Articles by Fred Lucas

InternationalNews

Socialist, Refugee Advocate to Run UN for Next 5 Years

Fred Lucas | October 23, 2016

While it’s hardly the election to get the most attention this year, the United Nations General Assembly has confirmed a nominee with a background in… Read More

LawNews

Think the First Amendment Protects Books and Movies? Government Officials Don’t Agree

Fred Lucas | October 20, 2016

Books, movies, satellite radio shows, and streaming video about real-life politics aren’t protected by the First Amendment’s guarantee of a free press, some government officials… Read More

Health CareNews

As Obama Travels to Florida to Promote Obamacare, State Faces Higher Costs, Fewer Options

Fred Lucas | October 19, 2016

Before Obamacare insurance exchanges were established in 2013, Florida had 18 insurers operating in the state. President Barack Obama arrives in Miami Thursday to promote… Read More

PoliticsNews

Rigged Election? Past Presidential Contests Sowed Doubt and Nearly Led to Violence

Fred Lucas | October 18, 2016

In the 2016 presidential election, one candidate is warning about voter fraud, while another proclaims Russians are interfering. It’s not the first time contenders have alleged… Read More

InternationalNews

Cuban Dictatorship Governed More Severely During 2 Years of US Engagement

Fred Lucas | October 15, 2016

In the waning months of his presidency, President Barack Obama issued a directive he called “irreversible,” expanding transactions related to Cuban pharmaceuticals, increasing transportation, and… Read More

LawNews

How Obama Political Aides Get Preference Over Veterans for Government Jobs

Fred Lucas | October 13, 2016

A disabled veteran didn’t get a job he sought in a federal agency, although he was qualified for the position and was supposed to receive preference. The job went… Read More

LawNews

7 Big Judicial Setbacks to Obama’s Executive Overreach

Fred Lucas | October 07, 2016

Much of President Barack Obama’s executive action legacy will be decided by the courts after he leaves office, but he had a rough judicial record… Read More

LawNews

Virginia Hasn’t Stopped Noncitizens From Voting, Watchdog Finds

Fred Lucas | October 04, 2016

More than 1,000 noncitizens registered to vote in Virginia and cast nearly 200 ballots in elections before being purged from voter rolls, according to a… Read More

EnergyNews

Obama, With Co-Star DiCaprio, Says Climate Change Skeptics Should ‘Pay Penalty’

Fred Lucas | October 04, 2016

President Barack Obama, joined by actor Leonardo DiCaprio at the White House, warned Monday night that the world is running out of time to counter… Read More

LawNews

What Top Senators Want to Know About Obama’s Push to OK New Citizens to Vote

Fred Lucas | September 30, 2016

The branch manager for the Houston office of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services seemed clear about the reason and timing for asking staff to work… Read More

EducationNews

Obama Administration Promotes Student Aid as College Costs Remain High

Fred Lucas | September 29, 2016

President Barack Obama greatly increased financial assistance for college students since 2008, but the cost of higher education and student debt still climbs and graduation… Read More

PoliticsNews

Obama Could Be First Modern President to Serve 2 Terms and Have Only 1 Veto Overridden

Fred Lucas | September 27, 2016

President Barack Obama could likely face his first veto override of his presidency this week—which will probably also be the last given his pending exit… Read More

LawNews

Hundreds of Noncitizens on Voting Rolls in Swing State of Virginia

Fred Lucas | September 26, 2016

The 2012 presidential race in Virginia was decided by just 3 percentage points, as was the next year’s race for governor. In both 2005 and… Read More

LawNews

Voter Fraud Far From ‘Myth,’ Panel Asserts

Fred Lucas | September 21, 2016

This article has been corrected to reflect that Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton suggested that up to 15 percent of the United States population is… Read More

SecurityNews

Inspired Attacks Show Strength of Islamic State, Experts Say

Fred Lucas | September 20, 2016

After the terrorist attacks this weekend, President Barack Obama acknowledged a link between the central Islamic State and lone bad actors, even as the administration… Read More

LawNews

California Could Let Felons Behind Bars Vote, Despite What the State Constitution Says

Fred Lucas | September 18, 2016

California Gov. Jerry Brown is considering whether to sign a bill that would allow tens of thousands of incarcerated felons to vote, while continuing to deny the vote… Read More

EconomyNews

What Happened After This Blue State Introduced an Income Tax to Balance Its Budget

Fred Lucas | September 16, 2016

In 1991, Connecticut Gov. Lowell Weicker decried the state’s “orgies of spending,” and said his income tax proposal—which would include fiscal discipline—would balance the books. Connecticut… Read More

InternationalNews

3 International Commitments Obama Wants to Tie the US to Before Leaving Office

Fred Lucas | September 15, 2016

Before leaving office, President Barack Obama could commit the United States to two actions affecting its nuclear arsenal, and a third on much smaller weapons…. Read More

EconomyNews

How Hispanics, Blacks Have Fared in Obama Economy

Fred Lucas | September 14, 2016

President Barack Obama will be speaking this week for the last time during his presidency to annual dinners for black and Hispanic members of Congress,… Read More

LawNews

Obama White House Eyes Hacking Threat as Rationale to ‘Protect’ Elections

Fred Lucas | September 12, 2016

The federal government is mulling a decision to protect state election systems on par with national defense and the power grid, citing recent hacking efforts…. Read More

LawNews

Obama Advocates for UN Gun Treaty Ratification

Fred Lucas | September 11, 2016

The Obama administration upped its commitment to get the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty ratified, a tall order since a bipartisan coalition of 50 senators… Read More

PoliticsNews

Anti-Establishment Mood Could Spur Revival of Term Limits

Fred Lucas | September 07, 2016

Sen. David Vitter, R-La., isn’t just honoring his own pledge to serve no more than 12 years in office. The outgoing lawmaker also is pushing for a constitutional… Read More

LawNews

Connecticut Limits Free Speech Using Campaign Finance Rules

Fred Lucas | September 02, 2016

The clash over free speech and campaign finance has erupted in Connecticut, as two Republican state legislators have refused to settle a case with the… Read More

EconomyNews

Obama Attends Final Economic Summit Amid Concerns of Cronyism, Corruption

Fred Lucas | September 01, 2016

President Barack Obama heads to China on Friday to participate in his final G-20 leaders summit—marking a legacy critics say has left America weaker on… Read More

LawNews

Hacking of Election Data Raises Concerns for States Without Voter ID

Fred Lucas | August 30, 2016

Hacking incidents at voter registration systems in Arizona and Illinois could demonstrate the need for stronger voter identification laws and the flaw with pushing for… Read More

SocietyNews

Gun Ownership, Concealed-Carry Permits Up Among Women and Minorities

Fred Lucas | August 29, 2016

Antonia Okafor, a Dallas resident, says she believes a gun can be the great equalizer for women to defend themselves—one reason she is now the… Read More

LawNews

Amid Voter ID Battles, Here Are 7 Things the Government Requires IDs For

Fred Lucas | August 26, 2016

As federal courts wrestle with voter ID laws in several states just months before a national election, there is considerably less attention being brought to… Read More

EnergyNews

What Obama Is Doing to Seal His Environmental Record

Fred Lucas | August 25, 2016

Before his last day in office, President Barack Obama wants to impose new fuel-efficiency standards and establish a green energy plan for North America to… Read More

Health CareNews

5 States, Nearly 700 Counties Don’t See ‘Choice and Competition’ Promised by Obamacare

Fred Lucas | August 23, 2016

Five states will be down to just one health insurer on the Obamacare marketplace next year, and consumers in 664 counties are projected to face… Read More

PoliticsNews

Security Officials Consider National Hacking of Voting Machines Extremely Unlikely. Here’s Why.

Fred Lucas | August 18, 2016

Successful computer hacks at major federal agencies, large corporations, and the Democratic National Committee have sparked concern that clever infiltrators from outside the country might… Read More