7 Big Judicial Setbacks to Obama's Executive Overreach

The Daily Signal
Oct. 11, 2016
Good morning from Washington, where President Obama isn't as successful as some think in governing by executive order. Fred Lucas looks at how he's fared in court. A challenger to traditional beauty salons wins government approval to compete. A conservative lawmaker is out to stop Obama from pacifying health insurers with taxpayer money. Melissa Quinn has both stories. Plus: Romina Boccia and Lauren Bowman on what ails Social Security, and Helle Dale on a push to create more Democrats.
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7 Big Judicial Setbacks to Obama's Executive Overreach

Though Obama has frequently touted his pen and phone policymaking, these actions on immigration, environmental policy, and presidential appointees have often been swatted away by the courts.

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Commentary

Projections Differ, but Social Security Is in Deep Trouble

Congress could address Social Security's dire financial state in a couple of ways.

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How This Nashville Tech Company Challenged a State Regulatory Board and Won

In July, the Tennessee Board of Cosmetology and Barber Examiners sent Armand Lauzon and Project Belle, a website that connects beauty professionals with clients, a cease-and-desist letter after receiving a complaint from an established Nashville salon owner.

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Commentary

My Bit Part in Presidential Elections and the Rush to Citizenship

"As it happens, I was myself an unwitting beneficiary of President Bill Clinton's rush to produce more citizens and therefore more voters in 1996," writes Heritage's Helle Dale.

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Obama Administration Wants to Use Taxpayer Money to Settle Health Insurer Lawsuits. Here's How a Republican Would Stop It.

Rep. Chris Stewart, R-Utah, mounts a campaign urging House Speaker Paul Ryan to sue the Obama administration to prevent the Treasury Department from using taxpayer dollars to settle lawsuits filed by insurance companies.

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Lawmakers Have a Plan to Stop IRS From Censoring the Free Speech of Pastors

"For over 60 years, the Johnson Amendment from 1954 has targeted pastors and churches in the nation using the tax-exempt status as leverage," says Rep. Jody Hice, R-Ga.

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