Special Interests

Michael Grimm has only been in Congress for a few days, but he is already taking major fire from Democrats for voting to Repeal the new Health Care law while still accepting the government-sponsored Health Care that comes with his new perch. Mak…

North Dakota Sen. Kent Conrad is going up on the radio with a 60-second campaign ad next week, signaling that even if he hasn't made up his mind on running again in 2012, he's not taking any chances. The spot, obtained by Politico, laments the A…

In order to help fulfill their campaign pledge to cut the Deficit and increase transparency Republican lawmakers passed a series of changes in House rules on their first day in power but they exempted several specific bills from that effort. Put d…

 Illinois residents are in danger of watching their income taxes double if they don’t get on their phones and computers now and let their representatives know that they won’t stand for it. Local Tea Party member Bruce Donnelly saw…

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the AFL-CIO -- two powerful players that are often at each other's throats -- are considering teaming up for a campaign against the House GOP's planned cuts to infrastructure spending, spokespeople for both group…

WASHINGTON, DC – Darrell Issa, the California Republican who recently called the Obama Administration one of the "most corrupt" in recent history, is asking America's business titans which Obama regulations are inhibiting job growth, Polit…

Back in the summer, when it began to look like the Tea Party might get a boatload of political neophytes elected to Congress, Senator-turned-lobbyist Trent Lott sounded an alarm for Washington's influence industry. "As soon as they get here," Lo…

With so many Americans rightly focused on jobs and The Economy, it is very possible that many people are unaware of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) scheme to impose a number of burdensome government Regulations on the Internet. The m…