Former Presidents Reap Millions in Taxpayer Dollars
A number of former U.S. presidents are receiving millions of taxpayer dollars to subsidize their rent, postage, and satellite television. ...
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Judge Approves Texas School District’s Student ID Tracking System
A student in a Texas school district lost her federal court case Tuesday after challenging the school’s radio-frequency ID tracking system. ...
Gun Sales, NRA Memberships Boost After Conn. School Shooting
In the wake of the horrific Sandy Hook school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, the contentious debate over gun control has been reignited, spurring new policy proposals by lawmakers and mobilizing gun-rights...
Brian Terry’s Family Sues Over Botched “Fast and Furious” Operation
The family of slain Border Patrol agent Brian Terry is suing federal officials over the botched “Fast and Furious” gunrunning operation. ...
Healthcare Industry Prepares for ObamaCare Medical Device Tax
Responding to a “devastating” new medical device tax, lawmakers are scrambling to delay ObamaCare’s latest job-killing provision. ...
Amid Union Protests, Mich. GOP Passes Right-to-work Laws; Gov. to Sign
In a controversial push, Michigan state Republican legislators made waves Thursday by passing a series of right-to-work measures, attracting a wave of protests from union members and other opponents of the...
NSA Whistleblower: “Every American Is Under Surveillance”
NSA whistleblower William Binney says the FBI’s probe into General David Petraeus indicates that “every American is under surveillance.” ...
TSA Employees Secure Union Contract
Airport security screeners for the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) have formally ratified a union contract that will add some 45,000 members to the ranks of the American Federation of Government Employees...
Energy Boom Could Make U.S. Largest Oil Producer by 2020
The growing energy boom in the United States could make it the largest global oil producer by the end of the decade, temporarily exceeding Saudi Arabia, and a top exporter of...
Rep. Allen West Trails in Florida, Fighting for Recount
Republican Rep. Allen West, the outspoken Army veteran who won Florida's 18th congressional contest during the 2008 Tea Party blitz, lost by a slight margin Tuesday in his hotly-contested battle against...
France Pledges $25 Billion Tax Break to Businesses
To improve business competitiveness and revitalize the economy, France’s government has pledged $25 billion in tax credits to businesses. ...
California Voters Pass $6-Billion-a-Year Tax Hike
In the wake of the November 6 elections, voters have approved a number of contentious state initiatives, including a $6-billion-a-year bundle of tax increases sponsored by California Governor Jerry Brown. Proposition...
Chris Christie Institutes Gas Rationing System in New Jersey
In the wake of Superstorm Sandy, cities on the East Coast are enduring widespread power outages, infrastructure complications, and even gasoline shortages. As a consequence, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie issued...
Study Bankrolled by U.S. Treasury to Tie Taxes to Carbon Emissions
A lengthy and far-reaching study being bankrolled by the U.S. Department of Treasury will deliver environmentalists and other liberal groups ammunition for their rigorous campaign to curb so-called “global warming,” possibly...
U.S. Birth Rate Reaches All-Time Low in 2011
The birth rate in the United States reached an all-time low last year, while over 40 percent of all babies born in 2011 were born to unmarried women, according to a...