The Royal Baby and Class-Based Health Care
On Monday, Duchess Kate gave birth to royal baby Prince George in a private suite in the posh Lindo Wing of St. Mary’s Hospital for… Read More
Hispanics Are Conservative, Too
According to a recent McLaughlin poll, over 50 percent of Hispanics would vote for a conservative candidate in an election, and almost one-third identified themselves… Read More
ANALYSIS | Obama’s Economic Speech: Another Summer Rerun
President Obama traveled to Illinois today to give the same tired, worn-out economic speech he’s been giving for almost five years now. Rather than offering… Read More
VIDEO: Rubio Gives 5 Reasons to Defund Obamacare
“There are people in Washington that love to say, ‘We’re against Obamacare.’ How can you be against Obamacare but vote for a budget that funds… Read More
WATCH: Conversations with Conservatives
Video streaming by Ustream Conservative members of Congress will gather today at 11:30 a.m. ET for the monthly Conversations with Conservatives briefing. Conversations with Conservatives is a… Read More
Are You Getting Fooled by Obama? Check These 5 Pictures and Find Out
Organizing for Action, President Obama’s campaign group, is good at what it does. Its activists know how to get people fired up about President Obama,… Read More
Immigration Bill Would Be a Bonanza for Special Interest Groups (and Lawyers)
House Speaker John Boehner (R–OH) has said that the House will not vote on the Senate-passed immigration bill and will instead deal with the issue… Read More
Moody’s: Further Deficit Reduction Needed to Maintain Stable Outlook
Moody’s changed the outlook on the U.S. credit rating from negative to stable this week, citing improving deficits. While this is good news, policymakers should… Read More
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DREAM Act Hearings: Five Questions for Congress
The House of Representatives will hold a hearing tomorrow on the issue of granting legal status to around 2.8 million illegal immigrants within the U.S…. Read More
WATCH: Breadwinner Moms: Truth Behind the Trend
Many American women today are Breadwinner Moms – those who provide the main source of incomes for their families. Women are the sole or primary… Read More
Unions Can’t Ignore Support for Choice in Education
Later today at their annual meeting in Washington, D.C., the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) will detail the results of a poll it commissioned. According… Read More
A Big Victory for Harry Reid
After yesterday’s display in the Senate, it should be no mystery why conservatives in Congress are unable to rally the American people to their cause…. Read More
Gandolfini’s Death and the Need to Repeal the Death Tax
James Gandolfini died of a heart attack last month while traveling in Rome. The Sopranos star was estimated to be worth nearly $70 million, leaving… Read More
Food Stamps Scare Tactics
When the House passed its “farm-only” farm bill last week, there was plenty to be critical about, including how the bill was rushed through the… Read More
Carbon Tax: Van Hollen’s Latest Version
Representative Chris Van Hollen (D–MD) is expected to soon introduce a new rendition of his cap-and-dividend carbon tax. Like earlier versions, Van Hollen’s bill would… Read More
Wal-Mart and D.C.’s Minimum Wage Increases
The D.C. city council recently approved legislation raising hourly minimum wages in retail stores to $12.50 an hour under the Large Retail Accountability Act (LRAA)…. Read More
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Hatch: U.S. Should Protect Sovereignty, Not Promote a U.N. Treaty
Senator Orrin Hatch (R–UT) delivered a broadside on the Senate floor last week to proponents of U.S. ratification of the Convention on the Rights of… Read More
Rapper Pitbull Speaks in Favor of Charter Schools
What do researchers at The Heritage Foundation and Miami-born rapper Pitbull have in common? A belief in the power of charter schools. Pitbull, whose given… Read More
Roll Out the Barrels? Obamacare Funds to Sponsor Bourbon Festivals
One day after The Washington Post reported that federal taxpayer dollars could be used to promote Obamacare through porta-potties, the same outlet posted this e-mail… Read More
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Napolitano Out: 5 Next Steps for Homeland Security
Today, Janet Napolitano announced her resignation as the Secretary of Homeland Security. The new secretary will face some significant challenges. The Senate must take seriously… Read More
Harry Reid’s Nuclear Option: Will the Filibuster Survive?
The filibuster, Senator Rand Paul’s (R–KY) tool when he stood 13 hours on the Senate floor in opposition to John Brennan’s confirmation as CIA Director,… Read More
What the House Farm Bill’s Passage Means
House Republicans passed a farm bill today with a vote of 216 to 208. When the House leadership first announced it would separately consider the… Read More
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Edward Snowden and His Friends
Edward Snowden, the self-glamorizing leaker of National Security Agency secret programs, is still holed up in an airport in Moscow, where he’s been stuck for… Read More
House Waives Three-Day Rule to Rush Vote on Farm Bill
House Republicans were swept into office in January 2011 with promises of bringing greater transparency to the “people’s house.” One of those promises — included… Read More
Flush with Federal Cash, Obamacare Supporters Spending Money on…Porta-Potties
Even among the law’s supporters, Obamacare is in the toilet. Quite literally. As The Washington Post reports, states implementing Obamacare’s exchanges are considering all kinds… Read More
Part-Time America: Some Context, Please
File this under “Department of Exaggerated Statistics.” In the wake of the news that a temporary help agency became America’s second-largest employer, stories have appeared… Read More
Zimmerman Trial: The Holder Justice Department’s Latest Abuse of Power
Judicial Watch has released documents showing the latest abuse of power by the Department of Justice (DOJ): helping “organize and manage rallies and protests against… Read More
Immigration: White House Report Ignores Unfair, Unworkable, and Costly Amnesty
Today the White House released a report called “The Economic Benefits of Fixing Our Broken Immigration System,” detailing purported economic growth from immigration reform and… Read More
Farm Bill: The House May Be Back at It Again
The House is expected to separate food stamps from the agriculture programs of the farm bill. This would be a major victory for those seeking… Read More
Heritage Live: A Conversation About Immigration Reform
The immigration debate takes center stage in Washington today. President Obama is meeting with the 26-member Congressional Hispanic Caucus at the White House, and House… Read More
