Rand Paul Immigration Amendment Would Prevent National ID Card
An amendment to the immigration bill to be offered by Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky.) would prohibit the creation of a national ID card...
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Unauthorized War on Syria Would Be Impeachable Offense, Rep. Warns
President Obama will be guilty of an impeachable offense if he intervenes militarily in...
CBO Cost Estimates on Senate Immigration Bill Celebrated, Challenged
To say that the Congressional Budget Office's estimate of the costs of S. 744,...
U.S. House of Representatives Votes to Legalize Industrial Hemp
The U.S. House of Representatives voted 225-200 on June 20 to legalize the industrial...
Feinstein Wants to Limit Contractors’ Access to Classified Info
Following news accounts of how the government has been collecting and storing millions of...
Attorney General Holder: “No Intention to Spy” on Congress
Attorney General Eric Holder offered to answer in closed session when asked in a...
Social Security Trustees Celebrate: Trust Funds Won’t Be Broke for Years
The latest report from Social Security's trustees has resulted in claims from supporters that...
National Taxpayers Union Finds Major Spending Shift in 112th Congress
The National Taxpayers Union’s count of the cost of each member of Congress' "wish...
Rand Paul: Senate Is Arming Al-Qaeda and Rushing to War in Syria
During a hearing of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky.) warned...
Cost Estimate of Government Regulations Doesn’t Measure the Real Cost
The estimate that the cost of government regulations now exceed half of the annual...
Senate Passes Bill for Taxing Internet Sales
The U.S. Senate approved a bill Monday by a vote of 69-27 authorizing states...
42 House Republicans Propose Ending “Obama Phone” Subsidy
Rep. Tim Griffin (R-Ark.) is right: The only way to fix the "Obama phone"...
Joint Bills Introduced to “Cut” Skyrocketing SNAP (Food Stamp) Costs
The old food stamp program now called Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is growing...
CISPA Reportedly Dead — for Now
Senate sources report that CISPA (the controversial Cyber Information Sharing and Protection Act) likely...
Senate Committee Passes Bill Restricting Wireless E-mail Searches
The Senate Judiciary Committee approved a bill sponsored by Senators Jim Leahy and Mike...
DHS Spokesman Waffles Over Huge Ammo Purchases
The Homeland Security Department's lack of forthrightness in explaining its supposed need for hundreds...
CISPA Supporters Outspent Opponents 38 to 1
According to research, CISPA supporters spent $605 million convincing congressmen to vote for the...
Internet Sales Tax Bill Moves Forward in Senate
Legislation that would permit states to impose state and local taxes on Internet purchases...
Senate Majority Leader Reid Fast Tracks the Internet Sales Tax Vote
Resistance to the Internet sales tax bill that the Senate is due to vote...
Senate Rejects Amendment to Expand Background Checks for Gun Sales
Second Amendment advocates celebrated a victory on Wednesday when the Senate defeated an amendment...
