Reining in the Regulators: More than Executive Orders Needed
Executive Orders to reduce regulatory burdens on the economy, such as the one issued last week by President Obama, are likely to have...
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States Get Creative on Requirements to Receive Fed. Welfare Funds
As state budgets are increasingly shrinking, many are getting "creative" as they look for...
Taxmageddon Confrontation Has Already Begun
In the face of the $500 billion "taxmageddon" tax increase coming in 2012, Congress...
Congressional Budget Wrangling Continues
On Wednesday the Senate voted down five budget proposals, reflecting gridlock and unwillingness to...
Boehner Fires First Salvo in Taxmaggedon Wars
House speaker John Boehner decided on Tuesday to fire the first round in the coming battle...
NDAA 2013 Passes out of Committee; Indefinite Detention Provisions Remain Intact
On Thursday morning, the House Armed Services Committee passed the 2013 version of the...
Democrat Anti-Self-Defense “Trayvon Amendment” on Hold, For Now
Federal legislation sponsored by “progressive” Democrat lawmakers, dubbed the “Trayvon Amendment” to play on...
Senate Votes to Pump More Money into the Post Office
In April the Senate voted to pump $11 billion into the insolvent Postal Service...
Republicans Prepare Contempt Citation Against Eric Holder
House Republicans are accusing Attorney General Eric Holder of obstructing the House investigation into...
CISPA is Big Brother’s Friend
This is “cybersecurity week,” according to Brock Meeks at Wired.com when CISPA (the Orwellian-named Cyber...
Anti-NDAA Bills Worth — and Not Worth — Supporting
“Sound and fury signifying nothing.” That is how Shakespeare’s Macbeth described life. That same...
Senate-Passed Bill Would Mandate Black Boxes in Cars, Plus More
The U.S. Senate has passed a bill that would make it mandatory for all...
Rep. Allen West Says There Are Communists in Congress; Is He Right?
At a town hall meeting in Palm City, Florida, on April 10, Tea Party...
$5 Trillion Tax Hike Coming
Back in February when the Congress voted to extend the payroll tax “holiday” to...
The JOBS Bill: An Encouraging Sign of Intelligent Life in Washington
When President Obama signs the JOBS (Jumpstart Our Business Start-up Act) bill into law...
Deadlock on Budget, Despite House Passage of Ryan Plan
The budget plan of Wisconsin GOP Rep. Paul Ryan (left) passed the House on...
House Budget Committee Chairman Ryan Says Voters Ready for Budget Cuts
Despite predictable outcries against a plan advertised as a $5.3-trillion cut in federal spending...
Legislation Would Stop Government from “Picking Energy Winners and Losers”
According to CSN News March 2, House Rep. Mike Pompeo (R-Kan., left) has again introduced...
Fed’s “Independence” Threatened by Bernanke?
With the publishing of a “white paper” about the housing market, Fed Chairman Ben...
Taxpayers Clipped to Keep Senate Barbershop Afloat
A shave and a haircut will cost you more than two bits just about...