Dear Mr. President: Bipartisan, bicameral letter urging the completion of the Syria withdrawal process
Republicans and Democrats, Senators and Representatives. A diverse group of lawmakers sent President Trump a letter in support of his decision to bring U.S. troops home from Syria and urging the completion of the More...
House passed another short-term funding plan, Justin Amash asks ‘When will Republicans start limiting government’
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a short-term funding bill Thursday night to fund the government through February 16, sending the measure to the Senate as lawmakers continue to battle to avoid a government More...
Justin Amash explains ‘No’ vote on Kate’s Law, lists violations of the Constitution
Kate’s Law, the much publicized bill that would increase penalties for deported illegal aliens who sneak back into the United States, passed the House of Representatives with a vote of 257 to 157. 24 Democrats More...
Kate’s Law, anti-Sanctuary City bill passes House, Obama immigration policies ‘have cost too many lives’
The House passed legislation on Thursday to crack down on illegal immigration and enact a key priority of President Trump’s known as “Kate’s Law.” Actually, the House approved two bills: one More...
Rep. Devin Nunes: Media Elites Have ‘No Interest’ in Americans Being Unmasked
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes (R-CA) on Thursday blasted journalists and others who he said, “have no interest” in Americans’ civil liberties being violated during surveillance by the intelligence More...
Trump fires FBI director James Comey, NY Times leads with speculation as many question the move
In the wake of James Clapper and Sally Yates testifying before Congress, still unable to prove any collusion between President Trump’s 2016 campaign and the Russians, President Trump on Tuesday fired the More...
Jim Jordan says Freedom Caucus will work with Democrats, vows to keep promises made to constituents
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), a co-founding member of the conservative House Freedom Caucus, said he is willing to work with Democrats if they are “willing to do what we told the voters we’d do” on More...
Justin Amash: President Trump’s ‘fear mongering’ is ‘irresponsible and dangerous’
Justin Amash has always had a unique voice in the House of Representatives and the West Michigan congressman spoke out against President Trump’s attack on a Seattle judge and the ruling against his Executive More...
Some House Republicans oppose $9.7 trillion, ‘worst budget ever’ disguised as Obamacare repeal
The House Liberty Caucus is leading a charge in the House of Representatives to reject the Senate-passed budget resolution meant to clear the way for the repeal of Obamacare, but increases spending by $9.7 trillion More...
Michigan GOP kick Wendy Day out of elected position for not backing Donald Trump
The Michigan Republican Party removed their “grassroots vice chairwoman,” Wendy Day, for refusing her support for Donald Trump in next month’s contest against Hillary Clinton and third party candidates. Spokeswoman More...
Justin Amash praises Rand Paul, endorses Ted Cruz
Rep. Justin Amash (R-Mich.) has consistently been in Sen. Rand Paul’s corner both in Congress and during the senator’s run for president. Now that Paul’s out of the running, Amash urges libertarian More...
Rand Paul, Justin Amash and Judge Napolitano on Apple
While the top Presidential candidates are for the power grab by the government over Apple or totally wishy washy not wanting to offend their supporters; however, their are those who truly support the fourth amendment More...
Chris Christie attacks Rand Paul on NSA, says Edward Snowden is a ‘criminal’
New Jersey Governor and likely 2016 GOP Presidential candidate Chris Christie took aim at Republican Senators over the National Security Agency’s data collection program, the Patriot Act and Edward Snowden. Christie More...
Massachusetts court: NSA metadata collection not legal through Patriot Act
photo Donkeyhotey [email protected] The Patriot Act does not approve and authorize the collection of metadata by the government, according a court ruling in the Northeast. Massachusett’s Second Circuit More...
Congress passes expansion of surveillance without a warrant or oversight
Congress passed a bill which gives unprecedented legal authority to the government’s warrantless surveillance powers and data collection by the NSA, expanding powers to the executive branch. Critics say that More...
Justin Amash sees America leaning more libertarian, hopes Congress will see shift
Michigan Rep. Justin Amash is set to return to Congress after Tuesday, winning his district. Reason magazine quotes the libertarian leaning Republican as he noted that’s the direction America is moving and More...
House passes NDAA with funding of military
photo donkeyhotey donkeyhotey.wordpress.com The House of Representatives passed the Fiscal Year 2015 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Of the 100 or so amendments that lawmakers attempted to add to the More...
House passes bill to allow Americans to keep their insurance, 39 Democrats vote with GOP
39 Democrats joined House Republicans in passing a new bill which would allow insurance carriers an option of extending coverage for patients through 2014 due to the new restrictions outlined in Obamacare. The famous More...
GOP establishment and Big Business now gear up ‘War on Tea Party’ ahead of 2014 elections
The tea party movement is now in the crosshairs of the Republican Party and business groups backing traditional GOP candidates which believe the Tea Party has “overstayed their welcome in Washington and should More...
Peter King rants in favor of NSA surveillance, drones
New York Congressman Peter King went on the Sunday talk show, Meet the Press, speaking strongly in favor of the government’s National Security Agency’s (NSA) surveillance program, which had been exposed More...
