Congress

Sen. Wyden Is Key Democrat in TPP-TPA Fast Track Trade Fight

Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) the ranking member on the Senate Finance Committee, is getting pressure from both liberals and conservatives to oppose Fast...

William F. Jasper March 10, 2015

McConnell Betrays Conservatives by Promising to Raise Debt Ceiling

Raven Clabough March 9, 2015

According to the Congressional Budget Office, the U.S. government will reach its borrowing limit in October or November, after exhausting emergency measures to...

Lawmakers Try to Weed Out Federal Crop Insurance

Michael Tennant March 6, 2015

Legislation has been introduced in Congress to eliminate federal subsidies for a type of crop insurance that pays farmers more as crop prices...

Inhofe Throws Snowball in Senate to Refute Global Warming

Jack Kenny March 2, 2015

Late last week, Senator Jim Inhofe tossed a snowball at a colleague on the Senate floor as a visual rebuttal to claims of...

Even Fewer IRS Audits This Year

Bob Adelmann February 25, 2015

Though John Koskinen, head of the IRS, has been complaining about a lack of money and agents, there's precious little sympathy for the...

Local Bankers Prepare to Fight Audit the Fed Bill

Raven Clabough February 23, 2015

Even as the Fed is churning out new money by the hundreds of billions and making secretive deals with other central banks, local...

Communist Regime-financing Ex-Im Bank Fights for Survival

Alex Newman February 20, 2015

The U.S. taxpayer-backed Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im), widely criticized for crony capitalism as well as for financing communist and socialist regimes with American money,...

Over 100 Congressmen Want 10-Round Cap on Ammo Magazine Capacity

Joe Wolverton, II, J.D. February 14, 2015

Over 100 congressmen support a bill that would cap ammunition magazine capacity at 10 rounds. ...

Despite Cronyism, Keystone XL Bill Passes House, Faces Veto Showdown

Raven Clabough February 12, 2015

The House of Representatives voted 270 to 152 on Wednesday in favor of the Keystone XL oil pipeline legislation. However, without the necessary...

Obama Budget Proposal Designed to “Challenge” Republican Congress

Bob Adelmann February 2, 2015

Obama's 2016 budget proposal dares the GOP-controlled Congress to play defense without appearing to favor the ultra-rich or corporations who put billions in...

Wayne Hoffman – Idaho Freedom Foundation

TNA Video February 2, 2015

VIDEO - Idaho Freedom Foundation's President Wayne Hoffman sits down with Bill Jasper to discuss the importance of keeping the public educated regarding...

Rand Paul Reintroduces Bill to Audit the Fed

Raven Clabough January 29, 2015

Following up on last year’s congressional efforts to audit the Federal Reserve, Republican Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky has re-introduced a bill that...

Will House Freedom Caucus Really Adhere to the Constitution?

Jack Kenny January 28, 2015

A new congressional caucus,started by nine Republicans, promises to defend freedom in a hostile environment: the Congress of the United States. ...

Backlash Brewing Over House Republicans’ Scuttling of Abortion Bill

Jack Kenny January 25, 2015

The fallout from the House Republican leadership’s decision to cancel a vote on a controversial abortion bill on Thursday continues, with conservative activists...