State ObamaCare Exchanges Drowning in Red Ink
California's ObamaCare exchange is running deep deficits and has no real plan to become solvent in the future — and many other states are facing the same situation. ...
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Obama Admin. Seeks “Severe Sentence” for Ex-CIA Officer Convicted of Leaking
Hoping to “send an appropriate and much needed message” to anyone thinking of leaking classified information, the Obama administration is asking a federal judge to impose “a severe sentence”...
ObamaCare: Stifling Innovation
ObamaCare not only puts a direct tax on the revenues of medical device manufacturers, inhibiting innovation, it has several other features that have the same negative effect. ...
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FBI Hair Experts Gave Flawed Testimony for Decades, Review Finds
For decades, FBI hair examiners testified in ways that helped convict criminal defendants even when the evidence was not very strong, a review of criminal cases has found. ...
Their “Fair Share”: Top 5th of Earners Pay 84 Percent of Income Taxes
The top 20 percent of U.S. earners pay a whopping 84 percent of all federal income taxes, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis. ...
Battle Over ObamaCare’s “Cadillac” Tax Goes Into High Gear
ObamaCare's "Cadillac" tax will soon harm employer-sponsored health insurance, causing both businesses and labor unions to pressure Congress to repeal it. ...
Indiana Pizzeria Closed, Owners Threatened for Opposing Same-Sex Marriage
A small-town Indiana pizzeria has been forced to close its doors and its owners’ lives have been threatened after they told a TV reporter they would refuse to cater...
Gingrich: I Don’t Want to Repeal ObamaCare, and Neither Does Congress
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, despite misgivings about ObamaCare, doesn't want it repealed and doesn't think congressional Republicans do, either. ...
80,000 Taxpayers Still Waiting for Corrected ObamaCare Tax Forms
The Obama administration announced that it still hasn't sent corrected ObamaCare tax forms to 80,000 people who received incorrect ones earlier this year. ...
ObamaCare Insuring Fewer Than Expected, With Many Choosing Fines Over Coverage
ObamaCare enrollment is far below initial projections, in part because many people are finding that the penalty for not having coverage is cheaper than coverage. ...
Big Business Gets Big Subsidies From Washington
Big businesses and banks get billions and even trillions of dollars in grants, special tax credits, and loans from the federal government, a new study finds. ...
ObamaCare, Other Federal Policies Cause Rural Hospital Closings
Rural hospitals across the country are failing at an alarming rate, the result of decades of federal intervention culminating with ObamaCare. ...
Lawmakers Try to Weed Out Federal Crop Insurance
Legislation has been introduced in Congress to eliminate federal subsidies for a type of crop insurance that pays farmers more as crop prices rise. ...
Google Sounds Alarm Over FBI’s Proposal for Expanded Hacking Power
Calling the FBI’s proposal to expand its authority to hack criminal suspects’ computers a “monumental” concern, Google is urging an advisory committee to “reject” the proposal and leave any...
ObamaCare Enrollment Deadline Extended; Dems Seek Second Enrollment Period
The deadline for enrolling in ObamaCare exchange coverage was extended a week, and congressional Democrats want another enrollment period in April for those who were fined for being uninsured...
Lawmakers Move to Shield Americans’ E-mails From Government Snooping
Federal and state legislators have introduced legislation to force government agents to obtain a warrant before searching Americans' old e-mails, closing a convenient loophole in a 1986 law. ...
Feds Rob, Charge Iowa Widow for Depositing Cash in “Suspicious” Fashion
An Iowa widow's bank account was seized by the IRS, which is now also charging her with a misdemeanor, because she deposited her late husband's cash in small increments...
IRS Rehired “Hundreds” of Ex-employees With Conduct, Performance Issues: Audit
The IRS hired hundreds of former employees who had been fired or resigned over issues like helping themselves to taxpayers' information, being absent without leave, or even failing to...
San Francisco Bookstore Closing Due to Minimum Wage Hike
A small San Francisco bookstore is going out of business because it can't afford a minimum-wage increase approved by voters last year. ...
Seattle’s Garbage Police Ticketing Those Who Throw Away Food
Under a new city ordinance, Seattle trash collectors are ticketing people who put too much food in their garbage cans, with fines to follow. ...