Misplaced Priorities

Report: Obama spends more time on vacation, golf than economy
AP

President Barack Obama has spent more time on vacations and golf outings during his presidency than he has spent in meetings on the economy, according to a report released Sunday.

Legalization Without Representation

Marijuana dispensaries to open with view of Capitol Dome
AP

As Washington, D.C.’s first medical marijuana clinics prepare to open this spring, dispensaries and activists are anxiously waiting to see how the Obama administration will react.

Study: OPEC Is Engaging in Price Fixing

FedEx CEO outlines recommendations to break U.S. energy dependence.
Fred Smith / AP

The president and chief executive officer of one of the world’s largest corporations called for reform of America’s role in global energy markets during a Thursday speech at the Cato Institute.

Fisker Fireworks

House Oversight Committee examines federal loan to failed electric car manufacturer in contentious hearing
Henrik Fisker, founder of Fisker Automotive, testifies before the House Oversight Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Job Creation, and Regulatory Affairs / AP

Congressional Republicans examined the Department of Energy’s loan to Fisker Automotive despite objections from Democrats and obstinacy from the administration in a contentious hearing Wednesday afternoon.

Robbing Peter to Pay Peter

Banks took federal money to repay bailout, IG says
Reps. Issa, Cummings / AP

Some banks used a federal program intended to increase lending to small businesses to circumvent restrictions placed on them by the federal economic bailout, a congressional hearing Wednesday morning revealed.

Get Out of Jail Free Card

Obama policies resulting in release of criminal illegal immigrants
DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano speaks in the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office in Texas on immigration and border security / AP

Deportation statistics touted by the Obama administration came under fire earlier this month when experts testifying in federal court suggested that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is artificially inflating the numbers of deported illegal immigrants who have committed crime.