Tag: Congress

The organization called No Labels, which purports to espouse a “working across the aisle” mentality that will fix the “broken” federal government, is approaching Republican congressmen in order to enlist them in its efforts. An email addressing wealthy and influential

The Washington Post reports the U.S. Postal Service will lose $14.1 billion this year and will default for the first time on Wednesday. The Postal Service will not be able to make a $5.5 billion payment to the U.S. Treasury

“We need more teachers, firefighters, and policemen. We have bridges and roads that need to be fixed!” President Obama exclaimed as he gave a speech in Cincinnati, Ohio. Time and time again we are told we need more spending and more programs to

The Hill reports that Congressional leaders will not vote this week on a Continuing Resolution (CR) to fund the government after the current fiscal year ends on September 30.  When Congress returns from its five-week recess in September, there will

Political correctness puts our national security at risk. Case in point: The FBI’s persistent kowtowing to radical Muslims in its approach to terrorism investigations. I’ve written previously about the FBI’s Muslim sensitivity training programs. WorldNetDaily has done some outstanding reporting

Breitbart News’ Brandon Darby has delivered serious allegations today at Townhall.com. Darby has revealed that he has been working undercover for the past eight months with the Federal Bureau of Investigation on human trafficking cases. To his dismay, Darby watched

The job of President of the United States is one that every occupant until Barack Obama has taken seriously. Every President prior to Barack Obama understood that the job entailed things like holding press conferences, meeting with members of Congress to

There are less than 120 days left ’til selection of a President for these United States. Here are two working man views of the choices. The Port side I’m not a big fan of our “Hope & Change” President, but

(AP) Unemployment could stay high as US economy slowsBy MARTIN CRUTSINGERAP Economics WriterWASHINGTONHigh unemployment isn’t going away _ not as long as the economy grows as slowly as it did in the April-June quarter. Weak consumer spending held growth to

(AP) Administration projects $1.2T 2012 budget deficitBy ANDREW TAYLORAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe White House predicts this year’s federal budget deficit will end up at $1.2 trillion, marking the fourth consecutive year of trillion dollar-plus deficits during President Barack Obama’s administration. The bleak

This coming Tuesday will mark the culmination of one of the most watched, most expensive, and most important primary elections for U.S. Senate in recent memory. On July 31st, Republican voters in Texas will go to the polls to choose

Back in the 1970s, National Lampoon released an edition of their parody magazine with a picture of (presumably) a man holding a gun to a dog’s head. The headline read, “If You Don’t Buy This Magazine We’ll Kill This Dog.” 

Regulation has become our government’s national pastime. In yet another example of how bad policy and regulation drowns out common sense, the U.S. Green Business Council (USGBC) wants to change the government’s environmental design program, with a result that limits

(AP) ROCHESTER, Minn.Illinois Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr., whose whereabouts haven’t been disclosed since he quietly took a medical leave from Congress several weeks ago, is being treated for depression at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota, according to a statement released by

Today, Breitbart News spoke with Senator Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s office about the upcoming continuing resolution to fund government services. “Leader McConnell will support the longest continuing resolution the Republican-led House can pass and is optimistic we’ll have one for

Here’s the blueprint for how the states can eviscerate three central pillars of Obamacare, crippling it, and set the stage for replacing it if Mitt Romney takes the White House and the GOP takes the Senate this November.  Many are

The Hill reports that on Thursday, Senior House and Senate leaders expressed optimism about reaching an agreement on a continuing resolution (CR) that would prevent the government from being shut down before the November elections. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid

So is David Axelrod now in charge of the investigation into the May–June leaks that have jeopardized our troops and undermined our national security in what is arguably the single greatest breach of sensitive national security information in the modern

Words do matter. They can be used to praise or hurt. They can be used to lie or to tell the truth. They can be used eloquently, or they can be mumbled. In our youth, we were taught to think