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Innovative drilling techniques have produced a U.S. oil boom, but that economic boom could become a bust unless the U.S. is allowed to export its crude oil to other countries. Today the House Subcommittee on Energy and Power votes on a bipartisan bill sponsored by Rep. Joe Barton (R- TX) eliminating the export ban on crude oil, which would pave the way for lower energy prices, increased energy supply, and be a boost to U.S. security.

Climate change is one of the media’s biggest issues, and they are likely to make it very hot for Republican candidates who don’t know the facts or give them politically incorrect answers.

If that call comes at 3:00 a.m., do you want the person answering to be someone who can’t figure out how to manage two cell phones?

Climate change is one of the media’s biggest issues, and they are likely to make it very hot for Republican candidates who don’t know the facts or give them politically incorrect answers.

When the maker of Oreo cookies announced it was moving one assembly line from Illinois to Mexico, it said the decision was the result of labor unions, not the price of sugar.

Climate change is one of the media’s pet issues, and they'll make it very hot for GOP candidates who don’t know the facts or give them politically incorrect answers.

The FCC's net neutrality regulatory order has resulted in a massive hit to U.S. economic investment, and there is every reason to expect it to continue, writes IPI president Tom Giovanetti in RealClearMarkets. It's yet another self-inflicted wound on our economy through poor policy decisions.

The FBI is looking into Hillary Clinton’s email scandal, and highlights 18 US Code 793 of the Espionage Act that the former secretary of state might have violated - a felony. With the FBI on the case, we may finally get some answers—and some indictments.

IPI's Merrill Matthews says Walker’s plan is a little more detailed than Rubio’s and focuses on people without employer-based plans. “Rubio wants to give everyone a tax credit, which is the right thing to do, but it’s very difficult to explain to the public. It also talks about expanding Medicare, but how do you expand Medicare and pay for it?”

If uniform rules, alone, were enough to ensure a broad array of competitors, you might expect to see many insurers participating. But that does not seem to be the case. “Just because a good affordable policy is available in another state doesn’t mean that I would be able to get the network of physicians and the good prices that are available in that other state," said IPI's Dr. Merrill Matthews.