Dakota Protesters Freak Out After Pipeline Leak Discovered Near Standing Rock

Veterans join activists in a march just outside the Oceti Sakowin camp during a snow fall as "water protectors" continue to demonstrate against plans to pass the Dakota Access pipeline adjacent to the Standing Rock Indian Reservation, near Cannon Ball, North Dakota, U.S., December 5, 2016. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson Environmental activists believe an oil spill 150 miles from the Dakota Access Pipeline has validated many of their concerns related to the recently rejected project.

A Gentle Suggestion For Bold Reform

The single best law ever passed by the United States Congress was the 1862 Homestead Act that allowed everyone willing to work for it the right to own a piece of America. The right to hold private property remains one of the few rights deemed so important by the founding fathers that it was memorialized in our constitution.

Con Ed Threatens to Nix Service at Jared Kushner-Owned Properties

Con Ed Threatens to Nix Service at Jared Kushner-Owned Properties - EAST VILLAGE - Con Edison has slammed a row of East Ninth Street buildings owned by Jared Kushner, Donald Trump's son-in-law, with notices threatening to shut off service because Kushner's company failed to pay hundreds of dollars in electric bills. The day's must-read political news and opinion pieces are scattered across hundreds of news outlets and blogs, too many for any one person to read.

Voters skeptical of bankers on incoming Trump team

Voters doubt Trump will keep business interests separate - President-elect Donald Trump isn't ready to disclose how he plans to unwind his intricate web of potential financial conflicts, but voters are already skeptical Trump will keep his business interests separate from his duties Voters skeptical of bankers on incoming Trump team - American voters are happy that Donald Trump is filling his Cabinet with generals.

Repealing Itself? Only Four of 24 Obamacare Exchanges Remain Open

Only four of the original 24 Obamacare health co-ops remain standing after Maryland's co-op announced Dec. 8 it was suspending the sale of individual health insurance policies, the Daily Caller News Foundation Investigative Group has found. With the near-collapse of Maryland's co-op - called Evergreen Health - at least 989,000 individuals nationwide have lost their health insurance coverage when the nonprofit co-ops stopped selling insurance to customers, according to TheDCNF's tally.

Here’s Where Obama Is Going To Set Up Shop After Leaving The White House

President Barack Obama rented office space in Washington, D.C. Monday to be used after he leaves the White House in January 2017. Barack Obama attends the National Christmas Tree Lighting on the Ellipse in Washington, DC on Thursday, December 1, 2016 Two sources told The Washington Post that Obama will lease space in the World Wildlife Fund headquarters, located at 1250 24th Street NW.

Free speech loses in Holland

This week, a court in the Netherlands found Geert Wilders, leader of Holland's Party for Freedom, guilty of inciting discrimination and insulting a group after a trial over statements he made about Moroccans. At a rally, Wilders asked his audience: "Do you want more or less Moroccans in this city and in the Netherlands?" The audience repeatedly chanted "less."

Report: Trump’s Secretary of State Is Rex Tillerson

Multiple outlets are reporting this, although it all traces back to NBC News at this point. Here is the Wall Street Journal from a couple of days ago talking about Tillerson's ties to Putin : Friends and associates said few U.S. citizens are closer to Mr. Putin than Mr. Tillerson, who has known Mr. Putin since he represented Exxon's interests in Russia during the regime of Boris Yeltsin.

Regular Guy John Glenn Goes to Heaven

An authentic hero and genuine American icon, Glenn died this afternoon surrounded by family at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus after a remarkably healthy life spent almost from the cradle with Annie, his beloved wife of 73 years, who survives. He, along with fellow aviators Orville and Wilbur Wright and moon-walker Neil Armstrong, truly made Ohio first in flight.

Make India great again? Fighter jet giants look to move production to India

Donald Trump may meet his match when he goes toe-to-toe with another world leader who's showing prowess at strong-arming American companies into helping make his country great again. Lockheed Martin and Boeing are the two major companies involved in discussions to build fighter aircraft production plants in India as part of that country's "Make in India" initiative, which is essentially a mirror-image of President-elect Trump's aggressive desire to keep manufacturing jobs within the United States.

‘The Moms’ co-host Denise Albert, who is battling cancer,…

'The Moms' co-host Denise Albert, who is battling cancer, says she felt 'violated' during TSA search - LOS ANGELES - A breast-cancer patient said she felt violated and humiliated in a public TSA search at Los Angeles International Airport Sunday after two security agents put her through what she called an aggressive pat down. The day's must-read political news and opinion pieces are scattered across hundreds of news outlets and blogs, too many for any one person to read.