboot “Highway to Heaven” Wahlberg has won some goodwill from conservatives because of his role in bringing “Lone Survivor” faithfully to the screen and his work on behalf of the Wounded Warrior Project. Wahlberg now appears to
