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Rep. Steve King left President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address to pray for the nation’s unborn babies. King, R-Iowa, said he prayed in the Congressional Prayer Room “for God to raise up a leader whom he will use to restore the soul of America.” King walked out of the U.S. House chamber minutes before…
On Tuesday night, President Barack Obama laid out his agenda in his final State of the Union. On Wednesday morning, Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, and Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, outlined the policy issues conservatives plan to pursue in 2016. Most of their priorities didn’t match the president’s legislative initiatives, except in the case of passing…
President Barack Obama looked to the future Tuesday night in his final State of the Union address, touching on issues ranging from health care and the economy to climate change, terrorism, and military strength. Obama touted the achievements of his seven years in office and outlined how he thought his policies will help Americans for years…
President Barack Obama delivered his seventh and final State of the Union Address Tuesday night, repeatedly emphasizing the need for Americans on both sides of the political spectrum to come together to advance the nation as a whole. “Will we respond to the changes of our time with fear, turning inward as a nation, and…
Tuesday evening marked President Barack seventh State of the Union address. Conservative voices took their reactions to Twitter while Obama addressed the nation from inside the House chamber during a joint session of Congress. Here are some of the top tweets made during or right after Obama’s remarks: https://twitter.com/BrittanyLCorona/status/687091254597779456 "YOU LIE!" Sorry, just warming up. #SOTU — Jon…
Google was keeping tabs on your searches Tuesday night as President Barack Obama delivered his final State of the Union address. Here were the top five questions Americans asked bout Obama along with other interesting tidbits. Here's what Americans are asking @google about @POTUS since the start of the #SOTU: pic.twitter.com/BIkVbtFDDb — Google Civics (@GoogleCivics)…
Legislation that would have given Congress the authority to audit the Federal Reserve was blocked Tuesday in the Senate. The bill fell seven votes shy of clearing the 60-vote threshold needed to advance out of the chamber. The vote was 53-44. If passed, the legislation would have expanded oversight over the central bank and, for…
As President Barack Obama prepares to deliver a State of the Union address that is certain to include a nudge for Congress to act on its pledge to reform the criminal justice system, some outstanding roadblocks remain. That was made clear Tuesday, when the chairman of the influential House Judiciary Committee said legislation won’t pass…
Sens. Ted Cruz of Texas and Jeff Sessions of Alabama continue to push the Obama administration for answers on the rise of homegrown and imported terrorism—an increase the two attribute to increased immigration from jihadi hot spots. The Republican senators seek more information concerning 113 individuals in the U.S. who, by their count, “have been…
President Barack Obama named a new nominee to the Export-Import Bank’s Board of Directors Monday. But the nominee is likely to move slowly, if at all, through the Senate Banking Committee, which hinders the controversial agency’s ability to extend financing to some of its largest beneficiaries. In a statement released Monday, the White House said…
Nikki Haley, South Carolina’s 116th governor, will deliver the Republican response to President Barack Obama’s last State of the Union address. This will be the third year in a row a woman provides the nationally televised GOP response. Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, delivered the response last year. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., chairwoman of the Republican conference, gave the remarks…
President Barack Obama will come before a joint session of Congress on Tuesday night to deliver his last State of the Union address. And it’s the hottest ticket in Washington. Lawmakers, Supreme Court justices, and other government officials will pack the chamber of the House of Representatives to listen to the speech. In addition, dignitaries…
Indiana may crack down soon on employers who hire illegal immigrants, under a new bill that would prohibit those convicted of doing so from practicing business in the state. The legislation, announced in the Indiana General Assembly last week, would enable judges to revoke business licenses from employers who repeatedly and “knowingly” hire illegal immigrants. State Sen. Mike Delph,…
For teachers standing in the cold outside the Supreme Court on Monday, as well as thousands of educators across the country, California teacher Rebecca Friedrichs is mounting a battle that could change the power of public-sector unions. In the Supreme Court case Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association that went before the nine justices today, Friedrichs is…
On Monday, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the case Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association. Rebecca Friedrichs and nine other teachers are calling into question the agency fees that public-sector workers are required to pay to unions, which they say violate their First Amendment rights. If the Supreme Court rules in Friedrichs’ favor,…
President Barack Obama made some interesting claims over the past week about why America needs more gun control. We take a look at some of his statements to see how they stand up to the facts. >>> 10 Myths About Guns
Republican lawmakers hold on to hope of repealing Obamacare and defunding Planned Parenthood, despite President Barack Obama’s veto Friday of a bill to do just that, at least in part. “Because of the harm this bill would cause to the health and financial security of millions of Americans, it has earned my veto,” Obama said…
Conservatives pushing for easing mandatory minimum prison sentences are using an unlikely selling point to their instinctively tough-on-crime colleagues: the story of Oregon ranchers whose terms of incarceration sparked the armed occupation of a federal wildlife refuge. Federal law required ranchers Dwight and Steven Hammond to be given five years in prison for starting fires…
A new bill would give President Obama the power to strip embattled comedian Bill Cosby of his Presidential Medal of Freedom. “I am sick and tired of watching the rapid decline of our culture right in front of our eyes. It’s time to reclaim our nation’s moral compass,” Rep. Paul Gosar, R-Ariz., said of the…
Planned Parenthood’s financial profits are on the decline, according to the group’s latest annual report, which showed the group is seeing fewer patients seeking fewer services. While profits and private contributions are waning, government assistance rose by $25.3 million in the past year. “This was definitely a bad year for Planned Parenthood as a business,”…