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Exclusive - GOP Insists on Tax Benefits, Cuts During Sequester Replacement...
As fiscal cliff negotiations continue, Senate Republicans are attempting to replace the sequester with a new program that would look like this:$1.2 trillion in cuts would kick in two months from now,...
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Group: Boehner Can't Get Majority of GOP to Back Deal
American Majority Action, the conservative group that’s leading the charge against House Speaker John Boehner continuing in his current position, said Monday evening that Boehner doesn’t have at least...
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Merry Cliffmas!
Here is a summary of where things stand on the "fiscal cliff," with just minutes to spare before the midnight deadline, after which the Bush tax cuts will expire and massive automatic spending cuts are...
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Fiscal Cliff Deal: $1 in Spending Cuts for Every $41 in Tax Increases
According to the Congressional Budget Office, the last-minute fiscal cliff deal reached by congressional leaders and President Barack Obama cuts only $15 billion in spending while increasing tax...
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Six-Year Old Suspended from School for Saying 'Pow'
A six-year-old student at Roscoe R. Nix Elementary School in Silver Spring, Maryland, was suspended the week before Christmas break because he made a gun with his hand and said "pow" while playing with...
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Fiscal Cliff Deal Kills Insolvent Obamacare Element
As part of the fiscal cliff deal reached by Congressional leaders and Vice President Joe Biden last night, the so-called CLASS Act – an integral component of Obamacare – will be repealed. CLASS Act –...
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After Midnight, It's a Tax Cut; Senate Passes 'Cliff' Deal, 89-8
The U.S. Senate overwhelmingly passed a deal early this morning to cut taxes to Bush-era rates for all income categories below $450,000 per household ($400,000 for individuals). The Senate vote came...
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Happy New Year: Feds Kill 75W Incandescent Light Bulbs
Beginning today, the 75-watt incandescent lightbulb has been banned from production and importation in the United States. That’s right – as soon as stores clear their shelves of their current stock,...
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King Obama the Irrelevant
The "fiscal cliff" fiasco has made it clear that President Barack Obama is entirely irrelevant to the everyday task of governing. He is not interested in it, and he is not good at it. He is great at...
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Domino's Wins Stay on Obamacare Contraception Mandate
Late Sunday evening, Federal Judge Lawrence Zatkoff of Michigan ruled that Domino’s Pizza would not have to provide contraceptives or abortion services to his employees under Obamacare. Zatkoff wrote...
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Occupy LA Float Featured in Rose Parade
Just when you thought Occupy was dead, it leaps back to life … in the Rose Parade. Today’s world-famous Pasadena Rose Parade is designed to give millions joy. But today’s parade will feature a float...
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Will Boehner Violate 'Hastert Rule' with 'Fiscal Cliff' Vote?
House Republicans are scheduled to caucus around 1 p.m. on Tuesday about the "fiscal cliff" deal that Vice President Joe Biden cut late yesterday with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. It’s...
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Boehner Promised a Deal Supported by 'Majority of Majority'
Throughout the "fiscal cliff" negotiations, Speaker Boehner promised that only legislation that had the support of a "majority of the majority" would come to the floor for a vote. It was his nod to...
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'Fiscal Cliff' Deal Punishes Work, Rewards Unemployment
The "fiscal cliff" deal approved by the Senate in a 89-8 vote early this morning, and which is under consideration by the House of Representatives today, punishes work and rewards unemployment. The...
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Official: Goal of 'Fiscal Cliff' to Break GOP on No Tax Increase Pledge
According to Ed Henry of Fox News, the “fiscal cliff” deal passed by the Senate served its ultimate goal for President Obama. An official close to the negotiations said: “The President fulfilled a...
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Ann Coulter: Wayne LaPierre Wrong Spokesman for NRA
Ann Coulter is under fire for speaking negatively about the NRA during a guest spot on the Sean Hannity radio program. Here's the problem, she didn't speak negatively of the NRA, but of the NRA's...
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Fiscal Cliff Deal Sets Table for Conservative Debt Ceiling Win
While conservatives roundly criticize Senate Republicans for cutting a deal with Vice President Joe Biden to avert the fiscal cliff, there are several aspects of the deal that make it a win for...
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GOP New Year's Resolution: Political Suicide
On a host of social and cultural issues, the American public has moved away from positions traditionally held by the Republican party. Yet, the party has remained competitive electorally because of two...
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Federal Appeals Court Sides with Religious Liberty on HHS Mandate
Just last week Breitbart News reported on the threat to religious liberty from the HHS Mandate: starting today, Hobby Lobby is subject to penalties of $1.3 million per day for its owners refusing to...
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Cliff Deal: Half of Tax Hikes Go to Boost Spending
As more details emerge about the Senate's hastily-passed deal to avert the "fiscal cliff", the scale of the GOP's capitulation grows more troubling. This morning, it looked as if the Senate GOP had...
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