A February 2012 ski trip enjoyed by first lady Michelle Obama and her two daughters cost taxpayers at least $83,000, according to records obtained by Judicial Watch.
3:13 PM 07/12/2012
The best way for young people to deal with the poor job market is to get into politics, said Mia Love, the Republican candidate in Utah’s 4th Congressional District, at a bloggers breakfast Thursday morning.
11:22 PM 07/11/2012
The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) picked a fight with pig farmers Wednesday, announcing its intent to sue 51 pork producers over what it said was a failure to report discharges of ammonia into the environment.
5:13 PM 07/06/2012
Imprisoned Iranian pastor, Youcef Nadarkhani, was already sentenced to death in 2010. Now he is set to be tried for new charges of crimes against national security.
12:16 AM 07/04/2012
Michigan Republican Gov. Rick Snyder bypassed his state's legislature and struck a $2 billion deal with Canada to build a U.S. taxpayer-funded bridge from Detroit to Windsor, Ontario. Now a taxpayer group is playing a trump card: a November ballot measure that would put the construction decision in the hands of Michigan voters themselves.
5:53 PM 07/03/2012
North Carolina is moving forward to legalize hydraulic fracturing --- commonly called fracking --- after an accidental vote by Democratic state Rep. Becky Carney overrode Democratic Gov. Bev Perdue's veto on Monday.
5:52 PM 06/22/2012
After being suspended for making offensive comments about Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, Politico reporter Joseph Williams says he's out.
1:00 PM 06/22/2012
Many have gotten used to Ann Curry appearing on their television screens every morning. But that’s all set to change, according to reports.
1:38 PM 06/21/2012
Why let drug dealers make a profit when the government can? That seems to be the theory behind Uruguay’s plan for a government takeover of the marijuana industry.
12:19 PM 06/21/2012
A positive THC urine test might be indicative of marijuana use, but it also might be caused by using baby shampoo.
1:15 AM 06/20/2012
Oregon State University chemistry professor Nicholas Drapela was fired without warning three weeks ago and has still been given no reason for the university’s decision to “not renew his contract.”
1:43 PM 06/19/2012
This week, Purdue University officials will vote on the school’s next president. And one possible candidate is Indiana Republican Gov. Mitch Daniels, WISH-TV reports.
11:25 AM 06/19/2012
Former Democratic Vermont governor Howard Dean told liberal activists at the Take Back the American Dream Conference on Tuesday that he hopes the individual mandate gets thrown out by the Supreme Court, the Washington Examiner reported.
1:46 PM 06/18/2012
Ann Romney, the wife of Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney, told WJR Detroit’s Frank Beckmann that she doubts she and her husband would vacation overseas as frequently as the Obamas have, The Hill reported.
11:45 PM 06/15/2012
Medical marijuana providers are getting the raw end of the deal when it comes to the Obama administration’s prosecutorial discretion.
2:12 PM 06/15/2012
Maricopa County, Ariz., Sheriff Joe Arpaio, a vocal critic of the Obama administration, says he will not follow the Obama administration’s new policy that will allow as many as 800,000 illegal immigrants to remain in the United States legally.
5:51 PM 06/13/2012
Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul wants people to know that his endorsement of Mitt Romney for the GOP presidential nomination does not signify an abandonment of his libertarian political beliefs.
3:31 PM 06/13/2012
Sweden is taking equal rights to a whole new level.
11:25 AM 06/13/2012
They say sex sells; in this case, literally.
10:07 AM 06/13/2012
Just days after Sen. Rand Paul's endorsement of Mitt Romney, the Republican National Committee has agreed to allow supporters of Rep. Ron Paul to host a three-day festival right before the GOP convention in Tampa, Florida, Business Insider reports.