Congress
House and Senate Bills Would Block Military Aid to Syria
Bills introduced in the House and Senate by Rep. Massie and Sen. Tom Udall, respectively, would block president Obama from sending military aid...
House Passes 2014 NDAA; NSA Surveillance Will Lead to Indefinite Detention
The House of Representatives has passed the National Defense Authorization Act for 2014. Surveillance will lead to more indefinite detentions. ...
Read moreHouse Votes Unanimously to Ban Funding for UN Gun Grab
By a voice vote, the House of Representatives voted unanimously in favor of an amendment to the NDAA that would ban funding for...
Read moreRand Paul Immigration Amendment Would Prevent National ID Card
An amendment to the immigration bill to be offered by Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky.) would prohibit the creation of a national ID card...
Read moreUnauthorized War on Syria Would Be Impeachable Offense, Rep. Warns
President Obama will be guilty of an impeachable offense if he intervenes militarily in Syria's civil war without authorization from Congress, according to...
Read moreCBO Cost Estimates on Senate Immigration Bill Celebrated, Challenged
To say that the Congressional Budget Office's estimate of the costs of S. 744, the immigration bill being contested in the Senate, is...
Read moreU.S. House of Representatives Votes to Legalize Industrial Hemp
The U.S. House of Representatives voted 225-200 on June 20 to legalize the industrial farming of hemp fiber. ...
Read moreFeinstein Wants to Limit Contractors’ Access to Classified Info
Following news accounts of how the government has been collecting and storing millions of phone call records, e-mail messages and other forms of...
Read moreAttorney General Holder: “No Intention to Spy” on Congress
Attorney General Eric Holder offered to answer in closed session when asked in a Senate hearing if the executive branch had been monitoring...
Read moreSocial Security Trustees Celebrate: Trust Funds Won’t Be Broke for Years
The latest report from Social Security's trustees has resulted in claims from supporters that the program is safe and sound and will be...
Read moreNational Taxpayers Union Finds Major Spending Shift in 112th Congress
The National Taxpayers Union’s count of the cost of each member of Congress' "wish list" shows a dramatic shift away from more spending...
Read moreRand Paul: Senate Is Arming Al-Qaeda and Rushing to War in Syria
During a hearing of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky.) warned that his colleagues were rushing to war in Syria...
Read moreCost Estimate of Government Regulations Doesn’t Measure the Real Cost
The estimate that the cost of government regulations now exceed half of the annual budget for the first time fails to take into...
Read moreSenate Passes Bill for Taxing Internet Sales
The U.S. Senate approved a bill Monday by a vote of 69-27 authorizing states to require out-of-state sellers to collect and remit state...
Read more42 House Republicans Propose Ending “Obama Phone” Subsidy
Rep. Tim Griffin (R-Ark.) is right: The only way to fix the "Obama phone" subsidy is to end it altogether. Then the other...
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