House Passes Continuing Resolution
On Wednesday night, the United States House of Representatives approved a $1.1 trillion continuing resolution (CR) that will fund the federal government through...
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House Passes School Nutrition Bill That Is No Treat
Remember that clause in the Constitution that gives the federal government the authority to...
Ron Paul’s Big Day
Will Tuesday be Ron Paul’s big day? Robert Wenzel of EconomicPolicyJournal.com thinks so, as...
Lame-duck Accomplishments and Upcoming Agenda
Given the quantity of items planned for this year’s lame-duck session, it is imperative...
Congress’ December To-do List
With one month left until the end of the year, Congress has quite a...
GOP Congress Hopes to Overturn ObamaCare Regulations
Because of President Barack Obama's veto power, it is very unlikely that Congress could...
Ron Paul, the Fed, and Changing Times
The times, they are a-changin’. Unthinkable only a year or two ago, the prospect...
Sen. Rockefeller’s Wish: TV News Censorship
It is common for aging humans to look back fondly on the imagined “good...
Charles Rangel’s Fall
Another of the House mighty has fallen. Charles Rangel (D), 40-year veteran Congressman from...
Nancy Pelosi Becomes Dems’ Scapegoat
Responding to the results of the midterm elections, the moderate Blue Dog Coalition of...
Ben Bernanke’s Worst Nightmare: Chairman Ron Paul
In the 111th Congress Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) introduced legislation to perform a wide-ranging...
Republican Balks at Complete Repeal of ObamaCare
The noble historian Tacitus recorded the events that occurred in Rome immediately after the...
Fourth Freedom Index for the 111th Congress
The New American's semi-annual congressional scorecard, entitled “The Freedom Index," rates all members of...
Judge Lifts Ban on Federal Funding of Embryonic Stem-cell Research
United States District Judge Royce Lambert ruled in August that the federal government should...
The Impeachment of Judge Porteous
The impeachment of Judge G. Thomas Porteous of the U.S. District Court for the...
Congress Practices Financial Prudence for Me, But Not for Thee
Members of Congress may be spendthrifts when it comes to taxpayers’ money; but when...
Obama Needs Your 401(k) to Balance His Budget
The Obama administration is “taking the first steps to confiscate retirement dollars,” according to...
Taxpayer-funded Abortions for Military Personnel?
Unbeknownst to most Americans, an amendment to the 2011 National Defense Authorization Act passed...
Congressman Issa Accuses Obama Admin of Criminal Activity
Republican Representative Darrell Issa has been a thorn in President Obama's side ever since...
Congressional Ethics an Oxymoron?
USA Today seems surprised at the number of ethics cases making headlines recently, referring...