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This Week in Congress
It’s going to be a busy week on the Hill. On Thursday, the House will likely consider H.R. 3684, the $1.2 trillion “traditional” infrastructure bill. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) had planned a vote on H.R. 3684 yesterday, but it was [...]
This week in Congress
The big event in the U.S. Senate this week is the cloture vote on S. 2747, the “Freedom to Vote Act.” This is the latest version of H.R. 1/S. 1. Like its predecessors, this bill nationalizes elections. It also imposes new regulations on [...]
A trillion here, a trillion there, pretty soon it adds up to real money
With the multiple crises of the withdrawal from Afghanistan, Hurricane Ida, and continued COVID authoritarianism, it may seem understandable that the latest report from the Medicare and Social Security Trustees was largely ignored even by [...]
Ron Paul on Withdrawal of David Chipman's Nomination
Campaign for Liberty Chairman Ron Paul issued the following statement regarding President Biden’s withdrawal of the nomination of professional gun control advocate David Chipman to head the Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and [...]
Congress update
The U.S. House and Senate will not be voting on legislation until mid-September, but committees in both chambers are holding hearings and drafting legislation. Their major focus is drafting the “human infrastructure” spending bill. The bill [...]
The Biggest Federal Reserve Scandal
Following revelations that Federal Reserve officials made trades in financial assets while the Fed was taking extraordinary efforts to “stimulate” the economy, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell ordered a review of the Fed’s ethics [...]
‘Justice for J6 Rally’: A Set-Up or a Psy-Op?
A few dozen protesters showed up to last weekend’s “Justice for J6” rally in Washington DC, but that did not stop the authoritarian Washington Beltway establishment from spending millions to again turn the area into a fortress, complete [...]
Twenty Years On, We’ve Learned Nothing From 9/11
Nothing upset the Washington Beltway elites more than when in a 2007 presidential debate I pointed out the truth about the 9/11 attacks: they attacked us because we’ve been in the Middle East, sanctioning and bombing the civilian population, [...]
Ron Paul on President Biden’s New Vaccine Mandate
Campaign for Liberty Chairman Ron Paul issued the following statement regarding President Biden’s vaccine mandate on all businesses with 100 or more employees: “President Biden’s executive order forcing companies with 100 or more [...]
Authoritarianism Pandemic is the Real Threat
Cook County, Illinois, Judge James Shapiro reached a new low in covid tyranny by forbidding Rebecca Firlit from seeing her 11-year-old son until she receives a covid vaccine. Judge Shapiro is not alone in abusing judicial power to force [...]