Whether it’s coverage for end-of-life counseling or an experimental payment scheme for common surgeries, Medicare in 2016 is undergoing some of the biggest changes in its 50 years. Grandma’s Medicare usually just paid the bills as they came in. Today, the nation’s flagship health-care program is seeking better ways to… Read More
Road to justice? America sues Volkswagen for billions
The Justice Department sued Volkswagen on Monday over emissions-cheating software found in nearly 600,000 vehicles sold in the United States, potentially exposing the company to billions of dollars in penalties for clean air violations. The civil complaint against the German automaker, filed on behalf of the Environmental Protection Agency in… Read More
Alert: Obama to launch attack on guns today
President Barack Obama is slated today to begin his latest assault on Americans’ Second Amendment rights, with a plan to bypass Congress with unilateral executive actions on gun ownership. And the anticipated move already has members of Congress and GOP presidential candidates fuming. At a meeting with Attorney General Loretta Lynch, FBI Director… Read More
Space cadet Clinton: We may have been visited by aliens
Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton offered a glimpse into what one of her key priorities would be as president. And it’s out of this world — literally. In a recent interview with New Hampshire’s Conway Daily Sun, Clinton offered a rambling reflection on everything from UFOs to whether the Earth had been visited… Read More
Police: Oregon protesters want to overthrow government
As a tense standoff at a national wildlife refuge in eastern Oregon enters its third day, militia members are pouring in from surrounding regions and states. And at least one local law enforcement official claims they’re not there for a peaceful protest. They want to spark a nationwide anti-government movement,… Read More
Pentagon covering up sex abuse of military kids
A shocking new report proves that military children are the victims of sex abuse hundreds of times a year — and the Pentagon may be more interested in sweeping the problem under the rug than stopping it. The hundreds of annual cases were revealed in a Defense Department report obtained… Read More
Plan to scrap Obamacare heading to president’s desk
The U.S. House of Representatives returns to session this week. And its first scheduled order of business for the new year? Repealing Obamacare. The House is expected to take up the measure, which also scraps Planned Parenthood funding, this week. The bill already passed the Senate under special rules protecting it… Read More
Supreme Court Justice: Keep America “One nation under God”
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia said Saturday the idea of religious neutrality is not grounded in the country’s constitutional traditions and that God has been good to the U.S. exactly because Americans honor him. Scalia was speaking at a Catholic high school in the New Orleans suburb of Metairie, Louisiana…. Read More
2016, the year we take America back (5 predictions)
With the presidential election looming, the daily threat of terrorism, and legislative battles over everything from guns to abortion, 2016 promises to be one of the most important years in the history of our nation. But how will it all shake out? What will Obama try in his last… Read More
3 U.S. cities on New Year’s terror alert
Terror threats against New York City, Los Angeles and Washington, DC will have all three cities on high alert as they ring in the new year this evening. According to multiple media outlets, President Barack Obama was briefed on the threat of attacks in the cities before he left for… Read More