House Passes Continuing Resolution
On Wednesday night, the United States House of Representatives approved a $1.1 trillion continuing resolution (CR) that will fund the federal government through...
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House Passes School Nutrition Bill That Is No Treat
Remember that clause in the Constitution that gives the federal government the authority to regulate school bake sales? Even if you don’t, Congress...
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Ron Paul’s Big Day
Will Tuesday be Ron Paul’s big day? Robert Wenzel of EconomicPolicyJournal.com thinks so, as does Paul confidant Lew Rockwell. On December 7 the...
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Lame-duck Accomplishments and Upcoming Agenda
Given the quantity of items planned for this year’s lame-duck session, it is imperative to keep up with the items addressed in the...
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Congress’ December To-do List
With one month left until the end of the year, Congress has quite a bit with which to contend. Ranging from the unemployed,...
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GOP Congress Hopes to Overturn ObamaCare Regulations
Because of President Barack Obama's veto power, it is very unlikely that Congress could successfully repeal ObamaCare for at least another two years....
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Ron Paul, the Fed, and Changing Times
The times, they are a-changin’. Unthinkable only a year or two ago, the prospect that Congressman Ron Paul may actually receive the long-deserved...
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Sen. Rockefeller’s Wish: TV News Censorship
It is common for aging humans to look back fondly on the imagined “good old days” of their youth. Sen. John D. (“Jay”)...
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Charles Rangel’s Fall
Another of the House mighty has fallen. Charles Rangel (D), 40-year veteran Congressman from Harlem and the senior member of the New York...
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Nancy Pelosi Becomes Dems’ Scapegoat
Responding to the results of the midterm elections, the moderate Blue Dog Coalition of Democrats in Congress is asking House Speaker Nancy Pelosi...
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Ben Bernanke’s Worst Nightmare: Chairman Ron Paul
In the 111th Congress Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) introduced legislation to perform a wide-ranging audit of the Federal Reserve. That bill was, in...
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Republican Balks at Complete Repeal of ObamaCare
The noble historian Tacitus recorded the events that occurred in Rome immediately after the destruction of the Republic and during the rise and...
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Fourth Freedom Index for the 111th Congress
The New American's semi-annual congressional scorecard, entitled “The Freedom Index," rates all members of Congress based on their adherence to constitutional principles...
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Judge Lifts Ban on Federal Funding of Embryonic Stem-cell Research
United States District Judge Royce Lambert ruled in August that the federal government should halt funding for embryonic stem-cell research conducted by the...
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The Impeachment of Judge Porteous
The impeachment of Judge G. Thomas Porteous of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana appeared initially to be an...
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