Democrats in Denial Over Obamacare: Say They Can Fix It, Just Need Some Help (+video)
For nearly three years, the Democratic approach to the political unpopularity of President Obama’s health care law was denial.
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Congressional Budget Office: Wage Hike Would Lift Pay But Cost Jobs
A plan by President Obama and fellow Democrats to increase the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour would cost roughly 500,000 jobs but increase wages for roughly 16.5 million Americans, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said Tuesday.
Texas Congressman: Obama Just Doesn’t Understand the Constitution
Obama doesn’t understand the Constitution says one Texas congressman.
Marketable U.S. Debt Almost Doubled Under Bush in 8 yrs; More Than Doubled Under Obama in 5
The marketable debt of the U.S. government has more than doubled while President Barack Obama has been in office.
The Sneaky Tactic Some States Are Using Now That Parents Are Standing Up Against Common Core
As fed-up parents across the nation voice their staunch opposition to federal Common Core standards, several states are trying a new approach to appease them… by just changing the name in a “rebranding” effort.
California Bill Seeks to Extend Subsidized Health Care to Illegal Immigrants
A California Democrat is looking to extend taxpayer-funded health-care benefits to illegal immigrants.
Police Beat, Stun Deaf Man After Confusing Sign Language With Threatening Gestures (+video)
Jonathan Meister was retrieving some stuff he was storing at an ex-roommate’s home when he looked up to find several members of the Hawthorne Police Department approaching.
Nun Gets Nearly 3 Years in Prison for Nuke Protest
An 84-year-old nun was sentenced Tuesday to nearly three years in prison for breaking into a nuclear weapons complex and defacing a bunker holding bomb-grade uranium, a demonstration that exposed serious security flaws at the Tennessee plant.
Obama: ‘Unchecked’ Carbon Pollution Had ‘Severe Impacts on Our Weather’ (+video)
While announcing new fuel efficiency standards for cars and light trucks on Tuesday, President Barack Obama said “unchecked” carbon pollution prior to his administration’s efforts to raise fuel economy standards “was having severe impacts on our weather.”
Obama Wants Tougher Fuel Standards For Big Trucks
President Obama said Tuesday that he has told the Environmental Protection Agency to work with the Department of Transportation on a second round of regulations to improve the fuel efficiency of medium- and heavy-duty trucks.