Watch ‘The Kronies’
“The Kronies are in action…Mandating, Tarrify-ing, Inflating, and Boondoggling their way to profits powered by their special konnection to the G-Force. Watch Big-G and his… Read More
Inspector General: Global Climate Change Program Data May Be Unreliable
Lack of oversight, non-compliance and a lax review process for the State Department’s global climate change programs have led the Office of the Inspector General… Read More
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The IRS Drive to Silence the Right
There were fireworks this week in the House of Representatives as two different committees held hearings on Wednesday and Thursday over the IRS targeting of… Read More
PANEL: The Vanity Factor — How Did Politics Become So Shallow?
Join us at noon on Tuesday, February 11, for a star-studded panel, “The Vanity Factor: How Did Politics Become So Shallow?” Panelists include: SE Cupp,… Read More
For Health Insurance Portability, Policy Differences Matter
A CBO report this week projected that under Obamacare, the collective reduction in hours worked by millions of Americans would be equivalent to a loss… Read More
Obama: Religious Freedom ‘Key Objective’ for Foreign Policy, National Security
President Obama pledged to continue promoting freedom of religion worldwide and called for the release of prisoners of conscience at the National Prayer Breakfast on… Read More
Krugman Changes His Tune
Paul Krugman hates it when conservatives mention that welfare benefits and taxation induce some people to leave the labor force. Today, he wrote of “moochers… Read More
Corruption—Not Just Terrorism—Threatens the Sochi Games
While the world is focusing on a terror threat to Sochi and Russia during this month’s Winter Olympics, a prominent Russian opposition leader, Boris Nemtsov,… Read More
Tough Questions on Immigration Reform for Heritage’s Derrick Morgan
Until President Obama carries out his responsibility to enforce existing immigration laws, conservatives in the House have no reason to trust him with any changes,… Read More
Leno’s Goodbye: The Worst Part Is “I’ll Have To Sign Up for Obamacare”
After 22 years, Jay Leno hosted his last episode of “The Tonight Show” on Thursday evening with a monologue that included a jab at Obamacare…. Read More
Why Obama Should Start Using the M-Word
In a widely publicized interview with President Obama, Bill O’Reilly led his questions with the topic of the nation’s rate of births outside marriage, which… Read More
January Jobs Report: Few Signs of a Thaw
In January, the economy added 113,000 new jobs and the headline unemployment rate dipped to 6.6 percent, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The… Read More
You Can’t Trust Washington on Immigration
President Obama can’t be trusted to enforce U.S. laws—and that makes many lawmakers hesitant to pass new immigration laws. House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) said… Read More
Billions Wasted on Flawed Obamacare Exchanges
The federal taxpayers have spent over $5 billion to build Obamacare’s exchanges. Unfortunately for taxpayers, these investments have not delivered a good return and are… Read More
The New Medicare SGR Bill: Time for Close Scrutiny and Fiscal Responsibility
House and Senate negotiators have just come to an agreement on a policy framework to repeal the unworkable Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula, which… Read More
IRS Chief: Taxpayers Need to Be Aware of Possible Repayments for Obamacare Tax Credits
The new head of the Internal Revenue Service said in a congressional hearing Wednesday that he’s concerned Americans aren’t aware of a tax credit issue… Read More
Labrador: Obama’s Not A ‘Smidgen of Corruption’ At IRS Claim ‘Lie of This Year’
Rep. Raul Labrador (R-ID) said yesterday at a Heritage’s Conversations with Conservatives, “I find it fascinating that this administration says that there is not a… Read More
Ukraine: Despite Calm on the Surface, the Political Crisis Boils on Below
Last Saturday morning, a Ukrainian television journalist, Oleh Kryshtopa, awoke to find that his car had been set on fire overnight. Witnesses reported seeing three… Read More
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Sochi Hotel Debacle Indicates Systemic Problems in Russia
Sochi appears to be a huge management and PR disappointment. Journalists arriving to the Olympic Games are reporting major problems with the hotels, such as broken… Read More
Obamacare Mandate Means Minimum Wage Employees Cost Businesses $10.30 an Hour
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) just reported that President Obama has already effectively raised the minimum wage. How so? The Obamacare employer mandate requires employers… Read More
Toomey Urges Rejection of Obama Justice Nominee Over Links to Cop Killer
Update: The Judiciary Committee, in a 10-8 party-line vote, approved Debo Adegbile as head of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division – a pick protested by… Read More
Reagan’s Legacy: “The Sacred Value of Human Life”
Today we celebrate Ronald Reagan’s 103rd birthday. A little-known fact about President Reagan is that he is the only President to have ever published a… Read More
Bam! We’re Already Hitting the Debt Ceiling Again
It’s timely that the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) put out new numbers on America’s financial situation this week. By the end of the week, we’ll… Read More
Obama Justice Department Nominee Under Scrutiny for Ties to Cop Killer
Pennsylvania’s Republican U.S. senator today joined the Democratic district attorney of Philadelphia in opposing President Obama’s nomination of a lawyer who defended a notorious cop killer… Read More
House Conservatives: No Immigration Reform This Year
UPDATE: A lack of trust between the public and the Obama administration is stalling chances of immigration reform, according to House Speaker John Boehner. “The… Read More
Pension Smoothing on UI Bill Is an Accounting Trick That Could Lead to Taxpayer Bailout
The Senate is trying to use an accounting trick to claim deficit-reduction from a bill to extend federal long-term unemployment benefits. Far from that, the… Read More
Conservative Women Take Center Stage on “The View”
This week on “The View,” two conservative personalities took center stage. The show invited both conservative radio host Dana Loesch of The Blaze and pundit… Read More
Conservatives and Business Agree on the Need to Cut Government
America’s business leaders and conservatives agree: Government should cut costs, stop overregulating, and shrink. America’s economic freedom and the economic growth it generates depend on… Read More
Exclusive: Inhofe Demands Obama Answers on Benghazi
“An outrageous lie” is what Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-OK) called President Obama’s comments on the Benghazi scandal during his pre-Super Bowl interview with Fox’s Bill… Read More
The Obama Administration’s Syria Policy Meltdown
Secretary of State John Kerry admitted that the Obama Administration’s policy on Syria was failing and needed to be changed, according to two Republican Senators…. Read More
