The U.S. apparently has more oil potential than previously thought. From the BBC:
The IEA said it expected the US to overtake Russia as the world’s biggest gas producer by 2015 and to become “all but […]

Since the financial crash of 2008, both parties have tried to claim they are the party who can prevent the next crash.

For example, there has been a lot of talk among Republicans about getting the federal […]

Back in January, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit found the President’s “recess” appointments of three National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) members, as well as the head of the Consumer Financial […]

On Thursday, the House of Representatives voted to repeal the Affordable Care Act. The bill passed 229-195, with two Democrats voting for repeal and no Republicans voting against the bill.

The bill has no […]

Since the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its latest projections on the national debt this past Tuesday, a chorus of voices has claimed our short-term and/or medium-term deficit problems are largely […]

Seriously:
The Internal Revenue Service official in charge of the tax-exempt organizations at the time when the unit targeted tea party groups now runs the IRS office responsible for the health care […]

Over the last several days, bipartisan condemnation of the IRS has been everyone’s favorite sport in Washington, D.C. One Senator in particular is taking the lead on the issue of violation of the public trust – […]

Too vast for the President to know everything that is going on inside it, that is. From The Corner:
The government is simply too big for President Obama to keep track of all the wrongdoing taking place on his […]

NPR has a decent summary of all the goings-on, but here is the short version:

The House passed the Working Families Flexibilities Act of 2013, which allows employers to reimburse hourly employees who work […]

Last week, Sarah Kliff reported the Secretary of HHS, Kathleen Sebelius, is talking to health care executives to get their help in implementing Obamacare:
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has […]

Did you know that you’re subsidizing some of the world’s wealthiest sports owners and athletes? I didn’t, until I read about Senator Tom Coburn’s (R-OK) new bill this morning:
A lesser-known fact is that the NFL, […]

Media supporters of the Obama Administration have long said there is a lack of scandal in the Obama Administration. Joe Klein of Time did so last week in a post hammering the IRS for investigating “Tea Party” and […]

 When it comes to wasting taxpayer dollars, people tend to rightly look at tens of billions in improper payments at the federal level, or fraud, or using DHS to protect a pumpkin festival. Now, The Washington Post […]

As is now well-known, the IRS admitted on Friday it had targeted “Tea Party” and “Patriot” groups for special investigation when they applied for 501(c)(4) status tax-exempt status. This is after the then-IRS […]

Two weeks ago, The Heritage Foundation held its annual Resource Bank. One attendee, Dan Ray of The Villages, Florida, sat down with me earlier this week to chat about his experience.

Dan is a founding member of […]

On Thursday, Rush Limbaugh cited a blog post by American Enterprise Institute scholar James Pethokoukis during his show. The post in question presents the notion of a balanced federal budget in 2015. […]

Over at The Washington Post’s Wonk Blog, Ezra Klein has a short post discussing how unions have been outspent in Washington over the last 13 years by “business” interests. Despite its brevity, the post opens the […]