Did Obama break constitutional law by signing the ACTA treaty?

Here at The Inquisitr we have been covering the whole SOPA, PIPA, and the Blackout of the Web but even before those two extremely flawed bills surfaced we were covering the international treaty commonly referred to by ... continue

John Boehner, Fellow GOP Members Agree To Payroll Tax Cut Extension

House Speaker John Boehner announced on Thursday that the GOP has struck a deal with Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid to extend the payroll tax cut for two months. The same deal was met just one week earlier ... continue

US Senate Passes Massive $662 Billion Defense Spending Bill

The United States Senate on Thursday passed a massive $662 billion defense spending bill that brings with it various sanctions, harsher treatment of suspected terrorists and more. Under the bill the U.S. plans to issue crippling sanctions against ... continue

Tommy Thompson, Ex-Wisconsin Governor, Launches GOP Bid for Senate

Former Wisconsin Governor Tommy Thompson is set to announce his Senate bid today, though his choice of venue for the big reveal may raise eyebrows. That's because Thompson will be announcing his run at a company owned by ... continue

Senate blocks GOP bid to repeal net neutrality

In a 52 to 46 vote held on Thursday, the Senate blocked a GOP bid to overturn the Federal Communications Commission's controversial net neutrality regulations. Earlier this week, the White House threatened to veto the measure should the ... continue

Senate Hopeful Elizabeth Warren: I’m An “Elite Hick”

Elizabeth Warren hopes to become the next Democrat U.S. Senator but she may have hurt her chances after she referred to herself as an "elite hick" during a recent interview. Speaking with ABC News Warren the Senate hopeful ... continue

Senate Blocks American Jobs Act With Filibuster

It's a no go for President Obama's American Jobs Act. All Republicans and two Democrats (Ben Nelson and Jon Tester) voted to stop the bill when it reached the Senate floor on Tuesday. As previously reported the bill required 60 ... continue

For-Profit Colleges Probed, Repubs Boycott Hearing

A June 7th hearing of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) committee is set, but Republicans plan to boycott the probe into debt levels among students of for-profit higher educations. The dispute is the latest battleground ... continue

Sen. Franken shuts Lieberman down on Senate floor

Senator and former Vice-Presidential candidate Joe Lieberman is not very well regarded among democrats right now thanks to his unending mission to deny the American people a reasonably priced health insurance option. I think Senator Al Franken (D-MN) ... continue

Oh, Snap! Sen. Boxer in hearing smackdown

Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) invoked the anger of right-wing bloggers by upbraiding a Brigadier General during a Capitol Hill hearing on June 16th. The YouTube video below shows the tongue-lashing, during which Senator Boxer reprimands the fellow for ... continue

Senate to Auto Industry: No Bailout for You

The American auto industry may be on the edge of collapse with the US Senate set to reject the proposed $14 billion auto bailout, the last opportunity to approve the bailout until the new year. The formal vote ... continue