(CNSNews.com) – Rep. Dana Rohrbacher (R-Calif.), chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, and Emerging Threats, said Friday that former President George W. Bush did not respond properly to the Beslan school bombing in 2004 in which Islamic separatist militants – mostly Chechen – killed over 380 people – about 180 of […]
Scott J. Ferrell/Congressional Quarterly/Newscom As we work to rein in wasteful spending and improve retirement security, our nation cannot afford to overlook Medicaid’s long-term care financing crisis. We’re completely unprepared for the coming “age wave.” More than 15 million Americans will be 85 years or older in 2040. While seven in 10 seniors will need […]
Newscom As “Sequest-air”—the political fight over the flight delays caused by the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) decision to furlough air traffic controllers—gained momentum yesterday, the Senate passed a bill that would do exactly what Congress and the Administration should have done all along: cut spending but prioritize where the cuts should occur. S. 853, the […]
Outraged Members of Congress are circulating a letter demanding that the Obama Administration take action against U.N. Special Ambassador Richard Falk, the man who had the unmitigated gall to write that Americans brought the Boston bombings on themselves. Falk made similarly appalling statements after September 11, 2001, and it sadly speaks volumes about the U.N. […]
SURPRISE: U.N. WANTS OUR GUNS AND MORE OF OUR MONEY OBAMA HAPPY TO OBLIGE Defeat New Internet Tax Scheme! SAVE AMERICAN SOVEREIGNTY STOP S. 336/H.R. 684 and DEFUND THE U.N. NOW! URGENT: Barack Hussein Obama cut military spending at a time when our national security has been PROVEN INEFFECTIVE against terrorists. Instead of strengthening our […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — With flight delays mounting, the Senate approved hurry-up legislation Thursday night to end air traffic controller furloughs blamed for inconveniencing large numbers of travelers. A House vote on the measure was expected as early as Friday, with lawmakers eager to embark on a weeklong vacation. Under the legislation, which the Senate passed […]
The Boston Marathon bombers have brought greater attention to Russia’s volatile North Caucasus, their ancestral home. As painful their heinous acts are, however, the bombers’ actions are just a footnote to the history of insurgency and connections to global Islamist networks in the North Caucasus. The North Caucasus has a long history of violence and […]
By Jake Lambert The Left has been nonstop in its call to disarm America. This is absolutely the wrong call. We all know that guns carry with them a huge responsibility and can be dangerous in the wrong hands. There is something else that carries with it great responsibility and can be dangerous in the […]
picturescolourlibrary/Pictures Colour Library/Newscom In a recent article in National Review, Heritage distinguished fellow and former Senator Jim Talent (R–MO) explains that the U.S. military is facing a troubling future. Talent describes how “every category of primary risk to American security is growing.” China is displaying increasing boldness in defense of its disputed territorial claims in […]
ORLANDO—The Heritage Foundation and Franklin Center for Government Public Integrity presented the second annual Breitbart Award to Michelle Malkin, syndicated columnist and Fox News Channel contributor. Malkin was honored at tonight’s Krieble Dinner at Heritage’s Resource Bank. The award was presented by Heritage Foundation President Jim DeMint and Franklin Center President Jason Stverak. The Breitbart […]
