Rep. Amash Honors Oath and Opposes $10 Billion Sandy Relief Bill
Representative Justin Amash (R-Mich.) voted against a nearly $10 billion aid package for victims of Hurricane Sandy. ...
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Ron Paul’s Liberty Movement Spreads in Congress
The retirement of Congressman Ron Paul from the House of Representatives last week did not end the Texas libertarian's influence in Congress. And...
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Congress Whips Up Deal Averting “Dairy Cliff” — for Now
With its last-minute New Year’s Day deal, Congress has pulled Americans back ever so slightly from two approaching precipices. First, of course, was...
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The Fiscal Cliff Deal: Taxpayers Pay More, Deficits Rise
With the newly enacted American Taxpayer Relief Act, taxpayers will find once again that their taxes will be going up, along with deficits...
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Senate Ignores Constitution, Passes Warrantless Wiretap Renewal
By a vote of 73-23, the United States Senate voted to extend for five years the FISA Amendments authorizing the warrantless wiretapping of...
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Plans to Oust House Speaker Boehner Are Taking Shape
Following increasing dissatisfaction with House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio), staffs of unnamed House members have developed a detailed plan to oust him as...
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Critics Slam Sen. Feinstein’s “Assault Weapons” Ban, Gun Registry
Democrat Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California has stirred up a hornets' nest with her latest proposal to ban so-called “assault weapons” and standard...
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Debt Ceiling Debate Now Set for February 2013
Using "extraordinary measures," the Treasury won't hit the debt ceiling for another two months, which will then precipitate another debt ceiling crisis, with...
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FISA Renewal Vote Coming This Week; Rand Paul Defends 4th Amendment
This week, Congress will consider the renewal of the 2008 FISA Amendments. Should they be approved, warrantlesss wiretapping will be legal for another...
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Americans to Get Creamed by Higher Milk Prices Unless Congress Acts
Unless Congress acts by the end of the year, dairy prices are likely to double as the 2008 Farm Bill expires, requiring the...
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Rep. Tim Scott to Replace Senator Jim DeMint in January
When South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley announced Monday that she would appoint Rep. Tim Scott to replace Senate Jim DeMint in the upcoming...
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Senate to Consider FISA Renewal; Rand Paul to Offer 4th Amendment Guard
“Christmas is not more important than this legislation.” Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) actually said that with regard to his effort to...
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Conference Committee Strikes Jury Trial Protection From NDAA
At a press conference held Thursday afternoon, four of the leaders of the House and Senate Armed Services Committees announced the completion of...
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House Speaker Boehner Offers Plan B with Tax Increases
House Speaker John Boehner offered his Plan B to the White House as part of the chess game being played over the fiscal...
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Paul, Kucinich Drone Resolution Rejected by House Judiciary Committee
A resolution sponsored by retiring Representatives Ron Paul (R-Texas) and Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) requiring Attorney General Eric Holder to release all information related...
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