Rand Paul’s Bill to Nullify “King” Obama’s Gun Control Executive Orders
Sen. Rand Paul is readying legislation to "nullify" President Obama's executive orders to implement national gun control "laws" in violation of the Constitution. ...
Congress
Rep. Amash Honors Oath and Opposes $10 Billion Sandy Relief Bill
Representative Justin Amash (R-Mich.) voted against a nearly $10 billion aid package for victims of Hurricane Sandy. ...
Ron Paul’s Liberty Movement Spreads in Congress
The retirement of Congressman Ron Paul from the House of Representatives last week did not end the Texas libertarian's influence in Congress. And if the first week of the new Congress...
Congress Whips Up Deal Averting “Dairy Cliff” — for Now
With its last-minute New Year’s Day deal, Congress has pulled Americans back ever so slightly from two approaching precipices. First, of course, was the “fiscal cliff,” which has received most of...
The Fiscal Cliff Deal: Taxpayers Pay More, Deficits Rise
With the newly enacted American Taxpayer Relief Act, taxpayers will find once again that their taxes will be going up, along with deficits and government spending, despite the rhetoric about the Act "fixing...
Senate Ignores Constitution, Passes Warrantless Wiretap Renewal
By a vote of 73-23, the United States Senate voted to extend for five years the FISA Amendments authorizing the warrantless wiretapping of domestic communications. ...
Plans to Oust House Speaker Boehner Are Taking Shape
Following increasing dissatisfaction with House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio), staffs of unnamed House members have developed a detailed plan to oust him as the first order of business when the new...
Critics Slam Sen. Feinstein’s “Assault Weapons” Ban, Gun Registry
Democrat Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California has stirred up a hornets' nest with her latest proposal to ban so-called “assault weapons” and standard capacity magazines while creating a federal registry of...
Debt Ceiling Debate Now Set for February 2013
Using "extraordinary measures," the Treasury won't hit the debt ceiling for another two months, which will then precipitate another debt ceiling crisis, with the same outcome as before: government spending will...
FISA Renewal Vote Coming This Week; Rand Paul Defends 4th Amendment
This week, Congress will consider the renewal of the 2008 FISA Amendments. Should they be approved, warrantlesss wiretapping will be legal for another five years. ...
Americans to Get Creamed by Higher Milk Prices Unless Congress Acts
Unless Congress acts by the end of the year, dairy prices are likely to double as the 2008 Farm Bill expires, requiring the government to boost milk prices. ...
Rep. Tim Scott to Replace Senator Jim DeMint in January
When South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley announced Monday that she would appoint Rep. Tim Scott to replace Senate Jim DeMint in the upcoming 113th Congress, she was full of praise for...
Senate to Consider FISA Renewal; Rand Paul to Offer 4th Amendment Guard
“Christmas is not more important than this legislation.” Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) actually said that with regard to his effort to begin debate on the Senate’s renewal of the...
Conference Committee Strikes Jury Trial Protection From NDAA
At a press conference held Thursday afternoon, four of the leaders of the House and Senate Armed Services Committees announced the completion of the compromise version of the National Defense Authorization...
House Speaker Boehner Offers Plan B with Tax Increases
House Speaker John Boehner offered his Plan B to the White House as part of the chess game being played over the fiscal cliff, indicating that tax increases are OK after...