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Voters Rejected Amnesty on Election Day
Last month, in a speech at Northwestern University, President Barack Obama declared that the midterm elections were actually a referendum on his policies. “I am… Read More
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Congress Will Be in Session Longer Next Year. Will It Make a Difference?
The House of Representatives will be in session for 132 days next year, 20 more days than in 2014. According to the official House calendar, released… Read More
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17 Photos Take You Inside Museum of the Bible, Opening in 2017
A new multimedia history museum is now under construction in Washington, D.C.—an eight-story, 430,000 square-foot experience dedicated to the best-selling, most-read and most-banned book of… Read More
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Conservatives Warn of ‘Underreacting’ to Obama Immigration Decree
A day after President Obama announced he will reshape the immigration system on his own, conservative lawmakers, policy experts and pundits spoke out against what they… Read More
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29 Tweets About Obama’s Immigration Speech
If you caught President Obama’s immigration speech last night or have scanned the conversation on Twitter today, you might have read some congratulatory remarks as… Read More
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This Week’s News in 19 Photos
Immigration, immigration and more immigration. After reports surfaced about President Obama’s 10-step plan to take executive action on immigration, lawmakers and the media flooded our… Read More
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Cartoon: Obama, the Constitution and Immigration
Earlier this week, Heritage’s Hans von Spakovsky and John Malcom wrote: According to the Associated Press, as well as House Minority leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., Reps…. Read More
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Tom Steyer, Largest 2014 Donor, Says Americans Worry Big Political Donors Get ‘Special Privileges’
San Francisco billionaire Tom Steyer, the largest donor in the 2014 election cycle, says the way to win the debate on the environmental issues he… Read More
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Obama’s Most Vocal Immigration Critic Speaks Out. You Can Watch It Live Here.
Sen. Jeff Sessions will outline his critique of President Obama’s executive action on immigration at a Heritage Foundation event today at 11:30 a.m. The Alabama… Read More
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Announcing His Lawless Executive Action on Immigration, Obama Takes Aim at Straw Men
Tonight, President Obama called for reasonable debate while attacking an army of straw men: those who want to rip children out of the arms of… Read More
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DeMint on Obama’s Immigration Plan: ‘It’s Unfair to Those Who Have Come Here the Legal Way’
Heritage Foundation President Jim DeMint called on lawmakers in Congress to cut off funding to stop President Obama’s executive order granting amnesty to 5 million illegal immigrants. DeMint… Read More
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What You Need to Know About Obama’s Executive Move on Immigration
President Obama tonight announced he will begin to fix the nation’s broken immigration system by allowing millions here illegally to stay and to get work… Read More
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Watch Obama Say Over and Over He Won’t Take Executive Action on Immigration
In the past, President Obama has been adamant that he won’t use executive action on immigration reform. To cite just one example, he said in… Read More
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You Can’t Watch Obama’s Immigration Speech on Network TV, but You Can See It Here
The White House couldn’t get ABC, CBS or NBC to carry tonight’s immigration address by President Obama. You can tune in via The Daily Signal… Read More
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Here’s What People Are Saying About Obama’s Immigration Executive Order
President Obama will announce the details of his executive order on immigration during a prime-time address tonight. Lawmakers on Capitol Hill and Americans are already… Read More
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Republicans Differ Over ‘Power of Purse’ to Stop Obama Immigration Action
Republicans in the House and Senate disagreed today over how best to use the “power of the purse” to block President Obama’s imminent executive action on… Read More
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Some People Want the Duggars’ Show Canceled Because They Oppose Men Using Women’s Bathrooms
A Change.org petition to get the Duggar family’s show, “19 Kids and Counting,” off the air is gaining steam. The petition, which has gathered close… Read More
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Obama to Explain How He Will Act on His Own to Change the Immigration System
President Obama will announce executive action on immigration tomorrow night during a televised address in prime time, then travel to a Las Vegas high school… Read More
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Jon Stewart Mocks Pelosi on Women’s Rights After She Doesn’t Let Pregnant Representative Vote by Proxy
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., refused to allow Rep. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., to vote by proxy in the Democratic House leadership elections held this… Read More
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Is There a Link Between Childhood Homelessness and Single Parenthood?
A new report from The National Center on Family Homelessness concludes that “the challenges of single parenting” is one of the leading causes of homelessness…. Read More
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Colorado’s New Welfare Rule Increases Benefits, Costs Taxpayers
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families is six months less temporary and millions of dollars more expensive in Colorado after a state Department of Human Services… Read More
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Government Shutdown Not Necessary to Block Obama Action on Illegal Immigrants, Republicans Say
Republican leaders have zeroed in on a few options to keep the government running while confronting President Obama’s impending executive action to reshape the nation’s… Read More
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How the War on Poverty Has Hurt American Marriage Rates
It is no accident that the collapse of marriage in America largely began with the War on Poverty and the proliferation of means-tested welfare programs… Read More
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MSNBC Shrill Is No Accident. It’s How Liberals Really Think.
It’s been more than 50 years since William F. Buckley first complained, “Though liberals do a great deal of talking about hearing other points of… Read More
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Tebow’s Not Some Freak for (Still) Praying: Lots of Americans Do, Too
No one’s praying habits have attracted as much attention in recent years as those of former NFL player Tim Tebow. His public displays of faith, both… Read More
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Obama in 2006: ‘I Have Stolen Ideas From’ Jonathan Gruber
President Obama was casual on Sunday about the role Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor Jonathan Gruber had played in the creation of Obamacare, saying Gruber was “some… Read More
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9 Things Congress Definitely Should Not Do During Lame-Duck Session
The current lame-duck session, the period between Election Day and when the new members enter Congress, is particularly important because the Republicans will take control… Read More
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Cotton, Lankford Look to Spending Bills as Counter to Immigration Executive Action
This week, President Obama outlined his plan to act alone on immigration reform. But the GOP’s newest crop of senators are already discussing the Senate’s… Read More
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Meet Bill Flores, the Texas Congressman Who Wants to Be ‘Consensus Leader’ for Conservatives
Bill Flores could be one of the friendliest faces in Congress. True to his Aggie roots, his Capitol Hill office parades pride for both his… Read More
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Democrats Lost the Election. But Obama Still Controls the Regulatory Agencies.
The election results were a crushing political blow for the Obama administration, giving Republicans firm control of both houses of Congress for the final two… Read More
