Congress

Reaction to Obama Budget: Yawns, Spending Increases Won’t Fly

President Obama dropped his fiscal 2015 budget proposal on Congress March 4 to a chorus of yawns and indifference. The budget featured numerous...

Thomas R. Eddlem March 8, 2014

First Senate Rejection of Obama Appointee

Bob Adelmann March 7, 2014

The rejection by the Senate of one of Obama's radical appointees, Debo Adegbile, is perhaps the first of many. ...

House Approves Bill to Stop Obama’s “War on Coal”

Raven Clabough March 7, 2014

The House of Representatives has approved a bill to block President Obama’s climate plan that aimed at regulating so-called carbon pollution from new...

Anti-gun Doctor Expected to be Confirmed as Surgeon General

Bob Adelmann March 5, 2014

Dr. Vivek Murthy, expected to be confirmed as surgeon general this week, is the White House's perfect candidate to take the post, adding...

Tensions Flare During House Hearing as Former IRS Official Pleads Fifth

Raven Clabough March 5, 2014

Former IRS official Lois Lerner once again rested on her Fifth Amendment right not to testify on her role in the IRS scandal...

Term Limits: a Restraint on Liberty, not on Corruption

Joe Wolverton, II, J.D. March 1, 2014

Representative Mick Mulvaney (R-S.C.) has introduced a measure calling for congressional term limits. The Founders believed such limits restricted liberty, not corruption. ...

Congresswoman: Drafting Executive Orders “Number One Agenda”

Thomas R. Eddlem February 6, 2014

Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas) told a meeting of the new Congressional Full Employment Caucus on January 29 that the chief job of...

In “Sign of Leadership Failure,” Obama Demands Debt Ceiling Hike

Alex Newman January 23, 2014

There was a time when Barack Obama claimed to believe that raising the national debt ceiling was a “sign of leadership failure” and...

UN Arms Trade Treaty: Every U.S. Senator Must Be Held Accountable (Video)

William F. Jasper January 14, 2014

President Obama is pushing the UN Arms Trade Treaty (ATT). Fifty-three senators say they oppose it, but we can be sure some of...

Obama Pentagon Waived Ban on Chinese Parts in U.S. Weapons

Alex Newman January 8, 2014

Even as top officials in the communist regime ruling over mainland China were spewing increasingly militaristic anti-American rhetoric — not to mention the...

Rep. King Says Sen. Paul Tells “Absolute Lies” About NSA Surveillance

Thomas R. Eddlem January 7, 2014

In a January 5 Fox News Channel interview, New York Republican Congressman Peter King claimed that Senator Rand Paul tells “absolute lies” with...

Senate Advances Bill to Continue Federal Unemployment Benefits

Raven Clabough January 7, 2014

In the Senate today, a test vote narrowly advanced a bill to extend long-term unemployment benefits, with Democrats refusing to compromise and Republicans...

55 Tax Breaks Expired at Stroke of Midnight, December 31

Raven Clabough January 1, 2014

At the stroke of midnight on December 31, 55 popular tax breaks expired, adding further uncertainty for millions of businesses and individuals across...

New U.S. Tax Regime is “Devastating,” Experts Say

Alex Newman December 30, 2013

Already facing “pariah” status worldwide due to onerous IRS requirements, millions of Americans living and working abroad are preparing to deal with a...