SocietyNews
Is the IRS Going to Censor Sermons at Your Church?
An atheist group wants to censor what priests, pastors, rabbis and other clergy say in their sermons by threatening an IRS challenge of their tax-exempt… Read More
LawNews
Most of Government’s Own Watchdogs Say They’re Stonewalled
More than half of the federal government’s inspectors general have joined to lodge a formal complaint that the Obama administration places “serious limitations” on their… Read More
LawNews
Dan Rather: Watergate Cover-up Would Be Easier Today
Forty years after the Watergate scandal brought down President Richard Nixon, longtime TV anchor Dan Rather warned that it could happen again—and “it might be… Read More
LawCommentary
Q&A: 10 Things You Need to Know About Boehner Suing Obama
Last week, the House of Representatives voted to authorize Speaker John Boehner to file a lawsuit challenging President Obama’s failure to fully implement Obamacare. Specifically,… Read More
LawNews
Juan Williams Rebuked for Making ‘Ridiculous’ Claim About Conservatives
A discussion on “Fox News Sunday” about why congressional Republicans want to sue President Obama for abuse of executive power turned heated when commentator Juan… Read More
LawCommentary
Uncle Sam Is Trying to Control Your Diet
Like many Americans, you probably think it’s up to you to determine how healthy your diet is. Well, the Food and Drug Administration has a… Read More
LawCommentary
Why Obama Thinks This Court Will Defend Obamacare Subsidies
When it comes to defending Obamacare subsidies, the Justice Department appears none too eager to take its case to the Supreme Court. Instead, the administration… Read More
LawNews
Lawmakers Ponder Ways to ‘Get Politics Out of the IRS’
Could the IRS be governed by multiple commissioners? Some lawmakers hope so. The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee yesterday heard pitches for proposed reforms… Read More
LawNews
In IRS Emails, Lois Lerner Calls Conservatives ‘Crazies’ and … Worse
IRS division chief Lois Lerner, the central figure in the tax agency’s targeting scandal, uses a vulgar anatomical expletive to refer to conservatives in newly released… Read More
LawCommentary
Cartoon: Democrats on Impeachment Talk
Is Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., really that outraged about the supposed impeachment chatter? >>> If Conservatives Try to Impeach Obama, He’ll Have the Last… Read More
LawCommentary
If Conservatives Try to Impeach Obama, He’ll Have the Last Laugh
Does President Obama want to be impeached? Well, no. But he and his political chieftains apparently want voters to think that Republicans are scheming on… Read More
LawCommentary
Can the House of Representatives Sue Obama for Not Executing the Law?
House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, believes he has the key to reining in the executive branch: suing President Barack Obama for not faithfully executing the… Read More
LawNews
Green Group Under Scrutiny for Trespassing, Harassment at Woman’s Farm
Robert Marmet knew he was supposed to inspect Martha Boneta’s farm, but he didn’t know exactly what for. He knew there were limits on what… Read More
LawNews
Conservative Lawmakers Reject Obama Impeachment, But …
Today on Capitol Hill, conservative lawmakers were asked about Sarah Palin’s call to impeach President Obama. Though some of the six House members attending Conversations with Conservatives argued that… Read More
LawNews
Judges Set Clock Ticking for IRS to Explain, Recover Missing Emails
The IRS has less than 30 days to detail under oath and in writing the circumstances surrounding the disappearance of former official Lois Lerner’s emails… Read More
LawNews
Transcript: Issa Invokes Nixon in Obama’s ‘Slow Down’ Approach to IRS Probes
Introduction by Kelsey Harkness, The Daily Signal: Today we are here at the Cato Institute with Representative Darrell Issa from California [and chairman, House Oversight… Read More
LawNews
Congressman Grills IRS Commissioner on Emails Showing Lois Lerner Covering Her Tracks
During Wednesday’s House hearing on the IRS targeting scandal, Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, grilled IRS Commissioner John Koskinen about Lois Lerner’s emails revealing that she… Read More
LawNews
IRS Isn’t the Only Government Agency to Destroy a Hard Drive
TALLAHASSEE—The way it’s going, government hard drives might be the next protected class under federal law. Internal Revenue Service hard drives containing two years of… Read More
LawNews
Issa on IRS Scandal: Obama Team Wants to ‘Outlast Us’
Rep. Darrell Issa, the House’s top investigator of the IRS targeting scandal, isn’t holding his breath for those missing Lois Lerner emails. Obama administration officials have… Read More
LawCommentary
Obama’s Continuous Executive Orders
June’s Supreme Court ruling limiting President Obama’s authority to make recess appointments is a victory for constitutional government. But before Americans celebrate too much, they… Read More
LawNews
Obama: ‘I’m Not Going to Apologize’ for Bypassing Congress
President Obama says he is “not going to apologize” for sidestepping Congress through his multiple executive orders. In an interview with ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos,… Read More
LawNews
If I Had $1,000,000: Texas Congressmen Propose Reward for Lois Lerner’s Emails
Frustrated with the IRS’ inability to produce Lois Lerner’s emails, two Texas congressmen have opted for the “carrot and stick” approach—a $1 million reward for… Read More
LawNews
Darrell Issa: Lois Lerner’s Lawyer Has ‘Outright Lied’
During separate appearances on CNN’s “State of the Union with Candy Crowley,” House Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Darrell Issa, R-Calif., and William Taylor, former… Read More
LawNews
Darrell Issa’s Civics Lesson for Obama’s EPA Administrator
Darrell Issa, R-Calif., provided a civics lesson at his Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing yesterday. After listening to Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy… Read More
LawNews
IRS Emails Show Lois Lerner Suggested Audit of GOP Senator
New emails obtained by Congress show IRS official Lois Lerner, acting on misdirected correspondence, suggested auditing a Republican senator who has been critical of the Obama administration… Read More
Pictures of Faith at Work: This Family Waits, Prays for Obamacare Ruling
The Supreme Court is expected to decide as early as today whether the government can force two family businesses, Hobby Lobby and Conestoga Wood Specialties,… Read More
LawNews
Most Americans, Including Democrats, Believe IRS ‘Deliberately Destroyed’ Emails
Americans are running out of faith in the Internal Revenue Service. Seventy-six percent believe that the “lost” Lois Lerner emails were deliberately destroyed, according to… Read More
LawNews
IRS Violated Law With Missing Emails, Top Archivist Says
IRS officials broke federal law by failing to report the loss of two years’ worth of emails sent and received by Lois Lerner, the former official… Read More
LawNews
House to File Lawsuit Against Obama Over Executive Actions
House speaker John Boehner said today the House will file a lawsuit against President Barack Obama regarding his use of executive actions, according to a… Read More
LawNews
Trey Gowdy Grills IRS Commissioner on Targeting Scandal
The House investigation of the IRS targeting scandal has reached a boiling point on Capitol Hill. Yesterday, Rep. Trey Gowdy, R-S.C., went head to head… Read More
