Tag: Congress

The shutdown of the U.S. federal government has provided new excuses to not provide information to the public for an administration that is already known to be hostile and evasive towards the media.  As a result of the shutdown, numerous press shops

In the second week of the government shutdown, the House Homeland Security Committee’s Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security was planning to begin a markup of an immigration bill on Wednesday morning at 9 AM. The bill, offered by subcommittee

This is likely to be a bad week for housing and the economy, but not for the reasons you might suspect.  The usual cast of characters in the Big Media wants you to believe that the rise in interest rates

(AP) Obama says talks OK _ after default threat avertedBy DAVID ESPOAP Special CorrespondentWASHINGTONAfter weeks of gridlock, House Republicans floated broad hints Tuesday they might be willing to pass short-term legislation re-opening the government and averting a default in exchange

Several thousand AFL-CIO and SEIU sponsored pro-amnesty demonstrators began rallying on Capitol Hill on Tuesday afternoon around 12:30 PM to call for Congress to grant legal status to America’s at least 11 million illegal immigrants.  The size of the crowd

Texas Rep. Pete Sessions, Chairman of the House Rules Committee, suggested possible GOP support for a tax hike as part of a deal to end the stalemate on government spending and debt. As the government shutdown enters its second week,

On Friday, Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) defended the Tea Party movement on the Senate floor and said Democrats in Congress demean the Tea Party because they saw how powerful the grassroots movement was in 2010, toppling Democrats in both chambers. 

The federal government will default on its debt only if President Obama wills it. House Republicans, by refusing to raise the debt ceiling until they obtain budget reforms, may be the country’s last hope to avoid a financial ruin. Each

The House Republican leadership will reportedly consider a short-term increase in the debt ceiling, after the White House hinted Monday that it might accept one. After insisting that he would not negotiate, the president blinked–and it is good for the GOP

Just days into the Obamacare occupation and our government-run health insurance “market” is in complete chaos. A massive system breakdown–or a “glitch” if you believe Obama–has caused mass frustration for consumers trying to wrap their heads around the behemoth healthcare

(AP) High court weighs limits on campaign contributionsBy MARK SHERMANAssociated PressWASHINGTONIn its first major campaign finance case since the Citizens United ruling in 2010, the Supreme Court is considering whether to undo some limits on contributions from the biggest individual

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has stepped up to represent Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Special Agent John Dodson, the whistleblower who first publicly unearthed the Operation Fast and Furious scandal, against the agency’s efforts to

Speaking Monday morning in Washington, Obama’s top economic advisors shot down the idea that President Obama could unilaterally raise the debt ceiling if Congress fails to act. “Only Congress has the authority to borrow,” Jason Furman, Chair of Obama’s Council

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 (UPI) —U.S. House Speaker John Boehner says he won’t bring up bills to reopen the government or raise the debt ceiling unless Democrats agree to trim the deficit. The speaker also said the House didn’t have enough

Conservatives, and Republicans in general, have been accused of having “no strategy” in the showdown with President Barack Obama and the Democrats over Obamacare, the government shutdown, and the debt ceiling. It might be argued that the Republicans only adopted

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 (UPI) — Sen. Rand Paul, Ky.-R., said Sunday passing appropriations bills one by one instead of one big funding bill is “a much better way to run government.” In an appearance on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Paul

On Monday, Oct. 7, the U.S. Supreme Court will begin its annual term, which will continue until mid-summer 2014. Although the justices will continue taking new cases until January, there are already a number of significant cases on the docket

Appearing on Fox News Sunday, Rep. Peter King (R-NY) said that the Republicans in the House of Representatives were on a “kamikaze” mission, with Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and others leading a “suicide caucus.” He stated, “Don’t take the dramatic