Obamacare Tax Credits Aren’t As Simple As They Seem
After a botched rollout that was universally panned, it may seem like things are finally moving more smoothly for Obamacare. But 2014 and beyond promise… Read More
Obamacare Official: Website Still Being Built, Needs More Money
In an at times combative oversight subcommittee hearing in the House Energy & Commerce Committee today, a top official in charge of Obamacare’s implementation admitted… Read More
Guess What Group is Getting Food Stamps at an Alarming Rate
Food stamp rolls have been growing rapidly. But what many may not realize is that participation among able-bodied adults without dependents (ABAWDs) has been skyrocketing… Read More
LawNews
Protecting Voting Rights in Alabama
On January 13, the first court decision reimposing preclearance requirements since the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2013 decision in Shelby County v. Holder was issued for… Read More
More Trade, Please
Some vocal critics of Trade Promotion Authority (TPA), which authorizes the President to negotiate trade agreements with other countries, argue that free trade harms U.S…. Read More
Jimmy Kimmel Takes Aim at Obamacare
Obamacare continues to take hits on late-night TV, with the latest punch thrown by talk-show host Jimmy Kimmel. Earlier this week, Kimmel opened his show… Read More
5 Obamacare Questions for HHS Official
Today, the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations will hear testimony from Gary Cohen, Deputy Administrator and Director of the Center for Consumer Information… Read More
How Congress Gets Away with Spending THIS Much Money
Imagine for a moment that you were an NBA superstar. It’s tough to fathom making $30.5 million per year like Kobe Bryant does—but just think… Read More
Sebelius Visits Bankrupt Detroit to Promote Obamacare
Health and Human Secretary Kathleen Sebelius visited Detroit today to encourage Michiganders to enroll in Obamacare before the March 31 deadline. It’s her second visit… Read More
LawNews
Free Speech and the Abortion Distortion
Today, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in McCullen v. Coakley, in which Eleanor McCullen is challenging a Massachusetts law that prevents her from peacefully… Read More
It’s Good to Be the Budget Chairman: Patty Murray’s Omni-BUS Carve-Out
At least one special favor is hiding deep in the omnibus—giving one county’s government-subsidized transit system the advantage over private transportation. Buried on page 1,460… Read More
Executive Pen at the Ready: Imperial Obama “Will Not Limit Himself” to What Congress Does
President Obama reminded Congress and the American people yesterday that he’ll use his executive power in any way he can think of. “We are not… Read More
Social Security: Declining Fertility Rate Threatens Finances
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recently released its 2012 data on births, indicating detrimental trends that could cast yet another blow to the already… Read More
SocietyNews
Oklahoma’s Marriage Amendment Struck Down By Federal Judge
A federal judge declared yesterday that Oklahoma’s law defining marriage as being between a man and a woman was unconstitutional. “The Court holds that Oklahoma’s… Read More
10 Wasteful and Unnecessary Energy Spending Programs in the Omnibus
We’ve written several times that the Omnibus legislation includes Department of Energy spending that needlessly squanders money away on activities that should occur in the… Read More
Government Failures Congress Wants You to Fund This Year
Wasteful, ineffective, failed. Those are all ways Heritage experts have described government programs Congress is funding—with your hard-earned money—in its new trillion-dollar omnibus spending bill…. Read More
Americans Spend More on Pets Than on Nuclear Weapons
A Congressional Budget Office (CBO) report released last week estimates that the cost of nuclear forces for 2014–2023 will be $355 billion—an average of $39.4… Read More
Harming Children: Continued Funding for the 21st Century Learning Centers
Congress has a clear justification, based upon rigorous scientific evidence that the Department of Education’s 21st Century Learning Centers harms children, for ending the program…. Read More
Light Returns to the FCC: Net Neutrality Rules Overturned by Court
Robert McDowell, then a commissioner with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), famously called it “the darkest day of the year,” referring to the FCC’s December… Read More
All the Energy Technologies You’ll Be Propping Up in 2014
Heritage experts worked through the night to comb through the massive spending bill Congress just released. One of the big disappointments they found is a… Read More
Marriage Testimony: You Can’t Say Fathers Are Essential if the Law Redefines Marriage to Make Them Optional
Ryan T. Anderson, the William E. Simon Fellow at The Heritage Foundation, testified before the Indiana House Judiciary Committee yesterday on their proposed constitutional amendment… Read More
Economy News
This Is Not a Ranking We Should Be Proud Of
Would you want to live in a country that is losing freedom? How about a country that has lost ground in property rights and become… Read More
License, Registration—and All Your Valuables, Please
Between 2006 and 2008, Tenaha, Texas, established itself as a hotbed for civil forfeiture abuse. Tenaha police executed dozens of traffic stops in which vast… Read More
SecurityNews
Four Conservative Principles to Guide Immigration Reform
Speaker Boehner is reportedly preparing his list of principles for immigration reform. Here are four conservative principles for immigration reform—based on Heritage’s “Advancing the Immigration… Read More
Young Adults Spurn Obamacare
Young adults just aren’t that into Obamacare. Only 24 percent of enrollees in the Obamacare exchanges are young adults aged 18 to 34, according to… Read More
Obamacare Young Adult Outreach Now Has Its Own Day
In the latest of a string of promotional tactics to get young adults enrolled in Obamacare’s health exchange, the White House recently declared February 15… Read More
Pope Francis Unquestionably Condemns Abortion As Wrong
Pope Francis is making news this morning after he suggested that abortion “kills children who will never see the light of day.” The popular Pope,… Read More
Even in Spanish, HealthCare.gov a Mess
Thought you were done with bulk of problems stemming from HealthCare.gov? Think again. Even as problems still abound on the English side, new reports show… Read More
Obama’s Unconstitutional “Recess” Appointments Come Before the Supreme Court
Remember President Obama’s “recess” appointments—that really weren’t during a Senate recess? The Supreme Court is hearing arguments today in a case that highlights problematic appointments… Read More
Share One of These to Let the President Know You Haven’t Forgotten
In 2009, President Obama threatened those who criticized Obamacare: “If you misrepresent what’s in this plan, we will call you out.” But as Obamacare unfolded… Read More
