Brian Hughes

Updated: Thu, May 2, 2013

President Obama on Thursday endorsed his administration’s decision to let girls as young as 15 purchase the morning-after pill over the counter. “I’m very comfortable with the decision [the Food and Drug Administration] made right now based on solid scientific evidence for girls 15 and...

Susan Ferrechio

Published: Thu, May 2, 2013

A grand jury will decide whether to charge a Mississippi man and one-time Wayne Newton impersonator with sending ricin-laced letters last month to President Obama, a U.S. senator and a local judge. J. Everett Dutschke, 41, will remain in jail after a judge in Oxford, Miss., determined Thursday...

Joel Gehrke

Updated: Thu, May 2, 2013

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel recently warned that sequestration would cause “suspension of important activities, curtailed training, and could result in furloughs of civilian personnel” but the spending cuts haven’t killed the green fuels program, as the Pentagon has continued purchasing...

Byron York

Published: Thu, May 2, 2013

After six months of mulling over November's election results, many Republicans remain convinced that the party's only path to future victory is to improve the GOP's appeal to Hispanic voters. But how many Hispanic voters do Republicans need to attract before the party can again win the White...

Timothy P. Carney

Published: Thu, May 2, 2013

“It’s not fully developed… it doesn’t even look like a baby yet.” That’s the falsehood caught on tape of an Arizona abortionist to a woman, 24 weeks pregnant, presumably so that she wouldn’t be tempted to back out of aborting the baby. Below is a picture of a newborn born...

Philip Klein

Updated: Thu, May 2, 2013

During the health care debate, liberals argued that government had a moral duty to enact legislation that expanded health insurance among lower-income individuals. This was rooted in the assumption that obtaining health insurance translates into improved health. But a landmark study published in...

Charlie Spiering

Updated: Thu, May 2, 2013

As Buzzfeed’s Andrew Kaczynski reported yesterday, Terry McAuliffe shares in his 1997 book ‘What a Party,’ a story about the time he left his wife Dorthy and his crying newborn child in the car so he could attend a Democratic fundraiser. In the video above, McAuliffe explains...

Charlie Spiering

Published: Thu, May 2, 2013

Comedian Jon Stewart highlighted Sen. Ted Cruz R-Texas on his show last night, pointing out that the principled freshman Senator was considering a presidential run. “Why limit yourself to being hated by your colleagues when you could be hated by the whole country?” asked Stewart. Stewart...

Philip Klein

Published: Wed, May 1, 2013

Sen. Ted Cruz caused an uproar this week after calling some of his Senate Republican colleagues “squishes” for their votes in favor of stricter gun control measures. Ronald Reagan’s 11th commandment notwithstanding, it’s hard to see why this created so much controversy. The media has...

Brian Hughes

Published: Wed, May 1, 2013

President Obama will ramp up his calls for comprehensive immigration reform during a trip to Mexico and Costa Rica that comes amid growing obstacles in Washington to his preferred pathway to citizenship for the 11 million illegal immigrants in the United States. White House officials framed...