Congress

Unmasking Antifa Act Proposed in U.S. House; Left Responds Accordingly

Several lawmakers have proposed a bill known as the "Unmasking Antifa Act of 2018" (H.R. 6054) that would criminalize "certain offenses while in...

Raven Clabough July 12, 2018

Bill to Rein in Presidential Warmaking Would Actually Legalize It

Michael Tennant June 14, 2018

Although ostensibly aimed at making it more difficult for presidents to launch wars without the consent of Congress, a new bill would actually...

Trump to Sign Compromise Dodd-Frank Deregulation Bill This Week

Bob Adelmann May 24, 2018

White House officials said that Trump will sign the Dodd-Frank deregulation bill before the Memorial Day weekend, perhaps sooner. ...

Trump’s Rescissions Would Shrink Deficit by Less Than $1.3 Billion Over 11 Years

Michael Tennant May 17, 2018

The Congressional Budget Office estimates that President Trump's proposed spending cuts would reduce the deficit by $1.26 billion over 11 years, less than...

Deep State Operatives in DOJ Attack House Intel Committee Investigator in Fake News Leak to NYT

C. Mitchell Shaw May 15, 2018

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) and House Oversight Committee Chairman Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.) have accused the Department of Justice (DOJ) of...

More Than 62 Million Americans Now Receive Social Security Benefits

Bob Adelmann May 9, 2018

According to the Social Security Administration, more than 62 million Americans are now receiving benefits from the program. That’s an increase of 330,318...

Trump Seeks to Recoup $15 Billion in Unspent Funds

Michael Tennant May 9, 2018

President Trump submitted a request to Congress to recover $15 billion in previously allocated, but unspent, funds. ...

House Intel Committee Chairman Nunes Threatens Sessions With Contempt of Congress

C. Mitchell Shaw May 7, 2018

As part of a response to an apparent strategy of delay and obstruction on the part of Deep State operatives, House Intelligence Committee...

McConnell Nixes Trump Plan to Cut Federal Spending

Steve Byas April 20, 2018

The Republican leader in the Senate — Mitch McConnell — seems more concerned with pleasing the Democrats than his fellow Republicans. ...

The GOP Strikes Back: DOJ Referral for Investigation of Comey, McCabe, Clinton, Others

C. Mitchell Shaw April 19, 2018

A criminal investigation of former FBI Director James Comey, former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, Former Attorney General Loretta Lynch, Hillary Clinton, and...

House Failed Vote for a “Balanced Budget Amendment” Simply Political Theater

Steve Byas April 12, 2018

The vote for a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution failed, but it was just political theater anyway. ...

U.S. Attorney Makes Excuses Over DOJ Compliance in Turning Over Docs to Judiciary Committee

C. Mitchell Shaw April 11, 2018

Almost a week after the deadline for the FBI to hand over to the House Judiciary Committee a trove of documents related to...

GOP Still Not Cutting Planned Parenthood Funding; Is Anyone Surprised?

James Donlon April 8, 2018

After a lot of promises and talk about defunding the notorious abortion provider Planned Parenthood, and even after the shocking videos released exposing...

Congressman Massie Condemns the Republican Congress as Hypocritical

Steve Byas April 2, 2018

Congressman Massie of Kentucky blames House Republican leadership for the passage of the monstrous omnibus spending bill, but he also blames the entire...