By Michael Barone Democratic National Chairman Debbie Wasserman Schultz says that Obamacare will be a vote-winner for Democrats in 2014. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says the same thing. Perhaps they really believe that. But the numbers in polls conducted since Oct. 17, when the end of the government shutdown put the spotlight on the rollout […]

By Ann Coulter Whenever liberals are in a tight spot, they adopt the scorched-earth policy of argumentation. With no answer, they start demanding that you define words: What do you mean “liberal”? What do you mean “democracy”? What do you mean “patriotism”? They retreat from argument, burning the English language as they go.

By Cal Thomas In a December 4 speech, President Obama declared income “inequality” to be “the defining challenge of our time.” It is time for me to come clean; to own up to a dark secret I have been hiding most of my life. It is embarrassing to admit it, but I suffer from income […]

“The Texas Public Policy Foundation is “one of the most influential state-level think tanks in the nation.”  “Perry, Cruz, Cornyn and other politicians frequently turn to TPPF to help make the intellectual case for reducing government involvement…” These two statements about the impact and efficacy of TPPF came from unlikely sources: the extreme-left British newspaper The […]

By Meghashyam Mali President Obama on Monday touted the auto industry bailout as the U.S. government sold its remaining shares in General Motors (GM). “Today, that bet has paid off,” said Obama in a statement, heralding the government’s $80 billion bailout of two of Detroit’s “Big Three” carmakers. “The American auto industry is back.”

Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) denounced Obamacare as the biggest case of consumer fraud in United States history today on the Senate floor. His remarks can be seen here and below.

1.5 percent increase in disability compensation and pension benefits for veterans Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX28) released the following statement on the recent announcement by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) regarding a cost-of-living increase for veterans, families, and survivors receiving disability compensation and pension benefits:

By Timothy P. Carney John Podesta is a revolving-door corporate lobbyist. He’s also a former Bill Clinton fixer and opposition research consultant for the Democrats. So it’s fitting President Obama has officially brought Podesta onto the White House staff.

Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott issued the following statement regarding today’s U.S. Supreme Court oral argument concerning the State of Texas’ challenge to the Environmental Protection Agency’s unlawful cross-state air pollution rule:

Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas — This morning AFP-Texas, the state’s foremost advocate for economic freedom, issued a statement as details of a budget deal from the Budget Conference Committee continue to emerge. State Director Peggy Venable had this to say:

Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas —  The Texas Christmas Tree Growers Association delivered the official 2013 Capitol Christmas trees to the south steps of the Texas State Capitol. Patsy Spaw, Secretary of the Texas Senate, and Julie Straus, wife of Texas House Speaker Joe Straus, were on hand as Texas Christmas Tree Growers Association (TCTGA) […]

“As Texas continues to grow, we must have leaders who understand our diverse economy . . .” Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas – Glenn Hegar, Republican candidate for Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, announced today that he has the support of AGC-Texas Building Branch (AGC-TBB).

By Michelle Malkin It’s elementary: When Democrats find themselves in political trouble, they reach for your wallets. After squandering billions on an ineffectual stimulus, failed green energy boondoggles and the disastrous Unaffordable Care Act, the Obama White House wants to dump $75 billion more into “free” preschool for all. That’ll solve everything. Government-funded universal pre-K […]

By Ben Shapiro The death of iconic South African leader Nelson Mandela prompted torrents of gushing praise from world leaders and media this week. Mandela was widely depicted as a near-flawless human being. BBC presenter Evan Davis said Mandela ranked near Jesus in the “pantheon of virtue”; Bono said Mandela was “stubborn ’til the end […]

Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, the ranking member of the Subcommittee on the Constitution, today released a report on the Obama Administration’s unilateral rewriting of parts of the Affordable Care Act, and the law’s multiple statutory and constitutional infirmities, currently under review by the courts.

Washington Examiner Editorial President Obama’s abuse of executive power has grown to the point that “he’s becoming the very danger the Constitution was designed to avoid,” Jonathan Turley, a liberal law professor at George Washington University, told the House Judiciary Committee at a Dec. 3 hearing on the issue. Turley also pointed to what he […]

By Dr. Merrill Matthews, IPI Resident Scholar In its incessant drive to politicize everything, the left has even turned Santa Claus into a hapless whiner about global warming. The far-left environmental activist group Greenpeace has released a short video featuring Downton Abby actor Jim Carter (Carson the butler) as Santa.

Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX), Chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, today cited the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) report showing that 203,000 nonfarm payroll jobs and 196,000 private payroll jobs were added in November as further evidence that the economy has a long way to grow until private sector […]