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Jul 25 2013
News
Obama’s economy: Two food stamp recipients for every job created
For every job the White House claims to have created — 7.2 million now — two more Americans were added to the nation’s food stamp program, federal statistics reveal. In January of 2009, more than 32 million Americans received help from Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, which doles out food stamps. In April 2013, that number grew to almost 48 million. That means almost 16 million more
Washington Times
Jul 21 2015
News
Planned Parenthood: More Sting Videos Are Coming
An attorney for Planned Parenthood warned Congress on Monday that he expects the Center for Medical Progress, an undercover anti-abortion group, to release more sting videos that claim the family planning provider is engaged in illegal and racially biased activities.
The GOP-led House Energy and Commerce Committee launched an investigation into Planned Parenthood last week after the
HuffPost
Mar 14 2024
Headline Roundup
West Point Removes 'Duty, Honor, Country' From Mission Statement
The U.S. Military Academy at West Point has removed "Duty, Honor, Country" from its mission statement, and is replacing it with the words, "Army Values."
The Details: It's the tenth change to West Point's mission statement in the last 100 years. "Duty, Honor, Country" was added in 1998.
Key Quotes: "Duty, Honor, Country is West Point's motto and the foundation of our culture as
Fox News (Online News)
The Hill 
Associated Press 
Aug 27 2014
News
Report: Obama Seeking Global Climate Deal Without Congress
President Barack Obama is working toward an international agreement that would pressure countries to cut fossil fuel emissions, and is doing so without seeking congressional approval, The New York Times reports.
The agreement is set to be signed in Paris in 2015.
The U.S. Constitution requires a president to obtain a two-thirds majority vote of the Senate for a treaty to be
Newsmax (News)
Dec 10 2013
Opinion
State of Deception
Why won’t the President rein in the intelligence community? On March 12, 2013, James R. Clapper appeared before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence to discuss the threats facing America. Clapper, who is seventy-two, is a retired Air Force general and Barack Obama’s director of National Intelligence, in charge of overseeing the National Security Agency, the Central Intelligence Agency,
The New Yorker
Nov 05 2014
News
Red Tsunami: GOP Gains Across the Board in Historic Sweep
Roughly two months ago, we explored the question of whether Republicans were headed for a "wave" election victory in 2014. The results are in, and the verdict is unequivocal: Yes. As of this writing -- in the wee hours of the morning -- Republicans appear poised to win their largest House majority in well over half a century. They have won the United States Senate by a decisive margin,
Townhall
Nov 28 2012
Opinion
Republican obsession with Benghazi makes no sense
Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice, a possible nominee to be the next secretary of state, came to Capitol Hill Tuesday to perform a private mea culpa to key Republican senators for her erroneous initial public statements about the perpetrators of the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi in September in which four Americans were killed.
CNN (Online News)
Nov 19 2021
Headline Roundup
Fauci Touts Booster Shots as COVID-19 Cases Rise
Dr. Anthony Fauci urged people to get vaccinated and get booster shots this week amid a rise in new COVID-19 cases.
During a White House COVID-19 press briefing Wednesday, Fauci encouraged people to "get vaccinated now" and said that "if you were already vaccinated six months or more ago and eligible for a boost, get a boost." New COVID-19 cases have risen more than 30% in the past two
International Business Times
Fox News (Online News)
NBC News (Online)
Feb 18 2013
News
After Obamacare health exchange deadline passes, 26 states opt in with feds
The backbone of President Obamas health care law is taking shape, with 26 states choosing to let the federal government run the online insurance markets mandated by his signature reforms instead of keeping the job in-house or partnering with the feds. The Department of Health and Human Services had encouraged states to run their own markets, or “exchanges, that help the uninsured find
Washington Times
Aug 26 2019
Perspectives Blog
Media Bias Alert: New York Times and Fox News Reveal Divide on Electoral College
Last week, a Colorado federal appeals court ruled that presidential electors in the Electoral College have the right to vote for the presidential candidate of their choice, regardless of which candidate won the state’s popular vote. Coverage of the ruling in the New York Times, which AllSides gives a Lean Left media bias rating, and Fox News, which AllSides gives a Lean Right media bias rating
Julie Mastrine