Congress

New “Freedom Index” Rates Every Congressman Based on Constitution

Our first "Freedom Index" for 2015 rates how every member of the U.S. House and Senate vorted based on the Constitution. ...

Gary Benoit July 16, 2015

Democrats Move to Strike “Husband” and “Wife” From Federal Law

Michael Tennant July 13, 2015

In the wake of the Supreme Court's Obergefell decision, congressional Democrats have introduced legislation to strike the words "husband" and "wife" from federal...

New Bill Would Make Social Media Sites Flag Posts From “Terrorists”

Joe Wolverton, II, J.D. July 13, 2015

The 2016 Intelligence Authorization Act requires social media companies to flag posts from potential terrorists, and anyone could qualify as a terrorist. ...

House Votes to Revive No Child Left Behind

Michael Tennant July 10, 2015

The House voted Wednesday to revive the long-expired but still funded No Child Left Behind Act, albeit with some modest reforms, when they...

Conservatives Smack Down Team Obama-Boehner Over Retribution

William F. Jasper June 25, 2015

Boehner’s rampage against House members who defied him on ObamaTrade vote has begun to backfire — and he may be starting to back-pedal,...

Bucking Boehner: Conservatives “Fed Up” With ObamaTrade Retribution

William F. Jasper June 24, 2015

Representative Ken Buck (R-Colo.) is the latest target among House Republicans who dared to vote their consciences against Boehner’s fanatical Fast Track support...

Cruz Flips Against TPA/ Fast Track; Sessions Hammers ObamaTrade

William F. Jasper June 23, 2015

Senator Ted Cruz’s vote switch didn’t stop cloture, but Senator Jeff Sessions’ relentless exposure of TPA and the TTP/TTIP/TiSA dangers may derail Wednesday’s...

Last Chance to Stop Fast Track: Sen. Sessions Blasts Ugly Facts

William F. Jasper June 22, 2015

Is it stupidity or cupidity, if senators still vote for TPA, in view of plain truth about Fast Track? Either way, a vote...

House GOP Leadership Proposes Alternative to ObamaCare Subsidies

Joe Wolverton, II, J.D. June 19, 2015

House Republican leadership has reportedly proposed an alternative to ObamaCare subsidies should the Supreme Court rule against them. ...

Will Team Obama-Boehner-McConnell Get TPA Through Congress?

William F. Jasper June 19, 2015

The GOP congressional leadership is working hard to give President Obama what Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) admitted is “an enormous grant...

Congressman Mike Rogers Introduces Bill to Get U.S. Out of UN

Alex Newman June 13, 2015

Citing wasted tax dollars and attacks on the constitutionally guaranteed liberties of the American people, Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Ala.) introduced a bill to...

Obama Will Help Congressmen’s Campaigns for Yes Votes on Fast-Track

Joe Wolverton, II, J.D. June 11, 2015

President Obama has promised to campaign for congressmen who vote yes on the TPA (Trade Promotion Authority) bill for the Trans-Pacific Partnership. ...