December 20, 2015 Treasury Secretary Jack Lew to undergo prostate surgery The Treasury Department says Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew will undergo surgery Tuesday to treat a benign enlarged prostate.
December 20, 2015 Federal prosecutors balk at Holder push to reduce drug sentences Federal prosecutors are at odds with U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder over whether mandatory minimum sentences -- a key part of the government's so-called war on drugs -- should be rolled back.
December 20, 2015 Issa subpoenas ATF over 'mismanaged' gun operation Rep. Darrell Issa has subpoenaed the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives for information about what he calls a "dangerously mismanaged" program, which originally was launched to get crime guns off the street.
December 20, 2015 Nearly half of federal agencies not complying with FOIA law, audit finds An audit by the National Security Archive found 50 out of 101 federal agencies have not updated their FOIA regulations since the passage of the OPEN Government Act of 2007, which mandated agencies retool their FOIA offices, including fee structures and reporting.
December 20, 2015 Survey: One-third of uninsured do not plan to buy insurance, despite ObamaCare deadline Two weeks out from the ObamaCare enrollment deadline, a new survey shows about one-third of uninsured American have no plans to buy insurance -- despite the law's requirement to do so.
December 20, 2015 Identity thief picks wrong target: Attorney General Eric Holder Pro tip: If you're going to try your hand at identity thieving, avoid using the name of the top law enforcement officer in the country.
December 20, 2015 ObamaCare Band-Aid? Millions potentially exempted from individual mandate through 2016 The Obama administration is throwing another Band-Aid at the millions of people wounded by the Affordable Care Act when they were booted from their existing health coverage.
December 20, 2015 Kerry makes climate change a 'top-tier diplomatic priority’ Secretary of State John Kerry has deemed climate change a “top-tier diplomatic priority” -- deciding to make the controversial topic the subject of his first policy initiative and instructing U.S. emissaries worldwide to push the Obama administration agenda.
December 20, 2015 New report shows administration lagging far behind ObamaCare enrollment goals In the final stretch of enrolling Americans in ObamaCare, the administration is lagging far behind its own goals -- leaving uncertain whether the program is attracting enough people for the system to work.
December 20, 2015 Administration drops controversial proposed Medicare changes The Obama administration says it's pulling the plug on proposed changes to the Medicare prescription program that ran into strong opposition on Capitol Hill.