Speaker John Boehner announced his approval for a bill that would grant citizenship to illegal children immigrants on Wednesday, bringing a change of dialogue to his usual statements regarding immigration reform. “This is about basic fairness,” Boehner said, according to…
Despite George Zimmerman’s acquittal, the Trayvon Martin case is far from over. On July 15, the Department of Justice announced they are continuing to investigate Zimmerman’s motivations for shooting Martin. From a press release: As the Department first acknowledged last…
When he’s not banning large sodas in New York City or failing to invite first-responders or priests to 9/11 memorial ceremonies, Michael Bloomberg, whose legacy Ira Stoll examines in the July/August issue of The American Spectator, is jumping into the…
The Texas House passed new abortion restrictions on Tuesday in a special legislative session, weeks after the bill failed after an “unruly” mob prevented proper democratic procedure. The bill, SB5, would ban abortions after 20 weeks of gestation and require…
The Senate once again failed to pass legislation that would address the doubled interest rates on subsidized Stafford loans on Wednesday, with Sen. Harry Reid’s cloture vote to proceed failing 51-49. The bill, the Keep Student Loans Affordable Act of…
The ominous July 1 deadline, after which subsidized Stafford loan interest rates double, has now passed. The student loans monster has been unleashed. Maybe the monster doesn’t have teeth or talons, however. There are several reasons why the doubled interest…
It is safe to say that the topic of abortion atrocities has been revived and isn’t going away. Thanks to bombshell stories like Kermit Gosnell, the current investigation of Douglas Karpen (he twisted babies necks and gored their soft spots),…
Regardless of conservative frustration or leftist celebration over the failed Texas Senate bill that would have banned abortions after 20 weeks of gestation and ensured abortion clinics are up to surgical hospital standards, the long-term ramifications of the mob tactics…
On the day when the Senate’s immigration reform bill is expected to pass, House Speaker John Boehner assured the Senate that the House has its own immigration reform/border security bill. “The House is not going to take up and pass…
It was one of the most bizarre moments in an American legislative chamber in recent years: A raucous mob literally disrupted the Texas State Senate’s final vote on a bill by cheering, clapping, and chanting so loudly that order was…
