Obama Administration Implements New Rules for Overtime Pay
On May 17, the White House issued a press release explaining that today the Department of Labor will finalize a rule expanding the conditions under which employers will be...
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Supreme Court Returns ObamaCare Contraceptive Mandate Case to Lower Courts
The Supreme Court issued an opinion on May 16 announcing that it would not rule in the case of Zubik v. Burwell, a highly publicized legal challenge presented to...
Justice Thomas Urges Faith in World “Gone Mad With Political Correctness”
Speaking at Hillsdale College’s 164th Commencement on May 14, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas evoked the important lessons about life that he learned working on a farm as...
Role of U.S. Special Forces Against ISIS/al-Qaeda Expanding
Several recent news reports indicate that the role of U.S. special forces in operations against ISIS and al-Qaeda in parts of the Middle East and Africa is expanding. ...
Pew Research Analysis Shows Middle Class Is Losing Ground
A new study released on May 11 by the Pew Research Center indicates that middle-class Americans are losing ground as a share of the population, especially in metropolitan areas....
Obama Visit to Hiroshima Highlights Commitment to a “World Without Nuclear Weapons”
The White House announced that during President Obama’s upcoming trip to Vietnam and Japan, "the President will make an historic visit to Hiroshima with Prime Minister Abe to highlight...
Continuation of U.S. Forces in Afghanistan Called “Recipe for Disaster”
The role of U.S. special forces in Afghanistan, who are technically considered to be consultants rather than combatants, has caused confusion among some troops concerning exactly what their role...
Trump Explains His Tax Plan on TV News Programs
Making the rounds of TV news and talk programs on May 8 and 9, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump explained his tax plan, especially what effect, if...
Vicente Fox Meets With Nancy Pelosi, Says He’s “a Fan of” Hillary
Former Mexican President Vicente Fox met with House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) at the Mexico City airport for 30 minutes on May 1 and said afterwards that he...
Vicente Fox Apologizes for Prior Remark and Invites Trump to Mexico
Former Mexican President Vicente Fox, speaking in an interview with Breitbart News on May 4, apologized for the vulgar statement he had directed at presidential candidate Donald Trump during...
CBP Report Reveals That Illegal Migrant Apprehensions Are Up
A recently released report compiled by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) revealed that the number of Border Patrol apprehensions of both unaccompanied children and family units crossing...
Details Released of Witch Hunt Against Exxon Mobil
Virgin Islands Attorney General Claude Walker notified Exxon Mobil Corporation in a subpoena that it was suspected of engaging in a civil violation of the RICO Act by having...
U.S. Navy SEAL Killed in Fight With ISIS in Iraq
Islamic State (ISIS) militants killed a U.S. Navy SEAL serving as an advisor to Kurdish Peshmerga forces near the town of Tel Asqof, northern Iraq, on May 3. ...
Only 37% of High-school Seniors Ready for College
The latest edition of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NEAP), also known as the “Nation’s Report Card,” released on April 27, indicated that only 37 percent of American...
House Committee Votes to Require Women to Register for Draft
By a close 32-30 vote, the House Armed Services Committee approved a bill on April 27 that would require women to register for the draft, but the bill’s sponsor,...
Trump Delivers “America First” Foreign Policy Speech
Speaking at Washington’s Mayflower Hotel on April 27, the GOP’s front-running presidential candidate Donald Trump delivered a major speech outlining his plans “to shake the rust off America’s foreign...
New Study: Higher CO2 Levels Promote Leaf Growth
A new study entitled “Greening of the Earth and Its Drivers,” published online in the journal Nature Climate Change on April 25, shows an increase in “greening” (greater leaf...
Pentagon Denies Mission Creep After Announcement About Sending More U.S. Troops to Syria
Following President Obama’s announcement in Hanover, Germany, on April 25 that the United States would send an additional 250 special operations forces to Syria in the coming weeks, Pentagon...
Classified 28 Pages of the 9/11 Commission Report Could Be Released Soon
Twenty-eight classified pages from the famous 9/11 Commission Report on the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, could be made public by June, according to James Clapper, the director...
Obama Meets Saudi King Amid Concerns Over Saudis’ 9/11 Role
President Obama met with King Salman of Saudi Arabia in Riyadh, the kingdom’s capital, on April 20, as the president visited to attend a summit of Gulf Cooperation Council...
