Congress
Senate GOP Kills Controversial UN Disability Treaty
Responding to a tsunami of organized opposition against a highly controversial United Nations disability treaty known as the “UN Convention on the Rights...
The National Debt: What Really Needs to Be Done
Most political talk is now focused on the “fiscal cliff,” but usually the talk avoids probing the depth of the problem. And the...
Read moreSenate to Vote on UN Treaty, GOP and Critics Slam Threat to U.S.
The U.S. Senate is set to vote on the ratification of a deeply controversial United Nations treaty on disabled people, dubbed the UN...
Read moreSenate Votes Against Transfer of Gitmo Detainees
On Thursday, the U.S. Senate voted against the transfer of Guantanamo Bay detainees, despite veto threats from the White House. The measure was...
Read moreSenator Tom Harkin Tries to Revive His High-frequency Trading Tax Bill
Senator Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) continues to pump his bill to impose transaction fees on high-frequency trading, saying that they would raise a lot...
Read moreFeinstein-Lee NDAA Amendment Passes, But Is It Enough?
On November 29, the Senate passed the Feinstein-Lee Amendment to the 2013 NDAA, purporting to protect the right to trial of those detained...
Read moreObama “Compromise”: More Spending, Higher Taxes, Unlimited Debt
President Obama has hardened his views on “fiscal cliff” negotiations with congressional Republicans, with Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner telling a closed-door session of...
Read moreHouse Resolution Seeks Answers on Drone Use
Texas Republican Ron Paul, Ohio Democrat Dennis Kucinich, and New Jersey Democrat Rush Holt are continuing the fight in the House of Representatives...
Read moreSen. 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...
Read moreDocuments Show Lieberman, King Behind Financial Blockade of WikiLeaks
According to European Commission documents released Tuesday by WikiLeaks, two high-ranking U.S. politicians are responsible, at least in part, for a financial blockade...
Read moreSan Bernardino Seeks to Stiff the Country’s Largest Pension Plan
The "pendency plan" just passed by the San Bernardino, California, city council includes "renegotiating" its pension liabilities with CalPERS, the country's largest pension...
Read moreFiscal Cliff Talks Continue in Congress
While the U.S. economy is said to be en route to go over the so-called "fiscal cliff" on January 1, Congress has made...
Read moreTaxpayer Protection Pledge Takers Now Breaking Their Promise
Since Senator Saxby Chambliss' defection on Thursday from his Taxpayer Protection Pledge, two other senators and a member of the House have also...
Read moreJesse Jackson Resigns Congressional Seat Amid Federal Probe
Jesse Jackson Jr., Democratic congressman from Illinois and son of the “civil rights” agitator, has resigned his House seat, citing ill health and...
Read moreWhat to Expect From the New Congress
The party numbers are pretty much the same, but the congressional Democrats are far more liberal, and the Republicans are much closer to...
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