High Stakes for Obama: No Deal Means First Modern President to Default
For President Barack Obama, the outcome of this week’s fiscal fights with Republicans could have broad consequences for his stalled second-term agenda.
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US Army Defines Christian Ministry as ‘Domestic Hate Group’
Several dozen U.S. Army active duty and reserve troops were told last week that the American Family Association, a well-respected Christian ministry, should be classified as a domestic hate group because the group advocates for traditional family values.
As Washington Crumbles, This Senator’s Rise To The Presidency Is Almost Assured
Today is a rainy, gloomy day in Washington.
Senate Deal to End Government Shutdown, Raise Debt Limit Appears Near (+video)
A planned meeting between President Obama and congressional leaders Monday afternoon was postponed right as the meeting was supposed to take place – but that may actually be a sign that an end is in sight to the debt-limit negotiations as well as the two-week-old government shutdown.
Republicans Can Say “We Told You So” as Obamacare is Inflicted on America
President Obama and his Democrat colleagues must take all of the credit as Nancy Pelosi’s promise: “we will find out what is in Obamacare after it is passed,” starts to become reality.
Fighting Obamacare: The Difference Between Cutting Spending and Limiting Harmful Government
As Mitch McConnell puts the finishing touches on his terms of surrender, here are some thoughts to ponder.
The Senate GOP’s Surrender
House Republicans had a joke in the mid-1990s that the Democrats were their opponents, but the Senate was the enemy. Today’s House Republicans are beginning to develop the same sentiment — but this time, it’s not a joke.
Catholic Priest Threatened with Arrest If Voluntarily Conducts Mass On Navy Base During Shutdown
In what has been described as “an astonishing attack on religious freedom,” Catholics at a Navy base were banned from attending worship services because of the partial shutdown of the federal government.
Unions Poised to Win Delay of ObamaCare Tax in Budget Deal
Labor unions are poised to score the delay of an ObamaCare tax in the bipartisan budget deal emerging in the Senate.
NSA Collects Millions of E-mail Address Books Globally
The National Security Agency is harvesting hundreds of millions of contact lists from personal e-mail and instant messaging accounts around the world, many of them belonging to Americans, according to senior intelligence officials and top-secret documents provided by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden.