The House overwhelmingly approved a bill Friday that would lift the 40-year-old ban on exporting U.S. crude oil, a restriction that critics say hurts job creation and U.S. national security. The House approved the bill on a bipartisan 261-159 vote. However, the White House has threatened to veto the bill should it make its way to… [Read More]
Insiders Say Clinton’s First Lady Will be Huma or Chelsea
Bill Clinton will not be “First Gent” if Hillary wins White House. The Daily Mail reports Clinton insiders as saying if Hillary is elected former President Bill Clinton will not be First Man. Instead, the former Secretary of State will elevate daughter Chelsea or confidante and aide Huma Abedin as First Lady. The British newspaper… [Read More]
Majority Of Americans Think Government Has Too Much Power
Six in ten want to see feds reigned in. Six in ten Americans believe that the federal government has grown too powerful, according to new findings by Gallup. The survey discovered that 60 percent of voters think the government has too much authority, a figure that marks a joint record high, and which has been… [Read More]
Pretty photos, small companies: how the White House is selling TPP
Crystal tumblers of Kentucky bourbon and Tennessee whiskey, on the rocks. Maine lobster and Maryland blue crabs, garnished with lemon slices. An adorable black Montana steer, staring head on into the camera. These American-as-apple-pie images from a report released on Wednesday are ones the White House wants to spring to mind when Americans think about… [Read More]
Big Shock Here: White House calls for more gun control after Oregon shooting
Responding to today’s tragic shooting at Umpqua Community College in Oregon, the White House is calling for stricter gun control measures. “The issue of sensible steps that can be taken to protect our communities from gun violence continues to be a top priority of this administration,” said Press Secretary Josh Earnest on Thursday afternoon. According… [Read More]
US, China state dinner all about big business, and bringing Mom
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama’s lavish state dinner for Chinese President Xi Jinping was supposed to be the social release after a long day of business. The head table told a different tale — bulging with the top brass from Apple, Microsoft, Facebook, Disney, DreamWorks and more. The 200-plus guest list for the Friday’s soiree… [Read More]
Obama Hosts China’s President Xi amid simmering tensions
President Barack Obama will host Chinese President Xi Jinping for his first U.S. state visit on Friday, but the pomp and pageantry will not be enough to mask tensions over alleged Chinese cyber spying, Beijing’s economic policies and territorial disputes with its neighbors. U.S. and Chinese officials hope to launch the summit on a positive… [Read More]
White House Officials Mock Black Teen Conservative Who Was Blocked by Obama
“Director of progressive media” implies 13-year-old is a birther conspiracy theorist. After black conservative C.J. Pearson was blocked by President Obama’s official Twitter account, White House officials saw fit to mock the 13-year-old activist. Pearson, whose recent video criticizing Obama over his response to the ‘Clock Kid’ controversy went viral, claimed that he had been… [Read More]
Jake Brewer, RIP; Update: Memorial educational fund launched
Ed Morrissey, It is with great shock and sadness that we offer our condolences and prayers to the family of Jake Brewer, the husband of Mary Katharine Ham, and the father of Georgia and a child on the way, as well as his colleagues and friends at the White House and Change.org. Jake died as… [Read More]
White House staffer killed during bicycle ride
A White House staffer was killed Saturday when the bicycle he was riding collided with a vehicle during a charity ride, the Washington Post reported. Jacob Thomas Brewer, 34, died about 3:40 p.m. when he lost control of his bike at a sharp curve. It crossed a double yellow line and hit an oncoming vehicle,… [Read More]
WH urged by GOP candidates, police to be more outspoken on cop killings
Obama administration officials are being urged by law enforcement and Republican presidential hopefuls to be more outspoken about police officers being targeted and shot, amid a recent series of fatal attacks. “This is the president’s problem because he has not shown law and order to be the rule of the day,” Republican presidential candidate and… [Read More]
Coincidence? Chinese computer hack attacks slow ahead of Obama summit
Major intrusions by Chinese hackers of U.S. companies’ computer systems appear to have slowed in recent months, private-sector experts say, ahead of a meeting between China’s president and President Barack Obama with cyber security on the agenda. Three senior executives at private-sector firms in the field told Reuters they had noticed a downtick in hacking… [Read More]
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