Latest “Freedom Index” Rates Congress
The latest (December 7) issue of The New American includes our second congressional scorecard on the 111th Congress. The scorecard, entitled “The Freedom...
Congress
Senate Confirms Obama Judicial Pick Hamilton
Led by the Democratic majority, the U.S. Senate on November 19 confirmed President Barack...
Boxer Violates Senate Rules for “Cap-and-Trade” Bill
Dismissing concerns that the environmental assumptions underlying the bill may be fundamentally flawed, key...
Subcommittee Guts Ron Paul’s Bill to Audit the Fed
The Federal Reserve Transparency Act (H.R. 1207), Congressman Ron Paul’s landmark bill to audit...
House Committee Investigates Jane Harman
A House Democrat who once claimed to "live and breathe security" has been under...
House Committee Refuses to Hear Inconvenient Truth
The House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming showed its bias against...
Expert Opposes Senate “Cap and Trade” Bill
The Senate held a hearing on October 29 dealing with the Clean Energy Jobs...
House Considering Economic Stimulus
Despite record-setting federal deficits, the House is considering how it can continue stimulating the...
Fewer Senators Support Climate Bill
“The fence is getting a bit more crowded” is how the New York Times...
Senate Obamacare Bill Could Ban Guns
The Senate Finance Committee is scheduled to vote on Chairman Max Baucus' socialized healthcare bill Tuesday, October...
The Newspaper Revitalization Act Bailout
Senator Benjamin Cardin (D-Md.) introduced “The Newspaper Revitalization Act” on March 24 of this...
Senate to Consider Radical “Cap-and-trade” Bill
As the President and First Lady jaunt off to Copenhagen — on separate planes...
Hearings Held on Ron Paul’s “Audit the Fed” Bill
The House Committee on Financial Services held its first major hearing on H.R. 1207,...
House Passes Bill to Keep Govt Running
The House of Representatives passed a temporary spending bill on September 25 to keep...
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...