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Mixed Reactions to New Law Reopening Government
The justifications and clarifications being issued by members of Congress over their votes yesterday reveal one simple fact: There aren't enough Americanists in...
Fitch Threatens Downgrade; Boehner to Surrender
House Speaker John Boehner will almost certainly bring the Senate funding bill to a vote in the House where, if Nancy Pelosi is...
Read moreLeaks Expose Bipartisan Plot to Save Congress From ObamaCare
As Republican leaders in Congress were publicly fuming about congressional exemptions from ObamaCare, leaked documents show that GOP House Speaker John Boehner’s office...
Read moreNSA Chief: Agency’s Successes Are Being Overstated
NSA Director Gen. Keith Alexander admitted that the Obama administration has been using misleading statistics to convince Americans that the NSA has successfully...
Read moreSenate Rejects Another House Proposal; Partial Shutdown in Progress
Even as the federal government is now experiencing a partial shutdown for the first time in 17 years, the Senate has rejected a...
Read moreCongressional Stalemate Continues, Threatening Partial Gov’t Shutdown
The moment of truth is now. Constitutionalists will maintain their principles. Others will shed their Tea Party costumes. Americans will shortly learn the...
Read moreThey’re Lying to You: Appropriations and “Shutdown” Lies
As Democrats and Republicans squabble over federal funding and a partial shutdown of the federal government looms, many in the press are mindlessly...
Read moreHouse Bill Offered to Study “Real World” Effects of Fed Policy
The bill offered by Representative Kevin Brady (R-Texas) to create a commission to study the effects of Fed actions over the past 100...
Read moreRand Paul Offers Bill to Block Feds From Taking ObamaCare Subsidies
Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky.) is offering an amendment that would prohibit federal employees from taking taxpayer-funded subsidies to pay for ObamaCare health insurance....
Read moreWith GOP Help, Senate Restores Funding for ObamaCare
The Senate voted September 27 to pass a continuing resolution that restores funding for ObamaCare that the House of Representatives had denied in...
Read moreAfter 21 Hours, Cruz Rests His Case — and Legs
Sen. Ted Cruz spoke for 21 hours about the need to defund ObamaCare, but will his efforts be successful? ...
Read moreHouse to Vote on Bill to Raise Debt Ceiling and Delay ObamaCare
House Republicans are maintaining their position on the healthcare law and are launching what is dubbed a “two-front war” on ObamaCare. One week...
Read moreCruz Control: Senator Ted Cruz Speaks (at Length) Against ObamaCare
“I rise today in opposition to ObamaCare,”declared Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) as he began his marathon speech against the president's healthcare law Tuesday...
Read moreLawmakers Dispute Over How to Avoid Government Shutdown
Lawmakers continue to struggle to reach an agreement that would keep the government open past September 30. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid will...
Read moreHouse Passes Measure to Cut Costs of Food Stamp Program
In a close vote Thursday, the U.S. House of Representatives approved 217 -210 a measure that cuts food stamps by $39 billion over...
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