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Leahy Offers Weak Bill to Curb NSA Eavesdropping on Americans

Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) introduced a bill intended to curb NSA powers, but it will probably not be taken up this session of...

Bob Adelmann July 30, 2014

Senate Democrats Quietly Revive Radical UN Disabilities Treaty

Alex Newman July 21, 2014

After being defeated in 2012, Democrats on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee quietly announced that they would be holding yet another vote on...

Senate Moves Closer to Seizing Control of Cyberspace

Joe Wolverton, II, J.D. July 16, 2014

The latest Internet security bill passed out of committee this week and could be headed for the body of the Senate. ...

House Slashes IRS Enforcement Budget Almost 25 Percent

Bob Adelmann July 16, 2014

On Monday the House cut the enforcement budget of the IRS by 25 percent. ...

Democrats Push Bill to Undermine Supreme Court Hobby Lobby Ruling

Raven Clabough July 16, 2014

Retaliating against the United States Supreme Court's ruling in favor of the Hobby Lobby, Democratic Senators have are pushing a new bill nicknamed...

Our New “Freedom Index”: Rating Congress Based on the Constitution

Gary Benoit July 16, 2014

The New American's "Freedom Index" rates congressmen based on their adherence to constitutional principles of limited government, fiscal responsibility, national sovereignty, and a...

Pushback Against Operation Choke Point Gains Momentum

Bob Adelmann July 15, 2014

Operation Choke Point, the use of government agencies to cut off banking services to industries the Obama administration doesn't like, is coming under...

David Brat: What Kind of Congressman Will He Be?

Thomas R. Eddlem June 26, 2014

The primary victory of Randolph-Macon College Economics Professor David Brat over sitting House Majority Leader Eric Cantor will make the voting pattern of...

Congress to Grill Ex-Im Bank Chairman Over Corruption Charges

Bob Adelmann June 25, 2014

Export-Import Bank President Fred Hochberg will be grilled Thursday by a House committee over charges of corruption at the agency. ...

Cruz Introduces Bill to Prevent Further Gitmo Transfers

Raven Clabough June 23, 2014

In response to President Obama's controversial decision to swap five Taliban leaders for one American soldier without any input from the U.S. Congress,...

Rand Paul Protects Guns, Ammo From Obama’s Operation Choke Point

Joe Wolverton, II, J.D. June 21, 2014

An amendment offered by Senator Rand Paul would protect gun and ammunition manufacturers from federal attempts to financially destroy them. ...

Okla. Labor Commissioner Takes On EPA, Federal/State Bureaucracy

TNA Video May 23, 2014

VIDEO - Commissioner Mark Costello tells Senior Editor Bill Jasper how the "overwhelming burden" of federal regulations, especially from the EPA is strangling...

Rep. Amash Introduces Next Round of Anti-Snooping Amendments

Thomas R. Eddlem May 21, 2014

Michigan Congressman Justin Amash has introduced two amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 2015 that would ban bulk NSA surveillance...

Rand Paul Will Filibuster Barron Nom. Unless Drone Memo Released

Joe Wolverton, II, J.D. May 17, 2014

Senator Rand Paul promises to filibuster the federal appeals court confirmation of David Barron, the author of the memo justifying the targeted killing...