Shannon Bream Archive

Most small businesses fear health care law

Published January 19, 2012

A new poll from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce reveals an increasingly frustrated small business community worried about the impact President Obama’s health care law may have on their bottom line.

Supreme Court Allows New Plaintiffs in Health Care Law Challenge

Published January 17, 2012

Supreme Court Allows New Plaintiffs in Health Care Law Challenge

Published January 17, 2012

The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed the addition of two new business owners to a suit challenging the health care law that was in question because one of the original business owners attached to the case has gone bankrupt.

Business Group Leaders Says Obama's Recess Appointments Create 'Constitutional Crisis'

Published January 16, 2012

The President is facing a new legal challenge to three recess appointments he made to the National Labor Relations Board on January 4, 2012. Mark Mix, President of the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation (NRWLDF), says the President's actions have created "a constitutional crisis."

Supreme Court hears case of workers fighting union over dues spent on political efforts

Published January 10, 2012

One group of non-members says the SEIU failed to provide very specific notice and accounting information when they used non-members' dues money for political purposes

Supreme Court Hears Case of 'Dream House' Stopped by EPA

Published January 09, 2012

Since 2007, Mike and Chantell Sackett have been fighting to build their dream home on the Idaho lot they bought years ago. The Sacketts say they had gotten local permits and spent thousands prepping the land for construction - then the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) showed up. 

Conservatives Split on Gingrich's Courts Plan

Published December 19, 2011

There are plenty of critics taking aim at Gingrich, including those who say he's misread the Constitution and Federalist Papers.

Pro-Choice Community Pushes Back on Administrative Decisions

Published December 13, 2011

The Obama administration is taking heat from a group that's usually a reliable ally: the pro-choice community. In federal court today, a judge heard arguments about whether the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) should be held in contempt for failing to approve wider access to the morning after pill.

Abortion Battle Heats Up on the Hill

Published December 05, 2011

Rep. Trent Franks, R-Ariz., will chair a House hearing in support of the Prenatal NonDiscrimination Act (PreNDA). The measure would ban abortions done on the basis of gender or race. 

Obama Court Pick Grilled at Senate Hearing Over Knowledge of Operation Fast and Furious

Published November 17, 2011

Kevin Ohlson acknowledged that he served as an information gatekeeper for the attorney general's office, but he said he first learned about Fast and Furious through press accounts after he had left his position within the Department of Justice.