Could Congressional Gridlock Save Us from the PATRIOT Act?
Fearmongering may not get security state members of Congress what they want.
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The GMO Debate Heats Up (Again)
Courts. Federal, state, and local laws. It's difficult to keep up with all of the developments around genetically modified foods.
Prying Open Government: The Sunlight Foundation's Fight for Transparency
Q&A with President Chris Gates
New Effort to Scale Back NSA Surveillance Passes House Judiciary Committee
USA Freedom Act not nearly as strong as privacy advocates would like, but they're supporting it anyway.
Senate Committee Votes In Favor of EPA Secret Science Reform Act
Environmental activists favor secret science
Legislators Still Trying to Reform Anti-Hacking Laws to Prevent Prosecutor Overreach
Law named after Aaron Swartz introduced again.
Will Bipartisan Iran Legislation Make it Easier to Get a Deal With Iran Through?
President Obama will be able to veto Congressional rejection.
Top 5 Pointless Congressional Hearings on Baseball
Celebrate MLB's 2015 Opening Day with grandstanding federal legislators!
The Supreme Court Must Rule on Mandatory GMO Labelling
Congress, the states, and courts all vie to decide the future of GMO labeling.
The Shortcomings and Failings of Chuck Schumer
The Democrats should look elsewhere for a new Senate leader.
Congress Considers Limiting Pot Prohibition
A bipartisan bill would legalize medical marijuana in states that allow it.
Landmark Bill Would Legalize Medical Marijuana in States That Allow It
The CARERS Act could be a turning point in the national debate about a much-maligned plant.
Stalled Senate Sex-Trafficking Bill Should Stay That Way
This is one time that lawmakers using abortion as a political tool may be a boon for civil liberties.
Scandal-Plagued Aaron Schock Resigns from Congress
Few crooks unmask themselves in such dramatic fashion.
Senate Republicans Push for War With Iran
If anything can persuade Iran's rulers to go for a nuke, it's these hardliners' lust for war.
Could a Federal Law to Stop Police Revenue-Seeking Actually Work?
Congressman wants to make shaking down the citizens a federal crime.
Congressional Democrats Climate Change Investigation: Witchhunt or McCarthyism?
Progressives launch smear campaign against climate researchers they dislike
Netanyahu Does The Impossible: Divides Congress on Israel
Bibi's speech to Congress threatens the uniquely rock-solid bipartisan support for Israel.
Congressmen Introduce Bills to Legalize and Tax Marijuana
States would still be free to ban the drug.
Why Would One the Most Anti-Drug Democrats in Congress Offer to Endorse Medical Marijuana?
Debbie Wasserman Schultz's flip-flop flier may reflect shifts in public opinion.
Congress Trudges Ahead on Perhaps Honoring the Fourth Amendment
The continuing fight for e-mail privacy and against terrible aspects of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act.
Sen. Ted Cruz Embarks on Doomed Legislative Campaign Against Federal Gay Marriage Recognition
He can't win this fight, but he could win primary votes.
New CBC Head Wants Special Prosecutors Appointed in Police Shootings, Not Sure About the Details
Rep. G.K. Butterfield's not sure who'd appoint the prosecutor. He has other ideas for reform, too, but voted against limiting police militarization last year.
SAVE Act Would Hold Websites Criminally Liable for User-Generated Content
Lawmakers target classified ad sites
AG Nominee Loretta Lynch Says Civil Asset Forfeiture 'Protections Are There.' Not When Her Office Ignores Them.
Long Island business had nearly half a million seized for more than two years without any court filing.
Congressmen Propose Dumping House Pension Program
Taxpayers fund retirement for millionaires.
Here Is How Rand Paul's Bill Would Curtail Civil Forfeiture
The FAIR Act gives owners more protection and reduces law enforcement's profit motive.
District of Cannabis
How will Congress respond to marijuana legalization in the nation's capital?
Sens. Rand Paul, Barbara Boxer Working on Postponing Iran Sanctions Votes
New Republican Congress wants to vote on new sanctions now, before talks between Iran and the West end, and some Democrats agree.
The Coming House Vote on Building a Berlin Wall on the Rio Grande
This week will test if Rep. McCaul's strategy of restrictionist appeasement and border security first is politically viable
House Leadership Should Thank GOP Women for Thwarting Anti-Abortion Bill
From a political standpoint, the legislation was baffling.
Senate Votes 98 to 1: Climate Change Is Real and Not a Hoax
Senators vote 50 to 49 that it is "sense of the Senate" that "human activity significantly contributes to climate change."
Congress Has Veto Power over New Agency Regulations, But Could GOP Actually Make It Happen?
There's a reason you've probably never heard of the Congressional Review Act.
Ted Cruz: Loose Cannon or Libertarian Reformer?
The Texas senator might be just crazy enough to win the GOP presidential nomination.
Immigration Roundup: The Good, Bad and Ugly in the GOP-controlled Congress
Congressional Republicans are divided and could break out into a major civil war on immigration
Obama's 2014 State of the Union Scorecard
The president didn't get much of his wish list last year and he'll get even less this time. That's a good thing.
Jeff Sessions' Handbook of Immigration Lies
Sessions' anti-immigration narrative has little basis in the economic literature
D.C. Marijuana Initiative Goes to Congress for Review
Legalization takes effect automatically unless Congress enacts a resolution of disapproval.
