Senate Democrats are planning to stall the nomination of Kansas Governor Sam Brownback to Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom because of Brownback’s position on marriage. The obstructionism will force Senate …
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Sixteen years after the Patriot Act expanded government surveillance powers, a bi-partisan group of Senators has proposed requiring the National Security Agency (NSA) to obtain a warrant before searching through …
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Following an announcement that the Russian government will control the issuance and circulation of cryptocurrencies in the country, the Kremlin rolled out a handful of new orders related to the …
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Ireland’s Catholics are facing a battle against George Soros and anti-Catholic liberals in the Irish Parliament and the UN as they fight for the right to life of unborn babies …
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“What happened to conservatism?” This is the question that House Liberty Caucus Chairman Rep. Justin Amash (R-Mich.) was left asking after the House narrowly passed the Senate’s $4 trillion budget …
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Amazon is looking for a location for its second headquarters, “HQ2,” and it seems the world’s largest online retailer will have quite the crop to choose from. According to Reuters, …
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In another development that suggests government regulation of cryptocurrencies is inevitable, the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission recently indicated it sees tokens issued through initial coin offerings as commodities. A …
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The employee contribution limit for 2018 is rising to $18,500, up from $18,000 in 2017. The overall contribution limit, which includes employer contributions and contributions from other sources, is rising …
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In the aftermath of the Catalan independence referendum, Spanish authorities are cracking down in Catalonia. Calling on a provision of Spain’s 1978 Constitution, Spanish Prime Minister Rajoy is moving to …
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Venezuela’s government-run oil company, PDVSA, is falling behind on its debt payments. On Friday it will have to pay its creditors $985 million, and less than a week later it …