
House Speaker John Boehner had been planning to call up on the House floor last week a measure from Rep. Mark Meadows (R-NC) that would have removed him as Speaker of the House if it succeeded—intending to embarrass Meadows—but abandoned the plan after his entire leadership structure learned that they did not have the votes to re-elect him as Speaker before the August recess.
by Matthew Boyle2 Aug 2015, 3:00 PM PST0

The United States can only evacuate four Ebola-stricken American soldiers per week from West Africa to the United States for treatment, according to the Pentagon. That may change in January of next year when the Pentagon is expected to procure
by Edwin Mora27 Oct 2014, 7:02 AM PST0

On its website,the Obama Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) proudly boasts: Our mission is…ensuring that consumers get the information they need to make the financialdecisions they believe are best for themselves and their families–that pricesare clear up front, that risks
by Tom Fitton24 Mar 2014, 1:58 PM PST0

The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigation Chairman Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC) is calling on the Department of Housing and Urban Development to provide key current and former officials for testimony at an upcoming hearing on the scandal at their agency.
by Matthew Boyle27 Feb 2014, 3:54 PM PST0

The outgoing chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission decided as one of her last acts to delay a rule that could affect hundreds of billions of dollars of private offerings by companies, partly because of concerns about her personal
by William Bigelow3 Dec 2012, 4:11 PM PST0
Now that ACORN is drowning is an ocean of adverse publicity, its longtime ally the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) claims to have broken with the embattled radical left-wing activist group. Last week SEIU international secretary-treasurer Anna Burger dropped this
by Matthew Vadum6 Oct 2009, 2:05 PM PST0
On Wednesday, the House Financial Services Committee held a hearing on the proposed Consumer Financial Protection Agency (example #12,567 that government’s solution to any problem is more government.) Appearing on a panel of self-appointed ‘consumer advocates’ was Anna Burger, political
by Capitol Confidential30 Sep 2009, 8:37 PM PST0