Zaid Jilani, a former blogger with the left-wing think tank Center for American Progress, explained this week how the Obama administration frequently tries to censor the progressive organization’s content when it departs from the White House’s agenda.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2014-03-08 00:10:552016-04-11 11:10:57‘Suffocating Pressure’: Former ThinkProgress Writer Describes White House ‘Censorship’
Maria Bartiromo, another long-time CNBC star, left the network in January for a spot at Fox Business. Kudlow’s departure leaves one more big-name spot to fill. Hoffman wrote that his TV channel is working on “a new 7 PM strategy.”
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), who has the lead among Tea Partiers in nearly every 2016 GOP presidential primary poll, opened CPAC on Thursday.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2014-03-07 00:50:282016-04-11 11:10:57Cruz: Conservatives Can Listen Timidly to DC Consultants, or Stay True to Core Values
A new poll by the Washington Post shows that amnesty is a vote-loser for GOP legislators.
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The House of Representatives passed legislation Wednesday afternoon to make the fine/“tax” for violating Obamacare’s individual mandate $0 for this year, and it did so by the wide margin of 90 votes (250 to 160).
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The new health insurance marketplaces appear to be making little headway in signing up Americans who lack insurance, the Affordable Care Act’s central goal, according to a pair of new surveys.
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House Oversight Committee held a hearing on the IRS’ targeting of conservative non-profit applicants. The hearing, led by Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA), quickly devolved into chaos after former IRS official Lois Lerner repeatedly used the Fifth Amendment to avoid answering questions about her involvement in the targeting.
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With just weeks left to sign up for health care under the Affordable Care Act, Michelle Obama zeroed in on recruiting the crucial young adult demographic during a visit to a Miami community health center Wednesday.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention wants hospitals to issue fewer prescriptions for antibiotics. Why? Because the drugs that are supposed to make people feel better are being abused, actually causing illness, and hastening the arrival of infections for which medicine has no cure.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2014-03-07 00:13:062016-04-11 11:11:00The Dark Side of Antibiotics
House Republicans are fending off aggressive efforts by Democrats to punish Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., for cutting off a Democratic congressman during a heated hearing on the IRS targeting scandal.
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The National Security Agency apparently isn’t the only government agency engaged in domestic spying.
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Lois Lerner, former director of IRS exempt organizations, invoked her Fifth Amendment rights again Wednesday before a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing on the IRS targeting American citizens for their political beliefs.
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In a surprisingly strong vote, the Senate on Wednesday blocked President Barack Obama’s controversial choice to head the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice.
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The Obama administration announced Wednesday that it will let people keep health insurance plans that would otherwise be out of compliance with ObamaCare for another two years, in a delay Republicans portrayed as an election-year ploy.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2014-03-06 00:30:422016-04-11 11:11:01Administration Offers 2-Year ObamaCare Extension for Canceled Health Plans
The nation’s top military commander painted a dark picture Tuesday of future U.S. defense capabilities clouded by shrinking Pentagon budgets and adversaries’ technological advances that he said would erode American battlefield superiority.
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The tax reform plan from Michigan Rep. Dave Camp was unimaginable as a Republican document just a few years ago, the result of a shifting political landscape that has seen the triumph of President Obama’s tax message and the influence of conservative populism.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2014-03-06 00:21:132016-04-11 11:11:02Unlikely GOP Tax Plan the Result of Changing Politics
An Alabama Democrat with a history of making incendiary racial remarks claimed that Republicans wouldn’t oppose abortion “if their daughter got pregnant by a black man.”
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2014-03-06 00:18:572016-04-11 11:11:02Dem Says GOP Would Back Abortion ‘If Their Daughter Got Pregnant by a Black Man’
It appears bitcoin’s recent turmoil has claimed its first life.
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“After years of fiscal and economic mismanagement, the president has offered perhaps his most irresponsible budget yet,” House Speaker John Boehner said on Tuesday, after President Obama released his $3.9 trillion election-year budget.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2014-03-05 00:29:322016-04-11 11:11:04Obama Budget Proposal Won’t Tame Debt, Interest Would Soon Exceed Military Spending
President Barack Obama says Democrats paid a “dear price” for not paying enough attention to the 2010 midterm elections and urged donors to not repeat the same mistakes this year.
President Barack Obama and Planned Parenthood have been bosom buddies since his election — and the president has kept flow of taxpayer funds on ever since entering the White House in 2009. This year’s budget proposal is no exception.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2014-03-05 00:18:432016-04-11 11:11:05President Obama’s Budget Sends $286,479,000 to Planned Parenthood Abortion Biz
A teenager who was beaten bloody by a Parma, Ohio police officer wielding a flashlight will receive a $40,000 settlement, according to local news.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2014-03-05 00:04:212016-04-11 11:11:06Justice for 16-Year-Old Boy Who Was Beaten Bloody by Police and Sent to Hospital
Rep. Alan Grayson, D-Fla., is denying his wife’s accusation that he shoved and injured her during a domestic dispute over the weekend, saying through his spokeswoman that his estranged wife’s allegation is “an outright lie.”
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February: 223,000 More Unemployed Individuals
/1 Comment/in Featured, News /by Ali MeyerThe number of unemployed individuals 16 years and over increased by 223,000 in February, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
‘Suffocating Pressure’: Former ThinkProgress Writer Describes White House ‘Censorship’
/3 Comments/in Featured, News /by Brendan BordelonZaid Jilani, a former blogger with the left-wing think tank Center for American Progress, explained this week how the Obama administration frequently tries to censor the progressive organization’s content when it departs from the White House’s agenda.
Larry Kudlow Retires from CNBC’s ‘The Kudlow Report’
/0 Comments/in Featured, News /by Brendan BordelonMaria Bartiromo, another long-time CNBC star, left the network in January for a spot at Fox Business. Kudlow’s departure leaves one more big-name spot to fill. Hoffman wrote that his TV channel is working on “a new 7 PM strategy.”
Cruz: Conservatives Can Listen Timidly to DC Consultants, or Stay True to Core Values
/7 Comments/in Featured, News /by News EditorSen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), who has the lead among Tea Partiers in nearly every 2016 GOP presidential primary poll, opened CPAC on Thursday.
Amnesty is a Vote-Killer for GOP, Says WashPo Poll
/3 Comments/in Featured, News /by Neil MunroA new poll by the Washington Post shows that amnesty is a vote-loser for GOP legislators.
Bill to Make the Fine $0 for Violating the Individual Mandate Passes by 90 Votes
/2 Comments/in Featured, News /by Jeffrey H. AndersonThe House of Representatives passed legislation Wednesday afternoon to make the fine/“tax” for violating Obamacare’s individual mandate $0 for this year, and it did so by the wide margin of 90 votes (250 to 160).
New Health Insurance Marketplaces Signing Up Few Uninsured Americans
/0 Comments/in Featured, News /by Amy GoldsteinThe new health insurance marketplaces appear to be making little headway in signing up Americans who lack insurance, the Affordable Care Act’s central goal, according to a pair of new surveys.
IRS Hearing, ObamaCare Changes Make American Nation of Men, Not of Laws
/4 Comments/in Featured, News /by BEN SHAPIROHouse Oversight Committee held a hearing on the IRS’ targeting of conservative non-profit applicants. The hearing, led by Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA), quickly devolved into chaos after former IRS official Lois Lerner repeatedly used the Fifth Amendment to avoid answering questions about her involvement in the targeting.
First Lady To Obamacare Counselors: ‘You Are Doing God’s Work’
/6 Comments/in Featured, News /by Associated PressWith just weeks left to sign up for health care under the Affordable Care Act, Michelle Obama zeroed in on recruiting the crucial young adult demographic during a visit to a Miami community health center Wednesday.
The Dark Side of Antibiotics
/1 Comment/in Featured, News /by Brian ResnickThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention wants hospitals to issue fewer prescriptions for antibiotics. Why? Because the drugs that are supposed to make people feel better are being abused, actually causing illness, and hastening the arrival of infections for which medicine has no cure.
Republicans Fight Dem Efforts to Punish Issa for IRS Hearing Actions
/6 Comments/in Featured, News /by Fox NewsHouse Republicans are fending off aggressive efforts by Democrats to punish Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., for cutting off a Democratic congressman during a heated hearing on the IRS targeting scandal.
Report: Local Police Tap Cell Phones
/1 Comment/in Featured, News /by William PatrickThe National Security Agency apparently isn’t the only government agency engaged in domestic spying.
Issa Questions Lerner About IRS Motives; She Pleads the Fifth Again (+video)
/8 Comments/in Featured, News /by Melanie HunterLois Lerner, former director of IRS exempt organizations, invoked her Fifth Amendment rights again Wednesday before a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing on the IRS targeting American citizens for their political beliefs.
Senate Votes to Block Obama’s Controversial DOJ Civil Rights Nominee
/3 Comments/in Featured, News /by Ted Barrett - CNNIn a surprisingly strong vote, the Senate on Wednesday blocked President Barack Obama’s controversial choice to head the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice.
Administration Offers 2-Year ObamaCare Extension for Canceled Health Plans
/2 Comments/in Featured, News /by Fox NewsThe Obama administration announced Wednesday that it will let people keep health insurance plans that would otherwise be out of compliance with ObamaCare for another two years, in a delay Republicans portrayed as an election-year ploy.
Top Generals Identify Major Shortfalls In Nation’s Defense Capabilities
/2 Comments/in Featured, News /by James RosenThe nation’s top military commander painted a dark picture Tuesday of future U.S. defense capabilities clouded by shrinking Pentagon budgets and adversaries’ technological advances that he said would erode American battlefield superiority.
Unlikely GOP Tax Plan the Result of Changing Politics
/2 Comments/in Featured, News /by David M. DruckerThe tax reform plan from Michigan Rep. Dave Camp was unimaginable as a Republican document just a few years ago, the result of a shifting political landscape that has seen the triumph of President Obama’s tax message and the influence of conservative populism.
Dem Says GOP Would Back Abortion ‘If Their Daughter Got Pregnant by a Black Man’
/9 Comments/in Featured, News /by Chuck RossAn Alabama Democrat with a history of making incendiary racial remarks claimed that Republicans wouldn’t oppose abortion “if their daughter got pregnant by a black man.”
Bitcoin Firm CEO Found Dead After ‘Suicide’
/6 Comments/in Featured, News /by Michael GrayIt appears bitcoin’s recent turmoil has claimed its first life.
Obama Budget Proposal Won’t Tame Debt, Interest Would Soon Exceed Military Spending
/4 Comments/in Featured, News /by News Editor“After years of fiscal and economic mismanagement, the president has offered perhaps his most irresponsible budget yet,” House Speaker John Boehner said on Tuesday, after President Obama released his $3.9 trillion election-year budget.
Obama: Dems Paid ‘Dear Price’ in 2010 Midterms
/2 Comments/in Featured, News /by Nedra PicklerPresident Barack Obama says Democrats paid a “dear price” for not paying enough attention to the 2010 midterm elections and urged donors to not repeat the same mistakes this year.
President Obama’s Budget Sends $286,479,000 to Planned Parenthood Abortion Biz
/4 Comments/in Featured, News /by Steven ErteltPresident Barack Obama and Planned Parenthood have been bosom buddies since his election — and the president has kept flow of taxpayer funds on ever since entering the White House in 2009. This year’s budget proposal is no exception.
Justice for 16-Year-Old Boy Who Was Beaten Bloody by Police and Sent to Hospital
/4 Comments/in Featured, News /by Robby SoaveA teenager who was beaten bloody by a Parma, Ohio police officer wielding a flashlight will receive a $40,000 settlement, according to local news.
Rep. Alan Grayson’s Wife Accuses Him of Injuring Her
/5 Comments/in Featured, News /by CBS NewsRep. Alan Grayson, D-Fla., is denying his wife’s accusation that he shoved and injured her during a domestic dispute over the weekend, saying through his spokeswoman that his estranged wife’s allegation is “an outright lie.”
Conservatives’ Frustrations Mount with GOP Establishment: Compromise Trumps Principle
/3 Comments/in Featured, News /by Ralph Z. HallowProminent Republicans see no evidence that their party’s electoral successes have advanced the cause of limited government and moral governance.