That’s A Little Close: Russia’s Bombers To Patrol Gulf Coast – Girls Just Wanna Have Guns
In a show of military muscle amid tensions with the West, Russia will send long-range strategic bombers on regular patrol missions across the globe, from the Arctic Ocean to the Gulf of Mexico, a top official said Wednesday. The announcement by Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu came as NATO’s chief accused Russia of sending fresh […]
House Passes Keystone Bill, Prospects Unclear in the Senate
The Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives approved the Keystone XL pipeline on Friday, but a similar measure struggled to get enough support in the Senate and President Barack Obama indicated he might use his veto if the bill does get through Congress. The legislation, approved by 252 votes to 161, circumvents the need for approval […]
BREAKING: SCOTUS To Hear New Obamacare Challenge – Matt Vespa
Obamacare is coming back to the Supreme Court. Today, the Court decided it would hear the new Obamacare challenge against health care subsidies that was originally argued in the D.C. Circuit Court Of Appeals last summer in Halbig v. Burwell. The Court ruled in favor of the plaintiff, Jacqueline Halbig, but the Fourth Circuit Court […]
Email from The White House
Yesterday, millions of Americans cast their ballots. Republicans had a good night, and I congratulate all the candidates who won. But what stands out to me is that the message Americans sent yesterday is one you’ve sent for several elections in a row now. You expect the people you elect to work as hard as […]
After Election, Obama Vows to Work With, and Without, Congress – NYTimes.com
WASHINGTON — President Obama shook off an electoral drubbing on Wednesday and said he was eager to find common ground with Republicans during the final two years of his presidency, but he swiftly defied their objections by vowing to bypass Congress and use his executive authority to change the nation’s immigration system.In a sign of […]
GOP wave could turn spigot on Keystone XL pipeline | Fox News
The Republican wave Tuesday could bring a gusher of oil down from Canada, as GOP gains in the Senate appeared to give backers of the Keystone XL pipeline a filibuster-proof majority. The long-delayed final phase of the tube, envisioned as bringing oil from Alberta’s tar sands and North Dakota’s Bakken formation oil fields to Gulf […]