ObamaCare Costs May Compel U.S. Lawmakers and Aides to Resign
In November 2010, a significant number of members of Congress were ousted from their posts because of their votes for the passage of ObamaCare earlier that year. This year,...
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State Department Accused of Covering Up Prostitution Scandal
An internal memo from the State Department’s inspector general has surfaced that calls into question the State Department’s ability to investigate wrongdoing by its staff. The memo outlines eight...
States Propose Fees on Hybrids to Cover Gas Tax Losses
A number of states are exploring new fees for hybrid and electric car owners in order to compensate for the loss of revenue in gas taxes on fuel-efficient vehicles....
Iowa City Moves to Ban Surveillance Technology Tools
Lawmakers in Iowa City, Iowa have unanimously passed an ordinance that restricts the use of traffic enforcement cameras, drones, and automatic license plate recognitions systems on Tuesday. A second...
Rubio Touts Constitutional Amendment to Nix ObamaCare Insurance Mandate
Senator Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) has proposed adding an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would invalidate the ObamaCare health insurance mandate. But is a constitutional amendment the best approach...
Colorado Governor Signs Marijuana Regulations Into Law
Last November, voters in Colorado and Washington approved a constitutional amendment permitting adults over the age of 21 the right to use marijuana for recreational purposes. On Tuesday, Colorado’s Governor...
Obama vs. GOP on Judicial Nominees
As President Obama faces off against Senate Republicans in a showdown over his abuse of recess appointments, a conflict that has gone to the Supreme Court, Obama has launched...
Senate Asks Supreme Court to Consider Obama’s Recess Appointments
Senate Republicans are calling upon the Supreme Court to rein in President Obama’s use of recess appointments — appointments made when Congress is not in session — asserting that...
NRA Leads Recall Efforts Against Anti-Gun Lawmakers in Colorado
Anti-gun Democratic lawmakers in Colorado are facing recall bids from angry voters in what is believed to be the first phase in a number of fallouts over efforts to...
CDC Says 20 Percent of Children Have Mental Disorder; Why the Increase?
Though the CDC claims 20 percent of U.S. children may have a mental disorder, critics have pointed out several other reasons for the allegedly higher numbers. ...
Chicago Gun Law Bars Historic Guns From Museum Displays
Chicago’s stringent gun laws are so severe they border on the absurd. It has just been brought to the attention of Chicago Alderman Edward Burke that Chicago law bars...
Star Trek Into Darkness: a Film About Moral Compass
Star Trek Into Darkness may feel, to some moviegoers, as if it treks into darkness, as it is at times convoluted. The movie seems to have multiple beginnings and...
U.S. to Assad: Negotiate or We Will Further Support the Rebels
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry continues to pledge support to the Syrian rebels even as they continue to engage in questionable behavior. On Tuesday, Kerry issued a warning...
Record Number: 10.9 Million Americans Collecting Disability
Newly released data from the Social Security Administration reveal that the number of Americans collecting disability payments is at an all-time high — 10,962,532 — more, to put to...
How Great Is “The Great Gatsby”?
Baz Luhrmann’s direction of The Great Gatsby wonderfully depicts on screen the grandeur that epitomizes the setting throughout F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic novel in a way that is emblematic...
Kidnapped Women Found After a Decade in Captivity
A Cleveland woman who has been missing for over 10 years made the most important call of her life on Monday. “Help me. I’m Amanda Berry,” she told a...
Obama’s Pledge to Close Gitmo — More Smoke and Mirrors?
Though President Obama renewed his pledge to close the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay last week, many recognize this as his latest attempt to pretend to have a different...
FDA Approves Sale of Plan B One-Step to Minors Without Prescription
On Tuesday, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it would allow the Plan B One-Step contraceptive to be sold without prescription to females as young...
Benghazi Whistleblowers Allegedly Threatened by Obama Administration
According to Fox News, four officials at the State Department and the Central Intelligence Agency who are preparing to provide sensitive information to Congress about the attacks last September...
U.S. Increases Aid to Syrian Rebel Forces, Again
After assertions from the Syrian rebels' key supporters that they will increase and expand their support to overthrow President Assad, the United States announced it will double its non-lethal...