Obama’s Snowflakes

As President Trump focuses on jobs, Barack Obama’s oddness as a President is thrown into relief. How little we heard about jobs during Obama’s two terms — not even jobs in the inner city.

Obama Used the Presidency, so should Trump

The front page of the Washington Post on Wednesday showed a charming picture of a gaggle of school kids on a White House tour excited by a surprise appearance by President Trump. The Post is overtly hostile to Trump, but editors find it hard to resist good photos of happy, bright-eyed children.

‘This is not the end’: Toddler dies, lives on as organ donor

In this Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017 photo, Becca and Daniel Kruck play with their daughter Ella who plays with a stuffed elephant wearing a Big Brother t-shirt that was their son Henry’s, who recently died at the age of three, at their home in Jacksonville, Fla. Henry was born with a condition called 1p36 syndrome, which led to a variety of health problems.

Separating children from their mothers at the border to stop immigration? Okay with Trump

Donald Trump has won the presidency after narrowly carrying a few states to put him above 270 electoral votes. But… At his Senate confirmation hearing, Attorney General Jeff Sessions lied under oath that he had never had contact with the… Despite promising to release his tax returns in a televised debate with Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump continues to show that… Its no wonder undocumented parents are leaving the US to try to enter Canada.

What Happens To U.S. Citizen Kids After Their Only Parent Is Deported?

On Thursday morning, Juan Carlos Fomperosa Garcia showed up for a meeting at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Phoenix office. The 44-year-old construction worker brought along his daughter, Yennifer Sanchez, 23, thinking that he’d be done soon and they’d be able to start planning for his son’s 17th birthday dinner that night.

MS-13 gang members indicted in slayings of 3 New York teens

Federal agents said Thursday that they have caught the members of a violent street gang who killed three teenagers last year, including two girls who were inseparable best friends at their Long Island high school. Nisa Mickens, 15, and Kayla Cuevas, 16, were slaughtered in a residential neighborhood near an elementary school in a Sept.

Bankrate glossary: Medicaid

Medicaid is a government-sponsored health program designed to ensure that low-income citizens receive quality health care. It caters to over 72.5 million U.S. citizens, including children, senior citizens, parents, pregnant women and people with disabilities.

The Latest: Trump meets with educators, praises DeVos

FILE- In this Feb. 13, 2017, file photo, National Security Adviser Michael Flynn in the east Room of the White House in Washington for a joint news conference with President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin T… Trump congratulated DeVos at a White House “listening session” with people who have taught in public and private school, and others who home-school their kids. DeVos became education secretary after Vice President Mike Pence cast a tie-breaking vote on her nomination in the Senate.

Fearmongering fails to diminish free-market reforms

The political left’s preferred pattern is to consign conservatism to the wilderness with obituaries of its much-ballyhooed demise abounding, signaling: it’s time to bury all hope of returning to the constitutional republic our founders intended. When that doesn’t work – like when disruptors of the status quo took over the Kentucky House in November and began resurrecting ideas about returning this commonwealth to a free-market economy and the Constitution for which it stands – the preferred tactic of the left also resurrects: fearmongering.

Congressman is righteously booed after dodging a young girl’s simple question about science

One hour into a loud, contentious town hall meeting in his home state of Utah, Congressman Jason Chaffetz was asked two simple questions by a young girl named Hannah Bradshaw. The first was about the environment: “What are you doing to help protect our water and air for our generations and my kids’ generations?” The second was just a bit more broad : “Do you believe in science?” Asking the sitting congressman if he believes in science is sadly a relevant question.

DeVos ekes out confirmation win as Pence casts historic vote

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos smiles during a swearing-in ceremony in the Vice President’s Ceremonial Office in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building of the White House on Feb. 7, in Washington, D.C. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos smiles during a swearing-in ceremony in the Vice President’s Ceremonial Office in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building of the White House on Feb. 7, in Washington, D.C. WASHINGTON – Charter school advocate Betsy DeVos won confirmation as U.S. Education secretary Tuesday by the slimmest of margins, pushed to approval by the historic tie-breaking vote of Vice President Mike Pence.

At the Movies: From Nowhere

Three undocumented teenagers, a Dominican girl, an African boy and a Peruvian girl, are about to graduate high school in the Bronx, while working with a teacher and a lawyer to try to get their papers to stay in the USA. Forced to grow up prematurely and navigate problems most adults don’t even have to face, they’re really just American teenagers who want to be with their friends, fall in love, and push back against authority.

Kids will fall through the cracks with Obamacare repeal – what’s Trump’s Plan B?: Joan Benso and Denise Salerno

Kids will fall through the cracks with Obamacare repeal – what’s Trump’s Plan B?: Joan Benso and Denise Salerno Molly Brechtel, at left, and Daniel Doubet join about 15 protestors gathered at the Federal Courthouse in Erie, Pa., on Thursday, Jan. 12, 2017, to deliver signatures to U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., who has an office at the courthouse. The protestors urged Toomey not to repeal the Affordable Care Act without a replacement.

The Democrats’ Fight Against School Choice Is Immoral

There’s something perverse about an ideology that views the disposing of an unborn child in the third trimester of pregnancy as an indisputable right but the desire of parents to choose a school for their kids as zealotry. Watching President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for education secretary, Betsy DeVos, answer an array of frivolous questions this week was just another reminder of how irrational liberalism has become.

Army mom: ‘My children have always been first’

Simone Holcomb has put her Army career in jeopardy to provide care for her husband’s children in a custody dispute. A Colorado court has ruled that either Holcomb or her husband Vaughn must remain in the United States in order for the Holcombs to retain full custody of Vaughn’s two children from a previous marriage.

Nation-Now 33 mins ago 7:22 p.m.DeVos outlines vision for U.S. Department of Education

Betsy DeVos, a Michigan advocate for school choice and vouchers and President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for education secretary, vowed Tuesday to protect any schools public, private or otherwise as long as they are working for students and parents and serving their needs. Facing Democrats who questioned DeVos’ support of school choice and what it may mean for public schools, DeVos said she supports “any great school” including public schools and those beyond what “the system thinks is best for kids to what moms and dads want, expect and deserve.”

Want smart kids? Take vitamins during pregnancy

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Questions and conflicts: Betsy DeVos, Donald Trump’s secretary…

Preparing for a packed first week of confirmation hearings for Donald Trump’s numerous controversial cabinet picks, Democratic politicians and advocacy groups had to decide which nominees they would focus their energy on opposing. With so many distasteful characters, several of whom have attacked the very agencies they’ve been nominated to lead, opposing all of them could spread resources too thin.

Rock musical for kids covers history of American presidency

The Arizona-based Childsplay theater brings its “Rock the Presidents” musical to the Quick Center in Fairfield on Sunday, Jan. 22. The Arizona-based Childsplay theater brings its “Rock the Presidents” musical to the Quick Center in Fairfield on Sunday, Jan. 22. The Arizona-based Childsplay theater brings its “Rock the Presidents” musical to the Quick Center in Fairfield on Sunday, Jan. 22. The Arizona-based Childsplay theater brings its “Rock the Presidents” musical to the Quick Center in Fairfield on Sunday, Jan. 22. The Arizona-based Childsplay theater brings its “Rock the Presidents” musical to the Quick Center in Fairfield on Sunday, Jan. 22. The Arizona-based Childsplay theater brings its “Rock the Presidents” musical to the Quick Center in Fairfield on Sunday, Jan. 22. The Arizona-based Childsplay theater brings its “Rock the Presidents” musical to the Quick Center in Fairfield on … (more)

Meryl Streep overrated? Donald Trump picks a decorated star

President-elect Donald Trump took to Twitter on Monday, calling Meryl Streep “one of the most over-rated actresses in Hollywood” following her speech Sunday night at the Golden Globe awards. While “overrated” is an opinion, Streep, who took aim at Trump in her speech while accepting the Globes lifetime achievement award, holds the record for the most Academy Award nominations of any actor.

Streep takes on Trump while accepting lifetime award Globe

This image released by NBC shows Meryl Streep accepting the Cecil B. DeMille Award at the 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017. This image released by NBC shows Meryl Streep accepting the Cecil B. DeMille Award as presenter Viola Davis, right, looks on, at the 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017.

Hollywood Gets a Clue About Inclusion, Meryl Streep Gets Political at 2017 Golden Globes

After Meryl Streep gave her speech at the 2017 Golden Globes on Sunday, President-elect Donald Trump called her a “Hillary lover” in an interview with The New York Times. Remember last year’s hashtag-fueled protest – #OscarsSoWhite – decrying the lack of diversity at Hollywood’s most hyped awards show? On Sunday night, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association showed up the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences by rewarding a wider range of talent at the 2017 Golden Globes.

Donald Trump Derides “Hillary Lover” Meryl Streep’s Golden Globes Speech

Meryl Streep is a “Hillary lover” and one of the “liberal movie people” who have deliberately misconstrued what was his intention when he imitated a physically challenged New York Times reporter at a rally speech during his campaign, Donald Trump said after the Golden Globe Awards ceremony, in an interview with the New York Times. Trump said he had not seen Streep’s speech, or any of the other remarks made about him during the awards ceremony broadcast on NBC, but was “not surprised” to have been attacked by “liberal movie people,” NYT reported.

Golden Globes turns into the roast of Donald Trump :0

Hollywood unleashed its contempt for Donald Trump Sunday night as the Golden Globes turned into a roast of the President-elect. Host Jimmy Fallon kicked off the awards show – the first major red-carpet style event since last November’s election – with a wisecrack-filled monologue aimed at the billionaire before award winners, including Hugh Laurie and Meryl Streep, got their shots in.

Bungling parenting website Kidspot promotes ramblings of fanatic…

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