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Oct 02 2012
Opinion
The Moment of Truth: Report of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform
Our challenge is clear and inescapable: America cannot be great if we go broke. Our businesses will not be able to grow and create jobs, and our workers will not be able to compete successfully for the jobs of the future without a plan to get this crushing debt burden off our backs.
Whitehouse.govJan 19 2015
News
Obama's myRA retirement accounts are now a reality
Don't have a 401(k) or pension at your job? The federal government has an option for you called myRA. President Obama announced his plans for the starter retirement savings accounts in his State of the Union address last year. The accounts will be backed by the government, charge no fees and you'll be able to contribute directly from each paycheck. "Let's do mo
CNN DigitalDec 29 2013
News
Obama administration: HealthCare.gov did its job during crucial week of sign-ups
The Obama administration said Friday that HealthCare.gov, the main website tied to Obamacare, did “what it was supposed to do” in handling a rush of users this past week. Officials are touting the federal portal’s performance after a rocky debut in October bled into November, hurting consumers’ chances of enrolling in private plans on the new marketplace.
Washington TimesApr 22 2019
News
Trump Organization sues Rep. Elijah Cummings to block recent subpoena
Attorneys for President Trump and the Trump Organization filed a lawsuit Monday that seeks to block a recent subpoena issued by Rep. Elijah Cummings for financial information from Mazars USA, an accounting firm that has done work for the company.
The lawsuit, filed in federal court in D.C., says Mr. Cummings, chairman of the House oversight committee, “has ignored the constitutional
Washington TimesNov 07 2019
News
Elizabeth Warren Wants to Raise Taxes by $26 Trillion
What she and Bernie Sanders are proposing is nothing short of a wholesale transformation of the size and scope of government.
One of the challenges presented by the leftward turn in the Democratic presidential primary race is effectively capturing the scale of the tax and spending proposals the leading candidates have put forth. The numbers regularly stretch into the trillions, or even
ReasonJul 11 2012
News
House debate on health care repeal: Boss Hogg or Groundhog Day?
Washington (CNN) -- House Republicans launched an all-out assault Tuesday against President Barack Obama's signature health care reform law, holding a series of committee hearings and other events ahead of a planned vote Wednesday on repealing the measure.
CNN DigitalFeb 04 2020
News
Cybersecurity 2020: What Estonia knows about thwarting Russians
Russian hackers penetrated voting systems in all 50 states in 2016. Now, as 2020 U.S. voting begins, Estonia offers lessons on how to avoid breaches and counter disinformation, enlisting everyone from IT “nerds” to grandparents.
If a modern-day Paul Revere were to gallop through cyberspace yelling, “The Russians are coming!” Jaan Priisalu would be among the first to jump to the rescue
Christian Science MonitorApr 24 2013
Opinion
Janet Napolitano: Immigration bill important step
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano mounted a vigorous defense of the Senate Gang of Eightrsquos comprehensive immigration plan on Tuesday calling the legislation an ldquoimportant first steprdquo to reforming the nationrsquos immigration laws. In testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee Napolitano said the 844-page bill would...
PoliticoJun 20 2016
News
Fact Check: WaPo Gives Democrats Many Pinocchios For These False Claims on Guns
The entire purpose of my satirical piece demanding the immediate defunding of Planned Parenthood and reconsideration of the Supreme Court's gay marriage ruling "as a result of" the Orlando terrorist attack was to promote fact-based rationality in policymaking, even in the wake -- or especially in the wake -- of a terrible event. "Public policy should be crafted based on evidence and
TownhallSep 18 2018
Opinion
What The Wall Street Journal gets dead wrong about Christine Blasey Ford and Brett Kavanaugh
In an unsigned editorial Tuesday morning, The Wall Street Journal editorial board wrote this about the planned Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on sexual assault allegations made by California professor Christine Blasey Ford against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh:
"This is simply too distant and uncorroborated a story to warrant a new hearing or to delay a vote. We've heard
CNN (Opinion)