Of 27 pieces of legislation that have reached the top 10 list in 2011 so far, only two originated in the Senate. Those two pieces of legislation were never near the #1 top searches, and only stayed on the top 10 list for a week or two.

On March 7, the Senate Judiciary Committee will be traveling to Colchester, Vermont for a special hearing entitled “Strategies to Protect and Promote Vermont Brands.” How does this state-level business marketing question fall under the jurisdiction of the national-level Judiciary Committee? Will judges be tasked with the milking of cows or the tapping of maple [...]

In the first month and a half of the 112th Congress, 187 Congressional Member Organizations — more familiarly known as “caucuses” — have registered with the Committee on House Administration in keeping with the rules of the House of Representatives. Caucuses bring together members of Congress who are focused on a subject, be it broad [...]

How can we advise our representatives in Congress about the Patriot Act when we don’t even know how it’s being used?

Judy Chu speaks out against roving wiretaps, and on March 12, protesters will meet outside the U.S. Capitol to demand repeal of the Patriot Act. For more info, see the Patriot Act Protest page on Facebook.

Rep. John Culberson, co-chair of the Republican New Media Caucus, hasn’t issued a single tweet for the past ten days.

The Government Shutdown Fairness Act, if passed, would require members of Congress and the President of the United States to go without pay for the duration of a government shutdown.

Dennis Kucinich has introduced Department of Peace legislation again. He has 13 cosponsors for the legislation so far.

Seven county officials of the New York State Republican Party got together in a closed room last week and chose Jane Corwin as the Republican Party selectee for a special election to replace disgraced Republican Christopher Lee in the 26th District seat of the United States Congress. Just who is Jane Corwin? One way to [...]

From the moment she took the gavel as Speaker of the House in January of 2007 to the night her Democratic Party lost its majority and access to the Speakership, Nancy Pelosi was repeatedly branded as a congressional “ultra-liberal” by the Republican Party. A few examples: South Carolina Republican Party, in a demonstrably untrue declaration: [...]