IRS persists in targeting Americans for their political beliefs

  Filings released Wednesday show authorities at the Internal Revenue Service continue to target Americans for their political persuasions using the same criteria used to home in on conservative tea-party groups across the country. The Washington Times has the story: At least three tea party groups are still awaiting approval from the IRS more than…Read More

IRS inspector general admits to not notifying taxpayers of stolen social-security numbers

President Obama’s IRS Commissioner John Koskinen is far from running a tight ship at the agency, his inspector general admitting this week after word leaked in April agency bureaucrats are not informing taxpayers when their social security numbers are stolen presumably by illegal immigrants. The Washington Examiner has the details: "The IRS has not established…Read More

As Obamacare co-ops crumble, residents in five states have no choice in their Obamacare exchange

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Lawmakers nationwide gave speeches touting the Obamacare exchanges, saying the exchanges will create “competition” (though how this works when the exchanges are all hewn from the same rock and under the auspices of Obamacare apparently never occurred to these legislators) and thereby drive down health-insurance prices. They couldn’t have more wrong as the exchanges are…

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Justice Department denied FBI request to probe Clinton Foundation

President Obama’s Justice Department declined a request from the FBI to look into the Clinton Foundation to determine whether Hillary Clinton – during her tenure as secretary of state – engaged in corrupt practices, according to a recent CNN report. The Washington Examiner has the story: The Justice Department’s public integrity unit declined to pursue…

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Washington Examiner: 1,800 illegal-immigration cases per judge after case backlog surges above 500,000

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There are a whopping 500,000 pending illegal-immigration cases that, divided between the 273 Justice Department immigration lawyers, amount to more than 1,800 cases per judge. The Washington Examiner has the details: The number has surged even as the administration has added a handful more judges. The current ratio is 1,819 cases per judge… But the…

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Golden State health-insurance premiums set to increase 13 percent

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President Obama’s signature health-insurance law is forcing Americans already cash-strapped to tighten their proverbial belts even more as premiums in the so-called “Land of Milk and Honey” are set to increase even more. The Los Angeles Times has the story: Premiums for Californians’ Obamacare health coverage will rise by an average of 13.2% next year…

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