Congress Threatening to Defund Operation Choke Point
Today Idaho Republican Senator Mike Crapo, a member of the Senate Budget Committee, will offer an amendment to the budget bill demanding that...
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Obama Administration Sets New Record for Poor Handling of FOIA Requests
New figures posted online on March 17 by the Department of Justice at the...
Arizona Senate Passes Bill to Nullify All Federal Gun Regulations
The Arizona Senate has passed a bill nullifying all unconstitutional federal gun regulations. ...
Will Supreme Court Squelch Free Speech Because “Mob” Might be Offended?
No displaying the American flag in school on "Mexicans' day," said school officials. Their...
Big Business Gets Big Subsidies From Washington
Big businesses and banks get billions and even trillions of dollars in grants, special...
GOP Unveils Budget Proposal
Republicans in Congress have released their first budget outline since the GOP took control...
Will Money-laundering Scandal Derail Lynch Nomination?
Loretta Lynch's handling of the HSBC money-laundering scandal could mean the end of her...
Paul Opposes Nation Building, but Would Create a New Kurdistan
Kentucky Senator Rand Paul opposes "nation building," but calls for a new country of...
Senate Democrats Withdraw Support for Anti-trafficking Bill That Bars Funding for Abortions
—Senate Democrats, after discovering rather late in the legislative process that the Justice for...
NSA Spying Gets Another Extension From Federal Court
Almost two years after Edward Snowden revealed the scope of NSA spying on American...
Senators’ Letter to Iran Raises Constitutional Questions
After 47 Republican U.S. senators sent a letter to Ayatollah Khamenei of Iran, cautioning...
Spokane: Armed 2nd-Amend. Supporters Confront Feds; Feds Back Down
While Selma history may be in the news, Spokane patriots were making real news...
Will GOP Use Kerry’s “We Didn’t Know” NAFTA Defense on TPP?
After voting for “Fast Track” for NAFTA and then for NAFTA itself, then-Senator John...
U.S.-backed Rebel Now ISIL’s Man in Libya
Abdelhakim Belhadj, the leader of the al-Qaeda-linked rebel forces that brought down Moammar Gadhafi,...
Wiki Lawsuit Highlights NSA’s All-Inclusive, Unconstitutional Spying
Wikipedia's lawsuit against the NSA highlights the all-inclusive scope of the NSA's relentless and...
ATF Drops Proposed Ammo Ban; Agency’s Very Existence Threatened
The groundswell of public and congressional opposition against the ATF's proposed ban on 5.56...
Republican Senators Send Letter to Iran, Prompting White House Reaction
An open letter sent by 47 Republican senators to the “Leaders of the Islamic...
ACLU Suing NSA on Behalf of Wikipedia and Other Groups
The American Civil Liberties Union has announced that it will file a lawsuit against...
Boehner and Pelosi Reportedly Had “Secret” Talks Before DHS Vote
Prior to the House voting on March 3 to fund the Department of Homeland...
Sen. Wyden Is Key Democrat in TPP-TPA Fast Track Trade Fight
Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) the ranking member on the Senate Finance Committee, is getting...