In the wake of the Affordable Care Act, pro-life advocates won their first victory in the battle against the use of federal funds for abortions.
The issue arose when New Mexico initially decided to allow elective abortions to be covered by the new, federally-funded Preexisting Condition Insurance Plan, which will provide medical coverage to high-risk people [...]
A Philadelphia man has been arrested and charged with threatening to kill Eric Cantor, the Republican Party whip in the U.S. House of Representatives, officials announced today. Cantor is the representative for Virginia’s 7th District.
By Israel Ortega.
When Barack Obama campaigned for the presidency, he promised us a less polarized and less partisan political environment and a more transparent and accountable federal government.
By Alfredo Ortiz. Written in 1918, and then revised in 1938, Irving Berlin wrote a memorable song that we know today as “God Bless America.”
By Stephen Nuño.
When health care reform passed last weekend the ensuing uproar on both sides was predictable.
President Barack Obama and Democratic leaders in the House of Representatives need 216 votes needed to pass health care reform legislation. Undecided lawmakers are feeling the pressure from the White House, on the one hand, and from the American public, on the other.
The health care bill appeared close to passage in January, before Republican Scott Brown won the Massachusetts special election to fill the seat of the late Edward M. Kennedy, which cost the Democrats a filibuster-proof majority in the Senate.
President Barack Obama spoke yesterday at a St. Louis high school in order to make his closing argument for a health care overhaul.
At St. Charles High School Obama said: “What we’re proposing is a common sense approach to protecting you from insurance company abuses and saving you money.”
President Barack Obama launched yesterday a new political attempt to move his health care reform bill through Congress. The president continues seeking to build support for his last-ditch bid to pass a very unpopular bill.
Anticipation and excited speculation swirled about Washington as the country watched Congressional leaders and the President embark on what everyone hoped would be a bipartisan meeting of the minds at the healthcare summit. Unfortunately, the summit yielded little progress in moving Washington leaders past their deadlock.
Familiar rhetoric on both sides was used, but the [...]
