Anti government demonstrators take cover from a police water cannon in Caracas, Venezuela, / AP
U.S. lawmakers continued to criticize Latin American democracies on Friday for not taking more action to end government repression in Venezuela and for holding a meeting behind closed doors.
So long have I waited for the glass ceiling to be shattered, for the barrier to be breached, for the blessed moment to arrive. I had thought that the day that begins with a woman in the Oval Office, with more than 50 percent of our population feeling truly represented, was a day long in coming. I had thought 2008 would be the year we made history, with Hillary Clinton coming so close to the Democratic nomination, with Sarah Palin becoming the first woman on the Republican ticket.
Taxpayers have paid more than $2.4 million to develop “origami condoms,” including male and female versions, and the “first of its kind anal condom.”
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel sidestepped questions on Thursday about numerous Pentagon contractors who are currently seeking to begin business with Iran.
MOSCOW/SIMFEROPOL, Ukraine (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin rebuffed a warning from U.S. President Barack Obama over Moscow’s military intervention in Crimea, saying on Friday that Russia could not ignore calls for help from Russian speakers in Ukraine.
A member of Congress on Thursday called on organizers of the technology conference South by Southwest (SXSW) to cancel a planned speech by National Security Agency leaker and fugitive Edward Snowden.
Rep. Mike Pompeo (R., Kan.), a member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, told SXSW organizers that he was “deeply troubled” by the planned Snowden address, to be made remotely from Russia, where Snowden has fled.
“I strongly urge you to withdraw this invitation,” Pompeo wrote in a Thursday letter obtained by the Free Beacon. He went on to call Snowden “a traitor and a common criminal.”
WARSAW (Reuters) – The U.S. military will send 12 F-16 fighter jets and 300 service personnel to Poland next week for a training exercise whose scope was expanded in response to the crisis in neighboring Ukraine, Poland’s defense minister said on Thursday.
The Israeli government is asking Congress to significantly increase the amount of funding it receives for joint missile defense programs under President Obama’s fiscal year 2015 budget, contradicting administration claims that it has fully satisfied the Jewish state’s defense needs.
If you liked 2006’s 300, you will find much to love in this rousing sequel. Though not without its faults, 300: Rise of an Empire delivers exactly what it promises: meticulously choreographed fight sequences punctuated by huge splashes of blood and an unapologetic, un-ironic embrace of martial virtue in defense of freedom.
Big Labor and Big Business are working together to block autoworkers from defending a vote that defeated unionization in right-to-work Tennessee.
Latin American observers are calling on regional democracies to address the ongoing unrest in Venezuela and take steps to defend democratic norms and human rights.
House Republican Conference Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (Wash.) and Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R., Calif.) laid out their plans to counter President Barack Obama’s executive overreach, in a conference call Thursday.
WASHINGTON—Standing before a crowd of reporters at the National Press Club Wednesday, Ukrainian pop sensation turned protest leader Ruslana delivered a message to Russian President Vladimir Putin, first in English, then in Ukrainian, then in Russian:
“There are a lot of people like me, strong enough to keep peace,” Ruslana said. “Don’t touch Ukraine, President Putin. Don’t give us a lot of pain.”
Hundreds of Ukrainians protested in front of the White House Thursday afternoon to demand that the Obama administration take a tougher stand against Russian President Vladimir Putin’s incursion into Ukrainian territory.
As job losses continue to mount in New York, more than 50 companies have announced this year that they are slashing jobs—a majority citing “economic” reasons for their decision.
Top lawmakers continued to lash out at the Obama administration on Thursday for proposing to cut joint U.S.-Israeli missile defense programs by nearly $200 million compared to last year’s levels.
President Obama told a union organizer who had his hours cut thanks to Obamacare that his proposed minimum wage hike would make up for his lost wages.
A new campaign that seeks to pressure the Jewish campus group Hillel into partnering with anti-Israel organizations is being hailed as a way to “a “liberate young Jews from the vice grip of Zionism” by anti-Zionist activist Max Blumenthal.
The Republican National Committee is asking the William Jefferson Clinton Presidential Library to turn over documents related to Hillary Clinton, which it says have been improperly withheld from the public for the past year.
Obamacare architect Ezekiel Emanuel is out with a new book praising the law, and his predictions for the number of Americans that will enroll far exceed the goals the administration is failing to meet.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau under President Obama has some striking racial disparities, American Banker reports.
The House of Representatives passed bipartisan legislation on Thursday that permits the Obama administration to provide up to $1 billion in loan guarantees to Ukraine, The Hill reports.
Russia is paying public affairs experts and lobbyists to push the Russian government’s line in the United States, NBC News reports.
Chief Deputy Whip Peter Roskam (R., Ill.) will introduce a bill Thursday to keep track of the $1.8 trillion that will be spent on Obamacare in the next 10 years, Fox News reports.
New York Republicans filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission last month alleging that Sean Eldridge, a Democratic candidate for a New York House seat, accepted an illegal contribution from a local business group.
The Obama administration said on Wednesday that it was outraged over the Senate’s rejection of a judicial nominee who has come under fire for defending a cop killer.
Organizing for Action, President Barack Obama’s liberal advocacy group, arranged a meeting between White House officials and one of the group’s prospective donors who was involved in a legal battle with a federal agency, the New York Times reports.
The Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation named Marion Smith its new executive director on Wednesday.
The Israeli daily Ma’ariv reports (Hebrew) that Secretary of State John Kerry and his staff believe President Barack Obama “sabotaged” their peace efforts in an interview he gave this week to Bloomberg News.
The Benghazi attacks are considered Hillary Clinton’s greatest career negative according to a recent Pew Research Center/USA Today poll.
The Senate Budget Committee Republican staff found in a new analysis of President Obama’s proposed budget that interest payments on debt will be larger than the defense budget in five years, according to the Weekly Standard.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D., Nev.) falsely attributed an Obamacare horror story to the conservative group Americans for Prosperity and some of its donors after being misled by New York Times columnist Paul Krugman, according to a political fact-checking outlet.
Koch Industries replied on Tuesday to sustained attacks on the company and its fraternal owners Charles and David Koch by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D., Nev.).
Bar Rescue host Jon Taffer told panelists of CNBC’s Closing Bell that Obamacare and its administration-decreed delays are leaving people in his industry “concerned,” “hesitant to make an investment,” and “frozen” Friday afternoon. “The bar and restaurant industry has been plagued by regulatory matters for years,” he said. “Political matters for years about liquor consumption, things like …
MSNBC host and admitted Keystone Pipeline flip-flopper Ed Schultz went off Friday on Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s claim that the pipeline would create 9,000 new jobs in the state over the next 20 years, asking incredulously, “Who the hell can project what the economy’s going to be like 15 years from now?” “Give me a …
So long have I waited for the glass ceiling to be shattered, for the barrier to be breached, for the blessed moment to arrive. I had thought that the day that begins with a woman in the Oval Office, with more than 50 percent of our population feeling truly represented, was a day long in coming. I had thought 2008 would be the year we made history, with Hillary Clinton coming so close to the Democratic nomination, with Sarah Palin becoming the first woman on the Republican ticket.
Bar Rescue host Jon Taffer told panelists of CNBC’s Closing Bell that Obamacare and its administration-decreed delays are leaving people in his industry “concerned,” “hesitant to make an investment,” and “frozen” Friday afternoon. “The bar and restaurant industry has been plagued by regulatory matters for years,” he said. “Political matters for years about liquor consumption, things like …
MSNBC host and admitted Keystone Pipeline flip-flopper Ed Schultz went off Friday on Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s claim that the pipeline would create 9,000 new jobs in the state over the next 20 years, asking incredulously, “Who the hell can project what the economy’s going to be like 15 years from now?” “Give me a …
Taxpayers have paid more than $2.4 million to develop “origami condoms,” including male and female versions, and the “first of its kind anal condom.”
U.S. lawmakers continued to criticize Latin American democracies on Friday for not taking more action to end government repression in Venezuela and for holding a meeting behind closed doors.
President Obama told a union organizer who had his hours cut thanks to Obamacare that his proposed minimum wage hike would make up for his lost wages.
A new campaign that seeks to pressure the Jewish campus group Hillel into partnering with anti-Israel organizations is being hailed as a way to “a “liberate young Jews from the vice grip of Zionism” by anti-Zionist activist Max Blumenthal.
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel sidestepped questions on Thursday about numerous Pentagon contractors who are currently seeking to begin business with Iran.
The Republican National Committee is asking the William Jefferson Clinton Presidential Library to turn over documents related to Hillary Clinton, which it says have been improperly withheld from the public for the past year.
Obamacare architect Ezekiel Emanuel is out with a new book praising the law, and his predictions for the number of Americans that will enroll far exceed the goals the administration is failing to meet.
MOSCOW/SIMFEROPOL, Ukraine (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin rebuffed a warning from U.S. President Barack Obama over Moscow’s military intervention in Crimea, saying on Friday that Russia could not ignore calls for help from Russian speakers in Ukraine.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau under President Obama has some striking racial disparities, American Banker reports.
A member of Congress on Thursday called on organizers of the technology conference South by Southwest (SXSW) to cancel a planned speech by National Security Agency leaker and fugitive Edward Snowden.
Rep. Mike Pompeo (R., Kan.), a member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, told SXSW organizers that he was “deeply troubled” by the planned Snowden address, to be made remotely from Russia, where Snowden has fled.
“I strongly urge you to withdraw this invitation,” Pompeo wrote in a Thursday letter obtained by the Free Beacon. He went on to call Snowden “a traitor and a common criminal.”
WARSAW (Reuters) – The U.S. military will send 12 F-16 fighter jets and 300 service personnel to Poland next week for a training exercise whose scope was expanded in response to the crisis in neighboring Ukraine, Poland’s defense minister said on Thursday.
The Israeli government is asking Congress to significantly increase the amount of funding it receives for joint missile defense programs under President Obama’s fiscal year 2015 budget, contradicting administration claims that it has fully satisfied the Jewish state’s defense needs.
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