House panel subpoenas VA over pricey hospital, art

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Those at the Department of Veterans Affairs had better he sweating bullets over a subpoena they’ve been issued by the House Veterans Affairs Committee demanding the VA produce documentation showing why the construction at the Denver, Colo. VA ran waaaay over budget. McClatchy D.C. has the story: Demanding explanations for a $1 billion cost overrun,…Read More

Report: Congress needs to close $10 billion gap in government spending

The government is spending so far past its budget limits that Congress is about to encounter a record gap. New projections show that the government is on track to spend $10 billion more next year to continue current government operations without changes, according to the Congressional Budget Office. The report means that Congress will have…

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Congress considers legislation to block Obama admin’s “ransom payments” to Iran

A new bill introduced today would stop the Obama administration from handing over billions of dollars to Iran. Sen. Marco Rubio will introduce the new legislation, which would both halt all payments of U.S. taxpayer dollars to Iran and force Iran to return billions that have already been delivered. The Washington Free Beacon has the report: Rubio’s…

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Tea Party Patriots Applauds Rob Gaudet and the Cajun Navy for Relief Efforts

Atlanta, Ga. – Tea Party Patriots President and co-founder Jenny Beth Martin released the following statement today, applauding Rob Gaudet and the Cajun Navy for their extraordinary relief efforts. “Tea Party Patriots wants to extend thanks to one of our former members, Rob Gaudet, for helping to organize another grassroots citizen movement, the Cajun Navy.…

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Don’t tread on me: Tea partyers making their voices heard in communities across the country

  Americans ready for an even more vibrant, free and prosperous nation have been sacrificing time and money –working in their hometowns and at the state and federal level – to help Tea Party Patriots in its steady work of paving the way for smaller government that truly serves its citizenry instead of acting as…Read More

FBI to release its report advising DOJ not charge Hillary Clinton in email scandal

Authorities at the Federal Bureau of Investigation Wednesday will release the report sent to the Justice Department earlier this summer advising Hillary Clinton not be charged for transmitting national secrets on an unsecured homebrew server when Clinton was secretary of state, enforcement officials tell CNN. CNN has the details: Also to be released is Hillary…Read More