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This fall the Supreme Court will settle the Evenwel v. Abbott case, determining whether or not electoral districts should be drawn based on the number of eligible voters or a state's total population
Janet Rodriguez's house on First Avenue in West Haven, Conn., is one of the homes the city is approved the use eminent domain on to make way for a $200 million high-end mall.
‘This Could Destroy Your Organization and Us’
The average household in the top quintile received 31 cents in benefits and services for every $1 in taxes paid.
Jim DeMint: GOP Lawmakers Have ‘Not Stood Up to President Obama’(video)
September 14, 2015
Heritage Foundation President Jim DeMint criticized Republican politicians in an interview Sunday, saying they hadn’t stood firm on conservative principles.
In Washington State, Thousands of Kids Aren’t Returning to School
September 14, 2015
53,000 students in Washington state are stuck at home while teachers go on strike
Next Obamacare Issue: The Definition of ‘Small Employer’
September 11, 2015
The Affordable Care Act actually imposes more costly benefit mandates on individual and small group health insurance policies than it does on large employer plans.
An Interactive Timeline of 73 Islamist Terror Plots Since 9/11
September 11, 2015
Heritage Foundation’s compilation of all Islamist terror plots and attacks against the U.S. homeland since 9/11 according to publicly available records
A Higher Minimum Wage Would Eliminate Opportunity for Success
September 10, 2015
This story portrayed by the media is not typical, however. In fact, it is likely that many of the most successful people in our country today started at a minimum-wage job
Conservative Lawmakers Criticize Leadership on Planned Parenthood Fight
September 10, 2015
What Would Be Different If ‘Reid Were in Charge’?
A new study by Americans for Tax Reform found that over 200,000 taxpayers fled states with a Democrat governor to states with Republicans in control in 2013. Texas gained the most taxpayers that year while New York lost the most.
The ACLU of Oklahoma’s findings come as the state prepares to debate reforms to its civil asset forfeiture laws
Rep. Dave Brat, R-Va., said the upcoming debate on funding the government and stripping Planned Parenthood of its federal funding will play a role in whether House Speaker John Boehner retains his post
The Consistent Weaknesses in Obama’s Deals
September 7, 2015
President Obama could use a primer in the art of making better deals.
Ryan Anderson Talks Kentucky Clerk Case, Possible Compromises(video)
September 4, 2015
In his interview, Anderson discussed ways that both same-sex marriages could go forward and Davis’ religious freedom concerns could be accommodated.
A lawsuit followed and a federal court on August 12 ordered her to issue licenses despite her faith-based objections
Over 100 students left class at a Missouri high school on Monday to protest after a transgender student requested permission to use the girls' restroom
Study: Half of Immigrant Households Used at Least One Welfare Program
September 3, 2015
A new study by the Center for Immigration Studies found that the number of immigrants in the U.S. using some form of government welfare is significantly higher than the number of native-born Americans who use benefit programs
Thousands Take to New York Streets to Protest Iran Deal
September 2, 2015
People hold up signs and wave U.S. flags at a "Stop Iran Rally" in New York. The rally was held outside of the office of U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, a supporter of President Obama's nuclear deal with Iran
Obama Is Ignoring the Science on Climate Change
September 2, 2015
There are at least two major problems with his focus on global warming as he’s presented it in Alaska.
Moore and Ermold were at the courthouse early Thursday following an order by a federal judge that Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis issue the licenses, despite her religious convictions.
There are currently 273 Navy ships. We need 346
Conservatives gear up to fight leadership on their strategy to defund Planned Parenthood.
Franchises are almost 50 percent more likely to be minority-owned than non-franchised businesses. If this ruling stands, minority Americans won’t get that chance.
Bishop E.W. Jackson demanded the removal of Planned Parenthood founder Margaret Sanger's bust from the National Portrait Gallery on Thursday.
“A thorough review of these videos in consultation with qualified experts found that they do not present a complete or accurate record of the events they purport to depict,”
For her image to stand alongside the likes of Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks, he said, “is an insult.”
Rep. Diane Black argued for the defunding of Planned Parenthood on One America News Network's "On Point" with former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin.
The newest concern comes from Israel, which is alleging that Iran sponsored rocket attacks into its territory from Syria last week.
U.S. President Barack Obama addresses the National Clean Energy Summit at the Mandalay Bay Resort Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, August 24, 2015