Feinstein-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...
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U.S. Sets Deadline for Iran to Cooperate With IAEA
Veteran U.S. diplomat Robert A. Wood, Chargé d'Affaires of the U.S. Mission to the...
Obama “Compromise”: More Spending, Higher Taxes, Unlimited Debt
President Obama has hardened his views on “fiscal cliff” negotiations with congressional Republicans, with...
House Resolution Seeks Answers on Drone Use
Texas Republican Ron Paul, Ohio Democrat Dennis Kucinich, and New Jersey Democrat Rush Holt...
Senate Committee Weighs Amendment to Electronic Privacy Act
The Senate Judiciary Committee has before it a bill that proponents hope will not...
Despite Vow to Withdraw, Obama Plans Troops in Afghanistan Past 2014
Despite pledging on numerous occasions that the U.S. government’s occupation of Afghanistan would end...
Ex-Con Elected to N.H. House Changes Mind, Won’t Resign
Stacie Marie Laughton's election on Nov. 6 drew national and even international headlines, as...
McCain Wants GOP Mum on Abortion
There should be no talk of abortion — or as little as possible, anyway — in...
Sen. Paul: Nation to Get “Big, Ugly” Debt Bag for Christmas
In what might loosely be described as the "spirit of the season," the Congress...
Documents Show Lieberman, King Behind Financial Blockade of WikiLeaks
According to European Commission documents released Tuesday by WikiLeaks, two high-ranking U.S. politicians are...
San Bernardino Seeks to Stiff the Country’s Largest Pension Plan
The "pendency plan" just passed by the San Bernardino, California, city council includes "renegotiating"...
Fiscal Cliff Talks Continue in Congress
While the U.S. economy is said to be en route to go over the...
White House Warns “Fiscal Cliff” Threatens Holiday Shopping
Despite the report of record "Black Friday" and weekend sales to kick off the...
Firearm Sales Skyrocket in Election’s Aftermath
The sale of firearms and ammunition continues to increase in the weeks following Obama's...
Taxpayer Protection Pledge Takers Now Breaking Their Promise
Since Senator Saxby Chambliss' defection on Thursday from his Taxpayer Protection Pledge, two other...
High Court: Appeals Court Must Hear Liberty U.’s Challenge to ObamaCare
Today the U.S. Supreme Court ordered the Fourth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Virginia...
Rand Paul’s NDAA Amendment: Does It Go Far Enough?
Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky.) has proposed an amendment to this year’s version of the...
Political Predictions: Obama’s Second Term
With Barack Obama in the presidency for a second term and Democrats still control...
Jesse Jackson Resigns Congressional Seat Amid Federal Probe
Jesse Jackson Jr., Democratic congressman from Illinois and son of the “civil rights” agitator,...
What to Expect From the New Congress
The party numbers are pretty much the same, but the congressional Democrats are far...