Seven-Year FOIA Battle Ends with IRS Handing Over Records

The Institute for Justice’s (IJ) seven-year fight for IRS forfeiture records has finally ended after the IRS turned over significant amounts of data. The close of the case comes more than two years after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruled that the IRS cannot deliberately frustrate Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests by … Continue reading Seven-Year FOIA Battle Ends with IRS Handing Over Records

PolitiFact Desperately Distorts the Truth to Cover for Mark Kelly

Yesterday, notoriously liberal “fact checker” PolitiFact did what they do best: misrepresent facts to cover for a Democrat Senator. They twisted the truth about the NRSC’s ad highlighting Mark Kelly’s radical votes to send stimulus checks to illegal immigrants.  PolitiFact says that “immigrants in the country illegally largely have not been eligible for any of the payments.” This is classic rhetorical … Continue reading PolitiFact Desperately Distorts the Truth to Cover for Mark Kelly

Grassley, Johnson Demand Records From DoD Research Agency On Potential Involvement In DNC Hack Attribution, Mueller Investigation

U.S. Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), ranking member of the Judiciary Committee, and Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), ranking member of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, sent a letter to Stefanie Tompkins, Director of Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), regarding the agency’s involvement with Georgia Tech researchers potentially connected to researching attribution of the 2016 hack of … Continue reading Grassley, Johnson Demand Records From DoD Research Agency On Potential Involvement In DNC Hack Attribution, Mueller Investigation

New bill stops government health care plans from declaring the disabled not worth saving

House Energy and Commerce Republican Leader and Republican Study Committee Member Cathy McMorris Rodgers, RSC Chairman Jim Banks, and RSC Member and GOP Doctors Caucus Co-Chair Brad Wenstrup, D.P.M, introduced The Protecting Health Care for All Patients Act, important legislation that would expand access to life saving cures and prevent discrimination against Americans with disabilities. House Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Cathy … Continue reading New bill stops government health care plans from declaring the disabled not worth saving

New Biden climate scheme could choke off US food production

U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today discussed how the Biden administration’s radical climate policies and its assault on domestic energy production are creating record-high energy prices for families.  Thune noted that if Democrats take their climate hysteria to new levels, by discouraging lending to certain sectors of the agriculture economy, for example, Americans could also see food prices rise more … Continue reading New Biden climate scheme could choke off US food production

Rand Paul demands answers on $80 million in illlegal taxpayer funds to Planned Parenthood

Recently, U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) and Republican members of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (HSGAC) requested information from U.S. Small Business Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman regarding illegally obtained Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans received by Planned Parenthood affiliates across the U.S. “On May 19, 2020, SBA notified a number of … Continue reading Rand Paul demands answers on $80 million in illlegal taxpayer funds to Planned Parenthood

Biden pick to lead ‘anti-disinformation’ agency prominently pushed disinformation

On Wednesday, U.S. Senator Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), member of the Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee (HSGAC), sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, requesting information on DHS’s plans to create a “Disinformation Governance Board” to purportedly counter misinformation related to homeland security issues. “The Biden Administration has not proven … Continue reading Biden pick to lead ‘anti-disinformation’ agency prominently pushed disinformation

How Low Can Joe Go? Biden’s Stagflation Will Test the Limits of His Unpopularity.

If you thought Joe Biden’s approval rating couldn’t get any worse, you were wrong. A new Quinnipiac University poll released today has Biden’s numbers low enough to make any golfer jealous.  Here’s how low Joe can go:  Overall: 38% of Americans approve of Joe Biden, while 52% disapprove.  On foreign policy: 37% approve, while 54% disapprove.  On the economy: … Continue reading How Low Can Joe Go? Biden’s Stagflation Will Test the Limits of His Unpopularity.

Biden targets job creators with woke ‘equity audits’

Civil Rights and Human Services Subcommittee Republican Leader Russ Fulcher (R-ID) delivered the following remarks, as prepared for delivery, at a subcommittee hearing on holding the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) accountable for over-burdening job creators and not meeting the needs of American workers: “Congressional oversight extends to … Continue reading Biden targets job creators with woke ‘equity audits’

Republicans Seek Answers on Transfer of Tax Refund From then-Vice President Biden to Hunter Biden

House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) and several Oversight Committee Republican lawmakers this week sent a letter to Eric Schwerin, the former president of Hunter Biden’s company, Rosemont Seneca Partners, regarding him receiving and facilitating the transfer of then-Vice President Joe Biden’s tax refund check to Hunter Biden. The Republican … Continue reading Republicans Seek Answers on Transfer of Tax Refund From then-Vice President Biden to Hunter Biden