Menendez Repays Donor for Flights After 'Exhaustive Review' of Travel
New Jersey Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez has repaid donor ophthalmologist Dr. Salomon Melgen $58,500 for two flights to the Dominican Republic, NBC News’ Michael Isikoff reported late Wednesday evening....
View ArticlePoll: Cuomo Job Approval Tanks After Gun Laws
After ramming through arguably the country's toughest gun control law after the Sandy Hook massacre, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's (D) approval rating dropped 15 percentage points.A Quinnipiac poll last...
View ArticleBiggest Hurdle of 'Bipartisan' Immigration Plan May Be Obamacare
In an interview on Rush Limbaugh’s radio program on Tuesday, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) said that one of the major issues that must be resolved if a bipartisan immigration reform policy is to succeed is...
View ArticleMA Senate Showdown Set for June
Yesterday, MA Governor Deval Patrick appointed a long-time aide to temporarily fill the vacancy left by John Kerry's departure for the State Department. The Governor also selected June 25th as the date...
View ArticleWH Tries to Blame Sequester Cuts Devised by Administration on GOP
On Wednesday, the White House suggested the threat of sequester during the fiscal cliff negotiations was responsible for the dismal GDP report that showed the economy contracted during the fourth...
View ArticleCA Gas Prices Heading Back to Over $4 per Gallon
Gas prices in California are heading skyward again, with the anticipated average in Southern California on its way to exceeding $4 per gallon. The average price in California is currently $3.73 a...
View ArticleCalifornia GOP Proposes Training School Personnel in Use of Firearms
In California, the argument over how to protect schoolchildren is becoming a partisan political issue, with Republicans now offering a proposal to train teachers, administrators, and janitors in the...
View ArticleDavid Kopel: Take Dangerous People, Not Guns, Off the Streets
During the Senate Judiciary's hearing on gun violence on Jan. 30, the Independence Institute's David Kopel made two poignant observations: First, the gun control plans being proposed in the wake of...
View ArticleHagel Nomination Puts Pressure on Red State Dems
Chuck Hagel's uneven performance during the first round of questioning before the Senate Armed Services Committee has raised questions about his nomination's viability. His answers, often stumbling and...
View ArticleUPDATE: Armed Guard Disarms Shooter At Atlanta Middle School
Update: When news broke that a 14-year old student had been shot at an Atlanta middle school on the morning of Jan. 31, reports did not mention that the shooter had been disarmed by an armed guard at...
View ArticleReport: Geraldo Rivera Exploring a New Jersey Senate Bid?
Fox News commentator Geraldo Rivera announced on his radio show that he is "truly contemplating" a Republican run for the Senate in New Jersey."I mention this only briefly, fasten your seatbelt,"...
View ArticleKansas Latest State to Take on Unions
Kansas is the latest state to seek to curb union power; on Wednesday, a preliminary vote in the Kansas legislature approved the Paycheck Protection Act aimed at eliminating automatic dues collection...
View ArticleIRS Begins Implementation of Obamacare
The IRS has begun implementing Obamacare; starting in 2014, "people who choose not to buy insurance and don't qualify for an exemption from the mandate will have to pay a fine of $95."The $95 penalty...
View ArticleFacebook Refuses to Shut Down Vile Anti-Palin Page
In what seems like a double standard against conservatives, Facebook has not taken down a vile page depicting former Alaska governor and vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin holding a gun to her head...
View ArticleMenendez Prostitution Scandal: Donor Melgen's Political Contributions...
Ophthalmologist and Democratic political donor Dr. Salomon Melgen may have tried to buy cover from the IRS for the $11.1 million he owes in back taxes from 2006 to present, Breitbart News has learned....
View ArticleDominican Flights Cost Menendez Up to 18 Percent of Net Worth
When New Jersey Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez decided this month to reimburse—after two years—his campaign donor and longtime friend Dr. Salomon Melgen for two 2010 flights to the Dominican Republic on...
View ArticleEd Koch, Betrayed by Obama
Former New York City Mayor Ed Koch, who passed away today at the age of 88, was in the news until just a few weeks ago, reacting--angrily--to the nomination of former Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE) as...
View ArticleStall: Unemployment Ticks Up to 7.9%
The Labor Department reported this morning that the economy added 157,000 jobs in January, down sharply from November and December. Revised hiring figures show the economy added 247k and 196k jobs,...
View ArticleObamacare 'Glitch' Cuts Out Poor Families
It turns out that the Affordable Care Act, which is also known as Obamacare, is not so affordable after all.Nearly 500,000 children, under Obamacare, will still lack health insurance because many poor...
View ArticleWhite House Blames Congress for Deportations
After President Barack Obama signed an executive action that made some illegal immigrants eligible for temporary work permits, the White House is now blaming the Obama administration's record number of...
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