California-based eHealth Insurance, a private health insurance exchange, announced it would be laying off 100 workers as a result of increased competition under the Affordable Care Act. A second private exchange based in California, GetInsured, has seen its revenue grow substantially. More than one year after the rollout of "Obamacare" the private exchanges competing with…
Speaking out, they knew, could make them the public face of a very private issue. It could lead their classmates to call them “bigots,” “insensitive,” and “homophobes.” But after seeing their high school back down to threats that the U.S. Department of Education would strip away federal funding, and watching school officials overrule their parents,…
In his budget released earlier this month, President Barack Obama took some time to boast about his economic record, saying that “we rescued our economy from the depths of the recession … [a]nd today, our economy is the strongest, most durable on Earth.” Unfortunately, he left out one slight caveat—America’s “recovery” under Obama, by almost…
Secretary of State John Kerry and Assistant Secretary at the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor Tom Malinowski presided over the release of the U.S. Department of State’s 40th annual Human Rights Report. The report reviews the state of human rights in nearly all countries across the world. This year, Kerry placed special emphasis…
One court already has temporarily halted the Biden administration’s vaccine mandate for private employers and legal battles are emerging across the nation as 27 states and multiple businesses and nonprofits sue to block the mandate on its likely path to the Supreme Court. Plaintiffs have brought lawsuits in federal appeals courts for the 5th, 6th,…
A single month determined the course of the 20th century. That’s what historian Craig Shirley writes about in his newest book, “April 1945: The Hinge of History.” It’s Shirley’s follow-up to “December 1941,” in which the author and political consultant recounted stories from the lives of leaders and everyday Americans during the attack on Pearl…
Good news for those loading up the Tahoe to get out of town this Labor Day weekend: Gas prices are at a record low. The national average for gasoline prices dropped to $2.44 on Thursday, according to gas-pricing site GasBuddy.com. Friday’s national average sits at $2.42 per gallon. This marks the lowest price at the…
Democrats could maintain control of the agency making rules about the internet and other communications issues even after Donald Trump becomes president, as Democrats are pushing to lift the hold on President Barack Obama’s nominee to serve a second five-year term on the Federal Communications Commission. Outgoing Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., is trying…
President Donald Trump’s budget proposal, to be rolled out Tuesday, likely will include Medicaid reform. But with several approaches having been floated, definitive answers will have to wait until the White House releases the fiscal plan. During his Senate confirmation hearings in January, Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price said he would look at…
A remarkable thing happened in Washington Thursday morning, especially given the vituperative atmosphere of politics today. Legislators introduced substantive legislation that is good policy, and a policy that The Heritage Foundation has been advocating for years. A large bipartisan group of 22 Senators introduced legislation to repeal the 1991 and 2002 Iraq Authorizations for the…
The House of Representative passed the National Defense Authorization Act, an annual defense bill, by a vote of 312-112 Wednesday evening after a drama-filled day on the House floor. The NDAA, with over a $900 billion price tag, received support from both Republicans and Democrats, a rarity this Congress, as House Speaker Mike Johnson has…
NEW ORLEANS—Millennials are moving to New Orleans by the thousands, and it’s not just for Bourbon Street. Since Hurricane Katrina, young entrepreneurs have flooded the city, finding opportunities to start businesses, have families, and give back. In the past five years alone, more than 44,000 millennials have moved here. “And that number keeps on growing,”…
After the announcement that John Boehner will step down as House speaker, eyes turned toward the next Republican who will fill the high-ranking role. With speculation and talk of who will take over Boehner's position after he leaves Capitol Hill on Oct. 30, but no real answers as to who will step in, here are nine…
At an altitude of 30,000 feet, there’s little room for error when confronting a hysterical passenger, hijacker or other threat. That’s why the Federal Air Marshal Service is a critical last line of defense, transportation security officials say. One leading congressional critic, however, argues that the Federal Air Marshal Service is an outdated and inefficient…
With members of Congress home in their districts for the next two weeks, negotiations over a health care bill repealing and replacing Obamacare remain ongoing as Republicans continue working to gain consensus on a plan. After the House GOP’s health care bill was pulled from the floor last month, Republicans left Washington, D.C., with little…
State capitals across the country are proving they are not immune to the malady that has afflicted the policy process in Washington. The latest case in point: Pennsylvania. In a quietly released statement issued late on a Friday afternoon, the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission, an agency of the state government, announced a proposal to effectively…
After stepping out of the prescribed narrative of his political party, this member of Congress was assailed by rumors of dire problems within his office involving his wife and him, leaked to the press by “unnamed staffers.” You may think we’re talking about Sen. John Fetterman and his recent run-ins with his own Democratic Party….
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—An attorney for Cities Church, the St. Paul, Minnesota, church that faced an anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement invasion in January, condemned a private Catholic university for hosting former CNN anchor Don Lemon, who stands accused of interfering with the First Amendment rights of churchgoers, as a headliner for its “First Amendment…
In the wake of a State of the Union address heavy on confidence and promise, White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough today charted a “urgent” and aggressive future for Democratic power. After declaring that the White House “feels quite good” about the State of the Union, McDonough went on to hint that presumed presidential…
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