Utilities commissioner: Clean Power Plan could hammer North Dakota’s economy
The Obama administration’s Clean Power Plan is expected to dramatically affect how Americans get their power.
But perhaps it’s better to describe the ultimate effect as extreme, given that dozens of states immediately filed lawsuits to block implementation of the plan.
Read moreEPA's new clean-water rule worries Tennessee farmers
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency boasted back in May that its new clean-water rule would mark a historic step to protect the nation's streams and wetlands from pollution.
But U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander sees the new rule as government overreach at its worst — or, as he described it recently, yet another "big wet blanket of burdensome regulations."
Read moreEven after stunning October jobs report, regulations are holding the economy back
The national jobs report for October was released Friday, and it was so good the media almost ran out of synonyms for “so good” to describe it.
Read moreMark Levin: Our strength is in the states (video)
"The federal government trumps anything and everything it wants to trump at the state and local level," Mark Levin said on a recent episode of The Levin Show. So what's the solution? Listen to the excerpt below to find out.
Read moreWhen a veteran becomes a trucker
Bob Strawder parked his semi-truck after a draining day on the road and walked into a fuel station.
Read moreA tribute to our veterans
To every man and woman who has risked it all to protect the freedom we enjoy -- thank you. Your service does not go unnoticed, and we are forever in your debt.
Read moreFederal bureaucrats find ‘superhighway’ around Fourth, Fifth Amendments
Leave it to federal bureaucrats to find a way around pesky constitutional requirements. The Daily Caller reported last week that federal officials are using “administrative subpoenas” to circumvent the Fourth Amendment’s prohibition against warrantless searches and seizures. These subpoenas aren’t issued by a judge -- federal agencies simply cook them up whenever they need information for an investigation.
Read moreOur veterans deserve better: Federal lawmakers dismissed evidence of VA hospital abuse
Medical workers at an Illinois VA hospital say two prominent lawmakers were aware that veterans were at risk due to rampant medical neglect at the facility, but neglected to seriously address the problems despite multiple requests.
Read moreDHS spends $1 billion and 10 years to digitize 1 immigration form
Mismanagement and incompetence continue to plague the Department of Homeland Security. After spending $1 billion in taxpayer money -- and working for over a decade -- the DHS has only digitized one immigration document out of over 100. The rest of the documents still have to be filled out and submitted via paper and mail.
Read moreFormer GAO chief: True national debt $65T, American people have "lost touch with reality"
In a radio interview airing on Sunday, former U.S. Comptroller General and chief of the Government Accountability Office Dave Walker asserted that America’s national debt is over three times the official figure, which dramatically understates the government’s financial commitments.
Read moreWe asked young people: Is the federal government broken? (video)
These men and women are wise beyond their years.
Read moreMark Levin goes off against scare tactics used by Article V opponents (video)
When Mark Levin gets going, look out. Watch the video below to hear his opinion of those who use scare tactics to attack Article V of the Constitution.
Read moreWake up call: 2nd Amendment rights vs. the Supreme Court
The year is 2017 and in the best interests of the public safety, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) has ruled lawful and Constitutional (in a 5-4 decision) a California state law limiting the purchase of popular pistol and rifle ammunition to only 25 rounds per month per person. Or perhaps SCOTUS has ruled (in a 5-4 decision) that in the best interests of the general welfare, a New York state law restricting gun ownership to only one small caliber (.22 cal) firearm per family is lawful and does not violate the Second Amendment; an integral part of the law is a mandatory buy-back program (confiscation) of fire arms larger than .22 caliber. Until recently, such decisions by SCOTUS might be thought too far-fetched, but in light of recent SCOTUS 5-4 rulings, future Second Amendment decisions by SCOTUS are not totally out of the realm of possibility.
Read morePebble Mine rejection by EPA was from rigging, collusion: report
The Environmental Protection Agency is coming under increased scrutiny over accusations that it rigged its own review process to block the Pebble Mine project in Alaska.
Read moreCongress will be in session 30.4% of 2016
The House calendar for 2016 was released yesterday, and things are looking good for our members of Congress.
Read moreNational debt jumps $339 billion in one night
Monday, in the wake of new legislation suspending the debt ceiling, the national debt jumped $339 billion. That means that in one day, the debt burden our children and grandchildren will carry rose from $18.1 trillion to $18.5 trillion.
Read moreTaxpayer-backed solar plant actually a carbon polluter
Even as the Obama administration announces another $120 million in grants to boost solar energy, new reports indicate a centerpiece of the administration's green-energy effort is actually a carbon polluter.
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