House Passes Bill to Keep Govt Running
The House of Representatives passed a temporary spending bill on September 25 to keep the federal government in business through October. In order...
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Patriot Act Hearings This Week
The House and the Senate are scheduled to conduct their initial committee hearings this...
Ron Paul Has the Council on Foreign Relations Worried
Near the start of this year Ron Paul (R-Texas) introduced H.R. 1207, the Federal...
The Fallout of Sen. Mel Martinez’s Resignation
Questions about Florida Senator Melquiades Martinez’ decision to resign two years before the end...
Senate Judiciary Committee Votes to Confirm Sotomayor
Earlier today the Senate Judiciary Committee voted 13 to 6 to confirm federal appeals...
The Sotomayor Hearings—Day One to Day Two
The first day of Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor’s confirmation hearings made two things...
Congress Rebukes Obama on Dictatorial Claim
The U.S. House of Representatives on July 9 voted almost unanimously to rebuke President...
New “Freedom Index” Grades Every Congressman
The current (July 20) issue of The New American includes our first congressional scorecard...
Audit-the-Fed Legislation Faces Roadblocks
It will come as a surprise to many Americans to learn that the Federal...
“Cap-And-Trade” Tax Bill Narrowly Passes House
“Cap-And-Trade” global-warming legislation that would — by President Barack Obama's own admission — “skyrocket”...
Congress to Vote on $846 Billion “Cap-and-Trade” Tax
The Washington Post has reported today that Congress will vote Friday on the 1,092-page...
Nanny State Targets Tobacco
The term "Nanny State" refers to the increasing government intrusion in personal life decisions...
From Farming to Serfdom
Another sweeping draconian measure from your representatives in Washington is quickly taking shape under...
Will the Federal Reserve Be Audited?
It will come as a surprise to many Americans to know: 1) the Federal...
More Corporate Welfare: “Cash For Clunkers”
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a $4 billion “Cash for Clunkers” bill on...
Ron Paul’s Bill H.R. 1207 to Audit the Fed
Bill H.R. 1207 to audit the Federal Reserve now has 200 cosponsors. That’s 45...
House Bill Limits Whole-body Imaging
On June 4, the House voted 310-118 for a bill (H.R. 2027) limiting the...
Judge Sonia Sotomayor’s Shadowy Thinking
There may soon be more “penumbras formed by emanations” in the invisible, unpredictable “living...
Congress Passes $3.56 Trillion Budget Resolution
On April 29, Congress passed a nonbinding $3.56 trillion budget resolution for the 2010...
Republicans Open to More Stimulus
"Second verse, same as the first," go the lyrics to a '60s Herman's Hermits...