First of Major Pro-Life Bills Moves Ahead in House
A major piece of legislation that would effectively end all federal funding of abortion has made a significant step toward passage in the...
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Boehner Says House Will Defend Marriage Law in Federal Court
Two weeks after President Obama ordered the Justice Department to stop defending the Defense...
Pro-IRA Congressman Probes Terrorism
One of the most controversial political happenings of the political season, in the 112th...
Senate Passes Bill to Overhaul Patent Law
On Tuesday, March 8, the U.S. Senate passed legislation that overhauls the nation’s patent...
Non-binding Balanced Budget Amendment Proposal Fails in Senate
On Wednesday, the U.S. Senate failed to pass a non-binding “sense of the Senate”...
House Committee Delays Action on Net Neutrality
In December, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved a new set of regulations to...
Is the Reign of “Czars” Over?
The Reign of the Czars, at least in the executive branch of the U.S....
House Votes Ban on Funding for Planned Parenthood
In what is likely to be one of the most controversial votes in what...
Freshmen Force House Leadership to Cut More Spending
It is becoming increasingly obvious that the Republican leaders in the House of Representatives...
House Republicans Continue to Target ObamaCare
House Republicans are mounting their next effort to stop ObamaCare — by cutting off...
PATRIOT Act Faces Difficulties in House of Representatives
In a surprising turn of events on Tuesday, the U.S. House of Representatives failed...
Ron and Rand Paul Introduce “Audit the Fed” Legislation
The Federal Reserve cherishes its privacy and has fought tooth and nail to keep...
Tea Partiers Push for Cuts in Defense Spending
New members in Congress may face tough choices as Tea Partiers say the defense...
House Passes ObamaCare Repeal
The United States House of Representatives voted 245-189 today to repeal President Obama’s signature...
PATRIOT Act To Be Quietly Renewed
The controversial USA PATRIOT Act (Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required...
Polls Show Grave Concern About Federal Debt
The American people, according to a January 11 Reuters poll, strongly oppose raising the...
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Senator Rand Paul Proposes Debt Ceiling Solution
Kentucky Senator Rand Paul has announced an alternative solution to the current debate over...
Rep. Clyburn Miffed That TSA Treats Congressmen “Like Everybody Else”
“We’ve had some incidents where TSA authorities think that congresspeople should be treated like...
House GOP Leaders Mount Challenge to Debt Increase
Among the top priorities for some GOP House leaders is challenging a raise of...
New Leadership, New Rules: GOP Begins Promised Overhaul
Nine words taken from Article I, Section 5 of the Constitution are causing quite...