ObamaCare botch fuels Dem feud in Maryland

The botched ObamaCare rollout that has given Republicans a hammer going into the 2014 election cycle is now splitting Democrats in deep-blue Maryland, as the problems become political fodder for next year's gubernatorial race.

Obamacare 'Deductible' Shock–Just 14% Understand Insurance Lingo

As the Obama administration scrambles to corral individuals into Obamacare before today’s deadline, experts worry that first-time health insurance buyers may be in for a rude awakening once they understand the conditions and terminology contained in their policies.

A&E celebrates Christmas with ‘Duck Dynasty’ super marathon

A&E may have given “Duck Dynasty” star Phil Robertson the heave-ho when they suspended him from future episodes of the show last week, but the network is still welcoming him home for holidays.

The channel is celebrating Christmas with a staggering 25 consecutive episodes of their No. 1 show, beginning at 3:30 p.m. on Christmas Day and running until the wee hours of Dec. 26.


Touré: How to Christmas Shop While Being Black

MSNBC’s Touré dedicated the final segment of The Cycle Monday to his default racially-charged social commentary -- this time in the form of how-to Christmas shopping advice for African-Americans.

Snowden to Give UK Channel 4 'Alternative Christmas Address

Edward Snowden will deliver the "Alternative Christmas Address" on Britain's Channel 4.  In the past, the address was given by figures such as Ali G and Sharon Osborne.  The "Alternative Christmas Address" is the channel's answer to the Queen's message to the country.

Incoming NYC Mayor de Blasio's daughter reveals substance abuse

The 19-year-old daughter of New York City Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio is opening up about her history battling substance abuse and depression.

In a powerful four-minute video released by de Blasio's transition team, Chiara de Blasio looks into the camera and says she drank alcohol and smoked marijuana to deal with clinical depression and anxiety.

Ohio prosecutor: Pregnant mom who was raped and killed was prostitute trying to make ends meet

An Ohio prosecutor says a pregnant woman who was raped and killed last year had turned to prostitution to make ends meet and died after answering a Craigslist ad offering $200.

Judge claims DHS delivering smuggled children to illegal immigrant parents

A federal judge in Texas is accusing the Department of Homeland Security of hand-delivering children smuggled into the United States to their illegal immigrant parents.

U.S. District Judge Andrew S. Hanen revealed the practice in a blistering court order filed late last week. He said the "dangerous" practice is effectively aiding human traffickers and particularly the drug cartels, which run many of these operations.

Obama commutes sentences for 8 drug convictions

President Barack Obama on Thursday commuted the sentences of eight people he said were serving unduly harsh sentences for drug crimes in the most expansive use yet of his presidential power to free inmates.

Obama made the commutations because the prisoners were sentenced under a system that treated convictions for crack cocaine offenses harsher than powder cocaine. Obama also pardoned 13 others for various crimes.

'Duck Dynasty's' Phil Robertson suspended for comments about gays

A&E has indefinitely suspended "Duck Dynasty" patriarch Phil Robertson after anti-gay comments he made in the January 2014 issue of GQ magazine.

Robertson, outspoken about his Christian faith, equated homosexuality with bestiality and called the lifestyle a sin.

Bachmann: House could impeach Obama

“I think we could be on the cusp of seeing civil disobedience — I’m not saying I want civil disobedience — but people aren’t going to take the thuggery of this president much longer,” she said. “We see thuggery going on in the White House, we’re not going to take it. We’ve drawn a line in the sand, and we’re telling the president you need to recognize ... that you are a co-equal branch of government. You are not a dictator.”
Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) said Tuesday that President Obama has “committed impeachable offenses” and that the House could hold a hearing to impeach.

George Zimmerman will not be charged in domestic dispute: prosecutor

George Zimmerman will not be charged in a domestic dispute last month reported by his girlfriend, the Orlando Sentinel reports.

Seminole-Brevard State Attorney Phil Archer said there is not enough cooperation from Zimmerman's girlfriend, Samantha Scheibe, to go forward.

Obama calls on bartenders to host happy hours for Obamacare

During today's White House Youth Summit, President Obama called on young people to do whatever they can to promote his signature health care law — including plying their customers with cheap booze.

"If you are a bartender, have a happy hour," Obama said as the crowd laughed. "And also probably get health insurance because a lot of people don't have it."


Truck carrying dangerous radioactive material stolen in Mexico

A truck carrying dangerous radioactive material used in medical treatments was stolen in central Mexico, the United Nations nuclear watchdog agency said Wednesday.

Mexico informed the Vienna-based International Atomic Energy Agency that the truck was carrying cobalt-60, which is used in radiation therapy to treat cancer.


‘Wholly Unacceptable’: Martin Bashir Apologizes to Sarah Palin

On Friday, MSNBC host Martin Bashir delivered a blistering commentary in which he suggested that former Governor Sarah Palin (R-AK) deserved the same treatment as that described in the diary of British overseer Thomas Thistlewood’s diary. Bashir’s commentary was pegged to remarks that Palin made last week, comparing public debt to slavery. At the top of Monday’s show, Bashir delivered a lengthy, abject apology for his remarks, and promised to learn from the experience.

Krauthammer: Obama’s apology for cancelled insurance plans 'simply appalling'

Charles Krauthammer told viewers Thursday on “Special Report with Bret Baier” that President Obama was “crystal clear” about individual health insurance under ObamaCare.


Sexually suggestive ObamaCare ad called 'degrading' to women

A sexually suggestive advertising campaign in support of Colorado's health insurance exchange is taking heat, after the latest ad featured a woman boasting about her birth control while wondering how to get her man "between the covers."


Coburn: DHS nominee Johnson used cribbed answers for confirmation hearing

The Obama administration was accused Wednesday of providing cribbed answers to 23 questions in the form the Senate received for the hearing of its nominee to lead the Department of Homeland Security -- as the nominee also ran into criticism from one senator who said he won't vote for him unless he makes a major border security pledge.


Internal notes indicate only 6 people signed up for ObamaCare on first day

Notes from an Obama administration meeting about the problem-plagued ObamaCare website indicate only six people signed up for the health care law on its first day, according to documents released by the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.

Obama blames ‘bad apple insurers’ for canceled insurance plans

President Obama tried a new tack Wednesday as he fought back against criticism of his Obamacare claims.

Fact-checkers and journalists have ruled that Obama wasn't being truthful when he claimed that people who liked their insurance could keep it. Obama during a speech in Boston sought to cast the issue Wednesday as trying to weed out "bad apple insurers" who don't provide enough coverage.