and very tough speech at the white house, he went right after speaker boehner s leadership. they have proven again and again that they are unwilling to stand up to the tea party in order to do es what s best for the country. and the worst part is a bunch of them know better. the failure of house republicans to pass a darn bill is bad for our security, our economy and our future. the only thing i can t do is stand by and do nothing while waiting for them to get their act together. if house republicans are concerned about me taking too many executive actions, the best solution to that is passing bills. pass a bill. solve a problem. don t just say no. so while i will continue to push house republicans to drop the excuses and act, i hope their constituents will, too. america cannot wait forever for them to act. today i m beginning a new effort to fix as much of the immigration system as i can on my own, without congress. today the president announced he s moving immigration e
brit hume with reaction. we begin with a look at what the contraception ruling says and why the justice ruled as they did. we re thrilled with the decision. today in a 5-4 opinion the supreme court side with family owners of two for profit corporations holding the religious freedom restoration act protects them from forced compliance with the government he dict that families say are in direct conflict with their religious convictions. for more than a year and a half, the green family owners of the hobby lobby chain have been fighting a government mandate that would force them from provide employees cost free access 20 forms of contraception including four methods the family believes can trigger abortion. that refusal could result in fines in the range of $475 million a year. writing for the majority, justice alito wrote we hold the regulations that impose this obligation violate rfra, which prohibits the federal government from taking any action that substantially burdens
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was the 13th time they voted 9-0 that the president has exceeded his constitutional authority. they like their odds based on how the oral arguments came out in march. there is no over reach in this case. the government will not violate any one s religious belief but no one has the right to discriminate against a woman because of her own beliefs. i believe the supreme court will find that no business should be allowed to discriminate against a woman. the public sector can be forced to paying union dues even if they don t want to be in the union. peter doocy live with us this morning. coming up on fox & friends a lot more on both of these cases will be joined by hobby lobby owner christina and union plaintiff pam harris 8:50 a.m. eastern time. terrifying moments for 96 people on united flights from chicago to california when an emergency slide inflates in the cabin. you can see the slide it was so big it blocked the aisle. all of a sudden you heard a big bang and a
july 4th woke. short work woke. and a big news week. hi, everybody. i am jenna lee. the supreme court rowelled in favor of hobby lobby. 5- 4 decision. closely held businesses can t be forced to provide free contraception coverage to. os if they object to it c contrace contraceptive. the white house said the ruling will jeopardize speaker s sxhelt speaker boehner said it was a ruling for religious freedom. and this illinois mother. the justices say public sector unions cannot collect health care fees from home health workers who are not union members. the woman who brought the lawsuit against the union. first shannon bream is live with more on the hobby lobby decision. joishgs we heard from the green family, barbara green speaking on behalf of the family. it is not only a victory from them but others who want to live out religious freedom. it was a 5- 4 opinion. and justices ultimately listed the religious freedolac and said it helps for profit owner companies. and thi