Speaking at an event hosted by the conservative Heritage Action, House Speaker Paul Ryan urged conservatives to unite around a “bold, pro-growth agenda” but to be realistic in what the party can achieve while President Barack Obama remains in office. Ryan believes Republicans can capture the White House in 2016 if they are “inclusive” and […]
(CNSNews.com) – During a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing Tuesday on opening all ground combat units to women, U.S. military leaders said it is time to require women to register for the Selective Service. “Senator, it’s my personal view that based on this lifting of restrictions for assignment to unit MOS that every American who’s […]
Major retailers in the United States are shutting down hundreds of stores, and shoppers are reporting alarmingly bare shelves in many retail locations that are still open all over the country. It appears that the retail apocalypse that made so many headlines in 2015 has gone to an entirely new level as we enter 2016. […]
On Monday the U.S. national debt hit a new record: $19,012,827,698,418. This is the first time the national debt has ever exceeded $19 trillion. That’s more than $58,000 for each person that lives in the U.S. today (including children). That’s more than $58,000 for each person that lives in the U.S. today (including children). The […]
Millions of people around the world are emerging from poverty thanks to rising economic freedom. But by sharp contrast,America’s economic freedom has been on a declining path over the past decade. According to the 2016 Index of Economic Freedom, an annual publication by The Heritage Foundation, America’s economic freedom has tumbled. With losses of economic […]
US President Barak Obama will make the first visit of his administration to a mosque in Baltimore County, White House officials announced Saturday. Amid concern about hostility directed toward Muslim Americans, Obama is pushing to promote religious tolerance against rhetoric linking Islam with terrorism. The President will hold a round table with the Islamic Society […]
Newly elected Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin announced his plans to keep the Obamacare Medicaid expansion (and the extra federal money funding it) and to pursue waivers that will introduce reforms to Medicaid. The governor should rethink this decision. Not only will these efforts likely result in only modest reforms, but more importantly, they will put the […]
To “throw money at the problem” is usually understood as a bad thing everywhere but in progressive circles. And for all intents and purposes, the Washington Beltway is one of them. Recognizing the underlying pathology of a problem, or debating whether it is best addressed at a federal, state, or local level—even asking whether […]
Five European countries have been warned to clamp down on the fake passport trade or lose visa-free ESTA travel to America, sources say. US Secretary of State John Kerry is said to have issued warnings to Germany, Belgium, France, Italy and Greece after two bombers from the Paris terrorist attacks were found to have stolen […]
After Republicans won a majority in the Senate and maintained their majority in the House in November 2014, I proposed that the two chambers take five modest steps to repair what had become a dysfunctional legislative branch. This was part of my effort as the recently elected chairman of the Senate Steering Committee to put […]
