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House Votes to Revive Export-Import Bank

With the passage of a transportation bill by the House of Representatives Thursday, Congress is well on its way to reviving the Export-Import...

Michael Tennant November 9, 2015

Rand Paul Video Blasting Budget Deal Goes Viral

Joe Wolverton, II, J.D. November 9, 2015

A video of Senator Rand Paul speaking against the bipartisan budget deal was posted by Senator Mike Lee and went viral. ...

Secret TPP Text Released: GOP to Push Obama’s Dangerous Trade Deal

William F. Jasper November 6, 2015

With release of long-awaited secret text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), Obama can expect support from new GOP leaders Ryan, Brady in passing...

Ryan Won’t Cut Planned Parenthood, But Says He’d Like To

Steve Byas November 4, 2015

Representative Paul Ryan talks a good game, but conservatives can expect no action on their behalf from the new speaker of the House....

Neocon Senate Republicans Join Democrats to Pass Mammoth Budget

Warren Mass October 30, 2015

On October 30, the Republican–controlled Senate voted 64 to 35 to pass the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, which began its life in...

Rand Paul Promises to Filibuster Bipartisan Budget Deal

Joe Wolverton, II, J.D. October 29, 2015

Senator Rand Paul promised to do "all he can" to block the vote on the debt ceiling deal worked out by the White...

After Drone Document Leak, Rep. Calls for Congressional Oversight of Strikes

Joe Wolverton, II, J.D. October 26, 2015

After a cache of documents detailing the drone war was leaked, a congressman is calling for greater congressional oversight of the program. ...

DHS Lobbying for Passage of CISA; Cotton Calls for Expanded Data Sharing

Joe Wolverton, II, J.D. October 25, 2015

Department of Homeland Security leaders are lobbying the Senate to pass CISA, a bill that would give the fedreal government access to private...

A Look At the Speaker of the House Candidates (2/2)

TNA Video October 24, 2015

VIDEO - In this Part 2 of 2 series, Andy Ramirez takes a closer look at the candidates for replacing John Boehner as...

Obama Thinks He Can Work With Ryan

Steve Byas October 24, 2015

Those looking for a big change in Congress by replacing John Boehner with Paul Ryan are likely to be disappointed. ...

A Look at the Speaker of the House Candidates (1/2)

TNA Video October 23, 2015

VIDEO - In this Part 1 of 2 series, Andy Ramirez takes a closer look at the candidates for replacing John Boehner as...

Clinton Exposed as Liar in Benghazigate Hearings, but Secrets Remain

Alex Newman October 23, 2015

In her latest round of testimony on the Benghazi attack that left four Americans dead, Hillary Clinton, secretary of state at the time...

Democratic Senator Sherrod Brown Denounces Obama’s TPP Initiative

Christian Gomez October 16, 2015

Democratic Senator Sherrod Brown sent an e-mail blast to constituents denouncing Obama's Trans-Pacific Partnership initiative days after sending the president a letter calling...