Immigration overhaul legislation has been dormant in the House for months, but a few Republicans are working behind the scenes to advance it at a time the Capitol is immersed in a partisan brawl over government spending and President Barack Obama’s health care law.
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In a press release issued Monday evening Senator Ted Cruz vowed to donate his salary to charity for each day Majority Leader Harry Reid forces the government to shut down.
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Twenty-five percent of uninsured Americans say they will pay a fine rather than purchase health insurance in 2014, according to a newly released Gallup Poll.
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Even as President Obama and his administration are making a last minute push to encourage enrollment in Obamacare, a quiet change was made on the Healthcare.gov website regarding those who will still not be able to afford coverage after the program kicks in.
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Rep. Nick Rahall, D-W.Va., said last Thursday that the Environmental Protection Agency’s latest proposal to reduce carbon emissions from coal-fired power plants is “ill-conceived and illogical.”
A Sept. 30 report by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration found that the IRS may have violated taxpayer rights by improperly withholding or not adequately searching for and providing information responsive to Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests.
A new poll released Monday found Congress has only a 10 percent approval rating.
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President Obama determined that it is once again in the national interest of the United States to waive a provision of a law against aiding regimes that use child soldiers to provide non-lethal assistance and peace-keeping support to several African countries.
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For the first time in its 79-year history, the Federal Housing Agency (FHA) announced on Friday the need for a $1.7 billion bailout from the Treasury to cover losses on its reverse home mortgage programs.
U.S. intelligence leaker Edward Snowden is among three finalists for the European Union’s top human rights prize.
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Critics of a new United Nations report on global warming say their skepticism is based on discrepancies between the UN’s climate models and actual, observable conditions.
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An adviser to the Department of Homeland Security — who was recently promoted — is defending his use of the controversial “R4BIA” four-finger salute symbol associated with the Muslim Brotherhood as decor on his Twitter profile, a choice that elicited criticism on Sunday on the social media site and from one Israeli blog.
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A 36-year-old North Dakota woman who married herself in a commitment ceremony last March has now spoken about her self-marriage choice in an interview with Anderson Cooper.
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Evangelical Christian airmen at Lackland Air Force Base are facing severe threats and retribution for their religious beliefs and some personnel have been ordered to publicly express their position on gay marriage.
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It’s an expenditure of only $100,000 – mere pocket change in the vast labyrinth of federal spending – but the funds are for the creation of a manual to teach people how to get more money from the U.S. government.
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A Syrian-born Alabama man says he was a Muslim when a brain aneurysm left him in a prolonged coma, but when he surprised doctors with his recovery, it started him on a path to Christianity.
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NBC’s David Gregory repeatedly pressed Republican Texas Senator Ted Cruz Sunday, over his strategy aimed at defunding President Barack Obama’s landmark healthcare law.
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With the government teetering on the brink of partial shutdown, congressional Republicans vowed Sunday to keep using an otherwise routine federal funding bill to try to attack the president’s health care law.
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Senate Democrats must meet Sunday to vote on legislation funding the government, Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) said, calling their failure to do so “an act of breathtaking arrogance.”
President Barack Obama famously promised, “If you like your health care plan, you can keep your health care plan.” He later got even more specific.
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Because Ben Bernanke’s public persona is as mild as milk, the transformation in American governance in which he has participated is imperfectly understood and hence insufficiently deplored. The change is dramatized by two recent developments.
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The Justice Department will file suit against North Carolina on Monday, charging that the Tar Heel State’s new law requiring voters to show photo identification at the polls violates the Voting Rights Act by discriminating against African Americans.
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Just days after the first conversation between the leaders of the U.S. and Iran in 34 years was hailed as a “breakthrough” in relations between the two countries, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is taking an unpopular message to the White House and the United Nations: Don’t be fooled by Tehran’s “sweet talk.”
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CNN reports that President Obama is “putting millions of dollars into funding armed police officers in schools around the country, an idea not far removed from a National Rifle Association proposal.”
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House Republicans Work Immigration Behind Scenes
/2 Comments/in Featured, News /by Erica WernerImmigration overhaul legislation has been dormant in the House for months, but a few Republicans are working behind the scenes to advance it at a time the Capitol is immersed in a partisan brawl over government spending and President Barack Obama’s health care law.
Cruz to Donate Salary to Charity if Harry Reid Forces Government Shutdown
/7 Comments/in Featured, News /by Debra HeineIn a press release issued Monday evening Senator Ted Cruz vowed to donate his salary to charity for each day Majority Leader Harry Reid forces the government to shut down.
Gallup: At Least 25% of Uninsured Americans Say They Will Stay That Way
/1 Comment/in Featured, News /by Susan JonesTwenty-five percent of uninsured Americans say they will pay a fine rather than purchase health insurance in 2014, according to a newly released Gallup Poll.
Obamacare Website Quietly Deletes Reference to ‘Free Health Care’
/3 Comments/in Featured, News /by Jeryl BierEven as President Obama and his administration are making a last minute push to encourage enrollment in Obamacare, a quiet change was made on the Healthcare.gov website regarding those who will still not be able to afford coverage after the program kicks in.
Democratic Congressman Eviscerates New EPA Coal Regulation
/4 Comments/in Featured, News /by Ashe SchowRep. Nick Rahall, D-W.Va., said last Thursday that the Environmental Protection Agency’s latest proposal to reduce carbon emissions from coal-fired power plants is “ill-conceived and illogical.”
IG Report: IRS ‘Improperly Withheld’ FOIA Request Information
/0 Comments/in Featured, News /by Melanie HunterA Sept. 30 report by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration found that the IRS may have violated taxpayer rights by improperly withholding or not adequately searching for and providing information responsive to Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests.
Poll: Only 10 Percent Approve of Congress, 10 Pt Drop Since Beginning of September
/0 Comments/in Featured, News /by Rebecca ShabadA new poll released Monday found Congress has only a 10 percent approval rating.
Obama Ignores Law, Waives Ban on Aiding Regimes that Use Child Soldiers
/2 Comments/in Featured, News /by Joel GehrkePresident Obama determined that it is once again in the national interest of the United States to waive a provision of a law against aiding regimes that use child soldiers to provide non-lethal assistance and peace-keeping support to several African countries.
FHA Gets $1.7 Billion Bailout, No Congressional Approval Required
/3 Comments/in Featured, News /by Wynton HallFor the first time in its 79-year history, the Federal Housing Agency (FHA) announced on Friday the need for a $1.7 billion bailout from the Treasury to cover losses on its reverse home mortgage programs.
US Leaker Edward Snowden Among 3 Finalists for EU’s Top Human Rights Prize
/2 Comments/in Featured, News /by Associated PressU.S. intelligence leaker Edward Snowden is among three finalists for the European Union’s top human rights prize.
Critics Dispute Global Warming Assertions Made by IPCC
/2 Comments/in Featured, International /by Lachlan MarkayCritics of a new United Nations report on global warming say their skepticism is based on discrepancies between the UN’s climate models and actual, observable conditions.
Controversial Homeland Security Adviser Defends Use of Muslim Brotherhood-Associated Icon on his Twitter
/2 Comments/in Featured, News /by Sharona SchwartzAn adviser to the Department of Homeland Security — who was recently promoted — is defending his use of the controversial “R4BIA” four-finger salute symbol associated with the Muslim Brotherhood as decor on his Twitter profile, a choice that elicited criticism on Sunday on the social media site and from one Israeli blog.
Nadine Schweigert, North Dakota Woman, ‘Marries Herself,’ Opens Up About Self-Marriage (+video)
/3 Comments/in Featured, The Offbeat /by Tara KellyA 36-year-old North Dakota woman who married herself in a commitment ceremony last March has now spoken about her self-marriage choice in an interview with Anderson Cooper.
Airmen say Air Force is Punishing Evangelical Christians
/4 Comments/in Featured, News /by Todd StarnesEvangelical Christian airmen at Lackland Air Force Base are facing severe threats and retribution for their religious beliefs and some personnel have been ordered to publicly express their position on gay marriage.
U.S. to Teach Mexicans to Game American System
/2 Comments/in Featured, International /by Steve PeacockIt’s an expenditure of only $100,000 – mere pocket change in the vast labyrinth of federal spending – but the funds are for the creation of a manual to teach people how to get more money from the U.S. government.
Muslim Man Becomes Christian after Recovering From Brain Aneurysm
/0 Comments/in Featured, News /by Fox NewsA Syrian-born Alabama man says he was a Muslim when a brain aneurysm left him in a prolonged coma, but when he surprised doctors with his recovery, it started him on a path to Christianity.
Showdown on Meet the Press and Ted Cruz Doesn’t Back Down (+video)
/25 Comments/in Featured, News, Video /by Oliver DarcyNBC’s David Gregory repeatedly pressed Republican Texas Senator Ted Cruz Sunday, over his strategy aimed at defunding President Barack Obama’s landmark healthcare law.
Who’ll Blink? Dems, GOP in Shutdown Stare Down
/6 Comments/in Featured, News /by Andrew TaylorWith the government teetering on the brink of partial shutdown, congressional Republicans vowed Sunday to keep using an otherwise routine federal funding bill to try to attack the president’s health care law.
Boehner Slams Senate Dems’ ‘Arrogance’
/3 Comments/in Featured, News /by Julian PecquetSenate Democrats must meet Sunday to vote on legislation funding the government, Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) said, calling their failure to do so “an act of breathtaking arrogance.”
Ten States where Obamacare Wipes out Existing Health Care Plans (+video)
/3 Comments/in Featured, Video /by Sarah HurtubisePresident Barack Obama famously promised, “If you like your health care plan, you can keep your health care plan.” He later got even more specific.
The Fed has Become a Creature of Politics
/0 Comments/in Featured, Opinion /by George F. WillBecause Ben Bernanke’s public persona is as mild as milk, the transformation in American governance in which he has participated is imperfectly understood and hence insufficiently deplored. The change is dramatized by two recent developments.
Justice Department to Challenge North Carolina Voter ID Law
/17 Comments/in Featured, News /by Josh GersteinThe Justice Department will file suit against North Carolina on Monday, charging that the Tar Heel State’s new law requiring voters to show photo identification at the polls violates the Voting Rights Act by discriminating against African Americans.
Israel’s Netanyahu to Warn US, UN about Iran’s ‘Smiley Campaign’
/3 Comments/in Featured, International /by Fox NewsJust days after the first conversation between the leaders of the U.S. and Iran in 34 years was hailed as a “breakthrough” in relations between the two countries, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is taking an unpopular message to the White House and the United Nations: Don’t be fooled by Tehran’s “sweet talk.”
Obama, Holder to Place Good Guys with Guns in Schools
/3 Comments/in Featured, News /by Awr HawkinsCNN reports that President Obama is “putting millions of dollars into funding armed police officers in schools around the country, an idea not far removed from a National Rifle Association proposal.”
UN Inspectors Prepare to Dismantle Syria’s Chemical Weapons Cache
/0 Comments/in Featured, International /by Julian BorgerAt times team will have to wear protective suits and armour in 35C heat during most hazardous disarmament mission ever.