Inspectors General Slam Obama Stonewalling in Letter to Congress
The Obama administration is engaged in unprecedented stonewalling of federal agency and department inspectors general, according to a letter to lawmakers from a...
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Lawmakers Working to Demilitarize Federal Bureaucracies
Americans across the political spectrum are becoming increasingly outraged by the swarms of heavily armed federal bureaucracies, many with SWAT teams and military...
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House Votes to Proceed with Lawsuit Against Obama
Earlier this week, the House of Representatives paved the way for a lawsuit against President Obama for his abuse of power. In June,...
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Leahy Offers Weak Bill to Curb NSA Eavesdropping on Americans
Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) introduced a bill intended to curb NSA powers, but it will probably not be taken up this session of...
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Senate Democrats Quietly Revive Radical UN Disabilities Treaty
After being defeated in 2012, Democrats on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee quietly announced that they would be holding yet another vote on...
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Senate Moves Closer to Seizing Control of Cyberspace
The latest Internet security bill passed out of committee this week and could be headed for the body of the Senate. ...
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House Slashes IRS Enforcement Budget Almost 25 Percent
On Monday the House cut the enforcement budget of the IRS by 25 percent. ...
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Democrats Push Bill to Undermine Supreme Court Hobby Lobby Ruling
Retaliating against the United States Supreme Court's ruling in favor of the Hobby Lobby, Democratic Senators have are pushing a new bill nicknamed...
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Our New “Freedom Index”: Rating Congress Based on the Constitution
The New American's "Freedom Index" rates congressmen based on their adherence to constitutional principles of limited government, fiscal responsibility, national sovereignty, and a...
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Pushback Against Operation Choke Point Gains Momentum
Operation Choke Point, the use of government agencies to cut off banking services to industries the Obama administration doesn't like, is coming under...
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David Brat: What Kind of Congressman Will He Be?
The primary victory of Randolph-Macon College Economics Professor David Brat over sitting House Majority Leader Eric Cantor will make the voting pattern of...
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Congress to Grill Ex-Im Bank Chairman Over Corruption Charges
Export-Import Bank President Fred Hochberg will be grilled Thursday by a House committee over charges of corruption at the agency. ...
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Cruz Introduces Bill to Prevent Further Gitmo Transfers
In response to President Obama's controversial decision to swap five Taliban leaders for one American soldier without any input from the U.S. Congress,...
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Rand Paul Protects Guns, Ammo From Obama’s Operation Choke Point
An amendment offered by Senator Rand Paul would protect gun and ammunition manufacturers from federal attempts to financially destroy them. ...
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Okla. Labor Commissioner Takes On EPA, Federal/State Bureaucracy
VIDEO - Commissioner Mark Costello tells Senior Editor Bill Jasper how the "overwhelming burden" of federal regulations, especially from the EPA is strangling...
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