Juliegrace Brufke Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship Chairman David Vitter is questioning why Congress is able to get its health care through the Small Business Health Options Plan (SHOP) – which requires a business to have 50 or less employees – when the tax forms provided list Congress as a large employer. In a letter written to Internal Revenue Service…
Kathryn Watson FBI officials confirmed in a court filing Monday they are continuing to investigate former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for using her private email server while at the Department of State, according to Politico. The FBI’s General Counsel James Baker said in public statements and congressional testimony that the FBI “has acknowledged generally that it is working…
by Connor D. Wolf When it comes to police brutality, Tampa, Fla. is not the first place that comes to mind, but many people within the community claim the city has become an epicenter of abusive cops. The alleged incidences range from wrongful arrests to excessive force. Police officers involved in the confrontations, however, are rarely disciplined….
by Michael Bastasch The National Parks Service (NPS) may be trying to stop an Arizona mining project by quickly and quietly creating a historical district on federal lands that would make such projects much harder to get approved. Federal lawmakers have sent letters to NPS demanding answers and have expressed worry the agency’s move is yet another attempt…
By Lina Bryce The NFL awards bonuses to teams making it to the Super Bowl but with California’s “jock tax,” some players will actually have to pay for the chance to hold the Vince Lombardy trophy. Since the Super Bowl will be held in Santa Clara, California this year, the visiting teams will end up paying the “jock tax.” The jock…
Michael Bastasch The National Parks Service (NPS) may be trying to stop an Arizona mining project by quickly and quietly creating a historical district on federal lands that would make such projects much harder to get approved. Federal lawmakers have sent letters to NPS demanding answers and have expressed worry the agency’s move is yet another…
Juliegrace Brufke Former Chief Restructuring Officer for the Department of Treasury Jim Millstein’s restructuring-advisory firm, MillCo Advisors, is reportedly raking in millions off of Puerto Rico’s debt crisis. According to The New York Post, the former Obama official – who left the government agency in 2011 – could make as much as $52.4 million off…
Casey Harper The House Judiciary Committee passed a resolution Wednesday in an effort to rein in rampant executive overreach — a measure done largely in response to President Barack Obama’s overuse of executive orders. The resolution creates a task force to study executive overreach and ways to reduce it. Many in Congress believe the measure will…
Richard Pollock A new initiative has been launched to uncover what really went on behind-the-scenes during the government’s high profile prosecution of Thomas Drake, a decorated National Security Agency whistleblower who disclosed details about a government domestic surveillance program. The James Madison Project filed a Freedom of Information Act suit before the U.S. District…
Micah J. Fleck As if we didn’t have any more reason to become more and more anti-government, Washington D.C. has now committed a horrible offense toward the good will of its citizens in the wake of the horrific blizzard the entire east coast just suffered through. By towing nearly 700 cars that were lost in…