The arrival of Implementation Day triggered celebrations in Tehran. And well it should. Iran is now set to cash in, gaining access to an estimated $50 billion immediately, and eventually pocketing up to one hundred billion dollars more in frozen assets as sanctions are lifted. In addition, Tehran recovered 7 Iranians charged with sanctions violations in return for […]
Its been reported that “Implementation Day” is here and nuclear sanctions against Iran have now been lifted. But what exactly does this mean? Heritage Foundation expert Luke Coffey weighs in to answer Implementation Day questions: 1. What is Implementation Day? Implementation Day is the point at which the deal agreed in Vienna last summer between […]
BALTIMORE—Republicans retreated to the Baltimore Inner Harbor to talk strategy for their 2016 legislative blitz. But when they return to Washington, they’ll have to settle a skirmish in their own ranks. The disagreement revolves around the budget deal negotiated in October by President Obama and then-House Speaker John Boehner. That agreement locks in government spending […]
BALTIMORE—Republicans retreated to the Baltimore Inner Harbor to talk strategy for their 2016 legislative blitz. But when they return to Washington, they’ll have to settle a skirmish in their own ranks. The disagreement revolves around the budget deal negotiated in October by President Obama and then-House Speaker John Boehner. That agreement locks in government spending […]
Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback announced Tuesday he intends to terminate state Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood. Kansas will be joining seven other states that have taken action to prevent the nation’s largest abortion provider from receiving taxpayer dollars. “Ensuring the health and safety of Kansans means protecting all Kansans at every stage of life,” Brownback, […]
By: CR Editors | January 13th, 2016 It is hard not to feel protective over Donald Trump while the political classes are seething and scornful. They are unacquainted with such powerlessness. Control was never supposed to stray this far from their grasp. And their rage, manifested in every hapless attack on Trump and his supporters, […]
Director Michael Bay’s “13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi” is a dramatic recounting of the half-dozen CIA security contractors (former SEALs, Marines, and an Army Ranger) who responded to the Sept. 11, 2012, attacks on the U.S. diplomatic mission compound in Benghazi, Libya, and a nearby covert CIA intelligence collection facility. Bay does a credible […]
On Tuesday night, President Barack Obama laid out his agenda in his final State of the Union. On Wednesday morning, Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, and Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, outlined the policy issues conservatives plan to pursue in 2016. Most of their priorities didn’t match the president’s legislative initiatives, except in the case of passing […]
Ted Cruz: The President continues to be in denial of reality. He would have us believe that global warming is our greatest threat, our military is as strong as it can be, the economy is working for American families, and that the key to alleviating poverty is more government dependence. The reality is very different. […]
Many of President Obama’s executive actions—whether the most recent ones calling for more gun control or past ones extending amnesty to millions here illegally—are already or will one day be challenged in the courts. This is why it’s encouraging to see reports this week that lawmakers may finally make a real effort to checkmate the […]
