Congress Considers Doing Away With the $1 Bill
Would save $4.4 billion over 30 years
Law & Government
TSA Administrator Skips Committee Hearing
John Pistole was invited to the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
Boehner Says There is No Progress on Fiscal Cliff Negotiations
Latest proposal rejected by Republicans
Veterans Sue Railroad over Fatal Crash
Float hit while going over tracks during parade in Texas
Panel Promises Tougher Oversight of Vet Affairs
Not happy with responses to concerns about exorbitant travel expenditures
Family Sues CIA over Cold War Scientist's Death
Died under mysterious circumstances in 1953 after unknowingly taking LSD
U.K. Considers Confiscating Jurors' Net-Connected Devices
Because jury duty is already such a joy
Hawaii Neighborhood Faces Lockdown for Presidential Vacation
It's a police state created for a politician's amusement
The New Chair of the House Judiciary Committee "Opposes Any Effort to Legalize Marijuana"
Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), the new chair of the House Judiciary committee, is a committed drug warrior.
How on Earth Is a 401(k) a Government Subsidy?
A journalist proposes taxing the money people set aside for savings and then forcing them to save money via the government instead
Why the Sequestration Cuts Shouldn't Be Part of Any Larger Fiscal Cliff Deal-Making.
So we're facing a "fiscal cliff," Ben Bernanke's term for the following things scheduled to take place on January 1, 2013.
Husband of Woman Too Fat to Fly Back to U.S. For Medical Attention Sues Airline
Delta said they were unable to get 425lb Vilma Soltesz on board
GOP Senators Introduce Their Own Version of the Dream Act
Latino voting in the last election sending signals
Lawyers in Talks to Settle "Fast and Furious" Lawsuit
Congressional Republicans still looking to get hands on documents
GOP Senators' Concerns over Rice Grow After Meeting
Say she should have known her comments about the Benghazi consulate attacks were not true
GOP Split on Next Moves on Fiscal Cliff
Senators want quick deal while House members want to demand tax code and entitlement changes
Former LA Mayor Abandons Pension Overhaul Proposal
Says it was due to self-imposed deadline, not union opposition
Los Angeles Will Not Soon Be Following the Pension Reform Lead of San Diego and San Jose
Former Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan has dropped his quest, on which he spent a reported $500,000, to gather signatures for a ballot initiative that would have replaced defined-benefit pensions for city employees with 401(k)-style defined-contribution plans.
Dems Start Lining Up to Run for Jackson Jr.'s Seat
Normally you'd say, "The seat is still warm," but given he's been gone for health reasons for months ...
Intrade Prediction Market Targeted by Our Commodity Futures Trading Commission (For Absolutely No Good Reason)
In a press release strangely devoid of any mention of anyone being victimized or defrauded, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announces it is suing Intrade, the famous "prediction market" business, based in Ireland.
HP Sued by Investor
Claims company executives misled on bad acquisitions that lost billions
Filibuster Reform in Crosshairs in Senate
Republicans fear Democrats would use changes to consolidate power
House Ethics Committee Suspending Investigation Into NY Congressman at Request of DoJ
The FBI is conducting its own investigation into alleged campaign finance violations by Michael Grimm, a former FBI agent himself
Supreme Court Rejects Ex-Congressman's Appeal of Corruption Conviction
Former New Orleans Congressman William Jefferson hid money in his freezer
Most People Are Pessimistic Over Fiscal Cliff Deal
Two-thirds are predicting that lawmakers will act like spoiled children, as per usual
Philadelphia: No Love for the Homeless
Charities Continue Suit Against City's Ban on Feeding Homeless Outdoors
Ill. Gov. Pat Quinn Wants Citizens to Do … Something? … About State Pension Crisis
Videos! Social Media! People like that stuff, right?
LA City Union Worker Urged Fake Signatures to Thwart Pension Initiative
Was trying to get effort invalidated
Tax Hike Won't Save US from Fiscal Cliff
Obama's proposed taxes on the rich won't even pay for his own planned spending increases
Jesse Jackson Jr. Expected to Announce Resignation Today
Will hand resignation to House Speaker
Lawmakers Want Answers on Who Altered CIA Benghazi Talking Points
Looking at James Clapper, the Director of National Intelligence
