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WASHINGTON, D.C. – In one of his last official acts as Secretary of Defense, Leon Panetta, is announcing that women are now eligible to serve in battlefront posts. This means that female soldiers and Marines may now serve in infantry ...

ORLANDO, FL – The case of a Florida state trooper having her private records illegally accessed by other law enforcement officials highlights a problem seen around the country. With the history of our lives readily available on government databases, that ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – To mark the 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, Rep. Diane Black (R-TN) reintroduced legislation that would ban all abortion providers from receiving any federal funds. In the 40 years since abortions were legalized nationwide by the ...

JOHNSON COUNTY, MO – A growing number of county sheriffs in Missouri, Texas, and other areas around the country have stated their determination to not enforce any new gun control proposals that violate the 2nd Amendment. Sheriff Charles M. Heiss ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In spite of the fact that entitlement programs account for almost half of the entire Federal budget, President Obama proclaimed in his inaugural address yesterday that Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security “free us to take the risks ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – As promised, President Obama has issued a total of 23 Executive Orders that he promises will push the “national conversation” forward on gun control. Surrounded by a backdrop of children, the President spoke from the Whitehouse saying: ...

STRASBOURG, FRANCE – Europe’s highest court, located in Strasbourg, will be handing down its ruling next week on the cases of four British Christians who claim to have been discriminated in the workplace because of their religious beliefs. The four ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Deputies to President Obama have just made it more difficult to qualify for an official response to petitions filed at the administration’s “We the People” website. Instead of 25,000 signatures it will now take 100,000 before the ...

More than 300 retired generals and admirals joined a group called Mission: Readiness to ask Congress to take steps to stem the childhood obesity epidemic by improving nutrition in schools. The group’s 2010 report, “Too Fat to Fight,” pressed Congress ...

OP-ED  – President Obama confirmed yesterday that he is considering issuing executive orders based on proposals put forward by the study group headed by Vice President Joe Biden. “My understanding is the vice president is going to provide a range ...