The House Ways and Means Committee voted Wednesday morning 23 to 14 to refer former IRS official Lois Lerner to the Department of Justice for criminal prosecution. The DOJ already has an ongoing investigation into the scandal, but it has been heavily
Back when Democrats were rocked by an incredible spree of arrests over the course of just a few days, much was made of the media’s adamant refusal to disclose some of their party affiliations, especially when reporting on the arrest
Wow, the blood-curdling hypocrisy of some people… Senator Reid has called the Koch brothers “unAmerican” tax cheats who are “against everything that is good for America.” Today he tweeted out some more anti-Koch nonsense: Many Republican senators might as well wear Koch
President Obama is scheduled to visit Fort Hood on Wednesday to attend a memorial service for the shooting victims. “The president and first lady send their thoughts and prayers out to the victims and families and everyone on the base,
HOUSTON, TEXAS–According to new statistics from the Labor Department, 16,000 new people sought U.S. unemployment benefits. This brought the seasonally adjusted figure to 326,000. In addition, the national employment holds at 6.7 percent. Meanwhile in Texas, the job market is booming and
Amid assurances from some republicans, conservatives, and libertarians in Washington that the $45 billion Comcast – Time Warner merger is nothing to fear, The Washington Free Beacon’s Michael Continetti reveals the deep ties Comcast CEO Brian Roberts as well as Time
While being interviewed by Late Night host Seth Meyers, NBC analyst Bob Costas bet athletes cannot be trusted with guns. According to Politico, Costas said there is a “gun culture” and referenced “dozens if not hundreds of sorry incidents” tied to
A prestigious radio industry analyst and author of Inside Music Media revealed on Thursday a stunning ratings nosedive across a broad array of formats for Cumulus Media’s Citadel acquisition. In addition to its virtual implosion of its bedrock conservative AM talk stations,
In a sign that the pro-amnesty coalition may be fraying, the high-tech industry may be considering a push for separate legislation that increases the number of high-tech visas, abandoning the array of interests that have been more contentious about easing
Rep. Paul Ryan’s (R-WI) budget, which the Tea Party and former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin blasted as a “joke,” is in danger of not passing the House next week. Not only is it not fiscally conservative enough, there is bad will
The stock price of UnitedHealth Group Inc., America’s largest health care company, is up +263% since Obamacare was signed into law just over four years ago on March 23, 2010. Over the ten year period prior to Obamacare, UnitedHealth stock
The same Politico writer who gave Obamacare an A minus grade is now scolding Republicans saying they’ve lost the debate over Obamacare. With its supposed 7 million enrollees, Politico says, Republicans “lost the best evidence they had” that Obamacare is
An unreleased study by the Rand Corporation reportedly reveals that only “about one-third” of the 7.04 million Obamacare enrollees the White House is claiming were people who were previously uninsured. The Los Angeles Times reported on the study and is
The old media really seemed to be reveling in the “miraculous” recovery of Obamacare, uncritically reporting signups have “surged” to that vaunted, administration-set “seven million” enrollees figure that remains under a cloud of suspicion given major gaps in what we
Even as President Barack Obama did his best Tuesday to take an Obamacare victory lap, a “prominent Democratic pollster” told Politico that the White House’s inflated seven million enrollment figure talking point does little to change Democrats’ dire electoral outlook.
Following his visit with Pope Francis at the Vatican last week, President Obama has given a rosary that was blessed by the pontiff to House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA). On Tuesday, Pelosi discussed Obama’s gift to her with reporters
California extended the enrollment deadline for the state healthcare exchange, Covered California, until April 15. The website went down periodically on Monday according to the Los Angeles Times, creating havoc for those who were scurrying to meet the original March
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) thinks Republicans can win Hispanic voters only if the party gets “beyond deportation to the rest of the issues.” “The bottom line is, the Hispanic community, the Latino community is not going to hear us until
Politico led Tuesday morning with a story by Todd S. Purdam on the late Rep. Bill McCulloch (R-OH), “The Republican Who Saved Civil Rights.” The story is not an April Fool’s Day joke. It is a rare acknowledgment that Republicans were key
Republican pundit Charles Krauthammer said that when Republican New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie embraced President Barack Obama after Hurricane Sandy a week before the 2012 presidential election, he was essentially giving Obama a lap dance. “I think many Republicans are
The Affordable Care Act, which the president promised would reduce the typical American family’s health insurance by $2,500 per year, has in fact raised insurance costs for three-quarters of Obamacare policy holders, according to the CEO of the Cleveland Clinic.
Kenneth Vogel is leading Politico this morning with a feature piece about Sheldon Adelson, the billionaire who hosted the Republican Jewish Coalition’s spring leadership meeting this past weekend at his hotel and casino, the Venetian, in Las Vegas. Vogel’s piece
The federal Obamacare website is down for maintenance on the final day of open enrollment. Since 3:00 a.m. Eastern time, HealthCare.gov has been down to fix a software bug. “The tech team is working now to bring the system online
Politico has awarded Obamacare a grade of “A-” for its first enrollment season, lauding the law for almost reaching its signup goal. However, despite Politico‘s happy face on the Affordable Care Act, the public’s support for the law is at
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie used some concerning language while speaking at a Republican Jewish Coalition meeting this weekend, referring to Israeli land upon which Palestinians reside as “occupied territories.” According to Politico, Christie apologized to Republican donor Sheldon Adelson
Indiana recently made headlines by signing legislation to dump the Common Core State Standards. Already, Dr. Sandra Stotsky has questioned if Indiana is replacing the Common Core with the Common Core–one of the program’s most outspoken critics. She was also the
On Saturday, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie took a veiled shot at potential 2016 competitor Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) while speaking to the Republican Jewish Coalition in Las Vegas, Nevada. “It’s time for us as a party to stop killing
NewsBusters has certainly set the standard for media criticism, and since its debut in 2005, Noel Sheppard has been a mainstay pointing out the media’s left-wing bias to great effect. But now Sheppard is gone, felled by lung cancer at
On Friday, West Virginia Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin (D) vetoed a measure that would protect unborn children from abortion after 20 weeks of pregnancy. The Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act was passed with overwhelming bipartisan support by the Democrat-led state
CNN dismissed complaints that the network was not covering last week’s shocking arrest of Democrat Leland Yee, the California state senator who was arrested for alleged arms trafficking and bribery, and falsely asserted that it does not give attention to
Today freedom-loving Americans across this great nation are showing support for Hobby Lobby in their stand against the unconstitutional overreach of the Obama Administration. I encourage you to join my organization, Citizens United, and many others as we call on our members nationwide to publicly
A stunning new CNN poll reveals that President Barack Obama’s all-important “effective manager” rating has plunged 33 points since taking office. Political analysts consider the effective manager question a key factor for Independent voters who base decisions less on ideology
The world of political news was captivated by Thursday’s report of the arrest for gun trafficking of a famously anti-gun California state senator. Yet while most other news outlets reported the incident, Politico, an outlet that supposedly leads the nation
As CNN struggles to regain its once robust position as ratings leader, the cable network is initiating another round of layoffs at its Atlanta headquarters. The Atlanta headquarters employs 450 people, but breaking news today indicates that 16 are being
An internal investigation into “Bridgegate” and other allegations of abuse of power has found no evidence of wrongdoing by Gov. Chris Christie. The 344 page report, assembled by law firm Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher at the request of Gov. Christie,
Tuesday, Democratic Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid reimbursed his campaign for nearly $17,000 in payments made in late 2013 to his granddaughter for “holiday gifts.” But new payments are surfacing bringing the total to $31,000. One $9,064 payment in December
Politico’s Media Reporter, Dylan Byers, highlights a new Pew Research report which shows that MSNBC is circling the drain. But Byers’ own summary of what is driving MSNBC’s ratings and earnings down is, perhaps, even tougher than the Pew findings
The Conversation’s John Hayward already hit on the left-wing Politico’s use of “Creationism” as a straw man to lobby in favor of Democrats and powerful teacher unions and against the rights of underprivileged children to get a shot at decent
Over at The Federalist, my friend David Harsanyi susses out an organized media campaign to use creationism as a means of frightening secular parents away from school choice: Yes,14 states spend “nearly $1 billion” of taxpayer tuition on “hundreds of
Surprise! The individual mandate has been watered down by the White House to the point that it barely exists at all. That’s the conclusion of a piece at Politico which confirms what many conservatives were saying about the mandate two