MYRTLE BEACH, South Carolina–Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) called on grassroots conservatives and Tea Partiers across the country to organize and fight back against the GOP establishment’s efforts to stamp out the movement during his speech to the South Carolina Tea
Kentucky State Representative Tom Kerr (R-Taylor Mill) has filed a bill to repeal Common Core, House Bill 215. “Common Core takes the control of local schools out of the teachers and parents that are involved with the children and their
In what President Obama referred to as a “year of action,” he promises to make 2014 a time to rally the nation around his economic agenda. Lately, the White House has been emphasizing that Obama will combine executive action and
A ruling by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday to overturn a defamation award against a blogger has affirmed that bloggers enjoy the same freedoms and constitutional protections as other journalists. A blogger, Crystal Cox, made a false
After devoting most of 2013 to pushing for more gun control, former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg will start 2014 by lobbying for amnesty when he travels to Washington next Friday. He’s set to pressure House Republicans to ram immigration
The omnibus spending bill that just passed the U.S. Congress slashes the budget of a program that pays to incarcerate illegal aliens who have committed crimes in the United States, the Arizona Republic reports. “A massive 2014 federal spending bill
On Jan. 17, President Barack Obama called for reforms in the ability of the federal government to gather information to protect national security. He gave neither side what they wanted and refused to reach final conclusions or order definitive actions.
This week, Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN) introduced two separate bills designed to fight what he characterized as racial bias in the justice system. One bill, known as the Justice Integrity Act, would force the nation’s judicial districts to accept advisory
There is little doubt that Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) is dodging a thorough, top-to-bottom, no-holds-barred investigation of the Benghazi terrorist attack. The only question is, “Why?” As the only non-governmental organization in the country litigating in federal
I rise today in opposition to secrecy, in opposition to the veil of secrecy that cloaks the money changing hands in the temple of the Federal Reserve. While the money changes hands, the monied class gets richer and the middle
When asked whether he read the 1,528-page, $1.1 trillion government spending bill before he voted for it yesterday, Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) said, “Nobody did!” On Capitol Hill on Thursday, CNSNews.com asked Blumenauer: “The omnibus bill yesterday, it was 1,582
It’s a heavyweight fight between the Agriculture Department and Congress over a major dietary issue: white potatoes. The Agriculture Department, advised by the Institute of Medicine, wants to prevent participants in the federal Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program from
On Thursday’s broadcast of Hugh Hewitt’s radio program, National Review columnist Mark Steyn scolded members of Congress, particularly Republican member, that voted the bipartisan budget agreement touted by House Budget Committee Chairman Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI). Transcript courtesy of the
Oklahoma Senator Tom Coburn (R) will retire at the end of the current Congress. He has been battling a recurrence of prostate cancer. “Serving as Oklahoma’s senator has been, and continues to be, one of the great privileges and blessings
(AP) Okla. Sen. Coburn to retire after current sessionOKLAHOMA CITYU.S. Sen. Tom Coburn says he plans to finish the current year in office and resign his seat nearly two years before his term is scheduled to end. The 66-year-old Coburn
By ANDREW TAYLORAssociated PressWASHINGTONCongress sent President Barack Obama a $1.1 trillion government-wide spending bill Thursday, easing the harshest effects of last year’s automatic budget cuts after tea party critics chastened by October’s partial shutdown mounted only a faint protest. The
Governor Mike Pence (R) of Indiana may have delivered his strongest message yet that his state will drop the Common Core education standards. During his State of the State address Tuesday, Pence said, “When it comes to setting standards for
ATLANTA, GA–The Tea Party Patriots announced today the addition of Michael Flynn to serve as Political Director of a newly formed Super PAC – Tea Party Patriots Citizens Fund. With years of campaign and political experience, Flynn will lead the Tea
The CEOs of hotel chain Marriott International and telecom giant AT&T are calling on Congress to grant them immigration reform so they can hire more cheap labor from outside the United States – at a time when an unprecedentedly high number of
On Wednesday, President Obama delivered more evidence that he has no intention of letting congress get in the way of his path for “transforming” America. “Where I can act on my own, without Congress, I’m going to do so,” Obama
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), the lead Republican member of the Senate’s “Gang of Eight,” questioned Thursday morning whether House GOP leadership should move on immigration legislation in 2014. Appearing on Laura Ingraham’s radio program, Rubio seemed to backtrack even further
On Thursday, Treasury Secretary Jack Lew said the US would exhaust its borrowing authority in late February, rather than early March as originally estimated. If Congress doesn’t lift the debt ceiling by then, the government would have to prioritize its
Former Rep. Steve LaTourette (R-OH) was one of the more labor-friendly Republicans in Congress. Those close ties are paying off for him as labor unions are a major donor to his “Defending Main Street” Super-PAC, which is targeting conservatives in
On Wednesday the House Judiciary Committee approved H.R. 7, the “No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act,” which was authored by Reps. Chris Smith (R-NJ) and Dan Lipinski (D-IL). The proposed legislation would permanently ban taxpayer funding of abortions. The bill
Upon the release of the Senate Select Committee Report on Benghazi Wednesday, Rep. Frank Wolf (R-VA) released a statement asking why the report did not include any reason as to why the CIA was in Benghazi, Libya, in the first
