The battle for small and smart government has several fronts to include the battles waged by business teaming up in local chambers of commerce. Many of these business owners would consider themselves fans of small government and the ideals that
Crafter of the Statute of Virginia for Religious Freedom, father of the University of Virginia, and author of the Declaration of Independence: these three acts are how Thomas Jefferson wanted to be remembered. He had them etched on his gravestone
WASHINGTON (AP) — As millions of Americans race to meet Tuesday’s tax deadline, their chances of getting audited are lower than they have been in years. Budget cuts and new responsibilities are straining the Internal Revenue Service’s ability to police
Despite the testimony of GM CEO Mary Barra that the company “acted without hesitation” to address the ignition switch problems that served as the basis for the latest recall of millions of vehicles, emails show that GM failed to address
A group of conservative House members led by Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ) is writing to the leadership of the House Appropriations Committee to press for cutting off IRS employee bonuses in the division of the agency that targeted Tea Party
In response to Eric Holder’s contempt for contempt: In an interview with Sean Hannity on his radio show, Thursday, Sen. Ted Cruz said that Eric Holder is the most partisan attorney general this country has ever seen, and if he doesn’t
In response to No Really – Holder Shrugged Off Being Held In Contempt Of Congress: The idea that Holder is somehow privately tortured over his contempt of Congress citation might be the most intellectually insulting thing he’s ever said… and
President Obama’s pick to replace Kathleen Sebelius atop the Department of Health and Human Services has developed a knack for dodging questions about government activities. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) director Sylvia Mathews Burwell, who is President Obama’s nominee
When it comes to Indian elections, the numbers are always mind boggling. India, with more than 820 million eligible voters, is, as the saying goes, by far the world largest democracy. India’s democracy is several hundred million voters larger than
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) has judged the GOP–and found it racist. Speaking at her weekly press briefing Thursday, she said cuttingly that the reason the GOP has not followed through on a comprehensive immigration reform bill was simple;
Federal judges usually only speak through the written opinions and orders of their courts, confined to a case currently before them. And it’s exceedingly rare for a federal appeals judge to take someone on a national politician by name. Yet
As long as liberals keep saying that Rep. Louie Gohmert is quasi-racist or at the very least disrespectful and rude for suggesting during the Judiciary hearing Tuesday that Attorney General Eric Holder didn’t take being held in contempt seriously, I’m
On the day the House Oversight Committee held Lois Lerner in contempt, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) said Congress should impeach Attorney General Eric Holder if he does not indict those like Lerner for their roles in the IRS’s targeting of
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal called on Rep. Vance McAllister (R-LA) to resign after a video surfaced that showed him making out with a female staffer that was not his wife. “Congressman McAllister’s behavior is an embarrassment and he should resign,”
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill originally pushed by U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) that will prohibit any country from appointing a known terrorist to be an ambassador from that country to the United Nations. Sen. Cruz and
A former congressman who used his political action committee as a slush fund for his daughters said he has an eye on a congressional seat held by a philandering congressman who was caught on surveillance video kissing one of his
Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) took to the House floor Thursday and read aloud a Breitbart news article by Mary Chastain while hammering Attorney General Eric Holder for not producing documents the Congress has requested for several ongoing investigations…
Curt Clawson, a candidate for Congress in FL-19, has come under fire for renting his home to a convicted pedophile who was convicted in 2004 of raping and sodomizing a pre-teen girl. Clawson, who has been criticized for donating to Democrat Sen.
House Armed Services Committee chairman Rep. Buck McKeon (R-CA) said that a promise Majority Leader Eric Cantor made last year is a major force behind the push to grant amnesty to illegal alien DREAMers who enlist in the military. Cantor
The House Oversight Committee voted 21-12 to find Lois Lerner in contempt of Congress. A vote must now be taken up by the full House. Before the vote there was strong disagreement over what it would accomplish. Republicans have maintained
Tea party groups are organizing this weekend to protest the “betrayal” by GOP House leadership and twenty-five other members at a tropical summit organized by a group working to undermine the Tea Party. The summit, sponsored by a sub group
Congressman Steve Stockman (R-TX) introduced legislation suggesting a new way to tax Bitcoins and other virtual currency. The new legislation is suggested to reform the method currently being implemented by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Currently, according to a statement
The British Library has apologised after it emerged that the website of a popular anti-Islamist author had been blocked by its web filters. The Library, which is funded by the British government, called the blocking of Daniel Pipes’s personal website
At U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder’s appearance before a hearing of the House Judiciary Committee, one Congressman refused to ask Holder any questions because the Obama Cabinet leader has refused to be straight with Congress. When it was time for
On Wednesday’s broadcast of “Hannity” on the Fox News Channel, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) explained why he favored the House pursuing a contempt of Congress charge against embattled former IRS official Lois Lerner, who is a the center the controversy
