Tensions Flare During House Hearing as Former IRS Official Pleads Fifth
Former IRS official Lois Lerner once again rested on her Fifth Amendment right not to testify on her role in the IRS scandal...
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Term Limits: a Restraint on Liberty, not on Corruption
Representative Mick Mulvaney (R-S.C.) has introduced a measure calling for congressional term limits. The Founders believed such limits restricted liberty, not corruption. ...
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Congresswoman: Drafting Executive Orders “Number One Agenda”
Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas) told a meeting of the new Congressional Full Employment Caucus on January 29 that the chief job of...
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In “Sign of Leadership Failure,” Obama Demands Debt Ceiling Hike
There was a time when Barack Obama claimed to believe that raising the national debt ceiling was a “sign of leadership failure” and...
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UN Arms Trade Treaty: Every U.S. Senator Must Be Held Accountable (Video)
President Obama is pushing the UN Arms Trade Treaty (ATT). Fifty-three senators say they oppose it, but we can be sure some of...
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Obama Pentagon Waived Ban on Chinese Parts in U.S. Weapons
Even as top officials in the communist regime ruling over mainland China were spewing increasingly militaristic anti-American rhetoric — not to mention the...
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Rep. King Says Sen. Paul Tells “Absolute Lies” About NSA Surveillance
In a January 5 Fox News Channel interview, New York Republican Congressman Peter King claimed that Senator Rand Paul tells “absolute lies” with...
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Senate Advances Bill to Continue Federal Unemployment Benefits
In the Senate today, a test vote narrowly advanced a bill to extend long-term unemployment benefits, with Democrats refusing to compromise and Republicans...
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55 Tax Breaks Expired at Stroke of Midnight, December 31
At the stroke of midnight on December 31, 55 popular tax breaks expired, adding further uncertainty for millions of businesses and individuals across...
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New U.S. Tax Regime is “Devastating,” Experts Say
Already facing “pariah” status worldwide due to onerous IRS requirements, millions of Americans living and working abroad are preparing to deal with a...
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Ted Cruz: Indefinite Detention Retained in NDAA 2014
Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) voted against the NDAA, noting that it retained the indefinite detention provisions of past versions. ...
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President to Sign Budget Spending/Deficit Increases
President Obama has pledged to sign into law the Murray-Ryan budget deal formally known as the “Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013.” The bill...
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Bipartisan Budget Deal: Tax and Tax, Spend and Spend
House Liberty Caucus Chairman Justin Amash (R-Mich.) aptly summed up the bipartisan budget deal being pushed by House Speaker John Boehner in this...
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Congress Rushing to Approve 2014 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)
Congress is rushing to approve the latest version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) by the end of the year. ...
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Amid IRS Abuse, Record Number of Americans Give Up U.S. Citizenship
Facing an increasingly out-of-control federal government in Washington, D.C., record numbers of Americans are giving up their U.S. citizenship in an effort to...
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