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The House Just Made It Harder for Politicians to Steal From Social Security Retirement Fund

This Tuesday, House Republicans nearly unanimously adopted new rules for the 114th Congress (H. Res. 5) which set the stage for long-overdue Social Security reforms to protect disabled Americans and seniors from indiscriminate benefit cuts.

California Just Started Another Insane Government Project

Talk about a trainwreck.

‘An Attack on Free Speech': 12 Dead in Terror Assault of French Satirical Newspaper

A terrorist attack this morning in Paris has left 12 dead and at least five seriously injured.

The 25 Republicans Who Did Not Vote for John Boehner

House Speaker John Boehner was elected to his third term as the No. 1 Republican in the lower chamber, but not without resistance from more than two-dozen fellow GOP lawmakers.

Fifteen Things You’d Like to See the New Congress Do

Why didn’t John Boehner coast to victory in the race for speaker of the House?

Congress Could Make History for the First Time Since 1923

On paper, the Constitution mandates that “the House of Representatives shall [choose] their speaker.” In practice, though, this simple requirement has sparked some of the most colorful and controversial episodes in congressional history.

Ten Outrageous Examples of Government Regulators Invading Our Lives

As 2014 comes to a close, it is enveloped in red tape. From the breakfast table to the night light, government regulators invaded nearly every moment of our lives. Here’s our take on the 10 worst examples of the past year:

Texas, Florida Republicans Step Forward as Alternatives to Boehner for Speaker

In daring moves just days before the next election for House speaker, two Republican congressman have offered themselves as alternatives to incumbent Speaker John Boehner, the party establishment’s choice.

Doctors Killed His Mom Because She Was Depressed. Now He Speaks Out Against Euthanasia

Just weeks ago, the world watched as Brittany Maynard, a 29-year-old woman with terminal brain cancer, followed through on her vow to take her own life.

Twenty-four States Continue Their Battle Against Obama’s Immigration Executive Actions

U.S. District Judge Andrew S. Hanen of the Southern District of Texas has scheduled a hearing for Jan. 9 on the request for an injunction filed by 24 states against President Obama’s immigration amnesty plan.

Did Your State Raise Its Minimum Wage Today?

At the stroke of midnight today, 19 states increased their minimum wage. Residents of three more and the nation’s capital can expect hikes later on this year.

Cuban Government Arrests Activists in Effort to Stop ‘Freedom’ Rally

Cuban authorities arrested several dissidents and activists in an apparent attempt to prevent them from attending a planned rally in Havana’s Revolution Square organized by a movement that calls itself #YoTambienExijo or #IAlsoDemand.

Twenty six Ways the Media Botched Their Reporting on the Latest Benghazi Report

It neither “exonerates” nor “debunks.”

Bill de Blasio’s Pick for NYPD Oversight Board Linked to Group in Cop-Killer Video

The lawyer who chairs the New York City agency responsible for investigating police brutality allegations has ties to the federally funded legal-aid group featured in a cop-killer video.

Meet the Communist Group at the Michael Brown and Eric Garner Protests

Mixed among the faces of protesters nationwide calling for justice in the deaths of Eric Garner and Michael Brown is a group of Communists fueling a movement against police officers and calling for mass demonstrations.

What Republicans Have at Stake in Senate Rules on Filibustering President’s Nominees

Little more than one year after Harry Reid, the Senate’s top Democratic leader, invoked the hotly disputed “nuclear option,” the change of rules may stand after the Republicans officially take over Jan. 6.

Great-Grandma Florist Could Lose Livelihood for Saying No to This Wedding

A florist in Washington state is being sued for adhering to her Christian beliefs in declining to make flower arrangements for one couple’s wedding.

Twelve Days of Waste-mas

The Christmas season is on, and shoppers are out in full force. This means nothing for Washington. Here, Santa Claus seems to hand out gifts all year long.

The Pastor Who Brought Down a Dictator

You’ve probably heard of Vaclav Havel of Czechoslovakia and Lech Walesa of Poland, both Noble Laureates and heroes of the Cold War who precipitated the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe a quarter of a century ago.

This Town Is Fighting to Keep Its Nativity Scene Up

There are at least two things you can count on when it comes to Americans and Christmastime. One is that they like to put up Nativity scenes. The other is that they don’t like being told what to do, especially by outsiders.