The Sneaky Way Three States Are Getting Around a New Food Stamp Reform
Three states are trying to get around a new minor reform Congress made to the food stamp program. In the farm bill it passed earlier… Read More
President Obama’s Budget Shows the Need for FEMA Reform
In President Obama’s newly released budget request, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) receives a $941.5 million increase, largely driven by an $812 million increase… Read More
U.S. Can Influence Russia by Promoting Regional Free Trade
The Obama Administration is currently considering political and economic options to counter Russia. One option should be obvious: free trade and economic freedom. By advancing… Read More
Four Bold Ideas from CPAC’s Immigration Panel
Can there be meaningful immigration reform without citizenship? For many on yesterday’s Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) panel, the answer seemed to be no. But… Read More
Parents in Charge: Fight for School Choice Takes Stage at CPAC
As more and more cracks begin to show in the Common Core initiative, Americans are pushing back, insisting that parents—not bureaucrats in Washington—should “be in… Read More
Some New Jobs Added in February, But Not Enough
The best news in the February employment report is what it did not show: new signs of an economic slowdown. Both the December and… Read More
Some Recovery: Two Million Fewer Americans Are Employed Than Were a Year Ago
This is supposed to be the fifth year of an economic “recovery,” but the jobs numbers continue to badly underperform. In February, U.S. employers added… Read More
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Seven Democrats on Line After Backing Obama’s Rejected Nominee
Senate Democrats who joined with Republicans to deliver an unexpected defeat Wednesday to President Obama’s pick for a key Justice Department post got much of… Read More
Two Quotes That Show the Absurdity of Obamacare
President Obama wants you to know that he gets it. You just don’t understand how much better Obamacare is going to make your life; you’re… Read More
New Obamacare Delay, But Will It Matter?
In the 37th significant change to the Affordable Care Act since its passage nearly four years ago, the Obama administration announced yesterday that insurers can… Read More
Paul Ryan: Give Leaders ‘Benefit of the Doubt’?
Google the words “Republican Surrender.” I stopped counting the number of relevant articles after page 10. Google “Democrat Surrender” and by page 3, fewer than… Read More
Six Policies That Could Help Rejuvenate America
At the Conservative Political Action Conference today in Maryland, politicians took to the stage — and shared policy solutions that could help all Americans thrive…. Read More
Russia: Did Administration Know About INF Violations?
Amid the reports of Russia sending commandos to take over parts of Crimea, the White House is concerned about the “Russian activity that appears to… Read More
The Policy Solution That Could Help You Spend Less Time Stuck in Traffic
States—not Washington—best understand their transportation problems and how to solve them. House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R–WI) recently expressed this fact at the 2014… Read More
One Change That Would Actually Help Reduce Child Poverty
The Children’s Defense Fund recently declared war on child poverty—despite the fact that we’re already 50 years and $20 trillion into a War on Poverty… Read More
Report: Putin Nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
Vladimir Putin may have been nominated for a Nobel Prize — and surprisingly, it’s for the Nobel Peace Prize. According to the Peace Research Institute… Read More
Ukraine Crisis Holds Lessons for ‘Lawless’ IRS, Watchdog Says
American taxpayers ought to be inspired to stand up to the Internal Revenue Service by the people “dying in Ukraine,” the top dog at a… Read More
RT Anchor Quits: I Can’t Be On ‘Network That Whitewashes the Actions of Putin’
An RT-America anchor decided she’d had enough yesterday – and quit on air. Liz Wahl, who worked at the American cable network funded by Russia’s… Read More
Congress Needs More Selfless Sacrifice, Coburn Suggests
Much of the ineffectiveness and unpopularity of Congress stems from the “laziness” and selfishness of career politicians, Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK) said this morning during… Read More
The Ten Policy Changes Cruz Thinks Can Transform America
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) today advocated “a straightforward and bold, positive agenda to inspire the young, to inspire women, to inspire Hispanics, to inspire everybody”… Read More
Record 20 Percent of Households on Food Stamps
Recent data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture indicates that more than 23 million households—a record 20 percent—are now on food stamps. This is a… Read More
Bolton on Benghazi: ‘You Can Murder [Obama’s] Personal Representative and Get Away Scot Free’
“Our biggest national security crisis is Barack Obama,” John Bolton, Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations,… Read More
How Many Jobs Are Threatened by the EPA in YOUR District?
The Obama Administration is trying to regulate Americans’ livelihoods away. Will Congress do anything to stop it? The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is pushing regulation… Read More
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Update from Missionary in Ukraine: Crisis Looks ‘Explosive,’ ‘Surreal’
The Rev. Gerard D. “George” de Vuyst, wife Sarah and their children. / Family Photo Russia’s military incursion into Crimea remains “explosive,” but the immediate… Read More
Politico Failed to Disclose Lobbying Work of Heritage Foundation Critics
Steve LaTourette, John Feehery and Brian Walsh toiled in the halls of Congress for years before cashing in for lucrative jobs in Washington’s burgeoning public… Read More
$170 Million Spent On Obamacare Exchange Site That Doesn’t Work
After receiving multiple requests from federal and state lawmakers, the Government Accountability Office said in a letter today that it will investigate Oregon’s state exchange… Read More
Lerner Asserts the Fifth—Again
In an exciting, if unsurprising, hearing this morning before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, former IRS official Lois Lerner once again asserted… Read More
5 Things to Know About Obama’s Budget
The President’s Budget — 212 pages long — included a wide range of proposals and Heritage experts shed light on a number of these in… Read More
Social Security Disability Insurance Program Requires Immediate Reform
The Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) trust fund is projected to run dry in just two years. Absent legislation to address the disability program’s impending… Read More
Invisible Gun Control: 10-Year Old Suspended for Making ‘Level 2 Lookalike Firearm’–With Fingers
It sounds like serious business. They called it a “level 2 lookalike firearm.” They said that he pointed it “execution style” at a fellow student…. Read More
