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Senate OKs Nominees and Tax Bill as Term Ends

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democratic-controlled Senate confirmed the last batch of President Barack Obama’s judicial appointees and sent the White House legislation extending tax breaks for working-class millions and special interests alike late Tuesday as Congress ended a tumultuous two-year

Senate OKs Nominees and Tax Bill as Term Ends

Congress Ends Federal Medical Marijuana Ban

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 (UPI) — The federal spending bill passed last week is full of buried provisions, allocations and defunding in its more than 1,600 pages. One of the quieter add-ins was a measure that essentially ends the federal ban

Ted Cruz on Politico: Why I Did What I Did

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) writes an op-ed in Politico about the stand he took this weekend against a continuing resolution omnibus spending bill which funded President Obama’s executive actions granting amnesty to millions of illegal immigrants. For the past week,

Ted Cruz on Politico: Why I Did What I Did

Dick Cheney May Have Just Saved Lives

Former Vice President Dick Cheney has defended the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and its enhanced interrogation program–what critics (and even some supporters) have called “torture.” Cheney’s defense–that what the terrorists did was worse–was a non sequitur, albeit expressing what the majority of Americans feel.

Dick Cheney May Have Just Saved Lives

Rand Paul Predicts GOP Will Pass 'Sane' Immigration Reform

Tuesday on NewsMax TV’s “MidPoint,” Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) predicted the Republican-led Congress will pass a “sane” form of immigration reform. Paul said, “I predict that the Republican Congress will pass some form immigration reform. We will secure the border

Rand Paul Predicts GOP Will Pass 'Sane' Immigration Reform

CA Rep Judy Chu: Another Ethics Wrist-Slap Three Years Later

Three long years after information regarding Congresswoman Judy Chu’s potential ethics violations made its way to the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ethics, Chu received a mere “letter of reproval” for her improper actions.  Congresswoman Chu was reprimanded, but

CA Rep Judy Chu: Another Ethics Wrist-Slap Three Years Later

Jorge Ramos: Obama 'Establishing His Power' on Amnesty

Univision’s Jorge Ramos declared that President Barack Obama is “establishing his power” on race and immigration and his executive amnesty is a sign that Obama intends to be an “active president” for the rest of his term.  Appearing on Reliable Sources on

Jorge Ramos: Obama 'Establishing His Power' on Amnesty

Feds Fund Earthquake Early-Warning System

Congress has allotted $5 million to the state of California to help fund the Earthquake Early Warning System, which should give up to one minute’s warning for those in metropolitan areas before the earthquake strikes.  The state has tried for

Feds Fund Earthquake Early-Warning System

Obama, Congress Block Efforts to Combat Medicare Fraud

The Department of Health and Human Services reports that the error rate for Medicare payments increased to 12.7% of total fee-for-service reimbursements last year. This is up almost 50% since 2012 and represents a $46 billion annual loss for the health

Obama, Congress Block Efforts to Combat Medicare Fraud

Fed's Credibility at Stake

Federal Reserve policymakers meet Tuesday and Wednesday to discuss when to raise interest rates and how they will communicate those intentions without upsetting financial markets or the economic recovery. Unfortunately, the Fed is constrained by its own past missteps, and

Fed's Credibility at Stake

California Lawmakers Find The Grass Greener on K Street

More and more California lawmakers are jumping from congressional and state lawmaker seats to join high powered lobbyist firms on K Street. Former congressman Vic Fazio from Sacramento, Republicans Dan Lungren and John Doolittle are but a few of those

California Lawmakers Find The Grass Greener on K Street

The Pundits May Be Wrong About Cromnibus

The emerging consensus among pundits is that the odd progressive-conservative alliance that led opposition to the $1.1 trillion “cromnibus” spending bill is a sign that the “establishment” wings of both parties will soon find common cause against their respective ideological

The Pundits May Be Wrong About Cromnibus

UN Praises US for Openness in Torture Report

The United States Senate’s release of a controversial CIA torture report — widely seen as being a politically-motivated attack — has been met with both the ire and praise of many in the international community. Most recently, the United Nations

UN Praises US for Openness in Torture Report

Congress Sends Obama $1.1 Trillion Spending Bill

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress cleared a $1.1 trillion spending bill for President Barack Obama’s signature late Saturday night after a day of Senate intrigue capped by a failed, largely symbolic Republican challenge to the administration’s new immigration policy. The vote

Congress Sends Obama $1.1 Trillion Spending Bill