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Sean Higgins

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Sean Higgins is senior editorial writer for The Washington Examiner. He was previously Washington correspondent for Investor's Business Daily. A Virginia native, he now lives in Arlington.

Competitive Enterprise Institute to honor transgender woman at annual dinner

Sean Higgins

Updated: Fri, May 17, 2013

Deirdre McCloskey, a professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago, is set to be honored by the Competitive Enterprise Institute, a leading Washington, D.C., free market/libertarian think tank, with its annual Julian Simon Award at a major dinner event in June. CEI...

Second appeals court rules Obama’s recess appointees invalid

Sean Higgins

Published: Thu, May 16, 2013

A key argument used by Senate Democrats defending the National Labor Relations Board during a hearing this morning was that while an Appeals Court had ruled in January that two of President Obama’s recess appointees to the board were unconstitutional, other courts had not. Therefore, the NLRB...

Senate committee to vote on NLRB nominees Wednesday

Sean Higgins

Published: Thu, May 16, 2013

Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, announced Thursday that the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee would vote on all five nominees to the National Labor Relations Board on Wednesday morning next week. Harkin’s announcement followed a two-hour hearing — which will apparently be the...

Senate committee approves Thomas Perez for labor secretary on party-line vote

Sean Higgins

Updated: Thu, May 16, 2013

In a crisp 30 minutes, the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee approved the nomination of Thomas Perez Thursday morning to be the new labor secretary. The vote was 12-10, along party lines. Chairman Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, said there was “no question” that Perez would...

What sparked IRS abuses? Treasury report redacts first item in all timelines

Sean Higgins

Updated: Wed, May 15, 2013

What kicked off the Internal Revenue Service’s targeting of Tea Party groups? The Treasury Department’s Inspector General apparently knows but the rest of us cannot. His report on the scandal includes three timelines of events, but in each case, the first item in the timeline has been...

Federal safety board’s proposal would make two drinks a DUI offense

Sean Higgins

Updated: Wed, May 15, 2013

This is the type of news that is not getting the attention it deserves. Under a proposed new National Transportation Safety Board standard, having two beers then driving may be enough to get you arrested. For a woman, a single glass of wine might do the trick. Think I am exaggerating?...