Barack and Michelle Obama reach book deal Publisher Penguin Random House announced Tuesday it will publish books by former president Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama. The company has acquired worldwide publishing rights for two books, one from each of the Obamas.   The New York Post offers some background on the size of […]

Former Democrat California State Senator Leland Yee has been sentenced to five years in jail. Yee pled guilty to corruption and weapons trafficking charges. Yee had advocated for strict gun control as a state senator. Ex-Calif. State Sen. Leland Yee, gun control champion, heading to prison for weapons trafficking On the surface, the story of

The Trump Administration will drop its challenge to a Texas voter ID law. Trump administration will formally end opposition to Texas voter ID law An attorney for a voting rights group said Monday that Donald Trump’s administration will no longer challenge a strict Texas voter ID law, signaling a dramatic change in the government’s approach

Trump plans to cut the State Department budget by 37%. Trump Proposes Cutting State Department Budget By 37% One month ago, a media frenzy broke out after the WaPo reported of mass voluntary resignations at the State Department, to protest the arrival of Rex Tillerson. Shortly after, it was revealed that not only was it

I thought that Trump knocked this Joint Address out of the park. He actually came across presidential.  That said, some of his policy proposals are definitely problematic.    Joint Address: On Fair Trade vs. Free Trade, President Trump Sounds Like a College Leftist When I was a college student at the University of Michigan (a

WATCH: Trump Strongly Condemns ISIS in Speech to Congress (Image via Twitter) President Trump during his address to Congress Tuesday night discussed his administration’s goal to “demolish and destroy ISIS.” He strongly condemned ISIS as “a network of lawless savages that have slaughtered Muslims and Christians and men and women and children of all faiths

Rep. Raúl Labrador, R-Idaho, issued the following statement today after President Trump signed a new executive order instructing the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to formally begin a process to review the Obama Administration rule governing “navigable waters,” also known as “Waters of the United States.” “Rolling back the Obama Administration’s ‘Waters of the United States’

Civil asset forfeiture, heroin-murder bills survive lengthy hearing, advance to full House Yesterday’s House Judiciary Committee hearing stretched for more than four hours, from 1:30 in the afternoon until well after 5. When it was done, the panel had approved bipartisan legislation to limit civil asset forfeiture in Idaho, and to charge heroin pushers with

Ways Democrats Plan to Troll President Trump’s Address to Congress (Image via Twitter) Democrats are making it known their continued disdain for the President during his address to Congress Tuesday night – some in more creative ways than others. A group of Democratic women plan to wear white to the speech, “a nod to the

Here’s How Much Obamacare Premiums Are Rising in All 50 States Open enrollment for Obamacare begins on Nov. 1. Premiums are increasing next year, and how much more (or less) you have to pay in 2017 depends largely on where you live. Premiums in 31 states are expected to rise by double digits, while two

President Donald Trump has signed two new executive orders, boosting historically black colleges and rolling back environmental protections created under the previous administration. He also signed two bills that aim to increase the presence of women in STEM fields.  Read Full Article

Report: NYC Freed a 3-Times Removed Alien With a Felony Record New York City law enforcement released a criminal alien from the Dominican Republic who -get this – had a criminal history in the U.S. consisting of several felonies including assault and drug charges, and who had previously been removed from the United States three

As I’ve said before: the VA healthcare system is the face of socialized medicine. I’ve told my kids to remember the day when they could go into a doctor’s office and get an immediate appointment. That won’t happen under socialized medicine.   New GAO Report Reveals Rampant Drug Policy Failures At the VA In the

As I’ve said before: these were not environmentalists that were protesting in North Dakota, but rather paid rioters.    Dogs and Puppies Left Behind at Dakota Pipeline Protest Site Posted by Aleister Tuesday, February 28, 2017 at 11:30am | 2/28/2017 – 11:30am In a recent post, we highlighted the mountains of garbage left behind by

Poll: Most Americans Agree Dems Hurting Party, Country with Anti-Trump Strategy (Image via Twitter) Most American voters agree that Democrats are hurting their party and the country in general by continuing to oppose everything President Trump does, a new Rasmussen Reports poll reveals. Sixty-three percent (63%) of likely U.S.

Trump previews joint address to Congress, takes blame for ineffective communications President Trump on Tuesday morning said his joint address to Congress this evening would focus on the central planks of his campaign – the military, the border, jobs and healthcare – and he took responsibility for any communications miscues that have blunted the effectiveness

With a friendlier president in office, TransCanada has temporarily suspended its lawsuit that challenged the Obama administration’s rejection of the Keystone XL pipeline under the provisions of the North American Free Trade Agreement.  Read Full Article

This is what single-payer healthcare looks like: the VA system.  Photos posted on Facebook of suffering elderly veterans waiting for hours to receive care at a Veterans Administration hospital in North Carolina have triggered online outrage directed at the Department of Veterans Affairs.  Read Full Article