Sen. Paul: Nation to Get “Big, Ugly” Debt Bag for Christmas
In what might loosely be described as the "spirit of the season," the Congress of the United States will likely put together a...
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Documents Show Lieberman, King Behind Financial Blockade of WikiLeaks
According to European Commission documents released Tuesday by WikiLeaks, two high-ranking U.S. politicians are...
San Bernardino Seeks to Stiff the Country’s Largest Pension Plan
The "pendency plan" just passed by the San Bernardino, California, city council includes "renegotiating"...
Fiscal Cliff Talks Continue in Congress
While the U.S. economy is said to be en route to go over the...
Taxpayer Protection Pledge Takers Now Breaking Their Promise
Since Senator Saxby Chambliss' defection on Thursday from his Taxpayer Protection Pledge, two other...
Jesse Jackson Resigns Congressional Seat Amid Federal Probe
Jesse Jackson Jr., Democratic congressman from Illinois and son of the “civil rights” agitator,...
What to Expect From the New Congress
The party numbers are pretty much the same, but the congressional Democrats are far...
Geithner as Buzz Lightyear on National Debt: To Infinity, and Beyond
President Obama's Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner has embraced the “Buzz Lightyear” debt strategy to...
House Committee Investigates EPA’s Secret E-mail Accounts
Citing “a pattern of behavior directed at subverting transparency,” the House Committee on Science,...
CBO: Balancing the Budget Is “Formidable” Task
The Congressional Budget Office's latest offering of suggestions on how to cut the deficit...
Sen. Coburn’s Report Exposes DOD’s Wasteful, Non-Defense Spending
Following his office’s publishing of his annual Wastebook last month, Senator Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) has...
In Farewell, Ron Paul Offers Hope Despite Looming Economic Implosion
After spending more than two decades in Congress vigorously standing up for liberty, peace,...
Latest CBO Report All But Guarantees Gridlock Over the Fiscal Cliff
In its latest 14-page report on the impact the “fiscal cliff” would have on the...
More LOST Opponents Coming to Senate — but Will They Be Too Late?
Opponents of the Law of the Sea Treaty (LOST) should be encouraged by the...
Debt Ceiling Likely to be Raised Without Fanfare This Time
Although the Treasury warned that government borrowing would hit the debt ceiling before the...
Taxmageddon Only Part of the Problem
The Heritage Foundation's calculations of Taxmageddon's impact on American taxpayers is only one of...
Rep. Issa Issues Subpoena for HHS Documents
According to Republican Rep. Darrell Issa, there are indications that a federal program is...
The Fiscal Cliff, the Fiscal Gap, and the Lame Duck Congress
Private congressional conversations about how to keep the country from racing off the fiscal...
How Do Your Congressmen Vote? Check Out the Freedom Index.
With all the hoopla and media attention now being devoted presidential politics, it would...
Senator Coburn’s “Wastebook 2012” Names Biggest Waste: Congress
For each of the past three years, Senator Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) has published his...