Every state has one. The federal government funds at least half of each of them. They gobble up 40% of the average state budget at a minimum. $17 trillion has been spent nationally on their services since they were first instituted in the 1960s – a figure equivalent to today’s national debt.

They are: the Departments of Health and Human Services. H-H-S. Read more about The Unloved Foster Child: Health and Human Services in the Tea Party Era

Kayla Mueller, a 26 year old aid worker, was taken hostage by the Islamic State (IS) in August 2013. She was taken captive along with her Syrian colleague. On Friday, February 6, IS released information stating that Kayla had perished in an airstrike over Syria by Jordanian forces. This fact is still being disputed. Read more about KAYLA MUELLER, the LIGHT that SHONE in the DARKNESS

Obama's most recent speech at the National Prayer Breakfast showed a president who is simply ignorant of history and demonstrated his inability to inspire a nation in time of crisis. Obama, who can’t seem to utter the word Islamic terrorism or radical Islamism, did the ultimate no-no when giving his speech. Read more about The Truth About the Crusades

For years, students and parents have used the bake sale as a way to raise funds for school trips, athletic competitions, new uniforms and other activities. Teachers in my district have come to me concerned that this new rule will prevent their students from holding various after school activities. Read more about Keep The Federal Food Police Out Of School Bake Sales

We will miss him, but know he's going on to bigger, better things. That leaves the position open, and since his resignation comes before the next state convention, the job of electing a new chairman falls to the State Republican Executive Committee Read more about State Republican Executive Committee to Select New State GOP Chair March 7th

Within the last year, Mr. Putin has flagrantly and deliberately violated the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, the Budapest Memorandum, and the Minsk Protocol. Read more about There is No Reason to Believe Putin in Minsk Peace Talks

The bill, which would improve public safety and save taxpayer money by requiring lower-risk prisoners to participate in recidivism reduction programs to earn up to 25 percent of their sentence in prerelease custody, is based off reform efforts in both Texas and Rhode Island. A similar version of the bill passed the Senate Judiciary Committee with a 15-2 vote last Congress. Read more about Sens. Cornyn, Whitehouse Introduce Prison Reform Legislation

Members of the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee today announced details of the NASA Authorization Act of 2015, legislation intended to reaffirm Congress’s commitment to NASA as a multi mission agency with programs in science, aeronautics, expl Read more about Committee Leaders Announce Bipartisan NASA Bill