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CBO Finds 37.5B in “Cuts” Were Gimmicks, 2011 Budget Increases Spending

The compromise fiscal 2011 budget resolution Congress passed April 14, which awaits President Obama's signature, boasted some $38 billion in "cuts" that were just gimmicks and...

Thomas R. Eddlem April 15, 2011

Budget Deal Preserves Federal Funding of Planned Parenthood

Michael Tennant April 11, 2011

The allegedly pro-life Republican Party has betrayed its base again. According to Terence P. Jeffrey of CNSNews.com, the budget deal reached between the...

Budget “Compromise” Would Increase Deficit From 1.29T to 1.58T

Thomas R. Eddlem April 9, 2011

Congressional and White House negotiators reached a deal in the early morning hours of April 9 to keep the federal government open one...

House Approves Controversial Stopgap; WH Warns of Veto

Raven Clabough April 8, 2011

With little time remaining before a government shutdown, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 247-181 to approve a stopgap funding measure in spite...

Government Shutdown Over Two Percent of Deficit?

Thomas R. Eddlem April 7, 2011

The federal government may endure a partial shutdown some time after midnight Friday, April 8 because House Republicans can not come to agreement...

Anti-Fourth Amendment Patriot Act

Thomas R. Eddlem April 6, 2011

Former U.S. Army Lieutenant and lawyer Brandon Mayfield may be the Patriot Act’s most prominent innocent victim. The federal government imposed warrantless surveillance...

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Bill to End Obama’s Libya War Attracts Bipartisan Support

Michael Tennant April 6, 2011

When launching his military intervention into the Libyan civil war, President Barack Obama undoubtedly expected some resistance from Republicans in Congress. On the...

Republicans Look at Defunding the Left

Bruce Walker April 3, 2011

Republicans in Congress, especially in the House of Representatives, are working to curtail federal funding to nonprofit organizations that more or less promote...

CBO Recommends Taxing Drivers for Miles Traveled

Joe Wolverton, II, J.D. March 26, 2011

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has a suggestion for raising money to fix the nation’s highways: tax drivers based on how many miles...

Democrat Senator Caught in Tax Evasion Scandal

Daniel Sayani March 25, 2011

Missouri Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill admitted Monday that she had failed to pay about $287,000 in back taxes and will sell a private...

Congress Considers Giant Tax Hikes on Rich

Alex Newman March 25, 2011

A coalition of “progressive” lawmakers led by Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill., pictured) introduced a proposal to create new tax brackets for millionaires and...

Rand Paul on the Intellectual Bankruptcy of the GOP

Daniel Sayani March 21, 2011

It is no secret to constitutionalists that the Republican Party has neglected to embody a political message consonant with the teachings of the...

House Votes To Defund NPR

Raven Clabough March 17, 2011

Today, the House of Representatives voted 228-192 in favor of stripping federal funding from National Public Radio (NPR). The vote on the bill,...

Democrats Propose Opening Up Oil Reserves

Daniel Sayani March 16, 2011

In response to the latest energy-related crisis to affect the lives of the American people, the Obama administration, in conjunction with House Democrats,...