Congress
Congressmen Introduce Bill to Stop Expansion of Food Labeling Mandate
A bipartisan group of congressmen introduced legislation to prevent the Food and Drug Administration from expanding ObamaCare's mandate for nutrition labeling of chain-restaurant...
Proposal to Allow States to Tax Internet Sales Passes Senate
Twenty-six Republicans sided with Democrats on March 22 when the Senate voted 75-24 in favor of a non-binding but instructive resolution allowing states...
Read moreCongress Seeks Answers on Huge Homeland Security Ammo Contracts
Concerned lawmakers and activists across America from all points on the political spectrum have for months been seeking an explanation about the Obama...
Read moreSenate Votes to Keep U.S. Out of UN Arms Trade Treaty
An amendment sponsored by Senator Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) to keep the US out of the UN Arms Trade Treaty was approved by the...
Read moreDemocratic Budget Proposal Faces Further Criticism
After four years of operating without a federal budget, Senate Democrats unveiled a budget last week that ultimately calls for a $1 trillion...
Read moreSenate Judiciary Committee Passes Feinstein’s “Assault Weapons” Ban
By a party line vote, the Senate Judiciary Committee passed Senator Dianne Feinstein's "assault weapons" ban on Thursday. ...
Read moreRep. Paul Ryan’s New Budget to Repeal ObamaCare, Replace Medicare
The underlying assumptions of Rep. Paul Ryan's new budget to be unveiled on Tuesday, which include repealing ObamaCare and replacing Medicare, make his...
Read moreRand Paul Filibusters for Almost 13 Hours as Millions “Stand with Rand”
Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky.) filibustered the nomination of John Brennan for nearly 13 hours, challenging the president's authority to kill Americans on American...
Read moreLawyers Testify Before House Committee in Favor of Targeted Killings of Americans
During a hearing before the House Judiciary Committee, several prominent lawyers testified in favor of the constitutionality of targeted killing of Americans. ...
Read moreBackground Check Bill for Private Gun Sales Is Stalled
The pushback against a national registry of law-abiding gun owners appears to be more than sufficient to kill any such legislation from being...
Read moreSenate Republicans Consider Handing Purse Strings to President
Some Senate Republicans, backed by their leadership, are proposing a plan to avoid mandated sequestration cuts by letting President Obama decide what to...
Read moreWill Sen. Rand Paul Filibuster Brennan Confirmation?
Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky.) threatened to filibuster the confirmation vote of John Brennan unless Brennan provides clear answers to the senator's questions regarding...
Read moreRand Paul Returns $600,000 From Office Budget to U.S. Treasury
Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky announced the return of $600,000 from his office budget to the federal treasury. ...
Read moreChuck Hagel a Committed Internationalist
Confirming Chuck Hagel for secretary of defense may harm U.S. defense considering his record, words of praise from the Communist Party, and ties...
Read moreJohn Brennan Confirmation Hearing More Gracious Than Grueling
The Senate Intelligence Committee’s Thursday confirmation hearing of John Brennan, President Obama's nominee for head of the Central Intelligence Agency, was more gracious...
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