Cromnibus Moves Forward: $1.1T Bill Financing Government Crosses First Hurdle
Obama backed the bill and called wavering Democratic lawmakers to persuade them to help it pass.
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Miller Welcomes Dan Sullivan Into the U.S. Senate Race
U.S. Senate candidate Joe Miller welcomed Dan Sullivan into the U.S. Senate race in Alaska
Levin on Congressional Obamacare ‘Fix’: They are So LUCKY We Don’t Storm Capitol Hill (He’s Not Advocating That)
Mark Levin explained tonight how Congress has gotten Obama to get one of his flunkies at the Office of Personnel Management to announce that the “government can continue to make a contribution to the health care premiums of members of Congress and their aides”.
Obama Hosts Ramadan Dinner at White House
President Barack Obama praised Muslim Americans on Thursday for their contributions in helping build the nation as business entrepreneurs, technology innovators and pioneers in medicine.
Chaplain Ordered to Remove Religious Essay From Military Website
A chaplain at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Alaska was ordered to remove a religious column he had written titled, “No Atheists in Foxholes: Chaplains Gave all in World War II,” because it allegedly offended atheists serving on the Air Force base.
British Government Embraces ‘Self-Deportation’ With ‘Go Home Or Face Arrest’ Billboards
The British government has brought in two vans to circle around London, displaying billboards that warn undocumented immigrants to “Go Home Or Face Arrest.”
College Republicans, Deemed Security Threat, Denied Admittance to Obama Speech
Ten College Republicans were dubbed a security threat and refused admittance to President Barack Obama’s speech at the University of Central Missouri on Wednesday.
Benghazi Hero Fought Alongside Fallen SEALs, Still Recovering at Walter Reed (+video)
One of the most severely wounded survivors of the Benghazi terror attack, Diplomatic Security agent David Ubben risked his life to help save his fellow Americans, and is still being treated at Walter Reed medical center, according to Fox News.
GOP Feuds Over Obamacare Funding
A brewing Republican versus Republican fight over whether to use a government funding measure to choke off Obamacare is splitting the party ahead of this fall’s budget battles.
How Nancy Pelosi Saved the NSA Surveillance Program (+video)
The obituary of Rep. Justin Amash’s amendment to claw back the sweeping powers of the National Security Agency has largely been written as a victory for the White House and NSA chief Keith Alexander, who lobbied the Hill aggressively in the days and hours ahead of Wednesday’s shockingly close vote. But Hill sources say most of the credit for the amendment’s defeat goes to someone else: House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi.