Sebelius Visits Bankrupt Detroit to Promote Obamacare
Health and Human Secretary Kathleen Sebelius visited Detroit today to encourage Michiganders to enroll in Obamacare before the March 31 deadline. It’s her second visit… Read More
House Passes $1.1 Trillion Spending Bill
Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a $1.1 trillion omnibus spending bill to fund the federal government through the end of the fiscal year…. Read More
LawNews
Free Speech and the Abortion Distortion
Today, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in McCullen v. Coakley, in which Eleanor McCullen is challenging a Massachusetts law that prevents her from peacefully… Read More
It’s Good to Be the Budget Chairman: Patty Murray’s Omni-BUS Carve-Out
At least one special favor is hiding deep in the omnibus—giving one county’s government-subsidized transit system the advantage over private transportation. Buried on page 1,460… Read More
Conservatives Want Transparency in Discussing Obamacare Alternatives
Conservative members of Congress vowed today to be transparent in their discussions as they build their alternative to Obamacare in 2014. “How to you set… Read More
Bachmann on Benghazi: Symbol of Obama Administration’s Incompetence
A new report from the Senate Intelligence Committee on the Benghazi terrorist attack drew a fresh critique from members of Congress, who said President Obama… Read More
Executive Pen at the Ready: Imperial Obama “Will Not Limit Himself” to What Congress Does
President Obama reminded Congress and the American people yesterday that he’ll use his executive power in any way he can think of. “We are not… Read More
Senate Intelligence Report Damning on Benghazi
“This attack was preventable”: That is the chilling and inevitable conclusion of a new report by the Senate Intelligence Committee on Benghazi. A good deal… Read More
Iran: More Sanctions Pressure Needed to Salvage an Acceptable Nuclear Deal
The Obama Administration, which signed an agreement with Iran on Saturday on how to implement its November 24 interim nuclear deal, is now seeking to… Read More
Social Security: Declining Fertility Rate Threatens Finances
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recently released its 2012 data on births, indicating detrimental trends that could cast yet another blow to the already… Read More
Heritage Live: What You Need to Know About the Trillion-Dollar Omnibus Spending Bill
Members of Congress are preparing to vote on the $1.012 trillion omnibus spending bill as early as today. Released less than two days ago and… Read More
Explosive Top Secret Benghazi Testimony Contradicts Obama, Clinton, Rice
There was never any doubt at the Pentagon, we learned this week. The country’s top military commanders clearly understood the assault on the U.S. diplomatic… Read More
Rand Paul Joins Snapchat
Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) officially joined the disappearing photo sharing app Snapchat today. The app allows users to send photos or videos to one or… Read More
SocietyNews
Oklahoma’s Marriage Amendment Struck Down By Federal Judge
A federal judge declared yesterday that Oklahoma’s law defining marriage as being between a man and a woman was unconstitutional. “The Court holds that Oklahoma’s… Read More
Government Failures Congress Wants You to Fund This Year
Wasteful, ineffective, failed. Those are all ways Heritage experts have described government programs Congress is funding—with your hard-earned money—in its new trillion-dollar omnibus spending bill…. Read More
Americans Spend More on Pets Than on Nuclear Weapons
A Congressional Budget Office (CBO) report released last week estimates that the cost of nuclear forces for 2014–2023 will be $355 billion—an average of $39.4… Read More
Light Returns to the FCC: Net Neutrality Rules Overturned by Court
Robert McDowell, then a commissioner with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), famously called it “the darkest day of the year,” referring to the FCC’s December… Read More
2014 Index of Economic Freedom: Five Points You Should Know
The 20th anniversary edition of the Index of Economic Freedom, published jointly by The Heritage Foundation and The Wall Street Journal, was released on January… Read More
All the Energy Technologies You’ll Be Propping Up in 2014
Heritage experts worked through the night to comb through the massive spending bill Congress just released. One of the big disappointments they found is a… Read More
Marriage Testimony: You Can’t Say Fathers Are Essential if the Law Redefines Marriage to Make Them Optional
Ryan T. Anderson, the William E. Simon Fellow at The Heritage Foundation, testified before the Indiana House Judiciary Committee yesterday on their proposed constitutional amendment… Read More
Rand Paul Address United States’ Decline in Economic Freedom
Senator Rand Paul decried the Obama administration today when speaking about economic freedom. “For a pro-choice party, this is the most anti-choice administration we’ve seen… Read More
The $1 Trillion Omnibus Spending Bill Is Out: Now Find Out What’s In It
Late yesterday, Washington lawmakers dropped a massive, 1,582-page spending bill that will fund the entire government for fiscal year 2014. Known as the omnibus spending… Read More
Heritage Wins Tweetie Award for Best Use of Twitter
Twitter recognized The Heritage Foundation’s digital team for its creative use of the micro-blogging platform today in an award ceremony hosted by Twitter DC. Heritage… Read More
Rebound: Getting America Back to Great
Heritage Distinguished Fellow and former Assistant Secretary of State Dr. Kim Holmes recently appeared on Secure Freedom Radio to talk about his latest book Rebound:… Read More
Rand Paul Speaks on U.S. Decline in Economic Freedom
This year, the United States continued to lose ground to its competitors in the global race to advance economic freedom and prosperity. Senator Rand Paul… Read More
News
Want Spending Reduced? Support Cutting Your Favorite Government Program
It’s time for citizens to hold elected officials accountable about spending – even if that means their favorite government-funded program gets axed. There’s no hint… Read More
Genevieve Wood Joins The Foundry as Senior Contributor
Genevieve Wood, whose work has advanced The Heritage Foundation’s policy priorities since 2006, this week takes on a key new role as senior contributor to… Read More
Economy News
This Is Not a Ranking We Should Be Proud Of
Would you want to live in a country that is losing freedom? How about a country that has lost ground in property rights and become… Read More
Heritage Experts Weigh In On Massive Omnibus Spending Bill
The following is a running tally of some of the pork projects, ineffective government programs, and giveaways for corporate cronies included in the massive, 1,582-page… Read More
Read the Bill: Congress Releases Massive Omnibus Spending Bill
Washington appropriators today dropped a massive, 1,582-page spending bill that will fund the entire federal government for FY 2014. The omnibus works off a budget… Read More
